Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-05-26
ITALIAN EVENT
At JAMESBURG
st. JoSeph'S Beneficial Society
Has All Day Celebration -
Father GalasSi Speaks

JAMESBURG, May z6.-James-
burg was In holiday attire Saturday
in honor OF the members OF st. JOS
eph's Beneficial Society. IN italian or
ganization which had held an all-day
celebration in honor of the blessing Of
two flags. With a brass band they
paraded the streets of the own and
many Of the homes were all bedecked
with the colors of America and Italy.
Featuring h parade was four pref
ty girls. in the costume OF the Allies
carrying q handsome American flag.
The celebration opened at $3.50 In
the morning when the High Mass was
celebrated in st. James Catholic
church and at which-th st. Joseph
Society received the Holy Communion
in a body. The Rev. Columbina Gal
ASST, of Perth Amboy. oficiated and
also preached the special sermon. He
also blessed the American flag and the
Italian flag.
Additional honors were given them
at a held In st. James Hall
commencing at 1880 m h afternoon.
with the arrival of the delegation
who were to take part In the ceremon-
les, all took their stations in the hall
where the flags were draped and rs a
guard of honor two returned soldiers
from Rance. Italians, Joseph La
Place and Thomas Pantana, held the
flags at attention during the cere
monies of dedication at which the
sponsors for the blessing of the flags,
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Baremore. were
signally honored by the society with
words OF praise and the presentation
of a handsome medal symbolizing
the honor hat was bestowed on them
by the society. With the band play
ing The Star Spangied Banner" the
flags were re-christened by Mr.. Bare
more and Joseph Ippolitto, the presf-
dent of the Society when bottles of
Italian wines were broken and spray
ed down the handles of the flags.
AS a special token of honor soldiers,
returned from over seas duty stood a.
attention in the hasl as did the mem
bers of the society during the SER
vices hat were of such importance
to the members and their friends.
Father Galassi, In his address to
the Society at the morRsng mass prob
ably delivered a o patriotic
talk to O body of his countrymen. He
took for his theme the Importance of
the Italians to be loyal to the coun-
try of their adoption as exemplifed
by the Italians who had preceded
Thorn to these shores. Columbus,
Nfarconi, Michael Angelo and Dante
were ancestors of whom they all
might lake examples and thus pre-
vent the seeds of Bolshevism from
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be bloodshec and unhappiness in this
country.
Father Galassi. at the afternoon
talk in ST. James Hall, in the few
words hat he spoke in English criti-
sized President Wilson for the alleg-
ed part he has taken in preventing
the awarding of Fiume to Italy.
John II. Baremore addressed the
audience and brought forth much ap-
plause by his sincere words to the
members OF the society. He said that
he considered it a signal honor to be
o guest of the society and that he
wished the society to bear in mind
hat it was he who had beef honored
and not them. He accepted the OPP
portunity of becoming the Godfather
of the Society and its flags and he
felt that he would never have oc-
casion to feel that the society were
unworthy of the sponsorship he and
AlEs B2{emore assumed. In detail he
IL OF fhe opportunities that were
ready for the Italians and of the
splendid record the local soldiers a
made and the sacrifices many had
unfiinchingly mad in the war N
that all came back practically as
well as when they went was a fact
worthy of great thanksgiving. He as
sured the members of the society he
was always ready to assist them in any
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who sought citizenship he would lend
his energies to see that all became
good American citizens.
Joseph Ipolitto, President of the
Society made an address and gave
honor to the flags by the presenta-
ton of medals and sums of money.
Following his remarks he was him
self decorated with a handsome med
al on behalf of the Society as was Mr..
Baremore, Rev. Father Galassi. pin
ming the medals to the breast of the
men amid great applause.
The parade formed and led by the
Jamesburg Concert Band. the colors
and the detachment of soldiers and
members OF the society and their
friends, with Mr.. and Mrs. Baremore
as guests of honor paraded the streets.
The route of the parade was down
Lincoln avenue to Gatzmar avenue, to
Buckelew avenue and counter march
to Railroad enu to place of begin
ming.
A big dance in st. James Hall that
did not terminate until midnight
brought the big event to a close. The
committee of arrangements were
Leonard Ipolitto, Peter LaPlace, Mich
olas Burt, Salvatore LaRose, JOSE
phi Bruno. Nicholas Route.
Why Splnsters.
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