The herald., 1917-05-03
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VISITORS


Southern climate. Father James IS
on a trip for his health and AlglerS
is lust the place for this purpose. lie
has been well ever since he has been
here and he is improving every day.
Father Larkin. as usual. is doing all
in his power to make his stay ENJOY
able and restfUl. At the same time
Father James has been very useful,
preaching and doing other good
works which have already endearcd
him to the people of the parish. The
children enjoyed his hcart-to-heart
talks to them. talks rcplcte with we'll
chosen stories and anecdotes which al
ways please and interest the children.
An automobile ride down the coast
in DR.. Loves new machine Monday
night gave him an opportunity to
enjoy the pure country air of Loulsi-
ana. Tuesday he was the guest Of
Mr.. Norman of Aurora Plantation.
where he enjoyed more Southern hos
pitality
Rev. Fathers Alfred and Jerome Of
the congregation of the PaSsionist
Fathers were also guests of Father
Larkin for a few days. Very Rev
Father Alfred, c. p, is the provincial
superior of the PassiOnist Fathers in
the province of Chicago and Rev.
Father Jerome, c. r., is his assistant.
The monastery of the PassiOnist
Fathers is in Norwood Park, Chicago.
There the missionaries prepare them
selves for their work and come there
hai a
Fathers Alfred and Jerome are on q
tour of investigation with regard to
the results of the work of the fathers
in the South and to secure more work
for the coming year. Both men have
had a wide experience in the mis-
sionary field and have made for them
selves an enviable reputation as men
of eloquence and holy zeal.
Very Rev. Father McOscar, S. NJ,
pastor the Sacred Heart Church and
president of the Marist College, At
lanta, was in town for a few days.
He came here to assist at Archbishop
Blenk's funeral. He had the honor
and pleasure of knowing the Arch
bishop well when he was alive.
Father McOscar is looking eXcep-
tionally well, too well indeed, for
many of the young aspirants for his
position. He had practically decided
to resign on account of his health,
but he has improved so much lately
that Atlanta will see him at the helm
for some time yet.
Rev. Father Delaire, S. NJ, has just
returned from a missionary trip in
the great and only State of Missis-
sippi, and varied, indeed. We're his
experiences. He started as an OrthO-
doX Catholic missionary, but it is diff
cult to say exactly how he stands now,
for whilst he edited the white CathO-
lies, he enthused the negroes, both
Catholic and nOn-Catholic, captivated
by his eloquence and learning the in
mates of a Methodist institution and
pleased a Norman congregation, hence
he is much of a cosmopolitan preacher
by this time. Well, it was some eX-
l perience, as we say, and Father De-
laire enjoyed it and managed to do
much good in his short stay in that
section of Mississippi, which was some
where around Canton, Miss. Some
where around Canton is correct, for
when once you leave the railroad you
strike out in a general direction to-
ward somewhere, which place you are
liable to reach some time, if ever.
He'll not forget that trip for some
time. After such an experience he is
suddenly summoned to report to Law
renee, Mass, to help out in the largest
parish in the Marist Order, parish of
some $4,000 people
SERVICES.
May devotions every day at $50,
First Friday. Confessions Thursday
from to o'clock.
Masses Friday at ). 6, $50 and I.
Sunday masses at >, 6 and !. Bene-
diction at 10.
ALLcDAY RIDE ON THE STEAMER
SIDNEY.
Under the auspices of the II. y.
G. c. auxiliaries an all-day ride will
be given on the Sidney Sunday. May
Is. The boat will leave at 1880 a. m.
and so down the river to Concession.
where ii will remain for about two
hours or more, and return at $50.
This will be the last chance to enjoy
l.
\. G. c. boys will be on board, and
there will be a ball game and races
and all kinds of sports. Coach Dow
ling has charge of the events, so some
records will be smashed and there
will be excitement galore. Bring your
baskets well filled with eatables and
come assured that you will have
good time. This will be benefit ride
10 buy chairs for the II. y. G. c. A
bargain has been offered to Father !
Petit and he is anxious to take ad- |
vantage of it, With this new lot !
he entire hall will be fitted up with |
good, comfortable seats. a much |
needed Improvement. Come then, en- |
10y yourselves and at the same time |
buy chair for your own hall and for |
The tickets will be % |
and so cents.
FIRST COMMUNION.
Last Sunday, at the o'clock mass. |
he Church of the Holy Name of Mary |
vas the scene of another one Of those |
,ver new ceremonies that always re-
dice the hearts of the young and old.
father Larkin, after a year of hard
md painstaking work, brought out one
Il the prettiest communion classes
ver seen in the church One hundred
nd forty-f1ve boys and girls, all at
ired in the regulation costume, pre-