The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-05-31
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.

Paul, last Sunday afternoon, at three
O'Clock. A class of two hundred and
twenty-five, about fifteen of whom
were adults, received the sacrament.
College of ST. Thomas:. On Alumni
day, Monday, June 2, there will take
place on the college grounds a mil
itary battle between the day scholars
battalion and the boarders; a base
ball game between Carleton College
and ST. Thomas, and the final COM
petitive drill for the gold medal to
be awarded on commencement day to
the best drilled cadet of the College.
The members of the Alumni Associa-
ton will have dinner at half past six
Monday evening.
The sham battle will begin in the
afternoon at half past one o'clock on
the college grounds. The Blue in
fantry will attempt to capture the
wagon train of the Red infantry halted
at the corner of Summit and Cleve-
land avenues. The full situation of
both armies is given elsewhere on
this page.
At three o'clock the final competi-
tive drill will be held in the presence
of officers from Fort Smelling, who
will act as judges. Each of the three
batallions of the college will be rep
resented by the two cadets who have
made the best record in the premlim-
mary drills which have been going on
during the week. The six students
will be drilled on the manual of arms
until five shall have been eliminated.
The baseball game with Carleton Col
1ege will begin at quarter of four
o'clock. Unusual interest attaches to
this game, because the college cham
pionship of the state is involved.
Owing to the widespread interest in
the various events of the day the col
lege is preparing to receive one of the
largest crowds ever gathered about
the extensive grounds. A number of
the alumni have already signifed their
intention to be present at all the
events, and the students and faculty
of the college are making special prep
arations for an unusually large num-
Der of old students at the reunion
MONDAY evening.
St. Agatha's Conservatory: A splen-
did program was given on Saturday
afternoon by Masters Fred Becker,
Fred Fischer, Fred Emmert and Ly-
deric Phenix. Each of the boys play
ed three solos, and an ensemble num-
Der opened and closed the recital,
nv
very enthusiastic audience. Marie
Pfeiffer, reader, assisted.
A. o. II. limitations: Division Num-
Der 8 of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
mans, st. Paul, initiated a class of
new members on Thursday evening,
May 20, at Hibernian Halls.
On Saturday evening, May 81, the
Ramsey County Board will meet to
obligate all the new members of the
various divisions of Ramsey county.
Everyone who has been accepted by
the examining physicians will be elig-
ible to receive the obligations of the
order tonight. The contest for new
members between the Hibernians of
Ramsey and of Hennepin counties
closes tonight and for this reason the
board is anxious that every one who
has been accepted should be present
and take the obligations.
Guild of Catholic Women: The re-
port for the past year of the civics
department of the Guild of Catholic
Women, made by Mrs. E. ]. Donohue,
chairman, shows that the Guild is
steadily growing in the scope and ex-
tent of it's work. The department has
held two regular meetings each month
during the season and several extra
meetings in connection with current
legislation. Special work was done
relative to the mothers pension bill
The department also arranged for the
placing of travellers aid worker at
the Union Station, who is now regu
larly there to meet all Catholic girls
coming to the city alone. Lodgings
are found for these girls, and If they
are seeking work, employment is
found for them. They are sent to the
Guild Hall boarding home if they have
no friends in the city, and are cared
for until they are self-dependent.
The department has received from
the Garden club and distributed
through the Sisters of st. Agatha
conservatory 1900 packages of vegeta
BILE seeds. These seeds were given to
the poorer children in the Catholic
schools.
Convent of Good Shepherd: Sister
Mary of ST. Florentine died at the
convent of the Good Shepherd, st
Paul. on Thursday, May %, and was
buried at Calvary cemetery on Satur
day. The funeral Mass was celebrat
ed in the convent chapel at nine
o'clock by the chaplain, Reverend
Nicholas G. Odone. The deceased
Catherine Gleason, was born in Ire
land forty-two years ago and became
a nun of Our Lady of Charity of the
Good Shepherd twelve years ago. The
members of her family, who live IL
Chicago, were present at the funeral.
League of Catholic Women: Tues
day, May 20, was the day On which
the League served dinner in the Jap
anese Tea Garden at the Armory