The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-02-04


important activities. The executive
board, at meeting on January %,
| decided TO create ways and means
committee which will endeavor to
clear up the financial difficulty. Miss
Jane Brio was made chairman of this
committee. Those acting with her
are the Misses Josephine DaIlman,
Helen Lynch. Inez Hagsarty. Gene
We've Slattery, Mercia Burke and
+ Henrietta Boeke. These young ladies
Immediately made. arrangements for a
benefit performance to be given at the
Dale Theater Saturday afternoon,
{ February II. The picture shown will
be Mary Miles Minter in Sweet Law
ender. There will be two perform
ances. Additional entertainment has
been provided for the afternoon pro-
gram. A candy sale will be in prog
| ress in the lobby of the theater.
The membership drive will end
February Is. On Sunday, February
| II, at 9 o'clock, there will he meet
| ing of the membership captains with
| the general committee in the assem-
bly, room of the Cathedral near the
! basement chapel. Meanwhile the
drive in the various parishes presents
interesting comparisons. st. Luke's
held the largest membership before
| the drive opened. st. Marks is lead
ing in new membership now with a
o1 nf Of xryhi
by one individual. The Cathedral par
ish holds second place with rs new
members. The Cathedral Sodality
ranks first among group responses, 63
members having joined at one time.
The Dramatic Club of St. Cecilia's
parish came into the Christ Child So
ciety as group. Many Of this club
are associate members.
While larger part of the society's
work is being undertaken by young
women, men are not only eligible for
associate membership at all times, but
they will be needed eventually for
leadership in such activities as boys
clubs and boy scout work.
Miss Cecilia Marien, chairman of
the dramatic section, has arranged a
program TO be given at the PhaIen
Park Hospital for crippled children
next Sunday afternoon.
Much interest is shown in Father
Ryan's Christian Doctrine Methods
class. twenty-five were present at
last weeks meeting. Those desiring
to take up this work should telephone
Miss Esther O'Halloran, chairman of,
the Committee on Religious Instruc-
ton, Dale 0904.
BY attending Miss Klumb's class on
Thursday evening, at the Neighbor-
hood House, 40S View street, one may
gain some understanding of the work
carried on among the children in that
vicinity. Members of the society are
also urged to visit classes there at
other times. Such observation should
furnish incentive for future work.
Church of ST. Mark: Announcement
of plans for the construction OF
100000 addition to st. Marks school
| was made last Monday by the pastor,
Rev. Joseph A. COrrigan. Included in
the announcement are plans for an
| extensive program of social center and
| recreational work, which will be made
! possible by the enlarged plant
| Plans for the building will be SUBJ
mitted to the contractors in about two
weeks, and work on the structure will
start in March, Father Corrigan said.
st. Marks school now has Is rooms
and about 500 pupils, but large num-
| bers have been turned away during
the present school year. The 10-room
addition planned will make possible
| building Of q rooms. Some of the
| rooms in the present structure will
be utilized in making enlarged halls.
| The new school plant will contain a
gymnasium and full facilities for So
cial center and athletic work. 1t will
contain a theater, and plans are be-
ing made for the encouragement of
helpful entertainments. A Boy Scout
| room is another feature planned.
Basketball and handball courts also
will be included. The new building
will give ST Marks one of the best
parochial school plants in the city.
i It's construction will mark another
step in what has been notable
church and school development. The
!. parish built a new church two years
ago. one of the best in the city, cost
ing 100000. The church had none OF
the necessary funds at the time the
building was erected. But since thai
| time the parish has raised and paiG
off the entire 100000 and now is plan
!, ming to build 100000 school.
T L. A., A. o. H.: On Tuesday eve
ming, January "a, Division No. 8. L.. A.
A. o. H., installed the following of
!. ficers: president, Miss J. Cook; vice
9 president, Mrs. Elizabeth Hoffman,
recording secretary, Mrs. Mable G. Al
o len; financial secretary, Mrs. Eliza
h beth McNally; treasurer, Mrs. Mar
! lgaret Casby; insurance secretary, Mrs
!, Dorretta McNanus;. sergeant at arms
h Miss Anna Mitchell; sentinel, Mrs. N
Holmes; chairman of standing com
: mittee, Mrs. M. Waters. A program
h of songs, speeches, recitations an
I. other features was given. Miss Coo
a was presented with beautiful PHI
q Mrs Anna X. Bryant of Minneapoli:
Is state secretary, and Miss Margare
!. Grady of Saltwater, state insuranc
y 4 secretary, were among the guests. r.