The Catholic bulletin., 1916-01-22
DIOCESE OF WINONA

DlUCESE UF WlNONA
| Winona:- The Catholic Press Club
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ing definite data concerning some Of
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| the United States. The magazines
comprise publications in widely diff
| ferent fields of Catholic activity, and
the newspapers, representing different
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the country. The pamphlet is
| intended primarily for Catholic
schools, societies and students, who
may desire information on this mat
ter. Copies can be obtained from the
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ed to all who may desire to do so.
Through The Catholic Bulletin the
Press Club thanks the editors and
publishers of Catholic newspapers and
periodicals in the United States who
have so generously provided free
copies for distribution with view to-
making their publications better
known. These copies have been reg
ularly distributed far and near.
On Sunday, January 9, there was
another Court of Foresters added to
the jurisdiction of Minnesota, namely,
st. Casimir, 746 attached to st.
Casimir parish, Winona. The new
court was instituted by State
Secretary George w. Stenger of
st. Paul. assisted by Peter Los
kiel, state organizer, J. A. Winczew-
ski and w. M. Rivers of Winona.
There was a class of twenty-five can
didates. In the morning they attend
ed Mass in a body and approached
Holy Communion. 1t was most edify-
ing to see them march into church
accompanied by members Of st. Thorn
as Court, who honored them by their
presence. After the court was insti-
tuted the installation Of officers took
place, after which short talks were
made by Father Grabowski, pastor of
the parish, who urged the new mem
bers to be loyal to Mother Church
and to the organization. Mr.. Stenger
spoke on the good Of the order, Mr..
C. A. Smith encouraged the new mem
bers to take an active interest in the
organization, and Mr. LOskiel con-
graduated them on the way they
started out by approaching the Holy
Sacraments in the morning. At the
conclusion of the speeches a smoke
social was enjoyed by all present.
Wells: The souvenir booklet is
sued by the Rev. John Mikolai, d. D.,
pastor of ST. Casimir's Church, on the
occasion of the formal opening of the
new parochial school on January 4,
1916, contains a history of CathOlicity
in Wells even prior to the organization
of the parish and the erection of the
first frame church in 1881. The pres
ent brick Church of st. Casimir was
dedicated on Thanksgiving day, 1900,
by the late Bishop Cotter. The de-
cision to build a parochial school was
taken in the fall of 1914. Plans and
specifications were prepared by Mr.
e. l.. Masqueray, architect OF the new
Cathedral, and the corner stone was
laid on June 20 of the following year.
1t is brick structure, 96 by 81 feet
in size, two and a half stories high, in
Roman Doric style. The basement is
fitted up as an assembly hall and
gymnasium. On each of the upper
floors there are four class rooms, each
26 by 81 feet in size. There is an Of
fee and library on the first floor and
the Sisters in charge of the school,
occupy rooms on the second floor 1t
is one of the finest and most modern
school buildings in southern Mime
sofa.
PIainvIew: A bazaar for the bene-
fit of the Church of St. Joachim, of
which. Rev. d. ]. Lavery is pastor,
opened in the church hall on Tuesday,
January Is.
Wabasha: Sister Hyacintha,
member of the franciscan Sisters of
Perpetual Alteration, died at st. 10
seph's Convent, La Crosse, Wis, on
December 80. She was a sister OF
Conrad Trottner and Anna Trottner
of Wabasha. She was born in Ger
many seventy-two years ago and joined
the Franciscan order at Jefferson,
Wis, more than fifty years ago. Later
on the convent was removed to La
Crosse. She taught in different pa
rochial schools throughout the state.
The officers of St. Maryis Court Of
the Women's Catholic Order of For
esters were installed in st. Felix
school auditorium on Sunday after
noon, January Is.