The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-23

giving Day Right Reverend Bishop
Trobec will dedicate the new church
of st. Francis, at Benson. The pas
tor Is Reverend P. M. Shea.
Cathedral: A joint meeting Of the
Cathedral Young Ladies' Sodality and
the John Ireland Community Club will
be held Sunday morning, November "a,
after the o'clock Communion Mass.
The John Ireland Club has been par
ticularly active during the Spanish in
fluenza epidemic, both in survey and
relief work. 1t was through the efforts
of the Sisters of the Sodality that the
large number of Sisters of St. Joseph
did such wonderful charity work in
the stricken and destitute homes of
the city.
The girls will fill Thanksgiving
baskets for the poor, as has been their
annual custom.
Preparations for the vaudeville
show, which were temporarily inter
rupted by the influenza ban, will be
resumed and the date of performance
announced later.
War Camp Community Service:
The Executive Board of the Ladies
Auxiliary of the War Community
Service will hold meeting Monday
November %, at Field Schlick Tea
rooms.
Several boxes of apples were sent
to the Fort Smelling hospital last
week.
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College of St. Catherine: The War
Fund Drive is now on in full force at
the College of St. Catherine. Each
girl has pledged herself to do her ut
most, in private contribution, while
considerable competition exists among
classes as to which can raise the
largest sum of money. On Tuesday
November 5, Mr.. William Bailey, who
had been in France as a welfare
worker, gave the girls a very inter
esting talk on the human side of the
American soldier-boy in France. The
impression made by Mr.. Bailey
words, was deepened and strengthened
on Saturday, November 9, by Pro
fessor Frederic Hill of Carleton Col
lege, who had just returned from
France, where he had represented the
Y. M. C. A. With much earnestness
and energy Mr.. Hill pictured the
American soldier in his voyage across
the water and in his life overseas
Patriotic enthusiasm runs high
Every student is resolved that the
College quota shall not fall below one
thousand dollars.
On Sunday, November "a, the
pupils and faculty will celebrate the
patronal feast of the College. A
1890 A. NJ. there will be High Mass
and an appropriate discourse by Rev
C. F. McGinnis, Phi. D.
House of the Good Shepherd:
retreat which began on November 1;
closed last Thursday. The exercise:
were under the direction of Rev
Daniel Wynn, o. P, of Holy Rosary
Convent, Minneapolis.
Church of ST. Bernard: On Sunday
November 3, Bishop Trobec confirmed
a class of 24O candidates, of whom
three were converts. An offering O
$4,000 was made towards the Chape
of st. Boniface in the new Cathedral
There has been organized a com
mittee in the parish to investigate al
the war work that has been done b!
the parishioners. This was in &C
cordance with request made at thu
various diocesan meetings at the K
C. building. The committee who viii
have charge of this work is made III
of Messrs John Adam, Michael Mandl
Michael Sailer, with Mrs. ]. Smith
and the Misses Catherine Pietz an
Caroline Unfried.
Guild of Catholic Women: The hos
pital committee of the Guild plans
reorganization and enlargement of it
membership to take care of what
ever work it may be able to do i
connection with the caring for an
teaching of the returned Wounde
soldiers who will be under treat
ment in the ST. Paul hospitals. Their
have been already added to the men
bership of the committee Mrs. w.
Rutherford and Mrs. c. G. Perry. !
meeting called for election of chair
man to take the place of Mrs. J. .
Gleason, resigned, will be called dul
ing the week.
The social committee will now re
sumo rehearsals for the play, "Betl
lehem," to be given just befor
Christmas. Another miracle play wi
be given at the same time; just whic
one the committee has not yet d.
cided.
The work of the Guild in come
ton with the United War fund driv
was largely educational; varioU
groups having been called togethe
and addressed by the president, Mr.
r. A. Walsh, and the chairman {
the Liberty Girls" Mrs. William
Logue.
Twenty volunteer workers wei
kept constantly in attendance
house to house visits during the i
fuenza epidemic.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Church Of st. Philip: Last Sunds