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Show Diocese of Denver ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent. ' ' . The Icter-iountaln and Colorado I .' j j Catbolic Is placed cn eale at the - " j James Clarke church goods house, 647 j California street Denver, Colo. S .-"-". -UTj-cruTj u-.-L-L-L-un n.-Lj-i.n.n -. -u-in.ru-ui j APOSTLES OF. COLORADO. ' ; i I Under the marble altar in the new ". I Immaculate Conception cathedral will repose the remains of Bishop Jo- 5 ' t soph P. Machebeuf and Father John - ' i Baptist Iiaverdy, the pioneer apostles - of Catholicism in the Iiocky Mountain ; 'i region. A movement was started on 5 hist Sunday and announced at the - . late Masses in Logan Avenue chapel. ; $ by which the pioneers of the cathedral , i ' palish will erect an altar which will i" ', j lie a lasting monument to the zeal of " 35 the two men whose graves in Mount ' f Olivet cemetery were practically un- ' "j; marked. Only wooden slabs tell the i nanvs of the, holy men whose bones lie there. . ? It was in a thoroughly unique man- : Tier that the nnnvmf-nt was inaugur- sited on Sunday. Father Hugh L. Mc- ;jl Menamin, rector of the cathedral. ! preached a sermon on the spread of , !. religion and introduced incidentally " the story of how it was brought across ).. the mountain vastnesses of Colorado. . j; He spoke of what Uoniface did foi ; Germany. Francis Xavier did for In- i cia, Patrick for Ireland and gradually came to the men of a generation or I so ago and their work in the new -world. He gave a graphic description ; . , of the journey over the Santa Fe trail ' I to the new country in the early six- "; ties and carried his auditors with the i, sainted P.ishop Machebeuf throiiRh I the mounlain passes and across the i, . lmricn plains of pioneer days. He ,ji told of the tiresome journeys in the ;i times that antedated railroad trans- 4 i portation in Colorado and of how the , bishop traveled hundreds of miles to ! ' minister to the dying, to baptize the new bal.iies and to minister in a dozen ; different w;ys to the new-comers f whose religion might suffer because of the dearth of churches and ministers , ; of the gospel. 1 P.isliop Machebeuf and Father Rav- t crdy both died in Denver in 1889. They f came together in 1 S 6 1 . Both were ."" " buried under the little chapel at the . old St. Mary's academy on California A. street, but their caskets were removed ;. from there when Mount Olivet ceme- ; v tery was ojiened. v t'lmrcli Ieii'N. , The old records of the cathedral . ' parish show that many who are now - connected with the church were bene-: bene-: ' fited by the ministrations of the two pioneer churchmen. These people ana ; ; their descendants will erect the 4 ' nimble altar under which the remains -, , of the two wiil lie. Hermetricallv ' :, sealed caskets will be used and they will be placed in the solid masonry of the altar to remain as long as the church itself remains. Hreaking the Trail. 7 Bishop Machebeuf was sent up from ; "-. fia nta Fe to minister to the hanuful ; fif Cat!)' lies who had come with the e'ld-seekers. With him came Father .... "j Iiaverdy, who became vicar-general . X'i when the diocese was established with ; ' '? Bishop Machebeuf at its head. Bishop l ! Machebeuf was consecrated in 186S, ;' after he had worked in the new field ;'; , for seven ycai'F. Hls work bore lasting fruit and the splendid new cathedral to which all - " Denver points with pride is an evi- ience of the growth of the church ; ;- here. Able men have' taken up the . ii work where the pioneers left off and '.'"l they are inspiring the laymen who 5 t lived and toiled in the days of Mache- .; v beuf and Iiaverdy to contribute to- j i" i'i ward a fund to give them a suitable ' monument, an altar upon which day j .V after day the sacrifice of the Mass will 1 e offered. . ' !i ' : Sacrc.l Hcail College. The Feast of the Immaculate Con- . ",; ception was a day long to be remem-bered remem-bered at the College rf the Sacred Heart. Its devotional nature was ob- , , ferved in a beautiful manner and in addition it was a festive day for the ', scholars from early morning until late "j at night. . ; j! Ilccciiiig Fjt Comniuiiion. . -i i The principal event in the spiritual observance of the day was the reception" recep-tion" of First Holy Communion by a small class: Usually the First Communion Com-munion class receives In the spring, but there were some scholars anxious to lose no more time and so the special spe-cial class was formed. Constituting it were Reginald Vevan, Edson Bowen, a recent convert to the Catholic church, John McHugh, Thomas Mc-Hugh. Mc-Hugh. Manuel Delao, Florentino De-lao. De-lao. George Thompson, Jose Tampa, William Hynes and Leon Mayer. At 9 o'clock there was solemn High Mass, with Father J. J. Brown, S. J., president of the college, as celebrant; Father S. A. Mayer, S. J.. deacon; Mr. Dudley Stephenson, S. J., sub-deacon, and Mr. O. L. Abell, S. J.. master of ceremonies. Air. W. J. Fitzgerald. S. J., directed the choir, which rendered a special attractive program. The soloists so-loists were Thomas I. Purcell, John P. Akolt. James A. McKnight and Rev. Father Laur, S. J. Father Laur sang the "Et incarnatus Est" and the "Benedictus." The sermon for the occasion was preached by Mr. George A. Keith, S. J. In the evening at 6:15 o'clock solemn sol-emn benediction of the Blessed Sacrament Sacra-ment was given. During the service Father Laur sang an "Ave Maria." The banquet, at which the entire student stu-dent body was seated, was the most delightful social function ever enjoyed at the college. There was a musical and literary program, which demonstrated demon-strated new talent. The program follows: The Great Divide March. . . .Maurice Je Pense Mazurka .Colomoa College Orchestra. The Sodality's Welcome j Toastmaster's Addre Edmund L. Mullen. Welcome to New Recruits. .. .Address Joseph M. McAndrews. Jack and Jill Anonymous College Glee Club. The Morning Prayer Poem Timothy J. Mahoney. Selection Clarinet Solo Professor J. Maselli. The Sodalist's Palestrian Days Address William M. Higgins. Celebrated Minuet Paderewski College Orchestra. Mary In the Noon of Life Poem Eugene P. Murphy. Ave Maria Violin Solo Gounod Leon Mayer; Piano, Ainsley Carson. In the Battle of Life Address Joseph P. Horan. The Chapel Kreutzer College Glee Club. The Evening Prayer Toem Daniel H. Conway. Brown and Gold March. .. .Colomba College Orchestra. In the evening in the college hall a four-act comedy called "Foot Ball" was given. It was written by Rev. Father Paul G. Pollard, S. J." Participating Par-ticipating were Joseph C. Horan, Ralph F. Sampson. Fred C. Rigley, Anthony J. Conway, Theodore F. Chisholm. Forbes J. Anderson. Francis Fran-cis J. Kirchhof, Daniel H. Conway, Charles K. Hayden and Cornelius D. Lucy. SUCCESSFUL BAZAK. The Holy Family bazar, which closed at Lakeside Saturday evening, was successful beyond the most sanguine san-guine expectations of the management. manage-ment. The money will be used in furnishing the new house for the pastor, pas-tor, Rev. Lawrence Fede, S. J. GEXKISOUS GIFT. The proceeds of the Queen's Daughters Daugh-ters doll and apron bazar, held on December 6 and were augmented by a donation of $50 from Miss Georgie Hughes. Mrs. John F. Campion and Mrs. Daniel G. Monaghan were others whose generosity helped the good cause. The second of a series of dances j which the Queen's Daughters are giv- j ing was held Wednesday evening, De- j cember 14, at Cotillion hall. The af-j fair was well attended and the many I pretty costumes worn lent attractive- ! ness to the scene. GUAKDIAX AXGKL SOCIETY. The regular meeting of the Guardian Guar-dian Angel Sewing Guild was heid Wednesday afternoon, December 14, at the home of the president, Mrs. Eleanor J. Corson, 1544 Franklin street. Over 3()i comfortable gar- ments, representing the year's work of the guild, were assigned for distribution distribu-tion among the orphanages and in some of the parochial schools where cases of great need were reported. At the previous meeting $25 was voted to purchase stockings, and these were distributed with the made garments. Every winter the Guardian Angel Guild does much to alleviate suffering suffer-ing among the poor. CHRISTMAS SALE. The Good Shepherd Aid Association Associa-tion met Tuesday afternoon, December Decem-ber 13, at the home of Mrs. J. Frank Carey, 801 Lafayette street. Dressed dolls and articles of fancy work donated do-nated for the Christmas sale were disposed of at this meeting and brought a - neat sum, which will be used toward providing Christmas cheer for the many orphans under the care of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. Shep-herd. SOCIAL MOVEMENTS. Mr. and Mrs. William P. Horan are in Is'ew York. They expect to return home before the holidays. Miss Madeline Casidy entertained at an informal afternoon party on Saturday. Sat-urday. The guests were the members of the class. Mr. and .Mrs. Edward Riley of Az-tecz, Az-tecz, .New Mexico, are in Denver for the holidays. Fifty guests enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. A 11 win K. Vickery at a charming bridge party given Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon at her home, 1301 Milwaukee Mil-waukee street. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Geier are visiting visit-ing in the east, where they will remain re-main until after the holidays. Miss Antoinette Haberl entertained at a "500" party Thursday afternoon at her home, 2555 Glenarm place. Her guests were: Misses Monta Lee Bottom, Bot-tom, Ethel Brady, Rose Cummings, Ahgeline Durocher, Alice Egan, Re-gina Re-gina Habert, Cecile Habert, Pauline Habert, Catherine Keefe, Frances Keefe, Celeste Kendlan, Grace Kene-han, Kene-han, Alathea Lakas, Margaret O'Fal-low, O'Fal-low, Isabel Tully, Kathleen Tully, Patricia Xoone, Josie Ryan, Helen liisley and Florence Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Willis J. Hulings of Charline place will leave Denver shortly after Christinas to take up their residence in Tennessee. Mrs. Lamar Cobb returned during the week to her home in Clifton, Arizona, after a delightful visit with Miss Julia C. Clifford. Mrs. John Pfeiffer and her sistei, Miss Lillian Hurd, gave a bridge part Wednesday of last week. CONVALESCENT. Mrs. Felix O'Xeil of Buena Vista, who has been at St. Joseph's hospital hospi-tal for about six weeks suffering from typhoid pneumonia, is now recovering re-covering rapidly. During the period of convalescence Mrs. O'-Neil will remain re-main in Denver at the home of a friend, Mrs. Howard Griswold, 1616 Pearl street. Miss May O'Xeil and Miss Hazel O'Neil, who came up from Buena Vista with their mother when she 'was taken to the hospital, will remain with her until after the holidays. holi-days. Mrs. J. D. Campbell is at St. Luke's hospital, where she underwent an operation for appendicitis last week. Miss Catherine Floyd of St. Patrick's Pat-rick's parish is recovering from a critical crit-ical illness. Mrs. Katherine M. Dougherty, who has been at Mercy hospital for five weeks, will soon be able to return to her home. |
