Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-05-10
BELL BLESSED BY
BISHOP MONAGHAN
Impressive Ceremony at Delaware
City Centering About Memorial
to Mother of Father Dolan.
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Delaware City. May 10.-Rt. Rev
John J. Monaghan, Bishop of Wilmington
assisted by Rev. T. +. Waldron, deacon,
and Rev. ]. T. Quigley, sub-deacon. of,
Wilmington, blessed and consecrated the
new bell in ST. Paul's r. {. Church here
Yesterday The bell is a memorial to Mrs.
Catherine G. Dolan, mother of the pastor,
Rev John f. Dolan. Rev. James NJ
Grant was in charge of the musical fca-
lures of the program.
There were several hundred people
from Wilmington here for the ceremonies
Seventy-fve Boy Scouts, In full uniform
from St Patrick's Church, Wilmington,
comprised the guard of honor. They were
in charge of Scoutmaster T.. NJ. Ander--
son, Assistant Scoutmastcrs j. Gill; W.
Galloway and L. Lutz, and the troop
committee of the men of the parish.
Bishop Monaghan confirmed class OF
81 before the blessing of the bell, and m
cluded in the number we're SIX children
from one family and four from another.
The class confirmed comprised James j..
Brennan, Edwin ]. SChaeter, James J
Mccarthy, Maurice c. McC Carthy, VII
liam ]. Tavlor. Fred A. Schroeder. John
A. NcManus, John Il. Press, George 7.
u,
Edward +. Schneider, Rose + Schroeder,
Marion +. Curlett. Susan G.. Curlett.
Emma T. Gam. Mrs Lillian NJ. Hick-
man. Mrs. Helen g. Cavelier, Orpha NJ
Dunlap, Margaret v King. Ida Nj. Nc
lntosh. kathryne NJ Taylor, kathryne
NJ. Wortz. Margaret l.. Bright, kathryne
a. Smith. Maria I Walters. Catherine
II. Brennan, Helen f. Brennan, Gwende-
line t. Gam. Anna G. Mccarthy, Catherin
A. Mccarthy. Elizabeth G. Curlett, Alice
NJ. Curlett, Anna T. Curlctt and Lcona
A. Curlett.
The pastor Of the church, Rev John r.
Dolan. was master OF ceremonies. tie had
as his guests Mr. and Mrs John Hohl-
feldter Of Ienkintown, Pa. The sponsors
for the bell we're Francis A D1lan and
Catharine G. Dolan, ll0S West Sixth
street, Wilmington, brother and sister
of the pastor
The bell. which weighs ! 800 pounds
mounted. Is composed Of S0per cent copper
and 20 per cent tin. It was cast at the
McShanc Bell Foundry. in Baltimore,
and will be erected today under the dlrec-
tion of bell expert, John j Matey, OF
the McShane Foundry. Ten days was re-
ouired for the casting Of the bell, IN which
work six people were required. The bell
is guaranteed for fifteen years.
The church was beautifully decorated.
An electrically lighted arch entwined with
ferns and dove in the center was over
the bell. The coupla over the tabernacle
was decorated with calla-lIlies and shaded
with hidden pale pink lights, giving 4 sun
rise effect The decorations were prepared
bv the Sisters of St. James Protectory.
who left nothing undone 10 make the
altar a most beautiful spectacle.
The bell contains an inscription on
il as follows: Rev John +. Dolan in
memory Of his mother Catharine G.
Dolan 1920
Father Dolan is well known IN Vii
mington. He was born in County Mayo.
Ireland. and came 10 this country when
a year old. His early education was re-
ceivcd in St Mary School. in Whining
ton, after which he attended Salesla-
NUN and then went to Mt. st. Mary :
az Emmitsburg Md. where he completed
his collegiate course in 1912 and the
Seminary in 1916.
He was first assigned as assistant pastor
at st. AIMS Church. Gilpin avenue and
Union Street Wilmington. and in March
1918. was appointed pastor Of the local
church where he has made a host Of
friends
Rev John Z. Dolan was the celebrant
Of mass yesterday morning and gave
the first communion TO thirty children
High Mass was sung by the younger
girls choir.