Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-06
CATHOLIC ]. PICKS
DANCE COMMITTEE
Original Features Expected
to Mark Annual Affair by
Sophomore Class.

The committee in charge of tire an
nual sophomore dance has been an
pointed by Joseph A. Beatty OF Bos
ton, president of the class Of 1929
George A Sullivan. Eewburvport
MASS, Is In charge as chairman Of the
committee. 1t has been customary TO
make this affair supper dance and
10 depart In some unusual manner
from the established customs of pre-
ceding years. II is the intention Of
the present committee to arrange
some original features.
group Of university undergrad
yates experienced a rather narrow es-
cape from serious injury and possible
oeath last Saturday evening. when the
Dus In which they were riding left
the road and struck a tree. The group
was returning from the. Annapolis
boxing meet
Feast to BE Celebrated.
Inc feast OF st. Thomas AduipaS
VIII be celebrated in the crypt OF the
National Shrine of the Immaculate
conception tomorrow Pontifical mass
VIII be celebrated by Bishop Shahan
rector of the university. The sermon
VIII be delivered by Rev. DR.. Fulton
j. Sheen. professor of apologetics. The
music will he under the direction of
Prof. Des Longchamps. Services be.
gin at 1880 O'Clock. This is the first
occasion on which pontiflcal mass Will
be celebrated on the new high altar of
Algerian onyx.
Catholic University GIee Club pre-
sented one OF its regular radio con-
certs from station WRC of the Radio
f'OrnnY-af
concert was rebroadcast through sta
ton WEAF OF New York The club is
under the direction of DR.. Leo
Behrendt, and is composed exclusively
OF lay students of the university. Nor.
gan V. Martin Of Martinsburg. W
Va, is president
The freshman class was recentl :,
entertained at a smoker by the Abbey
Club. The affair was held at the. Cairo
hotel. James Kenny. Holyoke. Mass
president of the Abbey Club. outlined
the purpose of the social clubs in gen
eral. their attitude toward the fresh.
man and other topics OF interest Ia
the first-year men.
The distinguished South America n
painter Decio Vtllares, will exhibit a
number of his paintings during the
first half of March i'm the large
Mariana Library of the Nationa
Shrine of the Immaculate Concepior,.
Among them are several fine madon-
mas, portraits of we'll known Washing
tonians- symbolic Brazilian paintings
religious scenes and the great mas
terpiece of "Paolo and Francesca
| after Dante.
Library Books Increase.
The Mariana Library. attached 10
tine National Shrine of the ImmactI
late Conception. contains more tina
5000 volumes. and grows annually IL
a considerable extent by the purchas 20
or the best books on the Blessed Tir
gin In several languages. 1t hopes 70
reach 10000 volumes in FIVE years.
The annual spiritual retreat for lay
students took place this weekend
Services were opened on Friday eve
ming at o'clock in the unfverstt,
| chapel, and concluded Sunday morn
ing at $50 with solemn high mass o,
Thanksgiving. Rev Ignatius Smith
.. p. prior of the Dominican House
OF Studies. conducted the retreat. The
retreat for the ecclesiastical students
OF Caldwell Hall was conducted nv
Rev. John +. Wickham of New Ycr,,
and lasted from Ash Wednesday ID
Sunday morning.
The new Book of Views" >xhibitinr
81 scenes OF the university has JUS
been sent by Bishop Shahan to .h7
entire Catholic clergy of the United
States, meaning some 10000 copies.