The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-21
WEEK OF FINE LECTURES
CATHOLIC SUMMER SCHOOL PRO
GRAMME A STRONG ONE
DR.. kerby Begins Series on Social Re-
form This Morning-Wednesday DR..
Adams Speaks at Auditorium for
Coliseum Fund-Prominent Visitors
at School.

Today the Columbian Catholic Sum
mer school begins the third week of its
session with a programme OF unusual
excellence for the entire week.
Those who have been attending the
Catholic Summer school from it's in
ception say that the present meeting
compares favorably in point of attend
ance and interesting features with any
session of the school. The banner
member of the school is Miss Mat
thewS, of Dubuque, a prominent Iowa
young woman, who is well known and
popular among its members. Miss
Matthews has been attending the sum-
Hler school since it began, in 1894, in
Madison, and has never missed single
session of any meeting, and by her
work and interest has done much to
make the school the success 1T is. Miss
Matthews is Visitation girl and is
prominently identified with reading
circle work in Iowa, having been state
president of the circles.
Among the prominent visitors to the
summer school are Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Melvin, of Madison, who, more than
any others, have helped to build up the
school, and who, during the five years
it was located in Madison, opened their
charming home to visitors and gave
them a warm welcome. Mrs. Melvin is
one of the best known Catholic women
of Madison, and some years ago gath
cred together the Catholic students of
the University of Wisconsin and form
ed them into a state association, which
they named in her honor the Melvin
club Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin are the
guests of friends in ST. Paul, and are
in daily attendance upon the lectures
at the school.
Prominent Visitors.
None of the visitors is more popular
or better known than the Rev. T. j..
McGrath, of Charles City, Iowa, who
has been director of the school ever
since it started and who takes an ae-
tive interest in it's success. Father
McGrath is well known in Iowa, hav-
ing been president of st. Joseph's col
lege, Dubuque, and now dean of that
institution. Father McGrath expresses
himself as pleased with the reception
Of the school by St. Paul, and says the
attendance is greater than that at De-
trOit.
All the visitors express themselves as
pleased with the arrangements made
for their comfort by the local commit
tee, and cannot speak too highly Of the
untiring efforts of their president Fa-
Their Danehy; Mr. Hartigan and Mr..
F'oote and others who have spared no
pains to make their stay in this city a
pleasant one.
Among the other prominent visitors
to the school are Mrs. Kelly, Miss Miller,
Miss Gibbons, Miss Curry and Miss
Burns, all of Chicago; Miss Kathleen
Monica Nicholson, lecturer and poet
ess from Wisconsin; the Misses Lacey,
well known teachers from Ishpeming,
Mich: Mrs. Reynolds, of Sturgeon
Bay, Wis; Miss Finn, of st. Louis, sis
ter of Father Finn, the writer of sto-
ries for boys. Miss Finn is must
clan and supervisor of music in the st.
Louis public schools Miss Brady, SUI
pervisor of primary work in the pub
lie schools of St. Louis, is also among
the visitors. The Iowa members of the
school will hold a meeting. Monday
morning at the capitol to discuss mat
tiers concerning reading circle work
The meeting Is open to all.
DR.. kerby's Lectures.
This morning DIR. w. J. Kerby, of
Washington, d. c., delivers the first Of
his series Of lectures on Social Re-
FORM" This afternoon the teachers in
stitute will hold Its first session, and
this evening Hon. William p. Breen
will lecture on MARY, Queen of Scots"
On Wednesday evening a public meet
ing will be held at the Auditorium,
and DR.. Henry Austin Adams will lee