The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-06-04
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MINNEAPOLIS.
Pro-cathedraI: The annual meet
ing of the Alumni of the Pro- Cathedral
School will be held Sunday, June 5, at
P. NJ, in the school auditorium. This
organization has been in existence
about three years. All graduates OF
this school and the old immaculate
Conception school are urged to attend.
films.
Under the auspices of the Rosary
society of the Pro-Cathedral of st.
Mary program was given in the sub
auditorium of the church at $3.50 p. m.
Wednesday and in the evening at s
o'clock. The principal feature of the
program was the showing Of moving
pictures taken on First Communion
day at the Pro-Cathedral on Corpus
Christi. There we're also educational
and comedy films.
ST. Margaret's Academy: Glass day
will be observed on Monday, June 6,
with special program and on Tues
day morning, June Z, seniors will be
entertained at breakfast at the school,
following Mass and the baccalaureate
sermon to be preached by the Rev.
Thomas E. Cullen. Forty-four young
women will be given diplomas from
the academic department on -Wednes-
day afternoon, June 8, when the an
nual commencement exercises will be
held at the 'Shubert theater. The
Rev. w. P. Driscoll will present the
graduates with their medals and di-
plomas and the Rev. James A. Byrnes
will give the commencement address.
In addition there will be musical num-
bers by stringed orchestra and Choir
al numbers by the seniors under the
direction of w. Rhys-Herbert.
Barry Settlement House: Mrs. G..
c. Barry, for whom the Margaret Bar
~ settlement house was named and
director of it's work since it was begun
in 1911, has resigned this month from
her duties in connection with it, in
order to rest and regain her health.
Ten years ago this month the Min
neapolis League of Catholic Women
was organized, with Mrs. Barry as one
of the founders. She was placed at
the head of the educational depart
ment from the start, and worked in
rooms at the Kasota building. There
and at st. Mary's hall, Knights of Co
lumbus rooms and the public library,
lecture courses for employed girls
were carried on. When club rooms
were obtained in 1912 at the present
location of~the league, 720 Marquette,
educational classes were conducted for
girls.
Settlement work in the Northeast
district was begun by Mrs. Barry early
in 1912, when room was rented at
355 Buchanan street northeast, where
people largely of Italian descent en-
joyed recreational and training facili-
ties. The work at this place was aban-
doned at the end Of the year because
the room was too small, and instead
kindergarten for Assyrian children
was started at 70 Main street north
east and conducted for the next two
years.
/ In the spring of 1915 the erection
of Margaret Barry house at 759 Pierce
street northeast, was commenced, and
by October of the same year the struc-
ture was completed, at a cost of
$4,000. Since that time it has been
open continually as the Americaniza-
ton, recreational and social center
for a large group of people in the
neighborhood. The attendance has
averaged over 100000 yearly.
The work at Margaret Barry house
has been organized under three heads,
educational, recreational and health
Infant welfare clinics were started in
1916 with the cooperation of the In.
FAINT Welfare society, and have been
run ever since. For the past three
years the expenses have been met by
the Community fund, just as all the
current expenses of the settlement
house have been.
Last year the number of clinic serv.
ices given at the Margaret Barry
house was 5,246.
While Mrs. Barry credits her help.
ers and associates with the success
with which the work of the settlement
house has met, officers of the League
of Catholic Women declare that the
accomplishments are due to the con
tinual hard work carried on by Mrs
Barry for the past 10 years. She has
been in the habit of giving every day
to personal supervision of the settle
ment house activities.
The Margaret Barry house, says
Mrs. Barry, is operated on a philoso
ply of neighborliness and helpfulness
Everyone is welcomed to it, and thou
sands look upon it as their social cen
ter, and the place to meet friends with
whom they can share their joys and
troubles. The house is now too small
to accommodate all those who wish to
make use Of it, so the executive com
mittee of the League of Catholic WON
en- is making an effort to secure
money for a $4,000 addition which
will provide club rooms and rooms fol
the residents. About $4,000 has al
| ready been pledged.
Miss Marion Evans, recreational di
rector for Margaret Barry house, ii
at present in charge of all the work
since no head resident has vet beer