The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-28

Is, the pupils of st. Aloysius' schoo
gave their commencement exercises
Mr.. Geo. T. Gage addressed the grad
yates who numbered seventeen this
year.
Hastings: Teams from Red Wing
and Lake City councils of the Knights
of Columbus conferred the second and
third degrees Monday night, June %
on sixty candidates for Hastings Coun
Gil No. 1900, at Hastings knights
from ST. Paul, Red Wing, Lake City
Wabasha, Pennington and Cannon
Falls attended.
FaribauIt: A large gathering of
local Knights of Columbus attended
the initiation of class of candidates
on Sunday, June Is. The Faribault
team put on the work of the second
degree, and a Minneapolis team had
charge OF the work OF the third degree.
The commencement exercises at
Bethlehem Academy opened Thurs
| day, June IL, with the presentation
of the class play, twelfth Night
The play was repeated Friday evening.
Splendid crowds filled the auditorium
each night. Sunday evening the bac-
calaureate sermon was delivered by
Rev. John Doherty of St. Paul. He
gave splendid advice to the pupils who
expect to go out into the world He
asked them to show feeling to their
neighborS and always to be charitable
and willing to sacrifice a little for
others.
The class day exercises took place
on Monday evening at o'clock A
very clever "camoutiage' program was
presented
| The graduation exercises took place
at 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon,
June II. A crowded auditorium greet
ed the class of thirty-four graduates
as they marched in. A delightful pro-
gram was given interspersed with
musical and vocal numbers. Mon
signOr J. J. Slevin presented the
medals and diplomas, and Rev. d. A.
Wynne, O. p, addressed the graduates.
Plans have been completed to
enlarge and reconstruct the Sacred
Heart Church, and at least ST., 900
will be expended this summer on
the building. Work will probably
be started by the end Of this month
| The rear of the church will be eX-
tended % feet and the main affairs
placed in the new addition, which will
give room for greater seating capacity,
which is much needed. The basement
will undergo a Encouragement to make
room for winter chapel and a meet
| ing hall, where church societies will
hold meetings and entertainments for
the benefit of the parish. The outside
of the church will be greatly improved
| in appearance by several coats Of stuc-
co. Later the church will be redeco-
rated and painted and new peWs will
take the place of the old ones. A new
pipe organ is to be purchased and
placed in the balcony.
Shakopee: With the awarding of
diplomas to eleven graduates from the
eighth grade and the presentation of
a splendid program by the pupils, the
years work at st. Marks parOchial
school came to pleasing close
| Wednesday evening, June IS, at com
mencement exercises in the opera
house which was filled to capacity.
The children had been trained care
fully and gave their audience an inter
esting entertainment.
Rev. Matthias Saws presented the
diplomas and commended the gradu-
ates and pupils for a successful years
work. Miss Hildegard Ries was the
valedictOrian of the class. Special
prizes in the form of gold medals
given by Father Saws and members OF
the parish were awarded as follows
Christian doctrine, Matt Bremen; gen
eral average Hildegard RieS, Maurice
STAINS; good conduct, Gertrude Schlitz;
application, Donald Fischer; music
Esther Kahn.
Montgomery: One of the largest
classes taken into the local council Of
the Knights of Columbus was mi
tiated Sunday, June Is, when eighty
five candidates had the honors o.
knighthood conferred upon them
Knights from all the neighborins
cities journeyed cross country to be
in attendance. Fully six hundred Wis
itors were guests of the city that day
!, At twelve forty-five in the afternoon
the first degree was conferred by thu
: local degree team. The second de
} gree followed Immediately and was il
charge of the Faribault team, assisted
by e. M. LaWless of Waterville. The
7 third degree was exemplified by Stat
Deputy J. G. Whelan, and team o
5 Minneapolis. In the evening ban
, quet was served to over 800 persons
!. Rev. August j. Hovorka, Unite'
( States army chaplain, spoke on tn
: Knights of Columbus in the wal
l Other speakers dWelt on interesting
! topics.
BeIvidere: The pupils of st. Mary
5 school, which is in charge OF tn
School Sisters of Notre Dame, CAV
the closing program of the school yea
l in the local hall on the evenings @
a June Is and 49, There was large a
8 tendance on both occasions and tn
). sum of $19S was realized. There wer
: five graduates in the class OF this veal
d The school won first place in tn