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Show I Diocese of Bete I . : " " : II CITY OF DENVER. . " " Sister Agatha Celebrates . Gulden Jubilee. ' ("Special C01 Tespondence.) )i For fifty years Jtister .Mary Agatha lias been a devout n umber of the order of Sisters of L.uret.10.' and jn eelebralion of her golden jufleo special religious 4 cervices were held on Saturday at the Lioretto Heights academy at Loretto ; Heights, just outside of Denver. Sis-. ler Agatha is one of Die oldest nuns I in the diocese, having: ciome to Colorado Colo-rado when religious orders were few and when tlieir wor kvas heavy. She ! ; has been prominently connected with. ; the two academies of the Sisters of Lo- ret to in Denver and many of the rep-. rep-. ; r seiitative Catholic vomen of the state ' -w-r formerly enrolled among her pu-' pu-' ; I'ils. In conT'fUence Saturttfty saw I ' innumerable telegrams coming from all j (' yaris of the Plate and many distant 1 ; -cities conveying -.messages of oongrat-1 ; ulaiion. Sisw-r .Agatha is ne of two nuns in J ' Di nver who have h'ved their Jiftieth ! ' - anniversary of r.rvi.e in the sister- I ' ? liood. The event was r.e of the great- ; est importance, not only to th- sisters t St. Mary's and Lojvtto Heights, but ' ! to the Denver leHpio&s orders as well. ' ; Jn many of tin- charitable inssitu-" inssitu-" lions, orphanages and hospitals prayers i vcr offered up in than! .seiving for liw ' life of useful work and 'blessings ask-rd ' j for the balano- of her days. Sister 1 ! Agatha as a n-t :nbcr of : he faculty oV 1 : th- ol'I St. Mary's H-adVmy. situated ' ; oM fHiirornia street. wat a . foremost. 1 : v. urk.-r in ..arly days of t he cithe- i oral parish. Th" ifl'oiis it the sisters 1 : v, ere roii:if'l j:; thos" ibj's to assist in caring: for the widely sc ttteid par-- par-- i-h and the pioneer nuns found their I j l. s--IV.'I o! opportunity. r-S.ster Agatha' 1! in"l -ic s 1 ha: chi'jK-e ' d. active work arid is ronieiiiborcd by the veteran ' jin mix rs of tho ojtho.lral parish. ' ni Saimtlay all roittjt . luties were I ' I ut off and evi ryntii' joif.-d in the b- j 1 ' servami- of the golden ju.n'l'-e of Sister j 1 i I ' 1 -,t1v. In 111-, it. ..1 .in..- it "II 1h.lf.I "I 1 was sob-n.-n high mass rvlebrated by I la. lb-v. ibshop Matz. In the sanctu-: sanctu-: ery were also present Kev. P. A. Phils' Phil-s' i " lips. vh.-nn-.-llor of the diox-esc. Iter. I : "William O'Kyan. pastor of St. L,eo's j r church, as deacon: Ibv. Cornelius 1 o'Farreil of the eaihedrai parish: Kev. j S I Jos- pli J. Carnvan. )iastor of St. Put-I Put-I 1 ri. k's burch. as sub-deacon, and Kev. I s Kkhard Prady, c-hajdain of l.oretto J f H' igbts, as master of ceremonies. A j r.umb-r of sisters from Si. M"avy"s j academy in this city went out to at- r t(iid the mass and the chapel was com- i I fortably filled with those invited to j I t attend the celebration. Xuns fro-m I ! tlx.- Loi-etto academy at Colorado 1 I Springs a txl Pueblo j-nnv. many of ' I f v iiotn had formerly been connected j with the Denver ins'. itutior.s. I Tlie ibn-al decorations of v chapel I - c in which the service was held were !c in st elaborate. The color scheme was white mid gold, symbolic of the golden I anniversary. The llouers used were 1 o daffodils and calla lilies, which were I Vj i baiikrd high on the main altar and the i a 1 unall side altars. Flowers came from 1 U d 9 number of friends of the nun and I she also received appropriate gifts from I s ftiends of long standing. Early in the i 9 f morning, at ( o'clock, the r-ommuiuty if s mass took place as usual, with a short l sermon by Rishop Matz. At the later f' T siwiee Father O liyan preached the ! jubilee seunon, having known Sister 0 Agatha for many years, and being a , 'istant relative of hers. The convent c choir sang Get als's."Jubilee Mass" and IQ onic appropriate hymns. In the after- . noon solemn benediction of the Klessed , Sacrament was given, with all the B juiests participating. it is now some years since Sister n Agatha retired from active service. , j She is 74 years o fage and entered the I " Doretto novitiate in Kentucky when a j . girl of 1'4. 'she had come with an older j sister from Ireland for the purpose of ; ; devoting their lives to the church ! through the sisterhood of Loretto and I the two were received on the same day. t Siictr Agatha's lirst mission was at i v 'inta Fe, X. M.. and there she re- I V mained for several years. She was I ti called awoy upon the opening of St. J P ilaiT's in Denver, when Bishop Mache- I w oeuf was at the head of the Denver I ' P diocese and deyoted her time to the J b v-oT-k of founding a convent in the new 1 I country. Sister Agatha, was one of the I most energetic promoters and has lived J f 1 ' see the .-on vent one of the crowning I 35 g'ories rif tile church in OnUwIn is When Doi-cito Heights was opened ur a twelve year ago. Sister Agatha' was j v Irans-ten-ed to that station and until a I , 1 f'"-v years ajjo was a teacher there too. I : t AHhon(rh U:e golden jubik-e oir Sat- I t l.rday was a da y -of -rejr.if-jng tar a!l I j of Sjsiei Aga:ha's .friends, it WH8 a I 1 Xrl,h- pathetic for lier despite iho ef- I I font- or )v r rnends" to have everything' I 1 savor of the joyful. Long vears had i he planned to celebrate the fiftieth an- J Mversary vi;h the sister who came I ! i VlTl 10 America, but Sister Clem- i i cT.tine. for such was her name in reli- S"""1- l"'f' oidy a short time aco at the. I c c nver.t nar St.-ouis. The hoJ4es of I l"-lh ke, haunting Sisfr-r Agatha and I , I loost "f her prayers doubtless that d v I t were for the other sister who had gone bof n I Lov1 por the Holy Family Parish. j P''w nf the Catholic eiiurche ,,r insti-t insti-t t'Ku.ns of tiu- city have called upon 1 ,!!" ''harny of the ,,ui,i;0 within th- pas' year, und so. when ih benefit for 1 , tne Holy J atnily pari-h is inaugurated. I 1 '10 (J"i": ' niagnaTiimous response will I" 1 l' r''e -iir "iU ope o,, April- 1 nl viil run until April IT. ' It will he " f "i the Armory hall, opposite I 1 1-bi. hes garuens. ,u No, u, Denv.'r i t and decorators will be yt work the 1 ti,i'sl of week in tiar.sforn.ing the , Mace ,; H v,r or iMvj,,,- irt l vlixn i.v-.'.ixle.-ccnr light? will bo , Fining from , ,..,. corner and vards I ) " huntie- :;, S1J. c.lr5 will be 'used if , S.n. -e the nw rtiurch was tir-t spoken I " th.re ,;h.-c ).,.., r, f(,u. enl(Ji.ta,n. I iijcup In aid of the projut. but thev aXP ! ht:le importance anil ! V"rWr: J'm a Uhi fonHidei-ation. j 'ii""- howevei. will be on a larger I fvu''' a'"i weeks have bee,, consumed J an perfecting arm ngements. The hall j v. d! be :n charge of Thomas J. EaHv i - 11 sundi iiosr mere is bardlv a r1,,uhl th:U SOci;,!ly the f8jr ,", f success. I Mvery evening during, the progress of the fair there will be dancing and literary and musical .entertainments which will., enliven" the programme' aside from the fact that the booths vd present an evpecially attractive appearance. There will be contests to determine the popularity of various members or the parish, and the other general ideas carried out at a fair. The proceeds will be devoted to the building fund, and it is believed that an amount sufficient will be obtained that work on the edifice may be bepun as soon as the weather is settled. set-tled. The congregation which will be comprised com-prised within the new parish i? one of the oldest in Hip city. It embraces the northern district on the outskirts of Hie city, and the members attend n-Pgious n-Pgious services in the chapel of the SHcred Heart college. . The future or the church is now regarded a? so com-M'ising com-M'ising lhar a new building is imperative, imper-ative, and will doubtless be a thing of I tho noar future.' Over 100 families, ar- I r.ow numbered in the congregation. I The wants of th parish- have be-n 5 looked aftr by the Jesuit fathers Ma- I tioned at the college, and Father La-" I rence Fcde is to be the resident pastor f: The first pastor of the flock was the I fJY- ther Pucker, S. J., and under f guulan.e the church enjoved tin- I Moivui.i provpetity. He wa succeeded J J 1-ather DOiwy, s. J, The immc- 1 ' '' ' diate predecessor of 'Father Fede "was Father sJchiflini. vto whose : energy the church wese-much of its present pors-perily. pors-perily. s , . i New . Mass i to be . Sung. An ii,nonation in musical, programme for ma vill be the introduction at St. Elizabeth's church, on Sunday, when Guanod's "Mass of the Sacred Heart" will be sung for the. first time in Denver. Den-ver. AlthouKh thi is Guonod's most-I most-I famous mass, it has never been heard here, for- the reason - that there has never been a church choir of .sufficient size to masterr;it. The. mass is to be fung, it is ?aid. as. a result of .the recent re-cent reform agitation' at Home, when a plea was made for n return to the 1 more solemn icrm or cnurcn mut)ic. The mass is rather suggestive of a sol- ; emn chant, ajib! is full of minor strains. 'The choir for Easter is composed of forty trained voices, the larger: choir ever gathered in a Catholic church in Denver, and will be assisted by Loh-mann's Loh-mann's full orchestra. This will perhaps per-haps be the finest church music heard in Denver on Easter. The harmonies of the full chorus are exquisite. i Uall to be Given, by the Sacred Heart Aid Society. 1 Every or. is is interested in the approaching ap-proaching baJl to be given by the mem- I hers of the- Sacred Heart Aid society on April 6 ai Elks' hall in the Mining I Excha-nge building. Tickets for the affair af-fair are selling rapidly and a tremendous tremen-dous success is already assured. An orchestra of special merit will be in attendance ard the decorations of the nan win i)c aiLisiic. 1 uf ua.nee is the one origina.:ly arranged for March Ifi. and was postponed on account ot Lent. For thovv; who do not care to dance, card gsimes will be provided, and the proceeds of the ba.ll will be devoted de-voted to the carrying on of charitable 9 01k in which the society is engaged. TJiere will be a number of Catholic social affairs after Easter, but the Sa-creti Sa-creti H'sart. ball is perhaps, the most attractive at-tractive of the lirst week. Mr. Thomas J. MaJoney has been rather ill for the past two weeks at the family residence, J536 Emerson street. He is now on the road to recovery and will po:dby be about and able to at tend to Ids duties in a few days. Mr. Maloney 'hiis been suffering with acute bronchitis, accompanied by a. rheumatic rheu-matic cold." lie hap been attended by Dr. Thomas J. Carlin. who says, that unless a relapse is suffered Mr. Maloney Ma-loney will be completely recovered 5n ;; 1 few days. Mr. Conley of Victor Dies in Denver. Much sorrow is felt in different parts I of the state over the death of Mr. William Wil-liam Conley of Victor, who died in this city on Saturday last. Mr. Conley came with his family to Denver two months ago. having been advised fy his physicians physi-cians to come to a lower altitude. When he arrived here he was told that ht. had an aggravated case of Wright's disease, dis-ease, and that his death wa. only a matter of a few weeks. The familv f made their home with Mr. and Mrs. .Michael Guinan of 184S Ogden street. Mr. Conley received no benefit from the treatment ordered - by the attending pltysicians. and a week ago became violently vio-lently in. He breathed his-last early Saturday morning, surrounded by the sorrowing member? of his family. The funeral took place from the Logan avenue chapel at 9 o'clock oai "Monday morning, and the interment was made at Mt. Olivet cemetery. The family of the deceased man was well known in the Cripple Creek district, where they have made their home for years. The sympathy of a host of friends both there ind in Denver is with the stricken strick-en relatives. Besides" a widow, Mr. J Conley-. leaves a daughter. Miss Mamie! Conley, and two sons, Arthur and Wil-I liam. f At all "the masses in Logan avenue chapel last Sunday prayers were asked for the repose of the .soul of Mr. Dennis Den-nis McCarthy, who died last week. - The Holy Week services were well attended this year, and were of the usual solemn character. Consfdrable effort has been expended in preparing the altars for the Easter masses and the music will be a special feature. 4 The Catholic nchooli? of. the city will reopen after the spring vacation on Tuesday next. PUEBLO, COLO. The funeral of Mrs. Ma it McCabe tas neiu irom tne residence on Victo-' Victo-' ria avenue, and was very largely at-' at-' tended. The floral offerings were many and beautiful. The pallbearers were LV-nnis Holloran, Thomas Kellfy, Pat- rick Flannigan, Roman Bachle, P. J. 1 Fanning. M. C. O'Donnell. The flower j bearers were Charles Cambron and P. j J. Sullivan. j |