The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-06-30
HELENA NOTES.

Rev. Victor Day leaves this week
for his old home in Belgium. He will
sail on July IA from Philadelphia, on
! board the steamer Belgenland going
via Queenstown, Cork, and will visit
many prominent cities in Ireland. while
! crossing the island, stopping in Dublin,
| Blarney Castle and many other places
] of interest en- route. While Father
Days many friends are glad to see him
! take a well-earned and much-needed
vacation, and wish him a hearty god
! speed, they all look forward to the
time when he will return again to them
much improved in health and
strength. He will he gone at least six
months and probably longer, if that
quired- result to enable him to renew his
labors in the Cathedral Parish.
Father Day will spend few days at
Miles City, visiting the Rev. Father
Pauwelyn, and will also spend a few
days at st. Labre Mission, the guest of
Father Mueller. of that place, to witness
the Indian celebration the Fourth of
July.
Rev. Father Van de VeIde, ordained
some two years ago in Belgium for the
dioceses Of Montana, arrived here last
week from that place. He would have
been here long before this, but owing
TO ill-health was unable to come.
Father Van de Velde likes the climate
of Montana, and remarked upon the
generosity and warm -heartedness 81
the people of the west Long before he
was ordained he had the desire to come
to the western part of th& United
States, having read of some of Father
De Smet's wonderful conversions and
thrilling experiences several years ago
in the western cOuOfrV
Rev. Father De Siere. Pastor of st.
Patrick's, Butte City, visited here last
week on his return trip from the Eter-
nal City and other European points
Father De Siere said he felt like a new
man, fully ten years younger, and en-
joyed his trip very much.
Father Yer Maat of Lewiston, Mont,
was visitor in attendance at the clos
ing exercises of st. Vincent's Academy
and st. Aloysius school.
Masters Joe Nally and Joseph Perry
are expected home from Spokane,
Wash, this week, where they have
been attending college.
Mrs. G. Gokey left here last week for
Topeka, Kan, to attend the ceremonies
ter, Miss Belle Gokey. takes her final
vows on June 29. She will be known in
the order as Sister Theresina.
1t has been found necessary to make
improvements and additions to ST
Aloysius school, preparatory to the
opening of school next fall. Besides
the addition to the material structure,
there will also be another teacher ad-
n in, 1a-. 70
with the growing increase in attend
ance.
Last Friday the feast of the Sacred i
Heart, the Bishop awarded the crosses !
and diplomas to the promoters of the /
League Of the Sacred Heart. About |
thirty-tya) promoters received crosses. !
Mrs. George Rowe of Sheridan. !
Mont, was a visitor at the closing ex- I
ercises of st. Vincent's Academy. Her
daughter has been in attendance at st.
Vincent's Academy the past two terms
of school.
Miss Katie Gordon leaves for visit
to Cape Nome the latter part of this
week. She will go by way of Seattle.
expect to make the trip with Miss Cor
don.
The Literary and Benevolent society
had an informal social last Friday
evening in honor of Father Day, and
as a farewell before his departure for
his old home across the sea. Members
of the congregation and friends of
Father Day, through the society. pre-
sented him with a substantial purse
as a small token of their appre seation
and gratitude for his earnest work and
during his mission
amongst them. The purse was present.