The Irish standard., 1904-09-03

Division No. 1, A. o. H., will meet
next Wednesday evening in Odd Eel
lows hall. A good attendance is
desired.
Miss Minnie Vail has returned after
a round trip on the lakes, she going as
far as Buffalo.
Division No. 4, A. o. H., presented a
neat appearance in the parade last
Sunday. They wore their new hats for
first time and they We're admired by
ALL
The very fine weather of last Sun
day coupled with the Importance of
the event, combined to draw a crowd
of fully 1000 people to witness the lay
ing and blessing of the corner stone
of the new st. Jean de Baptiste Roman
Catholic church. corner of Twenty fifth
avenue west and Third street. Right
Rev. James AcGolrick, bishop of Du-
luth, officiated at the imposing cere-
mony, assisted by twelve of the clergy.
Preceding the ceremony, which oc-
Cured in the afternoon, there was a
parade of all the Catholic societies in
Duluth, with bands and squad Of
mounted police. Forming in three
divisions, on Fourth street, near Third
avenue west, the parade, which ex-
tended for seven blocks, marched to
the site of the new church. In the
procession were the following organ
izations, marching in the order named:
Mounted police, City band, boys Of
st. Jean de Batiste parish, Union Of
the parish, Union Franco Canadienne,
of Superior; Ancient Order of Hibern-
ians, Division No. 1; Ancient Order of
Hibernians, Division No. 4; Polish
Catholic societies of the Star of the
Sea parish, Polish Catholic society of
SITS. Peter and Paul parish, Cadets of
st. Anthony, st. Joseph's Benevolent
society of st. Anthony's parish, Cristo-
foroo Comobo italian society, La
Brosse's band, st. James court, G. O..
F.; Cathedral court, G. o. F.; St. Gle
ment's court, G. o. f.; st. Anthony's
court, G. o. F.; st. Louis court, G..
o. F. Several carriages followed.
Streets along the line of march, from
the starting point of the parade to the
church, were lined with people await
ing to view the imposing spectacle,
and at the site of the new building
all available space was taken by the
crowd. So many were on hand to see
the laying of the corner stone that
portion of the crowd could not get
within block of the place where the
ceremony was being held. The throng
appeared to be about equally made up
of men, women and children. Arriv-
ing at the church the leading societies
took their places in and about the in
completed structure. The multicolored
banners of the various organizations,
with the society caps and uniforms,
added to the general effect of the
scene. Several United States flags
were also in evidence. The ceremony
of laying and blessing the stone began
at 3:45 p. m. Bishop McGolrick, with
his assistants, advanced from the st.
Jean de Baptiste rectorate, located one
block directly east of the church.
After pronouncing the Latin ritual of
the church and blessing the granite,
the ecclesiastical procession proceeded
around the church, the bishop spray
ing holy water over the walls and CIV
ing them his blessing. The following
priests assisted in the ceremony:
Father Corbett, Father Camper, vice
provincial of the Oblate order in the
province of Manitoba; Father Outlet
the superior of st. Jean Baptiste par
ish; Father Laskowski, st. James par
ish; Father Smiers, Two Harbors !;
Father Charron, st. Patrick's superior;
Father Smerker, of St. Anthony;
Father Gendreau, of Rat Portage,
Ont.; Father Poitras, of Winnipeg;
Father Floyd, Father Hartman, Father
Roberts, Father Fournier, Father Rou-
billiard and Father Plourde, Duluth.
Copies Of the Duluth Evening Herald,
News Tribune, various church relics
and a document in Latin, giving par
ticulars of the event were placed in the
corner stone. The document is trans
lated as follows: I'm the name of the
Father and the Son and the Holy
Ghost. Amen. In the year Of our
Lord nineteen hundred and four, Plus
X being pope, Theodore Roosevelt
president of the United States, James
McGolrick bishop of Duluth, Samuel
Van SAINT governor of the state of
Minnesota, Cassion Angler superior Of
the Oblates of Mary Immaculate,
Prisque Magnan vicar of missions,
Marc. B. Cullum mayor Of Duluth; on
the twenty-eighth day of the month Of
August the corner stone was blessed
and laid in the faith of our Lord Jesus
Christ. Amen. The event took place
under the rectorship Of Rev. D..
Outlet, having as curates Alphonse
Hartman, Omer Roubillard and Omer
Plourde. The architect of the build