The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-02-25
DIOCESE OF HELENA
Dlocesan Correspondence Rev Thomas
e, Killila

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Butte: The Women's Catholic
League of st. John the Evangelist
church held meeting on Thursday
evening, February 9, at which re-
port was given of the work done by
the league since it's inception on Feb
ruary %, 1920. At that time, officers
were elected and a local constitution
adopted. The same officers have been
retained UP to the present time and
consist of the following: spiritual di-
rector, Rev. Peter r. Mcdonald; pres
ident, Mrs. Nellie Small; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Homer Shepherd; secreta.
ry-treasurer, Mrs. Irene Cooney.
In the two years of it's existence,
the league has worked along the line
of spiritual uplift as we'll as social
welfare work. The work accomplish
ed by the Welfare department is some
thing of which the little league may
Justly be proud Owing to the bust
ness depression of the past eighteen
months, the people of st. Johns par
ish were hit hard just as every other
parish in the city was, and poverty,
sickness and distress were no strang-
ers within the parish bounds. Through
Gle was established, and garments do
| mated by those in a position to do so
were made and repaired, hundreds of
them being distributed to men, wom-
en- and children. Pantry showers were
held from time to time and the gro
ceries thus collected given to the
needy; the sick were visited and cared
for and work secured wherever pos,
sible. At Christmas time, social was
held and twenty families were made
| happy by little luXuries which they
would have been denied but for the
work of the league. st. Johns League
also worked with the different parish
es in cooperation With the Community
| Chest, and all the work was done re-
CARELESS of nationality or creed.
! The league is also sponsor for the
League of the Sacred Heart which is
to be established in the parish, the
committee appointed to work with Fa-
Their Mcdonald being Mrs. P. J. Gil
Iligan, Mrs. Irene Cooney and Miss
Frances Ward. Mrs. P J. Gilligan was
selected to act as delegate to the did,
cesar conference in Helena on Feb
ruary 10.
The Women's Catholic Welfare
Council of st. Patricks parish at it's
last meeting initiated fifteen new
members. Mrs. T. J. Mccarthy presid-
ed during the exercises. Addresses
were made by Fathers Venus and
Tougas. Father Tougas recommended
to the care of the council the orphans
who are being adopted from the state
| institutions. Paul Ozanne, the hui
name officer, also addressed the la
dies on the necessity of taking an in
terest in the little ones in these in
situations. Mrs. P. ]. Brophy was
chosen as delegate to the state con
vention to be held in Helena.
The Dramatic club of st. John S
church presented, on two consecutive
nights, their first production this sea
son. The medium was a western play
"rhe Wager in which the various
character imperSonations were carried
| off ably by the participants. Besides
the evening performances, a matinee
was presented by the club for thu
school children of the city. A sub
stantiar sum was realized by the per
formances, which will be applied OF
the parish debt. s r..
| The Reverend James p. O'Shea, fol
the past seven years assistant at st
Joseph's, has been transferred to Ste
vensville, Mont, as pastor. The mem
bers OF the parish held farewell re
ception before Father O'Shea left
Among the speakers of the occasion
: were Fathers Mccormack, pastor o
st. Joseph's, Father Leonard, Fathe
: English and Father Collopy of Boul
der
Two other receptions were given il
honor of Father Shea, one by the stu
dents of Butte Central high school, il
which he had been teacher for sever
: al years. A most pleasing program
was rendered by members of each o
the classes in the school, followed b.
an address by Rev. M. j. Leonard
principal of the school. The Ancien
Order of Hibernians, of which Fathe
O'Shea had acted as president for tw
4 years, also held a meeting in his hor
or in which was expressed the appre
citation of all for the splendid wor
: accomplished by him during his sta
in Butte
Butte's oldest Catholic pastor an
veteran of the clergy of this state
Rev. F. X. Batens, and the member
OF his flock of st. Lawrence's paris
y will celebrate the silver jubilee of tn
creation OF st. Lawrences when POI
!. tifical High Mass will be celebrated b
!. Bishop John P. Carroll of Helena o
# March II. The occasion will be a
r suspicious one for the remaining Ii
# ing members of the first congregatio
If that worshipped at the edifice when
J. was constructed and special place
h will be reserved for them.
l.: The history of st. Lawrence's an
the creation of the parish forms or
'f of the most interesting chapters
e the city of Butte and it's pioneer su
urbs. The first services were co
Is Quoted in what is now known as IL
lie Walkerville Methodist church. Up
t. the time of the creation of ST. La
g. rence's, March II, 1897, school W;
conducted in the same building by Il
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