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Show Site Obtained at Lincoln Avenue Av-enue and Twenty-eighth Street Here Announcement of a voluntary movement move-ment in the parish of St. Joseph's Catholic church having for its immediate imme-diate object the erection of a parochial school to take the place of the present pres-ent school on Twenty-sixth street, was made yesterday by Mgr. P. M. Cushna-han, Cushna-han, V. G. A tract for building has been secured secur-ed at a stated consideration of ?10,000t on which tho school and ultimately another an-other Catholic church will be erected. The site selected is at the corner of Twenty-eighth street and Lincoln avenue. ave-nue. Under the plan outlined, Liberty bonds bought to assist tho United States during the war, many of which are tucked away and now almost forgotten, for-gotten, will be used to aid the cause of education. Committees were also appointed to take up with individual members next Sunday pledges for future payments. Anticipations are held that the tract will bo paid for immediately and that a fund will be ready with which to start building work next September. The proposal for a new school has been under consideration for several years, Monslgnor Cushnahan said, as the present school is altogether inadequate inade-quate to care for the growing attendance. attend-ance. The announcement was received receiv-ed with approbation by members at all three services yesterday and support to carry through the project was promised. |