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Show OGDEN CITY. The Immaculate Conception at St. Joseph's Church. Special CcMrespondence. The feast of the Immaculate Conception. . 15d4. wiv i long be remembered by the members of St. Joseph congregation. The ceremonies of the church were i carried out with all the solemnity possible and wpr J crowned by a magnificent sermon on the- immaru!a; ' Conception by the pastor. Rev. P. M. Cushnahan. Beautiful hymns appropriate to the day were rendiriJ j by the children's choir with a tender sweetness th.ot I inspired devotion, the altars were very tastefuHy I decorated and everything seemed in harmony with th" I great festival. The altar boys were out in full force and presented a festive appearance in their red Cos- I and presented a festive appearance in their red cas- j ( socks and spotless surplices. At the moment of the Elevation, when the elertri - j lights focussed their rays .' on the tabernacle the sanctuary formed a scene not easily forgotten. It i was the Children of Mary, belonging to the parish, who 1 decorated the Blessed Virgin's altar and the result bore testimony to their loving touches. S The Children of Mary boarding at the academy decorated the Blessed Virgin's altar in Sacred Hen i t , chapel. Both bands are to be congratulated on the H : artistic taste displayed. ' ! f I On the evening of Dec. 8, the pupil? of Sacred . Heart academy joining in the tide of universal rt- joicing presented to their parents and friencia a -? beautiful entertainment in honor of the Golden Jubi- lee of the Immaculate Conception. "The Triumph of a Faith." an original drama, representing Faith's power by right divine to" unify and uplift science, music, poetry, art and the various forces that rule society, was rendered with great spirit by nineteen of 1 the pupils. Each girl was admirably fitted to the role j alloted her. and the harmonious effect showed both 1 careful training and earnest work. A beautiful scene I portraying In brief the underlying thought of the , ; drama formed a fitting close and was received with tumultuous applause. The cast of characters was as follows: i Esperanze ,.. Miss Donaghy Fides Miss Shephard Poetiea Miss Maloney J Harmonia Miss O'Connell I Artes Miss Frost 1 Scientia - Miss Miller I Veritas - Mls G Magulre J Probitas .........Miss McCardle Hodierna Mis.? Schulte I Opulentia Miss lvercon The Pleasure Band i ;' Delectatio Miss M. Kans Laetitia Miss M. Shields Hilarilas Miss A. Trapp Urbanitas Miss G. Hague Comitas .. ....i ;Mtes A. Gamble Stultitia Miss J. Murray Bonitas Miss P. G'eed Festivitas .. Miss L Hutch'.n.wn Alacritas Miss K. Cook" The musical part of the programme was carried out in excellent style. Lambillotte's "Memorare" formed the opening chorus, and harmonious blending of the large vocal class showed excellent training. The? soles were sung by Miss McConnell and Miss Downey with great sweetness of tone. Miss Tarter's "Ave Maria" (by Nicolav) was eung with tender feeling and received merited applause. Gounod's "Medltazime" by the time honored Cecil-ian Cecil-ian club waa greeted with well won appreciation. A vncsl trio Swm's "Ave Maria" was rendered with artistic expression by the Misses Coltman. Maloney and Tarter. Their voices blended harmoniously in the beautiful selection. At the close of the third act the widely known "Ave Maria." from "Cavalleria Rusticana." was sung by Miss Coltman in her usual finished style. She was enthusiastically encored and responded with "O. Dry Those Tears." She waa accompanied ac-companied by. Miss O'Connell on the piano. Miss Powell Pow-ell on the violin, and Miss Tarter on the harp. A beautiful original poem to Mary Immaculate wa3 gracefully and artistically recited by Miss Maginnis. t The cloaing chorus. Father Faber's beautiful hymn, "T "O Purest of Creatures," rose as a prayer offering to Heaven's Queen. The climax of the entertainment was Rev. P. M. Cushnahan'is b?autiful tribute to Mary Immaculate, in which he extolled her unique prerogative. A TRIBUTE OF GRATITUDE. A more fitting tribute of remembrance and fidelity could not have been presented as a token of affection for a dear departed one, than the beautiful arch of lights surrounding the sanctuary of Sacred Heart chapel, which shone for the first time on the feast of Mary Immaculate, bespeaking the loyalty of an old alumna Mrs. Mary Furlong Hennessy, (8) Butte. Mont., and her devotion to one who was the inspira- . I j tion and guiding star of her young days our loved f Mother Annunciata. To those who had known the gentle influence of her beautiful life, it seemed that the soft tones of her soulful voice, were audible on the morning of the feast she loved so well, when the first notes of the Magnificat were intoned, as the lights burst upon the view of those present. Yet we felt she was truly with us and from her home above, joined in our heartfelt heart-felt hymn of praise to that "purest of creatures." to whom in her youth and fervor she had so generously dedicated herself. Innumerable were the heart prayers that, rose to the throne of grace, and a 30ft echo seemed to thrill our souls, for we felt again her gentle spirit, as in days of yore. What loving mes-1 mes-1 sage did she send us that morning, what blessing beg for dear Sacred Heart'that she loved so well? Were spirit songs audible here below we might hear her in the old sweet tones that we. her children knew, bid us ever be loyal to Mary Immaculate. Give her jour heart3 as you pledge them today. Then through rhe dark night of sin and of sorrow, Mary, your mother, will brighten life's way. JEWS LONGEST LIVED. ' . - Investigations made by life insurance expert3 show that the New York Jew is on the average the most long-lived of the city's inhabitants, while the New York Irishman is beginning to rank among the most short-lived. The life of the average adult Xew York German is. also brief. One of the greatest life insurance actuaries in the world saya that the life of an American Jew was by at least 15 per cent, a better insurance risk than the life of any other type of inhabitant, age and conditions being the stone. " i This, of course, covers only a selected class of t, persons capable of paying premiums and physical- ' rV-ly rV-ly acceptable to the insurance companies. But it r.grees with the death-rate among the poorer Jews of Xew York ascertained by Frederick L. Hoffman, a notable insurance expert, nine years ago. As for the Irish, Germans and Scandinavians in " the United Ststes, an investigation by the combined American life insurance companies, covering the policies of the last thirty years and including all between the sges of 15 and IT years, shows the Swedes and Norwegians, who are usually engaged in fanning, the healthiest of occupations, to be . the most long-lived. |