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Show I TIRST COMMUNION. 1 Impressive Religious Ceremony at Logan Avenue Chapel. -'imss til., broad expanse from the I r""th t the south portal of the Logan I avenu !;;!:.- floated the soft and mu- F:'Hi- trui: of Palms" last.Run- flay nto: t:ir.g as twenty-nve little gins in sp..t!-ss white, wearing tulle veils, I. J;r(i tv. y.fur uttle boys in their 1 rin"p- linen, marched up the r aisb's ;.i:d Iook the seats immediately I 'n front . f th. sanctuary- rail. It was I hf Communion band of the ca- ti;.-i; , ,.H!.jsh wno after weeks of J 'arnest !o.i.,uation, on that day were I " tej.:: ;i.. consummation of their t 1 i;' rish('d desires, y ' s- r.'-tuary was beautifully deco-'at' deco-'at' i ,n white and gold, chrysanthe-nil!!'i- . n l carnations being used in J'r"'a ")! about the main altar. White and t id vestments recently brought -,-i J'iiris were used. -N v.;- has the children's choir fur-U'h fur-U'h splendid and inspiring music. m1ss Bessiie McGovern presided at th,. organ and was assisted by Miss Ma."ia lionhan on the violin. The l"i'ts w..,e Misses Helen McGovern. , j'Kt'i Jionham, Lillian Rowley and -'larsrtret i:vans. The choice of hymns .is excciiont and all were carefully fndored. 7 "k- tM .ore the children entered the t.iiin h the congregation had filled the j and had pressed far into the j ubules. Rev. Father CTMal!ey said J"e mass and at the communion was fisted by Rev. Father Callanan. Ji.sho;, Matz preached the sermon, cve;',nfr upon the happiness that - !'r"Wrbially marks the first communion aa'. He explained the solemnity of the asion and exhorted the little ones to bi'f-Hi fervor. Little John Murphy led the girls, who "'(re: Helen Dougan, Xorinne Oood-'n. Oood-'n. Grace McGovern. Elizabeth Matty. Arline Monarch, Georgie Blackwords, t fr,e jeve Jacobs, Mary Liberty, May nniK-ll, June Xugent, Helen Nast, Lu-i ' me Dillon, Margaret Futvoye, ,Agen J ('or.!ior, Dorothy Newhouse, Margaret 'Phee, Marie Callaghan, Margaret uc'Jovern, Rita Guion, Pauline Theis, eii-n Merryweather, Fannie Hobbs, .f(il Haberel, Ruth Mentour, Stella --ark. ... ....... ....... j The boys, led by Joseph Roper, v?re:. A'hert Burbrink, William Kaine, Raymond Ray-mond Pender, p:rnest Duffy. Paul Hal- rw Wl"am Riffle, John Sherron, George Edwards, William Nast, Joseph. Jo-seph. Barr, Thomas , Neary, Martin eary, Jerome Keary, Edward Shin, cnarles i Campbell. Frank' O'Neill. Ray Reynolds, Joseph Bensen, Bernard StnffP Sr,yincent Mc,Govern, Walter btafford. William Liberty. .Immediately following the mass I? ,Matz confirmed the class with le auu,1 membc'rs of the congregation. v,e c,hlidren then took breakfast in the school house. |