The Irish standard., 1914-08-22
SUMMER SCHOOL PREPARES
FOR CENTENARY.


Summer School has begun active and
extensive preparations for the COM
ing celebration of the centenary of
the Battle of Pittsburgh, which is
to take place in the city of Platts-
burgh and at the home Of the Sum-
mer School, Cliff Haven, during the
week of Sept. GIL. The amount of
interest which is being manifested
in this centenary celebration by the
the guests Of the Summer School is
almost incredible. Every one of the
thousands of persons on the grounds
here enthusiastically and willing
lens his aid and support to every
plan and suggestion which is made
for the peculiar part the Summer
School is to play in the celebration.
All, under the leadership of the Very
Rev. John P. Chadwick, D. D., Presi-
dent of the institution, have begun to
look upon thu centenary celebration
as an event not of local interest but
of national Importance, as an occur
renee which demands of them de-
monstration of national loyalty and
patriotic enthusiasm. The commun-
ity at Cliff Haven is in an especial
sense national assembly. 1t num-
bers among it's members men and
women from nearly every state and
territory in the Union. These men,
bers from different states and differ
ent localities, while essentially loyal
to their own states and interested in
the affairs of their own localities, are
nevertheless actuated by that broad
spirit of American Patriotism
spirit which enables them in periods
of national jubilation to put aside for
time local interests and to join with
open-hearted enthusiasm in the cele-
brations and publications of the coun-
try at large, no matter in what To-
cality or in what State those celebra-
lions occur. 1t is this spirit of patri-
otism. this love of the country as a
whole. pervading the very atmos-
phere of the national assembly at
Cliff Haven, which is giving such
lively impetus to the preparations of
the Summer School for the coming
celebration. An important meeting
of the board of trustees of the Sum-
mer School regarding ways and
means of celebrating the Centenary
was held on Monday morning. At
this meeting great Joy was expressed
by the president of the board over
the enthusiasm shown by the guests
of the Summer School in their pre-
parations for the event, and elabor-
ate plans were laid for the definite
and cooperative concentration of in
dividual efforts.
While the Summer Schoolers are
preparing with zeal and earnestness
for the coming centenary celebration
they are at the same time busily en-
gagged in those happy recreations and
pastimes which make of Cliff Haven
during the summer months perfect
Eden of terrestrial bliss. Boating
and bathing and fishing, intermingled
with the more vigorous sports of the
diamond, the links and the tennis
courts, fill the joyous moments of the
fleeting day and when night comes
on with it's STARTLED skies, dts witch
cry of darkness and it's liquid atmos-
phere of fascinating fragrance, the
merry guests mingle in the winding
dance or sip the briming pleasure cup
at cottage entertainments and social
gatherings.
On Sunday, the Feast of st.
Joachim. father of the Blessed Vir-
gin. the Rev. Francis P. Donnelly,
S. j., preached q sermon of inspiring
beauty on the Character Of Mary. The
discourse was, as the preacher an
nounced, a supplement Of the excel
lent three days preparation given by
DR.. Ryan in his Iridium course be-
fore the Feast Of the Assumption.
The master passion Of our Blessed
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