The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1900-02-03
UTAH AND WYOMING
Farnsworth. The appointments wer
confirmed without discussion.

F~arnsworth. The appointments were
confirmed without discussion.
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The promoters of the Sacred Heart
League had their regular mohInly
meeting in the Sacristy last sunday,
- % There were a number of ap-
nIicafions TO become promoters. NOW
one word to particularly the young
nromo1ers. To be a promoter OF Iht
Sacred Heart is a very great honor' aht
+, great zeal and interest shouio pe = W.
nv those selected to take charse U tWe
b3nds orr Lord said: The VINO
shall promote this devotion Shall have
their names written in MY Heart, never
to be blotted out" Every meeting
should be attended, for at the meetings
the rules and regulations are explained;
| the promoters receive the necessary in
struction regarding their own bands;
new members are received, and every
thing pertaining to this work should
receive the earnest attention OF the
promoters.
The committee on the organization Of
the proposed social club of st. Mary's
Cathedral met last Sunday afternoon
at the Episcopal residence. 1t was de
cided to call the club the Catholic So
cial and Literary Society of st. Mary's
Cathedral. Miss May Kan and Frank
Mcclure were appointed a committee
on bylaws.
The next meeting will be on Tuesday
evening. Feb. 6, at he c. *. of A.
Hall, corner of Brigham n D streets,
at s O'Clock. The meeting win be a
busineis and social one. Election Of
officers, making of bylaws, and a gen
eral discussion for the organization Of
the society will be the programme for
the early part of the, evening, after
which cards. music and refreshments
will be in order. Miss Duguet, Messrs.
Hugh Mclean and U. V. Duguet are
the members of the committee on en-
tertainment.
All the young ladies and gentlemen
in St. Mary's and st. Patrick's parishes
are cordially invited to be present at
this meeting and to become members
of the club.
The store windows are already dis
playing valentines for St. Valentines
day, which will be Feb. II. They are
of the usual variety, some pretty, some
comic, The sending of valentines is a
pretty custom; but the sending of
comic ones detestable. A v~ery~bright
writer says: The tendency to turn
everything into burlesque is making
us d nation of clowns. Things sacred,
heroic and pathetic are parodied by us
to such an extent that Europe mas come
to quoting Mark Twain SIS the most
distinctly American author in the
school of American literature.
It is easy to see how this habit OF
fun-making can degenerate into low
tricks and vile scheming. The sending
Of comic valentines is the lowest and
cheapest form of amusement, wit, or
vulgarity possible. 1t is so low a trick
that every other surreptitious habit
sinks by comparison with it. 1t is not
the least higher than writing anony-
nous letters, or pr2cticing blackmail.
1t is an insect; it stings. 1t ~ a viper;
it bites. 1t is a reptile; it craWls. 1t IS
a man in the dark with a E-rR knife.
The man or ona who can e one
without shame, will listen at keyholes,
will break the seal OF private letters,
will poke through drawers and private
boxes, and play the role of the sneak
thief whenever the occasion offers.
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The meeting of the Altar Society Of
st. Mary's Cathedral, which was post
poned from Jan. 70, WIS held on Thurs
day. Feb. l, in the saCriSty. There was
a fair attendance OF members present.
Election of officers resulted as follows;
Mrs. ]. w. Farrell, president; Mrs. J.
NJ. Moore, vice president; Mrs. Stella
Salisbury, secretary; Mrs. &. inSelt
treasurer
The monthly meetings Of the society
will be held on the first Sunday of the
month after the IL O'Clock Mass, for
the future.
The ladies decided to meet once a
week to mend the vestments, and make
new altar linen. The first meeting OF
this kind will be at the home Of Mrs.
Joseph Luce, 90 South Sixth East, next
Wednesday, Feb. Z, at 2 O'Clock. All
members are requested TO be present
as there is. a great deal Of work to
be done. Rev. Father keenan, is the
spiritual director of the society, ana
is most anxious to have all tae ladies'
in the congregation become members;
More of the young ladies in the
church should take an active part IN
This work. which is so beautiful and SO
important. They could give more time
to the society than the married ladles,
who have so many duties to occupy
their time. Let all the ladies, and par
ticularly the young ladies, resolve TO
become members at once, and make
every effort to have the altar society
the most successful and prosperous or
ganization of st. Mary's Cathedral.