The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-15
CATHOLIC CULLINGS.
CITY AND sUBURBAw CATHOLIC
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST.
what Has Happened and What IL Soon
to Occur I'm Churches. Schools. Etc,
in and About Providence.

Rev. w. n, Curley Of the Cathedral
has returned from a visit to the Worlds
fair.
Tyler parochial school has enrolled 620
pupils, of whom 344 are boys The teach
ing staff now numbers ten sisters and one
lay instructor. Miss Julia Hughes super
intends the cooking department. The In
structor for the manual training depart
ment will not be appointed till the return
OF Rev. DIR. Stang from the Worlds fair.
81. XaviePs convent reopened with 90
pupils, the present enrolment b. ing ITO.
Rev. j. j. Mcguire. pastor OF the Im-
maculate Conception church, who IL now
in Europe, - expected home this month.
About 600 pupils were enrolled in the
Immaculate Conception parochial school
and about 80 in the convent OF the Sisters
OF Charity on Walling street. Four young
ladies, the Misses McCabe. McGregory.
Connell and Mulholland assist the seven
teaching sisters in their educational
duties
The parochial schools OF st. Joseph's
opened with 533 pupils, who are in
structed by eight sisters. The number
OF students now enrolled Is about the
maximum throughout the SCHOOL year.
Miss Mamie Eleanor Lynn of Hope
street. a very SUE tcessful teacher Of elocu-
tion, who graduated about tour years
ago with honors from st. Joseph's high
school. has largely developed her remark
able ability by completing course OF
ply sical culture At Harvard. Equipped
with rare natural elocutionary talent,
Miss Lynn has 80 improved
it by study and SO thoroughly
digested past graduate instruction
that she now stands in the vanguard OF
teachers Of elocution and oratory. In
addition TO her private classes Miss Lynn
has been engaged as visiting instructress
In st. Mary's convent and parochial
school, Immaculate Conception and pa
rochial school, st. Joseph's school, Paw
tucket; Sc. Mary's convent aui parochial
school, Newport; st. Mary's convent and
parochial school, Pawtucket; ana the
Fall River literary and commercial col
lege.
The Hibernisn Rifles are making ar
rangements for grand fancy fair on
January .. 1894, In their armory Hiber-
nian Hall. Two valuable gold watches
and fine sewing machine will be offered
as prizes to the ladies sell
ing the largest number of
tickets. A gold badge is the prize
offer to the gentleman ranking as best
ticket seller. The fair will open with
ball on New Years night. The Rifles now
number three commissioned officers and
forty mea and are bent on securing an
honored military height.
County Delegate John Horagan Of the
ancient order will b, presented Oh Sept.
81. with gold badge. costing Sl5. the trophy
won by him as C ,ptain OF the civilian men,
bers of the A. o. III. division who defeated
the Hibernian Rifles in shooting match
held later at the state outing Of the order
at Rocky Point. The committee making
the presentation will. as matter of
cour-e, be right royalty entertained by
the genial county delegate at his resi-
dence on Charles street
The different branches Of the C. X. of
a. in city and state are discussing ways
and means for the holding of union
ball next January. Mr.. ID. +. Kelleher,
secretary Of Branch SO. and a member Of
the State council. is the warmest advocate
Of the proposed entertainment.
The Knights OF Columbus are actively
pushing the formation Of national
oouncil and, according to late advices. re.
ceived by DIS. rict Deputy John II. Drury
of this city, the naturalization of the
order will be effected early next month in
New Haven, Conn. The national council
will be composed OF the board of directors
and delegates from each council In every
state where the order is established.
The Columbus Literary club Of st.
Joseph's parish is making arrangements
for sacred concert, which will be held
in Amateur Dramatic hall on Oct. l.