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Show EUREKA, UTAH. (Special Correspondence.) . Dame Xature played her strangest freaks during the last three days of Holy Week. High winds brought a heavy fall of snow, and this followed by a hot sun, produced a deep, pasty mud the horror of all pedestrians. Sunday Sun-day morning dawned with alternate cloud and sunshine, which continued throughout the whole day. There was a large attendance at the oariy mass, mostly communicants and members of the K. of C, whom circumstances circum-stances had prevented from attending with the local branch on Palm Sunday. The point of Rev. Father JUannion's short address was to exhort all to persevere per-severe in the blessed state of their Easter East-er spiritual resurrection, pointing out clearly the means to this end. There was net sitting room for all who assisted at the high mass. The subject sub-ject of the sermon was the divinity of Christ. The regular choir, augmented by two or three able assistants. rendered "Peters' Celebrated Mass in D." " Sopranos Mesdames James Welden, I. Bernard, J. P. Drlscoll and Fr. Garrlty. t Altos Medaroes J. P. Donnelly, C. E. Huish and D. Ostrander. Tenors Messrs. F. Garrity, Charles McPhie and Fred Johnson. Bassos Messrs. Joseph Philips, Pat Bonner and Cyril McPhie, The soloists were: Mrs. I. Bernard. Mrs. F. Garrity and Mrs. Ostrander, Messrs, Joseph Philips and Fred Johnson. John-son. VioMn accompanist, Mr. Ed Bonner. Mrs. T. D. Sullivan presided at the organ, and it is but Just that special mention be made of this lady's indefatigable indefati-gable zeal as choir leader, not only on great days, but on every minor occasion. Organists, at least, will understand the measure of her self-sacrifice when we say "she Is never absent from duty." The acolytes at first mass were Masters Mas-ters J. D. Stack and Michael O'Neill, ! and at high mass the entire number, twelve, completely filled all the available space in the small sanctuary. A great deal of praise is due to the altar boys for their fidelity to their hours on Holy Thursday each two replacing re-placing their predecessors with the punctuality and precision of militarv guards. On Easter Sunday the altar in St. Joseph's Jo-seph's chapel was a veritable bank of choicest flowers, the gift of Dr. and Mrs. Pierce. Misses M. C. Sullivan and Alice Welden Wel-den of St. Mary's academy, Salt Lake City, and Masters R. Sullivan. Ed Shea. John O'Neill, George Kennel, Glen and Harold Ostrander of All Hallows col-lere, col-lere, spent Easter at their homes in Eureka. |