Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-07-30
Catholic Diocese Of Burlington
Celebrates Its Golden
Jubilee.
REMARKABLE DEVELOPMENT
The Rev. u. j. O'Sullivan shows What
Has been Accomplished in n Half
Century-Bishop Michaud Ccle-
bratcs Mass-Mnny Delegates
from Vermont Parishes.

The golden jubilee OF the founding or
the diocese of burlington was celebrated
at St Mary's Cathedral yesterday morn
ing with pontihcal high mass celebrated
by the Rt. Rev John S. Michaud al ten
o clock. The Rev. u. j. o Sullivan of st.
Adams delivered masterful and eloquent
sermon on the remarkable growth of the
parish during the last % years. paying
magnificent tribute to the late KIT. Rev.
Bishop Louis DcGoesbriand and to the
late Leo Nil. He closed with Il tribute
to the work that had been done in the
PARISH during the last half century. Dele
gates from almost every parish in the
State we're in attendance and occupied
seats which had been reserved for them
in the center aisle. Undoubtedly the at
tendance would have been much larger
but steady downpour of rain continued
uutil just few minutes before mass
commenced.
rho RI. Rev. Bishop was assisted in the
celebration of the mass by the Rt. Rev.
Mgr. Cloarec as assistant priest, and the
Rev. =. G. Delany was master of cere-
monies The deacons of honor we're the
Rev. +. Cunningham Of Brattleboro and
the Rev. j. A. Boissonault of st. Johns
| bury The Rev d j. O'Sullvan of
st. Adams was the deacon of the mass and
the sub-deacon was the Rev. n. Proulx
of Rutland. The acolytes were the Rev.
~ Lachance of Hyde Park and the Rev.
=. j. Doheny of St. Adams. Tho Rev.
| Charles L. Pontbriand of Lyndonvlle and
the Rev j. T. Rand of Winooski were
censor bearers. The bearer was
Francis WEIGH; mtre bearer Master
Donald O Brien: candle bearer Master
Fred Mccarthy, crosier bearer Master
Thomas Cronan book bearer, Master
Stephen McGrath; gremial bearer. Master
Louis Johnson.
| St Marv's choir have been nra ctisinr
for several DAYS on l., @. t,merson's mass
in Il fat. and in The rendition of the mass
Yesterday morning there was some of lie
/ host sirri,p hoard in tho ;',.hndrnl H.,
some t me The choir was compose1 of
Nlanu,. Liebich. Miss sarah Torinv Miss
LAM C,nuiu Miss Mao Rt,chio ~,
Anna Erett. c. g Mnhoncv, " Y. II
Stanford. Nj A RYAN. John Mc,;nurhar
ana Nj p. GIN of this city and Mrs I'm.
ma Gould. Miss Josie sullivan, Mis-.
NaIie l.. Barrett. Miss Helen F. conner.
Of st. Altans. e. r. McGettrick =, PCS
to-. fu:nerly of St Adams. AMI A
Gaiiaso, director of the choir at Mont
elier. The different members Of IN,
choir arc some of the hest sinrnrs ,yh.
are members of church choirs in ire
State The II embers from Burliayton Al
sang in fine voice. while the sin.,,r
ont Of town members added not =, ittIe +,
the successful rendition of the mass ny,
snap ami EXPRESSION with which the mas,
was rendered is due to the unce,..o., Ia
bor of i 5 Wilkins the director as wcl
as 10 Miss Jennie Racon who ,rr..d. ,
at the organ. rho different solo number.
throughout the mass were ali we'll ron
dered rho ave Maria" trio rapdorc,
bv the members of the St Adams ch,r
did credit to the delegation of soloist,
from that city. Miss McNallv Of Swanto,
acted as accompanist for tho trio ri,
Howard Opera House orchestra urdo
the leadership of Bert Waterman assist
ed at the mass and added much tn r.
successful rendition. Following is III,
prorrnmuo.
Kyrle-Tcnor solo w. Y II stanfor
and choir.
Gloria-Cboir
, ,iratias-Miss Anna Brett base and so