The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-04-13
DIOCESE OF ST. CLOUD

st. Cloud: The mem berS OF ST.
Francis Court, w. C. o. F., No. 326,
held the installation of officers in the
lodge room at the st. Cloud Institute
last Tuesday evening. Following the
installation a splendid musical pro-
gram was rendered. The following
officers were installed: Chief ranger,
Sarah Quinlivan; vice chief ranger,
Mary Terrahe; recording secretary,
Mary Miller; financial secretary, Mary
Alexander; treasurer, Sophie Schel-
linger; trustees, Mary Spaniel, Mary
Reinert and Mary Smith; conductors,
Anna Weiman and Anna Zapp; senti-
nels, Mary K. Mutschler and Tracy
Kost; musician, Josie Spaniel
The last number of the community
meetings of the season was held at
the st. Cloud Institute Auditorium last
Sunday afternoon. The feature of the
days program was the 1,300-foot reel
showing the First Minnesota Regi-
ment in action. The First Minnesota
is recognized by military experts of
the United States as the best trained
and the best drilled regiment in the
country. The film was secured by
Bishop Busch through the courtesy of
Judge John F. MCGEE of Minneapolis,
member of the public safety COM
mission. Company K, which was
shown in action, received a hearty
applause, as number of st. Cloud
| boys are members of this company.
Preceding the presentation of the film
Bishop Busch spoke few words on
the plan of the meetings for next
fall. The meetings during the past
season were very we'll attended and
much good was accomplished. The
Bishop also spoke on the various
clubs that had been formed at the
Institute during the year including
the Young Mothers Club; the club for
the study of food problems; special
study classes; several troops Of Boy
Scouts; a branch of the Red Cross
| Recently a Powers motion picture
machine operated by five horse pow
er motor-generator was installed in
the Institute. This will greatly in
crease the interest of the community
meetings next fall. Occasionally Sc
lected reels will be presented during
the summer.
/ Last Sunday afternoon class of
| 80 candidates was initiated into the
| st. Cloud Council of the knights of
| Columbus at the X. of C. Hall. The
local council initiated $50 candidates
during the last six months which
swells their enrolment to 900 mem
bers. Following the initiation splen-
did banquet was served in the Cathe-
dral Hall. The eleven young men
of the Council who left last Tuesday
for Pittsburgh, were especially hon.
ored. This council now has 81 of its
members in the service of the United
States. At the banquet a short pro.
gram of speaking was carried out
Music was furnished by a selected or.
chestra. The speakers were Rev Leo
Cans, James j. Quigley, Grand
Knight, William A. Boerger, District
Deputy, James F. Burns, and Joseph
i b. Himsl
Last Monday evening banquet was
given in honor of the fourteen young
men of this city who left Tuesday
afternoon for the University of Pitts
burgh where they will take specia
training for the aviation section. The
parade, which was formed at the In
/ stitute, marched through the princi
pal streets to the Grand Central Hote
where the banquet took place. The
. Rt. Rev. Bishop Busch, one of thu
principal speakers of the evening, en-
; couraged the young men to be loya
and true to their God and to thei
country.