The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-28
ARCHDIOCESE Of ST. PAUL
ST. PAUL.

Cathedral: A Solemn Requiem
High Mass will be celebrated at
o'clock on Thursday morning, January
2, for the repose of the soul Of
Matthew Mulrean who died recently
and of his wife Mary Nolan Mulrear
who died twelve years ago. Friends
are invited. -, sn9 :IB4 zI:El alis 10
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Cretin High School! The Cretin
Choral Club, composed of 100 boys
and young men of the school, sang
Christmas hymns and carols, last Sat
urday evening, at the Annual Banquet
of the Advertising Men of st. Paul in
the Palm Room of the Hotel st. Paul
The Cretin boys, dressed in regula
ton military uniform, marched into
the semi-darkened banquet hall sing
ing the "Adeste Ffdeles," by Novello
When the last strains of this touching
Christmas hymn died away the great
room was illuminated and the Choir.
listers received a prolonged ovation.
Silent Night, Holy Night" was sung
brilliantly: John Dwyer, soprano SOLO
list, sang the obligato in Adams Can
tique de Noel" Pedestrians ALE
lula was rendered very effectively as
were also What Child Is This?" and
1.-THE Birth of Christ" Francis Muir
ray, alto soloist, sang, Daddy very
feelingly. The choral club then
marched out singing Gounods i'm
mortal Jerusalem Chorus" All the
ensemble singing was done "a capel-
Ia" thus producing the harmonious eff
feet that only a well-trained choir
could produce.
At the special request of the COM
mittee of the st. Paul Institute in
charge of the Civic Celebration of
Christmas, the Cretin Choral Club
sang Christmas Eve at the University
Club, Union Depot, Soldiers and Sail
or's Club, Athletic Club, st. Paul Ho-
tel, and at the City Christmas Tree
in Rice Park.
A Christmas entertainment was
given last Friday at the School before
the students were dismissed for the
holidays.
Visitation Academy: The pupils of
the Visitation Academy gave two
short plays on Friday evening, De-
cember 20, before a select audience
The plays were entitled "A Christmas
Visitor" and The Chimes" both of
which were appropriate to the Christ
mas season and were based upon the
teaching of the Gospel, in as much as
He did it unto the least of these my
brethren He did it unto me-" The
players acquitted themselves ad-
mirably and in most reverential
manner, and gave evidence Of careful
training in their different roles.
Barat Club: The December meet
ing of the Barat Club was held on
Wednesday, December II, at the home
of Mrs. T. D. O'BTien, 635 Lincoln
Avenue. The meeting was well at
tended and a great deal of work was
accomplished in preparing the Christ
mas layette boxes for the needy.
Lieutenant Commander G. E. Henry,
U. S. NJ, told the club of the interest
ing work of his medical staff on the
hospital ship "Solace."
K. of C.. Initiation: On Saturday
afternoon, December 81, a class of
fifty-two candidates was initiated into
the Knights of Columbus under the
auspices of the st. Paul Council at the
local headquarters, and on Sunday
off Olo aF CT 4
mitted to full membership. Both de-
grees were under the direction of
State Deputy Walsh of Sioux Falls, S.
D., and his degree team. st. Paul
Council has membership of about
fourteen hundred, of whom two hun
dred were initiated during the past
month.
Division 3, A. o. H.: On Sunday,
December Is, the members of Division
No. 3, A. o. H, of Dakota County, re-
ceived Holy Communion in a body at
st. ,Augustines Church, South st. Paul.
After Mass delightful breakfast was
served in the Church Hall for the mem
bers, after which the regular meeting
took place. The following members
were elected for the ensuing year.
Bro. John Mcdonald, president; Bro.
p. ]. Shannon, vice president; Bro.
VIM. Sweeney, recording secretary;
Bro Jas. Cosgrove, financial secre-
tary; Bro. M. ]. O'Toole, treasurer;
Bro. Peter O'Malley, sergeant at arms,
and Bro. Michael Lynch, sentinel.