The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
ALL ABOUT CITY CHURCHES
IN AND NEAR SAN FRANCISCO
Archbishop Riordan to Dedicate ST. Roses Church
at the Solemn High Mass This
Morning.


On Tuesday afternoon at P. N. the
Woman's Home Missionary Society OF
Howard NJ. +. Church will meet at the
nome OF Mrs. Williams, 1914 Fulton street.
Mrs. Carver will be present to address the
meeting.
The Gentlemen's Sodaiity OF 81. lGnatlus
will present "The MaIediction" on the
2Sth at the college hall.
Rev. William Blackstone, the former
missionary evangelist, will conducI poth
i morning and evening services at trinity
Nj. E. Church.
Rev. DR.. John Stephens of Simpson Me-
mortal will preach this morning at Cen
! tral NJ. E. Church.
Rev. DR.. Ollie of Central NJ. E. Church
| breaches this morning at Simpson Me-
mortal.
There is TO be on May 9th a grand
Methodist Union Sunday-school picnic at
Los Gatos PARK. 1t is expected that from
1000 TO 5000 children will participate.
District 4 OF the League of the Cross will
! hold its regular quarterly rally at Metro
| politan temple on Sunday afternoon, May
| g. at O'Clock. On this occasion an essay
] contest will take place for the silver medal
/ donated by the executive committee OF the
! league. The district EN- braces the follow
! ing parishes: st. Mary's Cathedral. st.
Francis, St. Brigid's, Holy Cross and Sa-
cred Heart. Companies A, ID. G and NJ
OF the League of the Cross Cadets will be
dent OF Cathedral Council No. 80, Y. NJ. l.,
and president of the Pacific Coast Amateur
Athletic Association, will make an address
OF great interest to members OF the l.. &. c.
The parishioners of st. Francis church
will hold their annual outing and excur-
sion at Schueizen Park, San Rafael, next
Saturday. Very elaborate preparations
have been made for the event and the
com mittee of arrangements assures all
who attend day OF enjoyment and fun.
Prizes for games in great variety have
been secured, excellent music will be in
attendance and everything done that
could in any way contribute TO the enjoy
ment OF the intending excursionists.
Adults tickets 75 cents. children 25 cents.
Ignatian Council No. 35, Young Mems
Institute, is making elaborate prepara-
tons for the lecture to be given under its
auspices by Rev. Joseph Gleason of ST.
Roses church on Tuesday evening May
IL. Father Gleason will sneak on "One
Man Against the World" The tickets for
the lecture may be obtained from the
! mem bers OF 1gnatian Council or from the
| secretary of the Young Mems Institute
| Central Lecture Bureau IN the Parrot
| building, Market street
! A meeting OF the ushers for the competi-
| tive drill OF the League OF the Cross
! Cadets will be held at he headquarters of
the regiment, 1927 Market street, this al
| ternoon al 2 Clock.
A two weeks mission will be inaugu-
| rated at st. Patrick's Church, San Jose, by
the Kedemptorist Fathers OShea and
! Llndner this morning. At St. Theresa's
Church, POtrero, Father OConnell pastor,
the same Fathers will open mission on
! Sunday morning, May IS.
Hon. Frank j. Muraskv will lecture al
! Mission Opera-hall, 2l45 Mission street,
next Wednesday evening, under the au-
/ spices OF Phil Sheridan Council No. ~. Y
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Catholicism and Society,"" A short pro-
| gramme of vocal and instrumental num-
! bers Will precede the lecture. Tickets of
| admission may be obtained on application
| from any OF the members OF Phil Sheridan
| Council, or at the headquarters of the Y.
| NJ. l. Central Lecture Bureau, Parrot
| building.
American Council No. s, YMI, of
Oakland, has appointed a committee to
arrange for its annual picnic and excur-
sion to take place during the early part of
the month OF June.
July II has been fixed as the date of the
| reg!mental encampment OF the League of
the Cross Cadets. The camp will last for
eight days, the size to be determined
! within few weeks.
On Decoration day a solemn requiem
high mass W i'll be celebrated at St. Marv's
! Cath edral for the repose of the souls of
! the deceased mem bers Of the League of
the Cross Cadets and of all friends and
! benefactors OF the organization. The
regiment will attend III full uniform in
command of Colonel William p. Sullivan.
A large class OF children will receive
their first communion at st. Mary's Ca
thedral at the o'clock mass this
morning.
This morning Revs. 81. H. Wyman and
! f. 3. Doherty, Paulists, will open a mis-
| sion al San Bernardino.
Two hundred and fifty children will be
!
eentL and Shotweli streets, this afternoon
! al o clock by his Grace Arch bishop Rior-
| dan.
On Monday, the 18th prox., a fair will
! open at Mission San Jose, to continue for
| one week. The object of the fair is TO
| raise funds with which to repair ST.
! Joseph's Church for the coming celebfa-
! ton # the one hundredth anniversary of
| the founding OF the mission, which will
| take place on Sunday, June 13, Of tbls year.
The Ramona Literary and Social Club,
com posed of young ladies OF Sacred Heart
| Parish, will hold their first entertainment
at National Guard Hall. S15 Ellis street,
next triday evening, with the following
! programme: Overture, Grennan's Or
chestra; opening remarks, President Miss
| Margaret Fitzgerald; selections, Professor
Graeber's Mandolin, Violin and Guitar
Cluo; Comm Through the Rye" Miss
Alicia Nolan; recitation Miss Anna Daily:
NOCdI SOlO, ~. w. JOucS, Hungarian Ddl-
let, Miss Shehan's Dancing Class. Farce,
Mr.. X" Cast of characters Mr.. Anthony
| HIM, Thomas J. Woods; Mr.. Xerxts
Xavier. Sam L. Waller: Mr. Joshua Tick,
Norman Merrill; Mathilda Him, Miss
. Margaret Burns; Jessie HIM, Miss Mar
gsret Fitzgerald; Molly. Miss Mary S.
Ragan.
Inc members of Strossmayer Council
No. 46O, Y. NJ. l., will give their first en-
| tertainient ana social at Union-square
Hall next Tuesday evening. The COM
mittee of arrangements is .sparing no
pains to make the entertainment credit
able in every particular. small admis-
slou lee OF 20 cents will be charged, and
an enjoyable evening is assured to ali who
attend. Strossmayer Council has been
| organ zsd but three months and Is making
commendable progress. The member
ship Is steadily increasing and the activity
displayed by the members IS sure indi-
cation OF bright future for the council.
The exercises on Tuesday evening will
commence at O'Clock
Next Thursday morning his Grace Arch
bishop Riordan will ad minister the sacra-
ment of confirmation to a large number of
the children OF 81. Vincenps Orphan
Asvlum, San Rafael.
Under the auspices OF the Young Ladies'
! Sodallty of ST. Roses Church grand
musical anG literary entertainment will
| be given at Native Sons Hall tomorrow
evening. AS perusal of the following
| programme will show the committee of
arrangements has endeavored TO make the
affair as pleasant and entertaining as pos