The Catholic Advance from Wichita, Kansas • Page 2

REGISTER Friday, Sept. 20, TWO THE ADVANCE REGISTER Rural Life News RECORD ATTENDANCE EXPECTED AT RURAL LIFE CONVENTION According to advance reports received in Wichita, the attendance Catholic at Rural Life year's confetioned convention to be held at St. Cloud, Sept. 29 to may reach 15,000, and promises" to break all previous records. Not only, will the St.

Cloud diocese and the state of Minnesota be well represented at these meetings, but large delegations from other states will attend to see and to study conditions in the great "rural state and diocese. Delegates bring information about the conditions and problems of their home territories, will join tors discussions and offer suggestions effective and timely ac- Altar Society Has Picnic in Olmitz Ann's Altar society held its annual picnic Sept. 2. A chicken dinner and supper were served. The afternoon was spent in playIng games and other concessions.

There was also a baseball and' game between the married men the single men, won by the single men. St. Ann's school reopened for this term on Sept. 3. This year three years of high school are being being for The the public high school school is as there are no students to attend the grades there.

The high school enrollment is 19. Sister M. Lenora Is the prineipal and Sister M. Aquinas is assisting. The banns of Matrimony, are announced for Magdaline Schenk of this parish and Leonard Steinert of Hoisington.

The banns are also announced, for the first time for Stoss of this parish and Henry Schloctermeier. Before the school reopened, the school, church, and rectory were repainted. The work was done bye Jerome Mayer. tivity, and will carry home with them inspiration and new methods to "carry on" with vigor for a solution of their difficulties and for "a greater rural life." St. Cloud welcomes all and is making every effort to provide adequate accommodations for every visitor, clerical and lay.

committees attend every detail of service; the hospitality committee, under the direction of the Rt. Rev. Monsignor C. Thiebaut, Vicar General of the diocese, bids all a sincere welcome; the information committee answers the many questions; the housing committee provides for rooms in hotels and homes; the transportation committee arranges for travel point desired. Numerous fine hotels, restaurants, and cafes serve Minnesota's best foods at reasonable, prices; for spacious, meetings; halls numerous altars make it possible for the clergy to offer Holy Mass, railroads, highway, airways, and radio link' St.

Cloud with every point in the country. The theme of the convention will be a glorious display of Catholic life on Sunday; Monday will be given to youth for a discussion of problems and activities; Tuesday, a general discussion of rural life problems, aims, and solutions, and a visual demonstration tural perfection achieved from pioneer beginnings at St. Benedict's and St. John's, and Wednesday, serious consideration by vocational groups of how to put the principles and teachings of the C.R.L. conference into practice.

All the discussions will be directed by expert leaders. On Wednesday, the National Farm and Home hour over NBC will originate at the St. Cloud convention. Embellished by entertainment, instrumental and vocal music by the convention will be held in a selected artists and vocal groups, setting of natural beauty, on the banks of the fathers of waters, in the state of blue skies and ten thousand lakes. You're Never TooYoung to remember that medical authorities say frequent hand washing constitutes an effective barrier against disease.

The Wichita Water Company TO A NEW HIGH The Kansas Beer industry has established a new high level of responsibility to the community through the public-spirited work being done by the Brewers and Kansas Beer Distributors Committee. The full resources of our Committee have been thrown into the job of protecting lawobserving beer dealers from the illegal practices of a few "black sheep" whose conduct brings discredit on the entire industry. Our program of aggressive industry Self-Regulation is being carried on constantly. Kansas law ment officers may count on our continued cooperation in law enforcement. Kansans can and do enjoy the social benefits of legal beer in clean, wholesome surroundings.

economic value--as an employer of labor, a buyer of farm produce, a payer of taxesis firmly established. YOU can help the Kansas Beer industry to retain its important place in the Kansas economic structure. Patronize only reputable beer outlets. Report any instances of flagrant law violations to law enforcement officials or to this Committee, BREWERS and KANSAS BEER DISTRIBUTORS Robert, State T. Director McCluggage COMMITTEE 1004 Wichita, Brown Kansas Building (901 Wichita (below), located at 626 N.

Broadway, The Beautiful K. of C. Home in the center of Kinghts of Columbus activities activities, including Daughters of Isabella in the see city. It has also been a site for other Catholic meetings and the social gatherings of other Catholic groups. BOY INJURED IN CRASH: 4 OF KIN KILLED IN Robert Dey of Wichita was found slumped behind the wheel of his wrecked car on East 21st street early Tuesday morning, Sept.

17. A passing farmer who came upon the scene reported it at once. Joseph Hesse, friend of the Deys, rushed to the wreck. When Robert arrived at St. Francis' hospital he was semi-conscious and paralyzed.

An x-ray photograph showed that the fifth vertical vertebrae had slipped forward, pulling the other four vertebrae along with it, putting a tremendous strain on the spinal cord. If the cord has been only pinched, Robert will recover; if the cord has been injured, then recovery, will injury depend has upon been. how A physician set the displaced vertebrae in line again. Robert was placed in room 127, where his sister, Lillian, was brought just a year ago, suffering from injuries received in a car wreck that cost the lives of her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.

Robert Dey; her brother, Richard, and her sister, Anna. Lillian herself miracously escaped death in that wreck. She spent a month in a Colorado hospital before she could be moved to Wichita to enter St. Francis' hospital, where she fully recovered. The Dey wreck was tragic.

The family were en route to San Francisco when their car, miles an hour, smashed 'headon into a huge transport. The accident occurred about 100 miles west of Denver on Aug. 24, 1939. Robert Dey did not accompany the family on trip. He had remained at home.

He was the lone mourner at the quadruple funeral held in the Cathedral. It is not known just what happened to Robert early, Tuesday morning, possibly o'clock. Evidence would point to a loss of control of the car when it hit a shoulder along the road. The car turned over two or three times. The accident was discovered at 6 o'clock.

Robert will be 22 years old Oct. 9. He is a member the Cathedral parish. Because of the remembrance of the tragedy that wiped out four of the Dey family, his accident has aroused widespread interest in the city. St.

John's Has Large Enrollment (St. John's Academy, Wichita) Student enrollment at St. John's academy Monday, Sept. 16, was larger than last year. Freshmen again led classes in number.

Three states, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas, are represented in the student body. A new school bus has been purchased to accommodate the increased number of grade pupils at the academy. Students will find added convenience and comfort in the service given this year. To get acquainted and to welcome new and old students, the seniors sponsored an open-air part; Friday evening on the campus. After a number of games of introduction were played and refreshments served, the remainder of the evening was spent in dancing.

School opened with a Mass at 9:30 o'clock celebrated by the Rev. Robert Kreutzer, spiritual director of the sodalists. Furtherance of Cause Of Bishop Is Sought Clients of the Ven. John Nepomucene Neumann are offering prayers for the furtherance of cause of beatification of the Fourth Bishop of Philadelphia. Numerous favors corded in the the cause through his intercession, are reof the Bishop: Nov.

30 of this year marks the centenary of his receiving the Redemptorist garb. He had the privilege of being the first Redemptorist to be professed in the United States. Before he can be declared Blessed, the Holy See requires that two first class miracles be wrought through his intercession. One of these miracles has already been granted. Friends and clients are now storming heaven to hasten the beatification of this pioneer worker whom Pope Benediet XV solemnly declared venerable in 1921, permitting, steps Ito be taken for his beatification.

Bishop to Attend Four Sessions On Catholic Action (Continued From Page One) open with a Missa Recitata, at 9:30, celebrated by Bishop. Following general registration there will be an assembly at 10:30 at which the pastor will give an address of welcome. Father Malone will talk on "Training for Citizenship the Schools." The Bishop will give closing address on the morning program. There will be a basket lunch for sisters at 11:30. In the afternoon sessions there will be an enlargement on the topic of citizenship training, followed by group meetings of sisters on the various levels of the elementary school.

There will, be o'clock, and the general meeting assembly will close with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament at 3:30. Father Malone asserts that a special feature of this year's meetings for the sisters will be a session of the housekeepers, at which topics of special interest to them will be considered. Arrangements are also being made for a diocesan meeting of the high school teachers, the program of which will be announced in the near future. Clergy to Discuss Youth The main topic for discussion at the clergy conference will be the diocesan youth movement. Father Glynn, diocesan director of youth, will give a report on several training schools and conventions that he has attended within the past few months and will present an outline of plans for the development of the youth movement in the diocese.

There will also be an address on some topic concerning Catholic rural life, and plans of Bishop Winkelmann for the operation of the Catholic Rural Life conference will be explained. There will also be an opportunity for general discussion by the priests in attendance at the meeting. The clergy conference will close with Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament. HEROD'S CASH MARKET Phone 17 Walnut, Kan. C.

SWAN "The Children's Friend" PROBATE JUDGE NEOSHO COUNTY Upon the merits of his work he is asking re-election Nov. 5, 1940. Pol. Adv. WALNUT OFFICERS OF FOURTH DEGREE K.

OF C. IN DIOCESE LISTED Following are the officers of Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus assemblies in the Wichita diocese: Bishop Hennessy General assembly, Spearville-Mathias Dockendorg, navigator, Kinsley; Bernard Schawe, captain, Spearville; Leo H. Laudick, admiral, Bellefont; Leo Schawe, comptroller, Bellefont, and J. H. Herman, pilot, Spearville; Coronado General assembly, Enrollment at Spearville School: Shatters Mark (Continued From Page One) A.

Burghart, to Rensselaer, Clarence Schuette, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will Schuette; John Englert, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ignatius Englert and Irvin John Stegman, son of Mr.

and Mrs. John Stegman, to Canton, Raymond Steimel, son of Mrs. Adolph Steimel, and Clarence and Raymond Schulte, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Schulte, to Dubuque, Ia.

The church committee, posed of Will Knoeber, Ed Habiger, Paul Mages, and Louis Werner, with the Rev. F. L. Dombrowsky, has named the following committee chairmen for the Columbus C. day celebration: dinner, Publicity, Mrs.

pEred Schaffer; refreshments, Bert Durler; entertainment, John Klenke, and games, Albert Burghart. The banns of marriage were pronounced for the first time Sept. 8 between Bernard Knoeber, son of Mr. Mrs. M.

Knoeber of Spearville, and Zelma Hornung, daughter of Mrs. Albert Hornung of Windthorst. Misses Edith Mae and Martha Knoeber have continued their studies at St. Mary of the Plains academy at Dodge City. Parsons Girl Becomes Bride Lorraine Marnell, daughter of Mr.

and Mrs. J. P. Marnell, of 1425 Stevens avenue, Parsons, and Ted Dick of Wichita, son of Mr. and Mrs.

S. Dick of Parsons, vere married in St. Patrick's church on Saturday morning, Sept. 14, before the Rev. P.

J. Mangan, pastor of St. Patrick's church. The couple were attended by Mrs. Norman Hall of St.

Joseph, sister of the bride, and John Thomas of Tulsa, Okla. Mrs. L. V. Jarboe at the pipe organ played Mendelssohn's wedding march and Schubert's "Ave Marie." The altar was decorated with great baskets of pink dahlias.

Mr. and Mrs. Dick left for a short trip, after which they will be at home in Wichita. Mrs. Dick has been active among the young people of St.

Patrick's parish. She was a leader of a discussion club. Mary Agnes Burns Is Wed in Independence Independence. Miss Mary Agnes Burns, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.

J. M. Burns, and John C. Noel, son of Mrs. Julia Noel of Long Beach, were united in marriage Nuptial High Mass in St.

Andrew's church this past week. The Rev. M. J. Casey, pastor, officiated.

J. Paschal Seymour presided at the organ. Miss Helen Burns, sister of the bride, was the only attendant. D. A.

Mangan of Oklahoma City was Mr. Noel's best man. A wedding breakfast was held at the Independence Country club following the Mass. Members of the bridal party and the immediate families and a few invited guests attended. Infant Baptized in St.

Patrick's, Plains George Jacobs was. baptized in St. Patrick's church Sept. 8. He is the infant son of Mr.

and Mrs. Albert Jacobs of Plains. Sponsors were George Eakes and Mrs. John Freighberger. Patronize These Firms.

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Wildgen, captain, Hoisington; Charles J. Hall, admiral, Hoisington; Gerald Lane, comptroller, Hoisington, and George Schenk, pilot, Olmitz; Hutchinson assembly No. 612, Hutchinson--Joe Rauh, navigator; McKienan, Ed F. Dooley, John N. Blick, comptroller, and J.

P. O'Sullivan, pilot, all of Hutchinson; St. Patrick's assembly No. 643, J. Murphy, navigator; F.

L. Devine, captain; John Scalettey, admiral; J. T. McKittrick, comptroller, and Charles L. Smith, pilot, all of Parsons; Columbia General assembly, Wichita- A.

Blaes, navigator; Dr. Harry M. Klenda, captain; Dr. C. M.

Sommerhauser, admiral; Harry H. Becker, comptroller, and Joseph M. Farrell, pilot, all of Wichita; Kingman assembly No. 1269, Kingman-John R. Thiesen, navigator; John McKenna, captain; P.

H. McKenna, admiral; C. A. Theisen, comptroller, and E. H.

Beat, pilot, Kingman. Youngers-Hale Rite Held in Kingman Saturday morning, Sept. 14, Miss Alice Hale, daughter of Mrs. Mary Hale, became the bride of Louis Youngers, son of Frank Youngers of Willowdale, in St. Patrick's church.

The Rev. P. J. O'Leary, pastor, officiated at the nuptial ceremony the Nuptial High Mass. Attendants were Miss Genevieve Youngers and Harold Youngers.

112 Enrolled in School St. Patrick's school opened on schedule, Sept. 3, with an enrollment of 112. Sisters of St. Joseph from Wichita who are teaching this year are Sister Elizabeth, Sister Berchmans, and Sister Adella.

Students Take Part in Alchison Celebration in costumes of 1860, three students from Mt. St. Scholastica rode in a stage coach in the parade that was a part of the Santa Fe celebration held in Atchison Sept. 16-17. Miss Patty Woodhouse and Miss Ethel Morrissey, both of Atchison, and Miss Mary Agnes Gray, St.

Joseph; Bob Burns, junior from Valley Falls; John Van Rheen, sophomore from Paola, and Maurice Nugent, sophomore from Kansas City, all of St. Benedict's college, pantomimed a group of prominent citizens watching the first spike being driven for the Santa Fe railroad. We Specialize in Friendly Service YOU WILL ENJOY SHOPPING AT POLICE BROS. GROCERY AND MEATS FRANK BENNETT, Mgr. Walnut, Kansas The Farmers State Bank of WALNUT, KANSAS 36 Years of Safe, Dependable Banking Service--Since 1904 WE SOLICIT YOUR BUSINESS The Finley Lumber Co.

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