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Show 4-"- : COLORADO I ; T DENVER. "'- Office of Intermountain Catholic, 409 Charles Block,- 15th and Curtis Cur-tis Streets. St. Patrick's Day Celebration. (Correspondence -Intermounta4n Catholic.) Denver. March 14. In royal manner ana enthusiastic spirit did the people (if 'Th City -of- the Plains" celebrate St. J 'a trick's Day. No effort or ex-pniFe ex-pniFe was spared, and the success of the. display was commensurate, with the outlay 5n every respect. The Irish lf'plf! of Petiver proved themselves to be" Kvurthy and' generous-vhildrei of tho Saint they honored by their fervent and patriotic recognition of his feast. Tu.j .Ancient Order of Hibernians turnea out in force and were ably seconded sec-onded iti the parade by the Knights of fit. John, the Irish-American Progressive Progress-ive Society, the C. M. B. A., the Daughters Daugh-ters of Erin in carriages and many visiting Hibernians ivom the surrounding surround-ing mountain towns. Badges were distributed with lavish hand, so the Emerald green was strongly in, evidence. evi-dence. The State, County and City officials, of-ficials, in carriages, occupied a prominent promi-nent position in the line. The parade, - irz vharge of the grand marshal, Mr. i M. Lew is, was led by a platoon of po lice, followed by a military band, the various organizations following Mr. l-iewis" was ably assisted by his aides, James Fortune and Bart Finn. A noticeable no-ticeable feature was the standard bearer, who measures in the neighborhood neighbor-hood of seven feet tall. It goes without with-out saying that in such hands the grern banner of Erin was held fufl high advanced its just place on all occasions. occa-sions. s The. evening timo was as well and acceptably filled as was the day, by the rendition of an appropriate programme. Spirited Ppeeches and the soul-stirring a.irs of Erin fanned that never-dying love of the Emerald Isle into penewed life. Many a heart beat faster and many an eye grew brighter at the thought of the place that Ireland may yet hold among the nations when heeding heed-ing the long-awaited call, every true-hearted true-hearted exile "will bound on the sea and away o'er the foam. They will sail to the musio of 'Home, Sweet Home.' " LEADVTLLE. Irish-Americans Fighting with, the Boers. Leadville, Colo., March 10. There are half a dozen Leadville, men at present in the Transvaal country and fighting under the flag of the Boers. Among them are Michael Murray and Michael and Jack Ryan, who are well known here, having worked for a long time as diamond drill operators. At the time that Mr. Blow went to South Africa to take charge of a mine there, the boys went with him, and when hostilities broke out they joinod Captain Cassidy's company of the famous Irish brigade. From a letter received here it is stated that Jack Ryan was the man who blew up the bridge at Colenso, for which act he was given a commission by Gen-cral Gen-cral Joubert. The names of the other three are not remembered, but it is known positively that there are six leadville boys who have been fighting: during the entire Transvaal difficulty. DEL NORTE. (Specif to The Intermountain Catholic.) It was indeed a gala day for Del Xorte. Promptly at 10 a. m., on the ringing of the bell, the contracting parties, Federico Montoya and Teresa Martinez, accompanied by the Spun- 1 snrs, Mr. and Mrs. Antonio T. Valdez, I and by the Sodality of the Children of Mary, repaired to the Catholic church, followed by a happy ho?t of friend: of the bride and groom. To the beautiful music of the wedding inarch the procession marched to the altar, where the officiating Priest addressed ad-dressed the happy couple, first in Spanish and then in English, asking their full consent, in order to join them with their own free will, after which he pronounced the legal form of the wedding. Then the blessing of the marriage ring took place, and later the Messing of the pilver coins, the groom I saying to the bride, "These coins I thee give in sign of our matrimony." The couple then renewed the sacred oath at the foot of the altar, and the high mass of the wedding began. After the singing of the Gospel, the officiating priest. Father Francis X. Tomassini, gave an explanation of the ceremonies, and their meaning, wilh the text of the Kpiatle o St. Paul, Eph. 5: "This is a great sacrament, but I ypeak in . Christ and tho Church." The remarks of the speaker pointed to the blessing and joy uf 'the married couple, on the condition of recognizing the authority of God Almighty as the author of the great institution of matrimony. The bride was attired in a very neat dress, with veil and wreath. After the ceremony, cere-mony, Mrs. F. W. Freeman took a photograph of the happy couple, with their sponsors and the Children of Mary Sodality. Many costly presents were si ven the bride and groom by their friends, which are very useful for housekeeping in their new home. They will reside near the home of Mr. Prim-Jtibo Prim-Jtibo Montoya. father of the groom. The Intermountain Catholic wishes Mr! ;md Mrs. Montoya a century of pros.! perity and the people's g0,j will. PUEBLO. (Correspondence Intermountain Catholic.) Mr. J. D. McDonald, the railroad contractor con-tractor who has been building a road ! in Cheyenne, arrived home !ast week. Rev. Father Lambert Thielen aged 26 years., died last ' Thursday at St Marys hospital. Father Thielen was j only here for a short time for the benefit ben-efit of his health. It is indeed a sorrowful sor-rowful case of a man so young. Hi? Iteautiful actions seemed to catch the love of all who knew him while in Pueblo, Pu-eblo, and no doubt the prayers of his acquaintances will b offered up to his Creator, although it is needless to .sarins .sar-ins soul is in peace, that peace which lasts forever, while those beautiful words tell us "He is gone but not forgotten." for-gotten." His remains Mere shipped to Minnesota last Friday. jv A very enthusiastic meeting was held in the parlors of Loretto- academy on Sunday, March 11. at 4 p. m. A large number of ladies were present, Mrs. J. S. Stewart was elected president. The object of the meeting is to organize and assist the Sisters in their fair to be held after Easter. It is pleasing to note that Lenten services are so well attended on Wednesday and Friday afternoons at 2:30. Judge McFeeley, who is now Cripple Crwk's leading lawyer, was in town last week visiting his family. |