The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1934-05-28
MISSIONARY TELLS
OF WORK IN CHINA
Father Rupert Describes
Leper COlony--Natlves
Says U. s. Is Friend

Rev John Rupert OF the Mary.
knoll order OF Foreign Mission
ors delivered on oof tho most inter-
estlng and educational addresses
herad In this city for some time,
Speaking at st. Patriek's Holy
sOclety's fourth annual communion
breakfast nt the Lyceum, FIR Rup-
pert contradlcted many OF the
average beliefs concerning the
faith Of the Chinese. "The Chinese
make very godo catholics" ASSERT
ed the speaker. The guest mission.
or also spoko az all masses held
In the church. Ho. was accompanied
by Brother George Lanner Of this
city.
Fr. Ruppercs talks both In
church and ut the breakfast con.
cerned tho religious doctrines and
Catholic action In the Fart East.
He spoke OF the large number Of
people infected with the most
dreaded OF Nll skin diseases, the
deperB.,
rho speaker mentioned u Hart
ford native, Father sweeney. who
volunteered his life towards bring
Ing tho faith TO these lepers. tlo
IL now working among Thorn In
south China.
Fr. Rupert told of the blood
shed In revolutions and Of tho over.
throwing OF the Manehu rule In
1911. There was considerable trout
bio and many executions until 1899
when Manohurlan rulors were drlv.
on from tho country, asserted the
speaker.
Th general population refers TO
America as It's Every good friend.'
They havn't forgotten tho obJec.
tions hurled by American ola clala
when. Japan attempted to take
Chanting.
other speakers heard were Rev
Eugene Crync, pastor, and Rev Will
liam Wlrkus, chaplain OF tho so.
eloty. Michael Kitchen, president Of
the group, acted az chairman. En.
tortalnmont was provided by Mich
ael Day, Patrick Stack and John
Carmoady. Joseph Iesotto was tho
soloist during the mass, and Miss
Mary Rice, orgnniat, accom- panied.
Members of tho Cleaners and
Children of Mary Sodality who
prepared and served tho break
fast were, Mrs Thomas Mitchell,
Mrs Harry Ryan, Mrs John Nit
ohell, Mrs John Sweeney, Mrs II,
Wolfe, Helen shanahan, Nellie
Devlno, Mrs Patrick Keegan, Mrs
M. Donovan, Mrs William Fltxger-
aid, Mrs Grady, Mira Joseph Brick.
ner, Mary Alice Roddlng, Marcel,
Grasslor, Albertine .Grassler, Alice
Mras, deneviovo Loary, Rita M,
lltsmaurlee, Alice Powers, Mrs
Michael Kitchen, Mrs Joseph Far.
roll, Margaret Griffin, Grace Flan.
agan, Mrs Thomas Grady, Mrs
John Dunphy, Margaret Shoehan,
Mrs Maurice Fitsmauriec, and
Margaret l'ltxmaurioo.
Among those IN attendance
were; Rev j. Rapport, Brother
George Lannen, Rev Eugene Cry-
no, Rev William Wirkus, Michael
Kitchen, Otto Herman, Patrick
Bourko, George ID. Hnlnnan, james
Brady, Richard Wilkenson, Karl
Manshuek, James Cawctt, Irving
Sweeney, Thomas Fitsmaurloo,
Francis FltHmaurleo, Francis Nit
ehell, John 0ildounis, Edward
Fitzgerald, Patrick n. Garvey,
0arvey, Russell Fox, Thomas Fltx.
maurice, Harold Barnes, Frank
Deeonlck, Philip Kelley, John NJ,
Carter, Edward =. Mcdonald, John
Heating, Thomas German, John j,
Mitchell, patriekJ. CronaR, Joseph
II. Meiavoy, Patrick skehan, Chris
tophor Luddy, John A, Kelley, nd
ward j. Lotus, Frank Hardy, jos
aoph Houlihan, James Barrett,
John Powers, George Mcclure,
Daniel Commeford, Representative
Daniel Mahaney, James Cronan,
John Mates, II. Medrath, Joseph
=. Farrell, David j.. Farrell, Frank
l Leary. John Collins, Martin
Lesotte. John Kelley. sry Attor-
bert, Alfred ~. Herbert, William
Cavanaugh, Daniel Nolan, James
trick y. Barnes, james J. Barnes,
han, Ralph Brennan, John J.
Mccormack, Raym ond Dolan,
Jam sa =. v Tyrreii, Joseph Bowen s,'
James Keefe, Bryan v, Norton,
John Dunn, Joseph Reegan, James
l.. Moore, John German, John
Griffin, Jamse u. Flanagan, George
Phelan, George Dunn, Richard
keefe, Thomas Broderlek, Andrew
j. Broderiok, John j. Carmody,
James Brady, Sr., John II. pholun,
william Dwyor, Joseph Kelly,
Frank Kennedy, James RELY
Patrick stark, Patrick Reagan,
Thomas Farrell, Joseph Taylor,
james Il. urlflin, william j. shan.
ahan and James A, phelun,