The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-05-16
Money Being Raised AS Gift
to Rev. Frank Roell Will
Be Used in Alterations Of
Parish House.
ELABORATE PLANS
FOR THE JUBILEE
Big Event June First to Cele-
brate Popular Priests Or
dination - Some Promi-
nent Churchmen to Come.

BY special request of the Rev. Frank
Roell, rector of ST. Andrews Catholic
church, the purse being raised as a
gift to him will be used for making
alterations in the parish house. Pa
rishioners had previously intended to
present the popular priest $500 on
the occasion of the celebration of his
twenty-6fth anniversary of ordination
into the priesthood, which will be held
June 1.
BY special request of the Rev. Frank
Roell of the st. Andrews Catholic
church, the purse of 1,500 which was
being solicited tot present to him on
the silver jubilee to be held June l at
the ST. Andrews church in honor Of
Father Roells twenty-ffth anniversary
of his ordination to the priesthood,
will be used for the entire renovation
of the parsonage.
Elaborate preparations for the jubi-
lee are being made under the direction
of Prof. J. NJ Richter, principal of the
ST. Andrews school recently erected
north of the church. Mr.. Richter has
issued invitations to several bishops of
the Indianapolis diocese to be present
at the jubilee and speak. Judge Henry
c. Fox and Mayor Zimmerman will al
so deliver addresses at the celebra-
ton
High mass will be held at 10 o'clock
batter which the program for the day
will be taken up. r. is expected that
Right Reverend Francis s. Chatard
and Right Reverend Joseph Chartrand
of Indianapolis, will be here for the
holy mass. Reverend .Gavisk, close
friend of Father Roelps is also expect
ed here for the day. Rev Herman Cad
lage of New Albany, formerly of the
local church will preside at the even
| ing's reception.
A banquet to the visiting clergy will
be given before the evening reception.
This will be served in the church
banquet rooms. Beautiful souvenirs
will be presented to those attending
the celebration.
| Mr.. Richter is preparing biography
of Father Roell for the handsome book
which will be presented to each of
those present at the celebration. In
the book a history of the church, its
growth and it's present standing will
be given. Prominent members of the
church will be mentioned. and views
of ST. Andrews properties will be
shown. The volume will contain all
information regarding the church
that can be secured.
The biograph of Rev. Father Roell
will include the history of the priest
and his rise since he received the
holy orders at Meinards, Spencer
county, May 26, 1888. Father Roell
has been the head of the local church
for fourteen years, having come here
in 1899 from New Albany, where he
served eleven years as assistant priest.
| 1t has been since the arrival of
Father Roell that the present church
and school buildings have been erected.
The school building was completed
last fall, and it is one of the best
equipped in the state. Modern archi-
tectural features have made it one of
the best structures in the city.
The history of the organization of
the first priest came here, is related
At that time there were fifteen Catho
lies in the city, and these few were
struggling to observe their religion
when John Henry Moormann, a pioneer
Catholic came to the city. The frst
Catholic to settle in Richmond is be
lieved to have been Charles Buschi
who lived at the property now known
as 20 South Fifth street
At Mr.. Buschi's home on Fifth
street, then known as Pearl street, the
! fered in the late fall of 1885, by the
Rev Father Ferneding, who was sta
toned along the Whitewater canal, al
that time in the course of construction
: Shortly after this, a young attor
ney presented the members of the
congregation with lot on South Sixth
!, and C streets. AS there was a swamI
at that place, the lot was traded fol
the present site of ST. Andrews
church 1t was not until 1874 thai
| sufficient funds could be secured Il
, build the first Catholic church in the
city The Rev. Father Ryan, the frs
resident priest Oh tHS parish, came J(
Richmond in 1916.
The first parish school was opened
in. 1851 by Gerhard Budde on Higl
street. below South E street. Tn.
school had twelve pupils the first year
but grew rapidly. A small school build
, ing was erected in 1852
After the construction of railroad.
. from Dayton and Hamilton in 1859
both the school and the church ex
panded, and it was decided that large
buildings were necessary. At tina
time it was planned that a tall spir,
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