The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1908-12-19

| BY Holding First Mass in the
New Church Of Our Lady of the
i Guif-Ranquet Of Three Hundred
| Covers at Night.
Last Sunday was Knights of Colum
bus Day in Bay St. Louis.
1t was the occasion of the initia.
ton into the mysteries and beauties
of the Catholic Knighthood of a class
of forty-one candidates. coming from
all parts South Mississippi and a
number from as far as McComb City.
In addition to the occasion of the in
itiatory ceremonies of the knights
of Columbus - was also the occasion
| when, for the st time, mass was
| celebrated in the handsome new edi-
flee of worship, the church of Our
Lady of the Gulf, to replace the one
destroyed by fire on November Is,
1sv.. For this event. Rev. Father ].
M. PrenQergast was celebrant, and
the sermon was delivered by Rev.
Father w. S. Irwin, the assistant
pastor of the parish,
Gulf coast Council, No. 1914, of BIZ
loxi, received the new. members, the
ceremony curing the day was held
on the third floor Of the main build
ing of st. Stanislaus College, being
conducted by the officiating personals
of that organization, and assisted by
the council from New Orleans.
At $3.50 o'clock candidates and
members, numbering in all. any
where from three to five hundred,
assembled at the City Hall, and from
there marched in body to the
church, where a solemn high mass
was held The Bay st. Louis Mill
tary Band furnished the music and
the line of march was taken along
Second street, up Main to Front then
to the church.
The choir was under the able di-
rection of that prince of musicians,
Prof. ]. A. Hemmersbach, of Biloxi
and Bay st. Louis, official organist
of the Gulf Coast Council. AS the
Knights entered the church, the ever
inspiring chorus, Onward, Chris
tian Soldiers!' was sung with a feel
ing that was at once communicated
every heart within the edifice.
Miss MABEL v. cazeneuve, of this
city, loaned her well-trained and rare
voice, singing "Recessional," and
Mrs. Walter Wagner, of Biloxi, for
merly Miss Maria Combel, of Bay ST..
Louis, sang with sweetness and ex-
preston, Milliards "Ave Verum." T"
Mrs. Blanche Avery Ehrmann, OF
New Orleans but formerly of this
city added to the occasion by her rem
dition of Nicolao's "Ave Maria" The
difficult composition was rendered
with magnificent effect. At the con-
clusion of the mass Mr.. Leon Roy,
baritone. of Biloxi, sang with ex-
preston, "Hold Thou My Hand" +"
After mass the knights and the con-
gregation in one accord sang 'Holy
God, We Praise Thy Name"
The building, decidedly larger than
the one destroyed, was taxed to its
fullest capacity. The decorations
were modest, but tasty. Father IT.
wins sermon was appropriate to the
occasion, and his reference to the
success of Father Prendergast in
planning and building so handsome
house of God, was timely and we'll
received for the congregation knows
well their pastor has labored unceas
ingly and with success in their be-
half since the misfortune that visited
the parish on that memorable No
vember morn.
At the conclusion of the ceremonia
at the church the Knights proceeded
in a body to St. Stanislaus College,
where until dark the ceremonies at
tendant upon the occasion OF the in
itiation into the order of Columbus,
were carried on.
There were forty-one candidates ini-
tiated, the following-named composing
the class: Paul C. Chauvet, A. Loi-
cano, ]. C. Mauffray, Charles ]. Schill,
Albert J. Gaspard, John A. Green,
Ralph Blaize, Leo P. Blaize, John Con :
nor, Frank j. Taconi, Walter j. Gex,
Emile ]. Gex, Frank 8. Fabre, Emile
Lubeiet, Charles Il. Moreau-all from
Bay ST. Louis; and Rev. Father Reilly,
of Scranton; w. A. Cuevas, John j.
Curtis, Robert Mcdonald, all from Pass
Christian; Walter Wagner, Walter
Hunt, o. O. Melangou, all of Biloxi;
Joseph Whitman, Pass Christian; Theo.
r. Somers, VIM. A. Wallace, John G..
Sullivan, Chas. B. Rheams, L. II.
Byron, Lawrence e. Harvey, all from
McComb City, Miss; and others COM
ing from Moss Point, Mississippi City
and points in Louisiana, whose names
the reporter could not ascertain.
At the conclusion Of the initiation
the newly-receiyed members and the
other members and their friends re-
paired to the spacious basement Of st
Joseph's Academy, where banquet
of three hundred covers was held.