The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-04-23
Parish Notes.

Parish Notes.
Q The meeting at the Cathedral rectory
on Thursday evening of last week re-
suited in the formation of club of
about 100 men and called the Cathedral
$4,000 club" The object of this or
ganization will be to raise S500O0 to-
ward the building fund of the new ca
rhedral within the next fifty days. This
viii be accomplished by a thorough and
personal canvass Of the parish. The
officers of the organization are: Presi-
dent, John +. Hesse; vice president,
Daniel b. Carey; secretary, Alexis A.
Gargan; treasurer. Rev II. L. Meme
namin. To facilitate the work OF the
canvassers the parish has been divided
into eighteen districts, with three or
four assigned to each district, and each
will take a personal pride and interest
in the showing made by his territory.
The knights of Columbus sent dele
cation Of twenty men to the initial
meeting to pledge the support OF the
council and promising to raise S5,0Ot IN
dependently of tie canvass. Arrange
ments have already been made to bor-
row $150.000 OF the $500, 600 necessary for
the completion of the magnificent ca
thedral, and the work of the new or
ganization will be to raise the remain
ing S50000. Considerable enthusiasm
was manifested at the meeting Of last
week, and hopes are high that the re-
quisite sum viii soon be in the hands
OF the building committee. The plans
Of the campaign We're completed at
meeting held Wednesday evening, Aprh
20. at the parochial residence, when
each captain was given a list of Cath
ulic families in his district, and the work
Of visiting these viii commence in ear
nest within a few days. Father Meme
namin has compiled a parish directory,
which contains the names of nearly 1000
adults. and some time after the first of
June he win publish the list and also
the assistance each has given him in the
present crisis.
Five very large and handsome brass
candlesticks were stolen from st. Deo's
church last week. This is only one of
a series of daring rObbeTies by which
st. Leo's has been despoiled of much of
its valuable altar service.
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Requiem mass for the repose of the |
soul Of Mrs. n. X. Denman was read |
in Logan Avenue chapel on Wednesday, |
April 20. The mass was the offering of
St. Vincent's Orphans Aid society, of
which Mrs. Denman was a jealous |
SpOnding secretary.
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A mass meeting of all interested in |
st. Clara's orphanage was held in st. |
l1lizabeth's hall Sunday afternoon, April |
L. Plans were perfected for the fair to
be held I'm May, opening on Tuesday, |
May 10 and running five successive
nights. Mrs. r. J. Walters, president of
st. Clara's Aid society, is chairman of |
1ns.r ,s~,.s, ,T,-
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st. Joseph's Polish Catholic church |
will make its first call on the generosi-
ty of the public when, on Wednesday
evenin, April q. a concert will be given |
in knights of Columbus hall. The star
of the occasion Will be Nine. Felicia |
Romanowski. who will make her first |
appearance before a Denver auditnce, |
thought she comes with the plaudits of |
all Europe ringing in her ears. Her
voice Is said to be of marvellous sweet
ness and strength. Dr. Zdenko V. Dwor-
Yak, the violinist, will also take part in
he program.
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Fully 500 men received Molly Com
munion last Sunday at st. Leos church.
il being annual communion day for
Denver council No. 539. knights of Co.
'umbus.
On Sunday, April "a, members of the
Women's Catholic Order of Foresters
from all the courts of the city viii OBJ
serve their annual communion day at
Logan Avenue chapel. They will as
semble in the school rooms above the
chapel and assist at S o'clock mass.
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The knights Of Columbus will give
an informal dance Tuesday evening.
April 26, at their hall on Glenarm and
Fourteenth street. Admission is by in
7itation and is confined to members and
heir families.
James Daniel, the infant son of James
ana Mary Sullivan, was baptized by
Rev. Father McMenamin Sunday after
loon in Logan Avenue chapel.
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Anniversary high mass for the re-
bose of the soul of Thomas Cotter was
cad on Monday in Logan Avenue
'hapel.
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The Guardian Angel guild had a mass
cad on Thursday, April 21. in Logan
avenue chapel for their deceased asso-
late, Mrs. Nellie X. Denman. Rev.
Gather McDonough was celebrant. and
he members of the guild received HOLY /,
communion for Mrs. Denman.
Requiem mass was read I'm Logan
Avenue chapel on Friday, April %. for )
hrs. McAndrews. This mass was the