The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-10-26
ANACONDA, MONT.

Bishop John Patrick Carroll of the
diocese of Helena, was in Anaconda for
few hours last Friday inspecting the
st. Pauls and st. Peters paroChial
school. Bishop Carroll was much
pleased with the progress made and
with the attendance of the schools. He
looked over the construction work at
the new school building. being erected
opposite st. Peters church, and found
the work satisfactory. While in Ana
conda Bishop Carroll was the guest of
the priests Of the city. He was enter
tanned at dinner by Rev. Father A. r.
Coopman at St PauPs parochial resi-
dence. The priests of the city were
there. Bishop Carroll also conferred
with the advisory boards of each parish
school. He left Friday afternoon for
Helena. He came to Anaconda from
Butte, where conference to the priests
was held on Thursday afternoon.
The ladies' of st. PauTs parish met
Monday afternoon and organized a La
dies Aid society Mrs. Thomas Flem-
ing was elected president Mrs. Tuch-
Scherer, vice president, and Mrs. Annie
Shea, ecretary-treasurer. The next
meeting of the society will be held on
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. j. A.
Hughes.
The Rev. Father COopman and the
Rev. Father Pirnat spent part of last
week attending the conference of the
western part of Montana's Catholic
churches in Butte. They induced Bish-
op Carroll to come to Anaconda and
visit the parochial schools. The bishop
was pleased with the visit and the
progress that is being made with the
building in St. Peters parish.
Mice Nal1ia C'nORoD want IN StI1a
last week for a weekend visit with
friends
NJ NJ Donoghue of Butte was in the
city last week.
The funeral OF James Shearon was
held this week Requiem high mass
was celebrated at st. Peters church by
Rev. Father Pirnat. Interment was
made in Mt. Carmel cemetery.
Hugh DAILY of Butte was in the city
one day this week for few hours.
Mrs. William Kelly and daughter
left this week for Pocatelo, Ida, to
Join Mr.. Kelly. Mrs. Kelly has been
Visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo
seph McCaffery, for some time.
1t was a great crowd that gathered
at the A. O. H hall last Saturday
night, the occasion being the entertain
ment of a special trainload of members
and of the Daughters of Erin from Sill
yer Bow county. There was speech
making, feasting and dancing, and the
visitors were given the time of their
lives.
The special train arrived in the city
from Butte at I o'clock and was met
by a large delegation of the local mem
bers of the great organization. The
Butte members were escorted to the
hall and an informal reception held.
Among those who came down ito par
take of the genuine hospitality of the
division of the A O. H
were Judge Lynch. j. j. O'Mara, Fa-
ther Hanan, Maurice English ]. K.
o 'Rourke, T. ]. Mccarthy, Charles CAL
lagher, John Ferns, Hugh Daily and
Mrs. Daily, P. j. Boyle, James Murphy,
2. j. Sullivan, James Cronin, Patrick
Heaney and more than 100 others
After some social chat and greetings
the meeting was called to order by j. |
J. O'Mara of Butte, who presided
the speechmaking and the
musical program. Mrs. Hugh Daily rem
1ered a vocal solo which was followed
oy an address by Father Norm. Ger
aldine Long sang a solo and Maurice
English gave an address, Miss Annie
[. j. Mccarthy, state secretary of the
order, delivered an address Father
Hanan also delivered a short speech. |
Master Gavin rendered a violin solo
splendidly. and then came the princi-
pal address of the evening by T. ]. Kel- |
y, county president of the order for
Deer Lodge county. William FitZ- |
stevens rendered a vocal solo, Frank |
md Irene Cosgrove played eXcellently |
on the violin and piano.
In opening the meeting, j. J. O'Mara |
spoke briefly Of the fraternal features |
If the order, and told of the many acts |
# charity and benevolence accom- |
olished since its organization He gave |
many potent reasons why all persons
Who are eligible to membership should |
DIN and assist in the good work, as
veil as to possibly receive some of |
he benefits.