The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-01-09
DIOCESE Of DENVER.
pENvER,s CHARITY BALL.

Never since the charity ball has
been a feature of social life in Denver
has it been attended by such a bril-
liant audience as that which filled Co
tllion hall on Tuesday evening The
hall was handsomely decorated for
the occasion with hundreds of. incan-
descent lights strung across the CELL
ing and ported plants and palms in
every nook and corner. The dancing
began with the grand march at
o'clock, and continued until after mid
night Fully 200 couples participated.
The gowns worn were the handsom-
est yet seen at one of the charity balls.
Supper was served at II o'clock in the
supper room off the main hall. Hun
dreds of spectators filled the gallery
during the dancing and enjoyed social
conversation.
In the receiving party standing near
the entrance were the women who are.
officers of st. Nincent's Aid society,
the organization which annually gives
the ball. The charity ball is year
after year becoming a more prominent
factor in social life, and aside from its
philanthropic purpose is winning Il
place in the hearts of the people. 1t
is hard this early to estimate the re-
ceipts of the dance, but they will make
neat sum, which will go toward the
paying off of the debt on the new or
phahage building. The fund for the
debt is rapidly occumulating and in
short time the mortgage will be entire
" cleared.
The week has been dreadfully dull
in religious way. Everyone has been
strain of the holidays, with the result
that nothing but business has been
able todraw them from the house. OF
course, the Sunday services were at
tended as usual, but aside from that,
there has been nothing going on in a
religious way. Plans are on foot for
some pre- Lenten entertainments by
various organizations, but nothing de-
finite is announced as yet.
At the high mass at Logan avenue
chapel last Sunday the quartette sang
the "Adeste Fidelis" with especial eff
feet. The work of the cathedral choir
is rapidly improving and it can BE
classed with the finest in the city.
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The number of holy communions at
Logan avenue chapel on New Years
day has never been equalled Besides
the fact that it was the first day of the
new year it was also the first Friday
and those who are observing the Sacred
Il.
holy hour was begun at the close of
the $50 o'clock mass, and the Blessed
Sacrament was exposed for alteration
until the close of the o'clock mass
There was no sermon a any OF the
New Years services.
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In the orphanages and converts
throughout the city prayers were Of
fered up for the souls of those who per-
ished in the Chicago fire. Many of the
dead were friends of Denver people
and the shock struck home
Little George Turkish. the 2-year-old
son of Mr. ard Mrs. Turbush of Salt
Lake City, was buried from Logan
avenue chapel on Monday afternoon.
Owing TO the particularly sad circum-
stances surrounding the death of the
child the funeral was a most pathetic
ore. The Christmas greenery which
had hung in celebration of the holiday
season remained in its place. and there
was no semblance of mourning save in
the home which death had robbed. Rev.
Father O'Malley conducted a brief
funeral service ard spoke a few words
of comfort to the sorrOwing parents.
reminding them that their little one had
but been loaned them for time and
that it was Gods will to call him back.
Some OF the little acolyteS acter as
pall-bearers. among them Arthur and
Emmett Sexton and Urban Flynn who
had been neighbors of the family In
terment was made in Calvary cemetery.
, Mr.. and Mrs. Turbush have lived in
Salt Lake City for the past three
years, only visiting in Denver OCCASION
ally. Mrs, Turbush's parents reside
here, and it was planned to come and
spend the winter in Denver, possibly
making this city their nermanent home.
While the little home was being broken
up and the furniture packed for trans
portation to Denver the child took cold.
which developed into Group, from which
he died after few hours The body
was brought to Denver by, the parents
and the funeral was held in the church
where they were married a few years
ago.
All of the Catholic schools of the city