Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-09-10
BISHOP MONAGHAN
At MARYDEL CHAPEL
Confirms and Administers Holy
Communion to the First
Class.

Special Correspondence Every Evening
Marydel. Sept. f0.--The Immaculate
Conception Church at Marydei was the
scene of great rejoicing last Sun
day, when Rt. Rev. j. j. Monaghan,
Bishop OF Wilmington. paid his first
eanonical visit to this mission. He
conferred the sacrament of connrma-
tion upon a class of AZ children.
The history OF this little mission Is
unique as we'll as interesting Pri-
mariIy. 1t owes it's existence to Rev.
Maurice Cotter, who is now stationed at
Niagara University, N. i. While he
was stationed at Ridgely. Maryland. he
discovered what he termed this little
| nest of neglected Catholics" when on.
one of his long walks through the
country II WAS a yeritabie melting
pot OF onallties-Italians. Hun
garians. Slavs. Bohemians and Ger
mans, but IL was a gold mine of souls,
l.. his opinion.
Father Cotter made known the ex-
| igtence Of this condition to Bishop
Monaghan and secured his sanction TO
provide for these people. With the as
/ sistance of two Benedictine nuns, who
had a knowledge of the foreign lam
guage. he made n more complete can
yass of the territory and prepared for
! the first holy sacrifice of the mass.
This first mass was offered In one of
| the private dwellings i'm Marydel
| In the meantime Bishop Monaghan,
| ever jealous In the cause Of his spir-
ltGal children was endeavoring to
/ find the means To erect a chapel here.
| In one of his visits TO the Visitation
sisters Of Wilmington he spoke Of his
plans and desires. and these good nuns
promised to make this cause the sub
| iect Of their petitions. Several days
after the bishops visit, a weIi-known
| Wilmington woman visited the con-
vent and in the course of her con-
| yersation said she desired to give
81 90 to build chapel in some ne
| elected mission. Here was an answer
TO their prayers. She was directed to
/ the bishop, and her donation, with an
additional gift of $500 from the Cath
olic Church Extension, was turned
over TO Rev. Father Cotter. This was
| a beginning, but far from sufficient.
| To supply the deficiency Father Cot
| ter started on a begging tour through
out the diocese. That he was sue
cessful is shown by the beautiful little
chapel OF the Immaculate Conception
| In which these people Of his heart
| now gather together In common wor-
| ship.
| Today this mission is attended by
| Rev Jchn f. Neifert. S. S. J., of Clay
/ ton, Delaware. IL lis owing to his
| zeal and the zeal Of the Benedictine
! nuns, who travel a distance of is
miles to teach the children their cate
| chism, that the fourth of September
marked the elimination OF long
looked for day---the day of their first
holy communion and confirmation.
1 The appended names are those OF
/ this first class at Marydel: Elizabeth
Marie Mitch, Gazella Catherine Semon-
ski. Anna Margaret Churchman, Eliza
| beth Rose Semonski, Josephine Marie
| Bonfanti, Sara Elizabeth Gardner
| Leona Catherine oliver. Vivian Marie
oliver, Anna OdiIlo Mitch, Lucy Anna
| yaldesere, Grace Marguerite McShane
| Mary Rose Bonfanti, Carl Edwin Oh
4 liver, Charles Joseph Bonfanti, John
Richard Gardner, Joseph Emmanuel
Churchman. Joseph Charles Disalvo
Desc Anthony Link, Tony Samuel
Liberto, Francis Angeline Nalbone
Michael Joseph Cirneione. Elizabeth
Marie Masseilo, Mary Teresa Heller
Mary Rose Disalvo, Josephine Mary
Disalvo, Grace Esmanda Stevens
Sarah Anna yarisco, Emma Veronica
Mitch, Josephine Genevieve Varisco
Sarah Grace Leggio, Lena Rose Leg
gio, Josephine Mary Larido, Franz
Benjamin Heller, Herbert Ottt
Il churchman. William Louis Gardner
Rudolph John Mitch, Savior Johr
Eonfanti. Anthony Michael Disalvo
Frank Charles Heller, Peter Anthony
AnaIore, Philip James Cirneione ant
Joseph Andrew Westrod.