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Show J OGDEN, UTAH. I i 'i Sacred Heart Academy. (Special Correspondence.) A joy bell rang at Sacred Heart before be-fore the festive season, and eager, loving hearts caught its music last week when Sister Superior, after an absence of about three months, returned re-turned to her post of duty. While faculty fac-ulty and pupils have been in close touch with her during her sojourn In the "land of sunshine." there was intense, in-tense, satisfaction in every voice and smile that echoed "Sister Superior is home" a satisfaction heightened by the fact that she is much improved in henlth I Welcome Visitors. 1 Rev. P. Powers, Livermore, Cal., spent a few pleasant hours at Sacred Heart last Monday. Father Powers is returning from a year's stay abroad, ithe greater part of the time having been spent in Ireland. Sister M. Alexes of St. Mary's academy. Salt Lake, and Sister M. Joseph of St. Mary's school. Park City, were also welcome callers. Mrs. Mabel Shepard, Houghton, '06, aeemompanied by her husband, Mr. George Houghton, were among Sunday's Sun-day's guests. Mr. and Mrs. Houghton reside in Salt Lake, but a visit to the Junction City is a pleasant diversion. Mrs, J. C. Cronin, Butte, Mont., is rejoiced to find her daughter Kathleen Kath-leen so perfectly at home at Sacred Heart, where she is making an excellent excel-lent record in class subjects and in music. Mrs. Cronin came to Ogden Monday and remained to accompany her daughter home. A Longfellow Program. A very delightful morning was spent with the third preparatory class when they reviewed for the benefit of interested inter-ested listeners the poems of their class author studied since September. The ease and comprehension shown by their careful recitations proved that they had given the poems exact study, and brought to the task an appreaic-tlon appreaic-tlon of the author who so loved the children. Oral reproductions of parts of "Evangeline" were delivered in an exceedingly .creditable manner. This masterpiece has been the matter of supplementary reading, during the past month. Jbxamtnations. Tests, oral and written, have occupied occu-pied the attention of the classes during dur-ing the past week. Earnestness seems to be the keynote of the work, and the anticipation of Christmas pleasures makes even examinations bearable. The new girls, many of whom never passed through the ordeal of semiannual semi-annual examinations, realize that things in this world are not "half so bad as they are painted," for these misses are quite alive after having shared the fate of their more experienced expe-rienced sisters. Pupils are expected to return January Jan-uary 8. so that regular work may begin be-gin January 9, 1911. This time limit affords sufficient period for relaxation and pleasure. Art Display. The amount of excellent work done by the pupils, most of it in the form of Christmas gifts, was exhibited in the library Tuesday evening, and was proof indeed that busy heads and hands had been at work for months past. Dainty china, most artistically decorated, work in leather and brass, were most prominent, while downy cushions were exeeedinly inviting. As these pieces are all taken to the homes of the respective pupils at Christmas time, it is an excellent Idea to exhibit it before permitting it to leave the institution. An Old Friend. Rev. J. B. Thompson, Butte, Mont., a name that makes every Sacred Heart girl rejoice, spent Monday at the academy. His visit was the more welcome from the fact that he has been ill for some weeks, and friends at Sacred Heart were anxious, but now solicitude has given place to rejoicing:. OGDEN NEWS. Mrs. Murphy of Ohio is visiting in the city, the guest of her son, Mr. Charles Murphy, who for the past several years has been associated, with the Kiesel firm of Ogden. Mr. and Mrs. Barney McCabe left Tuesday morning for Washington, D. C where they will spend the holiday season with their son, Mr. George McCabe, Mc-Cabe, and his family. They expect to return within two months' time. Mrs. D. A, Seery entertained a few of her friends Thursday afternoon at her cosy home on Washington avenue, ave-nue, and a very pleasant time. was reported. re-ported. The many friends of Mr. John Nolan No-lan will be pleased to learn' that he la recovering from his recent Illness, which has confined him to his bed for the past few months. Mr. Scott Parmley is busy receiving congratulations upon the arrival of a little daughter Monday morning, De-. cember 19, at his home on Twenty-fifth Twenty-fifth street. s!e The League of the Sacred Heart will meet Wednesday afternoon, December De-cember 25, with Mrs. M. J. Moran at her home on Adams avenue. The most elaborate social function of the gay winter season of 1910, now so swiftly drawing to a close, was the "500" party given Friday evening and Saturday afternoon by Dr. and Mrs. Ezra Rich at their beautiful home on Washington avenue. The spacious rooms were gorgeously gorgeous-ly decorated In holiday attire and brought one more closely within the magic circle of the Christmas tide. A profusion of holly, handsome bows of deep red ribbon and beautiful shower bauquets of crimson carnations proved most appropriate for the occasion and it the same time most attractive. The all important mistletoe played a prominent part in this exceedingly pretty party, and was the source of much amusement. Saturday afternoon and evening previous was given to card playing, fallowed by an elaborate turkey dinner, din-ner, gracefully served by six young ladies. After several hours of fun and merriment at the "festal board" the large number of handsomely gowned ladies and perfectly groomed gentlemen gentle-men departed, voting Dr. Rich and his charming wife the best of entertainers. enter-tainers. Several parties , from Salt Lake came up to attend the affair. MABEL KRAUSS. '10. TRUE TO MARRIAGE BOND. The evidence before the commission on divorce In England continues to show the value of Catholictism as a defense of the marriage bond. We all remember the words of Sir John Bigham at the opening of the commission. com-mission. He said: "My experience shows me that members of the Roman Ro-man Catholic Church seldom come to our court, and I attribute that fact to he great influence of their priesthood, md to the respect which is inculcated amongst Roman Catholics for the marriage vow." Last week Dr. Glyn Whittle of Liverpool bore witness in a similar strain. His evidence has all the greater weight since he spoke in favor of divorce. He had, he said, questioned countless poor women, victims vic-tims of habitual cruelty, as to whether they would avail themselves of divorce di-vorce if they could get it. The answers an-swers had been most Impressive. Protestants said "Yes." Roman Catholics Cath-olics said "No." He could not recall a single Protestant exception. What is the cause of such laxity of view amongst Protestants, and such strict-I strict-I ness of view amongst Catholics? A member of the council of the Eugenics society, writing In the Daily Dispatch Dis-patch of November 11, hits off the answer perfectly. "Only in Catholicism," Catholi-cism," he says, "is marriage a sacrament. sacra-ment. . . . . Protestantism will have none of it. The Reformation, in this as in other points a revolt from Catholicism, expressly declared that marriage is not a sacrament, that it is essentially a secular matter." London Catholic Universe. CANADA'S CATHOLIC PREMIER. Premier Laurler of Canada has celebrated cele-brated his 69th birthday. He has a long and distinguished political record. When about 30 years old he was a member of the Quebec legislature. He entered the federal parliament in 1874. of which body he has been a member for thirty-six years, and for fourteen years he has been head of the government. |