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

r. kueffner, with Mrs. /. N. Tate al
the piano. The reception committee
consisted of Mrs. P. H. McCauley, Miss
Mary McGorry, Mrs. Thomas Horrigan
Miss Mary May, Mrs. John NJ
Schwartz and Mrs. H. T. Quinlan. Mrs
John M. Byrnes, Chairman of the De-
partment, presided. Among the group
of Minneapolis ladies who were pres
ent were Mrs. Mathew Mcdonald and
| daughters, Mrs. M. j. Coonan, Mrs.
Grace Gum, Mrs. Frank Plachy and
| daughter, and Mrs. Connolly. Mrs. M.
J. Coonan spoke briefly.
The next meeting will be held during
the month of February. The program
and the time will be announced later.
School Registrations: Reports from
the various educational Institutions
, show gratifying increase in the
| number of pupils since the Christ
mas holidays. ST. Thomas College
this year passed the twelve hundred
mark, including the S. A. T. c. New
students are continually being re-
ceived. st. Joseph's Academy and the
Visitation Convent have large regis
tration, while St. GATHERINGS College
reports all available accommodations
taken up, and an unprecedented en-
rollment.
Fourth Degree initiation: Plans for
Victory Fourth Degree exemplifica-
ton, on February %, were discussed
at meeting of the Fourth Degree
Assembly in the Knights of Columbus
building last Tuesday evening. A large
number of applications were received
and voted upon. Henry C. Soucheray,
Master for Minnesota, who has charge
of the arrangements, declared that the
councils throughout the State are show.
ing unusual interest in the coming in
itiation, and that upwards of two hun
dred candidates will present them
selves for the degree work. The SUI
preme Council of the Fourth Degree,
consisting of the Supreme Master,
John H. Reddin of Denver, Colo, and
the Vice Supreme Masters of the six
provinces of the Order in the United
States, will hold the next meeting in
st. Paul on February %, and together
with the heads of the ten Fourth De-
gree assemblies in Minnesota, will be
the guests of honor at the exemplifca-
ton. The ceremonies will conclude
with banquet at which prominent
Knights of Columbus from different
parts of the nation will deliver ad.
dresses.
Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H.: Last
Wednesday evening the ladies of Divi-
sion No. held the installation of the
newly elected officers. The cere-
monies took place at Hibernian Halls
in this city and were followed by re-
freshments and social. The follow
ing officers were indicted into office ::
President Mrs. d. McDonough; vice
president. Mrs. C. McDermott; re-
corder, Mrs. NJ. Schmidt; financial
secretary, Charlotte Sheehy; mistress
at arms, Anna Ogle; sentinel, Beatrice
Little; insurance secretary, Mary
O'Boyle. The installing officer was
Mrs. Ellen Conroy, county president
Guild of Catholic Women: The
regular monthly meeting of the board
of managers of the Guild of Catholic
Women guild hall was held at 10: Is
A. M. last Tuesday at the Guild S
| rooms in the Wilder Building. The
! business in hand brought out large
attendance.
| The membership committee will
meet at the children's auditorium of
the Public Library at 2:30 p NJ Sat
urday.
| Church of st. Luke: A memorial
mass in honor of Lieutenant Neil
Donohue, who died as the result OF
wounds suffered in the battle of St
Mihiel, was held at st. Luke's Church
Tuesday at 8:15 A. M. Lieutenant
| Donohue died in France October 10
| 1918.
Rev Francis Missia, professor of sa
| CICu HluolC dC ~ dul Sdfe
a talk last Wednesday afternoon al
the home of Mrs. Herman Kretz, 76S
Summit Avenue, at the silver tea given
| by members of the Ladies' Altar and
| Rosary Society. His subject was
Church Music. All proceeds will be
for the organ fund Of the new st
Luke's Church.
1; Irish Meeting Fund: After paying
| $543.42 for all expenses, including
auditorium hall rent, of the recent
meeting in favor of self-determina
ton for Ireland, there is still bal
ance in the hands of the COMMITTEES
which will be used when a meeting i!
held to celebrate the freedom of Ire
land. A vote of thanks was extended
to Mayor Hodgson for his interest ant
services in the recent Irish meetings
to State President T. j. Doyle an,
City Commissioner J. M. Clancy, 70
going to Washington to present reso
Iutions of citizens of this city in favo
J of Ireland, and to P. M. Moroney an,
!, H. P. Churchill, who had charge o
the meeting of the auditorium.
MINNEAPOLIS. ~
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