The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1908-06-13
SPOKANE, WASH.
Especial Correspondence.)

pated at the banquet in Elks' temple
the evening of May 81 at the close of
two days of celebration of degree work.
Three hundred local and visiting
knights, some of them coming from
the sound cities and others as far east
as Anaconda, sat around the board and
renewed acquaintance The days ex-
ercises began with a solemn high mass
in the chapel at Gonzaga college. Rev.
Herman j. Collier, president of the in
stitution, celebrated the mass and
preached an able sermon on The
Apostleship of the Press" after which
the first, second and third degrees were
conferred upon a class of ninety-two
candidates, the work taking place in
Pacific hall
The first degree was in charge of
Phil A. Otter, grand knight of the
North Yakima council. He was assist
ed by Phil Dunno, chancellor of the To-
cal lodge. The second degree was in
charge of DR.. John O'Shea of Spokane,
who was assisted by visiting teams.
Thomas Smith of Mount Vernon,
Wash. had charge of the team which
conferred the third degree. The fourth
degree was conferred upon class of
250 candidates by James T. Lawler of
Seattle, master of the northwest juris-
Washington, Oregon and Montana. This
was the first time the fourth degree
has been eXemplified west Of the Mis-
sissippi river, with the exception Of
Denver and Los Angeles
Eighty couples attended the fourth
annual bali of the Spokane knights Of
| Columbus in the Hall of the doges.
Much of the success of the affair was
due to the efforts of the large recep-
ton committee, consisting of E. j. Can
non, L. P. Edge, DR.. F. w. O'Niel, Ru-
dolph Dorm, Phil Dunn, Edward O'Shea
c. P Robbins, James King Dr.. j. 3.
Munly, William O'Brien, James Mona
CHAN and P. F. Whinn. The patron
esses were Mrs. E. ]. Cannon. Mrs. P.
Clark. Mrs. P. WEIGH. Mrs. P. Dunn,
Mrs. r. j. Kearns, Mrs. NJ. c. Dunno,
Mrs. G. P. Robbins, Mrs. T. F. Wren,
Mrs. James King, Mrs. J. b. Munly,
Mrs William O'Brien and Mrs. Harry
A. Richards.
The annual banquet of the Blessed
Virgin Mary sodality at Gonzaga col
lege was largely attended. Father Fol-
Chi who has been a member since 1874,
gave a pleasing talk. Music of a high
class was furnished by the college or
chestra. Father O'Reilly, as moderator
of the sodality. told HON all the mem
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director, and at the conclusion of his
talk announced the officers elected for
the next term. At the head of the list
was Mr.. Tuchscherer, '09 who succeeds
Mr. Van Moomissen, '0S, as project of
the SOdality DR.. O'Shea, an alumnuS
of Gonzaga, gave a talk that held the
attention of the feasters, dwelling on
athletics and the attending hearty spir-
it that he thought was always to be
found at GOnzaga. Father Collier, as a
finale, promised the cadet corps a feast
in place of the annual encampment
There was reception to the candi-
dates in the first, second and third de-
grees by the faculty and the students
of the Academy of the Holy Name,
and at the close of the fourth degree
work there was banquet at the Ho-
tel Spokane.
The dedication of the Church of Our
Lady of Lourdes will take place Oct.
A. Rev. Father A Verhagen, under
whose direction the cathedral, costing
S150,000, was built, will have charge of
the ceremonials. 1t is expected to have
the $4,000 pipe organ installed by that
time. Mrs. Patrick Clark, wife of a
millionaire mining man operating in the
Spokane country, has presented the
church with an altar costing $4,000.
lie dlldI Is 10 De OF lJdlldn marble
and Mexican onyx and will weigh thirty
tons. 1t is of Romanesque design, cor
responding with the architecture of the
edifice. The crucifixion group shows
Christ on the cross; Mary, the mother
of Jesus, on the right. and st. John
on the left. Two adoring angels APP
pear on the sides of the triumphal arch
The door of the tabernacle in the CEN
ter of the piece above the picture of
the Last Supper is engraved in metal
The set piece will be fleet in height
10 feet wide and il feet deep. 1t will
be supported by a special foundation
Mrs Clark has been identified with the
church for years and has assisted in
raising funds for the completion of
the building, and has also helped in
charitable work in many instances.
Sister Mary Malanie, formerly supe-
rior of the Providence hospital at Sc
attic, has come to Spokane to succeed
Sister Vincent Terrier as superior of
the Sacred Heart hospital. Sister Vim
cent has gone to Seattle as superior of
Providence hospital. Sister Mary has
many friends and acquaintance in Spo-
kane who have known her in different
places throughout the northwest, where
she has been active in hospital and aca-
demic work since 1873 Sister Vincent
has been prominent in hospital work in
this part of the country for years and
is an able worker for the new mission
to which she has been called.
To celebrate the siXtieth anniversary
of the birth of p. j. Cavanaugh, living
at 319 South Cedar street, members of
the local lodge, knights of Columbus,
gathered at his home the evening of
May 10. Mr.. Cavanaugh was the re-
cipient of many handsome gifts from
his friends, among whom are several
of the pioneers of Spokane, Mr.. Cava-
naugh being one of the original party
of surveyors who worked on the orig
iral plat of Spoktne before the days
when white men outnumbered the In
dams in the inland empire. Stories of
the early days of Spokane and of the
inland empire told by the host were
interesting features of the evening. The
house was decorated with cut FLOWERS.
The evening passed with games, the
winners at 500 being Mrs. James Har-
rigan and Thomas Skerrett.
The annual solemnity of first holy
communion was observed in the Church
of Our Lady of Lourdes on May "a,
when fifty-siX boys and girls were adj
mitted. The following Sunday, May 81,
a class of children from ST. Alozsin's
parish took the first communion. The
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