The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-09-13

day morning, September 8. The chill
dren and their parents filled tn
church, and after brief instruction
by the pastor, Very Reverend J. NJ
Cleary, the classification of pupils wa
begun. There were five hundred
registered on the opening day, an in
crease of more than one hundred oveI
that of the opening day last year
Then six rooms were opened; las
Monday eleven rooms were filled, anC
it may soon be necessary to make
use of the twelfth room for classes
Church of St. Thomas: The Rosary
Society held election of officers, Mon
day evening, September s, and the
annual report was read. The officers
elected for the year are: President
Mrs. F. d. Newell; Secretary, Mrs F
Venie; Treasurer, Mrs. George Foley
The annual report showed a present
membership of 1872 The funds col
lected during the past twelve months
amounted to $1,027.
st. Charles Mission: A census is
now being taken of the district tribll-
tary to st. Charles Mission. Under
the direction of the City Missionary,
Reverend William Driscoll, a number
of young women are doing the work
of demonstrating. This is in prepare
ton for the re-opening of the classes
at the mission on Sunday, Septem-
| Der 81. A gymnasium for the boys
and sewing, cooking and other classes
| for the girls will be in readiness by
that time Father Driscoll has Sc
cured the services of eighteen teach
ers for the coming year. Some of
them are teachers of the public
schools of Minneapolis and some are
senior students at the State Univer-
sity.
A. o. n. Conventions: The dele
gates from Hennepin county to the
state convention of the A. O. H., and
Ladies' Auxiliary will have special
car on the Great Northern road. The
car will leave the union station at
half past nine o'clock Monday morn
ing, September Is. Everyone of the
assist at the Solemn High Mass in the
Cathedral at Duluth, with which the
state convention will open at half past
nine o'clock Tuesday florning, Sep
TENDER 16.
Friends of Irish Freedom: ST Dom
mics Court Of the Catholic Order of
Foresters contributed $500 to the
Friends Of Irish Freedom at the meet
ing of that organization last week.
Division No. I; Ladies Auxiliary of
the A. O. H. of Hennepin County, con
tributed $4,000 on the same occasion.
The actual receipts of the meeting
amounted to $122.00, a considerable
portion of this coming from new mem
bers. The action of the G.. 0. F. as
a body as well as that of the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the A. o. H., indicates
how keenly Catholics of every persua
sion feel the justice of Irelands cause.
Heads Mission Band: The Rev.
VIM. r. LaWler, O. P, has been ap-
pointed Superior of the Dominican
Mission Band in the Northwest and
has taken up his residence at the
Dominican Priory, 2424 18th Avenue
So, Minneapolis All applications for
missions to be given by the Domin-
lean Fathers should be sent to him.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES.
Excelsior: The prize of forty acres
of land offered at the recent social
was won by Mr.. Simon Cordell of
Deephaven, Lake Minnetonka. The
proceeds of the social clear of all ex-
penses amounted to SLOTS. Great
credit is due the altar society for this
the most successful social ever held
in the Excelsior parish.
Faribault: The annual election of
officers of the Faribault Council,
Knights of Columbus, was held Tues
day evening, September 2, in the club
rooms. The following were elected:
Grand Knight, Frank Morgan; Deputy
Grand Knight, Ralph Merrill; Record
| ing Secretary, William st. Onge; FL
nancial Secretary, George Dobner;
Treasurer, DR.. P. A. Smith; Advocate,
| Geo. W. Murphy. Only one new trus-
| tee was elected, Jas. P. Kennedy.
Other routine business was taken UP
at the meeting.
New UIm: The annual election of
ST. Patricks Council, K. of c., will
be held next Monday evening. The
local council expects to hold the an
nual picnic at Hermann heights, Sun
day, September IA. The initiation OF
another large class of candidates will
be held October 5. This will be the
second initiation held this year.
The Holy Trinity parochial school
opened Tuesday, September 2, and
there were 514 pupils present. This
is eight more than on the first day
last year. The attendance will be
larger next week than it was during
the opening week. There are twenty
one pupils enrolled in the high schoo
freshman class at the same school.
DI0CE4E OE FARGO