The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-03-27
ARCHDIOCESE OF ST. PAUL

spiritual retreat for the students of
the College will open on Sunday after
noon, March 2S, and extend over the
three following days. Father Adal-
bert of the Passionist Fathers of Chi
cago will conduct the exercises.
The new Armory was taxed to it's
utmost capacity on Friday, March 10,
when it was the scene of a series of
contests among the high schools of
the Twin Cities. Eight schools were
represented and although upwards of
1900 persons were present, the floor
space afforded ample room for the
athletic contests which were staged.
Work on the Auditorium is being
pushed energetically and it is expected
that the hall will be ready for Occu-
pancy by the middle of April.
Church of the Assumption: The
contract for the interior decoration of
the Church of the Assumption, St.
Paul, has been awarded to Wilfred
Ealonde, Ecclesiastical Artist and
Decorator, of this city, for the sum of
1880. The interior will be finished
in oil. In addition to this, plans are
being prepared by Mr.. E. l.. Mas
queray, the architect of the new
Cathedral, for the improvement of the
approaches to the church, the renova-
tion of the basement, and for altera-
tions in the interior. The people of
the parish have already subscribed
$4,000 for the contemplated improve
ments.
New Hibernian Hall: At meeting
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians
of Ramsey County held on Sunday
afternoon the purchase of site for a
new home by committee appointed
for that purpose was unanimously rati- |
fed. The new site is located on lyle |
hart avenue between st. Peter and
Wabasha Streets. 1t has a frontage |
of 78 feet and a depth of 40. The |
purchase price was $4,000. 1t is prob
able that building operations will not |
start for some time as the lease on
the present Hibernian Halls does not |
expire until July, 1916.
Tabernacle Society: The members
of the st. Paul Tabernacle Society will |
hold their next weekly meeting on
Tuesday, March 80, instead of April
2, Good Friday. The meeting will take
place in the Royal Arcanum hall of
the Lowry building.
South st. Paul: Practically the en-
tire membership of Division No. 3, An
cient Order of Hibernians, approached |
Holy Communion in a body at the . |
o'clock, Mass on Sunday, March II, in /
St. Augustine's Church. Rev. H. G.
Mccall. the pastor, spoke very encour-
agingly to them both at the Mass and |
at the meeting after the service. BY |
special arrangement, breakfast was
served in the church hall preceding
the business session.
An entertainment was given on st.
Patricks evening under the auspices
of the Division for the benefit of the
church fund. Mr.. J. d. Higgins of st.
Paul, a prominent Hibernian of Ram
sey county, gave an interesting adj
dress on the real meaning of st.
Patrick's day. Vocal and instrumental
numbers and other specialties made
up the remainder of the program.
Pro-CathedraI of ST. Mary: The
Most Reverend Archbishop preached
at the late Mass in the Pro-Cathedral
of ST. Mary, Minneapolis, on Peace
Sunday, March q.
All the exercises of Holy Week will
be carried out at the Pro-Cathedral.
The office of Tenebrae will be chanted
by trained choir from st. Paul Sem
mary on Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday evenings, and the usual serv-
ices will be held on Holy Thursday,
Good Friday and Easter Saturday
mornings. The Rev. James M. Muir
ray, C. NJ, of De Paul University, Chi
cago, will preach the sermon on the
evenings of Holy Thursday and Good
Friday, and at the late Mass on Easter
Sunday.
Church of ST. Joseph: Forty Hours
Devotion was held at the Church of
st. Joseph, Minneapolis, from the 10Th
to the Dist inst. The parishioners
showed very commendable zeal in
adoring and receiving the Blessed
Sacrament; more than a thousand
Holy Communions were distributed
during the Iridium.
The feast of st. Benedict, founder
of the Order of priests which serves
this church, was celebrated with great
solemnity on the 22nd inst. The
pastor, Rev. Othmar Erren, o. S. B.,
oficiated at the Solemn High Mass
and Rev. Thos. E. Cullen, pastor of
the Pro-Cathedral, delivered noble
panegyric on the Saint, setting forth,
in a striking manner, how the diffu-
sion of his spirit would cure the ills
of the present day.
A Reading Club was recently formed
among the young ladies of the Sodal-
ity. They are at present engaged in
the study of Shakespeare's Hamlet
The Dramatic Club of the parish will
present play shortly after Easter.
Irish History Club: An Irish His
tory Club has been organized by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the A. o. H. of
Hennepin County, for the purpose of
fostering the study of Irish history