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Show X HELENA X -f -f -f -f -f 4- 4- M (Correspondence Intermountain Catholic.) Commencement days have come and gone for the pupils of St. Vincent's. Nearly all of the pupils have gone to their homes to spend vacation. Almost Al-most every place of any note in Montana Mon-tana had representatives this year at St. Vincent's. All week they have been leaving for various parts some to Boulder, Wickes, Butte, Anaconda, Havre, Lewistown, Marysville, Livingston, Living-ston, the largest delegation going to Billings, about seventeen in number. The Sisters are renovating the entire building, preparatory for the opening of the teachers' institute, which begins next . week. The Sisters from Anaconda, Ana-conda, Butte, Deer Lodge and other points will be in attendance. They will discuss the different methods of teaching as employed by the several institutions, review the work of the past year and transact such other business as they may see fit to bring up in connection with their educational advancement and progress. The Sisters' Sis-ters' vacation will be spent in this way, studying hard to enable them to impart their knowledge to those placed under their care. Father McCourt of Philadelphia was a Helena visitor tne past week. Rev. Joseph Pudenz of Fbrt Benton has been appointed resident Pastor of Belt. Rev. J. H. O'Brien, one of the assistants as-sistants at the Cathedral here, has been appointed to the vacancy caused by the removal of Father Pudenz. Rev. Father O'Brien has had charge of the parish at Livingston during ihft tem- l porary absence of Rev. J. Pirnat, who has been visiting his parents in Austria Aus-tria the past six months. He is expected expect-ed back this week. Father Day left last Wednesday for his long-contemplated visit to his old home, whither he goes to fulfill an act of love and duty to his old parents beyond be-yond the sea. He promised them he would return In seven years to visit them and the limitation has about expired. ex-pired. Mass was offered up Monday morning morn-ing for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Mary Ann O. Shea, who died Sunday last from consumption. She was buried from the Cathedral at 2 p. m. Monday, July 2. Deceased leaves two sons. Cornelius and Dennis, both well known in this community one of them is a conductor on the street railway of this city. Two others have preceded her to her last home. It can be said of Mrs. O'Shea, she was a firm, faithful and devout believer in her holy faith, a noble and self-sacrificing mother and a daily participant in all those virtues that crown a noble womanhood. May her soul rest in peace is the prayer of her numerous friends, and the deepest sympathy is extended her bereaved j sons on the loss of their truest and best friend their darling mother. -$. Mrs. Charles Brown, who has been ill for some time past at St. John's hospital, hos-pital, is slowly recovering. The Ladies Literary and Benevolent society held their regular fortnightly meeting Tuesday evening last. The usual routine of business was transacted trans-acted by the officers of the society. The Catholic Knights of America meet at St. Aloysius Hall the second and fourth Mondays of each month. it-There it-There will be a meeting of St. Joseph's Jo-seph's Verein next Thursday evening. Rev. Father Aken is chaplain of the society. Mr. Arthur P. Curtain, one of Helena's Hel-ena's most prominent business men, leaves this week for Paris, where he will join Mrs. Curtain and his daughters. daugh-ters. Mr. Curtain will spend two months across the nond. visitinsr many places of interest on the continent. Mrs. Curtain will probably not return with him, but will remain in Europe for some time with the Misses Curtain, Cur-tain, who expect to spen'd a couple of years in an European university. i About eighteen bright-looking young men have begun to take the examinations examina-tions for cadetship to West Point academy. There are six Helena boys among the number Robert V. Sass, Sidney A. Cooney, Clarence P. Wilson, George V. Strong, Arthur L. Ireland and M. L. Gans. Montana generally is represented in the other twelve. While the examinations are not at all difficult, the applicants are confronted confront-ed with simple yet complex questions. Tho tu'n tViof i-iqcci tYia hoct ovi nilna. tjons will be certified as entitled to be sent to West Point for the entrance examination, and the two next best will be selected as alternates. It will also be necessary for the successful contestants to pass a physical examination examina-tion in Helena before they are certified to West Point. Then they must undergo under-go another physical examination at the school and still another in the studies they have been examined in in Helena. There are some hopeful yet anxious aspirants among the number undergoing under-going examinations. Miss Mamie Young, daughter of Mrs. K. Young, proprietress of "The West," is spending several days visiting relatives rela-tives at Cascade. |