The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-07-26
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.

of forty-eight children Sunday, July
20, at half past eight o'clock Mass.
Reverend Martin l. j. Griffin, the act
ing pastor, celebrated the Mass and
closed the services with Benediction
of the Blessed Sacrament
Church of ST. AdeIbert: A bronze
bust of the late Right Reverend Mon
signor Majer will be unveiled in the
church. Sunday, July q. The bust
has been donated by the Polish Union
of America, of which Monsignor
Majer was the founder. The sermon
will be preached by Reverend ].
Pacholski of Winona
Church of st. Andrew: Reverend
Thomas A. Printon, the pastor, is
taking complete census of the par
ish. He is tabulating not only the
number of souls and families in the
parish, but is classifying them in
various ways. The members of the
several Catholic societies, the mixed
marriages, the converts, the children
eligible for first Communion and for
Confirmation and other useful data are
being gathered and arranged in sta
tistical form.
Church of St. Peter CIaver: A
moonlight excursion will be given I'M
der the auspices of the parish Tues
day evening, July 20, on the steamer
Purchase" and barge. The commit
tee in charge are making preparations
to entertain large throng of guests
and are preparing music and gen.
erous supply of CONNECTIONS and other
light refreshments.
Church of st. James: A lawn So
cial was given for the benefit of the
church on Wednesday evening, July
%. A large number of those who
attended took occasion to view the
new parochial school building which
is rapidly nearing completion.
Church of ST. Matthew: Between
seven hundred and eight hundred peo-
pie gathered on the school lawn last
social which was given for the benefit
of the church funds. Arrangements
were in charge of the Young Ladies'
Sodality. The members Served ice
cream and cake, and for two hours
the spacious lawn was crowded with
patrons The proceeds of the social
amounted to 1923.
Foundress of Scholarship Dies: Mrs.
Louise McQuillan of ST. Paul, who
established the McQuillan scholarship
at the College of st. Thomas, died on
Tuesday, July Is, and was buried from
the Church of st. Mary on the follow
ing Thursday. A Solemn Requiem Mass
was celebrated at half past nine
o'clock. Reverend Thomas J. Gibbons
was celebrant and preached the flu
neral sermon; Reverend F. j. McCar-
thy, of Cannon Falls, was deacon of
the Mass, and Reverend J Barron was
subdeacon Mrs McQuillan is sur
vived by two sons and daughter.
Cretin Alumni Excursion: Monday
evening, July Fl, the members of the
Alumni association of the Christian
Brothers high school, together with a
large number of their relatives and
friends enjoyed a moonlight excur-
sion on the Mississippi river. There
were over three hundred people on
the steamer Red Wing and barge. All
expenses were covered and a neat
sum was added to the treasury of the
Alumni Association. There was Or
chestra music during the evening.
The weather was ideal for the trip
which resolved itself into a general
reunion of old friends.
L. A. of A. o. n. Picnic: The basket
picnic given by the Ramsey County
Board of the Ladies' Auxiliary to the
Ancient Order of Hibernians at Como
Park on Wednesday of last week was
we'll attended and thoroughly enjoyed.
Despite the heavy rain of the early
morning the park grounds we're in
good condition for the picnic and the
weather was ideal. Mrs. Mary Swee-
ney, chairman of the committee in
charge, was assisted by ten ladies, one
from each division of the county.
Much zest was added to the various
contest by the prizes awarded to the
winners. The following secured first
prize in each event: Married ladies'
race, Mrs. F. Ollinger; fat ladies' race
Mrs. A. Ryan; young ladies' race
Miss Margaret Clark; girls races, 6 to
s years, HELEN McHale; 8 to 10
Lorraine vasterling; 10 to II, Gertrude
Lynch; IL to IA, Celia English; boys
races, to years, Thomas McMann
to 10, Charles Sweeney; 10 to IL
Stanley Murnane; IL to IA, Paul Nc
Hugh ladies of the county board
Miss Margaret Clark; paper-man race
Mrs. Nellie Boylan; toboggan slide
Mrs. Barbara Geary; the euchre con
test, Mrs. Sarah Ryan. Mrs. r. ]
Clark was awarded the prize for hav
ing the largest family on the ground
and Division Number received firsi
prize for the largest representation
at the picnic. Division Number was
second
A. o. n. Entertainment: The Hiber
mans of Hennepin county are prepar
ing to entertain the members of the
order of Ramsey county next Septem