The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-07-16
Parish Notes.

Before he returns to Denver, Bish-
op n. c. Matz will have confirmed not
less than LOCO people IN the Catholic
faith. The bishop is making an ex-
tended tour through the Culebra and
San Juan countries in the southern
part of the diocese Of Denver, and
visiting little missions that are seldom
given the ministrations of a priest, let
alone a bishop. He is making long,
tiresome rides by stage and by wagon
to get into every community. He says
that the Catholic there, even those
living at a distance from a church,
which precludes their hearing mass
oftener than once or twice year, are
strong in the faith and working hard
to bring new people into the country
so that the day will be hastened when
the number viii warrant the erection
of churches and the sending Of resi-
dent priests.
Only at rare intervals does the
House Of the Good Shepherd make an
appeal for aid. From one end of the
long year to the other gentle nuns
work over the specimens of wilted
girlhood that fall TO their care. They
do it uncomplaininGly, and there are
times when provisions are high and
it is hard to make ends meet. The
Good Shepherd Aid society realizes
this need for support from the gen
eral public, and now and then voices
the cry of the sisters for assistance.
This organization will hold picnic at
Elitch's Gardens on saturday, July 80,
to raise the funds that are Immediate
ly needed.
With construction work begun on
the new home on Myrtle Hill, which
will make it possible for the sisters to
enlarge the scope of their work, money
is badly needed. Realizing this, the
Aid society is making an appeal to the
charitably inclined to combine pleas |
ure and charity and join in making |
the midsummer picnic a financial sue |
cess. A meeting to discuss arrange
ments was held with Mrs. A. H. Flood, |
200 West Second avenue, on Tuesday. |
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Saturday, July 16, is the date for
the picnic in aid of st. Vincent's home. |
This year it will be held at the
grounds surrounding the institution in
North Denver, so that friends Of the
orphanage may visit the place and be-
come better acquainted with the work
On a temporary stage the Jefferson
Dramatic club will present an enter
tanning play. and there will be a can
vas stretched on the lawn outside for
dancing purposes. Booths and stalls
for the sale of refreshments will be
erected.
This picnic has always been held at
one of the big amusement parks, but
as an experiment the more modest bid
for popular favor is being made. Of
fcers of the aid society under whose
auspices the picnic will be held are
confident that good financial return
Will Obe reported. The infants for
whom St AIMS home will some day
be built are housed at st. Vincent's,
and the members of the society feel
that if their pitiable plight can be
called to the attention of the visitors
to the picnic more speedy will be the
to a call for funds to build
the foundling home.
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The regular meeting of the Sacred
Heart Aid society was held Thursday
July Z, at the home of Miss
Katherine Flaherty, 2648 Champa
street. The unusually warm weather
prevented a large attendance, but
much business of importance was
transacted The society agreed to con-
the free Ice fund. The next meet
ing will be on Thursday afternoon,
July q, at the home of Mrs. Joseph a.
Seubert, 129 West Fourth avenue.
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At the last meeting of St Vincent's
Orphans Aid society, held at the
home of Mrs. James P Foley in Park
Hill, Mrs Daniel ]. Sayer rendered
her resignation as financial secretary, ]
and Mrs. D. S. Sullivna was elected in ]
her place,
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The senior division of the Holy
Name society of the Cathedral parish
held a very interesting meeting on
Thursday evening, July Z, in Logan ,
avenue school house. An open discus {
sion was both interesting and instrUc- !,
i've.