The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1878-05-05


the pastor, Father Le Cozo, and ssverSf
Carmelite Sisters, were present during the
ceremonies. To their thorough instructions
during the time the children had been pre-
pairing for their First Communion, and their
watchfulness during the Macs, may be at
tributed the piety and reinstatement of the
children and the perfect order and decorum
that reigned throughout the Church. One
hundred and thirty-two children received
their Lord in the Sacrament of His Love for
the first time that day. Of these 6s were
white, 40 girls and 20 boys and GA oolored, 46
girls and 1s boys.
In the evening at S O'Clock, His Grace, the
Most Rev. N. J. Perohe, Archbishop of New
Orleans, confirmed the children together with
eight adults.
The Msy Festival and entertainment for the
benefit of st. Joseph's new Church opens this,
Saturday evening, in the ball corner of Com
mon and Dsrbgny streets. Its success is
doubly assured, first by the proverbial gene
rosity of the people of the parish, and, secondly,
by their experience which has made them per-
fect masters in the art of providing an ente =
tainment which will attract and please people
from all parts of the city. We need not enter
into details on these points, for our citizens all
| know exactly what q fair in st. Joseph's is (;
| each one of US has been charmed by the tongue
of some eloquent parishioner into going 'just
for few minutes )" then he has been charmed
| into staying some hours and finally charmed
into visiting the place nightly till the close
And if little more money was spent than was
absolutely prudent, where is the man who has
regretted it The completion of 80 grand an
edifice as st. Joseph's new church is we'll worth
the sacrifice Of time and money, and no consid-
| Grafton of dollar more or less should stand in
the way. We do not suppose that as large an
amount will be netted at this fair as at those
| held in flush times, but we are sure visitors
will be received with as much wholesouled
cordiality and will find as Tauch real amuse
meut as they could desire. The Festival will
continue through the week.
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL's STRAWBERRY FKsT1-
vAL.-Father Foltier and his Jealous assist
ant priest, Father Chapuis, have, during the
last Two weeks, done their utmost to make the
festival q success. The tables, loaded with
valuable articles, have been attended to by
the most excellent and amiable young ladies
who ever VOLUNTEERED their services in a fair
and everything went on in a manner to de-
serve the praise of VISITORS and silence th'
most rigid opponents of fairs and festivals
Night after night interesting performance
took place, in which the st. Aloysius Club, th
St. Peters Minstrels and, not the least among
all, the pupils of st. Vincent de Paul's School
won we'll deserved praises.
Visitors, in large numbers, evinced goo'
will but, there is no money! The lack O
money mars every enterprise that has for it
object the prosperity of our churches.
Tonight will be the last night of tie Festiva
All articles not disposed of will be sold q
auction by the we'll known auctioneer, Col
E. Girardey. and all contests will be closed.
The great contest for the silver horn wi
close precisely at midnight. The leadip
contestants 80 far are Mr.. VIM. Swan, of Hop
3, Mr.. W. Brooks, of No. 8, and Mr.. VIM. Hube
? of2l. Though these gentlemen have goo
start and are working zsalously, other freme
should not fear to enter the lists, for it is we
8 known that many contests are won by me
:, who come in at the eleventh hour.
q As there will be very lively times at st. Vii
8 cents, no doubt many people from up-tow
i will be anxious to attend, and for their accom-
f mediation the cars will run from Clouet stree
D to Canal, every ten minutes from IL O'Clock
f O'Clock tonight.