The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-04-12
ST. ~sTANlsLAUs CHURCH., SUPERIOR, WIS.

the congregation, the debt in two
years decreased to $4,000.
The old church building was sold
for $1,000. Societies and individual
members of the church contributed
freely for the furnishings of the new
church. The new, handsome pipe or
gan, installed at a cost of $4,000, was
blessed by Rev. l.. S. Nowacki. 1t is
a Housman organ and one of the fin
est at the Head of the Lakes. At the
blessing of the organ Over $500 were
contributed towards the debt on the
instrument. Members of the choir
bought the organ and have only a few
hundred dollars more to pay. This
choir has forty very progressive mem
bers.
The church furniture was bought
and paid for by the various organiza-
tons. One of the largest and most
influential societies is that of SIS.
Peter and Paul. which was formed on
February 4, 1900. The members have
been active in encouraging the sick.
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orphans. General harmony among the
members of the congregation was pro-
NOTED by this society. The member
ship of this organization is close to
100. Besides the above mentioned So
ciety are others, as st. Stanislaus
Society with a membership of so to
60, organized September %, 1914; the
Pulaski Guards, composed of able
bodied Polish men, a typical patriotic
society of the church. 1t is a semi
military organization, was established
on May y. 1902, and was incorporated
under the laws of Wisconsin the fol.
lowing June. The Sacred Heart So
ciety reOrganized by Rev. Nowacki has
a membership of over 100, and pro-
notes the religious spirit among the
members of the church. 1t includes
all who received their First Com
munion.
The Rosary Sodality was FORMED in
1907, and has always been active in
the affairs of the parish. The Chill.
dren of the Blessed Virgin Mary are
organized to influence young people
for good. The White Eagle Club,
similar to the Boy Scouts, trains
young men to become healthy and
strong, both physically and above all
morally. They have various amuse
ments to keep them from the path OF
vice, and are under the special suid
ance of their pastor. Lastly, with
their slogan Unity the Polish Cath
Ollie Union of America was formed in
1900, as an insurance society to in
sure the lives of men and women
This society, believing in brotherly
love and harmony, looks after the vel
fare of church and education of the
children.
Community center work is conduct
ed on a greater scale than ever be
fore in the q years of the history O
the church and the creditable result il
the completion of the $4,000 st
StaniSlaus Church. Since 1890, whe1
a group of Is or 20 Polish familie!
banded together to obtain religiou
services in their mother tongue, tn
growth of this branch of the Catholi
Church has been expansive and rapid
st. Stanislaus Church on Birch ave
, nue. and North 14th street toda.
stands as the principal center of VOL
ship. education and amusement TO
!, the natives and descendants of Pc
land. The Polish people, now, whe.
! their church and school are complet
> ed, have entered into the communit
t center work with considerable enth,
siasm. Hardly a day passes withou
meetings of church societies in tn
rooms of the church building an
every gathering is the occasion for
representative throng of Polish peopl,