The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-02
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DULUTH

AS early as nine o'clock the various
Catholic societies of the city began to
form at the appointed places and
thence proceeded to the Cathedral,
around which they formed line. AT
1890 the procession moved on in the
following order: The cross-bearer
with the Acolytes, the children of the
Cathedral parish, dressed in white;
the masters of ceremonies, Rev. I.
Corbett and Rev. ]. Ryan; the deacon
and subdeacon of the Mass, Rev. H.
McDevitt and Rev. J. Costello; the dea-
coss of honor, Rev. c. GirauX and Rev.
J. Sroka; the assistant priest, Very
Rev. J. f. Buh, " G., Rt. Rev. John
Stanley and Chaplains Rev. F, Ger
hard and Rev. NJ. Corbett; Most Rev
erend John Ireland and Chaplains,
Rev. P. Boucher and Rev. l.. Grand
champ; Rt. Rev. Jos. Cotter, the cele-
hrant of the Mass. Bishop McGolrick
performed the ceremony of blessing
the Cathedral, assisted by Rev. c. V.
Gamache and Rev. r. J. MackeX. Fol
lowing the blessing Rt. Rev. JOS. Cot
assisted by the above named officers.
The choir, assisted by Hoare's Orches-
ira, rendered beautiful program. Ri.
Rev. John Stanley delivered a forcible
sermon
In the evening Bishop Stanley cele-
brated PontifcaI Vespers, and Most
Rev. John Ireland, d. d. delivered an
eloquent sermon on the Unity of the
Church.
The priests occupying seats in the
Sanctuary were Very Rev. J. c. Byrne,
Rev. P. Danehy, of st. Paul, and Rev.
G. Sheffield, of Duluth.
The Sacristy OF the Cathedral was
greatly enlarged and choir for the
boys constructed in 1905 The resi-
dence was also remodeled to notable
extent The capacity of the dining
room was increased, the house was eX-
tended to the alley, and several beau
ttfully furnished rooms and quarters
for the servants added. A magnificent
pipe organ and marble altar were pur-
chased for the Cathedral. In the sum-
mer of 1906, while the Bishop was in
Rome, Father Corbett labOred with in
defatigable energy in collecting funds
TO liquidate the debt on the Cathedral.
The result was that the mortgage of
$4,000 was cleared when the Ri. Rev.
Bishop had returned to the city.
Cathedral School.
II, Mo lafd fnp
4 new school building. The old st.
Thomas school was moved to the lots
near st. Mary's Hospital and used for
school purposes till the new school
was built in 1904. The Association
Hall and Club Rooms were sold and
moved from the grounds. The con
tract was awarded to Edward Jackson.
on November first, the Feast of All
Saints, the cornerstone was laid.
Father Danehy OF st. Paul, delivered
the sermon on the occasion. At the
beginning of the scholastic year 1904,
the new school was opened to the
pupils of the Cathedral parish. The
exterior architecture planned under
the supervision of the Rt. Rev. James
McGolrick, is according to the Span
ish school, and forms an attractive
feature of the building, as it is the
first Of its kind in Duluth. The struc-
ture measures $50 feet by IS feet, and
is divided into ten school rooms, audi
forum of 1900 seating capacity, with
we'll equipped stage and ante-rooms
and spacious meeting hall. The valu-
alton of the building, including fur.
nishings, amounts to the round sum
of $60,000.O0.
An efficient High School for girls
was conducted in this building until
September of the present year, when
both the grade students and the mem
bers of the High School department
we're transferred to the school former
ly occupied by the boys.
The Christian Brothers.
Negotiations between the Rt Rev.
Bishop and the Provincial of the Chris
tian Brothers terminated favorably in
August, 1907, with the arrival of four
Brothers, who opened a special de-
partment for boys in the Cathedral
School. In the early spring of the
same year a commodious residence
was erected by the parish at the cost
of 100000.
Cathedral High School.
1t was soon found necessary to erect
a new school for the boys. Accord
ingly, the property across the Avenue
from the Cathedral School was pur-
chased for $12,5O0.0O Contributions
were solicited and the generous re-
spouse warranted the beginning of the
New High School. The cost without
furnishings was $76,O0O.OO. Provision
is made for about twenty class rooms
A large gymnasium 96 feet by "A feet,
club rooms, and shower baths were
provided for the young men of the
DariSh Among the pnporouc 1oufrih.