r KENTUCKY IRISH AMERICANVOLUME YIN0 22 LOUISVILLE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 28 1903 PRICE FIVE CENTS

ST CECILIA

Honored by Priests and Peopleat Two Impressive Core

monies

Solemn High Mass With Grandl

Music and EloquentSermon

Panegyric of the Patron aMusic Preached by a

Passion 1st

GRAND CELEBRATION AT ST JOHN I

Twice last Sunday St Cecilias beauti ¬

ful church was filled with its faithfulparishioners who assembled to do honorto St Cecilia the patron of the churchwhose feast was being celebrated Thealtars were handsomely decorated withflowers and brilliantly illuminated ad ¬

ding solemnity to the already beautiful

edificeThemain celebration was at the late

mass at 1030 oclock The Very RevFather A J Brady pastor of St Ceciliaswas the celebrant The Rev Father

t Gaudentius C P was deacon and theRev Father John D Kalaher subdeacon nof the mass The choir under the direc-

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of Miss Agnes Richter rendered asplendid musical programme This ch iirmust surely be under the patronage ofSt Cecilia as it has the reputation ofbeing one of the best in the city Itsmusic is of a class pleasing to the mass of

i people and is always rendered in the bestmanor On Sunday the music sur ¬

passed all former occasions and showedthe careful training of the membersMrs Henrietta Bauer Joyce sang the EtIncarnatus Est Other solos were sungby Misses May KellyrEffie McDonaldand Mary Zinninger sopranos MissNellie Monohan alto Henry Gottbrattenor and Messrs Harry Soete and JohnRectenwald bassos

Not the least imposing part of theceremonies was the procession of thirtywell drilled acolytes who were attired In

new white surplices over red cassocksThe work of these boys showed thatFathers Brady and Kalaher had given

wtbemcarefuLirainfnFather Gaudentius C P preached a

sermon on the blessed sarament TheBread of Life He urged the faithfulto approach the sacraments of penanceand the holy eucharist regularly and fre ¬

quently It made them better Christiansbetter citizens he said The eloquentspeaker said that frequently approachingthe sacraments made us strong in thefaith and more ready to accept the will ofGod with resignation

< In the evening at 730 solemn vesperswere sung by the Rev Father John Kellyof New Albany assisted by the Rev

I Father John Sheridan of St Michaelsand the Rev Father Thomas W Whiteof St Frances of Rome church TheRev Fathers Hugh Brady A J Bradyand John D Kalaher occupied seats inthe sanctuary

Father Gaudentius preached the pane ¬

gyric of St Cecilia after vespera He toldof the beautiful life and cruel martyrdomof the young saint and asked tbe members of the congregation to be devoted totheir heavenly patron Father Gauden ¬

itius urged them to ask her intercessionin their prayers that they might likeher be faithful unto death His perora ¬

tlon was an eloquent appeal to StCecilia to look down upon and bless thecongregation

Father Brady has every reason to beproud of his congregation for their at ¬

tendance at tbe celebration last Sundayand the congregation has every reason toesteem and love their pastor who pro-

vided¬

such instructive ceremonies andsermons on St Cecilias day

St Cecilias church was built abouttwentyeight years ago and the Rev PM J Rock now of the Cathedralwasone of its first pastors After him cameFather McConnell tbe present pastor ofSt Stephens at Owensboro and then thelate lamented Father Mackin who wassucceeded some years ago by Father A JBrady the present pastor who has doneIvaliant service His parishioners hopeIbe will long be the last and may live tosee the dedication of the new church thatwill in time replace the present edifice

The people of St Johns congregationcelebrated the fortythird anniversary of

the consecration of that church last Sun ¬

day The main celebration was at thelate mass at 1030 oclock Father Basofficiated with the Rev Father Hill as

deacon and Father Schmitt as subdeacon Father Welsh was master ofceremonies The choir under the direc ¬

tion of Miss Dymphna Veeneman sangHaydns Imperial Mass The sermonwas preached by the Very Rev LouisDeppen who dwelt at length on theblessings that were always connectedwith a consecrated church He also paida high tribute to Father Bar whom bedescribed as the nestor of the dioceseFather Bax had not only laid the corner ¬

atone bat he bad built the church andtwo years and a haJf later was at its con-

secration¬

Father Deppen said that itwas indeed a great blessing that thissame venerable pastor was still presidingover the same church and congregationHe told how the cornerstone lied been Iblessed ia April11868 by Bihop MiUoi Nubville bow the sermon bid bees

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preached by Bishop Spalding of the con ¬

serration in November 1860 by Arch ¬

bishop Purcell of Cincinnati and of thetroubulous times that prevailed duringthose two years 68 to 60 when it seemedI

well nigh impossible to have raised themoney necessary to pay off the indebted ¬

ness and yet it had been doneIn the afternoon Father Welsh sang

vespers and Father Bax officiated at thebenediction of the most blessed sacra ¬

ment

SOCIAL SESSIONt

Of Hibernians Will Be Held

LadlesrAuxiliary

Division 1 held an interesting meetingon Tuesday night President MikegrabS>

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withdrew his resignation He has madea capable and efficient officer and no onewould hear to his resigning

The application of Patrick Ahearn wasreceived and Anthony J Norton waobligated and received a cordial greetingfrom the older members State Secre ¬

tary Meehan and County President Sulli ¬

van were among the prominent visitors

presentItannounced that all arrange-

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had been made for holding anopen meeting on Tuesday eveningDecember 8 in honor of the LadlesAuxiliary Attorney Newton G Rogerswill deliver an address on that occasionHis subject will be France and the Lawof Religions Associations Besidesthere will be vocal and instrumentalmusic The ladies are promised an en ¬

joyable eveningState President Keenan made an earn ¬

est appeal to the members of Division 1

to build still higher the grand old orderand asked them to see that all youngCatholic Irishmen should join one of thelocal divisions Thomas Dolan made anappeal for a greater interest in Irishathletic sports and donated a pair ofIndian clubs to start the proposed gym ¬

nasium County President Sullivan ad ¬

dressed those present on the propositionto organize a company of HibernianKnights He said this company shouldbe chosen from the best of the young menin each of the local divisions so that theLouisville Hibernian Knights would be acredit to the order He hoped to see itin working order before long so that theknights would take part in the parade inSt Louis during the national conventionnext itj

ABLE MEN

Spoken of For tho Presi ¬

dency of TrinityCouncil

Trinity Council Young Mens Insti ¬

tute had a well attended meeting Mon ¬

day night One member was initiatedand several applications were receivedPresident Garvey announced that nomi ¬

nations for officers for the ensuing yearwould be made at the next meeting

The two most prominently mentionedfor the Presidency of Trinity Councilare Emmet Slattery and Eugene JCooney The former is a young lawyerof marked ability and a great worker fortbe Young Mens Institute He hasalways taken an active interest in TrinityCouncils affairs and has many friendswho are anxious to see him elected Pres ¬

identMrCooney is an active and Intelligent

young business man and has long beena leader in Trinitys affairs He isquiet and unassuming in manner andyet he can speak out for himself and hiscouncil whenever it becomes necessaryEither of these two gentlemen wouldmake capable presiding officers It isnot positively known whether either ofthem will stand for election Goodmenhave been mentioned in connection witheach of the other offices The electionwill be held on the first Monday inDecember

LEFT RELATIVES HERE

Word was received in Louisville lastweek of the death of Mrs MargaretOLeary who died in the parish of Kainturk Ireland during the week previousMrs OLeary was seventynine years oldand is survived by an aged husband whostill resides in Ireland and three sisterswho live in this city The sisters areMrs John Baldwin of 709 Twentyfourthstreet Mrs Thomas Hines wife of thewell known commission merchant andMrs Thomas Glenn of NineteenthandBaird streets Mrs OLeary was alsoclosely related to Mrs John McQuecseof the West End

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FATHER PAUL ILL

The Rev Father Paul Alf O F Mwho returned last week from Mt Clem-ens Mich is confined to his room by a i

severe attack of rheumatism FatherPaul left Louisville about three weeks agoand conducted a successful mission atChatham Canada From there he wentto Mt Clemens for his health and ap¬

peared greatly benefited by the watersthere He had only been home a fewdays when he was again attacked His JhopedforII

CANDY PULLING

A candy pulling will be given for the I I

children of Holy Cross parish la the J

parochial school building tile afternoon 1givethe j

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GRAND BAZAR

For St Frances of Rome ChurchBegins Tuesday Even

In Next

Special Features Have Been Ar-

ranged For the VariousNights

Three Beautiful Booths Will BLaden With Valuable

Articles

FATHER WHITE WILL GREET FRIENDSS

A grand bazar for the benefit of Swis 111

begin Tuesday night and continue untilIDecember 10 a period of ten days Itwill be held in St Frances Hall adjoin ¬

ing the church The Rev Father ThomasW White pastor of the congregationexpresses himself as satisfied that theaffair is in good hands and believes suc-

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is already assured Men womenand children have given their timelabor money and attention toward thearrangementsThere

be three booths laden withexpensive useful and handsome articlesmanyof them the generous gifts of local1merchants Some of the articles will bedisposed of each night The main andunique feature of the bazar will be thatone of the capital prizes will be disposedof every evening Tickets of admissionare only twentyfive cents and each ticketentitles the holder to a chance on tendifferent capital prizes none worth lessthan 5 A ticket holder may drawprize although he may not be in attend ¬

ance at the fair on the night upon whirit is drawn These ten prizes are a parlortable parlor chair 5 in cash picturecook stove fifty bushels of coal parlo-lamp Persian rug two pairs of fine lacecurtains and f5 in gold

On each of the nights while the bazs rcontinues a special feature of twentyminutes duration will be given JudgeMatt ODoherty will open the bazar witha brief address on Tuesday night MissLillian Burke will entertain with vocal1solos on Wednesday night J J Flynna popular local entertainer will sing andI

r clte on lhifSdliytvenlhifoiNtildayT-homas Walsh the attorney will de>

liver an appropriate address A numberof young men of the congregation havearranged what they term Selectionsfor Saturday night On Monday Decem ¬

ber 7 the Hi Lee Hi Lo Quartet will1sing and on the following evening MissGertrude Simpson will appear in her ownselections On Wednesday the youngmen will repeat their Selections andI

on Thursday the last night Peter HelmsQuartet will render a number a favorite

melodiesTheof the Altar Society will b-

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charge of booth No 1 with MrsAgnes Montague presiding Booth Nowill be in charge of the Young LadiesSodality with Miss Rosa Shea as PrefectShe will be aided by forty charmingyoung ladies The men of the congrega ¬

tion will have charge of booth No3over which J B Miller will preside i

Dan Leahy has been chosen general i

manager of the bazar and George Martinand Joseph X Kessack will superintend l

the wheel of fortuneAmong the many who have assisted iin

making arrangements for the forthcom ¬

lug event are Miss Maria Merlmee Mesdames Agnes Montague George LiebertMary L Wiesen M Boldt Joseph MooreGeorge Merke M Brady M R ScullyEdelen French Reiner Oette FergusFlanagan Joseph Kessack Ray JamesP Ward John Moritz and Messrs J B

Miller Owen McCann Peter Helm MR Scully H Borgmann T H MerimeeThomas Edelun Joseph Boeser JosepOeswein Thomas Hannon and EdwardI

BurkeFather White hopes to welcome all his

friends at his bazar on one or morenights He has labored bard for its suc ¬

cess and should be liberally encouraged

IFROM PENSACOLA

Will Kerborg Writes Enter¬

tainingly of ThingsHo Saw

William Kerberg a young man wellIand favorably known in the West Endhas written an entertaining letter to the

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Kentucky Irish American concerning-the things he saw in Pensacola where hehas been on business recently The

extendingintofreight ships proved of great interest tohim He boarded the Indra a vesselfrom Liverpool and the Olympia from

exploredbothtells of the seventyfive or more othervessels which were anchored farther outyI same morning be attendedmass at St epbscblifCh whereAmericans ItaliansFrenchirishISpanish Germans and negroes weregathered together at the holy sacrificeDuring the afternoon he paid a visit tothe United States navy yard where befound great preparations iia progress forthe reception of a namber of Vested

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States battleships expected there Thedismantled Spanish fleet near at baudwas another point of interest to him Hetalks entertainingly of ifs view of thebay and Gulf of Mexico front the sumI

mil of the Government lighthouse andofan excitlnggame between ball teamsof soldiers from the barracks at PoiBeranda and sailors from the navy yardI

Mr Kerberg promises to write moreabout Pensacola before he returns home

I MORAWECKHAMEL

Popular Young Couple Mar¬

nod on ThanksgivingtfEvaor

Alvin H Moraweck of Pittsburg andMiss Geneva Hamel ot this city wereunited in marriage at the Cathedral of theAssumption on Wednesday afternoon-

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the Rev Father Rock officiating Afterthe ceremony Mr and Mrs Moraweckleft for an Eastern trip They will be

aIMargtwasattired in blue broadcloth and carried aboquet of white carnations

Mr Moraweck was formerly connectedI

with the Cumberland I Telephone andI

Telegraph Company in this city butSuperintendent of the Pi A TelephoneCompany at Pittsburg He is a brotherof Dr Ernest Mora wecli and Mrs CltudiaColdeway of this city s1 He is a youngman of sterling qualities and has manyfriends who congratulate him on securing-so handsome and char ing a bride

The bride is the youngest of four sistersnoted for their great beauty and culture i

and a daughter of Mja A V Hamel1

Her departure from Louisville will be reogretted by many dear fiends and admixers The happy couple received mauyhandsome gifts Mrs Mora weeks sistersare Mrs Charles J Cronan of LouisvilleMrs John McCully bf St Louis andMrs John Sturgeon of Brownstown Ind-

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GRAND ASSEMBLY11jOf Knights of jCjplumbus atInstitution of NewCoun

rcl1 at Owensboro

A new council of the Knights of Columi

bus was instituted at Owensboro Sundayunder favorable auspices More thanhundred of the Louisville council were iinattendance while fifty knights fromEvansville were present and many morefrom St Louis Cincinnati and othercities The varlous yisitlng delegationswere metatthe depot ad escbrtedto StPauls church where they attendedI

mass The work of instituting the council began at 1 and continued until nearly8 oclock The first degree was conferred1I

by the team from Covington Councilthe second degree by Evansville CouncilIand the third degree by the Louisvilleteam under the jurisdiction of StateDeputy Charles J OConnor Fiftytwonew Knights of Columbus were enrolledAfter the initiatory exercises the old andI

new knights sat down to a banquet in theRudd House The Hon La Vega Clements was toastmaster The Pope waresponded to by Judge Matt ODoherty I

2of Louisville The Hon G L Drury ofrOwensboro spoke on The Knights ofrTonight and Judge Louis J Herman ofrEvansville spoke on K C Observalions

DIED ON DUTY

Fatal Summons Called Fire ¬

man Edward ConnellySuddenly

Edward J Connelly one of LouisvilleI

best known and most popular firemendied Friday night of last week whilefighting a fire in the engineroom of theGovernment works on the canal Deathwas due to heart failure brought on boverexertion Ned Connelly as hefortyfivehyears depart-ment since 1889 He had a creditablerecord as a fireman and was for severalIyears Captain of the No6 engine cornpany He was always goodnatured dI

polite and numbered his friends by thethousandsThe

was unmarried He livedat his mothers home 214 Twentysixthstreet He is survived by one brotherAnthony Connelly an inspector for theLouisville Railway Company and twosisters Mrs George Bush and Mrs MaryTaylor The funeral took place from theChurch of Our Lady on Monday morn ¬

ing Rev Father Cpnniff celebrated themass of requiem and preached a feelingfuneral sermon The bereaved familyhave the sympathy of many friends intheir grief

HANDSOMELY ENTERTAINED

Miss Sarah Pontricba charming belleof the Southeastern part ot the city en-tertained

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a number of her friends with aeuchre at her home 012 East Ormsby

addltionwere served in abundance and the even-

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was pleasantly spent in listening tovocal and instrumental music and humorous stories told by Nice Pontrich MissPontrich made an admirable hostess BndIsaw that all of her guests enjoyed them-selves

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Among those present were

HubbucbKatieBuckley ami Elite Poutrich and Mes9lsIMattStrableMikePoatdch J

Mm Nick roatriefySr nI

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NOMINATIONS

For Officers of Mnckin Council

rtWere Mnclo on TuesdayNight

Excellent Young Men WoreNamed For All the

Offices

Members Will Attend a Memo-rial

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Mass at Sf ArttlionysChurch

EUCHRE PRIZEWINNERS ANNOUNCE-

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Owing to the fact that Mackin CouncilYoung Mens Institute was to have hada lecture on Tuesday night and that itwas the time to nominate officers for theensuing year the attendance was larger-

s than usual The lecture was to havebeen delivered by Sam J Boldrick awell known young attorney and memberof Satolll Council Air Boldrick wasunexpectedly called to Frankfort duringthe lay so that the lecture was postponeduntil the second meeting in DecemberThe members were reminded that theywere to attend a mass of requiem for deceased members at St Anthonys churchat 8 oclock next Sunday morning andare expected to receive the holy eucharistin a body

In the absence of President FrankMurphy First Vice President LouisBorntraeger presided Charles Smith wasreported as improving from an attack oftyphoid fever Messrs James ShelleyGeorge J Lautz and Dan Weber wereappointed a committee to select a suitablememorial tablet

Messrs Clarence H Zook FrankAdams and Charles Raidy were appointeda committee to visit other councils in tbecity to arrange for union meetings of theorder at stated intervals during the yearDr Michael Casper delivered a briefaddress on the benefits to be derivedfrom membership in Mackin Council-

s Acting President Borntraeger announcedthat nominations for officers were in orderThe business of the evening began inearnest The nominating speeches wereall brief and to the point The list ofnominees is as follow-

sPresidentLouts Bomtraegetand JasShelley

First VicePresident Joe SteltenpohlFred Herp Hugh J Higgins and WillShaughnessy

Second Vice President Will Shaugbnessy and Fred Herp

Recording SecretaryThomas Shaughnessy and Frank Adams

Corresponding SecretaryFrank BurkeLawrence Humphrey and James Shelley

Financial SecretaryDan WeberTreasurer Frank Murphy and Ben

Sand-

s Marshal John Kinney Geo SimonisFrank Schmidt and Alfred Wald

Inside SentinelFrank Lnnahan andJohn Schaeffer

Outside Sentinel Frank Lariaban andJohn Schaeffer

Executive CommitteeGeo SimonisFrank Murphy Charles Raidy CharlesOswald Louis Borntraeger Henry Blumer Andy Baurla Lawrence HumphreyFrank Adams jOt Steltenpobf EdwardAndriott James Adams Pat MullarkeyHugh Riley Charles Herp John StewartPat Flynn and Frank Lanabau Of theseonly five can be elected

Drs Alphonse Bizot and Michael Casper were nominated to succeed themselvesas Medical Examiners Good men havebeen nominated for each of the officesand an exciting contest is in prospect forthe meeting next Tuesday night whenheldyThe pay euchre given Monday nightwas a pronounced success The prizewinners were Miss Mary Kelly Mrs MM Bruker Mrs Louis Borntraeger MissSmith Miss May Allen Mesdames Weidling Dan Cuniff and R W Galway andMessrs P Schork M M Bruker SteveHarney Dan Cuniff G BulzT Kenneyand A Mathis This is the last euchreto be given by Mackin until after Advent

DURING HOLIDAYS

Members of Division 4 WillGive An Entertain-

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President John H Hennessey presidedover a splendid meeting of Division 4Ancient Order of Hibernians on Wednesday night John OConnor and FrankMcDonogh were obligated and welcomedby the other members of the order TheVisiting Committee reported that Fire ¬

man Martin McNally had about recoveredfrom the effects of a recent accident-al o that James Wolfe the popular gro ¬

cer at Eighth and Oldbam streets badIrecovered from his spell of typhoid feverPat Coleman and John Quill were re¬

ported illThe reports made by Financial Secre ¬

tary Joseph P McGinn and Treasurer t

John P Hellon were received andshowedan appreciable increase in the treasury t

as well as in membership During JulyAugust and September the division paidout 175 in sick claims which could nothave been done had not the treasury beenin abealthystate

The Catholic Fedcratloa deisgatee ware

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given a vote of thanks for disposing ofDivision 4s pro rata of tickets for therecent euchre Messrs John J BarryJames J Kenealey and Tim Stone wereappointed a committee to draft appro-priate

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resolutions on the death of WilliamLyden killed in the wreck at New Hopea short time ago The death claim oithe deceased was also allowed

The members propose to give an enter ¬

tainment during the holidays and dis ¬

cussed the matter informally at the meet ¬

ing Wednesday night Just what mannerentertainment it will be has not beendecided upon but A3 Division 4 hasI

plenty of talent something creditable andinstructive will be presented

SLEEP ETERNAL

Has Como to Benedict M Talbott a Woll Known

Young Man

Benedict M Talbott well and favor ¬

ably known in this city died at the homeof his parents Mr and Mrs John Tal ¬

bott in Bardstown Ky last Sundamorning He had suffered from pulmon ¬

ary troubles for several years pasts °I

that his death was not unexpectedDick Talbott as he was familiarl

known was born in Bardstown aboutthirtyfive years ago and was educatedat St Josephs College Later he camto this city and entered upon his careeras a commercial traveler for WilliamHiggins Bro leather merchantsHe continued to act as traveling sales ¬

man for this and other firms until aboutfive years ago when illhealth compelle-him

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to leave the road Since then heheld positions with the LouisvilleNashville Railroad Company in this cityin Pensacola and Birmingham Abouttwo months ago Mr Talbott was corn ¬

pelled to relinquish work and return toI

Kentucky with the hope ofrecoveringbis health His condition was so badhowever that there was no hope ofrestoration for him He died fortified bythe sacraments of the church and withChristian resignation

Eleven years ago Mr Talbott marriedMiss Nellie OConnor daughter of Mrand Mrs John OConnor of this cityHis wife and three small children sur-vive

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He was a brother of Mrs GeorgeBuckley of this city His funeral tooplace from St Josephs church Bards ¬

town on Monday morning The inter-ment

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was in the Bardstown cemeteryThe deceased young wan had hundred-of friends in Louisville who admired histerling qualities and who sympathizewith his wife and family in their greaaffliction

BISHOP MESSMER

May Succeed to the Archepiscopal Dignity In

Milwaukee

The rumor that the Congregation ofthe Propaganda at its meeting on Mon ¬

day decided to recommend Bishop Messmer for promotion is again going therounds While it has every air of prob ¬

ability the report can not be verifiedIt is in effect however that BishopMessmer will succeed the late Most RevFrederic X Katzer as Archbishop ofMilwaukee The Right Rev SebastianG Messmer was consecrated Bishop ofGreen Bay Wis on March 27 1892

The late Archbishop Katzer was Bishopof Green Bay for some years before hewas raised to the dignity of ArchbishopBishop Messmer succeeded him asBishop and in all likelihood will succeedhim as Archbishop of Milwaukee

Bishop Messmer is one of the brightestlights in the American hierarchy andHis done a great deal to promote theFederation movement He wields a vastinfluence among the people of the North-west

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HAPPILY OBSERVED

Mr and Mrs William P Bannon en ¬

tertained a few of their friends Mondayevening in honor of their wedding anni ¬

versary After a few hours of amuse-ment

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all present partook of an elegantsupper Amobg their guests were Drand Mrs Buckner ThompsQn Mr andMrs Tom Leahy Mr and Mrs M JBannon Mr and Mrs E J Kollros MrJ B Campbell and Messrs Joe Cun-

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Will Leahy Arthur Bannouand Misses Katherine Markery and RoseBannon The evening was delightfullyspent and will be long remembered

MASS OP REQUIEM

The annual solemn mass of requiemfor the deceased members of the localII

council of the Knights of Columbus wascelebrated at St Philip Neris church at8 oclock Tuesday morning The RevDr Ackerman celebrated the mass withthe Rev Father Raffo as deacon and theRev Father Leo as subdeacon and theRev Father Cone master of ceremoniesThe Rev Father Martin O P occupieda place in the sanctuary Father Acker ¬

man preached a sermon appropriate tothe occasion I

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LADIES TO NOMINATE

The Ladies Auxiliary to Trinity CounII

ell YM L will meet next TuesdayatTrinity Hall to nominate officers for theensuing year MlssLula Schwanlger thePresident desires a full attendance sothat all may have a voice in the nomina ¬

lion Members of the auxiliary who hadtickets for the Federation euchre are alsorequested to make returns to MissScawaniger on the same evening

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CHARITY

Was tho Virtue That GuidedMiss Mary Smiths

Life

Foil the Hungry and Clothed theNaked Bound About

Her

Her Death Has Revealed Someof Her Many Good

Works

SHE WAS AN ANGEL TEACHER

sunginAllymen and women boys and girls admirethe virturc of charity above all otherscharityinpraisesywho are loud in the denunciation thosewho apparently are uncharitable howtheme ¬

selves It is not enough for us to admirethis virtue in others We must be charit ¬

able ourselves not that the world mayapplaud us but that we may meet the ap ¬

proval of the Divine Savior who hastsaid Love thy neighbor as thyselfdSuch a one was Miss Mary J SmithSthe Principal of the Seventeenth andDuncan streets school who died twoweeks ago It is only since her deaththat the great works of charity that shepracticed have become known and evenuow not onetenth of the good that shedid during her life has become knownQuiet calm unassuming in manner shewas indeed an angel teacher No oneever beard Mary Smith speak of whatshe gave away In fact not all of therecipients of her benefactions were awarewhence came the gifts that from time totime came to them when they were most fAneeded Since her death quite a numberof persons have gone to her family andhadkbeen their benefactress One womanvisited a relative of Miss Smith since herdeath and said I borrowed 50 fromSheswomansthen told how in her distress she had ap¬

pealed to Miss Mary and offered to givether a note or other security Idont

want itT said Miss Smith I knowyou are as good as your note You willpay me when you have it The poorwoman got the 50 and had she not toldabout it herself no one would ever havebeen the wiser

Another a young man who holds aresponsible position with a railroad at asalary of 126 a month said recently

All that I am all that I have I owe toMiss Mary Smith I was a wild boyuntil I attended her school She tookan interest in me and brought out what ¬

ever good there was In meIt has been learned that on the Mon ¬

day before she died she bought a load ofcoal and sent it to a family in distressThere are many poor children who attendthe public school at Seventeenth andDuncan streets and yet when the coldweather came around those poor childrenwere always comfortably clad and shodMany of them did not know whencecame the clothes and shoes but it nowappears that Miss Mary Smith was notonly Principal of the school but actedthe part of a careful and loving motherDuring the past week a poor womanspoke to a member of Miss Smiths fam ¬

ily saying You miss Mary but youwill never miss her as I do Inquirydeveloped that Miss Smith had sent thiswoman a basket filled with groceriesevery week for months past

After her death a locker in her room atthe school was opened On its shelveswere twentyfive or thirty chip basketsIt developed that Miss Smith had made alist of the needy families whose childrenwere attending the school and that shehad prepared to send each of these fami ¬

lies a plentifully filled basket for Thanks ¬

giving day These are only a few of theIncidents that have come to light sinceher death How much more goodshedid may never probably be known Andyet the little that has come to light shouldset an example for others Her deathwas sudden it is true but her whole lifehad been a preparation for death Shevalued the money that she earned asPrincipal not for the moneys sake butfor the good she could do with it Shecould bear to see none in distress whenshe was able to relieve It Like the goodparson in Goldsmiths Deserted Vil¬

logePity gave ere charity began

Mary Smith was the child of poorparents She had many difficulties toovercome during her life but she setabout surmounting every obstacle with aChristian spirit That she was successfulall know That she was an affectionatesister and dutiful daughter her family

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knows howawayInheart warmed by charity It was of suckas Mary Smith the poet wrote

These shall resist the empire of decayWhen time is oer and worlds have

passed awayCold in the dust the perished heart

may He J

But that which warmeditonce cannever die

The School Trustees as well as childrenrealise the toes Louisville baa auetaiwd

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