The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-09-21

mon next SUNDAY evening Will w, ON
as an Offence against God.
The Young Ladies' Sodality will
receive Holy Communion next Sun,
day at the eight o'clock Mass,
after which breakfast will be served
and the regular monthly meeting will
be held in the school auditorium.
Visitation Convent: Although thou
sands of girls of all ages from pri'
mary to college have been schooled
at the Visitation Convent during the
forty-five years of existence in st.
Paul. no effort has been made to pro-
vide for younger pupils until a kim
dergarten was established this fall.
AS an innovation in the program OF
the convent, the first session OF the
Visitation kindergarten at Paramount
avenue and GrottO street, was held
last Monday with an enrolment OF
fifteen pupils. One session day will
be continued under the direction of
Miss Marguerite Scott and the gen.
eral supervision of the Sisters of the
Visitation.
St. Joseph's Academy: st. Joseph's
Academy opened its doors for the work
of another school year on Monday,
September 8, with an enrolment OF
40 pupils, the largest in it's history.
Since then a score of new names
have been added to the roster. The
Academy has long enjoyed an envi-
able reputation as a high school for
girls and this year, with an enlarged
and competent staff of teachers and a
well-arranged up-to-date curriculum it
is better than ever prepared to carry
on it's scholastic work. The Sisters
of St Joseph, who have charge of the
school, have left nothing undone to
merit the patronage of all who desire
a thorough education in the branches
of high school work coupled with a
sound religious training.
On Wednesday of this week Mass
was celebrated at nine o'clock by Fa-
Their Keane of the Cathedral, to
invoke heavens blessing on the work
of the year. A sermon appropriate to
the occasion was preached by the
Very Rev. James C. Byrne, V. G., in
which he dwelt on the need of laud-
able ambition in the pursuit of knowl-
edge, concentration of attention on
the work in hand, courage and perse-
verance in overcoming difficulties, and
development of the spiritual faculties
in order that we may attain the true
goal of life-union with God here and
hereafter.
College of ST. Catherine: Glasses
were resumed Tuesday morning with
a great increase in enrolment and
with good prospects for a further in
crease. Fifteen different states are
represented.
House of the Good Shepherds: The
ceremony of a religious profession
will be held in the convent chapel of
the Sisters of the Good Shepherd on
Saturday afternoon, September p, at
two o'clock. Three Sisters will make
their profession. The Very Rev. j.
c. Byrne, V. G., will oficiate and
preach the sermon.
Catholic Infant Home: A silver tea
for the benefit of the Catholic Infant
Home, Rondo and Dale streets, will be
given at the annual opening of the
Home, which will take place Wednes-
day, September %. AS is known, the
Home is under the management of a
Board of Directors appointed from the
st. Paul Guild of Catholic Women and
the Minneapolis League of Catholic
Women. Mrs NJ. J. McFadden is
Chairman of the Board, and Rev.
Thomas A. WEIGH, Chancellor of the
Archdiocese, is Director.
During the past five or six months
the Home has cared for forty-five chill
dren. Twelve of these infants recent
~ have been adopted into good homes
An appeal is hereby made for all
Catholics in the Twin Cities, and
others interested in the work, to at
tend this silver tea and to inspect the
Home and see the work being done
The inmates of this Home are in care
of a superintendent and two trained
nurses all the time. There is also a
night nurse and an assistant nurse
Catholics are urged to interest them
selves in the good work being done
there, and to assist either financially
or in providing good Catholic homes
into which these infants may be adopt
ed.
Catholic AIumnae: A meeting o.
the Minnesota Chapter of the Inter
national Federation of Catholic Alum
nae is announced for September % a
3 P. NJ at ST. Joseph's Academy, a
which Mrs John H. Donohue, govern
or for Minnesota, will preside. Par
ticipation in war activities as an or
ganization will be discussed. The
Minnesota Chapter of Catholic Alum
nae, constituting an integral part o
the l. F. C. A., includes the follow
ing: st. Joseph's Academy Alumnae
College of ST. Catherine Alumnae
Visitation Convent Alumnae, all o
st. Paul; st. Margaret's Academ!
Alumnae, Minneapolis, and ST. Bene
diets Alumnae, st. Joseph, Mimi
The principal officers, l. F. G. A., are
President, Miss Clare |. Cogan, Brook