The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-08-03
HAPPENINGS IN THE PARISHES.
Lawn Parties a Feature of Mid
summer Entertainments. :

The members of the Annunciation Parish
are working hard to make a success of the
lawn party to be given August 10 at the
Christian Brothers campus This Is the
first entertainment of this kind which has
been given by the ~Annunciation Parish for
several years. A feature of the entertain
ment will be a guessing contest, in which
valuable prizes will be distributed. The
proceeds of the entertainment will be used
for the benefit Of the Annunciation
ParOchial School.
The Reverend E. V. GilfIlan of the New
Casey of St AIMS Church have departed
for Kansas City on a visit
The retreat of the Sisters Of Mercy of st.
Louis begins to-day at the novitiate. La
Barque Hills. 1t will last until August II
and win be under the direction Of the Rev
er g5d E Fs1s9sI Tr1 4 8 So Ii Of 81. Arn.s.s
Church has returned from his vacation.
which was spent in the East He visited
New York, Boston and other places.
st. AgneSs Church and parochial resi-
dence are being renovated. An apparatus
for heating the church by hot water is be,
ing out in. The Young Ladies' Sodality and
altar boys of st. Agnes's Church will give
a picnic at Creve Occur Lake August II.
Preparations are finished for the lawn
Parish on the church grounds, Page boule-
yard and Academy avenue. next Wednesoo
d daizes and S,l THURSDAY Se distrt eysainss. Amo AS9ut them g1
will be u gold watch and a silver tea set.
The drawing for the ~round-trip ticket to
the Cork Exposition will take place. Dam
A diamond pin and several five and ten
dollar gold pieces will be among the prizes
to be awarded by the Visitation Church
Parish on the church lawn, Taylor and
Evans avenues next Tuesday evening The
Reverend E. ]. Dempsey, pastor of the
church. has departed for Manitou Springs
on a three weeks vacation.
The third of the series of lawn euchres
being given by st. Alphonsuss Parish Will
be given on the church grounds, Grand ana.
F1nney avenues, next Thursday evening"
Those who will be on the grounds by -
o'clock will have an opportunity 10 Wlnen
attendance prize.
The Right Reverend Bishop J. J. Hen
messy of Wichita, Kas., spent a few days
The Reverend q A. Bolger. assistant
pastor at St. Thomas Aquinass Church.
will arrive home in a few days from Man
aqua, Wis. When he arrives, the Reverend
John d. May. D.. D., pastor OF the church.
will be spent among the lakes of Wiscon-
The Feast of st. Ignatius, founder of the
! Society of Jesus. was celebrated last Thurs
The Young Ladies' Sodality Of st. Jo-
seph's Church. East st. Louis, Ill. will give
a euchre next Tuesday at VOLTS Park,
East st. Louis.
The members of the Holy Rosary Parish
will give a lawn party on the church lawn.
Newstead and Margaretta avenues. Tues
day. August II.
The fife and drum corps of st. Leo's
Council, K. F. NJ. will depart tomorrow
for Dubuque. IA. to attend che Convention
OF the Catholic Total Abstinence Societies,
which begins next Wednesday.
The third of the series of outdoor euchres
being given by st. Johns Parish viii be
held Wednesday evening, August II, on the
old convent grounds, Fifteenth street and
Clark avenue. 4.