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Show ? ! j Diocese of Deiwer ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent. 'i The Intermountain and Colorado : -t Catholic Is placed cn sale at the j ; James Clarke church goods house, 647 '' Canfornla street. Denver. -.rwwi I " ! , St. Thomas' Students. In future, on occasions calling for i p'llomn services at the pro-cathedral. 1 -ifl students from the St.. Thomas Theolog- s i Sca' seminary, in Myrtle Hill, will assist I f i ln tllc sanctuary. Two of the .senitna-) .senitna-) I lians, Messrs. Ryan and Znbolskl. wen-7 wen-7 honorary deacons at the pontifical high ' inass in Losran Avenue chapel at u J i o'clor k on Christmas morning. Esp ! i I L ially in the holy week services will tlv; j ' young nif-n from tlie seminary be invit- i j cd to participate. . j j ' -" Christmas at Logan Avenue. j i Long before 5 nVinr-fc on Oliristma:- morning Logan Avenue chapel war filled to overflowing with devout met: "id '"'omen, as well as little rhiirire.i. t ! This service is always welt attended. 5 hut somehow an unprecedented number attended this year. Bishop N. Ma.z i . ' pontificated, with Father II. I.. Mc- ; I Menamin as asFit-tant priest; Father J. ,f l V.' MeDonoutrh as deacon: Father Francis Henepa.n. Fub-daoon, nni t Father Lefeubre as master of eremo- i nies. Father MrMoiamin prcaciica a i i pleasing Christmas pennon, and Fro- . ; fossor Mi. -hers choir furnished the mu- : sic. At the 11 o'clock mass, this choir augmented by the foremost Fillers in : Denver and assisted by an orencstra. J - . fang Michel's new choral mars. The i ' ' - bishop preached at last maps. I i Father O'Ryan preached at St. Lfo s. ! t :- where the choir under Professor Peter j i ! : Mcnzies sang-HaydnV Imperial mass tn f ; j an artistic and finished manner. At St. ; 1 J Eliza btth's church and the Chur'h ot : ; ; the Sacred Heart. Gour.od's Messe So- i I lonnell St. Oc-ilia) was rendered. Tlie f "'Adeste Fideiis" was sung in all the i ' churches. t Cathedral Building Fund. Delving into the archives at the cathedral. cathe-dral. Father McMenamin. pastor of thai s J congregation, is preparing a list of a!! ; contributors to tho building fund. Back i to the days whih witnessed rne effort : ! of Father M.'F. Callanan to raise by ; subscription the amount needed -or :? building expenses, Father McMonaniVi ' ' has gone and the roster of names wil; ; appear in the January number of Tarish ,; Topics. j 1 Christmas Collection. l i By far the lai-Rept -oIleetion for any I f , . one day recorded in the Catholic ' I ihurches of Denver is the one taken up I at the Iogan Avenue ehapel on Chrlst-j Chrlst-j ' inas.' The envelope offerings for tliat one ncca.su.n amounted to JI.SS5. or i . lacking but $115 of reaching the $2,000 f I ; mark. This announcement made las: j s - Sunday was gratifying to the congre-i congre-i i gation and will doubtless move many t i who were not as generous as they could I afford to be to make up the even $2.00n. I ' Tlis collection had nothing to do with j . the monthly envelope subscription. The i l " record for Christmas collections unttl , this year at the pro-cathedral was I i f 51,100. The handsome increase is due 10 ) I ; the interest the new pastor. Father f I i Hugh Li. McMenamin. has aroused in ' ' the finances of the parish. His system f if of economy has resulted in a material 'I i I sum being saved out of. pew rents and S j f Sunday collections for the building fund 11 of the pr.'posed cathedral. The list of I contributors will lc published in tne . ; next issue of Parish Topics. i Rev. Father Lawlor Arrives. During the work Father Florence Lawlor. a young priest from Ireland, ar- ; . rived to assist leather O'Kyan in the du- . s ties attendant upon St. Leo's church. Father O'Ryan has been without a reg- ? ' ularly appointed assistant since the dc- t parturo of Father Dealt her. For a Time If ; Father James A. Uy;m of Chicago helped ! ; ' Father Ryan, but he was never rcgu-, rcgu-, '. larly appointed. Fatlur Tawlor Is a ; . 1 ' zealous and enthusiastic young servant in the vineyard of the Lord. His eort.- . ing has enabled Father O'Ryan to plan ! on going to San Francisco to attend tbe dedication of the new school his brother, I . Father Philip O'Ryan. has erected ;n connection with his parish there. ISt. Leo's Sanctuary. The sanctuary of St. Leo's church never looked prettier than at the se:- I vices on Christmas day. The altar ha; j . been entirely enameled because of dam- J 1 age done to IT by the tire of a row we:ts ! ago, and a fresh new carpet had rc- j placed the one injured by th- breaking j of the sanctuary lamp on that occasion. S i I . Catholic Loan Company. I ' The catholic Lkiu ,;- Trust company . -: fit its annual business meeting elected f officers for the censuing yar as follows: I Preside'it. John U. Redd in of Denver: t vice president. Rev. Edward Downey of Victor; secretary. Rev. William O'Ryan, i pastor of St. Leo's. Denver; treasurer. I i Father Joseph P. Carrign. pastor of J St. Patrick's, Denver; director. Rev. Edmund Ley of Mnnitou. Mr. Rrdtnn s is the only lay mem hey nf the assoe:a- ' , tion and for years has served it ;is at- uuiicy. Father Ley succeeds Monslg- s ' nor Henry Robinson, vicar general or f the diocese. Tbe association has nunc 3 much of late for struggling pansnes j throughout the state. The treasury was . at ebb tide when the strip of land through Mount Calvary cemetery was I sold to the city for a sum approxlmat- ing $10,000. The cutting through of York street from Tenth avenue, south, made j this land valuable to the city. The next meeting of the association will be held the first Mondav in January. i ' ? William General Foreman, the director direct-or of the choir of the Church of the Sa- l cred Heart, has prepared a musical pro- 1 ' ; ' gram for a free sacred concert to ue : given in the church Sunday evening. '; Jan. 3. The concert will begin at 8 . o'clock, and during the evening Father f Edward Barry. S. J.. the pastor, will give a five-minute address on "Tin Value of Sacred Music to Devotion.- i ; Following is the program: 1 Organ Prelude. "Largo" Handel Mrs. John Schilling. 2 Trio, "Ti Prego O Padre"' Nlcolat I Mrs. Fred Johnson. Mr. Walter G. J Foreman. Mr. Louis A. Reilly. j 3 Trio. "Lift Thine Eyes" (Elijah Mondcdssonn ' Quartette. "List. The Cherubic t Host" (Holy City) au: J Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Schilling. Mrs. Dickinson, Mrs. Maude JCorrnan Peters. 4 Eass Solo, "Nazareth"' Gounod Mr. Reilly. 5 Duet. "Love Divine, All Love Excelling Ex-celling Stamer (Daughter of Jairus.) 6 Contralto Solo. "Bat the Lord Is Mindful of His Oown" (St. Paul)... Mendelssohn Mrs. Peters. Ten Minutes' Talk, "The Value of Sacred Sa-cred Music to Devotion, Rev. Father Barry. 7 Soprano Solo, "Angels Ever Bright and Fair" Handc: (Theodore) Mrs. Johnson. S Duet, "Children, Pray This Love to Cherish" Spoiir (God. Thou Art Great) Mrs. Peters and Mr. Foreman. 9 Violin and Organ Duet. "Ave Maria" Ma-ria" Rach-Gounod Violin. Mr. Robert Thompson Organ. Mr. A. Hank. 10 Trio, "o Salutaris" WieganO Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Foreman ana Mr. Reilly. 11 Quartette. "Tantum Ergo" Donlzeti: Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Peters, Mr. Foreman. Mr. Reilly. 12 Organ Pof-tlude, "War March or the Priests" (Athalie) .. .Mondelssonn Mr. Hank. Accompanists: Mrs. J. Schilling anu Mr. A. Hank. Church Notes. Father J. H. Lettemer. formerly assistant as-sistant pastor of St. Patrick's church, and now in Denver on a visit to his brother. Frank Lettemcr, assisted in the Sunday morning services at Logai Avenue chapel. -f' V Father John B. White of Cripple Creek, and Father Monderlich of Como, were visitors in Denver this week. John H. Reddin and John I. Mulllns of Denver recently administered tne third degree to a class of fifty Knights Of Columbus at Sheridan, Wyo. The installation of the newly elected officers of the Sacred Heart Aid soeiMy will take place Thursday afternoon. Jan. 7. at the home of Thomas F. Po-lan. Po-lan. 3140 Stout street. New Year's night will witness the seventeenth annual ball given by St. Vincent's Aid society in support of Vincent's home in North Denver. Tills is usually the foremost .social event In the Catholic calendar, and this year promises to be no exception. Cbri.tma-s was made pleasant for tHe inmates of St. Anthony's hospital by a j Christmas tree. Santa Claus and an excellent ex-cellent musical program. Christmas was observed in all the orphanages or-phanages of the city in the usual manner. man-ner. Generous friends and organizations organiza-tions contributed liberally of toys, e:tn-dy e:tn-dy and warm, comfortable ganrn-ii:?, beside the material for elanoraie Christmas dinners. Under the direction of Miss Adrienne Rucolle, some of the young people or the city are rehearsing a play widen will shortly be given for the benefit oi the Church of St. Mary Magdalene m Edgewater. The plays comprising tne repertoire of this amateur dramatic association as-sociation have been written by Miss Rucolle and will be produced from time to time at the homes of the different members. Thoe composing tlie ciub are Miss Louise Young, Miss Adrienne Rucolle. Miss Margaret Goodwin. Miss Ruth Lawler. Miss Reva Stough, Messrs. Thomas Collins, Timothy Goodwin Good-win and Thomas McCJovern. These young people have so far maniresieu much histrionic talent. Personal. The Wednesday Afternoon Literary club will meet Thursday, instead or Wednesday, of next week. Mrs. W. n. Leonard of 144 Sherman avenue will tic hostess. Miss Jennie Fisher, who underwent an operation at St. Joseph's hospital a few weeks ago, wan taken to her home fn time to spend Christmas -with her family. fam-ily. She is steadily improving, but it will be some time before she Is able 10 be about again. Martin T. Dunn left Tuesday evening for Chicago lo make his future liomc. Mrs. Dunn and son Edward will leavr in about three weeks to join him. Mrs. J. J. McNamara. of Cimtnarron, Colo., spent the last few days of last week and the first half of this week in Denver as the guest at the home of her brother. Michael Guinan of the catne-dral catne-dral parish. Mrs. C. J. Reilly was the gracious hostess at a card party Tuesday afttT-noon afttT-noon at her home, 1176 Gaylord street. The home was artistically decorated m Christmas greens and a genuine holiday holi-day spirit pervadded everything. Five hundred was tlie game enjoyed. Miss Marie Foley is a charmiAg young woman from Omaha. Neb., w:io is spending tlie holidavs in Lenver. Mrs. Eli.a. M. DuRois. a moving spirit in all Catholic charities, is contemplating con-templating a visit to Havana, Cuba. Miss Florence p'lynn. who is teaching school at Elizabeth. Colo., came to Denver to spend tbe holidays at the family home, 1R2 C-Uvkson street. y Mrs. J. J. Ryan expects to go to New York fos a visit some time in January. w The spacious home of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brown, which has been in the lianas of decorators for months, was formally opened on Christmas eve with an old-fashioned old-fashioned Christmas Irec party, to which were invited about sixty oici neighbors and very close friends. Tht immense tree was galyly decorated and studded with tiny electric lights (t all colors. Each guest received a handsome hand-some present as a memento of the occasion. oc-casion. Ben Foley spent Christmas in Denver Den-ver with his family at R32 Sherman avenue. Mr. Foley has been suffering with rheumatism for some monins tsnc has been trying the various springs or the state. He has improved very mucn and hopes soon to be able to return well and strong and resume his duties in the First National bank, where ne has been employed for some years. Thomas C. Buckley was painfully, though not seriously, injured Wednesday Wednes-day afternoon while crossing the car j tracks at Thirteenth and Tremunt streets. His wagon was struck by a University Park car and he was thrown heavily to the frozen ground. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Campion entertained en-tertained at Christmas dinner. Mrs. Jacob Scherrer of 1567 York street, who has been quite ill for two weeks, is again able to be out. Richard F. Ryan has been appointed deputy clerk of the county court and will enter upon his duties at the opening open-ing of the next term of court on Jan. 11 The Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dawson of ISIS Clackson street has been dangerously ill, but is now on the road to recovery- John Peary, formerly a very popuHr Denver boy, but now connected witn the Southern Pacific railroad in uos Angeles, spent the Christmas holidays in Denver with his mother and sister on Williams street. j Knights of Columbus Installation, j On Jan. 24. at EI Jebol temple, there will be as initiation of candidates for the Knights of Columbus. A class m about seventy-five members will be ac-mitted ac-mitted to the order. Past Deputy Ma-honey Ma-honey of Nebraska will probably attend the exercises. Obituary. Mrs. Clarence N. Stover of 3127 Williams Wil-liams street passed away on Tuesaav, Dec. 2?. at Mercy hospital. Mrs. Stover, who until her marriage a year ago was Miss Agnes Swigert, was but 21! i-ar.s of age and belonged to a family prominent prom-inent in the commercial life of tht: city. Her funeral took place on Saturday. Dec. L'6. from Logan Avenue chapel, where requiem mass was rend by Rev. Father McMenamin. who also conducted conduct-ed service nt the grave in Mount fai-vary fai-vary cemetery. Previous to her marriage mar-riage Mrs. Stover was an ardent member mem-ber of the Young Women's sodality of the cathedral parish. Mrs. Annie W. Stouter died on Monday. Mon-day. Pec. 21, at Los Angeles, Cal.. where she had gone to spend the winter. Tne body was brought to Denver for interment inter-ment in the family lot in Mount Calvary Cal-vary cemetery. The funeral was heid on Monday. Dec. 2. with requiem mass at St. Elizabeth's church. The society of Christian Mothers attended in a body. Mrs. Stouter was the motner ot Mrs. Theodore Terlinden. John Plaes. aged 89 years, and for some time a resident of Monte Vista, Colo., died at that pla.ee on Saturday and was buried at Mount Olivet cemetery, ceme-tery, outside Denver, on Monday. His son is a member of the cathedral congregation. con-gregation. Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Moleen, mother of Dr. George A. Moleen, a prominent young physician of Denver, died a; Mercy hospital on Christmas day. aftw an illness of three' weeks. Airs. Moici-.i was a native of St. Louis, but moved to Colorado twenty-five years ago, where she continued to reside until the time of her death. Her home was with her son at 1258 Marion street. The funeral fu-neral was held Monday morntnff. Dec. 28, from Logan Avenue chapel. Rev. J. F. McDonough saying requiem mass. Burial was in Riverside. Mrs. Moieci: is survived by her son. Dr. Moleen, !ier only living relative, who has the .sympathy .sym-pathy of the community in his terrible loss. sk 4c Miss Isabel West land, second daughter daugh-ter of William E. Westland, died Saturday Satur-day morning, Dec. 26, at the family home, 1325 Olive street, Montcta.Tr. Death resulted from pneumonia after an illness of less than a week. Miss Westland, who was but 18 years of age, had been down town doing Christmas shopping early in the week and was apparently ap-parently in her usual good health. Upon returning home she went to her room, where she was found some time latei in a fainting condition. Medical aid was hastily summoned and for seveil days the condition of the young girl appeared ap-peared favorable, but suddenly heart weakness developed and a beautiful and pure young life quickly went out. Tle funeral was held Monday morning, Dec. 2S. from Logan Avenue chapet. Rev. James Walsh, pastor of Montclair, read requiem mass and preached a touching sermon on the innocent life of the young girl. The junior choir rur-nished rur-nished the music. Interment was In-Mount In-Mount Olivet cemetery. Resides Tier rather-. Miss Westland leaves one sister, Miss Mary Westland: there are also several half brothers and sisters, whose mother. Mr. Wcstland's second wife, dropped dead of heart disease a lew months ago. The body of Miss Anna MeCrowley, who died at 1S45 Grant avenue, was shipped on Wednesday. Dec. 24, to Law-son, Law-son, Mo., for interment. Charles Edward Reagan, the 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Reagan of 34.19 Delga.ny street, died at t. Luke's hospital Sunday morning, Dec. 27. Death resulted from dropsy, from which he had long been a sufferer. Funeral Fu-neral service was held Tuesday aftei noon at Annunciation church. Rev. Christopher Walsh officiating. Burial was in Mount Calvary cemetery. The body of Mrs. Lillian Fogerty, who died at Cripple Creek on Tuesday. Dec. 22. was brought to Denver for burial in Mount Calvary cemetery. Requiem mass was read at St. Leo's church Monday, DPC' 28' Dr. James O'SulIivan. who came to Colorado from Pittsburg, Pa., in search of health, died on Sunday, Dec. 27. The remains were shipped to Pittsburg for interment, accompanied by hia brother, Rev. M. J. O'SulIivan. c Michael Hewlett of Plattvllle, one of the pioneer citizens of Colorado, died at his home on Saturday. Dec. 26. The body was brought to Denver and tne funeral was held from Logan Avenue chapel on Wednesday morning, with requiem re-quiem mass at It o'clock. The celebrant was Rev. William Howlett. pastor or St. Ignatius' church. In Pueblo. Father Howlett was once pastor of the old St. Mary's cathedral, on Stout street, aiX the friends he made then were generous with their sympathy in his berearc-ment. |