The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-10-27

Aoi pIOSI ALI VI CluU anu lOuS0 WOTk
to be carried on in Minneapolis and
at Fort Smelling for the benefit of the
soldiers. Various plans of work were
submitted to the consideration of the
committees present. Not all of the
Catholic organizations were represent
ed at the meeting, although it is the
hope of the Bureau to get every lodge
in the city to help in this work and
manifest more fraternal spirit
toward the soldiers at the Fort. 1t
was announced that the military au-
thorities have assigned two barracks
at the Fort for the use of clubs,
lodges and churches.
K. of c. Muster Roll: Past State
Deputy, Neil M. Cronin, of Minneapo-
lis, now Captain of Company c, 35Oth
Infantry, U. S. Army, was the speaker
of the occasion on Columbus Day,
Friday, Oct. II, when the Des Moines,
Ia, Council gave a patriotic reception
to the knights who are among the
soldiers of the cantonment at Camp
Dodge, Iowa. The numbers who at
tended the reception was a revelation
to the knights themselves of the
strength of the order among the sol
diers. And not only the ranks, but the
officers, were well represented at the
gathering, the speaker himself being
one of the little group of picked men
who had won the double barred shout
der straps at Fort Smelling last sum-
mer. The gathering was most happy
one and filled every member of the
order with enthusiasm and unselfish
pride in the number and character of
knights in the cantonment.
Liberty Loan Meeting: Reverend
Michael O'Brien, pastor of the Church
of st. Thomas, Minneapolis, was the
chief speaker at the meeting held in
the Clinton school, Twenty-eighth
street and Clinton avenue, Minneapo-
lis, last week, to discuss the purchase
of war bonds. The meeting was held
under the auspices of the parents and
teachers association and the audito-
rum was filled with people who ap-
plauded with vigor the patriotic APP
peal of Father O'Brien.
Minneapolis x. of c.: Reverend
Michael O'Brien, pastor of the Church
of St Thomas, Minneapolis, and Pres.
ident Burton of the State University
were the speakers at the Columbus
Day celebration Friday evening, Oct
II, in the Knights of Columbus club
house, Minneapolis The auditorium
and it's adjoining corridors and vesti
bules were packed with men and
women who listened with wrapped at
tention to the stirring address of Faith
er O'Brien and the patriotic discourse
of President Burton The music and
the singing were of like spirit with
that of the speakers and rounded out
a splendid program BETTING the day
dedicated to the honor of the peerless
Columbus.
During the coming fall and winter
months the knights are determined tC
have something worth while every
Monday evening. Neither time, ener
gy, nor expense will be spared il
planning the entertainment of the
knights and their friends at the oper
meetings Monday nights.
Ladies' Auxiliary A. o. H.: Division
No. 10, the baby division of Hennepir
ho,.t
transferred from other divisions, a
it's last meeting, Monday evening, DC
tober %. Mrs. McShane, the presi
| dent, in greeting the transferred mem
bers, expressed the hope that with the
new blood, renewed energy woult
henceforth characterize the activities
of the division. Just now the mem
bers are centering their work on thu
purchase of window for the nev
Church of the Incarnation. To in
crease the funds for that purpose the.
arranged for a social for Novembe
II, and committees were appointed t
| perfect every detail. The secretary
Miss Margaret Lacy, reported mem
bership of fifty-six in the new div
sion, with prospects of many more be
fore the end of the year.
Irish Literary Club: "The City Q
Dublin" was the title of the paper pre-
scented at the meeting of the Iris
Literary Club of Minneapolis on Wee
nesday evening of last week, when tn
organization met with Division No.
in their hall at Central avenue an
Twenty-second street N. E. Mis-
Mary Irwin presided and the pape
was the work of the county presiden
Mrs. Bryant, who read it with niue
earnestness. The author paid parti,
ular attention to the causes of tn
uprising of Easter, 1916, and its r,
suits on the city of Dublin. Nor
than a hundred members of the clu
!. were present They followed tn
reader with wrapped attention and
the general discussion resulting
large number took part. The Mimi
sofa state president, Mrs. Mary
, Daily, was among the speakers. Or
, luniaue feature of the musical progral
/ was the whist1ing numbers by Mr.
: .Blankenhorn The meeting was or
! of the most interesting and enjoyab
; that the club has experienced. A
cording to custom, the meeting w;
! onened with the Irish patriotic hymn