The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-04-27
SPOKANE, WASH.

| Especial Cor. Intermountain Catholic }
| Plans are being made to erect a
| three-story home for Catholic club
| to be organized in Spokane in May.
The structure viii cost $4,000 and is to
be erected near Gonzaga college. Those
who are taking active part in the en-
terprise are: James Monaghan, NJ H.
COWleE, NJ. D. McGoWan w. f.,
DWyer. William Codd J. p McGold-
rick, DR.. p. S. Byrne and James Ge-
raghty
The first floor of the building is to be
fitted up as a banquet hall and kitch-
en-. the second floor to reception
room, lodge apartments and committee
rooms. On the third floor will be a ball
room and q stage. The building fund
Will be raised by voluntary subscrip-
tions. Half of the amount necessary
has been promised
The title 20 the building and grounds
will be vested IN a board Of trustees
who will have entire charge of the
management of the club. The trustees
will he elected by the subscribers to
the building fund and hold Office for
term of years. 1t Is the intention to
devote the proceeds from rental of the
banquet hall, lodge rooms and dance
hail. over and above current expenses
to charitable purposes. The grounds
around the club building will be laid
out ornamentally, and provision will be
made for tennis courts. The archi-
lecture will be Of mission style and will
be of brick or cement
Members Of St Aloysius' congrega-
tion, conducted by the Jesuit Fathers,
have been agitating the question of
building a parish hall which would be
used for social entertainments and club
purposes for some time. The original
idea has not been given UP, and the
project has broadened till the intention
now is to form an organization which
will embrace all the Catholics of the
city, and to erect q structure that will
answer all the purposes of a social
club
Spokane council, knights of Colum-
bus, conferred the first depree upon for
ty candidates, and exemplified the
third degree to eighty candidates in the
Pacific halls April 20, the ceremonies
being witnessed by more than 200
knights, some of them coming from
Seattle, Portland. Tacoma, Everett
Wash. and Lewiston. Ida. The first
degree was under the direction of
Grand knight Edward O'Shea of Spo-
kane, Grand Knight ]. w. Hawley of
Lewiston council conferred the second
degree, while District Deputy Thomas
Smith of Mount Vernon, Wash, and |
3. Haley of Everett. Wash, exemplifed |
the third degree.
AT the conclusion of the work a ban
luet was served in Masonic temple |
and vocal music was fur
nished by the Spokane club orchestra
The program follows: Toastmaster,
Robert L. McWilliams; address of well
come, Edward O'Shea; response, C. L.
Mcdonald of Lewiston: "The Duty of
he Recruit" P. F. Quinn; Benefits
IF Church and Council" Rev. A. Ver-
hagen; vocal selection, Hugh E Win
Ter; Our Order-Its Principles and
Purposes" 7. ]. German, state depu-
y; 1.-The LADIES' John ]. Finnegan;
Unity and Strength" P. B. Keaney:
The Future Joseph Mccarthy; vocal
selection, E. G.. Walker: Soldiers of
Thos Smith, district de-
,uty; 'Knighthood's Gift to America"
edward ]. Cannon.
Funeral services over Rev. j. J.
)onegan. S. j., who died at Gonzasa
ollege April 49, were held April o. in
It. Aloysius' church. Services were
lso held at Hillyard Catholic church
It $3.50 o'clock. Father Donegon was
ormerly pastor of the Hillyard church.
nterment was made at St MichaeI's
mission, three miles north of Hillyard
The congregation of the Church OF
)ur Lody of Lourdes has contributed II
1ore than s25, 900 toward a fund of
10000 required to complete the edifice.
nd it is expected to raise the balance
L the next ten days. This means that |
he building, which is among the most
nposing in the northwest, will be COM
leted before the close of the year.