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Show Diocese of Pender ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent A. The Intermountain and Colorado Catholic is placed on sale at the lames Claike church goods house, b-7 Piflecnthtre ;''u r,r CITY OF DENVER. Mother St. George Now Head of House of Good Shepherd. Denver, Aug. "y The event of the week in religious circles was the in-ftallation in-ftallation of Mother St. George as Superior Su-perior of the House of the Good Shepherd. Shep-herd. The ceremony took place o" Thursday morning in the chapel of that institution and was attended by almost every priest in the city as well as nuns from many of the schools. The chapel was elaborately decorated with cut flowers and greenery 'and from every nook and cranny of the ch;;pel palms waved gracefully. His'hop X. C. Matas officiated and wap assisted by many of the priests. Father Fath-er I A. Phillips acting as master of ceremonies. . Father J. P. Carrigan of St. Patrick's church delivered the sermon ser-mon of the day. The selection of Sister St. George to the directorate of the House of the Good Shepherd has proved a source of satisfaction to friends of that institution. institu-tion. She takes the position left vacant by t lie transfer of Mother Emilia na. Mother St. George has been assistant superior of the home for some years and has been closely identified with the splendid work there. Her long experience exper-ience fits her lor her new duties and her popularity with " friends of the home asFiircs their hearty eo-opcration with any innovations she may consider. con-sider. Mother Emiliana has been transferred to Seattle. j Message of Sympathy. Sympathy from far and wide is with Rev. William O'Kyan in the death of his father, William O'Ryan. Messages of condolence from every part of the country have poured in ujxin the pastor of St. Leo's ana at a meeting of the county organization of the Ancient Order Or-der of Hibernians last Friday, the following fol-lowing resolutions were passed: "Whereas. It has pleased God to call away from his earthly home William O'Kyan. father of Rev. William O'Kyan, the beloved pastor of St. Leo's church: therefore, ""Resolved. That we, the county board of the Ancient Order of Hibernians of Denver, express our most sincere re gret on th death of Mr. O'Ryan. A brac and patriotic Irishman, whose nationalism never knew the taint of re- re.ir.'cy to principle, whose public and private life was above reproach and whose Catholicism was always intense and unvarying, has gone to his grei-i reward for a life well and nobly spent. We deplore his demise as a distinct loss to the cause of Irish nationalism in Tipperary. "Resolved. That a copy of these resolutions reso-lutions be forwarded to Rev. William O'Ryan, and to the prers : r publication. publica-tion. "S. J. Donleavy, state . -ident: T. B. Finn, county president. J. Kane, county recording secretary: J. J. La-velle, La-velle, county financial secretary, committee." com-mittee." Popular Boy Killed. A large number of sorrowing friends gathered at St. Patrick's church last Sunday afternoon to join in the services ser-vices for the repose of the soul of young Patrick Meehan. The boy was killed by the accidental discharge of a rifle at a picnic at Crystal lake on Thursday Thurs-day of last week and the s-hock brought sadness into hundreds of homes. He was the son of Hugh Meehan of 2046 Delgany street and was popular with the young people of St. Patrick's parish. par-ish. A private service was held at the home on Sunday, after which the body was taken to the church, where Father J. Oarrigan gave the last blessing. ! A few words were spoken, touching upon the young life, but simplicity was the keynote of the funeral. The boy was a good sn and a cheerful friend and his untimely taking away is mourned far and wide. Buried in Chicago. The body of Grover Bonner, who succumbed suc-cumbed to tuberculosis in Denver last week, was taken to Chicago for interment. inter-ment. The young man was a stranger here, but in his oldhome bereaved relatives rel-atives and friends received his mortal remains with keenest sorrow. The sufferings suf-ferings attendant upon his last illness were borne with resignation and patience. pa-tience. May he rest in peace. Immaculate Conception School. Workmen are busy this week installing install-ing the new boiler in the furnace room of Immaculate Conception school. It is expected that with the improved heating heat-ing apparatus the school rooms will be splendidly warmed during the cold months at less expense than it has meant in winters gone by. A special collection to raise the necessary funds for the boiler was taken in the pro-cathedral pro-cathedral recently. The school house has been thoroughly cleaned and renovated during the vacation vaca-tion period and will open on Monday, Sept. 4. It is expected that the enroll- j ment will be even greater than it was last year. Only a few changes in the faculty are reported. St. Mary's Academy. Owing to the increasing number of MU'h '.us in the High school department of St. Mary's, the Sisters of Loretto in charge have been obliged to close the boarding department and devote the entire space to the academy buildings build-ings to the accommodation of their day pupils. The work of enlarging class rooms, etc.. was completed c jring the vacation months, so that now, St. Mary's ranks high among Denver's select educational institutions, not only because of its complete curriculum, music and art departments, de-partments, but because of its spacious and well equipped -class rooms, studios, etc. ! Because of the "d Army and other celebrations 1. 'Id in Denver the first week of ; t. . ..r. St. Mary's academy will del", r 4 opening until Sept. 11. Pupils i sir: ' ? to compete for scholarship anc2 oi.it" : medals must register on the open;;ig date. Sister Nolasco Returns. Real pleasure is felt by those most closely interested in the advancement of the Immaculate Conception school, in the return of Sister Nolasco as superior su-perior of that institution. Her splendid splen-did executive ability was years ago responsible for the strides made by the school, but ill health put a period to her efforts live years ago. Since then he has been in Albuquerque, Santa Fe. San Miguel and Puebio, devoting her attention chiefly to the superintendeney of orphanages and sani.'ariums. conducted con-ducted by the Sisters of Charity at these places. Sister Nolasco returns much improved im-proved in health and enthusiastic over the resumption of her labors at the Denver school. The institution is now In a most flourishing condition and Sister Sis-ter Nolasco finds it even more firmly fixed in the hearts of the people of the Cathedral parish than when she left It. -The work of Sister Mary Carlos, who was removed at the close of the last school term because of ill health, I bore rich fruit. ' Sister Mqry Carlos is now at Mount Clemens, Mich. The legion le-gion of friends of Sister Nolasco welcome wel-come her back, while regretting that it is the illness of Sister Mary Carlos that necessitates the change. I ' News and Personal. Rev.. Michael W. Donovan returned I this week from a successful missionary ! tour through middle-and north park. It was the first mission the district had enjoyed for some years and the exercises exer-cises proved attractive to" hundreds. Several converts are expected as a result re-sult of the mission. Next Sunday will be general collection collec-tion day for the cathedral. The choir of the pro cathedral is at present engaged in rehearsing for the coming year. High mass will be resumed re-sumed as soon as the heat moderates to such an extent that the church will be comfortable. Rev. John B. White, former assistant assist-ant pastor of the cathedral, is seriously ill with typhoid fever in. a hospital in Carbondale, Pa. His friends here are praying for his recovery. Mr. and Mrs. William Murphy of the cathedral parish have ret";ied from a sojourn at Glemvood Springs. Rev. Hugh L. McMenamin is just now instructing a number of prospective prospect-ive converts. Two of whom he bap-tied bap-tied recently were confirmed by Bishop Matz last Sunday. Rev. Joseph Dubbel, assistant pastor pas-tor of the cathedral parish, is ill. He J has been confined to his room for over a week. The Ancient Order of Hibernians will hold their annual picnic at Rocky Mountain lake on Sunday, Sept. G. Mrs. E. B. Gogerty of Los Angeles is the guest of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. O'Reilly of 1176 Gaylord street. An. elaborate dinner was given in her honor by them last week. Mrs. Gus Brohm was hostess at a pretty party last Friday afternoon. |