The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-03-04

Within the past six months the
church has been completely remodel
led at Il cost of about $15,0O000 The
exterior has been beautified by the
addition of two towers of hand carved
Kasota rock and front entrance. A
new sacristy has also been added.
New oak doors and stained glass WIN
dows have been placed throughout the
building.
The interior of the church has been
entirely renovated and decorated.
The furnishings, including marble
altar railing, three affairs, oak pews,
and confessional are all new. With
the exception of the exterior brick
walls the church is a new one.
The parishioners of the Sacred
Heart parish are now justly proud of
their house of worship.
Immediately after the ceremonies
the ladies of the parish served dinner
at Fraternity Hall.
Saltwater: On February 10, st.
Mary's parish celebrated the fifty
first anniversary of the holding of
services in the original chapel by
Rt. Rev. Mgr. Alloys Plut of Shakopee,
Mimi. The members of the parish
celebrated this event on the eve of
Washington's Birthday with fitting
program.
During the jubilee year Il house
to house collection was taken up by
the trustees of the church, Messrs.
August Jesse and Joseph Berkly,
assisted by August Utecht and the
Reverend Pastor, which proved SO
successful that the whole church
debt will be paid off before April 1,
1916. To celebrate this happy event
an invitation has been extended to
all the members of the parish. The
children of ST. Mary's parochial
school rendered their Washington's
Birthday program on Wednesday, Feb.
%, at 2 p. H., after which they were
entertained by the ladies of the
parish. The evening program for
February %, p. H., consisted of
the following: Grand March-Miss
Theresa Utecht; The Pioneers Work
of the Parish-Mr. August Jesse;
Spring-Time MelodieS-Miss Aurelia
Manthey; One of Our Founders-Mr.
Joseph Wolf, Sr.; Folk Songs, by our
young people-Miss Theresa Utecht;
Our Success, The Jubilee Collection
Mr.. August Utecht; National Airs
Miss Leona Serve; "The Young Folks
of st. Mary's Church: Their Present
and Future Work"-Mr Paul Utecht;
Die Wacht am Rhein," under the
direction of Mr.. August Jahnke-
Audience and Choir; Our Festival
Mr.. Louis Tonskemper; My Country
Audience and Choir, standing;
Review of the fifty years of labor of the
Pastors, Teachers, Members and So
cieties-By the Rev. Pastor; Ave
Manufactured Choir.
Shakopee: The third annual BAN
quet and entertainment given by
Shakopee Council, knights Of Column
bus, for it's members and their ladies
was held Tuesday evening, February
%, the anniversary of the birth of
George Washington. 1t was certainly
an suspicious and brilliant social
affair in which more than one hundred
knights and their ladies from St.
Paul, Prior Lake, Jordan, New Prague,
Credit River, Eden Prairie and Shake
pee and vicinity participated.
A six course banquet was served
promptly at eight o'clock at Berens'
hall and covers were laid for two
hundred and fifty. Menu cards, beau
tifully Autographed in colors, adorned
the plate of each guest served. The
large banquet hall was most taste
fully and appropriately decorated with
| American flags and red, white and
blue bunting. A portrait of George
Washington and large picture show
| ing Columbus at the court of Spain
before King Ferdinand and Queen
Isabella adorned the walls. The
| speakers of the evening were Rev.
A. J. Roller of Shakopee and Atty.
NJ. B. Hurley of ST. Paul, both OF
whom gave able and patriotic adj
| dresses. Robert Geehan and John
Gallagher, two of st. Paul's most
popular and delightful entertainers,
greatly pleased their audience with
their verses, songs and stories.