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Show j j : Diocese of Betwer 1 ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent. I The Intermountain and Colorado j ; Catholic is placed on sale at the ; James Clarke church goods house, 647 ' ' California street. Denver, Colo. I ( St. Thomas' Seminary. I Willi the opening of St. Thomas' I Theoiofricjil Seminary on ir'ept. 16 Den- I 1 ver tan boast of the only institution of 1 . tlie kind lying: between the Missouri I river and the Pacific coa.st. The sem- I jnary will be in harge of the Yincen- I tian' Fathers, which order has for up- I ward of three hundred years been en- ! '( paped in preparing- young men for the I lmiy priesthood. Only one building I will be ready for occupancy this year, j but it will furnish accommodations for thirty students and a faculty of eight. J besides the necessary help required to I operate the institution in a first-class manner. The course of study will cover i six years, two of which will be devoted f to philosophy and four to theology. It I is intended primarily fur the educa- tion of priests for the diocese f Den- I ver, though others will be admitted. I Tlit building now Hearing completion t is three stories in height and covers I ' an area of (ISxl.'iO feet. Plans for it. as I veil as for the others to lx erected in I the near future upon the sixty-aci'A I tract, were drawn by one of the priests I of the order, and Itev. Father Levan. I president of the college, has personally f superintended every bit of the enn- Ptruction work from the time ground iwas broken in January. The site is a most magnificent one, commanding, as it d--.es. a full view of the mountain vartf and being on elevated ground overlook ins: the city of Denver. The Tramway company has promised an I extension of its line from Broadway j one Louisiana avenue, ami this will I doubtless b" in operation before the end of the summer. The Vinoentian. I or Lazaris!. Fathers have already I gained popularity with the people of I Denver, where they have assisted at I runny religious functions. Priests from I St. Thomas' assisted members of the I same order in giving the recent and I very successful mission in the Catlie- I dial parish. I Church Notes. He v. Louis F. Hagus of St. Mary's I church. Colorado Springs, was in Den- ver last week, having been summoned I because of the serious illness of his ! mother. Mis. John J. Hagus. 1 r.rv. Joseph P. Carrigan. pastor of 1 St. Patrick's church, was a visitor at J Eldorado Springs last week, j Word comes from Vancouver, B. C, I that Rev. P. A. Phillips is slowly but I steadily recovering his health. Father I Phillips left Denver some months ago j in a very serious condition. His many j 1 friends here hope that he may soon ' return to them in his old-time health and spirits. I j Right Rev. Bishop Matz and upward j of sixty priests of the Denver diocese repaired to Sacred Heart college Mon- I day evening. July 20. and entered upon their annual retreat, which continued .i j for three days, closing Friday morn- iing with solemn ceremony. The exercises exer-cises were conducted by Rev. Father Nugent, C M.. of St. Thomas' Theological Theo-logical Seminary. During the retreat the affairs of the Cathedral parish were in charge of Rev. Father Pheelv, 1 C- M' An anniversary high mass of re- i Muioni was sung in Logan Avenue chupti Monday. July L'fl. ' for the re- s pose of the soul of Mrs. Joseph H. Malty, who passed to her reward txvo years aco. I n Thursday. July 2."'. high requiem i mass was offered in Logan Avenue I chapel to commemorate the memory of Mrs. Margaret Dailv. I I Hon. Peter Walrath of Evansville. I Ind.. who came to Denver to attend the Democratic convention, in prolong- ing his stay in Colorado in order to en-1 en-1 gage actively in thj foundation of new branches of the Catholic Knights of ! America, in which he is greatly in- ; terested. Last week Mr. Walrath Icc-f; Icc-f; i tured in St. Elizabeth's school hall on Insurance Societies in General and si Fraternal Insurance Societies in Par- tirular." with special reference to the I ' Catholic Knights of America. On I "Wednesday he visited Georgetown ari I Central in the interest of the order. I and later in the week took tip the good work in Colorado Springs. He will go to Pueblo. Boulder. Longmont and other towns in tlie state before returning re-turning to his home in Indiana. I if The Hoy Name Society of the Ca- I thedral parish held its regular month- ' ly meeting Thursday evening. July 'J.'!. in their room in Iogan Avenue school. The members will receive Holy Com- I munion next Sunday at the 7 o'clock I mass. J The Peter's Pence collection which ',' was taken up on Sunday, July 12. in ( all the churches of the diocese was larger than for many years previous. A mcctinc of those interested in the I success of St. Vincent's picnic va ! I held Tuesday evening, July 21. at thej f residence of Dr. P. V. Carlin. 14t; I Stout street. The committees named included all those who in years past J liave given their best efforts to the I good cause. All are working cnerget- s k-Hlly and harmoniously, and every- I tiling promises a most successful out- I come. The picnic will be held at Man- I ha.ttan Beach Saturday. Aug. X. I Saturday. Aug. 29. is the date set I for the picnic in aid of the orphans at I Regina Coeli Villa in charge of tlv I Missionary Sisters of the Sacred I Heart. The picnic will be at Flitch's garden under the auspices of the f Queen of Heaven Aid association. ' Mrs. J. H. Butterfield. president of the society, with an able corps of assist - I ants, is working hard to make the af- I fair a success. I ' v The trolley party given by the Lh- I dies' Aid society of Holy Family par- l ish for the benefit of the church Fri- t day evening. July 24. was a social and J financial success. After a tour f the 'I city the guests -were serveJ with light ' refreshments at the Armory hall in 1 Berkeley, j; I A meeting of the Sacred Heart La- f dies' Aid sctciety was held Thursday I afternoon at the home of Mrs. Annie I Horan. 2.")40 Downing avenue. Personal. I Mrs. Richard Fulham of 134.") Penn- I sylvania avenue has returned from t Auburn, Neb., where she spent the past few weeks with her daughter. I Mrs. A. M. Ingalls. Mrs. Ingalls and J baby daughter will arrive early in I August to spend the remainder of the 1 heated term in Denver. i j Dr. p. V. Carlin returned Sunday ' evening from a delightful fishing trip I in AVyoming. 1 if. if I Mr. and Mrs. Peter C. Schaefer and Zll. Schaefer's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Schaefer. left this week for a prolonged pro-longed stav in California. Miss Elizabeth Kelly is sojourning for a brief period at Estes Park. Mr. E. L. Shexnin and sisters. Misses Tillie, Josephine and Georgia Shevnin ' went up to Buffalo Paik. where they have taken a cottage for the rest of the season. They Will be Joined next week by Mr. and Airs. Will Sayer. Mr. and Mrs. John Murphy of Sixteenth Six-teenth and Pennsylvania avenues have gone east to remain about a month. They will visit several of the large eastern cities and in Canada before their return. Mrs. M. J. Dunle'avy of 1530 Vine street has had as her house guest Mrs. Clifford Jenkins of Kansas City. Miss Madeline Xolan of Mauitou has returned home after a delightful stay of two weeks with Denver friends. JC 3fC V Mr. and Mrs. P. C. McCarty entertained enter-tained last week at a charming dinner party in honor of eastern visitors, who came to attend the Democratic convention. con-vention. Mrs. Charles M. McCabe and family have returned from San Diego, where they spent the past eight months. Un til their home on Emerson street is ready for occupancy they will visit Mrs. McCabe's daughter, Mrs. John E. Herse. 1660 Ogden street. T Mrs. J. J. McFeeley and Miss Valeria McFeeley are at Shawnee Lodge for the heated term. Miss Annie Longan is deriving much pleasure and benefit from her visit in California.. - She expects to return in time to resume her duties as teacher in September. " Miss Julia Clifford left early this week for New York, whence she sails for an extended tour of Europe. Later in the summer she will be joined by Miss Josie Marion, who will chaperon a party of young women on an extended ex-tended tour. Among the visitors warmly welcomed wel-comed to Denver this summer are Mr. and Mrs. Charles ilisner of Peoria 111. Old-time residents of Denver will remember Mrs. Misner as Miss Belle Carrigan. as famed for her rich and beautiful voice as her sister. Mrs. William P. Horan. Mr. and Mrs. Misner Mis-ner are the house guests of Mrs. Horan. Ho-ran. and are being extensively entertained. Mr. James Stanley McGinnis. a popular pop-ular attorney of the Cathedtal parisn. is enjoying a brief vacation at Bailey's, Bai-ley's, in the Platte canyon. While fishing is his chief pastime. Mr. McGinnis Mc-Ginnis is not overlooking the opportunity oppor-tunity to indulge his fad for photography, photog-raphy, in which he is quite expert. Miss Margaret Day, whose piano playing has long been a source of great delight to her family and friends, is soon to be given a benefit concert to enable her to go to Europe to jterfect herself in her chosen life work. Wedding Bells. Miss Mabel Cady became the bride of George D. Lippincott at a quet but pretty little wedding performed Saturday Sat-urday evening at the home of the bride, 2.".36 Vine street. Rev. Edward Barry. S. J.. pastor of Sacred Heart church officiated. The house was tastefully decorated ' in sweet picas, pink being the prevailing color. The bride was gowned in a dainty white mull, and was attended by her cousin. Miss Hazel Slater, while the duties of best man devolved on Ciay Malloy. After the wedding supper which followed fol-lowed the ceremony the bride and groom left for the east, where the honeymoon will be passed. Mrs. Lippincott Lip-pincott is the daughter of Mrs. Lucy I. Cady and is a young woman of rare personal charm. During her residence in Denver she has made many warm friends, who wish her much happiness in her new life. Mr. Lippincott is in the employ of the Colorado & Southern railroad. Upon their return from the east the young couple will reside .with the brides mother at 2;3fi Vine sfreet. Mr. Joseph H. Matty of 1744 Washington Wash-ington avenue has announced the engagement en-gagement of his daughter. Miss Clara Matty, to Gaston Otey Wilkins. a musician mu-sician of more than local repute. The date for the wedding has not been made public. Miss Matty is one of the most popular young women of the Cathedral parish, end the wedding will doubtless be one of the foremost social i events of the earlv autumn. The spacious home of Mrs. Edward C. McSheehy was a scene of gayety Inst Wednesday, when the many friends of Miss Alice E. McGuire as-sembled as-sembled to wish her all happiness in the new life upon which she is about to enter, for her marriage to Thomas M. Carroll will be a church event of the near future. The affair was in the nature of a surprise, and the fair bride-to-be was the recipient of many beautiful pieces of linen. Judge and Mrs. Caldwell Teaman had as their guests during the convention con-vention Juge Malcolm Teaman of Kentuey and Mr. M. R. Roberts of Kansas City. The distinguished vis-tors vis-tors left for their respective homes a few days ago. Obituary. Death came suddenly and without warning to Allen J. McKinnon Saturday Satur-day afternoon. July 19, as he was walking along lower Sixteenth street. He grew dizzy, reeled and fell to the pavement a corpse. Mr. McKinnon was about 40 years of age and had spent all his life in Denver, where his family fam-ily is well known and respected. Beside Be-side his grief-stricken mother. Mr. McKinnon is survived by three sisters, Mrs. James .Webster of 313 Marion street. Mrs. Joseph Kendall of Kansas City, and Miss Winifred McKinnon. The father, a pioneer settler of Denver, Den-ver, died a few years ago. The funeral took place Tuesday morning from Logan Lo-gan Avenue chapel, where requiem mass was read by Rev. Father Feeley, C. M., in the absence of the resident priests. Interment was in Mount Olivet Oli-vet cemetery. Mr. and Mrs, J. J. Spillane of 4446 Fillmore street have the sympathy of many friends in the death of their bright little baby, Marie Katherlne, who was laid to rest in Mount Calvary Cal-vary cemetery last week. 5(5 The funeral of William Robinson took place on Wednesday, July in, from St. Joseph's church, where requiem re-quiem mass was read for the repose of his soul. Interment was in Mount Calvary Cal-vary cemetery. The funeral of Albert Fisher, the young man who was fatally shot by his brother on Sunday. July 12. was held from Logan Avenue chapel on Wednesday of last week. The young man. though baptized in Infancy, was not brought up in the teachings of the i church owing to religious differences l in his parents, but when the fatt!l bullet bul-let struck him the cry "Lord, have mercy on me," forced Itself to his lips. He then lapsed into unconsciousness, and when reason returned, thirty hours later, he craved the consolation of the Catholic church, and made a most humble confession. Through the 23 short years of his life had been for the most part stormy ones; his last hour found him calm and peaceful and reconciled to his sad fate. He was buried In Mount Olivet cemetery. |