The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-30
ARCHDIOCESE Of ST. PAUL
ST. PAUL.

cretin High School: On Friday,
March %, twelve Thrift Clubs were
organized in the Cretin High School
Reverend Joseph Corrigan. of ST.
Marks Church, Mr.. A. l.. Patterson,
chairman of the Thrift Stamp COM
mittee, and Mr. c. Chapman, mem
Der of the Thrift Stamp committee,
delivered stirring talks to the as
sembled student body, urging them to
buy War Stamps and War Stamp Ger
tificates. AS a result of these adj
dresses every student in the school
is now holder of Thrift Stamps
$975.5O worth of these small bonds
have been purchased by the pupils to
date.
Last week Rev. H. G. Mccall, pastor
of st. Angustine's Church, South st.
Paul, addressed the students. He chose
for his subject: Success" The Rev.
Father was listened to with rapt atten-
ton.
Military drill, which is held in the
Armory one afternoon a week, is meet
ing with gratifying results. Applica-
ton has already been made for
place in the Memorial Day Parade.
The boys hope to make even better
showing than the one they made in
the Loyalty>Day parade.
In the recent Christian Doctrine
Contest, the junior "B" class stood
first, having attained the high class
average of So 26-33%.
ST. Joseph's Academy: Patriotic
girls in the junior class at st.
Joseph's academy will forego the
customary graduation dress next year
and will use the money to purchase
Thrift Stamps. 1t has been the Gus
tom at the school for the girls to pur-
chase graduation costumes at the end
of the junior year. By doing without,
class girls will be able to purchase
more than 800 worth of War Savings
Stamps.
X. of c. Concert: One thousand
dollars was realized last Tuesday
for the war work fund of the
Knights of Columbus from the sacred
cantata given at the club hall.
More than l 500 persons were present.
The local chapter is represented in
the service by 169 men. The cantata,
THE Seven Last Words of Christ" by
Theodore Du Bots, was given under
the direction of -Bertram M. O'Brien,
supported by the Knights of Columbus
chorus.
Church of the Blessed Sacrament:
The mission which opened in this
church last Sunday has been remark
ably we'll attended All week the
people attested to the earnestness with
which they followed the exercises, un-
der the direction of the Dominican
Fathers, j. B. Hegarty and R. F. Lar
penteur. A number of converts have
given in their names. The mission
will close Easter Sunday evening at
eight o'clock.
Catholic Infant Home: A quarterly
meeting for the Minneapolis and ST..
Paul department of the Catholic In
FAINT Home was held Thursday, March
p, at $780, in the parlors of the home
on Dale ST., st. Paul. Very optimis-
tic reports we're given by the Chair
men of the different departments.
Miss Catherine Gunkle, social service
worker for the American Red Cross,
and Mr.. w. w. Hodson, of the Child
Welfare Bureau of the State Board
of Control, gave interesting talks on
their individual subjects. The meet
ing was we'll attended.
Guild of Catholic Women: The
meeting of the Executive Board of
the Guild will be held Saturday,
March 80, at 2:30 P NJ, instead of
Thursday.
The regular monthly meeting will
be held Monday, April l, at 2:3O, in
the Wilder Building, when the cleo
ton of new officers will take place
Several musical numbers will also be
given.
Church of ST. Mark: st. Marks
school is the first parochial school Of
the city to enter the home garder
movement. More than $50 boys ant
girls enrolled for the work in less thar
an hour one day last week, and bacl
yards and vacant lots are to be spok
en- for as soon as possible, so they ma!
be prepared early for spring planting