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Show j BUTTE, MONT. ( Solemn services nnd an impressive ceremony made the dedication of the chapel and school of the Immaculate Conception , yesterday morning -an occasion oc-casion long to be remembered by the many interested persons in attendance. attend-ance. Bishop John P. Carroll of Helena Hel-ena was present and. took important part in the dedication. In his cus tomary eloquent manner, Bishop car-roll car-roll paid a high tribute to the progress of the parish and to Rev. Father M. O'D. Barry, the . pastor. The parish of the Immaculate Conception Con-ception was organized last summer and takes in the western end of the city. Rev. Father Barry, who already had become firmly established in the high regard of thousands of Butte residents by reason of his affiliation with St. Patrick's church, was chosen pastor of the new parish. With tireless tire-less energy he began the work of upbuilding up-building his parish, and it was not long before plans were made for the construction of a fine parochial school building. The structure was begun last May and recently was completed. It is three storieh high and is built of brick and stone. No school building of the kind in the northwest can surpass it in arrangement or perfection of detail. j The chapel is located on the first 1 floor, and it was there the dedicatory ceremony took place yesterday mrn-1 ing. Bishp Carroll celebrated mass at S o'clock and at solemn high mass celebrated cele-brated at 10 o'clock by Father Barry, delivered an Impressive sermon. Father Barry was aided In the celebration of the mass by Rev. Father DeSiere of St. Patrick's church and Rev. Father English Eng-lish of St. Mary's church. Bishop Carroll's sermon was attentively atten-tively listened to by every person present pres-ent who, as is always the case when he speaks, were deeply impressed with his words. Prior to the high mass at 10 o'clock. Bishop Carroll formally dedicated the chapel and school. Hh spoke of the appropriateness of the name of the chapel and school, and praised the good work being done there. He also spoke most kindly of the efficient work done by Father Barry and predicted pre-dicted unqualified success for the new parish. He urged his listeners to live up to the highest standard of good citizenship. Butte Miner, Oct. 28. Lieutenant and Mrs. Butcher, the latter lat-ter formerly Miss Bess Skyrme of this city, arrived from the Philippines, where they have been stationed the past few years and will visit with Butte and Helena friends for a few weeks before be-fore going to Salt Lake, where the lieutenant lieu-tenant is stationed. Richard Tobin of San Francisco was complimented with a most enjoyable dinner on Wednesday night, Mr."?. Alice Xoyes White being the gracious hostess. host-ess. 'Thft wpplf in snflptv t Arm Inn f eA Vio pily yesterday afternoon, when Mrs. Thomas Lavell gave a perfectly appointed ap-pointed tea in honor of her ulster, Mrs. Hunter Nelson, and Lieutenant and Mrs. Edwin Butcher, who are in the city, having recently arrived from the Philippines. About fifty guests called to pay their respects to the honor guests. It will .be remembered that Mrs. Butcher was Miss Bessie Skyrme. of this city, and whose marriage to Lieutenant Lieu-tenant Butcher was a brilliant event of three years ago. being a strictly military mil-itary wedding. The rooms were decked in glowing red carnations and many ropes of vines, together with potted palms and plants. The chandeliers were all covered cov-ered with red poppy shades, the warm tints prooduclng a beautiful effect. Little Lit-tle Hazel Nelsn and Master William Lavell met the guests at the door and ushered them into the parlor, where the hostess was assisted in receiving her guests by the guests oof hnor and Mrs. J. Bruce Kremer. Miss Jeannette Gillie, Misg Marjoria Forbis. Miss Hallie Boucher, Miss Mary O'Flynn, Miss Carrie Lowry and Miss Wynne Berry served the guests, while Miss Ethel Berry, Miss Margaret Mar-garet Driscoll, Mrs. Frank Boucher and Mrs. Sam M. Johnstone helped to dispense dis-pense the hospitality of the house. An unmistakable air jf Informality and a lack of restraint among the guests made it one of the most charming affairs af-fairs of the autumn season. Butte M. D, O'Donoghue, one of the teachers teach-ers of the Gaelic school, which holds sessions twice a week at St. Mary's school, has left Butte to engage in teaching in a college in California. He was accompanied to the train by a delegation of his scholars from the Gaelic school, who presented him with a handsome gold ring, engraved with the initials of the league. Mr. O'Donoghue O'Don-oghue has been in Butte about a year, and has made a wide circle of friends. He is a well-educated man, being " a graduate of an Irish university. A. telegram tel-egram was received here shortly after he left, asking for his- services as teacher at a college in Washington. Mr. O'Donoghue was also secretary of the Gaelic league. The Gaelic school now has an attendance of more than 300 pupils, children and adults. There are six teachers, one of whom, Miss O'Sul-livan, O'Sul-livan, attends exclusively to teaching Gaelic songs and music, which ia considered con-sidered a very important part of the education in the old speech of Ireland. Patrick Bonner, aged 42 years, died Tuesday at the family residence, 627 North Emmett street, after a lingering illness. He is survived by a widow and six children. Mr. Bonner was a native of Ireland and was a resident of Butte for twenty years. He was highly respected re-spected by all who knew him. i |