The Irish standard., 1916-05-27
DULUTH

uOnOrS at the Boys Catnedral high
school, added to his laurels by win
ming the annual oratorical contest, and
the gold medal offered by the Ancient
Order of Hibernians.
Word has been received of the death
of Edward Fahey, father of DR.. E. w.
Fahey, city health director, at Kings
ton, Ont. DR.. Fahey was called east a
week ago and he was at the bedside
of his father when the end came.
Burial took place at Kingston.
The hall Of st. Peters Italian Cath
Ollie church was filled when Elsa de
march,, soprano, and Enrice Pratt,
tenor, gave parts of LA Traviata."
Mrs. NJ. Toffoli and Mrs. c. Rosso also
sang, and the Italian orchestra, under
the direction of A. Di Bernadi, played
the Italian royal march.
The two grand opera singers, assist
ed by Mrs. Toffli, Mrs. Rosso and 9TH
er local musicians will give musical
program under the auspices of the st.
Peters church.
Miss Eunice Brotherton has returned
from Virginia, where she has been Sec
rotary Of the Associated Charities
since last December.
Six hundred guests gathered at the
Sacred Heart cathedral, Thursday, of
last week in attendance of a straw
berry social given by the Social Circle
club of the cathedral parish.
The proceeds of the entertainment,
which are estimated at $500 will be
devoted to the inaugurating of a
course of noon lectures on the Cath
Ollie church at the Lyceum theater.
superioress OF Duluth Benedictines
Dead.
Reverend Mother Alexia Kerst, Su-
perioress of the Benedictine Sisters of
Duluth, died Monday afternoon at St.
Mary's hospital.
The deceased was born in St. Paul,
Mimi, July 20, 1856. Her days were
full of intense activity from the time
she entered into religion, Sept. Is,
1878, until her death. .....
She was the first superior Of st.
Alexis hospital, Bismark, N. D., the
first hospital of the Benedictine order
in America, from 1SS5-1sSS; the first
superior of st. Mary's hospital, Du.
luth, 1888-1S93; superior at st. An.
thongs hospital, Bcmidji, Mimi, 1899
1902.
Mother Alexia managed the con-
struction of both St. JOseph's hospi-
tai, Brainerd, Mimi, and St. Vincents
Crookston, Minn at the latter of which
she was superior from 1902-19O4. AT
various times Mother Alexia held other
responsible positions in the community
the last of which was that Of mother
prioress of the Bcnedictine Sisterhood
at Duluth from July II, 1911, until the
time of her death.
| Mother Alexia eyinced great strength
and nobility of character and, although
she was in poor health much of the
time, she maintained a perserverine
fidelity to the duties entrusted to hel
care.
The funeral was held in the chape
of Villa Sancta Scholastica, Thursday
at 10 a. m.
Twenty-one boys the largest gradu
ating class in the history of the Cathe
dral high school, will finish their worl
on June IA. Last years graduating
class was composed of sixteen boys.
Under the auspices of the Hol,
Name society, Rev. Father Burke, c
S. p, superior of the Paulist priests il
Chicago, will give series of noon lee
lures on the Catholic church at tn
Lyceum theater the middle of July
John M. Caskins, Jr., president c
the Catholic Total Abstinence Societ
of Danvers, Mass, has entered tn
Xaverian Brotherhood.
Former Governor Martin H. Glynl
of New York, has been selected to d.
liver the keynote address as temp
rary chairman of the Democratic nj
tional convention in St. Louis.
1t is of interest to note that the lat
Mr.. Stephen Fiske, founder of I'll
Dramatic Mirror, and at one time wild
ly known as journalist and war co
respondent, was Catholic. He die
at his home in New York in his Sc
enty.sixth year.
Miss Nina Cloherty, a native /,
Galway, Ireland, has been appointe
Interpreter and foreign translator
French, German and Italian to the I
dustrial Accident Board of Massach