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The Catholic Advance from Wichita, Kansas • Page 4

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A Page Four Wichita, ansu Heart church and school took place on each member present with a tiny gold Memorial day, beginning with the crle of Mr. Leo Linck. Mr. Llnck's parents formerly lived In Leavenworth he Is a grandson of Mr. P.

C. Becker, well known merchant of Leavenworth. medal as a souvenir of the day. A letter from Sister Sabina expressing her gratitude and appreciation of the Kansas CorresDondence brntion of the solemn high mass at 9:30 o'clock in the jnorning. The Rev.

Henry Fitrgerald, of Lnwrcnce, wns the celebrant 'of the mass, assisted by circle was rend by Miss Ella Farrell, president of the circle. Mrs. A. E. Dempsey read an interesting history of Memorial Day was becomingly celebrated in Leavenworth at the neighboring Post and at the Soldiers Home.

the Rev. E. Schericr, of Greeley, deacon, and the Rev, Joseph Jacobs, of Bonner Springs, sub-deacon. the V. circle.

The children of TOPEKA, KAN. The sale of the coffee has' been a very Rev. Francis Catholic chaplain successful undertaking, netting the St. Vincent's Home attended Mass and received Holy Communion on that day at the Soldiers' Home, took part in the Other out-of-town priests present for the special occasion were: Father special exercises in memory of those who had offered their lives on the altar guild $10 each month. This money is turned over to the church building fund, and it is hoped that the change in delivery will not decrease the Patrick O'ReilJy, of Perry) and Father Henry Friesberg, Bucyrus.

Rev. F. for tie members of the circle. The end of a perfect day arrived when the guests, having been served with refreshments, returned happy to their of A feature of these exer cises on Memorial Day In the vicinity Special to the Advance. Miss Adelaide Taylor, Miss June Pickett, Miss Virginia Wahl, Miss Esther Mullen and Miss Lucia Flocr-sch are among the students of Miss Marguerite Koontz who will participate in a dance recital the afternoon of June 6 and the evening of June 7 at the Grand theater.

amount of the sale of the coffee. of Leavenworth is the decoration of homes with sweetest memories of the past and brightest hopes for the future. Haydcn, retired pastor of the Assumption parish, Father Patrick Mclnerney, present pastor of the same parish, Father John McManus, also of Assumption parish, and Father M. G. the graves in the cemetery pf the Soldiers' Home and in the national cemetery at Ft.

Leavenworth. In the latter lie buried many who lost their 1ir C.i II ev. Father Babpst, army chaplain at the Post, was among the orators at O'Leary, of the Holy Name parish, The students of the eighth grade of Assumption school cnterted into a debate tryout Tuesday afternoon and the following pupils were selected as being the best debaters: Esther McCorkill, Irene Stephens, Marguerite Monaghan, Ft. Leavenworth Memorial Day exer cises. Frances Durkin, affirmative; and Hose Couch, Kathryn Spurlock, Charles Van Mrs.

It. C. Werth entertained the members of the St. Elizabeth club Wednesday afternoon at her home, 600 Topeka avenue. The members of the club are Mrs.

George Monaghan, Mrs. W. L. Plummer, Mrs. F.

E. Becson, also assisted. The church was blessed inside and out by Bishop John Ward, of Leavenworth, and following the celebration of the mass, 139 children were confirmed by him. Dinner Served to 1,200 Putrick McNamara was the master lives in me ur ucihccii uic as well as in all the subsequent wars in which the United States soldiers have been engaged. Many of the bodies in this cemetery were trarts-ferred from abandoned western posts, some being brought from the Philippine Islands.

The Catholic Daughters of America received Holy Communion in a body at the 8 o'clock Mass at the cathedral Sunday. Very Rev. B. S. Kelly, rector Sprey lirook and Henry Ncadeau, negative.

The subject of the debate is: Ilesolvcd: That the government should have control of the motion pictures. No definite date has been set but the of the cathedral, is chaplain of the. of ceremonies following the formal local court. Mrs. Edward Durein, Mrs.

A. F. Hel-rich, Mrs. A. A.

Ridings, Mrs. D. Stanley, Mrs. Joseph Aigner, Mrs. T.

J. Mackey, Mrs. J. D. Ilines, Mrs.

Al Through the efforts of Byron H. Mehl post of the American Legion, a cliurch services. At noon a dinner was served to more than 1,200 persons and at the bazaar which was held in the afternoon under the auspices of the women of the May 26 St. Joseph's parochial school held its annual picnic. "Nature had donned all her "gayest" when the jolly debate will be given some time during the first part of June.

A gold medal will be awarded the pupil considered by the judges to be the best debater. list of names of Leavenworth city and county men, who made the supreme bert Curry and Mrs. Henry luster. Mrs. A.

M. Edwards of Lawrence was a guest. crowd started for the picnic grounds, sacrifice during the World War, is being compiled to be placed on brass Everything was progressing nicely Death of Patrick Dunn. tablets for the Slomski memorial in parish, $3,000 was realized. Special music for the services was provided by Mrs.

Raymond Murray, Patrick Dunn, age 78, died at the Miss Florence Towne entertained at a luncheon Thursday noon and Miss Margaret Mitchner entertained at a the Leavenworth county court house when the "flood gates" was opened about noon. The homeward trip was not so pleasant the roads were almost home of his daughter, Mrs. William yard. T. Noll, 500 Fillmore, Saturday, May dinner Thursday evening compliment- Miss Genevieve Shuler, Edward and Leo Mooncy and a choir composed Miss Lola Sipes, Mrs.

Frank Squires, impassable thus detaining the children ing Miss Miriam Dougherty, who has 28. Funeral services were held from The Knights of Columbus nine is for some hours. Holy Name church on Memorial day, playing good baseball this season. left for the University of Colorado, where she will attend this summer ses St. Casimer's school will close next sion.

Marie Parkes, aged nine years, who week. Ten children compose the 1921 A Solemn High Mass was celebrated by Rev. M. G. O'Leary with Rev.

M. J. McManus as deacon and Rev. George Weiter as sub-deacon. Burial took place in Mt.

Calvary cemtery. Mr. Dunn was born in Glascow, had been attending Holy Epiphany class five boys and five girls. Miss Marie Cooper, Miss Margaret Connors, Miss Edna Noll, Harvey Landon, Joe Ileinisch, Ray Lattner. Mrs.

T. A. O'Connor was organist. Combination Church and School The building, which is one of the finest of its kind in the country, is a combination church and school building. The church is on the first flbor, School, died at the home of her parents Miss Mary McAuliffe, It.

who has been in public health work in Washington, D. has come to To i Sacred Heart school children know on May 27. tier death was caused from burns on the body received Father Smith has a picnic in store for peka to be on the staff of the Topeka Scotland, in 18t3, and came to this them next week. "We always have a March 29, when her clothes caught jm fire when she was putting coal on the country with his parents at the age of Public Health Nursing Association. picnic the day before school is fire.

Her father, who is a Mexican, the assurance given by the children. 17, settling in Ohio. Five years later he married Anna Keilly and in 1865 moved west, locating in Lyon county. while the second and third floors are given over to the school rooms. The building was erected at an approximate cost of $110,000, under the direction of the Rev.

George Eckart, had gone to the coal mine and her mother had also gone to work when the accident occurred, leaving Marie In 1913 he moved to Topeka, where he had made his home since that time. The in charge of the younger children. The A wedding of interest to a large circle of friends in Leavenworth was celebrated last week at St. Rose of Lima's church, Kansas City, Kansas, when Miss Ella Lewis became the bride death of Mrs. Dunn occurred in 1917 J.

P. O'Donnel, 83, of Kansas City, Rock Island engineer, died at a local hospital Monday morning from injuries he received when-lie was struck by a passenger train in the Rock Island yards early Friday morning. Both of O'Donnell's legs were severed above the ankle in the accident. He stepped upon a track just beyond a the parish priest. Topeka Daily little girl suffered extreme pain most (Continued on page 18) Capital.

and since that time Mr. Dunn bad been with his daughter, Mrs. William T. Noll. LEAVENWORTH, KAN.

Mr. Dunn is survived by eleven chil- all with him at the switch, evidently supposing the trafn dren, who were Special to the Advance. time of his death. They are John Telephone Market 3428 DEPENDABLE SELKS Shop By Mail As is the annual custom Corpus Dunn, Osage City; Mrs. William Christi was fittingly observed at St, would take the other track, lie aiso sustained severe internal injuries.

His body was taken to Kansas City Monday evening, where funeral services were held. Nol, Topeka; Robert C. Dunn, Lone Wolf, Mrs. J. E.

Nolan, Buck- Mary's academy May 26. The Rt. Rev. Bishop celebrated Mass at an early hour for the Sisters and students lin, William Dunn, Osage City; Mrs. Joseph Coughlin, Shawnee, Okla.

and at 9 o'clock a Solemn High Mass was celebrated by the chaplain, Rev. Charles Dunn, Lone Wolf, Mrs. E. J. Olander, Topeka; Mrs.

M. H. Russell, Gregory, S. Mrs. Frank M.

J. Drury, superintendent of the Santa Fe shops at Topeka for many years, now assistant to the vice president, was the guest of honor at the J. Downey, assisted by Rev Father Babpst as deacon, and Rev Cobb, Blessing Texas, and Mrs. J. Patrick J.

Smith, as sub-deacon. Very Santa Fe Dinner club's meeting and Harris, Bay City, Texas Rev. B. S. Kelly acted as master of ceremonies.

The- Rt. Rev. Bishop was Charles Becker Is Dead. present in the sanctuary. The chapel with its beautiful and artistic marble Charles Becker, 56, died at his home in Meriden at 10:15 o'clock Monday dinner Tuesday night.

Mr. Drury celebrated his seventy-second birthday Tuesday. There were more than 150 Santa Fe officials, mostly men from the mechanical department, present at the dinner. altars adorned with long stemmed roses and the soft radiance of the night after a short illness. many lighted candles presented a He is well known here, having owned and operated the Meriden telephone Hundreds of our patrons were delighted with our shop and with the values they found.

Hence our motto Pay Cash and Bank The Difference are continuing our opening specials $1.75 Crepe de Chine, $1.29 All colors in a heavy 40-inch erepe $1-95 Georgette, $1.19 All the wanted shades in 40-inch pure silk $1.50 Pongee, 98c. Pure Silk pongee. Natural color. Extra weight $1.95 Tricollette, $1.45 Plain and fancy weaves. All shades $2.75 Foulards, $1.98 Beautiful designs in the 40-inch width $2.98 Tussah, $2.49 Tangerine, natural, kelly, white and French blue sport Tussah.

40 inch Up to $2.75 Black Silks, $1.69 Peau de Soie, Chiffon Taffeta, Duchess Satins system for the past twenty years. He picture of rare beauty and richness. The procession which followed, the 9 o'clock Mass wended its way through the grounds to the different altars erected for the occasion where Bene sold out his business interests recently. He came to Kansas from Ohio thirty Col. and Mrs.

Alvarado M. Fuller and Miss Lucile Fuller spent Sunday with Col. and Mrs. Wilder S. Metcalf in Lawrence.

Col. P. J. Hennessey of Fort Riley, who had been a guest at the Fuller home for a few days, returned to Fort Riley Sunday morning. diction was given.

The Rt. Rev. years ago, lived for a few years at Meriden, then moved to Dunavant. He returned to Meriden to make his permanent home when he purchased the telephone system. Bishop carried the Blessed Sacrament in the procession.

Very Rev. B. S. Kelly, Rev. T.

J. Downey, Rev. Chap lain Babpst, U. S. Rev.

P. J. Smith, Rev. Joseph Lacyniak, and Rev. Father O.

B. Gufler was called to Emporia Wednesday to attend the funeral of his brother-in-law, James Kelsey. He accompanied the body to Lawrence, where the burial took place. Malloy took part in the services. Following the procession the Rt.

Rev. Bishop administered the Sacrament of He is survived by a widow and three children, Joe F. Becker, 901 Fillmore, Mrs. Emmett Daugherty, 216 Tyler, and Mrs. John Hicks, Breckenridge, Texas, The funeral arrangements will not be made until news is heard from Mrs.

Hicks. 1 Other surviving relatives are eight brothers and a sister: Henry Becker, Confirmation to a class composed of pupils from the academy and a number of boys and girls from St. Vincent's Home. AT A The women of the Holy Name Guild announce a change in their delivery system of "Our Own" coffee. There will be but one delivery during the summer months due to the closing of the parochial school.

This delivery will be on the 16th of each month and has been adopted as an economic measure. Those desiring to increase their orders or seeking more information with regard to the matter may do so by notifying Mrs. Peter Dowling, president of the Holy Name Guild society. 1509 Grove, and Philip Becker, 906 West Seventh street, Topeka, Adam, Ed and Dan Becker, of Meriden; Albert and William Becker and Mrs. Gregg Wallace, of Macksville and John Becker, of Dunavant, Kan.

Topeka Daily Capital. The fifteenth anniversary of tue organization of St. Vincent's sewing circle will long be remembered by the members who attended the entertainment given in honor of the occasion Friday at Santa Maria building. Sister Sabina, superior of St. Vincent's llome, with three other Sisters, called during the afternoon and -presented Thomas J.

Ring Silk Co. 138 NORTH MAIN STREET Formal dedication of the Sacred.

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