The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-06-24

at the Pelham Hotel to the members
and their families to the number of
$50. Mayor Moriarty delivered an adj
dress of welcome after which the rest
of the day was spent in social inter-
course.
Danvers: A new parochial resi-
dence for the Rev. John j. Hurst, pas
tor of the Church of the Visitation,
is being erected at cost of $4,000. 1t
will be an eight-room structure with all
modern improvements.
New UIm: AT the nine o'clock Mass
last Sunday morning, fOrty-nine boys
and sixty-four girls were admitted to
their first Solemn Communion in the
Church of the Holy Trinity of which
Rev. r. Schlinkert is pastor. Solemn
High Mass was celebrated and the
music was rendered by the ST. Cecilian
choir.
Waverly: The baccalaureate ser.
mon at the commencement exercises
of st. Mary's high school in the
Church of st. Mary on Pentecost Sun
day, was preached by the Rev. T. r.
Gleason of st. Paul. st. Mary's school
has established an enviable record by
securing three hundred state certifi-
Gates for it's successful pupils at the
recent examinations.
St. Henry: The feast of Corpus
Christi was celebrated on Thursday,
June %, with Solemn High Mass in
the Church of st. Henry, lie Sueur
County, OF which Rev. B. Vonderlage
lis pastor. The English sermon was
preached by Rev. Stephen Schatz, Fa-
Their Polasek Of Montgomery spoke in
Bohemian, and Father Vonderlage in
German. There was large congre-
CATION present, many people and So
cieties coming from the neighboring
parishes.
Montgomery: A class of candidates
was initiated into the local division of
the Ancient Order of Hibernians on
Monday evening, June 49, There was
q large gathering present including
many members of the Ladies Auxili-
airy.
Red Wing: A class of candidates
will be admitted to membership in the
Knights of Columbus under the
auspices of the Red Wing Council, on
Sunday afternoon, June %. The mi
tiation will be in charge of State
Deputy W. H. Donohoe and a degree
team from Minneapolis.
lie Sueur Center: The commence
ment exercises of St. Mary's parochial
school were held in Weber's Opera
House Sunday afternoon, June IS. The
hall was taxed beyond it's seating
capacity to accommodate all who at
tended An interesting program of
music, songs, recitations and drills
was carried out very successfully by
the pupils of the school and received
generous and well-merited applause
from the audience. The address was
delivered by the Rev. J. M. Reardon of
st. Paul, and the gold medals were
presented by the Rev. James ]. Woods,
pastor of the parish. Father Woods
read the names of the pupils of the
eighth grade who had passed the state
examination emitting them to admis-
sion to the high school next year.
Gold medals were awarded to Lillian
Krenik, Gertrude Blaschko, Cecilia
Piesinger and Leonora Traxler. In
connection with the closing exercises
the Ladies' Altar Society served din
ner in the church hall and the mem
bers of the Young Ladies Sodality
served ice cream both before and after
the closing exercises. The proceeds,
amounting to about $500, were for the
benefit of the church. st. Mary S
school had an enrolment of IT'S during
the past year and the prospects for a
larger attendance next year are very
bright. The school is in charge of the
Sisters of St. Joseph.