The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14

Montgomery: The Knights of Co
= lumbus of Montgomery have decided
t to confer three degrees on class o.
: candidates on Sunday, June %, and are
S making great preparations for the
event.
4 Shakopee: The Shakopee Council
5 of the Knights of Columbus initiated
J ! a large class into the order last Sun.
t day, June g. A banquet was served
at 700 o'clock in the evening There
| was large attendance of local mem
) bers.
New UIm: A large class of candi-
dates for initiation into st. Patrick S
Council, K. of c., will have work in
three degrees eXemplified upon them
on Sunday, July 6. The local team
will put on the work in the first two
degrees, and the officers of the ST..
Cloud Council will eXemplify the third
degree.
The graduating exercises of the Glass
OF 1919 of the Holy Trinity school
were held Wednesday afternoon,
June 4, at three o'clock in the audi
forum. The class numbers thirty
three members and is an increase over
that OF last year, when there were
twenty-five graduates. Rev. R.
Schlinkert delivered a short address
on this occasion, which contained
some good advice to the graduates.
Following this the diplomas were
distributed. A short program consist
ing of musical and other numbers was
rendered
FaribauIt: The Juniors of Beth
lehem Academy entertained the
Seniors at banquet Tuesday evening,
June 3, in the dining hall of the school.
| Spring flowers, posters, and festOOning
were used for decorations During the
banquet toasts We're responded to by
members Of the graduating class. The
remainder of the evening was spent
in music and song.
Frontenac: The pupils of Villa
Maria Academy will hold their annual
| commencement exercises on Friday,
June 20, at 3 p. N. The friends and
patrons of the institution are cordially
invited by students and Sisters to be
present.
Bird Island: ST. Mary's High School
graduated its first students during the
past week. During the first four years
Of it's existence St. Mary's has been
able to attain high standard in edu-
catiOnal work among the schools in
| the state, fact atteSted by the great
success which its students have
achieved in the state examinations.
Rev. James A. Byrnes delivered the
baccalaureate sermon on Sunday, June
IS. Rev. Thos. E. Cullen spoke at the
exercises OF graduation on Tuesday.
Waverly: The closing exercises
were held at ST. Mary's High School,
June 8. The boys presented Father
Firms we'll known play, tom Play
fair" Between the acts a varied and
interesting program was given. Con-
ferring of diplomas, and all promo
tons were announced Monday, June 8,
at 1870 a. M, in the school.
lie Sueur Center: The Rev. James
j. Woods, pastor of the Church of st.
Mary, will celebrate the twenty fifty
anniversary of his ordination on Tues
day, June II. The ceremony will be-
gin with Solemn High Mass at nine
o'clock celebrated by the Reverend
Jubiliarian, at which a sermon on
THE Dignity of the Priesthood" will
be preached by the Rev. J. M. Rear
don of ST. Paul The Mass will be
| followed by Benediction of the Blessed
Sacrament and the TIE Deum. At noon
the women of the parish will serve
dinner in the church auditorium to
the visiting clergy and members of
| the congregation, and at three o'clock
| in the afternoon an informal recep-
ton in honor of Father Woods will
be held on the church lawn. Father
| Woods has been in charge of ST.
| Mary's parish for eleven years, and
previous to that time he was located
for eleven years at Redwood Falls.
After coming to the diocese he
served as assistant pastor of the Ca
thedral of st. Paul for three years.
| The closing exercises of ST. Mary's
school took place last Sunday after
noon. An excellent program of vocal
and instrumental numbers was rem
dered by pupils, and two playlets-"Up
] Caesars Creek" and "The Voyage of
Life an llegory-presented, the
former by & dozen boys and the latter
by a group of girls, all of whom gave
evidence of careful training under
the direction of the Sisters of ST. Jo-
seph, who have charge of the school.
At the conclusion of the program
Father Woods, pastor of the parish,
gave a brief address in which he COM
plimented teachers and pupils and eX-
pressed appreciation of the splendid
work done during the school year. He
then conferred diplomas of graduation
on twelve pupils of the eighth grade
and diplomas for Palmer Method Writ
ing on five pupils of the seventh grade
The exercises were attended by very
large audience, and the proceeds
amounted to $149.
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