The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-03-12
Parish Notes.

California street. Denver, Colo.
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Parish Notes.
In order that the new cathedral al
ColfaX and Logan avenues may be
equipped with entirely new vestments
and altar linen, a tabernacle society
will soon be organized. by members OF
the present Altar and Rosary society.
It will be small organization, CON-
posed of women who do fine needle
work, and the meetings will be at the
homes of the members. They will en-
joy social gatherings while their deft
fingers made the vestments which will
be required and the linen which will
be needed on the altar. The women are
enthusiastic over the idea, many Of
them having ample leisure to devote to
the work.
Women interested in the building of
st. AIMS founding asylum met last
Sunday in Logan Aevnue school and
arranged for a sort of tag day. for
March IL, the feast of st. Patrick. The
members will use little strips of green
ribbon in collecting the coins which are
9 expected to net a neat sum for the pro-
posed home. The ground for the insti-
tuition has been purchased. 1t is on
D. Franklin street, near Twentieth ave-
nue. SAA lOlS ndNluB Deen S6CuI6Q ny
st. Vincent's Aid society for the pur-
pose. The idea is to provide home for
infants left to the care Of the sisters.
Now they are looked after at st. Vim
cents orphanage in North Denver, but
the sisters are anxious to have them
close to st. Joseph's hospital, where
medical attendance can be more readi-
ly obtained.
Mrs W. P. II. Keough of Chicago,
formerly a member of the board Of edu-
cation in that city, and a platform
speaker of repute, will come to Denver
under the auspices of the Colorado An
ti-Saloon league during the campaign
for a dry Denver this spring Mrs.
Keough is expected to use her influence
among the Catholic people, to a great
many of whom she is already known
She has frequently visited in this city.
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In competition for the knights of Co
lumbus gold medal, the members of the
Loyola Debating society of the College
of the Sacred Heart entertained their
friends Tuesday evening Of this week
with debate on the federal income
tax.
The subject was, Resolved, That a
uniform federal income tax should be
levied on all incomes exceeding S2, 500
per annum, to meet any annual nation
al deficit
The affirmative was well handled by
John j. Cunningham and John ]. Ken
ney Of the class of 1910, and William NJ |
Higgins, u, while the negative side |
was sustained by Humphrey v Darley |
and Thomas L Monohan of 10 and Jo- |
seph c. Horan of IL
The medal is to be given annually |
by Denver council 5S9 to encourage the |
college students in personal research |
work, original composition and ora
torical skill The Knights select the /
judges from their number those this |
year being David O'Brien, W. T. Cream /
John McGauran, Herbert c. Fairau and |
Charles Mahoney.
The debate was held in Knights of |
Columbus hall, and number of |
friends sufficient to tax the capacity
of that place were invited. Stephen p.
Collins gave the Introductory address
for the knights of Columbus, and then
Raymond ]. Noone for the class of
1910 made a few remarks. In the de-
bate Cunningham was pitted against
Darley, Kenney against Horan and
Higgins against Monohan, the college
orchestra interspersing the serious side
Of the program with music Of high
order.
Monday Of this week the Feast Of
st. Thomas Acquinas was celebrated at
st. Thomas seminary on Myrtle hill
with a theological disputation, which
was attended by all the priests of the
city.
Arrangements are complete for the
annual Irish concert for st. Patricl's
church, which will be held this year at
the Auditorium on the evening of
March II. 1t will be of high artistic
order.
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The senior division Of the Holy Name
society of the cathedral, at its meeting
on Thursday evening Of this week, list
ened to an interesting and instructive
paper on Does the End Justify the
Means?" read by P. Harry Byrne A
lively discussion ensued, showing keen :
interest on the part of the members
The monthly envelope collection for ,
the cathedral parish last Sunday :
amounted to about $3.50, good show
ing, but not as good as some months :
have registered.
The parish social which the cathedral {
viii give at Knights of Columbus hall I
the second Monday after Easter prom J
ises to be well attended. 1t will be in I
the new Knights Of Columbus hall.
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The College of the Sacred Heart re- G
gistered an emphatic protest with the T
Denver library commission against the T
removal of John Parsons, for eighteen o
years in the reference department of a
the public library. In doing so, the y
faculty of that institution not only Z
Mr.. Parsons for his eff a
cheney, but commented upon his un- h
failing considerateness and kindness. e
Mr.. Parsons had been notified that his v
services would not be required after c
July l. but the board is listening to ar d
gUments against it's action. j!
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On Saturday, March 19, Miss Angelo a
an alumnus of Immaculate z
high school, viii be re- Il
ceived into the order of Sisters of Cha
rity at Cincinnati The departure of
Miss Scherrer from Denver last week
lccasioned not little surprise among n
her friends. She kept her plans secret f,
until she was ready to retire from a
splendid position as teacher of sloyd in
the Denver schools, and then quietly d
eft for Texas for visit with relatives. 4
From there she will go to Cincinnati,
where she will. be received at ST. Jo-
3eph's next Saturday, the feast Of st. is
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