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Show I 1 Diocese. of Denver f ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent. j The Intermountain and Colorado i Catholic is placed cn sale at the i James ClarXe church goods house. 647 California street. Denver. Colo. ; Semi-Annual Conference Held. t The prksts o the northern division of j th diocese of Denver held their scnii- annual conference in Logan avenue ! chapel n Tuesday of this week. The ! session lasted through the day. Luiuh- eon was served to all attending the I meeting at the cathedral parochial resi- dence, 1S54 Grant avenue. "Christian .Sciem-e" was the subject of a paper ; ' , ' read hy Rev. J. J. Donnelly, pastor of St. Francis do Sales' church. Denver. Father J. Frederick McDonough read one i m "Transubstantiation." The gren-; gren-; cral discussion concerned the Holy Eu charist. In it every priest present par-vicipatfd. par-vicipatfd. The conference proved both interesting and instructive. St. Clara's Orphanage. i Monday was a gala day in the an nals of fct. Clara's orphanage. The new building which has just been completed at "West Twenty-ninth avenue and Osceola Os-ceola street was thrown open to the public for inspection, and throughout the day friends of St. Clara's came and went. The new building: has accommodation accommo-dation for 400 children. The present en- i . rolhnent is 220. For years the old St. j Clara's at Tenth and Champa streets was crowded to capacity, and the Fie- ( tcrs feit that their efforts were serious- ly handicapped for lack of room. The new building has room for a boys' in-i in-i dustrial school, where useful trades will ; be taught. The old building will be converted into a home for working girls. H will afford a place for those who are strangers in the city and whose employment dots not bring sufficient income to live in the high-class boarding board-ing houses. To St. Clara's Aid society is due the great success which lias been achieved in the erection of a handsome new building. Mrs. C. H. Bunte is presi-! presi-! dent of the aid rociety: Mrs. F. L. Sigel ', ' is first vice president; Mrs. John Ep- . pencler, second vice president: Mrs. Conrad Rukhart. secretary, and Mrs. Arnold Abbey, treasurer. Knights of Columbus. Mnntioce, Ouray, Gunnison and Grand Junction have added new recruits re-cruits to their lodges of Knights of Columbus. Co-lumbus. Fifty-four new members were . received into the order last Sunday at Montrose. Twenty-nine hailed from Grand Junction, and the other twenty- five were gathered frum Ouray, Gunni-. Gunni-. , son and Montrose. A special train which reached Montrose at 10 o'clock i Sunday morning brought "00 knights and their friends from Grand Junction. Father William O'Ryan of Denver said high mass in St. Mary's church. At 1 o'clock the initiation exercises were ; held In Odd Fellows' hall, lasting from that hour until almost midnight. State Senator John Tobin of Montrose, Mont-rose, who is grand knight of the Mont-j Mont-j " rose council, conferred the first degree : and the second degree work was in ? charge of Frank Deane. grand knight of Grand Junction. State Deputy M. AY. Pureell. assistant district attorney of Colorado Springs, had the third de- tree ceremonies. Assisting him were Guards Patrick Harrington of Lead- vine ana tnnotny uorngan ol Brecken-ridge. Brecken-ridge. Church Notes. News has reached Denver thar Fa- . I tiier Edgar J. Cook.' formerly assistant I to Father Andrew B. Casey at Greeley, j 1 is dead at his old home in Philadelphia. Father Cook was in ill health when he ; arrived in Colorado, but the patience I with which he bore his affliction was j edifying. ' f The wedding of Miss Laura Coffe'y I and Charles Brookman will be held on I Wednesday evening. May 12, at Logan i; avenue chapel. I ! :V ' k . Father William O'liyun is visitins his l friend. Father M. W. Donovan of Ouray. ; 1 The state convention of Knights of ! i Columbus will be at Fort Collins on May 11 and 12. The election of a dele gate to the national convention will be an interesting feature of the gathering. The diocese of Denver sent $2,156.16 to the earthquake sufferers of Messini. i A formal letter of acknowledgment ; j from Rome has come to Hie local con tributors. ; Miss Veronica Fitzgerald of Quebec, who came to Denver recently to benefit her health, died at her home, 1253 Downing avenue, on Monday. The body . was shipped to Quebec for interment. On Pentecost Sunday. May ."0. the children of the cathedral parish will receive their first holy communion. r i With the plans for the proposed new ft. Mary's academy in her possession, i the mother general of the order of Sis- f lets of I-ioretto has left for the mother house in Kentucky. A little revising f the specifications will be done before ground is broken at Thirteenth and f Pennsylvania avenues for the new j 1 school. 5: Good Shepherd Home Entertainment. ( The Sisters of the Good Shepherd in vited their friends and the friends and supporters of their institution to a May I . day festival, given on Sunday, May 2. . at the Good Shepherd home on West i Cedar and Cherokee streets Tlie little ones of the home rendered si very ex- cellent program, consisting of songs, f resitations. drills, etc.. which was i greatly enjoyed by the many who I availed themselves of the good sisters' invitation. St. Clara's Aid Society. ' The card party given on Thursday J afternoon. April 29, by St. Clara's Aid j society, was a very enjoyable one. as well as netting a sum which will be of i materia! aid in furnishing the new St. I Clara':; orphanage. St. Elizabeth's hall, 1 where '.lie party was held, was gaily decorated for the occasion, while the presence of daintily gowned young as sistants added beauty to the scene. Miss Eleanor Reyer, Miss Alma Thies, Miss Pauline Thies. Mtes Flora Bloedt. Miss ' Edna Bloedt and Miss Laura Wernet I j were some of the young ladies who as- I slsted the members of St. Clara's Aid. I The following were winners of beautiful 5 prizes: Mrs. c. F. Hoeckel. first: Mrs. W. R. Leonard, second: Mrs. Ralph I Cuthhertson. third, and Mrs. II. Fiusch. 1 fourth: while the general prize was won I ' by Mrs. Howard L. Sleeper. In the I evening the young folks took possession I of St. Elizabeth's hall and danced for I the same worthy object. This is the 1 first of a series of entertainments that ; vill be given to raise funds to furnish I the spacious new orphanage near Man- j hattan Beach. New Drop Curtain. ! 1 St.. Elisabeth's hail in prouiSy dis- P"ying a new drop curtain from ihe , Lruth of Rev. Father Fgan of Oiiio. Fa- - ilior Egan i-j a member of the order of the Precious K'ood, and is sojourning in Denver for his health. For St. Ann's Home. One oi'.th-i most successful affairs of the year from a social and financial standpoint was the bail given at El Jcbel temple Tuesday evening, May 4, for the benefit of St. Ann's foundlings' home. The foremost men and women of the city were interested in the affair, af-fair, and the spacious hall could not accommodate ac-commodate all the friends of the new institution, which has made a strong appeal to the charity of the public. If returns from the ball warrant the Sisters Sis-ters of Chaiity will immediately begin the erection of the foundlings' home, which will be an adjunct of St. Joseph's hospital. Good Shepherd Aid Society. A . large meeting of friends of the Good Shepherd Sisters was held Friday evening. April 20. at the home of Mrs. T. J. McCue, 1705 Franklin street, to make arrangements for the annual picnic pic-nic to be given for the House of the Good hepherd. It is probable the affair af-fair will be given at the "White City" early in July. St. Vincent's Aid Society. St. Vincent's Aid society met Tuesday Tues-day afternoon. May 4, with Mrs. Pat-r'ck Pat-r'ck F. Carr, HIT Corona, street. Sacred Heart Aid Society. The Sacred Heart Aid society held its regular meeting Thursday afternoon. after-noon. May 6. at the home of Mrs. J. J. Clark, 5420 East Colfax avenue. Personal. Mrs. Brown Ruffin Webb has returned re-turned to her home In North Carolina after a pleasant visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. I. Monarch of the Cathedral Ca-thedral parish. Mrs. Koch Savageau was hostess at a charming card party given Saturday afternoon at her home, 1368 Gaylord street. f t'fi Mr. and Mrs. Ii. M. Quigley have taken a house at HOT Pearl street for the summer months. Mrs. Joseph A. Osner of 337 Broadway Broad-way entertained elaborately Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon. A dainty luncheon was followed by six-handed euchre. The house was beautifully decorated in cut flowers and palms and a full orchestra tastioned in the reception hall discoursed dis-coursed sweet music throughout the afternoon. Sixty guests partook of Mrs. Osner's hospitality. Miss Agnes Murray entertained a number of her girls friends at her home, 1479 Milwaukee street. Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon. April 28. Her guests were the girls taking part with her in the Fi Fi chorus of the bug show put on at the Auditorium th's week for the benefit or one of the local charities. Dr. and Mrs. Tandy A. Hughes of 1340 Elizabeth street entertained elaborately elab-orately at card Thursday evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Boyle of New Orleans, who are Denver visitors. State Auditor Roady Kenehan left last week for Montreal to be gone for two weeks Mr. Kenehan will attend the annual convention of the TJorse-shoers' TJorse-shoers' union, the ranks of which he but recently loft to occupy his present i high political posit'ou. i j . j Obituary. Daniel Ryan, a Colorado pioneer, who j established a' little shoe shop in Denver j nearly fifty years ago, breathed his last i on Sunday. May 2. at his home, 357)5 Williams street. Mr. Ryan died of heart failure, superinduced by the ailments ail-ments incident to his advanced age. He had been in poor health for several years. The funeral took place Tuesday afternoon from Annunciation church and was attended by many of Denver's early settlers, who had known and loved the old man through the strenuous stren-uous days of Colorado's infancy. Bu-! Bu-! rial was in Mount Olivet cemetery. Mr. Ryan is survived by a niece. Miss Mary Costln. and nephew, Thomas Costin. with whom he made his home. He had never been married. r ;.; -s ! John C. Henncgan. employed as an ! engine w iper in the Colorado & South-'. South-'. M-n yards, met Instant death under a I train Sunday even ng. April 25. No i one witnessed the accident, but it is i believed he was trying to jump on th-. i j unning board of the engine wh'le it I was in motion and slipped. He was I rilr-cveied immd!nt'!y. but died before medical a d c ould be summoned. II s 'funeral took place on Wednesday from his home, P3o West Twelfth avenue. Requiem mass wat read at St. Ieo' church. Burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery. The death of John Il.ine-gan Il.ine-gan was peculiarly sad. as he was but 19 years of age and the only son and sole support of his widowed mother. His father was Patrick J. Hennegan. who died some time ago. John F. Conway, the IS-ytar-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Vornelius Conway of Arrow. Colo., died at Mercy hospital, Denver, on Wednesday, April 28. He was buried on Friday, w th requiem mass at Logan Avenue chapel. Interment Inter-ment was in Mount Olivet cemetery. Raymond J. Casey, a young man who came out from Lee, Mass., in search of health, died last week at 4227 Vallejo street, and his body was shipped for burial to his old home Thursdav evening. April 29. Mrs. C. A. Steinmehz passed away n Tuesdav, April 27. at her home, 270S Blake street. Deceased was 55 years of age and had been a resident of Sacred Heart parish for many years, and a member of the Married Ladies' sodality of that church. The funeral was held on Thursday, April 29. w.'th high mass of requiem at Sacred Heart church. Burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery. Mrs. Steinmetz is survived by her hus-and hus-and and lhrr;e daughters. Mrs. William P.uit of Butte, Mont.: Miss Mary Shan-on Shan-on and Mrs. Herbert WebFter of Den- ver. ! $ ! The funeral of Cyril Sharp was hell j from St,. Joseptt's church on Thursday I of last week, reciuiem mass being of-i of-i fered for the repose of his soul. Burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery. The news of the death of Mm. P. L. Flanagan, which occurred on Saturday, May 1. at her home in Pueblo. Colo., was a d'stinct shock to her many friends in Denver. Mrs. Flanagan was formerly Miss Agnes McMahon. an 1 until her marriage resided in' Denver, where the family was well known. She-was She-was a sister of Mrs. Ernest C. Gilmore and Mrs. George E. Monahan, who arc-prominent arc-prominent in Catholic circles of this city. Many Denver relatives went to the funeral, which was held in Pueblo j on Wednesday. May u. |