The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-30

Ell, Albert .Volk Rec. Secy., Horace
Regnier; Fin. Secy., JOS. Berghs;
Treas, III. j. Tillemans; Inside Guard,
Prudent Menard; Outside Guard, Mar
tin Dieken.
Belle PLANE; A fair for the bene-
fit of the Church of the Sacred Heart
will open on Saturday October 80,
and continue for three days. On each
of these days dinner will be served by
the women of the parish at Fraternity
Hall and large assortment of fancy
work will be on sale. On the evening
of October 81, a concert will be given
at the Majestic Theatre and a lecture
on "a Trip Through Europe During
War Time" will be delivered by the
Rev. L. P. Murray Of the College of
st. Thomas. On Monday evening the
drawing for residence lot will take
place. The proceeds of the bazaar
will be for the Church of the Sacred
Heart, which is being remodelled and
renovated under the direction of the
UdSIOI,
New Uim: A class of forty-fve
candidates received the honors Of
Knighthood under the auspices of St
Patrick's Council, Knights of Column
bus, on Sunday afternoon, October "a,
in the auditorium of the parochial
school. The first degree was exempli-
fed at eight o'clock in the morning
after which the members of the Coun-
Gil and visiting Knights attended Mass
in a body i'll the Church of the Holy
Redeemer In the afternoon the
other degrees were conferred under
the direction of Nicollet Council De-
gree team of Mankato, and team
from Minneapolis, headed by Past
State Deputy, John H. Nightingale
At the conclusion of the initiation a
banquet was served in the dining hall
of the parochial school by the women
of the parish and an excellent pro-
gram of vocal and instrumental num-
bers was rendered and addresses de-
livered by the Very Rev. FL. Moyni-
han, President of the College of st.
Thomas, who spoke on Catholic Edu-
cation" the Rev. James Klein CT
Sleepy Eye, whose topic was ''The
Needs of the Times" and the Hon.
A. H. Schubert of La Crosse, Wis,
who took for his theme, Catholic
Citizenship Brief addresses were
given by other prominent members of
the Order, under the toastmastership
of the Rev. Robert Schlinkert, pastor
of the parish. The initiation was at
tended by large delegations from the
neighboring towns and about three
hundred and fifty participated in the
banquet.
The newly elected officers of st.
Patricks Council were installed on
Monday evening, October 25. by Dis
trict Deputy J. ]. Moriarty of Man
kato, after which a luncheon and
smoker brought the festivities to a
close.
Silver Lake: The knights of Co
lumbus Club of Silver Lake gave a
banquet to their brethren of Waverly
on Monday evening, October %. 1t
was followed by program of toasts
and music and social session which
was much enjoyed by the knights and
invited guests.
Minneota: The Rev. w. j. Stewart,
pastor of the Church of st. Edward,
recently received a letter from his
brother who is in the Evington War
Hospital in Leicester, England Mr..
Stewart relates his experience on the
firing line near Ypres in which he
was overcome by gas, wounded in the
back by a splinter of shrapnel and
taken to hospital. When he re-
covered sufficiently to travel he was
sent to a hospital. in La Toquet and
thence to his present location When
he RECEIVERS he expects to get a
seven-day furlough to visit the folks
in Ireland before being sent to the
firing line again in France or at the
Dardanelles.