The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-06-30
CONFIRMATION DAY.
GREAT CELEBRATION BY THE
CATHOLICS OF THE CITY.
ARCHBISHOP KATzER PRESENT
Large Glasses Confirmed in Both st.
Georges and st. James Churches
Rev. Chris Hausner Celebrates His
First Mass.

Sunday was great day among the
Catholics, it being the day Of Confr
nation when a large number of chill
dren are received into the church.
Archbishop K atzer, of Milwaukee, was
present and was accompanied by a
large number of visiting ministers from
different portions of the State. The
celebration of Confrmatiyn day is the
festival of the children and hundreds of
bright faced children clad in their
white robes and wells were out Sunday
to welcome the Bishop and receive
their Confirmation from him.
At st. James church the services
of the day were very impressive and
began early in the morning with the
celebration of low mass at z o'clock.
At O'Clock over 200 children received
their first Communion, the mass being
conducted by Archbishop Katzer in
person. After this mass the children
retired to the school hall, where de
lightful breakfast was served by their
parents and friends.
The main services of the day oc
Cured at 10 O'Clock. The church was
in gala attire, the altaE being beauti-
fully decorated with banks of palms
and flowers and the affairs on either
side were perfect mass Of roses. The
children to be confirmed, over 200 in
number, gathered at the school hall
and marched around the block to the
priests residence, where they met
their distinguished guests and escorted
them to the sanctuary. The solemn
high mass was celebrated by Father
Peter Lippert, the sermon being
preached by Father Smith, of Colum-
bus. The choir rendered the 18th mass
from Mozart and Harry Kupfer and
Miss Lizzie O'Donnell rendered the
beautiful :" o Salutaris. The impress
sve ceremonies closed with the Con-
firmation service.
At St. Georges church in the morn
ing Rev. Chris. Hausner celebrated his
first holy mass and the occasion was
made the event of great celebration.
The church was one mass of flowers,
the affairs and chancel looking exceed
ingly pretty in their vestments Of ferns
and white roses. The affairs on either
side were banked with potted plants
and all the church was in festival
attire.
| Long before the hour for the services
the church was packed and people
were turned away, the house not being
large enough to accommodate them.
Quite a number of visiting clergymen
were present and their presence added
much to the impressive ceremonies.
Mass WAS sung at $50, Rev. Hausner
acting as celebrant, Father Philip
Dries as deacon and Father Michael
Louth, of st. Francis, as sub deacon.
Special music was rendered by the boy
choir, under the direction of Prof.
Flasch.
At noon large number OF guests
retired to the Maple House, where
fine dinner was served. The dining
room was beautifully decorated with
ferns and palms and the white cloth of
the table was strewn with roses and
orange blossoms in a pretty manner.
After dinner large number of guests
repaired to the home of Rev. Hausner,
in Pleasant Prairie, where reception
was given during the afternoon and
evening.
Among the distinguished guests
pre- sent we're Fathers Reiland, of st.
Paul; Metzdorf, of st. Louis; Decker
and Trant, of Milwaukee; Scheifen, of
New Munster, and fifteen students
from the school at st. Francis.
In the afternoon the celebration was
continued at ST. Georges church,
where the Bishop confirmed classof
275 children At 2 o'clock a large
procession of the Catholic societies of
the city, marched to st. James parson-
age to escort the Archbishop to the
German church on the North side.
The Imperial band and Prof.
Jacoby's band furnished the music,
and the st. Aloysius Cadets acted as an
escort for the Archbishop. When the
procession arrived at the church the
house was packed. Special music was
furnished by the choir and the confir-
nation was conducted by the Arch
bishop.
The year has been most successful
one for the two churches and the class
es confirmed Sunday were the largest
in the history of the churches.