The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-18
ARCHDIOCESE Of ST. PAUL
ST. PAUL.

Cathedral: On Sunday afternoon
January IL, a large number OF the
members of the Holy Name Society
assembled in the Cathedral for the
annual reception of new members.
Rev. James M. Reardon, pastor of ST.
Mary's Church, delivered powerful
sermon on the significance of the
Holy Name and the great benefit of
being a member of the Holy Name
Society.
During the past year the men of
this society have shown great inter-
est and enthusiasm. The committee
in charge of the book-racks in the
Cathedral has done much to distribute
pamphlets and periodicals of excep-
tional merit At meeting held
Monday evening plans were laid to
take the parish census. Block chair
men will be appointed next Sunday
afternoon.
The boys and girls of the Cathedral
School hold the record among the
parish schools of the city in the mat
ter of contributions to the Victory
Boys and Girls Campaign. The sum
contributed by them was $267.5O.
ST. Paul Seminary: The feast of
st. Paul, patron of the diocesan SEM
mary, will be commemorated on
Thursday, January %. There will be
pontifcal High Mass at ten o'clock.
The discourse of the day will be de-
livered by Rev. P. j. Lydon, pastor of
the Cathedral at Duluth. Dinner will
be served the visiting clergy at
twelve o'clock.
Knights of Columbus: The Fort
Smelling gymnasium has undergone
extensive repairs and alterations this
week.
The knights of Columbus, under
the direction of John E. Barry, su-
pervisor of war work here, have OBJ
tanned a force of carpenters and
painters to remodel and refinish the
interior of the building. The locker
rooms and office have been repainted
-, and a portable boxing ring has been
constructed in the main room of the
gymnasium. After the work of re-
modelling the building has been COM
pleted, equipment will be added The
bowling alleys are being put in first
class condition and will be ready for
use soon. A player piano and vic
trola are included in the new equip
ment given by the Knights of Column
bus, who are spending more than
$1,000 on the gymnasium.
The refitted building is to be opened
formally soon at an entertainment,
the date of which has not yet been
set. Max Mohr is in charge OF the
athletic portion of the program, which
will include boxing. and gymnastic
numbers, and A. F. Soucheray is in
charge of the musical portion of the
evenings entertainment.
College of st. Thomas: Friday
afternoon, January 10, the annual meet
ing and election of officers was held at
the United Charities of this city.
Among the members of the board of di-
rectors who were reelected was Very
Reverend Humphrey Moynihan, D. D.,
president of the College of st.
Thomas.
ST. Thomas College had 800 stu
dents in various branches of the y. S.
service during the world war; 275
were commissioned officers and eight
professors took part. There are $50
in the Army Training corps. A $16,
900 barracks and $4,000 kitchen were
built at the college. Ten thousand
dollars was subscribed for Liberty
Bonds, 1900 for Red Cross, $500
for United War Fund and $1,100 for
Thrift Stamps.
Students of the commerce depart
ment at st. Thomas feted their foot
ball team last Saturday night in the
st. Thomas armory. Short talks were
made by Emmett keefe of st. Paul
retiring captain; Ralph Gramish, cap
tain-elect, and Rev. Michael A. Ryan
head of the department, who is re
sponsible to large degree for the
interest in athletics taken by the stu
dents of his department.
NTG1tu ENI9u SNuOS's w I'LL IAAS w
Enlistment of a unit of the Reserve
Officers Training Corps at Cretin High
School, the local institution will have
the honor of being one of the three
high schools in the country represented
in the r. o. T. G.
The War Department has Informed
the school that an army officer soon
will be assigned to act as commandant
Of the cadets and professor of military
science and tactics. Also several non
commissioned officers will be detailed
by the government to assist in drilling
the students.
Cretin High School applied for al
r. O. T. C. unit last summer. In Nc
vember, Captain S. A. Wallen, Unite'
States Army, inspected the facilitie
of the school and made a favorabl
report to the government. Students a
the high school have been holding mill
tary drill since September.
Members OF the r. o. &c. will re
ceiye SO month pay and $40 to cove
the cost of uniform. Students enrol
ing in the unit must be not less thai
IA years of age. The whole compan
y - irafn for