The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-12-02
A NOVELTY IN SOCIAL NOTES."

Those who are familiar with the 'In
Catholic Circles" department of our
diocesan weeklies or who peruse the
''Doings of Society" columns in the
Sunday papers, must have read with
amusement in the Catholic Advance
of Wichita, Kansas, recent list OF
things 1--WE Never Read About in So
ciety Notes." Attention was called,
for instance, to such unusual items as
these:
Miss Mildred Mordaunt of Pine ave-
nue. has recovered sufficiently from
her recent illness to begin a novena in
gratitude for her recovery.
cat a little house-party given by
Miss Jennie Waterman, after partak-
ing of a generous allowance of ice
cream, all present went together to the
Cathedral for the Holy Hour.
"One of the most hospitable homes
! in this city, and, of course, one most
| frequented, is that of Mrs. Amelia
Havensworth of North Belmont ave-
nue.. An admirable custom in her at
homes is the introduction of a cash
box labeled For Charitable Work. to
which all are invited to contribute.
Frederick O'Connor, Floyd Wilkins,
James Raymond and John Weber went
to St. Marys, Kans., to attend the
weekend retreat given by the Jesuits."
Our society editors" should act on
the Advances hint at once for such
tidbits of news as the foregoing would
be very refreshing after reading about
certain doings of Catholic climbers"
who sometimes figure with more
prominence than edification in the
social chronicle. How much more
soothing to Catholic ears do the Ad-
vance's items sound than does such
social intelligence" as the following?
Mrs. Gerald Green, who is so we'll
known in Catholic circles, chaperoned
five debutantes and their escorts at
last evenings performance of The
Yellow Screen which the censors, it
will be remembered, tried in vain to
suppress" "One of the chief attrac-
tons of Mrs. George Browns recent
, weekend party was the graceful
! classic barefoot dances given by
Misses Gladys, Evelyn and Dorothy
) White, who are among the most ac-
complished young ladies of st. Evo-
dia's parish "One of the pretty
afternoon weddings of the season was
celebrated last Wednesday at the
!, home of Mr.. and Mrs. Augustine Black,
Y when their daughter Muriel, a gradu'
! ate of st. Agatha's Convent School,
;. was married to Mr.. Thomas CranmeT
i Sibley, the eldest son of the rector OF
+ ST. Jude's Church"
Instead of being offered such dubi
: ously Catholic social notes" as those
, we should be allowed to read more
frequently items based on the sug
gestions of the Catholic Advance
J Then should we joyfully learn of more
! Catholic men, who before they die
devote half their large fortune to the
/ cause of Catholic education; of more
Il rich women who leave in their wills 6
: generous legacy to some Catholic
= charity; of more of society's lionesseS
; who devote their leisure to giving
/ Italian children catechetical instruc
: ton; of more social leaders who hell
5 maintain Catholic settlement houses
. of more lectures being given, undel
Il fashionable auspices, to build churches
= in South Carolina; and of more con
certs being announced by Catholic
u societies in order to raise funds TO
It the foreign missions. Catholic reader
1 would then find the social notes
i highly interesting.
=
.e Better to strive and climb, and neye
g, reach the goal,
it Than to drift along with time, al
II aimless, worthless soul.
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