Fig�£res in Consecration _c_r_'Vi_c€_s �


Main Entrance to St. Patrick's Church


Reu, John F. DeGroote, C. S. C., Pastor
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Rev. wtuuo« F. Minnick, G. S. C., Assistant Pastor


Complete Program
FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 7
OFFICE OF MARTYRS
Rev. wm. R. Connor, C. S. C., Presiding; wm, F. Munn+ck , C. S. C.; \'m .. J.
Burke, C. S. C.; .Iarnes .J. O'Br-ien, C. S. c.. Leo Hci ser, C. S. C.;
Cornelius Huger-tv, C. S. C.; Stanislaus Sza mcck í , C. S. C.
SATURDAY, MAY 8
7:00 A. M.
CONSECRATION OF ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH AND ALTARS
CHURCH AND MAIN ALTAR
Right Rev. Herman Joseph Alerding, D. n., Bishop of Fort Wnyu«
ALTAR OF THE BLESSED VIHGIN MARY
Right Rev. Peter .J. Muldoon, D. D., Bishop of Roc1dol'd
ALTAR OF ST. JOSEPH
Right Rev .• Joseph S. Glass, C. M., D. D., Bishop of Salt Lake
3:00 P. M.
PUBLIC RE.CEPTION
Guest of Honor: His Excellency Most Hev .. Tohn Bo nza no, n. I).
Apostol ic Delegate to the United States
Guests: Clergy and Catholics of South Bend, Indiana
SUNDAY, MAY 9
10:30 A. M.
Pontifical Mass
Celebrant, Most Rev. John Bonzano, D. D.
Sermon
The Very Hev. Andrew Morrissey, C. S. C., D. D.
Provincial of the Holy Cross Congregation
3:00 P. M.
A parade of the children of Parochial Schools was reviewed by His Excel­
lency, the Apostolic Delegate, The Right Rev. Bishops and
Clcrgv , from the balcony of the Oliver Hotel
7:30 P. M.
Pontifical Vespers
Celebrant, Right Hev .• Joseph S. Glass. C. M .. D. D.
Sermon, The Right Rev. Peter .T. Muldoon, D. D.
MONDAY, MAY 10
9:00 A. M.
Pontifical Requiem Mass for the Deceased Pastors and Members \
of St. Patrick's Congregation
Celebrant, Right Rev. Michael .J. Gallagher, D. D.
Sermon, Rev .• Tames A. Burns, C. S. C., Ph. D.
7:30 P. M.
HOLY CROSS CELEBRATION
Solemn Vespers
Celebrant, Very Rev. Andrew Mo rr-í ssev, C. S. C., n. D.
Sermon, Rev. Patrick .J. Ca r ro l l , C. S. C.
Hev. \Villiam R. Connor, C. S. C., Maste)' of Ceremonies
Rev. Wíf l ínm Minnick, C. S. C., Assistant Master of Ceremonies


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Story of St. Patrick's Church
As early as 1854 six German Catholic families moved from
Ohio and located on farms in Greene Township. At that time
about fifty Irish Catholic families had their homes on the
west bank of the St. Joseph River, near South Bend. Once a
month, on a week day, the Rev. Richard Meagher, C. S. C., visited
these German families. This was in the year 1857 when Father
Mager was pastor of St. Joseph's Church, Mishawaka. The Mass
was then celebrated in the Metzger home, a log house which is
still standing in Greene Township, better known as the Log Town
Hoa d. It was a great day for the little congregation, when on
occasions Father Mager would bring the choir from Mishawaka
and High Mass would be sung.
In those early days, when priests were few and the flock was
scattered, it sometimes happened that even the monthly Mass had
to be dispensed with. On such days the Catholic settlers would
attend Mass at Notre Dame. It was a strong faith that possessed
these early German and Irish families, and often they trudged
nine long miles fasting, that they might hear Mass and receive
Holy Communion. In fact, the families both in the country and
in the town looked upon Notre Dame as their parish church. St.
Alexis' Chapel, now known as St. Joseph's Church, was only
occasionally attended. They were fortunate, too, in having as
their spiritual guide the Very Hev. Father Sarin. He it was who
consoled them in those days which knew so many trials. He
loved to instruct the children, and traces of his saintly influence
may still be found in the lives of those whom God has spared to
form the golden link that binds the present to the hallowed past.
In 1858 the Rev. Thomas Carroll, C. S. C., was appointed to
minister to the people and at once set about the organization of
what now forms St. Patrick's parish. During the interval that
elapsed between Father Carroll's appointment and the erection
of a church, services were held in the home of Thomas Murphy
who then lived on the southeast corner of Monroe and William
Streets. Father Carroll had no residence of his own. He made
his home with Thomas Murp h y, residing a part of the time with
Timothy Sullivan. It was in the latter's house that he gave
instructions to those preparing for their first Holy Communion.
Father Carroll's great concern was to provide a church for
the people. His labors and the help given him by his parishoners
reveal the strong spirit of faith that animated the founders of this
parish. The only employment open to the men at this time was
in the construction of the :\'li�higan Southern & Northern Indiana
Hai lw av, nnw kI1O\'11 dJ the L. S. lX .M. :>. Ha i lw ay. :\lost of t he
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of the parish. Mention should be made of Wi lliuin and Michael
Donovan, Michael Gallagher, Patrick and Michael Cooney. The
foundation of the church was laid by Michael Touhey and James
Ledwick. We should also keep treasured in St. Patrick's early
roll of honor, the names of Joseph Martin, John Fitzer, James
Smith, Peter Fury, John Quinlan, Dennis Clifford, Dennis Guil­
foyle, James McNamara, Jeremiah Drew, Patrick O'Brien, John
Treanor, John Hagerty, and the CoquilJard family.
The times immediately preceding the establishment of the
parish were epoch making days in the history of the country,
and here, as elsewhere, the community was affected. There was
a number of young unmarried men who responded to the call from
Pike's Peak, and later the louder call of battle drew many from
these parts. Time has been unsparing in blotting from the mem­
ory names that should live in the hearts of the people of this
parish. Thomas Byerley, Peter Fury, Michael Cooney, John
Ftitzer-, Jeremiah Drew and Patrick O'Brien are the only ones
left living to tell us of those strenuous days. The names mentioned
are familiar ones indeed, and no doubt there are others who
should be given credit for what they did. The ladies, especially,
should not be overlooked. They were always enthusiastic in their
support. 'Ve might mention the Coquillard girls, :VII's. John
Hooper, Mrs, Frank Vallaire, Mrs. Catherine Cummings, Bridget
O'Dea the first priest's housekeeper, Mary and Ellen O'Brien, who
later took up the work of teaching catechism, also a Miss Julia
Barnard, the first organist, and likewise her successor, Mrs.
Patrick O'Brien, who is still living in the parish. This list would
be incomplete without the name of Mrs. Henrietta Byerley, wife
of Samuel Byerley, a woman of superior qualities of heart and
mind. She was familiar with many of the European languages.
Oftentimes she acted as an interpreter for those, who, not know­
ing English or French, wished to make their confessions, think­
ing nothing of accompanying them to and from Notre Dame. Her
home was open to all. Kind, sympathetic, and charitable, her
name shall ever be held in grateful benediction.
As was said, the work of organization took place in 1858.
In the following year Father Carroll built the first church, a small
brick structure 60 x 30 feet, with a seating capacity of 350 per­
sons. Naturally enough the choosing of a name for the new
church was a question of great moment. The congregation was a
mixed one, and all had a right to be heard. The question seemed
to be settled, almost providentially. The main entrance had been
completed, and yet the church knew no name. It was not long so,
for those passing the new structure a few days later noticed
chiseled in a sand stone which was placed above the arch of the
main entrance; the name. "St.. Patrick's Church." There was. no
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structure, which cost fourteen thousand dollars, is being paid for
by subscriptions and monthly collections. This school is for the
boys only, who are taught by the Sisters of Holy Cross. There
are eight grades, at the completion of which the pupils are
admitted to Notre Dame and South Bend public High School with­
out further examination. Attached to St. Patrick's Parish is St.
Joseph's Academy, conducted by the Sisters of the Holy Cross,
which serves also as a parochial school for the girls. This prop­
erty belongs to the Sisters, and was built at the request of Bishop
Luers, in 1866, during the pastorate of the Rev. Peter P. Cooney,
C. S. C. The Sisters of Holy Cross who teach in South Bend, all
reside at St. Joseph's Academy ..
THE PAROCHIAL RESIDENCE.
The construction of the first Parochial Residence, which was
situated on Division Street, next to the old church, was begun by
Father Carroll, and completed in 1865 by the Rev. William Corby,
C. S. C. This residence, which was considered a very fine house
at that time, cost eight thousand dollars, which sum was collected
by Father Corby. The present Parochial Residence was built in
1892, by the Rev. D. J. Spillard, C. S. C., �t a cost of seven thou­
sand five hundred dollars. It was situated on Taylor Street,
adjoining St. Patrick's Church. The value of the entire' church
property is estimated at seventy-five thousand dollars. The pres­
ent debt of the parish, which is on the school building only,
amounts to six thousand dollars.
THE SOCIETIES OF ST. PATRICK'S Crruncrr.
In 1866, the Rev. Peter P. Cooney, C. S. C., organized the
Children of Mary and the Holy Rosary Societies, which latter was
canonically established as the Living Rosary Society in 1892 by
the Rev. D. J. Spillard, C. S. C. The present pastor, the Rev. John
F. DeGroote, C. S. C., organized the St. Cecilians as a church
society in 1901. It is composed of girls up to seventeen years of
age, who have received their first holy communion, and from its
members is formed the junior choir. At the age of seventeen the
members of the St. Cecilians enter the Society of the Children of
Mary. Father DeGroote also organized the Holy Name Society in
1904, and in 1905 the St. Vincent de Paul Conference. The object
of the last Society is to provide for the poor wherever they are
found. The number of souls in the parish is at present about
twelve hundred and eighty-two. From St. Patrick's have come
three priests-two are members of a religious community-and
at present four of its members are students of theology. Five of
the young ladies of the parish have donned the holy habit of
religion. The parish has no missions or stations.
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Consecration Services


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Opening Vespers
The services of the consecration began Friday evening, May
7th, with the chanting of the Vespers of the Martyrs, within the
sanctuary of the church.
The Rev. William R. Connor, C. S. C., who acted as Master
. of Ceremonies at all services, presided at the Vespers. Father
Connor was assisted by Rev. Wm. Menneck, C. S. C.; Rev. Wm.
Burke, C. S. C.; Rev. James J. O'Brien, C. S. C.; Rev. Leo. Heiser,
C. S. C.; Rev. Cornelius Hagerty, C. S. C.; Rev. Staneslaus Szam­
ecki, C. S. C.
CONSECRATION OF CHURCH AND ALTARS
Many local and visiting priests assisted at the beautiful cere­
mony of consecrating the Church and Altars, which began at
seven o'clock, Saturday morning, continuing till nearly eleven,
when Solemn High Mass was celebrated by Rev. George Finnegan,
C. S. C., Rector of Holy Cross Seminary, Notre Dame. The Rev.
James O'Brien, C. S. C., was archdeacon; Rev. William R. Con­
nor, C. S. C., Master of ceremonies. Ten seminarians from Notre
Dame assisted as chanters. The consecration ceremony proper
was private, after which the church was open for attendance at
the Solemn Mass.
RECEPTION TO THE ApOSTOLIC DELEGATE
The Apostolic Delegate, Archbishop Bonzana, reached here
from Plymouth at three-thirty, when he was met by a reception
committee of citizens, parish priests, and Right Rev. Herman
Joseph Alerding, bishop of Fort Wayne, Right Rev. Peter J. Mul­
doon, D. D., bishop of Rockford, and Right Rev. Joseph S. Glass,
C. M. D. D., bishop of Salt Lake City.
South Bend's welcome to the Apostolic Delegate opened by
the simultaneous blowing of all factory whistles and the ringing
of church bells. It was also the signal for the mammoth parade
to proceed on its line of march. Hundreds of business houses
and homes were adorned with American flags and bunting in the
papal colors. Thousands of citizens wore tiny flags and ribbon
bows of the yellow and white. The coming of the representative
of Pope Benedict XV was an occasion of intense interest and an
immense concourse of people blocked the streets along. the line
of march.
Archbishop Bonzano rode in the carriage used by General
Grant while he was President of the United States. The landau,
which is now in possession of the Studebaker Corporation, was
drawn by four black horses. Accompanying the distinguished
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guest were Rt. Rev. Bishop Alerding, Rev. John F. DeGroote, C.
S. C., pastor of St. Patrick's, and Mayor Carson.
Immediately following in autos were: Rt. Rev. Bishop Mul­
doon of Rockford, Ill.; Rt. Rev. Bishop Glass, of SaIt Lake City;
Very Rev. Andrew Morrissey, C. S. C., of Notre Dame, Provincial
of the Congregation of Holy Cross. Very Rev. James Burns, C. S.
C., president of Notre Dame, Rev. John Delaunay, C. S. C., who
accompanied His Excellency from Washington, Rev. William R.
Connor, C. S. C., of St. Mary's, Notre Dame, and others of the
local and visiting cler-gy. These members of the parade escorted
the Apostolic Delegate to the reviewing stand in front of St. Joseph
Academy where the twenty-five hundred marchers were reviewed.
The Parade was led by Grand Marshal John A. Grief and his aides,
Michael Rosinski and John C. Hiss. Members of St. Stephen's
Parish composed the first division in the parade. The second
division was from St. Patrick's Parish and had the largest repre­
sentation of all, there being four hundred six men from this con­
gregation. The service flag of the parish was carried in the
march. Next in line was St. Mary's, and in this division marched
the Catholic Knights in uniform.
St. Stanislaus' Parish was well represented and there were
three hundred marchers from St. Joseph's. The men of Sacred
Heart Parish were led by the LaPorte City Band. St. Adalbert's
Parish was led by a mounted guard followed by the Polish Falcon
Band. Sprinkled in the parade were various uniforms and ban­
ners, symbols handed down to their bearers through many years
of tradition. There were many veterans of the World War in
American uniform. A few of the marchers revealed by their
sky-blue uniform that they had served in the allied armies under
the Polish colors. The rear of the long parade was brought up
by two hundred and eighty youths in Boy Scout uniforms. After
the parade, when the marchers from St. Patrick's had disbanded,
hundreds hurried back toward the reviewing stand to witness
the rest of the procession as there was no countermarching. When
the last Parish division filed past, prelates and priests made their
way from the reviewing stand to St. Patrick's rectory. His Excel­
lency and others paused to speak a word of congratulation to the
various groups of men.
PONTIFICAL MASS.
The events of Sunday made the day a most memorable one.
rI For the first time in the history of the Fort Wayne Diocese, an
apostolic delegate pontificated at solemn High Mass when Mon­
signor Bonzano was celebrant at the morning service, and irn­
parted the papal blessing. Promptly at ten-thirty o'clock the
impressive procession, led by the surp liced boys' choir and com-
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Clül dren's Parade
Bishop Muldoon and Bishop Glass
Head of Parade (Wayne St.)
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Patrick's Parish, both living and dead, whose devotion to their
faith made possible the consecration of such a beautiful temple
of worship.
"The Church's one Foundution is Jesus Christ," Father Mor­
rissey declared, "and her doctr-ines are open to the scrutiny of the
world. Though centuries have come and gone its fundamental
principles and ordinances have remained unchanged and its pro­
tecting arms have encircled the earth."
During the course of the announcements, Father DeGroote
took the opportunity to thank the members of his parish for the
generosity which had made the beautifying of the church a
reality. Their support during his twenty-one years as priest of
the parish had been all that any pastor could desire, he declared.
He took occasion to express his gratitude to the' Apostolic Dele­
gate and the visiting bishops and distinguished clergymen for
the honor of their presence at the consecration.
At the conclusion of his remarks, Father DeGroote read to his
parishioners a leiter of congratulation and commendation from
His Holiness, Pope Benedict XV. The epistle, dated from the
Vatican April 3, was a splendid tribute to Father DeGroote's
arduous devotion to the work of St. Patrick's parish and the
visible result of his leadership. The Pope also took occasion to
commend the work of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, in the
following words:
"This solemnity is not merely a local religious celebration.
It is also a commemoration of the apostolic work to which with
exemplary abnegation and indefatigable generosity, the Congre­
gation of Holy Cross has for long years been devoting itself in
the Middle West, where, to say nothing of the great University of
Notre Dame it has founded and developed flourishing parishes
among them the parish of St. Patrick's, the direction of which
during the last twenty-one years has been confided to the wise,
active and beneficient care of your pastoral zeal, Reverend Father
DeGroote."
THE BANQUET.
At one o'clock a dinner at the Oliver Hotel was given in honor
of His Excellency, the Most Reverend Joh n Bonzano, and to the
Right Reverend Bishops and clergy attending the solemn conse­
cration. It was given under the auspices of the South Bend
Council of the Knights of Columbus.
The principal speaker was Monsignor Bonzano. Owing to
the fact that the school children had already formed in parade
outside the hotel, his speech and all the others were necessarily
brief. The Monsignor praised the splendid spirit and the public
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Bishop Glass Congratulating
Father DeGroote
Marshal of Parade and Aids
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CHILI>HEN'S PAIL\DE.
Iuuuedi atelv following the banquet the children from the
parochial schools passed before the reviewing stand oll' the
second floor of the Oliver Hotel, where thc Papal Delegate, thc
Hight Hev. Bishops and the priests of all the South Bend parishes
were assembled. More than four thousand school children were
in line, one of the most imposing spectacles of its kind ever wit­
nessed in South Bend. Dressed uniformly and marching to the
martial music of half a dozen bands, the children with their
gold and white ribbons presentcd an interesting picture.
The children of St. Patrick's Parochial School headed the
parade, followed by those of St. Joseph's Academy, St. Joseph's,
St. Hedwigc's, St. Mar-y's, St. Cassimer's, St. Stanislaus', Sacred
Heart, St. Stephen's, and St. Adelbert's.
As they passed the reviewing stand the command, "Eyes
right" was given and a sea of young faces looked up toward the
stand where the priests doffed their hats in recognition of them.
They then escorted His Excellency from the hotel to the residence
of Father DeGroote. Thousands of spectators cheered the chil­
dren during their short march. Service men and school teachers
acted as marshals of the parade.
SOLEMN V ESPEHS.
The finale of the day's celebration, Solemn Vespers, took
place at seven forty-five. Bishop Glass was celebrant and Hev.
William F. Minnick and Rev. William Burke were deacon and sub­
deacon respectively. Rev. James J. O'Brien and Rev. Joseph Sulzer
were the deacons of honor. Right Rev. Herman Joseph Alereling
assisted in the sanctuary. Rev. 'William Connor was master of
ceremonies, being assisted in the sanctuary by the seminarians
from Holy Cross Seminary.
This service was featured by an excellent musical program
by the mixed choir and several selections by the Boys' Choir. At
the close of the Benediction the congregation sang, "Praise' ye
the Father."
Following the vespers Ht. Hev. Bishop Muldoon delivered
the sermon, taking as a general topic, "We have an altar," and
explaining the significance of Catholic practice. He traced the
history of sacrifice from the biblical times of the old testament
down to the present time. He said that the preachers of the
Catholic Church were and always have been, preaching the one
message of ".I l'SUS Christ and Him crucified."
Continuing, the Bishop showed the need of religion in this
country since only sixty }>erc(,l1t of the people of Amer í cu a\'(�
professing an;: 1 eIigious belief.
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He showed how it is possible for every preacher of the
Catholic Faith to stand up and say to the people, "You can't cast
aside your wife and take another. If you do you are practising
polygamy. If you leave your wife and take another you are
committing a grave offense against God." To the wage earner:
"Give a fair day's work to your employer." To the employer:
"You must give more than a minimum wage, in the words of the
encyllical of Pope Leo XIII, you must give a decent wage. You
cannot throttle the preachers of justice, and the justice of men
should be spoken of freely and without control."
The Bishop in concluding said, "What is to become of Amer­
ica with her luxury, theaters, magazines and dancing? The only
remedy is the preaching of the gospel which teaches the glory
and strength of Jesus Christ."
PONTIFICAL REQUIEM MÀss.
Celebration of Pontifical Requiem Mass by Rt. Rev. Michael
Gallagher, Bishop of the Diocese of Detroit, an eloquent pane­
gyric by Rev. James A. Burns, C. S. C., and the rendition of a
Gregorian Chant Mass by the Holy Cross Seminary Choir from
Notre Dame, opened the third day's program attendant on the
consecration. The impressive service at nine o'clock was attended
by a congregation that filled the sacred edifice. Reverend John
F. De'Grootc, C. S. C., the Hector, was assistant priest at the pon­
tifical Mass; Rev. Charles Fischer and Rev. James O'Brien, C. S.
C., deacons of honor; Rev. William Minnick, C. S. C., deacon of
the Mass; Rev. Stanislaus Scamecki, sub-deacon; Rev. William
H. Connor, C. S. C., master of ceremonies.
The music for the Hequiem High Mass and absolution was
Gregorian, with the exceptions: "Gradual and Tract," R. M. Si lby ;
"Sequence, Dies Irae," Male Quartet ; "Offertory," Mendelssohn;
"Benedictus," H. M. Silby; Motet, "Non Sum Di gnus," J. Miterrer.
The sennon on this occasion was preached by the Rev. James
A. Burns, C. S. C., the distinguished President of Notre Dame
University. Father Burns' eloquent sennon will be found else­
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Holy Cross Night
Holy Cross celebration followed by Solem n Vespers con­
e luded the program of services attendant on the consecration of
the church.
He v. Patrick .J. Carroll, C. S. C., Pastor of St. Joseph's Church,
gave an outline of the work and accomplishments of the early
missionaries and the establishment of the Congregation of the
Holy Cross in this part of the country. Father Carroll's sermon
will he found on page--.
The V cry Hev. Andrew Morrissey was celebrant at Solemn
Vespers and Benediction. Hev. William Lennartz, C. S. C., was
deacon, and Hev. George Finnegan, C. S. C., sub-deacon. In
the sanctuary was Rt. Hev. Bishop of this Diocese, attended by
Rev. William Burke of St. .Joseph's Church. Rev. Wm. R. Con­
no!', C. S. C., acted as Master of Ceremonies, and Hev. William
Mi n n i ck, C. S. C., was assistant Master of Ceremonies.
The choir of the Holy Cross Seminary which consists of
eighty-four voices, under the direction of Rev. Charles J. Mar­
shall, C. S. C., presented a program which included Sixteenth
Century as well as modern church music. Twenty-four voices
sang in the four-part male choir, and two unison choirs of thirty
voices each, chanted the Psalms.
The program of music was as follows: "Deus in adjutorium,"
H. M. Si lby ; Antiphons and Hymn, Gregorian according to the
Solemn Version, First Pslarn, Mode Seven, R. M. Silby; Second
Psalm, Mode Three, Gregorian; Third Psalm, Mode One, Greg­
orian; Fourth Psalm, Mode Seven, L. P. Manzetti; Fifth Psalm,
Mode Eight, Gregorian; "VexilIa Regis," Gregorian; "Magnificat,"
Mode Two, H. M. Silby ; "Regina Coeli," Lotti.


Tributes and Appreciations





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A Word of Thanks *
REV . JOHN F. DEGROOTE, C. S. C.
First, of all, all honor and glory to Almighty God, Who has
enabled us to continue this work and bring it to a successful con­
clusion. "Unless the Lord builds the house, they labor in vain
who build it."
Next, our gratitude is due to St. Patrick, under whose protec­
tion this congregation has been placed.
I thank your Excellency for honoring us today by your pres­
ence. Among the many duties of your exalted office you spare
time to put your seal and your blessing on our work. Through
you, the representative of Pope Benedict XV, I return profound­
est gratitude to Our Holy Father for his personal message con­
veying his greetings to us and bestowing the Apostolic blessing.
I thank the Rt. Rev. Bishop of the Diocese for consecrating
the church and the main altar and for his presence among us. Also
Rt. Rev. Bishops Muldoon, Glass, and Gallagher, not only for hav­
ing kindly conented to take part in the ceremonies of the three
days, but also for the generous sentiments that prompted them
to come from such great distances.
I thank Very Rev. Father Morrissey for his very able and
impressive sermon, and the Rev. Fathers for coming here today
from their many and important duties in their own churches, to
honor us with their presence.
I thank our guests and friends from outside the parish, and
in particular our non-catholic friends who have come here at
great inconvenience to themselves to witness the successful
crowning of our labors.
Above all I tender my grateful appreciation to the members
of this congregation of St. Patrick's whose self-sacrifice and gen­
erosity made this event possible. I can assure the Rt. Rev. Bishop
that nowhere in the diocese is there a more loyal parish than this
of St. Patrick's.
"This is the day the Lord has made, let us exult and rejoice
therein."
*Delivered on Sunday, May 8, just before the Sermon of the
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The Catholic Pioneers of
South Bend *
"Let us praise men of renown, and our fathers in their gen­
eration. These are men of mercy, whose godly deeds have not
failed. Good things continue with their seed, their posterity are
an holy inheritance, and their seed hath stood in the covenants.
'Their children for their sakes remain forever; their seed and their
glory shall not be forsaken."-Eccilis.
This solemn requiem service reminds us of one of the most
consoling teachings of our Holy Faith: the dead, although they
be taken from our sight, are not separated from us forever nor
altogether. They continue to belong to the one True Church,
and through their union with that Church remain united to us,
and thus we may aid them by our prayers. Every time the
holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered the Church recalls the mem­
ory of her departed ones; and so, in the midst of this celebra­
tion, it is fitting that our thoughts and our charity should go
out more abundantly towards those members of this congrega­
tion who have "gone before us with the sign of Faith and rest
in the sleep of peace."
But if the first purpose of this requiem service is to remind
us of what we may do for the departed by our prayers another
and not less important purpose is, to remind us of what those
departed members, especially the early members of the parish,
have done for us. Looking back sixty years we can see great
changes. The parish has grown; in numbers and in influence it
has multiplied itself over and over; from it have sprung, directly
or indirectly, all the other Catholic parishes of the city. If we
look at the matter rightly, however, we shall see that what the
parish is today, in numbers, in material resources, in inner
spiritual force, and all the work it is doing-religious, social,
educational-is but the outgrowth and development of what was
implanted here in the beginning. It is the story of the mustard
seed over again-the tiny seed springing up in the earth and
growing greater and greater until at length it becomes a mighty
tree in whose branches the birds of the air build their nests.
The thought of the deceased members and benefactors of this
congregation carries us back to the time when there were only
a few log cabins huddled together in the great bend of the St.
Joseph River, which has given the city its name, with a few
farm clearings in - the country round about. The first historic
"Delivered at the Memorial Mass, Monday, May 10, 1920, by
the Rev. James A. Burns, C. S. C., President of the University of
Notre Dame.
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able to realize. And tradition tells us that these noble pioneers of
the Faith, not content with giving their five dollars or their
one dollar, as the case might be, wou ld go down to Division
Street after their hard day's work of twelve hours, and labor
by the light of lanterns far into the night at the laying of the
foundations or the erecting of the walls of the new building. It
was out of such dispositions on the part of both clergy and laitv
that the spiritual edifice of Catholicity in South Bend took its
rise.
I have said that St. Patrick's parish, large and prosperous as
it is today is only a development of that little parish of sixty years
ago. Let me call your attention to a few broad facts which
illustrate this, and which show that the blessing of God has rested
with a peculiar fullness upon the life and work of the pioneer
Catholics of this congregation.
A fact that is especially significant of the spirit of Faith
which was so strong in the early days, is, that of the fifteen souls
from this parish who have been consecrated to the service of
God, the larger number have been related in some way to the
pioneer families. Again, the two oldest societies in the parish,
the Confraternity of the Holy Rosary and the Children of Mary,
both estsablished in 18ßß, and both still strong and flourishing,
have been, I might say, the parent societies of all the religious
organizations in the parish. A glance at the membership of the
numerous societies of toda v will show that the greater portion
of those who have been m�st active and influential in them, are
connected in some way with the devoted men and women who
constituted the early membership of the two pioneer religious
societies.
The life and work of the parish illustrates this same feature
of continuity and development. From the time 6f the appoint­
ment of the first resident priest down to the present, St. Patrick's
has had eleven pastors. Several of these were here but a few
months, while awaiting the appointment of a permanent pastor.
All of these eleven priests have belonged to the Congregation
of the Holy Cross. Some of them were very remarkable men;
all of them were fervent and zealous priests, devoted ministers
of God to the people of this parish. First among them was
Father Thomas Carroll, who built the pioneer. church, a man of
deepest faith and piety, who in his last years, as an everlasting
memorial of his devotion to the Mother of God, enriched Notre
Dame with her Grotto of Lourdes. Conspicuous among them I
might mention Fathers Cooney and Corby, famous war chap­
lains, one of whom became, after leaving this parish, a celebrated
missionary, and the other President of the University of Notre
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well feel itself to be no longer young; and yet it is, doubtless,
in only the earlier period of its history. In place of the few
families that formed the parish of Father Carroll, there are now
in the nine parishes of this city that arc historically connected
with this mother church, not less than five thousand families;
and in place of the two original parish schools with one hundred
children or so, there are now nine well-equipped parish schools
besides St. Joseph's Academy, counting altogether about four
thousand pupils and one hundred teachers. It has been a won­
derful, a blessed growth. But it is altogether likely that the
future will witness an even greater and more rapid growth than
such figures indicate; for these broad fertile states of the
Mississippi Valley seem destined to form, in the providence of
God, the very heart of this vast republic, and to become the
theater of its niost important developments.
May the future of St. Patrick's Parish-this is the wish that
I would frame for it-be worthy of that past which we today
commemorate; may its priests be ministers of God who will be
worthy to have their names recorded with the names of the
great priests of its past history; may its people be worthy descend­
ants, in spirit if not in flesh and blood, of the greater-hearted men
and women who laid the foundations of the parish; and may the
souls of all whom we commemorate this morning make inter­
cession with God, in return for our prayers, that this parish may
ever continue to be, as it has been in the past, a fruitful portion
of the vineyard of the Great Master, "a holy inheritance," whose
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Planting the Seed"
REV. P. J. CARROLL, c. S. C.
On this Holy Cross night I am asked to record for you the
story of the early Catholic Missions of Northern Indiana and
Southern Michigan. It is a long and very noble tale. There is
nothing in all romance to more quickly awaken imagination, to
more ardently fire the emotions than the story of the Catholic
Missionaries who Christianized this country that lies all about
us.
The record takes us back to Allouez. This brave priest
crossed Lake Michigan from Green Bay in 1680, rowed up the
St. Joseph River, and about a half mile south of Niles erected
a little fort on the hill overlooking the gliding waters. Some
distance away he built a log chapel and a cabin. After a service
of ten years among the Indians he died in the summer of 1690.
Today his bones rest above the river along which he journeyed
so often, some short distance south of Niles.
Nearly two centuries later, in 1830, Father Badin came from
Kentucky, and pitched his camp near St. Mary's Lake at Notre
Dame. The noble speech of Chief Pokagan to Father Gabriel
Richard, Vicar General of Cincinnati, which secured the services
of Father Badin for the St. Joseph district is a touching appeal.
"My Father," said he, "I come to implore you to send us .a Black
Robe to instruct us in the word of God. We still preserve the
manner of prayer which was taught to our ancestors by the Black
Robe who resided at St. Joseph." He then recited the Our Father
and the Hail Mary, which his ancestors had been taught two
centuries before. Thus had they kept green the memory of
Allouez in the heart of Pokagan,
Father Badin labored along the St. Joseph for three years,
after which he went to Cincinnati and later to Kentucky. He was
followed by Father DeSeille, in 1832.
This gentle priest served the Indians for about three years.
The unvarnished record of his death still catches the heart. He
was alone except for his few Christian Indians. The wilderness
lay about him-the wilderness of those by-gone forests and far­
stretching fields. When he knew he was dying he dragged him­
self to the altar of the cabin chapel, administered to himself his
last Holy Communion. He was dead just six days when the mis­
sionary nearest him arrived to administer the last Sacraments.
In the spring of 1838 the government expelled all Pottawat­
tomie Indians of the St. Joseph district to the western line of the
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picture. The six or eight Protestant pulpits that represented
South Bend and Mishawaka in those days, gave no hospitable
greeting to Sorin arid his band. They declared he was to get
one hundred thousand dollars from the Pope for the conquest
of this section of Indiana and added it would be useless for him
to attempt building a college as it would be burned to the ground
before completed. "See how these Christians love one another."
The missions attended by Father Sorin and his priests in
those early days are about as follows:
Notre Dame, (then commonly called S1. Mary's of the Lake),
Bertrand, Niles, I ... owell, South Bend, Mishawaka, Goshen, Plym­
outh, Berrien, LaPorte, Michigan City, Kalamazoo, S1. Joseph,
S1. John's and Constantine.
Notre Dame, as stated, numbered when Father Sorin came,
about twenty Catholic families-Indians and whites. The first
church, built of logs, by the Catholic men of the settlement, was
finished March 19, 1843. The first church to be consecrated was
on the first Sunday in November, 1849. Bishop Vande Weld of
Chicago, and Bishop DeLaHailandiere of Vincennes, were present
and took part in the ceremony. It is recorded, too, that Bishop
De La Hailandiere gave Confirmation in Goshen to seven persons
on the following Tuesday, and to twenty in Mishawaka on
Wednesday.
Bertrand, when Father Sorin first came, had about six Cath­
olic families. Tradition has it that the place was once a thriving
town; but this must have been before the coming of Father Sorin,
because in his memoirs he speaks of Niles and Mishawaka as
the centers of promise. To this little settlement the Sisters of
Holy Cross came j n 1 S44, where they opened an academy which
for many years was the headquarters of the entire sisterhood
until the establishment of the present S1. Mary's College. A sub­
stantial brick church was also erected in Bertrand. Some years
ago, after it had been allowed to fall into ruins, this church was
torn down and altogether dismantled. Of a summer day if one
has the time and the mood, one may still see below the tall
grasses the crosses in the old cemetery at Bertrand that mark
where rest the ashes of the forgotten Catholic dead.
In 1S50 a church was built in Niles. Father Sorin writes of
Niles as a very promising town, with a Catholic population in
1850 of perhaps sixty souls. Like all the other surrounding towns
it was at first attended by a non-resident priest from the Lake.
The town of Lowell was founded by Samuel Cottrell some
time around 1835. There were about two hundred people in
this mission in the year 1855-nearly all of them Catholics. Land
was given by the founder of Lowell in 1849 for a church and
school. In 184£l FaJIH>r Surin built the church which also served
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as a school. For many years a priest went down from the Lake
every Sunday to Lowell, where he said Mass at nine o'clock.
South Bend was founded by Alexis Coquillard in 1836. When
Father Sorin arrived here in 1842, on his great spiritual auven­
ture, the town, as stated, had a population of about a thousand
people. Like the other towns round about us South Bend was
for many years a station attended from the Lake. Before the
arri val of Father Sorin a priest from Chicago visited the place
two or three times a year. South Bend was visited once a week
from 1854 to 1857 by Father Maher, a Holy Cross priest who said
Mass for the settlers west of the river wherever and whenever
possible. In 1858 under the direction of Rev. Thomas Carroll,
there was begun the organization of St. Patrick's parish. Until
the erection of the first St. Patrick's Church in 1859, Mass was
said in the homes of the members of the congregation. This
present church was completed in 1887.
In 1848 Father Sorin bought church property for the
Catholics of Mishawaka for six hundred dollars. Probably thirty
families would be a reasonable estimate for the number of wor­
shippers at this time. Seven years later, however,-in 1855-we
note that a frame church and a parsonage were erected at the
cost of thirteen hundred dollars. In this year, too, we learn
that three Sisters of Holy Cross taught in their Academy forty
girls from Mishawaka and nearby cities.
In the early days of the Notre Dame religious colony, Goshen,
another of the Lake Missions, had a population of two hundred
souls with probably twenty Catholics all. told.
Plymouth had a total of some six Catholic families; Berrien,
where a priest said Mass occasionally, had only three.
LaPorte was a station attended by the Priests of Holy Cross
since 1842. In 1855, we are told, it took one hour to reach the
place by train. In this year after many attempts and failures, a
church was built and a Sisters' school opened with an attendance
of eighty children, one-half of whom were Protestants.
Michigan City was provided with a Catholic Church as early
as 1841, by Father De St. Palais, who later became bishop. In
1854 a priest's house was built. The Brothers of the Holy Cross
went there in 1852, and opened a high school; but in 1854 they
were replaced by the Holy Cross Sisters. In 1856 there were
two hundred Catholics in Michigan City, and ninety children
attending a Catholic school.
Kalamazoo, on the arrival of Father Sorin or shortly after­
ward, had a population of twelve hundred, one hundred of whom
were Catholics. A priest went there from the Lake to attend to
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even the little cherube peering down from the interstices of the
window arches seem to smile down upon the worshippers at the
Stations of the Cross below, and yet there is in their sweet and
childish eyes a faint wonderment, as if they asked of the souls
beneath:
"Are ye fair
Eternally, who enter in this house?"
Not the least remarkable of the accessories of the church
are the "Stations," set in frame of Gothic style, blending in tone
with the walls and keeping in concord the eternal harmonies of
the interior. The sculptured frames are like miniature cathe­
drals, with pinnacled tops, the central one terminating in a
cross, offset with ornamentations of flowers and fruits. The sta­
tions are in very high relief, each scene from the Passion depicted
with rare art by artists of the Daprato Statuary Company, and
they are not only artistic repr-esentations of the great scenes
depicted, but they are full of religious significance and replete
with devotion.
Studying individual Stations, one is struck with the individu­
ality of the types displayed. Careful study has portrayed these
figures, so different and so perfectly in keeping, as for instance,
in the Third Station where "Jesus Falls for the First Time," we
see the prostrate figure of the Lord of men, crushed beneath the
weight of His Cross, the delicate face bruised and bleeding under
His Crown of Thorns. In strong contrast are the figures of the
Roman Centurian, virile, handsome, pittiless, the two Jews, one,
evidently a Rabbi, a touch of pity upon his fine old face, the
other, hard and 'unbelieving, and the henchman of the law, bru­
tal and degraded, merely executing the centurian's stern com­
mands regardless of the suffering inflicted. All the figures rep-­
resented are characteristic of the age and the type, and each
shows the artist's genius and originality, as well as his careful
attention to details.
Suspended from the ceiling of the church as magnificent can­
delabra of gleaming gold and shining crystal in perfect harmony
with the interior, wrought skillfully in Gothic style, and executed
with the touch of a Benvenuto Cellini, that mediaeval master cis­
tellatura, whose work today is still treasured in Italian cathedrals
and churches. These works of art as well as all the beautiful
marble work, and the remodeling of St. Patrick's church are the
products of the ateliers of Daprato Statuary Company, those true
lovers of Christian art in whose studios work seems ever to be
done Call more.
In all the perfection of detail and artistic beauty of this mod­
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delicate detail appealing to the artistic sense and calculated to
raise men's thought's heavenward.
The side altars are deeply recessed and cleverly designed so
as to show the remarkable mura] paintings on the walls above.
These paintings are done by the well-known artist, Mr. Ber­
nard MeIlerio, and arc in softly harmonious hues blending well
with the color scheme of the interior. Above the Blessed Virgin's
altar is él painting of St. Dominic kneeling before Our Lady of
the Rosary, the picture exquisitely painted and portraying the
scene with taste and devotion.
Above the altar of St. Joseph the scene is the sweet and
simple one where the Boy Christ walks His adoring parents. Each
picture is painted with a loving touch of an Angelico or a Sasso­
ferrato, the tender smile of Our Lady, the gentle pride of St.
Joseph, the gracious, thoughtful Boy, Our Lord, all bringing to the
onlooker in a dear reality, the humble home of the carpenter who
dignified labor in all purity and holiness, midst the lilies of
Nazareth. Against the painting the statute of St. Joseph rises in
marble purity, one of the most representations ever chiselled of
the Foster-Father of Our Lord.
'Vith his sheaf of snowy lilies in one hand, his carpenter's
rule in the other, his sandalled feet toil-worn and weary, his broad
brow worn and furrowed with care, the "dear Guardian of Mary"
stands as a model of all Fatherhood, wise and kindly, simple and
strong.
The statue of Our Lady of Grace at the other side altar rises
from its shrine of snow-peaked marble, a simple and natural
figure modestly robed in graceful draperies. Crushing the ser­
pent beneath her foot Our Lady stands with hands outstretched
in welcome, with eyes downcast and soft hair parted above a
broad and innocent brow.
"Wide despread,
Madonna-wise on either side her head,"
a half-smile, touching and sweet, upon her mobile lips.
A third remarkable statue of St. Patrick's is that of the
Sacred Head of Jesus which stands upon a marble pedestal, and
is a rare gem of art, indicative of the genius of the sculptor. One
hand of the Sacred figure is outstretched, as if to show the world
the welcoming attitude of the Heart to which the other hand
points. The figure is one of virile manhood, the face a marvel­
lous conception of God and man, thoughtful, wise and strong, yet
loving and tender, pleading yet reproachful as if the divine lips
were saying, "Oh man, who gazost at Me-this poor Heart broke
for you-Come you not to Me to comfort Me with your love T"
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figures in snowy, floating draperies, one of the "angel of Praise,"
the other "The Angel of Benediction," each portraying in delicate
touches the different metiers of the "ministers of Grace."
Above all these artistic touches of deep religious significance
the altar rises into three pinnacles like the frostwork spires of Old
French cathedrals, each tiny spire terminating in a snowy {leur­
de-lis, the carvings vigorous yet charmingly graceful and delicate,
and seeming to spring heavenward almost as if instinct with life,
the central one culminating in a beautiful marble cross at the
apex, a fitting emblem to draw men's eyes and thoughts heaven­
ward.
Mr. Cram, in his wonderful book, the "Gothic Quest," says
that "Art is the symbolic expression of otherwise inexpressible
ideas," and if this is true, the makers of St. Patrick's with all its
artistic completeness and perfections, evince true religious art,
in its highest sense in "Beauty-serene, supreme and final," from
portal to High Altar Cross lifting men's souls above the sordid
things of earth and .grunti ng them a foretaste of the final vision of
the All-Beautiful.
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Con tribu tions
List of those who co ntr i huted to the heuut i f'y í ng or the Church:
M.\I� ALTAR-In Memory of :VII's. :VIary C. Gehring, donated hy .Io h n .J.
Gehring and Bel'JHHlette Gehring.
ALTAH OF THE BLESSED VIHGI�-Ill :VI('mory of. Patrick O'Briell, do­
uutcd by Mrs. Ma t í l du O'Brien and Family.
ALTAH OF ST. ,JOSEPH-In Memory of the Coquillard Family, donated hy
Member-s of the Coquillarù Famil y.
STATUE OF THE SACHED HEAHT-In Memory of the �ohile Family,
donated hy the Xo hi l e Family.
A JE,YELEJ)-(JOLD TABEHNACLE KEY-In :el11ory of George E. and
�Iary V. Clu rkc, donated hy Miss Agatha Clu rkc.
Frank Tocpp , Miles O'Br ien , .John .J. O'Brien, .John B. \'e])er, I. 'V. Lower,
Ad ie Wí l l s, Edmund Wi l l s , Frank :VIajor, Mrs. Maud Coquillard, Mrs. :\lartha
S. Chepoton.
Nicholas Fel tí s, Lucius H. Miller, Frunk Yu r sdo rf'cr-, Thomas Kerns, Frank
Kelly, O. A. Clark, Dl' .. J. B. Bertcl í ng, Vitus .Io ncs, Ella O'Dea, .Ie n n y Mo rl ev,
Wm, A. McInerny, G. A. Farabaugh, L. A. Mc Ga nn , Jo seph :VI. Stephenson,
Charles Scnr ich , Alexis Coquillard, D. 1.. Guilfoyle, Mrs. Cecelia Meeker, Alex
HupeI, Leo J. \Vills, Robert 1.. Green, Mrs. Salem Towne .
. John A. Knuf'cr, Jucob Kerner, Patrick O'SIH'a, Hlchn rd Keegan, Harry
Wal tcrs, Nicho lus Schilling, Paul Bcroth, Charles Hagerty, Dr. John A.
Stocck l ev, Mrs. Mary Sheek y, Mrs. Hose Butler, Francis HO�'e, :VIrs. H. :VI.
Crockett, Frnncts .J. Vu rp í l lu t, Mrs. Mary V. Mu lf on , Marie Votyku, :\lrs. No ra
Hagerty, Mr s. Catherine Twol1ley, Ernest :VlcErlainc, Mrs. Bridget Hagerty,
.Io scp h Donu hu e, Mrs. O. Hu pe l.
.Junior 1I()1�' Name Society, Stu nl ey Kochu no ws k i , :Vlolly Shcekcy, :\Iargard
Quinlan, Mrs. M. B('HZ, Harry Wood, Mr s , :VIarin Ne ml th , Edward Dish, John
Hayes, �lrs. Fl'an(_'('s Butterworth, Mí sse s Murphy, H. 1,. Gu th r i e , Mrs. A. C.
Osbor-ne, Helen Schabel, .lu mcs Tracy, .John Cu nn l nghu ur, .lo h n Heu noe, Micluu-l
Cal non, Lloyd Metca íf', T. A. Hines, By ron Cruge-r, Arthur Swo r th, Wi l l in m
Ph i stc r, Fru nk Murphy, Geo¡'ge Mc ßr idc, Adolph Mohn n , Mr's. FI()I'('llC(� 1)Pc],(·!"
.John Dempsey, D .. J. Cashman, Mrs. El izubcth Sch lu mu n , :vlt's, 'I'he rcsu Vah l er t,
Auna Lovett, Eucharistic Guild, Frank .J. Mu nn , :VIi'S. :Vlary E. Dorian, :\ll's .
. Julia Carroll, Catholic Order of Foresters, Edward Ki rch myr-r, (;(,ol'ge Ki rclr­
myel', Jerry H. McCarthy, John Herzog, E. Il. :VlcCartin .
.:\1rs. P. Casey, Anthony Miller, Joseph Biltz, .John Fr ltxcr, Ln w rencr- Lune,
:Vlamie Brady, .John Buckley, \Villiam Ducy, :Vlrs. :\Iary Scully, Thomas Garrity,
Nell Heiser, Mrs. Honora Toull('�', John T. Mc Cu rth y, Mrs. B. H. Myers. .
TIH'l'eSa Moss iman, Sarah O'Neill, Mrs. -'lary Hn rdcu, Mrs. A. Solari, .J. A .
. Johnson, Mrs. M. C. Luugcubuhu, Charles Schubert, Charles Weutlund, Mrs.
Mary Nn sh, Joseph Huber, Andrew Seigel, .:\il·S. Mary Archu mbr-nu lt, .Iohn
Voelkel'S, Joseph Heiter, Mrs. Charles Drain, Jucoh Fischer, Mrs. E. Henson,
Mr-s .• J. Olson, Wí l l lam M. Downs, John Hauh, Mr», L. Hhodc, Mrs. G. Gordv,
John Heil, John Tob in, B. Lahey, Peter Metzger, Isn hel Ic Egan, Joseph Calla­
han, Wi l l inrn Smith, Mrs. Elizabeth Loomis, Mrs. "ïll ium Bunhury, Mrs. Rich­
ard Mu inch, Mrs. Mary Flanagan, E .. J. Huber, Mrs, Anna Wahlen, Edward
Peterson, Gco rge Collins, .John .J. Marcus, Ma rton ::\ladcloll, .Iohn .M. Cooney,
John Mcl ner-nv, John .J. Murphy, Mrs. Christine McCluuc, . Mlchacl Touhey, Mrs.
F. H. Hoherts, Mrs. C. E. Lr-ntz , Ja mes E. Cauley, EI izubeth Butler, Miss DOll­
OYHn, Thomas Miller.
Bolser Benner, William Foley, F .. J. Hyde, .Mrs. Kalt· W{'rulz, :\Irs. .J.
Heiser, Mildred '\'�'ek) .Jospph Il.u+zvr, P. Murphv , (athl:'rinf \'yl'k) (;eorgr


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Schu ng, Beatrice Marry, Mrs. lVI. A. Lewis, T. E. McErlaine, Thomas Cosgrove,
John Ritchie, Margaret Murphy, Ma rt ln Ga r sk i , Ethel Sweetland, Ella Brady,
Agnes Auer, Clara Auer, .John McCa rthv, Mrs. Mary Pagl c, Fred Schurnuchcr,
.Iohu A. Bauer, Haymond Huher, Charles Ko wa l sk í , Harold Miller, Mrs .. \. M.
Sweetland, Mrs. Wi l l ium Crahill, Auna Lyons, George Pelticr, Lena Wer-ntz,
Mrs. Josephine De Hyck e, Elizabeth Brady, Anna Brady, Gertrude Baumgartner,
Verena Baumgartner, Margaret Blake, Clara Bognar, Mary Casey, Anna Casey,
Catherine Casey, Mary Certie, Catherine Certie, Josephine Decker, Bertha De­
Chant, Helen Du rnbauch, Bertha F'rt tzer , Helen Fury, Margaret Gill, Catherine
Guthrie, Clara Hoose, Mary Hagerty, Theresa Jahn, Hose Lewis, Eleanore Lewis,
Mary McInerny, Agnes Murphy, Loretta Murphy, Genevieve Murphy, Charlotte
Meyer, Otillie Myers, Theresa Myers, Cecilia Ness, El iza hcth Rhodes, Gladys
Sousley, Mary Schei vi ll e, Mary Sullivan, Catherine Su l l i vn n , Nellie Touhey,
Margaret Vahlert, Mary Veneziana, Adelle win», Maud \'ehcr, Lucile \Veher,
Bernice Code, Agnes Code, Mary Touhey, Mrs. Clem Weaver, Helen Kerr, Hazel
Turner, Grace Vermet, George McCarthy, Sr.
The f'ol l o wí ng rendered very generous per sonu l service:
A. \V. Peltz, Peter Fl a ry, O. \V. Pí e rcc, H. Mik e sel l , George Peltier, Louis
Howard, Peter Powers, Hay Powers, Edwn rd Chi rhea rt, Henry Zeiger, Anthony
Mí l Ier , Charles \'entland, Edward Everett and son, Hubert Barnard, Hiram
Bishop, Dell Thompson, Frank Yarsdorfer, Richard Koega n, Otto Berndt,
George Sumption, August Landgraf. Louis Landry, Thomas Cosgrove, Joh n
Gilmartin, John J. Murphy, Martin Gartska, Michael Calnon, Joseph Reiter,
Kenneth Reiter, Arthur M. Rivard, Jerry Voelkel'S, Charles Schubert, Wí l l iarn
McQuaid, A. Seifert, Frank Schmitt, Fred Bishop, Charles Burwell, Martin
Meyers, Joseph Biltz, Vivian Fitzgerald, Martin Beach, Frank Vennet, Wi l l iarn
Kelly, Wi l l iam Smith, James Tracey, A. \V. Fortier, Don Bishop, Leo Donahue,
B. Donahue, G. Donahue.
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