The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-17
MINNEAPOLIS.

Church of Our Lady of Lourdes:
Last Sunday the Most Reverend Arch
bishop confirmed a class OF 20S can
didatcs, of whom tWenty-seven were
converts. The class made an offering
of $500 towards the fund OF the
Chapel of the Blessed Virgin in the
new Cathedral.
Students Catholic Associations: "The
Growth OF Historical Legends" was
the subject Of the lecture given to the
Association by its Spiritual Director
Rev. James j. Devery, at the regular
meeting held on last Sunday after
noon. A vocal duet rendered by the
Misses Wanda Alexander and Marga
ret Zeney, Of ST. Lawrence choir
made up the musical number of the
program. The report of the member
ship committee showed that the mum
bers of the Association have increas
ed materially in the second semester
The total membership numbers al
present almost six hundred, which in
cludes practically every Catholic stu
dent in the University.
Arrangements have been completed
for a St. Patrick's Day program il
connection with next Sundays meet
ing. Rev. c. f. Cremin, of st. Pau
Seminary, will speak on Irish legends
Green, Of St. Marks choir, st. Paul
will entertain the Association and its
friends with a number of Irish melo
dies.
League of Catholic Women: Very
Rev. James A. Walsh, superior of the
Catholic Foreign Mission Seminary al
Ossining, New York, spoke before the
League Monday afternoon. Father
Walsh made a plea for broader char
| ity of thought and action. He declared
that fourteen years spent in enlisting
Catholic sympathy in this country il
foreign missions had convinced hin
that the charity which was concen
| trated upon some one object, no mat
ter how worthy that object, was less
truly Christian than that operating il
a bOundless field. Mrs. Grace NJ
Gum reported the work of the
| Leagues cafeteria and in the absence
| of the president, Mrs. r. P. O'Brien
fourth vice president, presided. Fol
| lowing the meeting Mrs. William Hur
ley, soprano, sang.
De la Sale Institute: Ralph Hauk
Bernard Quinn, and Lawrence Hess
| burg last Friday convinced the mem
bers of the Senior Literary Societ!
that Equal Suffrage has its draw
| backs. The defenders of the PROPOSE
| ton, Resolved, that the women o
Minneapolis should be empowered b.
| law to vote for the mayor and alder
men," were Charles McGill, Leonart
| Donahoe and George Hooper. Thes
| latter gentlemen presented sound al
| gument, combined with excellent de
livery, in behalf of their cause, bu
proved unequal to their opponents
Among other numbers on well
balanced program were very com
mendable political speech by ALDER
Malanfant and an interesting talk o.
The Wonders of the Zoo" b
Thomas O'Keefe.
Irish Literary Club: The Irish Lii
erary Club held a popular meeting las
Monday evening, with Division No.
Ladies' Auxiliary to the Ancient Orde
Of Hibernians, at the st. Anthony auC
itorium. The evening was devoted t
the memory of Thomas Moore, 9TH
Bard of Erin" and a we'll prepared p;
per was read by Mrs. Pasha, of Div
sion No 2. The musical program wa
in charge of Miss McGrath.
Church of the Holy Name: Ever
IIibernian in Hennepin county
urged to remember that Palm Sunda
is Holy Communion Day for all Hide
mans in Hennepin county at the Hol
Name Church. Each EIibernian shoul
constitute himself a committee of on
and see that he himself will not mis-
this occasion, as it is hoped that til
largest class in the history of Hem
pm Guilty Will pal tISIpciIC.
The boy choristers Of st. Vincent
parish, st. Paul, gave a delightfl
series of musical numbers on .Frida
evening, March Is.
A. o. H. Division Z: A largely a
| tended meeting was held in the H
t bernian Hall last Thursday evenin
| Many visiting members were presen
| and interesting addresses given.
Church of the Ascension: The
Patricks entertainment this year su
passed anything given thus far.
was in the nature of a high-class' va
deville with music and readings. AID
laide Thurston, the well-known DIR
: matte reader, read an Irish play. II
3 music was all typically Irish. era
). | Campbell, well-known violihist, re
3 dered Irish solos. Professor Jamies6
t of st. Thomas College gave a numb
lof readings. Five soloists and a ma
quartet furnished the vocal part
2 the program. Gafrella's orchest
; lplayed.
4 Church of st. Joseph: The choir
/ to repeat the performance of DR.. Rhy