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Show Church Notes. As reported in these columns some time ago, the Society of Jesus, controlling control-ling a chain of colleges in all the large cities of the country, is to instill a series se-ries of stations for the recording ot i telsmic disturbances. Denver has been selected as one of these stations. The approach of earthquakes can be studied by means of the elaborate apparatus which will be installed. The central station sta-tion will be in Cleveland, O. father H. L. McMenamin, pastor of the cathedral, is enjoying a needed rest among his old friends at Colorado Springs. He will return in time for the diocesan retreat, which opens at the St. Thomas seminary, on Myrtle Hill. or. Monday, July 19. A Lazartst father from the semir t will look after the cathedral affa - '-jring the time the regular atta the parish are on retreat. ,- Father M. u ; van. who was called to Der.xrr p f -w weeks ago by Bishop Matz. iv 1. 'lray, Colo., this i Meek. Ouray ie ti - ( l charge of Father Fath-er Donovan. H' : He succeeded there in formally next v .ek by Father Marr, member of the Holy Cross order, who has been at the hopi'.al there. Father Phelsn of the diocese of Ne-brarka. Ne-brarka. who has been in Colorado for his health for some time, will officiate 1 as chaplain at St. Anthony's hospital for the next few weeks. Father John Belzer, the regular attendant at the ' hospital, has gone to his old home In 1 Buffalo, N. Y.. for a visit. Father Gregory, C. M., of St. Thomas i seminary. Is acting chaplain at South Heights academy, looking after the duties du-ties of Father Richard Brady, who left I lp.et week for Europe and the Holy Land. i I Father John P. White of Crippie I Creek has gone to his former home in Pennsylvania for the summer. Father 1 J William Ryan, a visitor in the diocese, 1 I 'ho has been supplying for Father Don- I I ovan at Ouray, will take Father White's I place, I t I Bishop X. c. Matx and Father Wil- ' . 1,Rm O Ryan are two Catholic clergy- 1 ' men who were honored by the National t ; Education association last week during the Denver convention. Father O'Ryan made the invocation at the first general session, held in the Auditorium, and Bishop Matz an address before the Indian In-dian department at Unity church. Father Bernard, O. F. M.. pastor of St. Elizabeth's church, has safely arrived ar-rived in Europe, according to messages he has sent his associates here. if Rev. Edward Barry, S. J., pastor of Sacred Heart church, announced during dur-ing the week that his parish had secured se-cured possession of nine building lots on Ogden street and Twenty-sixth avenue, and that in the course of a few months work will doubtless begin on a church to cost little less than our handsome hand-some cathedral now In process of erection erec-tion The present church of the Sacred Heart Is among the most beautiful houses of worship in the west, but larg as it is its seating capacity is fast proving prov-ing inadequate to the growing needs of the congregation, hence the importance of securing larger quarters. The sale of the Larimer street property would-furnish would-furnish a generous sum with which to commence 'operations, but the pastor has no intention of disposing of the old church until the new edifice Is ready for occupancy. Sister Mary Carmel and Sister Loretto were guests of Mrs. Louis Hagus during the N. E. A. convention last week. The Sisters are members of the Benedictine order of Del Norte. Colo., and teach in the public schools there. They attended all the sessions of the convention and were very much interested in all the lectures and exhibits. . St. Ann's Foundlings' home will have a benefit at the White City on Tuesday, Aug. 31. The Sacred Heart Aid society held its regular meeting on Thursday afternoon, July 15, at the home of Mrs. John Brady, Bra-dy, 104 Mariposa street. TJc.r Charge IT TTorMia fif fnlnrnrin Springs spent the past week In Denver. Obituary. Samuel Birch, who was burled Monday Mon-day morning from Sacred Heart church, was one of the pioneer settlers of Denver, Den-ver, having come here in 163 and engaged en-gaged in a brick contracting business. He was a native of England, and was in his seventieth year at the time of his death. Mr. Birch was crossing the street at Larimer and Twenty-seventh Friday afternoon, and being very deaf, did not hear an approaching tramway car until it was too close upon him to permit of escape; he was thrown violently vio-lently to the ground and suffered injuries in-juries that, because of his advanced age. resulted In death a few hours later at his home, 2736 Lawrence street. . Mr. Birch was one of the first worshippers in Sacred Heart church, and his funeral from there on Monday taxed the capacity capaci-ty of the building. Burial was In Mount Olivet cemetery. Mr. Birch is survived by a widow. After a lingering illness, Thomas L. Kirk, a. prominent business man of Denver, passed away Friday morning, Juiy ; 9, at his home, 2417 -California street. Mr. Kirk had been a resident of this city since hla infancy. He was born in Independence, la., in 1872. For seven years he had been associated with his brothers in the Colorado Laundry & Towel Supply company, acting as secretary sec-retary for the vast concern. Mr. Kirk was a prominent member of the Knights of Columbus, Sons of Colorado and several sev-eral other organizations, all of which were represented at the funeral which took place Sunday afternoon, July 11, from Sacred Heart church. . The ..pallbearers ..pall-bearers were Leonard Hughes, Charles Hughes, CharleB Kirk, jr., George Hartford, Hart-ford, Frank. . O'Brien and Leland Car-berry. Car-berry. . Interment was in Mount Calvary Cal-vary cemetery. Besides his mother, with whom he made his home. Mr. Kirk is survived by two brothers, Charles L. Kirk and William J. Kirk, and three sisters, Mrs. Denis Hartford and Mrs. William H. Hughes, of Denver, and Mrs. J. B. Larkjn of Marble, Colo. |