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Show ! Diocese of Denver I ELIZABETH KELLY, Correspondent. ' . The IcterMOuntaIn and Colorado , L ' . Catholic Is placed cn sale at the James Clarke church goods house. 647 I . California street Denver. Colo. ' Parish Notes. 1 . The beautiful Catholic church of St. ' '. Peter at Greeley, Colo., one of the i most artistic religious edifices in the west, was dedicated on Sunday, May -, . 8. The solemn ceremony was per- . ' formed by Rt, Rev. Bishop Mate, and : ! participated in by about twenty priests ' ' l trom different Darts of the state. Among those in attendance were Rev. :J. F. McDonough of the cathedral, who acted as master of ceremonies; Rev. William O'Ryan of St. Leo's, 1 Denver, who preached at the pontifical , vesper service; Rev. C. M. Garde, S. J., of Sacred Heart college, Denver; Rev. ! Father Bernard. O. F. M.. pastor of St. Elizabeth's church, Denver; Rev. Fa-' Fa-' ' ; ther Sasse of Sterling, Rev. Joseph - Lajeunesse of Fort Collins, Rev. Ber- ' a nard Froegel of Brighton. Rev. Thom- : 8s F. Levan, president of St. Thomas' , Theological seminary in Myrtle Hill, t ' Denver; Rev. Father Seidl of Long- " mont, and Rev. Charles J. Carr. pastor i, of St. John the Evangelist church in t Harman. There were also a number of lay people from Denver, friends of 1 . , Rev. Andrew B. Casey, pastor of the J s new church. The music was under I the direction of Professor J. C. Kendal I of the state normal school, Miss Mar- 1 ? , garet Quirvn presiding at the organ. I The soloists were Miss Marie Foley of '." Denver, Miss Knowles and , Messrs. 1 J Kenehan. Davis and Couzens. These s well known singers, supported by a J ' chorus of twenty voices and full or- ?. chestral accompaniment, furnished i music worthy of the great occasion. St. Peter's church has a seating ca- f pacity of 800, and has been completed! X at a cost of $50,000. In architecture : it follows the Gothic lines, and is said I i ' to be one of the finest specimens of 1 ! that class In the west. Its stained 1 . glass windows, sixteen In number, are I I : copies of famous paintings, and the Stations of the Cross were imported ' from Munich at a cost of $1,500. All j in all. It is a church to which Catho- I lies of Colorado can point with pride, J , and all unite in congratulating Rev. j A. B. Casey, to whose indefatigable j zeal Its stands a monument. Father j j Casey was raised In Denver, gradu- . j ; ated from Sacred Heart college, and i upon the completion of his theolog ical course and ordination In Baltimore, Balti-more, was connected for some time with the cathedral here. His popu- larity In Greeley has been phenom enal. , Three thousand five hundred dollars was turned over to Rev. Father Mc-Menamln Mc-Menamln Wednesday evening, May 4, when the "Cathedral $50,000 club" i made Its first' report. Another meet ing will be held at the rectory on the evening of May 18, when the members mem-bers hope to make a better showing. I . ihe work of canvassing will be com- J pletcd early In June, when the club 1 ' will make its full report public in a I special edition of "Parish Topics." , , . i The children of the cathedral par- j Ish, who have been receiving instruc- I ; f tlons for first communion, commenced I ' a three days' retreat Thursday morn- I ing May 12. The pupils of the paro- I chial and public schools are attend- I - . ing the exercises together, and all will j 1 receive first holy communion at 8 o'clock mass at Logan avenue chapel and be confirmed the same day. - . First holy communion and confirmation confirm-ation were administered to a class of " nearly 100 at Sacred Heart church on Larimer and Twenty-eighth streets on Ascension day. . Rev. M. W. Donovan. Is preparing the children of St Patrick's parish for first ;holy communion and confirmation. confirma-tion. The little ones will receive for tn first time on Sunday, June 19,- In Mt. Carmei school hall on West Thirty-sixth avenue and Osage street. Mass will be read at 8 o'clock, and' at 10 o'clock mass the. same day, .RU Rev. Bishop Matz will administer confirmation, con-firmation, if there are any adults in I the parish who have not been con firmed, and who desire to avail themselves them-selves of this opportunity, the pastor, Rev. Father Donovan, wishes them to call at his residence, 2027 West Thirty-seventh avenue, at least a week before be-fore the time set for the ceremony of confirmation. Father Donovan reads mass every Sunday and Holv tm in Mount Carmei school hall, and hears confessions there every Saturday and .on the eve of any Holy day of obligation. obli-gation. -jje TTheigi1!h,annuaI council of Ivnights of Columbus opened in Grand Junction Tuesday morning May 10 with about 400 members present! Many delegates from nearby towns reached Grand Junction, and in the evening a theatre party. On Tuesday the business of the convention commenced. com-menced. The delegates from Denver are Grand Knight J. K. Mullen and Past Grand Knight John McGauren. Srf5dwfd De'ehanty and Hugh T. O Reilly, alternates. at at . ,T,h PuPi,s f Sacred Heart college will hold their annual elocution con- p?nmhaft y 15' at KnJehts of Columbus hall. Commencement exercises ex-ercises will take place on June 15 jfc The fair for the benefit of st Clara's orphanage opened auspiciously at St Llizabeth's school hall Tuesday even- ng. May 10, and will continue through the week. The best workers from all parishes of the city are in attendance at the booths, and everything looks as thought Father Wulstan. thl rZ?Tl0t lh5 fa,r' might realize the ( $10,000 he so-fondly hopes for An anniversary requiem tnas3 was - e?aror IJhFriday ,n Lan avenue chip! Kefjy poSe of the 60111 i' P. J. j '. . ' . ' ' neetnr of the Alumni ' associa- ! ihfto?fBCulate inception High school ha been called for Fridav evening, May 20,, In the school hoS Arrangements will be made for holding hold-ing the annual banquet In June, on which occasion the class of 1910, numbering eleven pupils, will bs received re-ceived into the association and be honor quests at the banquet , , At the business meeting next week' officers will be chosen for the coming year. The Holy Name society-of the cathedral cathe-dral has made "arrangements for Its third annual basket picnic, which will be at Dome .Rock on Monday, May 30. The previous picnics given by this society have been very enjoyable, and the means of promoting sociability among the members and their families and, indeed, among the parishioners in general, and the affair of this year should prove even more attractive, as Dome Rock is an ideal picnic spot and the ride up Platte canyon a treat in itself. : The ladies of Holy Ghost parish gave a highly successful dance for the benefit of the church on Thursday evening. May 5. at the Albany hotel. Arrangements were in charge of a committee composed of Mrs. Johanna Welsh, Mrs. Mary Dingman and Mrs. Kate Donnegan, who deserve great credit for the success attending the affair. A very pleasant time waa held by all who attended the card party given Monday evening. May 9, at 'Annunciation 'Annun-ciation school hall by Annunciation branch No. 320 Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Be-nevolent association. i The Good Shepherd Aid association held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday afternoon. May 10, at the home of Mrs. M. A. Perry, 1280 Gilpin street Plans wtre discussed for the annual picnic, and a committee named to find suitable grounds. Work has already commenced on the new house of the Good Shepherd in Myrtle Hill addition, and the Sisters will need a . vast amount of money to carry their plans to completion. 4s The next meeting of the Sacred Heart Aid society will be held Thursday Thurs-day afternoon. May 19. at the resi dence of Mrs James Garrett 1844 Logan Lo-gan street. The following ladies were admitted to membership at the last meeting: Mrs. James Kyle, 135 Gran: street; Mrs. J. a. Gallaher, 136 Grant, and Mrs. Rudolph Woeber, 79 Logan street. . 9C The young women of Sacred Heart parish gave their annual dance Wednesday Wed-nesday evening, May 11. at Hyndman nail on Downing and Twenty-eighth avenues. It was given for the benefit of jacred Heart school, and was one of the season's .successes financially and socially. SOCIAL AND PERSOXAJj. Mr. and Mrs. J. Monnig announce the engagement of their daughter Florentine, to Roy E. Ortner of Pueblo. Pu-eblo. Miss Monnig is very popular, and one of the brightest young women in Denver Society. Her education, re- . celved In a famous institution at , ashington, D. O, was supplemented by a tour of Europe. Mr. Ortner recently re-cently completed his course of study in the State School of Mines at Golden. Gold-en. The wedding will take place in June. Lew Kelly arrived In Denver ' on Wednesday, and Is at the home of his sister Mrs. J. C. Hagus, 1649 Pearl street . In honor of Miss Effie Harvey, who ;Sr,t0 be one, of -the-season's brides. Miss Gertrude Allen entertained about sixty friends -at an. afternoon tea on Saturday, May 7. . - j Mrs. J. J. CosteUo has ' returned from a winter in California, and is at home at 2050 Grape, street Park hill ' Mrs. Eugene H. Weckbaugh has returned re-turned from Hot. Springs, Ark. cti?- E' G' Straub ct "32 High street accompanied by her children, Ottinger and Virginia, returned last I we?k from a visit with relatives la Galveston -and El Paso. Robert D. Callaghan of Des Moines, la., was in Denver during the week. Mrs. Joseph C. Hagua, secretary of the Sacred Heart Aid society, read a very interesting paper last week before be-fore the conference of the state board of charities and corrections. Her subject sub-ject was the distribution of funds for vuttiuy inrougn private means, as distinguished dis-tinguished from the distribution through the county or by the Associated Associ-ated Charities. Mrs. Joseph A. Osner will entertain the West Side Woman's club Monday afternoon, May 16, at her home, 357 Broadway. Mrs. Henry Abel is ill at her home, 2642 Lafayette street Mrs. H. F. Ellard, who was visiting visit-ing in Old Mexico, was obliged to return re-turn to Denver on account of illness. Though considerably improved, she will be confined to her home for some time. Miss Blanche Ryan was hostess at a charming supper given Sunday evening at her home in Montclair. Fourteen guests were at the table, which was adorned with American Beauty roses. sjc :)c Mr. and Mrs. P. H. O'Brien of 2224 Ogden street received about two hundred hun-dred friends on Friday, May 6, when they celebrated their golden wedding ceremony. They were assisted in receiving re-ceiving by their daughters, Mrs. Charles L. Kirk and Mrs. Thomas Cushing. The house was artistically decorated in cut flowers and beautiful golden gifts were showered upon the I aged couple, who during their residence resi-dence of over thirty-two years in Denver, Den-ver, have made many friends. The beautiful silver loving cup which Rev. Father Bender, pastor of Holy Ghost church, offered as a prize to the most popular little girl In his parish, was awarded last week to Miss Great Ready-to- Wear Sale Today. A chance to save from 50 to 75 per cent on all . j kinds of Ready-to-Wear Garments, Lingerie and bilk Dresses, Tailored Suits, Waists and Skirts in great varieties. Buy today -You can save ;;.-xN A Marie Lahey, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lahey of 919 Twenty-second street, who proved her right to it by securing more than double dou-ble the number of votes given the other oth-er two contestants. . Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wlbel are the proud parents of a little son. OBITUARY. Miss Mary A. Hall, 15 years of age, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred H. Hall, died on Saturday, May 7, at the family home, 1541 Clay street. Funreal took place on Monday with requiem mass at St Dominic's church. Burial was in Mount Olivet cemetery. .. John H. Gilroy of 724 Lipan street passed away on Thursday. May 5, at St. Joseph's hospital. His funeral was held on Monday,, May 9. from St Joseph's Jo-seph's church, when Rev. Father ,Eis-ler ,Eis-ler read requiem mass. Interment was In Mount Olivet cemetery, servlcea at grave being conducted by the Woodmen of the World. . : Charles Patrick Clark, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. John Clark, died on Monday, May 2, at the family home, 4317 Cherokee street, and was burled ! Wednesday afternoon in Mount Olivet cemetery. I |