The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-05-04
ARCHDIOCESE Of ST.PAUL
ST. PAUL.

Cretin High School: The Cretin
high school orchestra is fast develop
ing into one of the best musical or
CARNATIONS of it's kind in the city.
1t numbers at present thirty members
playing on eleven various kinds OF
instruments, as follows: fourteen Vio-
Inns, two yiolas, two 'cellos, a bass
viol, piano, two clarinets, flute,
three comets, two French horns, a
baritone, and drums. The variety OF
orchestration helps to make this mu-
steal organization a well-balanced one.
Rehearsals are held four times week
after school hours. The responses
and results so far have been very
gratifying and encouraging. Much
may be hoped from this cultural ele-
ment in our school.
In a recent Christian Doctrine con-
= .est held between the different classes
of the school, the Sophomore ID
class stood first with a class average
of $500.
In accordance with the wish eX-
pressed by both government and state
officials, Friday, April 26, was observed
in the school as Liberty Day. Follow
ing a short program in the afternoon,
the students were granted half holt
day
Several members of the Senior
class are working with the executive
committee, of the Alumni Association
on the annual edition of the Alumni
Bulletin" This edition will be dedi-
Gated to the "old boys" who have
Joined the military service.
St. Joseph's Academy: Tuesday,
April twenty-third, the faculty and
students were entertained by Mr..
Richie, a we'll known impersonator.
Mr.. Ritchie's selections, which were
>. balanced between humorous and
tragic, were we'll received and heart
lily applauded. The subject of the
lecture was The Secret of Enter
tainment." On Friday, Miss Marie
Mccormack delighted the senior stu
dents with program of sweet songs
and ballads Saturday afternoon the
little girls of the Annex entertained
their friends and parents at charm
ing musical. The children played
many selections from Van Gael,
Durand, Raft, Devaux, and Sartorio.
Tabernacle Society: The last meet
ing of the season was held on Friday,
April 26. Work will be resumed be
ginning the last week in September.
During the period from December l,
1917, to April &c, 1918, the Vestment
department has completed forty-four
sets of vestments. The Linen depart
ment furnishes all linen necessary for
the various sets. The officers are
much gratified at the interest shown
by the members in Red Cross work
during the past season. The officers
for the year are as follows: PreSi-
dent, Miss Gertrude Byrnes, Minneapo-
lis; first Vice President, Miss Frances
Smith, St. Paul; second Vice Presl,
dent, Mrs. J. H. Mccarthy, Minneapo
O lis: Recording Secretary, Mrs. Grace
Gum, Minneapolis; Treasurer, Mrs
M. A. Nicolin; Financial Secretary
Mrs. J. X. Scott; Auditor, Mrs. j. NJ
Byrnes; Chairman of Vestment de-
partment, Mrs. e. l.. Jantzen; the last
four all of st. Paul; Chairman of Lin
en- department, Mrs. Mathew McDon
aid, Minneapolis. Many letters OF
thanks as we'll as requests are receiv'
ed from priests in struggling missions
from coast to coast, and even as far
as China. The vestments made by the
Society have been gratefully received
everywhere.
Red Gross Salvage: During the past
week Mrs. j. K. Scott, who is II
charge of Junior Red Cross Salvage
in the schools of ST. Paul, organized
the work in the following parochia
schools: ST. Casimir, ST. Michael, st
James, st. Mary, ST. John. In each
school visited both pastors and teach
ers showed great interest and even en-
thusiasm in the work. All the chill
dren. were enrolled for garden and sal
wage work to continue throughout the
summer
During the week salvage work in the
schools was directed towards the col
lection of papers and magazines. The
Cathedral school easily led all the in
situations of the city with total o
two tons of paper. The ST. Paul AS
ISOLATION presented two hundred Lib
erty Bells for each school. These pa
triotic emblems were given to tn
children of the first four grades il
each school on Friday of this week.
Arts and Letters Department: TIL
Arts and Letters Department of tn
!: Guild of Catholic Women at its meet
ing, held last Saturday afternoon il
the auditorium of the Public Library
endorsed the work that has been il
stituted by the National Board of His
torical Service and pledged its assis
ance during the coming year. Tn
Chairman reported having secure
Very Rev. Francis Schaefer, D. D
Rector of the ST. Paul Seminary, t
speak at the next monthly meeting c
the general Guild, May 6.
The date and program of the reg
lar May Day meeting of this Depar
ment will be announced later.