The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-12-24

NduSuIOu, luSuTduC6 secretary, James
M. McGrath; financial secretary, Pat
Cahill; marshal, P. M. Maroney.
Guild of Catholic Women: A large
number of Christmas dinners will be
sent to needy families in all parts of
the city. The filling and distributing
of the baskets is under the direction
of Mrs. F. G. Johnston, chairman of
the relief department.
The hospital committee, of which
Mrs. e. C. Eshelby is chairman, is in
Guiding among it's Christmas .activi.
ties the sending of Christmas re.
membrance to each child in the Pha.
len Park sanitarium, the children of
the Miller hospital, the inmates of
the county jail, and the patients in
the tuberculosis wards of the City
hospital. The members of the hos.
pital committee also had charge of the
sale of the handiwork of the disabled
men of the Aberdeen hospital, which
was held in the Knights of Columbus
school room the first of the week.
On January 2, the knights of Co
lumbus will be assisted by the hospi,
tai committee Of the Guild in social
afternoon for the patients of the Alb.
erdeen hospital. There will be va
ried program, followed by refresh
ments.
Under the Civics department, Mrs.
G. w. Lawson, chairman, the Guild
has had charge of the booth for the
sale of Christmas seals in the Field.
Schlick store.
Mass for Deaf: Mass will be cele-
brated at 8 A M, Christmas morn.
ing, in the Cathedral chapel for the
deaf of the Twin Cities. There will
be a sermon in sign language.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Seton Guild: Two hundred Seton
Guild girls sold fofget-me-nots last
Saturday for the benefit of the dis
abled soldiers. The same girls had
charge of the sale of Christmas seals
in the downtown theaters this week.
A sale of Christmas gifts was con-
tinued in the guild rooms until all
the articles donated for the bazaar
by Seton Guild girls and women were
disposed Of. Among the articles were
an Oriental rug and parlor lamp, be-
sides lingerie, purses, handkerchief,
aprons and towels,
League of Catholic Women: Very
Rev. Thomas e. Cullen, rector of st.
Thomas college, addressed the mem
bers of the league at 2:30 P: M,
last Monday, at the league headquar.
ters, 100 Marquette avenue. Father
Cullen pointed out as erroneous the
impression that the Middle Ages were
a time of superstition and religious
persecution.
"The Middle Ages put an end to
slavery and called all men to freedom I;
created modern languages and gradtl-
ally eliminated Latin founded consti
tutional monarchy and representative
government, both unknown to antiq.
uity and vital to the life of modern
| nations" Father Cullen said. "This
period gave impetus to all forms OF
associations, from the municipal cor
porations down to labor unions, and
left us models to which we constant
ly turn for imitation. When we have
erected a cathedral more beautiful
than Rheims and written a poem more
powerful than those of Dante, we may
| consider that we have surpassed the
| glory of the great thousand years
Modern civilization did not begin will
the epoch of the Renaissance, but i!
the offspring of Christianity, and W.
must seek its origin in the stable o
Bethlehem. 1t began where the pa
gan civilization of Rome collapsed
Christian morality is the foundation
of our modern institutions. We art
heirs of the Middle Ages and not o
Greece and Rome, as some would hav,
u.s."
the distribution of Christmas basket
to needy families and of holiday pal
ties for men, women and children il
the neighborhood Of Margaret Barr
Settlement house, operated by tn
league. Mrs. Joseph w. Brown al
nounced that 1857 had been realize
on the bazaar held by the league 70
the benefit of the settlement buildin
fund.
Il Junior Catholic League: Last Sa
, urday, the Social Service club of tn
, Junior Catholic league gave Chris
, mas party for SO children and thei
mothers at the league headquarter
The guests were given presents an
entertained with program of game
t arranged by the members of the clu1
There was Christmas party in til
] league rooms Tuesday evening.
Ell ST. Margaret's Academy: La
b Thursday evening, the students of
e Margaret's academy presented
[ Christmas mystery play, "Eagt
8 Heart" before large and appreci
J. tive audience. The performance W;
: given in the New Lake theater at Nj
a ollet and Blaisdell avenues.
OUTSIDE THE CITIES.
" FaribauIt: The members of II
2. parish of the Sacred Heart are wor
n ing hard to raise fund for Il
T building of new church. Accor
n ing to present plans, it will be sta
ed in April, 1922. A successful h
e zaar was held recently. Among Il
g attractions were a concert by t