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Show i : ; ;. l Btocese of Denser I j ! tUZABETH KELLY, Correspondent J j ; The" IcteriountaJn enJ Colorado 1, Catholic l placed cn eal at the f ' Jamee Clarke church goods house, til ; California etreei. Denver, Colo. if !': ' Parish Notes. ' - . ; T; . Twenty-six years hgo the sisters of ' the Good Shepherd came to Denver and Wabiished a house for orphaned and ; ' ; , neglected children. For twenty-six . ; years they have labored zealously in ; , behalf of the thousands that have been committed to their care during; that ' tints. , . . ! ; ! Twenty-six years ago Denver was a much smaller city than It Is today. The i v ork of the Sisters of the Oood Shep- ' P herd grew with the city. Addition after . addition was made to the original build- ' uig, until after untold difficulties and againct many disadvantages, the pres- i wit paclous quarters (two large three- j nory buildings) were secured. But f ven these are found wholly inadequate r to meet the growing demands, and the I, SiPters are forced to begin at the nery bottom of the ladder again. But. the indomitable in-domitable zeal that enabled them to j , surmount the difficulties of twenty year aso still fills the hearts of the , tflsiers, and trusting; in the Providence 1 of God and the generosity of the people , i of Colorado, they have begun the erec tion of new buildingB on Myrtle Hill. In th southeast portion of the city. ' These buildings when completed win be a credit to the city and a source of 'joy to every man and woman ith a Fpark of charity in his heart. ! . Generous friends have never been j. wanting by the House of the Good Shepherd in the past, nor will they be . ! in the present necessity. Those of little wealth, as well as those whom God has ' bounteously blessed, will give accord ing to their means; and it is to be hoped that when the new home is completed the good Sisters will not be hampered j : in their noble work by being forced to I carry a burdensome debt. The -Vlumni Dramatic club of Sacred Heart college sustained its well-merited reputation by the masterly presenta- ;ion of Richelieu" at the Broadway iheatre Sunday evening, April 10. - The acting was finished in every detail, ' while the beauty, of costumes and scen- , j ry added much to the attractiveness , i.f the production. The college orchestra ; ..if thirty pieces was a delightful feature of the evening. - A call has been issued for all the men oi the parish to meet at the cathedral - ' .rectory Thursday evening, April 14, to confer with the pastor relative to a scheme for raising immediately the sum , of fifty thourand dollars for the building ' fund of the new cathedral. This does " jiot represent the amount needed for; i he completion of the magnificent struc- j lure, but a payment now due and to ' be met before further contracts are awarded. Work on the cathedral has progressed rapidly during the past year. and already the building is an ornament 1 to the city and a source of pride to . . Catholics throughout the state. Rev. ' Father McMenamin has spent mucn t ' tlin in formulating plans for systema- ' tizing the collection of subscriptions for the new church. These plans he will ( present to the gathering of men at Thursday's meeting, and ask their con-I con-I ( . currcnee or even the substitution of ither methods if in the judgment of the majority his are not deemed feasible. 1 tops will then lie taken to raise the required amount immediately, and the . campaign -will not be confined to the cathedral parish but will extend over all the city. : Rev. Father Bender of the Church of ," -the Holy Ghost on Curtis and Twentieth j ' streets, has returned from an extended - ' ' stay at Hot Serines, Ark. Father Ben der is greatly improved in health, and has resumed his duties as pastor of .Holy Ghost church. Father Deatcher, ' who had charge of the parish in the ab sence of Father Bender, will remain to assist him for the present. The father and sister of Rev. Jamc Walsh, pastor of St. James church in Montelair, 'have come from Valparaiso, Ind., to make their home in Denver. The father was taken ill after nis arri val here and is now at Mercy hospital. T- The Good Shepherd Aid association met Tuesday afternoon, April 12. at the residence of Mrs. Thomas Doherty, 3.',69 c0ok street. Mrs. M. C. Harrington is ' fulfilling the predictions of her friends .' in making aii able president! and is I arousing enthusiasm among the rnc-m- I hers. ' Many beautiful and expensive articles ' vbavc ben donated to the ladies of St. , ' ', Clara's Aid society for their fair which uill be held in St. Elizabeth's hall next month, for the benefit -A St. Clara's j -plumage. Th-? fair will iun from ' Tuesday. May 10, to Saturday, May 14. inclusive. ' ' ' ' Th? pretty lltll- chapel of Mercy hos pital was tin- sw:e of interesting I ' l'e'niony wh.-ji on U'otinrwlay, .April ' ' . five young wonvn renounced the !lea.-ures of the world and dedicated i heir fair young: iveg to the servKe of God in a religious order. Sister Mary Justine, having completed the two . - i.rs of her probation, pronounced her : tinal vows and was clothed with the t Mack habit and veil of the order. She was Miss Agnes Driseoll of Atlanta.! , Ga. The others t ok the first vows and entered upon the trying; period of their novitiate. They the Miss Elisabeth ; i ' Murphy of New York, who will here- ; ; afUr be known as .sister Mary Mar- caret; Miss Elizabeth Howard of New York, whose identity is now concealed onder the name of Sister Marv Agatha-1 Agatha-1 , Miss Bertha Choury of St. Louis, wha .' renounced her name for that of Sister l , ' '.. " Mary Carmelita. and Mi:--s Margaret Brownlee of Crooksion. Minn., who is ; . ! now Sister Mary Schoiastiea. Service J , . commenced with high mass at C o'clock . .' by Rt. Rev. Bishop Matz. The prions who assisted at the o'emn lite were ; ' ' lie.'. Father Agatho, S. O. B., of Boul- der. Rev. Father Feely of St. Joseph's church. Rev. Father Garcia of St. Louis, " Rev. Father Guida, S. J., Rev. M. F.' : Callanan of Duraugo, Rev. Father Richardson and Rev. Father Myers, I .' ' haplain of Mercy hospital. Many rela tives and friends of the youn? women ' i , assembled in the convent chapel and i - witnessed the touching but beauti'ul ceremony. : : ' ft John F. Cuneen. a well known Ctho- ; : 'ic temperance lecturer, is in Denver and has addressed a number of ni t- - ' ings in the interests of the '"Church ' Federation Against the Saloon." 'Does ; ' a Dry Town Hurt Business?" ts the , 11-abeorbing topic of the present cam- ,; paign. , ' . v A class of thirty children will re- ; , ceive Jirst holy communion at St. Jo- ' soph's Polish Catholic church on 'm- ' day, April 24. I .'. The Knights of Columbus will observe ob-serve their annual communion day on 1 Sunday, Apjll 17, when tiey will re- I eive at S o'clock mass in St. IjCo's j church. Rev. Father O'Ryr.n, chaplain ..; !' the council, will read mass. ' ' Rv. Thomas H. Malone conducted ' vrvice at the Old Ladies' home Sun- ! ( afternoon, April ,10. I . . ; The regular meeting of th acrel I ' Heart Aid society will be held Ihurs- day afternoon, April 21, with Mrs. Albion Al-bion K. Vickery, 1301 Milwaukee street. The president, Mrs. M. J. McCarthy, is now vieiting relatives in Washington, Ind., but expects to return in time for the next meeting. Another triumph was scored, for the Catholic parochial schol system of Denver, Den-ver, and particularly for Immaculate Conception high school, when the young women of the class of '10 of that institution insti-tution received teachers' certificates at the recent city and county examination. Rev. Father McMenamin took occasion to publicly congratulate the successful pupils and their teachers at mass last Sunday. The alumni of Immaculate Conception high school is already splendidly splen-didly represented in the vast army of Colorado teachers, and without exception excep-tion all are meeting with success. The some Is true in other professions, while some of the most lucrative positions In the city are filled by young men and women who received their education in the Catholic schools of Denver. The class of '10 Immaculate Conception high school has but one male representative, Frederick Axhelm, who does not aspire to the dignity of a pedagogue. The young women to whom the certificates were awarded are the Misses Mary Helen Hel-en Green, Margaret Mary Prinzing.. Mary Mulchahy, Margaret Quinilven, Frances Seiler, Frances Veak, Regina O'Boyle, Clare Munday and Mabel Irish. The music pupils of St. Francis de Sales school on South Sherman ana Alameda avenues entertained their parents pa-rents and friends last week with a recital re-cital which was very enjoyable. The pro'gram consisted mostly of simple pieces, but these were executed in truly artistic manner. Many of the pupils were beginners, but betray evidence of very careful training , and promise to become in time finished musicians. Those taking part in the program were Misses Mildred Magner, Kathleen Roon-ey, Roon-ey, Mary Christopher, Breata Knapp, Anna Leavy, Mary Kaffer, Bernadette Kaffer, Mary Fitzgerald, Marie Moore, Wanda Woeber, Marie McGulre Kath-erine Kath-erine Coffey, Anna Mathews, Ethel Rlt-ner, Rlt-ner, Anna Jasper, Mary Morefield and Masters Laurence Rooney, Fred Stana-ker Stana-ker and George Coffin. St. Francis de Sales school is the youngest parochial school in the city, but one of the most flourishing. It was established less than four years ago, and Is in charge of the Sisters of St. Joseph. A permit will bo taken out within a few days for the erection of a school building for the Sisters of Loretto on the , southeast corner of Pennsylvania str-et and East Fourteenth avenue. This will take the place of the old St. Mary's academy on California street, where the Sisters have been engaged in teaching since 18C4. The new convent will be three stories in height and will cost about $100,000. The Queen of Heaven Aid society will meet with the president, Mrs. Frank Kirchhof, 1049 Kalamath Etreet, Tuesday Tues-day afternoon, April 19. This society is enjoying a phenomenal growth, thirty names having been added to the membership mem-bership roll at the last meeting.. Sister De Chantal of the order of Sisters of Charity, who has been undergoing under-going treatment at St. Joseph's hospital hos-pital in Denver for many months, left during the wek to resume her duties a St. Mary's academy, Leavenworth, Kan. Rev. Charles H. Hagus of St. Mary's church. Colorado Springs, was in Denver Den-ver during the week on his annual vacation. va-cation. Rev. M. F. Callanan of Durango spent ' '' last week in Denver and was warm!, welcomed by the many friends he nwJ during his long pastorate at the catlu H dral. |