The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-02-08
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.


Diocesan School Board: At meet
ing of the Diocesan School Board,
held last Tuesday at the residence of
the Chairman, Reverend T. ]. Glib
bons, pastor of st. Luke's Church, the
following textbooks were recommend
ed for adoption in the parochial
schools of the Archdiocese: Benzig-
er's Advanced Geography; Tarr and
Murray's Primary Geography; Went
worth and Smiths Arithmetic; Law
ler's Essentials of American History;
and the New Educational Series of
Music books.
Lenten Devotions for Old Soldiers:
Special Lenten devotions will begin at
half-past three o'clock Sunday after
noon, February 9th, and will continue
throughout the Sundays of Lent at the
Old Soldiers Home, Minneapolis. The
exercises will consist of the Rosary,
a sermon, and Benediction. There is a
considerable number of Catholics
among the old soldiers and they at
tend all services loyalty; but people
from the neighboring district are fire.
quently present also, for the chapel at
the Home is large and there is ample
accommodation in it for those who
find it convenient to attend the devo-
tons. The Rev. T. Talbot, chaplain at
the Boys Orphanage, Minneapolis,
holds services in the Soldiers Home
every Sunday.
Guild of Catholic Women: The
board of directors, standing commit
tees, and parish chairmen of the Guild
of Catholic Women of St. Paul were
elected at the annual meeting in the
Knights of Columbus hall Monday
evening, February 3.
The department chairmen elected
for the coming year follow: Relief,
Mrs. P. ]. Flynn; Juvenile Court, Miss
Mabel Cooper; Civic, Mrs. E. J. Dono-
hue; Arts and Letters, Mrs. ]. H.
Donohue; Employment, Mrs. R. A.
Walsh; Needlework, Mrs C. P Payne;
Guild Hall, Mrs. Thomas Foley.
The chairman of standing commit
tees were elected as follows: Member
ship, Mrs. Harry Granger; House, Mrs.
M. P. Ryan; Hospital, Miss Rosetta
Kelly: Press, Mrs. E. C. Ives; Social,
Mrs. H. H. Cooley.
The parish chairman are: Cattle
dral, Mrs. Charles Young; st, Josephs,
Miss Mary Flynn; Sacred Heart, Mrs.
G. P. RIFT; St. Michael's, Mrs. Anna
Ryan; St. Matthew'S, Mrs. Eugene
Villaume; St. James, Miss Sarah
Walsh; st. Louis, Mrs. B. Patnode;
St. Luke's, Mrs. E. J. Brennan; St.
Mary's, Mrs. D. B. Hickey; Assump-
ton, Mrs. Charles Friend, Jr.; St.
Johns, Mrs S. A. Ryan; st. Andrews,
Mrs. William Boeringer; st. Vincent's,
Mrs. W. M. Martens; st. Cecilia; Mrs
NJ ]. Dooley; st. Frances de Sales,
Mrs. Anton G. Bauer; ST. Demands,
Mrs C. Debald; st. Marks, Mrs. ]. G.
Hardy; st. Agnes, Mrs. F. T. Kerker;
ST. Patrick's, Mrs. P. H. McCauley; st.
Stanislaus', Mrs. E. Kadlec.
The Guild will have six members at
large, Mrs. ]. B. Meagher, Mrs. ].
O'Toole, Mrs: T. NJ. Breen, Mrs. Will
liam Hickey, Mrs F. S. Weidenboerner
and Mrs. ]. W. Bishop. The annual
election of officers will take place on
February Is.
Church Of the Incarnation: Rev.
erend J. M. Cleary, of Minneapolis,
held reception for the members of his
parish in the new parochial residence,
1917 Pleasant Avenue, Sunday even
ing, February 2. The house contains
sixteen rooms with full basement and
garage. A committee of the women
of the parish assisted in the reception
of the visitors, conducting them
through the building. Refreshments
were served and musical numbers
were rendered by the orchestra of
ST. Thomas College and by Mrs. j. M.
Paul and Miss Mildred Langtry.
Church of st. Peter cIaVer: Special
devotions will be held at eight
o'clock, on Wednesday and Friday
evenings throughout Lent. On We'd
nesday evenings the devotions will
consist of a special Lenten sermon
preceded by selections from Du
Boise oratorio, "The Seven Last
Words" rendered by the choir, and
followed by Benediction. On Friday
evenings there will be short instruc-
ton on the Passion, the Way of the
Cross, and Benediction.
Church Of ST. Francis de Sales: The
Forty Hours Devotion was held here
in the early part of the week, begin
ming Sunday morning with the High
Mass. A solemn procession with
the Blessed Sacrament and Benedic-
ton at half-past seven o'clock Tuesday
evening, February 4, brought the devo-
ton to a close.
cretin High School: Students and
faculty gathered in Cretin Hall, corner
West Sixth Street and Main Avenue,
st. Paul, Friday morning, January 81,
at half past nine o'clock to attend the
suspicious close of the second quar-
terly exercises and the opening of a
still more promising quarter. The ex-
ercises, though a novelty only to the
new students, were of interest also to
the old ones. The following boys dis
tinguished themselves in studies and