The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-05-30
DIOCESE OF SIOUX FALLS

Aper0eens Inc new duulI1Ou 10 OC.
Luke's Hospital was completed last
week and when furnished will give an
increased capacity to the institution
of sixty-ive rooms. The new building
is four stories in height above the
basement, and on each floor covered
passage way connects it with the main
building. Besides the addition of the
new wing many improvements have
been made in the main building SO
that the Sisters of the Presentation,
who have charge of the hospital, feel
as if they were beginning the month
of June with a new institution. The
most modern conveniences and the
best scientific equipment have been
supplied throughout the hospital. Elec-
trio elevators, wide and roomy sun
porches on every floor, laundry chutes,
extra sewing rooms and linen rooms
are among the improvements which
the Sisters and patients appreciate.
Each room is furnished with a there
quarters bed, small oak dresser, rock
ing chair, straight back chair and adj
Unstable bed table. In each room is a
large and commodious closet for the
personal effects of the patient. The
rooms are furnished with wiring for
the indicators in the halls. The build
ing throughout is heated by steam
from the large heating plant in the
rear of the building.
Huron: The cornerstone of st.
Martins Church was laid Tuesday aft
ernoon, May 10, by Right Reverend
Bishop O'Gorman assisted by Right
Reverend Bishop Busch of Lead and
several priests of the diocese A great
throng of the laity were congregated
about the foundation walls of the new
church, among them the Knights of
Columbus, who, as body, participated
in the ceremonies of the day. About
thirty priests we're present. Bishop
O'Gorman celebrated Solemn Pontif-
cal Mass in the old Church of st. Mar
| tin at ten o'clock Tuesday morning
and preached the sermon. He warmly
commended the building of the splen-
did church by the parish under the
direction of the pastor, Reverend D. F.
Desmond.
At noon dinner was served by the
women of the Altar Society in the
home of j. T. Breen. The ceremonies
connected with the placing of the cor
nerstone in position were begun at
three o'clock, when the procession OF
the clergy preceded by band of altar
boys proceeded from the parish house
to the new church. There Bishop
O'Gorman placed the cornerstone
Within sealed box in the stone sew
eral coins, church records and other
documents were deposited. After the
cornerstone ceremonies proper the
Bishops and priests marched in pro
cession about the basement walls Of
the church and Bishop O'Gormar
blessed the foundations. Bishop
Busch then preached the dedicatorJ
sermon. The decorations for the &C
casion were quite elaborate The papa
colors were mingled with the Ameri
can flag and the cross.
The architect of St. Martins Church
is E. L. Masqueray of ST. Paul, archi
tect of the Cathedral of st. Paul, anC
of the Pro-Cathedral of st. Mary, Min
neapolis. The Frank Joehn Construc
ton Company is erecting the building
which will cost $91 400. The church
when completed will have seating
capacity of seven hundred. 1t will b.
finished about December 1.
Geddes: Reverend Leo G. Brones
pastor of the Church of st. Ann
preached the baccalaureate sermon II
the graduates of the public high schoo
Sunday evening, May "a.
Fire broke out in st. AIMS Churcl
last Sunday afternoon and for tim
there was danger of a disasterous cor
, fagration owing to the high wind a
the time. The actual damage to tn
church, however, was slight as tn
flames we're soon extinguished b
members of the choir and severa
women of the parish who were deco
rating the sanctuary at the time.
: MiIbank: The Forty Hours DevC
: ton was held last week in the Churc
: of st. Lawrence and the church wa
filed at every exercise. The pastor
: Reverend ]. J. .O'Neill and his assis
ant, Reverend J. J. McCool were aid
ed in the services by Right Reveren
Monsignor Mensing of Webster, Re-
: G. Hepperle of Big Stone, Rev. Josep
!. Duffy of Revillo, Rev. s. ]. Cassidy {
t Bristol and Rev. John Fahey Of MOI
!, tevideo, Mimi.