Evening journal., 1922-11-23
CATHOLICS in
JUBILEE March
Holy Name Societies Shape
L Rally Day Parade on
MEMORIAL DAY
WANT SOCIETY
IN EVERY PARISH

Members of the Diocesan Union
of Holy Name Societies of the Do
cese OF Wilmington will observe Me-
mortal Day next year as Rally Day
with street parade. At recent
meeting Of the Union a committee
was named TO organize a Holy Name
Society in every parish in the dio-
cese
1t is planned to have 10000 Cath
Ole men in the Memorial Day pa
fade.
Already st. Paurs parish at
Fourth and Jackson streets, has de-
cided to take an important part in
the demonstration. I; is the largest
parish in the Diocese OF Wilmington. 3
The Rev. Thomas F. Waldron. the
pastor, is one OF the most energetic >
men in the Wilmington Diocese. He ;
has promised TO take an important
mart on Decoration Day. and ST.
Paurs will back him up with the /
LARGEST organization in line. 1000 .
men. St. Peters Cathedral which /
carried $50 men to Washington on .
October s, will double the number.
and promises 500 men to the parade.
The Diocesan Holy Name Union
will do everything in its power to
have every one OF the thirty-one
parishes OF the diocese OF Will
1nington represented in the 10000 h
Catholic men who will march a
Through the city on Memorial Day. ,
The Rt. Rev John J. Monaghan
has made it his special committee
TO organize a 100 per cent. Holy
Name on ,he Delmarvia Peninsula.
The monthly meeting Of the Ca
4hedral Holy Name will take place
IN Cathedral Hall. Wednesday eve !
ming at s o'clock, December 6, and a
all the business for the coming year {
will be the subject of discussion. 4
Professor Charles T. Edwards. who q
Is 20 have charge OF the Holy Name '
Band invites all the Catholic men r
OF the city who would like to join Z
this Catholic musical organization, &
both advanced and beginners TO at "
1end and hear a short address on u
the subject. Professor Edwards :
thinks the idea OF Catholic musical y"
organlzation for a city the size OF
a good one. At present n
he is training bands al 'Elkton. Ce-
clifton and Centerville. Nd. and il is n
his opinion that II communities the N
s.ze Of these can develop and sun
port bands, Wilmington. with al
most 10000 Catholic population
ought to get together one OF the
best musical associations in tba
This invitation for Decem- o
Der s, at p. m, at Cathedral Hail 81
applies 10 every Catholic man. both q
in the city and suburbs, and all will "
be. welcome.
Next Sunday afternoon AZ an =
there will be a meeting OF Catholic y
Women in Cathedral Hall. Tts Y
purpose will be TO interest the Ia =
dies IN the Holy Name Retreat a. .
tne Cathedral on the last three days y
of the year 1922. This retreat will
be In honor Of the golden Jubilee Of q,
he Holy Name Society in the L. s. 7.
tlS12-1922). which ends with p,
he close OF the year. One Of the n,
best Dominican preachers has been oa
invited. II the Catholic girls and %
women are interested. the missioner
vii talk 10 crowded churches MANY g.
men may come from a distance a
>ew Years Breakfast will he served NJ
o the men in Cathedral, Hall i'm Y
neoiately after the Holy Name Mass =
tnd general communion. The X
breakfast will be taken care of bv ~
ne Catholic women. Supplies will
le on hand for 1000 men Anv- g.,
ming left will be given to charity
Durlng the retreat the Junior O.,
ioly Name" will be launched This -.
ociety OF boys from 10 to l6 wears -,
age Is a move made to interest :,
ne' men OF the next generation in
atholic affairs. Its members win II"
inducted into the senior Ho,v H.
ame at the age Of 16. fully instruc-
ID in faith and conversant v.itb th'
PICS OF today as they touch the Gu
Cnurch. The Cathedral pr
inior Holy Name will start its ex- me
tence as semi-military organiza- for
on with an instructor Of drills In res
rs way this natural feeder for the cot
oiy Name will give the Catholic tha
'utn training that will beneAf run
m during the remainder Of his per
e. VI MS an,
ihis IS the only society OF Catholic go.
en- IN America that is strictly and -
rely religious in scope and spirit. gar
II does not usurp the privileees 500
rights OF any other societv but Ho
npraees them al as Catholic Law bet
en- It is destined in the near fu- In
~ 70 take root in every Catholic VII
sFisn ana diocese of the United An
lates. Some idea or its growth can -
2 mad from parades held ia+o,. m
lherent cities; for example Toron- III
, Canada, 10000; Huntington. /. I
5000; Cincinnati. p 600: washinp,
IN, d. c, $4,000; Philadelphia So
90; Newark, y. j., $1,000. Brook
N, $4,000; and Boston, 20. 600 men.
A special effort will be made to get Tai
he Poles and Italians into the HOLY
anne Society, as II will interfere in
o way with their own national or =,
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