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Show I : I : Bp. Scanlan Sorifirtns I ; V OTSdresi in tS)c faftb Attired in spotless "white, reflecting. In a measure, the purity of their young hearts, the sweetness and innocence of thir tender souls, a class of thirty-six girls and a like number Qf boys dressed in black and wearing white rosettes ro-settes on the left arm received their first Holy Communion, and were confirmed con-firmed in the faith by his Lordship, Rt. Kev. Uishop Lawrence Scanlan at St. Mary's Cathedral on Sunday morning last. It was a beautiful and touching incident, in-cident, nd the hearts of the large congregation con-gregation seemed to go out to the little ones, who stood before the altar and betrothed themselves to God. At the 9 o'clock Mass the Rt. Rev Bishop administered ad-ministered Holy Communion and instructed in-structed the children- on their obligations obliga-tions and duties to their religion. At the 11 o'clock Mass his Lordship officiated at the Confirmation, assisted by Rev. Father Keenan and Rev. Father .Morrissey. The Jit. Rev. Bishop explained to the children the sacredness and beauty of the Sacrament of Con-lirmation, Con-lirmation, which, briefly, is to strengthen strength-en us in our faith. The music was especially es-pecially jrcuared for the occasion. ;anss' Solemn Mass in D was sung, Master Roy Williams assisting on the vioiin. Mrs. J. Hal Moore, Misses Kinsella, Sinclair, Haiiey, Gray, Sullivan and Jreiand, Messrs. Sauers, Schaeffer, Veltz and Scarpa contributing their respective re-spective talents lor the glory and splendor of a solemn scene a scene that marks an important chapter in the lives of the children who were the happy participants a .scene to which iliey will look baclt, as they journey through this world of sorrow and disappointment, dis-appointment, with pleasure and satisfaction. satis-faction. The fo 0 w ing were the candidates: GIRLS. Helene Carter. Margaret Free. Mary Halloran. Bertha Frey. Lena Hauser. Margaret McHuffb. Genevieve Brooks. Katherine McDonough, Clara Dwyer. Mabel Fisher. Elsie Strack. Lena Strack. Agnes Broyles. Mary Henderson, Mary Gray. - Evelyn Daly. Martha Konnor. Angela Kinney. Ethel Shea. Ethel Murohy. Belle Murray. Adele Armour. . Cora Kirk. - Grace Gearv. Frances Little, Gertrude Kay. Grace Hennessy. Katherine O'Rourke. Katherine Marron. Stella McCarthy. Mrs. C. A. Quigley. Margaret. Graham. Mary Kavanaugh. BOYS. Charles Pantler.' Francis Pantier. George Murphy. Robert Harley, John McCooey. Rue! Halloran. Arthur Phillipp. Timothy Buckley. James Ward. Herbert Hauser. Parley Fisher. Iee Weber. Thomas Feeney. . George Kirk. Joseph Hennessy. Charles Furey. , John Mulvey. Stephen Hayes. Thomas Sun. John Thill. Leonard Thill. Garret O'Nei!. John Nevin. James lvers. Earle Shea. - |