The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-05-30
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL.

CaIneoFal OF st. Pauls R1gnC Rev
erend Bishop Lawler will preach at
the High Mass, Sunday, May 81, and
will administer Confirmation in the
afternoon at three o'clock.
Two hundred children received their
Solemn First Communion at the nine
o'clock Mass on Ascension Thursday.
The members of the class assembled
in procession to the church, where the
Mass was celebrated by Reverend
Thomas F. Keane. The church was
filled with a congregation of the par
ents and friends of the children. At
three o'clock Sunday afternoon the
children reassembled for the renewal
of their baptismal vows They were
also enrolled in the scapulars and
took the pledge until the age of
twenty-one years. The services were
ended by Solemn Benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament.
Church of the Assumption: Consid-
cradle improvements have been made
about the church and rectory of the
Assumption, st. Paul. The yard has
been sodded and the entire property
has been enclosed by fence of iron
and concrete. On Trinity Sunday the
children of the parish will receive Sol
emn First Communion.
Visitation Convent: Right Reverend
Bishop Carroll of Helena, Mont, will
celebrate Solemn Pontifical Mass and
give the baccalaurate sermon to the
graduates in the Visitation Convent,
st. Paul, Wednesday morning, June 8.
The Mass will begin at ten o'clock. In
the evening beginning at eight o'clock,
the Senior class will present Tenny-
sons Princess" The distribution of
honors will take place Friday after
noon, June 5, at two o'clock.
Cathedral School Banquet: The
juniors, who will be the first class to
graduate from the new Cathedral
school, entertained the last graduates
of the old school at a midday ban
quet Thursday, May 81. Later the
guests were present at box party at
the Shubert theater. The alumnae
will entertain the graduates at the an
nual banquet, June q.
ST. Joseph's Academy: Cards have
been issued for the fourteenth annual
meeting of the Alumnae Association
which will take place Saturday, June
13, at the Academy. A business ses
sion will be held at half past three
o'clock Saturday afternoon, followed
by a banquet at half past six. Miss
Marie Mccormack, soprano, and Miss
Grace Donohue, pianist, will present
the program of the evening. Mrs
Carlton F. McNally, formerly Cath
crime Mccain, will be the toastmis
tress and there will be responses from
several of the alumnae. The execu
tive board for 1914 is Miss Haas, presi
dent; Miss Ethel Weidenborner, vice
president; Miss Ruth Brennan, secre
tary, and Mrs. J. P. Melady, treas
urer. Miss Mary MCGUIRE is chair
man of the committee on entertain
ment and Mrs. J. P. Melady is chair
man of the banquet committee.
Guild of Catholic Women: The an
nual report of the st. Paul Guile
shows that $6,224.99 was expended il
various works of charity during thu
past year. In the activities of eacl
department there is an encouraging
increase over those of the previous
year.
The hospital committee has mad,
63S visits during the year and arranged
for five operations.
In the department of Arts and Let
ters thirty papers were read, fourteen
discussions took place, two lectures b.
professionals, sixteen meetings held
fourteen homes opened for the meet
ings. The department has sevent.
members, forty-six of them being &C
tive.
st. Elizabeth's department of relic
assisted 154 families, visited 2,1S5 fam
lilies, and expended $4,3OS.S2 for food
rent, furniture, fuel and clothing.
The needlework department mad
$S69.50 worth of new garments, mad
ten infants outfits valued at $87.25.
The bureau of employment foun
work for rs men, 40 women, IL boy
and 16 girls.
Five hundred and sixty-eight pei
sons were cared for by the Travellers
Aid department, $20.5O worth of clotl
ing was given, So paid in board, $4.S
in railroad fare, 5000 given in casl
and employment found for sixteel
The salary of the matron was $50,
paid by the civics department.
The juvenile court department +,
lieved 312 families, visited TAB fan
lilies, and gave $185.52 in food, $142.s
in clothing, $36.75 in fuel, $231.50
rent, $33 in board and $31.S5 in mi
cellaneous work.
The Catholic Guild Hall, boardir
place for girls receiving small wage
has cared for an average of rs cir
per month at rate of $3.50 to 81 pr
week for room and board. The hall
practically self-sustaining The Gui
has cash balance on hand of $569.S
Orphan Asylum: Seven of the CHI
dren of the Catholic Orphan Asylu
on Carroll Street received their 81
emn First Communion on AscensiC
Thursday aft the seven o'clock Mas