The Catholic bulletin., 1916-01-15

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forests and storm-swept plains in or
der to bring the consultations of re-
ligion to the pioneer inhabitants. The
Ilecture was listened to with rapt at
tention by the audience, and proved
very interesting and instructive.
Guild of Catholic Women: The
formal opening of the Catholic Guild
Hall, 215 Nelson Avenue, st. Paul, will
take place Tuesday afternoon, Jan
uary IS, at three o'clock. The home
will be blessed by the Right Reverend
Bishop Lawler at that hour. All men,
bers of the Guild and others interest
ed are cordially invited to inspect the
home on that occasion.
Church of ST. Cecilia: A sacred
concert will be given by the local
choir augmented by the choir of the
Sacred Heart Church in the Church
of st. Cecilia, st. Paul, of which Rev.
erend P. r. Cunningham is pastor,
next Sunday evening. The choir will
be assisted by Miss Marie Mccormick,
soprano; Mrs. Jane Holland Cameron,
contralto; A. f. Soucheray, tenor,
and Robert Gehan, barytone. Violin
obligatos will be played by Mrs. W. F.
Kueffner and aceompaniments by
Mrs Robert Gehan and Professor,
Fred Rihm.
Polish Newspaper: The Minnesota
Publishing Company, with headquar-
ters in st. Paul, was incorporated
last week for the purpose of publish
ing a weekly newspaper devoted to
the interests of the Polish people.
The company is capitalized at $4,000
and the incorporators are Thomas
Gratsek, president; B. G. Novak, vice
president; Francis J. Rosenthal, sec
retary and treasurer; Roman T. Pol
ski, Frank NJ. Skweres, Stanley JAM
bor and Henry Jaieski. The first issue
of "The Polish Weekly" which is the
name selected for the paper, will ap-
pear about February /.
| Hibernian Hall: AT the joint in
stallation Of officers of Division num-
Der of the A. o. H. and Division num-
ber 8, Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H., held
at the Hibernian Halls on Wednesday
evening of last week it was announced
that the final payment on the site of
the proposed new home of the Hiber-
nian organizations of Ramsey County
on Iglehart Avenue between ST. Peter
and Wabasha, will be made this
month and that plans for the new
building would then be drafted and
the work of construction undertaken
early in the spring.
| Pro-CathedraI of st. Mary: The
Amphion Club of the Pro-Cathedral
parish, Minneapolis, elected officers
| for the current year Friday evening,
January Z. Preceding the election,
Reverend Francis Burns, the director
of the organization, gave a brief adj
dress, reviewing the work of the past
year. Financially, he said, the club
had enjoyed most successful career,
and while the work accomplished in
dramatics had been of great education
al value to each of the individual
members their own work individually
and collectively had won an enviable
name for the club. In the election of
officers, William Doyle was unani-
mously reelected president, and Miss
Gertrude Golden, the vice president,
was likewise reelected. Miss Helen
Lucan was chosen corresponding sec
retary; Mr.. Harry Doherty, financial
secretary, while Mr.. Louis Stone, the
first benedict Of the organization, was
elected treasurer. Walter Graves
was appointed official stage director
and artist. A new policy for the meet
lings was adopted. A chain of house
festivals will be held and at these the
planned in business session which
will be followed by social hour and
dramatic program.
On Thursday, January 20, the Am
Iphion Club will hold the inaugural en-
ltertainment for it's new board of Off
GERS in the ball room suite of Curtis
Court, Tenth street and Third avenue
SOUTH Arrangements are under way
for the annual production of the club
in honor of st. Patrick, March II.
Opera boxes, twelve in number, will
be placed at auction. A program COM
mittee will be organized early with
the idea of making the coming pro-
duction unique entertainment.
i Last Monday evening Mr.. George
Benson Hewetson of Regina, Sask.,
Canada, delivered a lecture on why
I Became a Catholic in the Pro-
4 Cathedral school hall to large audi
ence, among whom were many con-
verts and prospective converts. He
|. was introduced by the pastor, Rever-
end Thomas e. Cullen, and his adj
dress was very instructive to those
/ who heard it.
j Church Of ST. Stephen: A Smoker
for all the men, young and old, of st.
!. Stephens parish, Minneapolis, will be
held in the club rooms and gymnasium
of the new school Tuesday evening,
January Is. An interesting program
has been arranged and record-break,
, ing crowd is expected. A card social
held in the school hall, Tuesday even
ing of this week attracted large
number of parishioners and their
friends. The young ladies who had
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