Celtic statement?

CELTIC FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC CLUB

Celtic Park, Parkhead

(Corner of Dalmarnock and Janefield Streets)

Patrons

His Grace the Archbishop of Glasgow and Clergy of St Mary's, Sacred

Heart, and St Michael's Missions, and the principal Catholic laymen of

the East End.

The above Club was formed in November 1887, by a number of catholics of the East End of the City.

The main object of the Club is to supply the East End conferences of the

St Vincent De Paul society with funds for the maintenance of the 'dinner tables' of our needy children in the Missions of St Mary's, Sacred

Heart, and St Michael's. Many cases of sheer poverty are left unaided

through the lack of means. It is therefore with this principal object

that we have set afloat the 'Celtic', and we invite you as one of our

ever-ready friends to assist in putting our new Park in proper working

order for the coming football season.

We have already several of the leading Catholic football players of the

West of Scotland on our membership list. They have most thoughtfully

offered to assist in the good work.

We are fully aware that the 'elite' of football players belong to this

City and suburbs, and we know that from there we can select a team which will be able to do credit to the Catholics of the West of Scotland as