The enterprise., 1916-04-27
CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH.

Easter 1916 will long be remer
four years. 1t was the most solemn
celebration that has taken place il
the history of the parish Saturday
the ladies of the Altar Society
worked many hours decorating the
sanctuary and their efforts were
greatly appreciated by the pastor
and congregation. Easter lilies ana
palms made beautiful effect with
the white altar as a background.
Special pains were taken to make
the church look beautiful on account
Of the children. Easter morning a;
the 500 O'Clock mass a class OF Is
children received their first COM
| munion and consisted OF the follow
ing: Misses Florence Plaff, Fran
ces Pile, Lillian EreauX, Margaret
Plott, Helen Primeau, Clara Lafond
Vina Aiken and Masters Benjamin
Aiken, Clifford LaTond, Ralphael
Gobron, Edgar Primeau, Bernie
Aryert, Leon Arvert, David LaFond,
Stephen Coenen, Lawrence Coenen,
John Costello and Louis Plauff. The
little girls were dressed in white and
wore wells and wreaths and the boys
carried a piece of white satin ribbon.
At the first mass the church was
crowded with friends and relatives
of the children. The pastor address,
ed them telling them of the import
ance OF the event.
At the late mass the children all
returned and formed a procession up
the main aisle. Two OF the NV altar
boys, Masters Herman Primeau and
Campbell Kilduff, came first, then
the little girls in white, afterwards
the boys and finally Masters John
Kilduff, Jerome Pierson and Father
Petit. The ceremony was witnesses
by the largest audience that has ever
greeted the pastor and every seat was
taken bsides standing room was at
premium. At this mass special
prepare musical program arranged
by Miss Cecil Grace was carried out
much to he satisfaction of an appre-
ciative congregation.
Gound's Festival Messe Solennele
was sung for the first time in Malta.
At the offertory the Easter hymn
'.Regina Coeli" was sung as a solo
and chorus. The pastor spoke on
the Resurrection of Christ. 1t is es
timated that at least three hundred
and fifty people took part in the two
masses. At 1880 in the evening de-
votions were held as we'll as OH Mon
day morning at 800.
Four children were baptized on
this feast. They we're: Edward
Amedee Langlos, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Napoleon Langlos; Mary Leonie
Short, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ber
nard Short; Charles Lemire son OF
Mr. and Mrs. John Lemire of Dod
son; and Ida Adeline Doney, daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Doney.
The congregation wishes to thank
Mr. JOS. King and Mr.. Frank Nc
Namara for donations in the sane
tuary which were used for the first
time Sunday, and also to those who
sent flowers.
Hereafter the sanctuary decora-
tions will be looked after by the
members of the Altar Socitey, and a
special invitation is extended to
every Catholic lady living in the par
ish to join the society. An election
of officers will take place next
month. The society intends to raise
some funds at an early date for
church improvements.
A special collection was taken up
Easter for the seminarians and or
phans of St. Thomas's Home and the
amount was very gratifying to the
pastor.
Mass will not be celebrated here
until the fourth Sunday of May.
A very large number went to the
1853 in all.