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Show j . -' Diocese of leper j I ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent. I The Intermountain and Colorado ; Catholic is placed cn sale at tho i i j . .Tames Clarke church goods house. 647 s I i California street. Denver, Colo. , ! 1 By his presence of mind quelling I. i ' what might have been a panic. Father I ! . James A. Ryan preserved order in St. I f , Leo's church last Sunday morning un-I un-I i ' o'er trying circumstances. While a I' voice called "Fire!" from the rear of ) the crowded church, the priest, who I ' was offering the sacrifice of the mass, t turned and asked that the exit from I ! the church be orderly, and that a stam- ! I rede be avoided for the sake of the f I lives of the weaker ones. I f I It was a trying moment. Father I ; I Ryan had not only to look to the safe-i safe-i - ' ? ty of his congregation, but he had to I i. heat out the flames which were latins 1:1 the flimsy drancries of the altar before lit which he was officiating. As a result f j f his heroism, the assistant pastor of I f t St. Loo's church has two badly burned i ? i" hands and has lost his handsomest I k vestments. f S ! : It was shortly after 12 o'clock on j t Sunday whsn the trouble at St. Leo's .' was noticed. In honor of the feast of . . J t All Faints, the church was dressed in I I j its omtiest attire. Tne sltar had its I ! most artistic draperies, and there were i I . ' quantities of candles. Father O'Ryan i J had preached a sermon on the sig- I ' nificance of the day and had left the ; i . church when John King, one of the six i ! ; . " " acolytes, noticed a little flame leaping ; from behind a bank of palms. Without I : I meaning to alarm the congregation, ! I bowed In prayer, hp approached the I priest at the altar and called his atten- , tion to It. Suddenly the flame gained I i in fury and the men and women kneel-I kneel-I ! .' ing a few feet back screamed in terror, i -j Father Ryan gave his first attention 1 to the congregation, praying for order. j and then with the assistance of the I j ' altar boys tore the draperies from the I i k . altar and beat them under foot until the flames were extinguished. His I ' ; vestments were burned and scorched I s i beyond repair. There were no accidents among the people. -I . ' Because of their interest in juvenile I j i improvement and the salvation of the , V ' unfortunate boys and girls who have If t not home influence to govern their I ! a lives, the various Catholic orphanages f I of Denver had special masses offered i i ; last Saturday for the success of the , j candidacy of Judge Ben B. Lindsey, t j founder of Denver's famous juvenile I ?. court. Although the church does not meddle In politics, the priests gladly I . ? rendered, this sendee for the sake of I 1 the young people. Father William j ' ; . O'Ryan added his tribute to the glory 1 J of Judge Lindsey in a sermon on last I i i Sunday at SL Leo's church of which he s ': is pastor. i , .j .. J ' Into the city of the dead, church- ? liiRL isunuaj' 10 inaugurate jS i j the month dedicated to the relief of the t suffering souls in purgatory. While in lit both cemeteries the relatives and S friends of deceased gathered, the offi- ., cial memorial service was at Mount I 4 Olivet, on the Golden road. There was - ( 1 a procession of the clergy, followed bv I : the laymen. Father Wulstan, O. F. I i M.. assistant pastor of St. Elizabeth's i church, blessed the graves, while Fa- I i ther Edward Barry. S. J., pastor of Sa- '. " cred Heart church, delivered a touch- ! ''nf? sermon on the practice of helping I s I the dead by means of prayer. Special I J cars carried the largest crowd which f" "ver assembled at Mount Olivet out to the cemetery during the early after-1 noon- ! j All Saints' Day. I Last Sunday was All Saints' day, and I I special exercises were held in all the I i churches of the city. At Logan avenue chapel solemn high mass was celebrat- ! ed. Father F. X. Henegan was celeb- f rant, with Father II. L. McMenamin as I deacon. Father J. F. McDonough, sub- deacon, and Father Lefebre, assistant I' priest. The sermon of the day was by i Father McMenamin, who dwelt on the glories of the Church Triumphant. I S Ketcham-Keatlng. j The wedding of Miss Ella Ketcham ! and John Keating, both members of the ; i cathedral congregation, which took j ' . i place at Logan avenue chapel on Tues- J day morning, Nov. 3, drew a large i crowd of friends. Father McMenamin I officiated. I i Another wedding: of the week was I J ! that of Miss Anna May Hartley and L i Joseph Murray, which took place at 1 . Logan avenue chapel on Wednesday I : ; . morning at 9 o'clock. The pastor, Fa- I : ther McMenamin, performed the cere- I mony. Mrs. Murray formerly attended 1 the Immaculate Conception school and lived In the cathedral parish for many I years, where she was well known and I liked. She has done much to make the I local branch of the Queen's Daughters 1 a power for good in the community. ( Mr. Murray is a business man of Colo- rado Springs, and in that city the I ' young people will make their home. I Mrs. Murray Is the daughter of Mrs. Nellie Hartley of 2120 High street. !t Church and Personal, i William Tebeau, a young man who , came to Denver only a short time ago ! in the hope of regaining his shattered Ii' ; health, died Saturday night at 14.10 Lo gan avenue, his temporary home. He was a brother of George Tebeau. whose fame as a baseball player Is national. The body was shipped east for inter-i inter-i ment. 4c 3k I Bishop Matz spent last Sunday at La f Junta, where he officiated at St. Fat- I rick's church, of which Father F. Dilly I 1s pastor. Religious fervor is alive at I ' La Junta, a mission having been con- ! i eluded there recently. I 4c Cards are out announoins the wedding wed-ding of Miss Marguerite J. McGill, daughter of P. J. McGill. and Dr. Herbert Her-bert Watson McLauthlin. The ceremony cere-mony was performed last Wednesday f ; evening. I I Denver friends of Father A. B. Casey, I formerly assistant pastor pt the cathe- I dral, are interested to learn that Gree- ley, the town where he is now sta- tloned. is to have the finest church I ; building in northern Colorado. The I cost will be about $.10,000, and the de- sign will be pure Gothic. The founda-i founda-i lion will be gray stone from the quar- rlcs at Fort Collins. The building will ? be 110 feet long, and the tower 145 feet I ;- high. ' j ! s Above the altar will be five stained I glass windows, representing the Scr- I rowful Mysteries, while the five at the I right will depict the Gloriojs Mysteries j and those at tho left the Joyful Mys- I teries. The Immaculate Conception and I the Sacre.d Heart will adorn the tran- . sept windows. Father Casey has accomplished won- l " ders In his work at Greeley, where his t ? last four years have been spent. t f ; i r El Jebel temple witnessed what will f . probably prove to be the gayest ball ? j i I of the reason Thursday evening, Oct. t I ; 3. when the Sacred Heart Aid society v i gave its annqal benefit for the poor of the city. An unusually large number of young people and many particularly pretty gowns characterized the occasion. occa-sion. The grand march was led by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Osner, and participated partici-pated in by fully 100 couples, while many more spent a delightful evening at the card tables which were arranged in the specious gallery overlooking the bali room. The affair, besides being a sociaj success, netted about $800, which will be used to great advantage In caring car-ing for the many poor families of the city dependent upon the Sacred Heart Aid society. A portion of the money will be set aside toward the establishment establish-ment of a home for the aged poor, the fund for which Is steadily growing. This is the object for which the society has striven for some years. vr Good Shepherd Association. The Good Shepherd Aid association is working strenuously to make a success suc-cess of the ball to be given on December Decem-ber 2nd in aid of the home on West Cedar avenue and Cherokee street. Some months ago the Sisters purchased pur-chased a large and desirable tract of ground near University Park, but their financial condition does not warrant their commencing the erection of a new building before spring, and in the meantime it Is necessary that their charges be made comfortable in the old quarters during the winter months. ; Jc c j St. Clara's Aid society met Monday afternoon. Nov. 2. at St. Clara's orphanage, or-phanage, Tenth and Champa streets. The members spent the afternoon sewing sew-ing for the little orphans. Work on the new orphanage near Manhattan Beach is progressing favorably. The regular monthly meeting of St. Vincent's Aid society was held Tuesday Tues-day afternoon, Nov. 3, at the home of Mrs. Fred P. Johnson, 832 Sherman avenue. Preparations were launched for the annual ball, which-as usual will be on New Year's night. The Sacred Heart Aid society met on Thursday afternoon. Nov. 5, with Mrs. C. H. Bunte, 312 West First avenue. A partial report on the recent ball was made and proved very encouraging. Mrs. Bunte, who has for years been an active and efficient member, further testified her interest In the society by taking out a life membership. The election of officers will occur at the first meeting in December. The feast of All Souls was properly observed in all the Catholic churches of the city. In Logan Avenue chapel High Mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock Monday by Rev. H. L. McMenamin, with Rev. J. F. McDonough deacon and Rev. F. X. Henagan sub-deacon. Rev. Father Lefebre was master of ceremonies. Music w-as furnished by the Junior choir. During the month of November the 8:15 o'clock Mass each morning at the chapel will be read for the deceased members of the congregation. Personal. The Misses Kathryn and Margaret Bennett have moved from 1401 Cherokee street to the pretty new home recently purchased by them on Gilpin street, near Eighteenth avenue. x Mrs. Adolph Fluecken went to Colo- rado Springs on Wednesday to attend the funeral of her nephew, Fred Fluecken, who died of typhoid fever after a long illness. Mr. Fluecken was 21 years of age and was employed in the Western Union telegraph office of his home town. He is survived by his parents and four younger brothers and sisters. The young man was baptized on his deathbed by his cousin. Rev. Charles H. Hagus, of St. Mary's church. Colorado Springs, who also officiated of-ficiated at the funeral. The Sisters of Loretto have extended an invitation to all old graduates of St. Mary's academy to be present at the academy on Friday afternoon. Nov. 27. to organize an alumnae association. All out-of-town graduates who cannot be present are requested to write, and signify their intention of becoming members. He Miss Ella Malley of Galesbtirg. Illinois, Illi-nois, is the house guest of Miss Helen Quinlan of St. Leo's parish. Miss Josephine Marion and Miss Julia Ju-lia Clifford have gone east, whence they will sail shortly for a stay of some months in Europe. Mrs. Joseph C. Hagus entertained at a Halloween party In honor of her cousin. Miss Emilie Schleunlng, of Rapid City. S. D. Dr. Ella Fowle and her daughter. Miss Adella Fowle, of the Cathedral parish, are visiting In the east. Miss Fowle recently took part In the international inter-national typewriting contest in New York City and ranked sixth, while in the contest for amateurs she stood third. Miss Fowle has her own office In the Equitable building and has an extensive patronage. Miss Hazel Kendall, who spent the summer In Colorado Springs, visited her cousin, Mrs. M. J. McCarthy, in Denver, a fewr days last week before returning re-turning to her home in Chicago. Edward Regan, a pupil of Sacred Heart college. Is at St. Joseph's hos- j pital suffering from typhoid fever. Miss Kate Flaherty of 264S Champa street was hostess Friday afternoon at a card party. Miss Clara Matty has returned 'from Pueblo, where she went to attend the Thatcher-Wheeler wedding. Joseph Murray, son of Mr. andMrs. M. F. Murray of St. Dominic's parish, has just written a two-step which promises to become very popular. It has been favorably commented upon by the leading musicians of Denver, x ! Mrs. Annie Gavin has commenced the erection of a new house on Main street between Eleventh and Twelfth avenues, which when completed will be occupied by the family. |