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Show I Diocese of Benoer ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent A. The Intermountain and Colorado Catholic Is placed on sale at the i James Clarke church gcods house. 627 ; ftenth street Jer,jColo. Theological Seminary. Denver is soon to have a theological jf-eminary, which for Eize, beauty of !iesign and convenience of equipment I j will rival any institution of the kind ;in the country. The report has fre-; fre-; ruontly been circulated that such a building: would be rected. but only within the y.ast few days have definite J .'irrangemonts been made and ground I iwill b- broken for the tiret of the J buildings before Easter. 3 The seminary w ill be in charge of the II Luzarist Fat hers. who have purchased-J purchased-J I ' 'j-ixty acres of land in what is known J : Coroaado heichts. This tract is I Iwundod by Ftcele, Arizona.' Monroe il xnd Florida .streets and lies about half - mile cast of "Washington iArk and j lf the north of University park. The prie paid for the ground was 51,000, j and. the buihlhigs'wherr complete! will I j ' ost in the neighborhood of 5500,000. ! j . Father Seine, a member of the Chicago 1 house of the order, has drawn the plans I, i and the work of superintending the j j erection will be .lone by Reverend' J. 5 ' J- Martin of Saint Louis, who is now I on the ground. The main groun will I comprise l'our buildings, the first ot I which is expected to be read for oc- I cupancy- by September. It will be four I istorlcs In height and cove 120 by 52 ) :feet of ground. The other buildings I j -will be added according as the attend- f ance warrants. The institution will be I known as Saint Thomas' The'.oglcaJ I seminary, and, as its name implies, I j will be for the education of young men : j for the Holy priesthood. I The Tramway company will lay a J oar line from Broadway out Louisiana I avenue, passing directly through Coro- nnio heights. I ' Home for Aged Sisters. ' The Sisters of Mercy have purchased I twenty acres of land in Aurora on the ( . Colfax avenue car line, and will com-! h :. mence immediately the erection of a I home for the aged sisters of the order, ; which will also be a place for the j . j fired and sick nurses from hospitals ijj and sanitariums, conducted by the Sis- " j ters of Mery throught the country. ! Colorado has been selected for this re- treat on account of its bracing air and j health giving climate. 5 I j ;The Pround cost $8,500, but whfln the I home is completed and the large tract .of ground parked and improved it will I I represent an expenditure of $50,000. The I retreat will probably be ready for oc-I oc-I f cupancy Jate :n th summer. v f Building of Catholic Institutions. The year of lflOT will see much build- j Jnjr of Catholic institutions in Denver. I The Sisters of Lorctto will soon break : ground for their new school on Pcnn- I sylvania and Fourteenth avenues to I supplant the old building on California, ' ! which must give way before the march I f f progress. I j 1 . 1 Sacred Heart Aid Society. I The Sacred Heart Ladies' Aid society held a spirited meeting Thursday af- trrnoon. March 7, at the home of Mrs. M. F. Gerrity, 163 Vine street. Mrs. T. Monahan and Mrs. Mankin as- f I sistrd in receiving. Resolutions were f read on the death of Mrs. Cavanaugh. The sympathy of the society was like wise extended to Mrs. Otto Ketelson on the death of her mother, and to .Mrs. Campbell, whose brother recently passed away. The society is in a flourishing condition condi-tion and each meeting finds several names added to the rollcall. The investigating inves-tigating committee reported excellent work done. The next meeting. will be with Mrs. J. J. Ryan. 1122 -Washington avenue, Thursday afternoon, March 21: St. Vin&ent's Aid Society. Vincent's Orphan's Aid society held its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Timothv Ooodwin, 1100 Clarkson street. The hostess was assisted in receiving by her charming daughters. Misses Katherine and Margaret Mar-garet Goodwin. Thirteen new members mem-bers were received, making a total membership of -174. including two life members, Mrs. Fred Sigel and Mrs. Cornish. Mrs. J. C. Martin, the president, introduced in-troduced her new corps of assistants and expressed her determination to pursue the same policy this year that marked her successful conduct of the society during J906. After the business of the meeting und while dainty re-fgreshments re-fgreshments were being served, Mrs. A. K. Scherrer entertained the ladies present with some delightful vocal selections. sel-ections. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. William'-"Walsh, 2614 West Twenty-fourth avenue, Tuesday afternoon, April 2. Church Notes. The Queen of Heaven association will meet next Tuesday. March 19. at the residence of Mrs. Edward Murray, J4o4 Logan avenue. The Good Shepherd Aid association met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. T. Rowland. 58 South Lincoln avenue. Mrs. Felix Thies entertained Saint Clara's Aid society at a social meeting, Monday afternoon, March 11. at her home, 1750 Pennsylvania avenue. The house was artistically decorated with palms and cut flowers, and an excellent excel-lent musical program lent enjoyment to the occasion. The members and thfrir friends were present to the number num-ber of perhaps 100 and spent a most delightful afternoon. Obituary. Andrew Ammann of 1024 Santa Fe avenue died on Thursday. March 7. Mr. Ammann was sixty-two years of age, and one of the best known residents res-idents of Saint Elizabeth's parish. His funeral occurred Sunday afternoon, March 10, from Saint Elizabeth's church, which was filled with sorrowing sorrow-ing friends. Saint Francis' Benevolent society attended in a bod v. Interment was in the Mount Olivet cemetery. The sympathy of the community is with Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Ault in the death of their little daughter Violet Elizabeth, which occurred lat week at the family home, 2433 Fourteenth street. Violet was seven years of age, and a sweet, winsome child, beloved by all who knew her. Her death was cauesd by cerebro-spinal meningitis. The funeral service was conducted at the hous'e by Reverend Joseph Corrl-gan Corrl-gan of Saint Patrick's church, who spoke beautiful words, of somfort to the stricken parente. Interment was in Mount Calvary cemetery. The funeral of Mr. Timothy Broder-ick Broder-ick of 8644 Justina street, was held Sunday afternoon, March 10. at St. Patrick's Pat-rick's church. RevJoseph P. Carrigan officiating. Burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery. Much sympathy is felt for Mrs. Broderick, who is thus doubly bereft be-reft within a month, her mother, Mrs. Ellen McLaughlin, having passed away at Johnstone, Colo., on Feb. 9, 1.90.. - The body of Henry Carroll, who died in Pueblo last week, was brought to Denver and buried from the home of his' mother. 2S57 Blake street. Funeral service was held in Sacred Heart church Monday afternoon. March 11, with Rev. Father Swift, S. J., offieiat-Jng. offieiat-Jng. Interment was in Mount Calvary cemetery. The remains of Htfgh L. Shannon were shipped to his old home in Kansas Kan-sas City Monday night for interment. Many friends accompanied the body to the train. Dr. C. M. Erb of Lcadvllle. who came to Ienver a short time ago in search of health, passed away In this city Monday morning, March It. The body was shipped to Leadville Monday evening, even-ing, accompanied by his, widow and mother. Dr. Erb was a member of Leadville council. Knights of Columbus, Colum-bus, and the Denver council acted as escort to the train. Tuesday morning at 9 o'clock an anniversary an-niversary high mass of requiem was sung in Logan avenue chapel for the repose of the soul of Mr. Thomas E. McKenna. A high mass of requiem was sung in Logan avenue chapel Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Mary Cavanaugh, who died early this month. The mass was the offering of the Altar and Rosary society so-ciety of the cathedral parish, of which Mrs. Cavanaugh had been a zealous, member for thirty-five years. The members attended in a body, and many received holy communion. The mass was celebrated by Rev. M. W. Donovan, Dono-van, chaplain of the society. Services at Old Ladies' Home. Rev. Father McDonald, S. J., of Sacred Sa-cred Heart college, conducted service Sunday afternoon. March 10, at the Old Ladies' home. Once a month a Catholic Cath-olic priest of the city is invited to officiate offi-ciate at the home out of deference to the wishes of the Catholic Inmates. Young Men's Catholic Club. The Toung Men's Catholic club received re-ceived holy comunion Sunday morning ! at 8 o'clock mass at St. Francis de Sales church. Tihs club is composed of Catholic young men from all parishes in the city. - Church Notes. Rev. Father Weir, S. J., of Sacred Heart church, has returned from Cheyenne, Chey-enne, where he conducted a three days' retreat for the pupils of Sacred Heart convent. Choir at St. Elizabeth's Church. "The Seven Last Words of Christ," that beautiful Lenten cantata, by Dubois, Du-bois, that was given with such phenomenal phe-nomenal success last year by the Misses Woeber and the excellent choir of St. Elizabeth's church, was repeated last Sunday evening to an immense audience, au-dience, that listened with deep attention atten-tion and devotion. As on the previous occasion, Rev. H. L. McMenamin of the cathedral translated the Latin text, dwelling briefly but with much feeling upon the plaintive words that form the basis of this grand musical work. The choir of fifty voices was under the direction di-rection of Miss Josephine Woeber. and among the soloists may be mentioned Mrs. Howard Sleeper, Miss Isabelle Jacobs, Miss Josephine WToeber, Mr. H. M. Stone,. Mr. George Kerwin and Mr. G. L. Bradburv. Miss Ciara Woeber presided at the organand was assisted by Lohmann's full orchestra. The violin vio-lin solo work was done by Miss Frankie 'Na.st. personal. . ( Mrs. John Murphy and Mrs. William P. Horan have returned, from their sojourn so-journ at Hot Springs, Ark., very much Improved in health. Miss Rose Hamllik is spending the week in Golden. - Mr. and Mrs. Matthew Quinn of St. Francis de Sales parish welcomed a little son last week. .. Mi". M. J. McCarthy has gone east for a much-needed rest Miss Katie Fisher is on the sick list. . Mrs. e. Garcia and - little son, who have been visiting Mrs. J. C. Hagus, returned to their home in Trinidad on Saturday. j Mr. and Mrs. Doyle have moved into their new home' on Josephine street. Mrs. Richard Fulham is expected home in a few days after a visit of six weeks with her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Engles at Auburn, Js'eb.. Rev. H. j. Guenther, C. S. S. R.. of St. Joseph's church, Denver, is meeting meet-ing with great success in the conduct o? his missions in Wyoming. Saturday night he closed one in Rawlins, at which the attendance at all the services serv-ices was unprecedented. Sacred Concert. This year the feast of St. Patrick occurring on Passion Sunda y. Rev. Father Fa-ther Carrlgan will forego his annual Irish concert at the Broadway theatre, and instead will give one in St. Patrick's Pat-rick's church, which will be more in the nature of a sacred concert, though a few Irish airs will thrill tjie hearts of Erin's sons. The main feature of the entertainment and one singularly befitting befit-ting the day wllj be an illustrated lecture lec-ture on the passion of our Lord by Rev. Father O'Neil. -O. P., pastor of SL Dominic's church. -Life-like scenes from the wonderful passion play of Oberammergan .will be thrown on a large canvas by means of a powerful stereopticon, and as each picture stands out before the audience It will be fully described by the eloquent. speaker. Father Fa-ther Carrlgan's concert has for upward of twenty years been the orly Lenten diversion Catholics have permitted themselves, and ' this year's events, though somewhat different, will be none the less enjoyable. The best local talent will appear on the program, and as usual, Mrs. W. P.Horan's rich soprano so-prano voice will be heard in that grand inspiring "Hymn to St. Patrick." The Ancient Order of Hibernians will receive holy communion in a body at 8:30 o'clock mass at Logan avenue chapel Sunday, March 17. The Young Men's Catholic club will give a social for gentlemen on Friday evening, March 15, at Granada hall. '. Sunday evening, March l7,"ReA Ed-! Ed-! ward Barry. S. J.. will lecture on St. Patrick at Adelphian hall. A program of sacred music will also be given. " The Queen's Daughters choir is making mak-ing rapid strides toward first rank in I Catholic musical . organizations. The members have been most -fortunate in securing the services of Signor Nicoli j . - - ; Novelli as leader and director, and expect ex-pect now to do some excellent work. A feature of next Sunday's program at 9:30 o'clock mass will be a duet by Miss Nora Brophy and Mr. Evans. For an offertory Miss Frankie Nast will give a violin solo. Miss Isabelle Jacobs is a recent acquisition to the choir. |