The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-05-23
Diocese Of Denver.
DENVER.

critical strike situation has had
Ine .ot mon religious doings as we'll
its chi The week has been quite as
as cL'+ &c last in church circles, there
QuleL 10 no+ even one event of real i'm
belns The strike undoubtedly af-
poI'a5i the financial side of the fair
tec'e.G5 If the House of the Good
j. @ lLord and while the proceeds
SnepHIT orqe they were not what was
Fe IL,ainated. Crowds thronged the
an5 5ioanm hall each night, but they
UOlloo NOT over generous, and the final
Fel e+inq ND was a disappointment to
coun Chief interest was manifested
n" .5o contests, and they were remu-
Tive The young mems contest
10 diamond stud alone Melted over
lo ,oo The winner was Joseph Moore,
~ ho nolled 1850 votes as against Her
VIZ Fairall's 1907 Other contests
Uely mite as interesting, and each
We the means of adding to the gen.
WI wal fnnd by a neat sum. This is the
e e.+ time in eight years that the 81
~ of the Good Shepherd have ap-
-a1od to public charity and it was ex-
P9a+ed that they would meet with a
PpDognanimous response. Had the
.+rile which affected so many thou
son5s been averted it is likely t
So rroceeds would have been mucl
,o nr AS it was it will be material
Id in the building of the new wing
o The House of the Good Shepherd.
The fair closed Saturday after a run
e nine nights. The credit Of the en-
t;ro affair is in a great measure due
90 the ladies of the various parishes
who lent their time and assistance.
commencement exercises in the
cartons schools will take place within
. few weeks. Preparations are being
ronidlv made for the event. The
classes in all the Catholic schools are
unusually large and hundreds of invi-
tations have been issued.
On Friday evening of this week a
meeting was held in the parlors OF
the Immaculate Conception school to
arrange for the second annual ban.
cuet of the Alumnae association
which was organized last year. There
is only one meeting year, and it is
sort of reunion preparatory to the
banouet festivities. The officers fol
the coming year were elected and the
resDonses to the various toasts assign
ed. The banquet will take place in the
music hall of the school on the even
ing of June Is. At that time the grad
Mating class of 1908 will be admitted
TO the ranks. 1t is probable that Louis
F Hagus. who is now a theological
student in Baltimore, and who is q
member of the first graduating class
Of the school, will arrive in the city
in time for the banquet. The only
other member of that class is now in
the order of Sisters of Charity. Other
members Of the Alumnae association
are scattered throughout Colorado
but all have signifed their intention
Of attending.
One of the prettiest weddings OF
the week was that of Miss Mary Cry
an and Mr. August Schultz which
took place at st. Leo's church on Wed
nesday morning. Miss Cryan had only
been a resident of Denver for a short
time. but has endeared herself to g
host Of friends by her charming man
ner Her home is in Cathay, North
Dakota, whichs is also the home OF
the groom. After a brief wedding
Journey Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz will be
al home in Cathay. The best wishes
Of wide circle of friends accompany
them.
The League of the Sacred Hear
held their monthly meeting in LogaI
Avenue chapel last Sunday afternoon
Preparations are being made for the
special devotions to be held through
out the month of June.
By special request Of Bishop Matt
anoyena will be begun on Saturday II
every church in the diocese prepare
tory to the Feast of Pentecost, which
falls this year on May 81. For the
nine days special prayers will be sale
and the devotions will be of unusually
impressive character.
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One Of the most impressive services
which has ever been conducted by the
Young Ladies' Sodality took place il
Logan Avenue chapel on Sunday
evening, when ten young women were
received into the ranks with due cere
mony, Father Callahan, spiritual di
rector Of the organization, led in the
exercises and read the act Of conse
Grafton. The sodality attended in {
body.
Father John B. White preached {
splendid sermon in Logan Avenue
chapel on Sunday morning at High
Mass on the gospel of the day.
Catholics of the city have been re
minded by their respective pastor:
mat the time for making the Easter
uuty expires in two weeks.
NEW MONROE DOCTRINE.