Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1910-06-29
BIG CATHOLIC EVENT.
Rev. Edward w. Mehler Celebrated His
First Holy Mass at St. Andrews
Church in Tennyson.

First Holy Mass at St. Andrew s
Church in Tennyson.
st. Andrew church was crowded
to it's utmost capacity on Wednesday
morning, June %. the occasion OF
the celebration Of his first holy mass
by Rev. Father Edward w. Mehler,
of Potosi. Long before the hour for
mass to begin the church was thronged
with people from the door to the
chancel rail, while hundreds of others
were unable to gain admittance, all
came to do honor to the young priest,
many of whom knew him from child
hood. At half past nine O'Clock the
procession of priests. students and
Catholic societies formed at the
parochial school house and moved to
the church, Father Mechler in his
sacred robes came last; he was preced-
ed by little Miss Marie Pluemer, who
was beautifully dressed as bride !;
the priests passed within the sanctuary
and the mass was begun with Rev.
Edward W. Mechler as celebrant.
Rev. Peter Pape, Presbyter assistant /;
Rev. Philip FRANKIE, deacon; Mr..
Gus Kaiser, subdeacon Mr.. James
Mellon, master of ceremonies; Mr..
Fred Ryan, thurifer Rev. Theodore
Schultz delivered the sermon in
German and Rev Augustine Havorka
in English. A noticeable feature of
the mass was administering holy COM
municn by the celebrant to his father.
mother, three brothers and three
sister at the conclusion of'the mass
the priests and people moved to the
parochial hall where a bountiful
dinner was served. After the dinner
an entertainment was given by the
children of the parochial school which
was quite a surprise to the celebrsnt.
but a much greater one was in store
for him. for hardly had the children
concluded their exercises than the
theological students present gave some
select and interesting sketches which
surprised and pleased not only the
celebrant but all the people present
The young priest was made the recipi
ent of many and coatly gifts, suitable
for use in the office of his sacred
calling, for which he returned his
! thanks in very forcible and eloquent
language. Father Mechler is a son of
our time honored old citizens, Mr.
and Mrs. William Mechler; he will
be % years of age in September he
received his preparatory education at
the Sacred Heart College at Prairie
! du CHEN, and afterwards entered St
Francis College near Milwaukee, and
completed his studies at ST. John s
University Collegeville, Minnesota.
He was ordained to the Holy Priest
hood in ST. John e Abbey church, Col
legeviiIe. Mimi, by his Lordship
Right Reverend James Trobec d. D.,
according to the order of Melchisedech
June 18th, 1901. The priests in the
sanctuary besides the celebrant were
Rev. Theodore Schultz. of Prairie du
CHEN: Augustine Havoraka, of
Mondova, Wis. Francis Lillis, of
PlatteviIle; George Schleicher of
Lancaster; NJ. Nioard G. NJ. S., of
CassviIle; Philip Dreis, Of Burling-
ton, Wis. Francis Orthen, of Mount
Hope; John Fisher. of Dickeyville /;
Bernard Siepker, of Waunakee, Wis. /;
Philip FRANKIE, of Lacrosse, Wis +;
and Peter Pape, resident pastor.
Students and class mates present
we're: q. J. Kaiser, L. Coniska and
Theodore Schmitz, OF Milwaukee; j.,
W. Nellen and VIM. Kurch, of
Waunakee. Wis Fred Ryan, Chas.
Veneplane. Robt. Neuman and James
Czachorski, of Grand Rapids, Mich.
and Joseph Broska, of WATERFOWL,
Wis. Relatives and friends from
abroad we're: Mr.. and Mrs. George
Mechler. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Friessen and Joseph Mechler, of
Guthrie, Oklahoma: Mr.. and Mrs. Ed.
+. Mechler. of Marshfeld. Wis. /;
Mrs. j. Knippel and daughter Pearl,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Miller, Anton
Horag and son Edward, Mrs. William
Hilton and Frank Ames, of Dubuque !;
John Ketcher, of Charles City, Iowa ;
Mrs. M. Droste, of Grand Rapids.
Mich. Boden and Mr.. F. Reicket.
of Milwaukee aud NJ. Dunn, of Seattle,
Wash.