The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-07-29
18TH ANNIVERSARY OCCASION
FOR BETTING CELEBRATION
Silver Jubilee For Rev. Father Benedict When He
Completes Quarter Century In The Priesthood
Solemn Services At Church. Brilliant Banquet At
Coliseum-15O present.

A Silver Jubilee and elaborate
celebration marked July 26th as
a red letter day in the life of
Rev. Father Benedict Seethaler,
o. S. B., rector of the local I'm
maculate Conception Catholic
church. The day was made cool
and pleasant by a light rain in
! the morning.
Guard of Honor
At 1000 a. m. delegation of
six 4th degree Knights of Colum-
bus in full regalia assembled at the
rectory and acted as a guard of
honor for the jubilarian and the
visiting clergy in escorting them to
the church The knights at the
head with drawn swords formed
the arch, customary on such occa-
sions, under which the clergy
passed before entering the house
of God. AS they proceeded
through the center isle the choir
sang an appropriate hymn and
then it's part of the High Mass in
such perfect form as to equal the
performance of a choir of a much
larger church.
Rev. Father Dan j. Deneen,
rector of the church at Glasgow,
gave in we'll chosen words a sketch
of Father Benedict's life and work
in the old world and in America,
and delivered to the jubilarian fell
citations in his own name and that
of the bishop and clergy of the
Great Falls diocese.
Visiting Clergy
Father Benedict was assisted at
High Mass by the following Fa-
Tiers: Archdeacon Rev. P. E.
O'Neill of Williston; Deacon Rev.
Nicholas Rauh, o. S. b., Circle;
Subdeacon Rev. Louis Seethaler,
o. S. b., Poplar; Master of Cere-
monies Rev. Tom Sheehy, Rev. F.
Sherman, Veseliville, N. D.; H. B.
Protschnes, Chinook; VIM. CALI
han, Great Falls; M. Colgan, Glas
gov. Other priests who honoreC
, presence were Rev. Father P. w
O'Rourke, Plentywood; P. Conaty
Scobey; Alois Foley, Great Falls
Pat Tracy, Culbertson; and Cor
nelius Curtin, Sidney. BY these
his brother priests the jubilarian,
after High Mass, was presented
with a substantial purse. The 4th
degree Knights who served as
guard of honor were Messrs. ]. H.
Coffey, ]. F. Cook, P. r. Dougher-
ty, M. B. Fargen, w. c. Johnson,
and E. j. Cody.
$50 Banquet
At the noon hour some $50 in
vited guests gathered at the spa
cious Coliseum where the Catholic
ladies aid made elaborate and
painstaking preparations for the
banquet. Four great tables radi-
ated from a fifth, the table of hon
or. At the fifth table were the
clergy, the guard of honor and
other members of the K. c., with
Father Benedict in a middle chair
Two special, beautifully decorated
cakes, one trimmed in "silver"
were before the jubilarian and at
an appropriate time during the
feast were cut by him and served
to his special guests.
The tables were all tastefully
arranged and beautifully appoint
ed with fine china, glassware and
silver. Fragrant boquets of beau
tiful homegrown flowers were
placed at frequent intervals. The
delicious menu of meats, salads,
vegetables and pastry and ices
was all that any palate could de-
sire. Coffee, cigars and cigarets
with confections for the ladies
were served at the conclusion.
Marion POSTMASTER
A program of toasts with Hugh
n. Marion in the role of toast
master followed. Mr.. Marion has
often served in this capacity but
never so ably or in such happy and
fitting mood as on this memorable
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