The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-07-30
ST. PAUL.

First Communion at State Hospital:
On Tuesday morning, July 10, Mass
was celebrated at the State Hospital
for Crippled Children, at Lake Phalen,
where twelve of the patients received
their first Holy Communion, and were
enrolled in the scapular. The institu-
ton accommodates one hundred and
ninety-five children, ranging from the
age of eight months to eighteen
years. Of this number sixty-siX are
Catholics In order that all the Cath
Ole children, and as many of the 9th
ers as wish to do So might attend, the
Mass was celebrated in the open air
where the spacious lawn afforded
ample room for the patients in their
beds to assist at the solemn cere>
mony. Hymns appropriate for the &C.
casion were sung by Miss Ellen Dono1
van, accompanied by Miss Agnes
Kennedy. Flowers for the altar were
donated by the Hospital Department
of the Guild of Catholic Women. Re-
freshments were furnished for the
Vincent de Paul Society.
The Misses Lucille and Lillian
Becker, Katherine Finley, Margaret
Steelsmith, Agnes Ritz, Margaret and
Rose Finley, Elizabeth Hartman,
Elizabeth, Lucille and Gladys Car
dinal and Gertrude Heck, volunteer
teachers, give religious Instructions
to the Catholic children in the
Hospital on Wednesday and Sun
day afternoon of each week. Groups
are taught in the class room and
individual instruction given to those
who are not able to leave their beds.
For three weeks before making their
First Communion, the -ehildren we're
instructed every day from two to four
in the afternoon by two of the Sisters
from st. Joseph's Academy. The ar
rangement for these instructions was
made possible through the kindness
of Miss McGregor, Superintendent of
the Hospital, who is not Catholic,
but who left nothing undene to see
that those children might be instruct
ed in. their faith. Besides this she
presented each First COMMUNICATE
with Prayer Book. For this fine
spirit of cooperation she has the
heartfelt thanks and sincere apprecia-
ton of both pupils and teachers.
c. o. r.: The annual picnic of the
Catholic Order of Foresters will take
place at Sta Thomas College Grounds
on Sunday, August IA. A feature of
this years picnic will be the Tug-of-
War contest between Minneapolis and
st. Paul Forester teams for the beauti-
full. hammered gold and silver cup
donated by the High Court. This cup
was won by Minneapolis a year ago
and st. Paul Courts are determined
to win it back this. year, Other athlet-
ic contests include Kitten Ball
game between the crack teams of ST.
Matthew and St. Peter Courts. Each
of these teams is indicated to date.
Many valuable prizes will be given in
the contests.
The C. o. F. orchestra will be in at.
tendance and will furnish music
throughout the day. The College
armory has been secured for the day
and in the event of fain festivities will
be held there. Plenty of free parking
space. Plenty of refreshments. All
Foresters and their families, and
friends are invited.
Brothers Retreat: The Christian
Brothers from the various schools in
the Northwest and other points
gathered this week at st. Thomas Col
lege for their annual retreat. The
exercises are under the direction OF
Rev. w. D. Tierney, S. j. They began
ON July % and will close on Satur
day morning, August 6. Very
Reverend Brother Baldwin, Provincial
Superior, is presiding at the retreat.
Church of ST. casimir: "A bazaar
and social will be held in this parish
beginning Sunday, July 81, and con
tinuing all week. The proceeds are tc
be devoted to new parish school te
cost about $4,000. Many interesting
features are on the program for the
entertainment of visitors. A special
attraction is contest among six wo
men, one of whom is to be crowned
queen of the carnival. His Honor
Mayor Hodgson will perform the regal
ceremony The carnival Is to be held
on the church grounds at Forest AND
Jessamine streets. The pastor is Rev
Andrew Stojar, o. M. I.