The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-09-06
Diocese Of Denver.
OUR DENVER LETTER.
Opening of Parochial Schools Wit
nesses Enlarged Attendance.
Especial Correspondencel


All the Catholic schools of tba offs,
opened their fall term on Tuesday
morning. The attendance was even
greater than last year and new schol
airs are coming in each day. Several
new teachers have been added to the
faculty of the various institutions. and
numerous new branches have been
added to last years course. BY this
time the students have settled down
TO work and the school year of 1902
mas fairly commenced.
AS Usual, the Administration school
leads in point of attendance, having
enrolled over 400. The Immaculate
conception connected with the cathe-
dTal has an attendance of about $50,
and the Sacred Heart about $50 The
other schools connected with the par
ishes are f1ourishing and the new Ital-
ian school on the north side numbers
between 200 and 300.
sacred Heart college, st. Mary's
academy and Loretto Heights have an
increase over last years enrolment.
and have greatly improved the educa-
t0nal advantages of the institutions.
The course Of study will be prac-
ticaly the same in all the schools. It
is expected that by the end of the
week the attendance will be greatly
increased.
Preparations are rapidly taking a
Definite form as regards the fair for
the beneflt of the new cathedral No
meeting was held last Sunday. but BY
next Sunday the summer tourists will
nave returned to Denver, and they
too, will be interested in the cause
tickets are selling easily and little
dlfhculty is anticipated in making the
approaching fair a phenomenal sue
cess. The committees are very enthu-
siastic and are exciting the interest of
many Denver people
interest is expected to center about
the contests, which will be numerous.
Coliseum hall will be transformed into
a palace of beauty and the most skill
ful decorators of the city will be en-
ployed in the work
Father O'Farrell, the newly ordained
priest who arrived from Ireland a
Short time ago, preached his first ser
mon in Logan avenue chapel last Sun
day The subject was Final Perse-
Verance." 1t made deep impression
on the congregation and win not soon
be forgotten
Father O'Farrell has not yet received
any definite appointment.
The Aandern club, which adjourned
for the summer some months ago. will
resume its work in few weeks. The
programme committee will meet in a
few weeks with Mrs. Donley to plan
the work for the ensuing year.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. K Mullen gave a
dinner last week in honor of the visit
ing knights of Columbus. Those
present We're: Supreme Knight Ed
ward L. Hearn and wife of Boston, J.
A. Burns of East Orange, N j.; j. ].
German of Fail River, Mass: P. L.
McArdle of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. z.
A. Wagner of st. Louis, State Deputy
John H. Reddin and wife, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. P. Koran, Mr.. and Mrs. H. ].
Sayre and Mr.. and Mrs. T. F. Savage.
On Wednesday evening Mr. and Mrs.
Mullen entertained the visiting knights
of Columbus and ladies at box party
at the Broadway, followed by a supper
at their home.
The organization of the first state
council of the Knights of Columbus
west of the Mississippi river took place
last Thursday morning at the society
headquarters in the Fraternal Union
building. To organize a state council
# is necessary to have five councils,
with an aggregate membership of 400.
The Denver council of the order
brought about the formation of a state
council Denver, Leadville, Colorado
Springs Pueblo. Victor and Cripple
Creek are the local councils which
comprise the state council.
Denver council was organized Nov.
Is. 1900.
The meeting last week was called to
order by Supreme knight Edward L.
Hearn of Boston. After the organiza-
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officers were elected:
State deputy, John II. Reddin of Den
yer: state secretary, Joseph E. Fergu-
son of Victor: state treasurer. Charles
Henkel of Pueblo; state advocate
John NJ Harnan of Colorado Springs;
state warden, John ]. O'Neill of Lead
Vile The state chaplain will be elected
this afternoon by the state officers.
In addition to members from the five
councils in the state. several officers
from without the state were present
Among these were National Physician
McManus of New Jersey State Deputy
p. l. McArdale. Grand Knight O'Neil
OF Birmingham, Ala, National Organ
izer James ]. German of Fall River
Mass.
Bylaws were adopted and a commit
tee was appointed to procure data con-
corning life insurance risks of persons
engaged in quartz mining. Pueblo was
selected as the place for next years
state council meeting.
On Thursday evening a banquet was
given complimentary to national Of
ficers and delegates. John H. Reddir
was POSTMASTER. and the following re-
sponses were enjoyed Our Guests
Edward L. Hearn, Boston; Our Cath
Ollie Societies" Rt. Rev. Bishop MatZ;
The Ladies, ''P. L. McArdle, Chicago
"Columbianism in the East James A
Burns" New Jersey, and Our Sister
Societies" Thomas H. Canno, Chicago
Besides these toasts were responded tC
by the following: Thomas H. O'Neil
Of Auburn n. Y; j. ]. German of Fal
River. Mass; Rev. NJ. J. Kean of Buff
falo; J. j. McFiely of Cripple Creek
John II. Harnan Of Colorado Springs
Dan II. Carey and Rev. William
Organ of Denver
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Miss Katherine Connolly and Edward
.. Selling will be married at St. 10
sephs church on Monday evening. Tht
wedding will be a quiet one, owing t,
the recent death of the brides mother
No cards have been issued.
Miss Helen Harrington returned tn,
first Of the week from a vacation a
Aspen. On Tuesday she resumed he
work of teaching in the Garden Plac,
school.
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A large number of the Catholics o
Denver went out TO Elizabeth Sunday
TO attend the conservation of the nev
church. there. The train left at $3.50 il
the morning. with over 200 passenger
on board, including representative
from nearly all the parishes of Denver
High mass was celebrated at IL o'clocl