Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-05-08
.S9.47l FOR ORPHANS
Of This DIOCESE
Bishop Monaghan Extends
Thanks to Churches for
Liberal Charity
ALSO THANKFUL
FOR REQUESTS

Bishop John J. Monaghan has is
sued the annual report OF tho colec-
ton for the orphans in the diocese OF
Wilmington, during the fall of 1916,
showing that S947l1S was contrib
uted by the churches and missions.
In the course of his report Bishop
Monaghan says
1.-THE annual collection for the or
phans of our diocese, taken up in our
churches during the fall Of 1916, is
most creditable TO our devoted people,
and we extend to them our heartiese
thanks and congratulations II must
indeed, be gratifying TO the reverend
clergy. as ID is consOling 10 The sis
ters i'm charge of our orphans, TO note
the increase i'm the amounts contrib
uted by The various parishes. espe-
cally IN view of the present high cost
of maintaining our two orphan
homes. For this reason we feel as
surcd that the report will be read
with greater interest than ever before
10y the people OF the diocese
ebay by day. during The coming
year the prayers OF sisters and or
phans will ascend to heaven from
their grateful hearts for all fhe Goa
tributOrs to this collection. Good can
not fail to reward and bless our peo-
pie for their charity to our helpless
little ones. for our Lord has said AS
We did it TO ono Of these my least
brethren. ye did il unto me-
I'VE arc pleased to announce tho
following boOuests received during
the past year From Ida r. Nc
Glinchey. deceased. $1,000 FOR tho
Girls Asylum and $1,000 for the Boys
Protoctory. from Sarah Dugan, de
ceased. 500 for the orphan girls and
$50 for the orphan boys; from Fergus
Kelly deceased. S4OO for the Girls
Asylum: from Charles b. Dougheriy-
deceased. $1,000 for the orphan girls
and $1,000 for the. orphan boys. These
deceased henefaSOrs we recommend
TO the grateful prayers Of the diocese
as they deserve TO be kept in everlast-
ing remembrance for their charity to
our orphan children
The collections from the various
churches and missions are as follows
st. Peters Cathedral Will
mingtOn .....---........ ~ 'u1'''"
Sacred Heart Church, Will
mingtOn .......++.......' - -
st. AIMS Church, Wilmington l'lfo.55
ST. Paul's Church. Whining
ton ............... IiV@''-'
o. min rs,r1'" .''........... 10000
ST. Mary's Church. Whining
ton ......''' OvV'Vv
9'i ton \ no'''S onu'o''' 1886
81, ,,, n,l4ap''" ''...... 25O.ot
/ ST. Denis Church, Galena, Md z@@'''
st, c, rauls Onu'o .l.. DV""a 2i77i
st. 10 po''r Ouu'." '.. Nv" 21i.2l
81 c,o Joseph O"u'e .'....... 1862.
r,o D'Ss and Ashland ..... 14O5i
ST. Hedwig's Church. VIII ,o- n,
mington ........-......' 1'o'V'
St cbo C9oFlo Va. onu .....,. @p 12e9c
Middletown. Dell Bohemia
and Chesapeake. Md. s9'V'
st. Johns. Newark .......-.. 9f'''
Chestertown and Rock Hail.
Md. ........-.-...... 'V'V'
Immaculate Conception
Church. ElStOn, Md....-..: oS'o'
Centreville. Queenstown ana
Church Hin. Md..........- 6O.
( Salisbury. Md. and Missions 500
Cambridge and Dorchester
County Missions. Md. Do
Faston and ST. Josephs. Nd o1V
HOLY Cross Church, Dover. 4"t
ST. Stanislaus' Church. Will
mington ....---.....- i''V
, ST. Johns Church, Milford.
Del. and Missions. ........ NV
6 CLAYTON and smyrna ........ 80
Ridgcly and Denton. Md. le.e
Farnhurst .......----.. -''-. i0''
"Frionds ~ the Orphans,
Wilmington ...-...-.--.+-- QUIZ
Ancient Order Of Hibcrlans. loo.V
Total ........S9A7l1