The Catholic bulletin., 1914-05-02
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.

Cathedral of st. Paul: About thlr-
ty new members were received into !
the Sodality of st. Agnes in the Ca |
thedral, Sunday afternoon, April rs,
at four o'clock. The members and !
candidates assembled in the Cathe- |
dral school and marched in process
sion to the church where the cere-
mony of reception was preceded by |
the singing of hymns. The badges
were then blessed by the Spiritual Di-
rector, Rev w. A. DAILY, and distrib-
uted to the new members, after which
the act of conservation was recited.
Reverend Thomas F. Keane delivered
the sermon which was followed by
Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-
ment.
Our Ladys Chapel: The executive
committee of Our Lady's Chapel in
the new Cathedral, will hold special
meeting on Friday, May 1. All the
officers and promoters are expected
to be present and to report progress.
special effort will be made during
the month of May to secure large ad
ditions to the fund. The meeting will
be held in the Guild Hall of the Wild
er Charity Building where the COM
mittee meets regularly on the third
Friday of each month.
College of st. Catherine: A retreat
for the students of st. GATHERINGS
College, st. Paul, was given last week
by Reverend J. E. Ross, c. S. P, of
st. Marys Church, Chicago. The ex-
ercises began Monday evening and
closed Friday morning, April "a, with
Mass and general Communion.
Tabernacle Society: The st. Paul
Tabernacle Society held it's last meet
ing this spring, on Friday, April "a,
in the Lowry Building. Since De-
cember the Society has made 35 sets
of vestments and 378 pieces of altar
linen and distributed them to various
needy missions throughout the North
west. Reverend Thomas E. Cullen of
Minneapolis, addressed the meeting
on the subject of "Woman's Work in
Reference to the Supernatural" At
the close of the address refreshments
were served and a social hour fol-
lowed.
CoIored Priest to Speak: Rever-
end s. L. Theobald, pastor Of the
Church of st. Peter Claver, st. Paul,
will deliver an address at the sixth
annual conference of the National
Association for the Advancement of
Colored People, which meets in Bal
timore, May 8, and 5. Father The
obalds subject is: "The Catholic
Church and the Negro. This confer
ence, which is open to the public,
will be attended by both white and
colored speakers and will discuss the
social, educational and economic
problems confronting the colored man
in the United States.
Chapel of ST. 5oniface: The execu-
tive committee having in charge the
fund for the completion of the Chapel
of ST. Boniface in the new Cathedral,
has already received contributions
amounting to 1862 This includes
800 from Der Wanderer Printing
Company and several donations of $50
each. The contributions came from
all parts of the state.
st. Paul Seminary. Reverend Gar
rett Pierse, S. T. D., Professor of Dog
matte Theology for the past four
years, left last week for Ireland to
take part in a concursus for the chair
of Dogmatic Theology in Maynooth
College, his Alma Mater.
st. Joseph's Academy: Mr.. Harry
Wood Brown, professor of vocal mu-
sic, assisted by a number of his friends
gave sacred concert at the Academy
last Sunday afternoon at four o'clock.
The excellent program of music and
song was an artistic treat and finan-
cial success. The proceeds will be
added to the fund for the Chapel of
st. Joseph in the new Cathedral.
K. Of C. Festival: The Honorable
T. D. O'Brien, Grand knight of ST.
Paul Council, has general charge of
the arrangements for the May Festi-
val of the Knights of Columbus, to be
held in their club rooms from May II
to 1S, and the plans for it are practi.
cally completed. Much of the space
in the auditorium and in the gymna
sium has been set apart for Industrial
exhibits and various other displays
and attractions The wives and
daughters of the members will have
charge of the tea room and fancy
booths. The proceeds of the festival
will be used to equip the gymnasium
Guild of Catholic Women$ The an
nual meeting of the Juvenile Court
Department of the St. Paul Guild
was held in the Wilder Building
Thursday morning, April 80, at ter
o'clock, fer the election of officers
The Civic Department held the annu
al election, Friday afternoon at three
o'clock. Monday, May 4, is inaugura
ton day for the Guild. All the gen
eral officers as well as those of the
various departments will be installed
and the annual reports will be read
Christ Child Society: Miss Margare
Buckley, S73 Fairmont Avenue, st
Paul, will entertain for the benefit o