This pamphlet was conceived in enthusiasm by men and women who are bristling with PEP to build a Beautiful Church in St. James Parish. They are impatiently waiting: they are clamoring for action. They want YOU to know what they propose doing. They hope you will be with them. Don't look for a seat in the Grand Stand -- People who do things move -- the disinterested sit and watch -- Our Parish Big Drum is beating a marching tune -- "LET'S GO."
Etiquette is defined as the conventional rule or ceremonial observed in polite society. These rules vary with peoples, geographical boundaries and culture. They are expressions of thought and ideals and are an index of the prevailing civilization. Dress, manners, customs, laws, architecture, literature, drama and art, are the standards by which civilization expresses its deepest and strongest ideals. These distinguish primitive people from those who are more advanced and they also mark the course of thought that is most prevalent at any time.
The savage wore clothes as a protection against climatic conditions, but even in his infantine mind there was a consciousness of being indecent. He usually wore a waist line and thus manifested a sense of modesty or shame of being indecent when associating with his fellows.
Christianity set a high value on purity. From its inception it battled against the coarse sensual vulgarity of paganism, and the progress of Christianity might be measured at any period by the modesty of women in their mode of dress and address.
The Christian maiden regarded modesty as her most precious jewel. Her manner, dress and looks bespoke it. Her pagan sister scoffed at such ideals. She plainly expressed her viewpoint by her dress and behavior. Her highest ambition was sex interest. She multiplied her artifices to excite the sex instinct of the male. She was rarely so crude as to entirely expose her body and her lascivousness was necessarily tempered by the prudence that selt-protection suggested. Usually she wore clothes that set her limbs in the most suggestive pose to excite lust. She was as naked as the temper of the time and climate permitted. She had no scruples about modesty for modesty was an unknown virtue in pagan times and among pagan people. Pagan etiquette approved of immodesty. It was proper for a pagan to be a pagan and that is a sum total and a just estimate or pagan dress.
Paganism is returning from its dark retreats; red-light districts were the cancerous areas in Christian lands. They are disappearing we are informed in modern cities and homes are becoming brothels. Sex indulgence is being promoted by birth control, companionate marriage, petting parties and whatnot. Women's dress or undress is an expression of this ideal of living by the flesh.
Many of the self-respecting bodies of Protestants are withdrawing from the association of the Federation of Protestant Churches because a committee on morals has approved of these vile practices, they truly say that churches that approve of such wickedness are not Christian. It might also be said that bare arms and dress decolette are not Christian. They are pagan in concept and purpose and no matter how pure may be the heart of the lady who dresses in this fashion to assist at a devotion in a Catholic Church, her dress proclaims a pagan theory of life and her sense of Christian etiquette is lamentably ridiculous and faulty.
Your cooperation is solicited. The Parish cannot meet its obligations unless you give a helping hand. There is not a week but we are losing old parishioners who were in many instances the backbone of the Parish. No matter who comes or goes, we have to carry on. Though you are new to us, we wi1l meet you more than half way, a parishioner is a parishioner, no matter how short or long his stay may be. If you don't want to contribute, don't let that cause you to turn your back on your parish church on Sunday. Your doing so hurts because it has a tendency to destroy parish unity.
If you can afford to contribute and have a desire to support the Parish Church and School, make an envelope offering every Sunday at the Offertory of the Mass. Many of the parishioners give 4 per cent of every dollar they earn to the Church. They give it as an act of homage to God and in appreciation of His many blessings. Envelopes can be had in the vestibule .
This is a doctrine annunciated by Premier Mussolini according to the recent press reports. He apparently is sufficiently intelligent to perceive that empires are built on philosophies and his concept of empire is candidly pagan and Trojan.
We do not object to it because it is pagan. There are some pagan philosophies that are harmless, there are others which if put into practice would make slaves of humanity. This is one of them. It is a denial of the natural rights of parents and would make man a slave of a tyrannical state. It is also a denial of a fundamental law of Religion, and brushes aside God from the universe. The state did not create the child, God made him.
The works of all intelligent beings are made for a purpose; the pen is made to write, spectacles to help our failing vision, shoes to wear and chairs to sit upon; things are to be used according to the intention of the one who made them and as man was made by God, he must be permitted to accomplish the purpose for which he was created. Education is essentially a preparation for a human being to achieve his eternal destiny, or to fit him for the aim for which his Creator intended him.
Man was not made to serve a state or a tyrant. He who made him, made him to be free. He made him to love and serve the Lord of Creation and be happy with Him in heaven. He gave him creatures to aid him to attain this end.
There is only one God and He is not Mussolini. The child, before and after he reaches school age, belongs to the parents and God. The Church can never agree to the doctrine that the child and his education belongs to the State. The coin of tribute had impressed upon it the image of Caesar, the soul of a child has impressed upon it the Image of God. In the words of Christ, therefore, we ask whose image is upon it? and we answer this blasphemous philosophy, "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's and to God the things that are God's."
Thomas J. Kavanaugh, V.P. of Mississippi Valley Trust Company and author of the Credit System of banking employed at that institution, died at St. Mary's Hospital June 10, following a long illness during which time three operations were performed.
Mr. Kavanaugh who lived at 768 Tuxedo Boulevard, Webster Groves, was an intimate friend of Father O'Connor, and their relatives are known to one another in County Kerry, Ireland. His sister, Mrs. Linkul, is housekeeper in the Rectory, and another sister, Mrs. Kelly, resides in the parish.
Born in Ireland, Mr. Kavanaugh brought little to the United States except a fine Christian Faith and a highpower intelligence. These he had ambition to use and improve. Without influence or inherited wealth, he achieved great success, but he paid the price, which is unfailing effort to improve and the sacrifice of self-discipline. He continued to go to night school until he was capable of teaching the branches he studied. He taught banking credits at the School of Commerce and Finance at St. Louis University and wrote a book "Bank Credit, Methods and Practice" which was published by the Bankers Publishing Co., New York.
He was a daily communicant and an active church worker. In addition to his widow, Mrs. Julia Kavanaugh, Mr. Kavanaugh is survived by three sons, Joseph, Vincent and Leo Kavanaugh, and five daughters, the Misses Grace, June, Ruth, Eileen and Betty Joan Kavanaugh. May he rest in peace.
If you want to know the value of your soul, make a retreat.
Lest the records of the parochial school might be destroyed in the course of years by fire or other accident, an endeavor is here made to take from the official school record, such items of interest as are fundamental to any document which purposes to be historic.
There was a parochial school in St. James Parish more than 70 years ago but as there are no records left which give the names of pupils or teachers, the present generation have only such inexact accounts as can be gathered from the few witnesses who are still living and have only a dim recollection of detail.
This is not the case with the present parochial school which opened January 7, 1903, in the basement of the building which is now used and was at that time under construction.
In anticipation of the completion of the new building, classes were formed on September 6th, 1902, and were taught in the Convent until the new year. There were thirty-five pupils registered the first year and as they began in lower classes there were no graduates until the year 1904. Since that time 526 children have graduated from the parochial school and 409 children are now pupils or were registered at the close of the last term in addition to the graduating class.
These figures do not represent the total of all pupils who have come under the parochial school system in St. James Parish. There were many who spent a year or two in school and after receiving their First Communion or Confirmation, went to the Public School and there were a number of others who transferred to other parishes or left school before completing the Eighth Grade. It is only quite recently children without any exception continue in school until graduation. In former years the prevailing custom throughout the country permitted boys and girls to go to work at an early age and many parents, especially among the poorer classes, availed of this opportunity of increasing their income by sending children to work as soon as a job could be procured. Compulsory education sets an age limit which is not always an assurance of graduation; dull pupils and children whose education was broken by illness, travel or other circumstances, even at the present time are permitted to go to work though they have not completed the eighth grade. More than 1400 children have been registered in St. James School since it reopened in 1902.
Theodore Bevert, Amorita Boland, Edward Brady, Andrew Caswell, Anna Cody, Charles Cody, Thomas Comer, Catherine Com... (?) Raphael Dolan, Helen Dolan, Patrick Flavin, Maxine Fournier, Joseph Gibbons, Francis Gibbons, Hugh Gibbons, Bertha Gyer, Marie Hart, Genevieve Hart, John Lagarce, Maurice Lohmey, Genevieve Mahon, Justine Mahon, Teresa Manion, Owen McVey, Marie 0'Gorman, Paul O'Gorman, Margaret Saxton, Charles Sindell, Thomas Sindell, Francis Signaigo, Helen Walsh, Thomas Walsh, Veronica White, Edward White.
Teresa Manion was the first pupil registered of this group.
In 1904 the first class to graduate consist of Joseph Brady, Edward Cody, Joseph Gibbons.
There was no class in 1905, but in 1906 the following were graduated: William Hefele, Eugene Donnelly, Agnes Houlihan, Anna Cody, Josephine Komoros, Helen Finn.
1907: Louis Howland, Gaston S. McClosky, T.J. Hines, Paul O'Gorman and Justine Mahon.
1908: Frank Signalgo, Wm. Gallagher, Raphael Dolan, Genevieve Mahon, Dennis Kreutzer, Olinda Knebel, Catherine Moran, Ida Murphy, John Schaffrey.
1909: Gertrude Dennell, Nellie Nolan, Marie O'Gorman, Verna Neddo, James Gallagher, Edward Signaigo, Hugh Gibbons.
1910: Llllian Hense, Esther Howard, Kathleen Morrissey, Mary Nolan, Margaret Saxton, Raymond Bayers, Michael Oates, John O'Gorman, John Usher.
1911: Patrick Flavin, Francis J. Gilbane, Daniel Kreutzer, Teresa Manion, Anna T. Ownes.
1912: Irene A. Barr, James N. Dean, Helen C. Dolan, Cecelia Gerard, Veronica M. Heberle, Meehan J. Kelly, Harold O. Kern, Joseph J. Long, Dorothy M. Lynch, Thomas G. Lynch, Catherine A. McGuire, Owen McVey, Ellen J. Morrissey, Charles P. Morrissey, Thomas F. Oates, Genevieve H. 0'Gorman, Mary A. O'Hare, Margaret M. Signaigo, Mathew Schaffrey, Mary A. Smith, Catherine M. Usher, William P. White.
1913: James Dolan, Joseph Donnelly, Joseph Flavin, Thomas Flavin, Harry Gallagher, Helen Gerard, James Gibbons, Leo Hefele, John Hruby, Anna Kurz, John Lagarce, Francis Manion, Ben Maloney, John McAnnar, Daniel Murphy, James Nolan, Helen Olney, Margaret Smith, Laura Shaffrey, Blanche Thompson, Albert Vallar, Helen Howard.
1914: Margaret Carbionn, Helen Flavin, Timothy Flynn, Hazel Long, Sylvester McKenna, Bernadine Muth, Helen Saxton, Joseph Signaigo.
1915: Esther Arnold, John Booncher, Francis Crancer, Alice Devaney, Florence Ehle, Myra Gallagher, Nelson Howard, Joseph Hruby, Edgar Kelly, Hilda Kriegshauser, Lydia Kurz, Harry Maloney, Rosalie Moran, Hazel O'Donnell, Margaret O'Hare, Amie O'Gorman, Florent O'Gorman, Anna Rose, Leola Shaffrey, Helen Usher, Catherine White.
1916: Viola Barr, Helen Brady, Fred Coad, Stanley Cunningham, Edward Dolan, Hannah Flavin, James Flavin, Delphina Jones, Evelyn Jones, Anna Mae Kenney, Julia Lynch, Vincent Malone, Parthenia Pate, Daniel Prindible, Marion Rose, Janice Smith.
1917: Eleanor Bannon, George Bayers, Anthony Clegg, Helen Coad, Anna Dolan, Louise Dwyer, Mary P. Flynn, Marg. M. Gibbons, Joseph Maloney, Mary Cecelia McKenna, Emily McKenna, Ella McVey, Walter Miller, John Moore, Eugenia Morrissey, Julia O'Connell, Sarita Placke, Thomas Quirk, Nellie Scully, Hazel Schmitt, J. Festus Signaigo, Corinne Witt.
1918: Helen L. Bawn, Geo. L. Cody, Marie A. Dwyer, Margaret M. Flynn, Loraine A. Howard, Euphronius M. Jones, Marie T. Kelly, Walter G. Kelly, Margaret M. Kronkosky, James E. Manahan, Margaret C. MeDonnell, Samuel L. Morrissey, Mary M. Murphy, Mary G. O'Shaughnessy, William C. Pate, Louis J. Rose, Ruth E. Ryan, Dolores V. Shaffrey, Catherine M. Hruby, Loraine A. Jones.
1919: Alvina A. Barr, Margaret M. Black, Mary A. Devaney, John P. Dolan, James M. Dwyer, Mary M. Flavin, Agnes C. Flood, Helen C. Flynn, Charles J. Gallaher, Anna E. Gibbons, Adele M. Jirauch, Camilli A. Jones, Eric J. Leuchtefeld, Helen C. Ludden, Helen A. Maloney, Veronica C. McKenna, Fred J. McKenna, Florence E. Minneboo, Anette M. Newport, John J. O'Connell, Charlotte C. O'Gorman, Louis L. O'Gorman, Maria K. Pate, Estelle A. Sensenbrenner, Elizabeth C. Signaigo, Virginia A. Staebler, T. Raymond Usher.
1920: Ada Bolt, Walter Barr, Josephine Berry, Colleen Bawn, Arthur Curlee, Margaret Coad, Elizabeth Dressel, John Eegli, James Eegli, Edmund Fannen, Mario Gioia, Virginia Jones, Jane Lynch, Dorothy McKenna, Agnes McLaughlin, Charles McVey, Anthony Matrieci, Frank Morrissey, Martin Moore, Ruth May, John O'Shaughnessy, Francis O'Shaughnessy, Ferdinand Ritter, August Sensenbrenner, Rosemary Wiss, Denis Dwyer, James Ianuzzi.
1921: Anthony Palumbo, Cecil Peppers, Michael Newport, Dennis Coad, Edward Thiele, Victor O'Gorman, Joseph Ryan, Henry Riddle, Clarence Adler, Bernard Huff, William O'Shaughnessy, Margaret Wiber, Marie Gibbons, Irene Valler, Pauline Epstein, Veronica Kelly, Mary Syron.
1922: Margaret Bannon, Thomas Curlee, Helen Dolan, Randall Dwyer, Cornelia Gruner, Joseph Huff, Adele Hynes, Margaret Irvin, Charles Jones, Helen Kelly, John Mahon, Talbot Murphy, Adolph Menner, Helen Moore, Mary Maennel, Nora O'Bhaugnessy, Loretta Pate, Anthony Pilla, Arthur Pahl, Dorothy Riddle, Albert Staebler, Thomas Syron, William Syron, Catherine Sugden, Genevieve Woods, Sterling Rose, Elizabeth Spiez, Loretta Cooper, Joseph Cenatiempo.
1923: Geraldine Arlt, Rhomaine Brady, Margaret Cenatiempo, Eleanor Eegli, Theresa Gioia, Edwin Flood, Mary Harris, William Hynes, Theresa Jones, Margaret Ludden, Catherine Mahon, Francis Mahoney, Estelle Nixon, Rosemary Newport, Helen Oetter, Margaret Oates, Francis Pursley, Bernadine Quinn, Helen Reynolds, Walter Strathman, Ida Smith, Rose Schatzle, Helen Sullivan. Joe Wiss, Mary Wilson, Margaret Bates, Eva Wodiker.
1924: Dolores Arlt, Louise Bawn, Harry Coble, Joseph Cadwallader, Catherine Coad, Jack Corbett, Frances Doering, Cornelius Flynn, Ethel Irvin, Frank Jirauch, Angela Kollias, Stasia Lawler, Madge Maloney, Genevieve Martineau, Eugene Martineau, Genevieve Nixon, Helen Oates, Mary O'Connell, Edward QUinn, Bertha Reynolds, Helen Ryan, Louis Schollmeyer, Harry Wagner, Felix Wiget, Florence Wilsdon, May Collins, Charles Kavanaugh, Mary Wack.
1925: Waldo Bisso, Dolores Brady, Dorothy Brady, M. Hester Bovard, Sylvia Blasitz, Regina Bernsen, Willie Corbett, Estelle Coad, John Doering, Norman Fehrensen, Rose Gioia, Renard Gruner, Orval Harnes, Margaret M. Huff, Joseph Hussman, Emmet Jones, Evelyn Lutz, Lorraine Lutz, Mary McCauley, Rosalie May, Joseph Phelan, Angelo Pilla, Maurice Sullivan, Christina Hobbs, John Fannen, Frank Strathman, Lillian Saxton, Bernard Thiele.
1926: Ione Arnold, Lillian Bernsen, Ruth Bovard, Lucille Cenatiempo, Ruth Kelly, Othea Lauterwasser, Frances Matreci, Dorothy Martineau, Monica Moynihan, Catherine O'Shaughnessy, Anna Purcell, Virginia Pursley, Catherine Reese, Margaret Regan, Philomena Shaffrey, Agnes Stanton, Bertha Stoverink, Laura Stumpf, Francis Dwyer, George Epstein, Joseph Gioia, Charles Heil, Cornelius Kavanaugh, Anthony Kollias, Frank Manestar, Mathew McLaughlin, Joseph Schmid, Henry Stoverink.
1927: Bernard Brady, Glennon Burke, Charles Corbett, Frank Daley, Robert Duggan, George Echoff, Woodrow Foley, Jack Houlihan, Eugene Lively, Bernard Quinn, Joseph Sharamitaro, John Spiez, Benedict Sugden, Theodore Thiele, Louis Schatzle, Verda Bersch, Dorothy Buescher, Helen Chiaurro, Virginia Coad, Bessie Coble, Mary Corbett, Betty Kavanaugh, Grace Kelly, Magaret Matreci, Ita McCauley, Augusta Mergenthaler, Loretta Oates, Margaret O'Shaughnessy, Lucille Plengemeier, Margaret Walsh.
1928: James Cadwallader, Carlo Cenatiempo, John Coad, Edmund Hefele, William Hazlett, James King, Bernard Kelly, August Matreci, Paul Menner, James O'Connell, John Pursley, Edward Schuler, Mary Claire Duggan, Agnes Frattini, Mary Kearney, Rosemary Kelly, Clara May, Evelyn Mergenthaler, Dorothy McLaughlin, Ruth Pierce, Imelda Saxton, Gertrude Stoverink, Alice Scherzinger.
1929: Virginia Arnold, Loyola Charleville, Veronica Duggan, Helen Hazlette, Eileen Houlihan, Florence Kelly, Helen Kelly, Eleanor Knichael, Helen Martineau, Mary Catherine McGrath, Catherine Maloney, Julia O'Shaughnessy, Antonette Palumbo, Albertine Btgney, Laurence Beinecke, Dominic Borelli, Raymond Buescher, Andrew Doering, Harmann Duvall, Eugene Oodfrey, Henry Hugeback, Joseph Jirauch, Robert Kelly, John Murphy, Jerome Nuelle, Jack Oates, Thomas O'Shaughnessy, Harold Thompson, Robert Mahoney, Charles Schatzle, Louis Schmidt, Byron Fannen, Edward Cadwallader, Dean Bisso.
1930: Alice Corbett, Julia Duvall, Mary Eichner, Margaret Gruner, Bella Borelli, Mary Burch, Veronica Brady, Veronica Coad, Ruth Heil, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Ross, Rosalind Reese, Helen Scherzinger, Mary Stockero, Mildred Sullivan, Adeline Schmitz, Alice Jane Webb, Rose Kearney, Russell Gittins, Woodrow Harries, William Hefele, Harvey Howard, James Newport, Thomas May, Eugene Oates, William Reese, William Saxton, Lawrence Schuler, Joseph Pilla, Paschal Palumbo.
1931: Lawrence Arlt, Rosemary Bigney, Robert Corbett, Agnes Duggan, Florence Foy, Mary L. Godfrey, Joseph Kearney, Joseph Moore, Daniel Burke, Daniel Coad, Clara Duvall, Melvin Ehrlich, Virginia Fahey, Kathryn Hefele, James Lawless, James Mouldon, Harold Plengemeier, Mary J. Robertson, Mildred Saxton, Lester Whitmore, Muriel Roach, Lester Stumpf, Katherine Vellios, Helen Kilderry, Victoria Calcaterra.
Father O'Connor knows everyone who has graduated from St. James School and says, taking them as a body they are a credit to a Catholic School. He does not know a single one who was sentenced by the State for a crime: the few who have fallen away from the Church did so because of foolish marriages. Catholic education, where it is thorough, gives a high percentage of good citizens to the State and saves it $103 a year for the education of each child in school. We estimate St. James Parish saved the State of Missouri last year $41,000.
In the June examinations the fo11owing pupils were awarded the highest marks in their respective classes:
Eighth Grade: Muriel Roach, 96; Marie Louise Godfrey, 95 4/11; Agnes Duggan, 95 4/11; Florence Foy, 93 3/11.
Seventh Grade: Gerald Lutz, 96; Hubard Ward, 95: Arthur Lafser, 94 9/11; James Kelley, 94 2/11.
Sixth Grade: Rita Ward, 96; Gertrude Foy, 95; Allen Baer, 94 7/10; Edward Regan, 94 3/5.
Fifth Grade: Carmelita Kelly, 95 1/2; Anna Marie Lafser, 94 3/5; Charles Klasek, 93 3/5; Mary Catherine Kelley, 93 1/10.
Fourth Grade: Robert Saxton, 96 3/10; Rosemary Hasty, 96; Anna Dempsey, 95 4/5; Albert Frattini, 94 7/10.
Third Grade: Mary Menner, 96 3/8; Evageline Vellios, 96 1.4; Josephine Barni, 941/8; Frank Tomiser, 94.
Second Grade: Margaret Morrissey, 95 2/3; John Weaver, 95 1/6; Edward Barry, 95 1/6; Catherine Lafser, 94 1/3.
The St. James Parochial School Alumni Association have offered an annual award to the pupil in the graduating class who receives the highest marks in scholarship, conduct and application during the year. The award for the class of 1931 was won by Miss Agnes Duggan who received 95 2/5%.
Miss Muriel Roach and Miss Maria Louis, Godfrey have distinguished themselves in the examinations held at Font Bonne College and the Rock Church School for scholarships open to the graduates of all the parochial schools in the city. Miss Roach was 4th at Font Bonne and she and Miss Godfrey won scholarships at the Rock Church School.
Agnes Duggan won the scholarship given by the Sisters of the Ursuline Academy the best pupil in St. James Parochial School.
St. James Choir will go to De Soto, Mo., next Sunday to sing at a young priest's first Mass.
An unique distinction came to Miss Catherine Hefele, daughter of Officer Wm. J. Hefele, 1432 Tamm Avenue, when she graduated from St. James School June 14. She is the only child in the Parish who can truthfully say, "My father, mother and my two brothers and the whole family now have diplomas showing they graduated from St. James School."
This is a record considering the fact that the school did not open until 1902.
We congratulate Officer Hefele and family and hope and pray that each of them continues to uphold his high standard of conduct as an example of what might reasonably be expected of graduates of the. Parochial School.
Father O'Connor wishes to acknowledge an invitation to be present at the graduation of Miss Frances Mary Rice at Nerinx Hall, Webster.
Mrs. Ann Bosche, 6447 Nashville Avenue, the mother of 13 children, underwent an operation at the Deaconess Hospital last week. Her condition is still critical.
Mr. Peter Walker, 1043 Louisville Ave., and his bride of 50 years ago, Margaret Fay, renewed their marriage vows at St. James Church June 22nd at the Nuptial Mass at which their daughter, Winifred, was married to George M. Trickett of Santa Monica, California.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker have resided in St. James Parish during the past seven years and have indicated by their retiring disposition and refinement a traditional culture and self respect and are to all that know them delightfully interesting and entertaining. Mr. Walker is a Catholic whose fore-fathers' faith stood the test of the trying times of Reformation in England. His Catholicity dates back to the days of St. Augustine and he and his family glory in their fidelity to the Faith.
Fifty years ago Peter L. Walker and Margaret Fay knelt at the sanctuary rail at All Souls Church, Liverpool, England, where they were married by Rev. John Irish. A few years later the young couple immigrated to Canada, later crossed the border to the United States, remained a short time in Chicago, and settled in St. Louis in 1890. They retain vivid recollections of the Liverpool of half a century ago. Margaret Fay was a graduate of St. Antony's Academy conducted by the Sisters of Notre Dame, and Mr. Walker was an interested partisan of those English and Irish champions of Irish home rule. He can still quote passages of speeches made in the House of Commons and the House of Lords by contemporary statesmen and delights in the success that was achieved by their labors. He is an English gentleman who carries under his heart an Irish Catholic heart.
His daughter, Winifred, the bride of the occasion, has been an insurance agent and broker with offices in the Landreth Building. She had been president for two years of the business and professional womens clubs of St. Louis. Her husband, Mr. Trickett is engaged in an intercoastal shipping business between the States and Mexico.
The young couple are spending a few days in St. Louis before continuing their honeymoon in an auto tour to southern California and intend spending six weeks at Coronada before making their permanent home at Santa Monica.
The bride wore a beautiful creation of crepe chiffon over taffeta with slippers of faille crepe. The veil was cap shape of rose point and tule caught with orange blossoms. A crystal pendant set with diamonds, a gift from the groom, adorned her bosom. Innumerable gifts of gold and silver utensils displayed in two rooms manifested the extent of the esteem in which the Jubilarians and the bride are held by their associates.
Among the guests who were present at the breakfast which was given in the Walker home, were Thomas Joseph Walker, Philadelphia, secretary of civic organizations, and Peter Leo of St. Louis, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Walker, and their daughter, Madeline, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Joynson, St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Joynson, St. Louis; Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Urban Fay and their daughter, Lila, Chicago; Mr. and Mrs. Loren Nall, Detroit; Miss Mathilda Wurdack, Mrs. Bertha Overton, Mrs. David A. Ritchie, her son, Charles, and her daughter, Elizabeth, Miss Harriet Weiselman, Miss Marion Kassling, St. Louis, and Mrs. Joseph Koehler and son, Robert, of Everett, Washington.
Leo T. Joynson, St. Louis, was best man and Miss Madeline Walker was bridesmaid Ethel Bergman, a prudent little lady of four years of St. Barbara's Parish was flower girl. Thomas J. Walker and Phillip Urban Fay acted as ushers to the innumerable wedding guests who were present in church. Miss Minnie Carreras, assisted by Mrs. Helen Dolan Walsh had charge of the musical program.
Father O'Connor sat between the bride an her father at the wedding breakfast and the occasion would be for him one of great pleasure were it not that a thought was constantly crossing his consciousness of how generous a church donor he was losing through the wedding. He extends to all who were the active participators in this double ceremonial, his good wishes for many happy returns of the anniversary of the celebration.
Mrs. Patrick O'Neill, 6315a W. Park Avenue, wishes the parishioners to know she does hemstitching at reasonable rates. Silk 10c a yard, cotton 5c, no order taken that is less than 15c. Phone HIland 4023.
The Virgin Mothers Sodality is being organized on the solid basis of Christian piety and single ladies in the parish desirous of seeking perfection and ambitious of being more intimately associated with the Virgin Mother and her ideals are banding themselves together with a fine spirit of mutual charity and sorority. At the last meeting after the little office of the Blessed Virgin was recited in church, the ladies were given a lecture by their spiritual director, Father O'Connor on the virtue of humility. "Humility," he said, "is a just appreciation of one's self and a becoming sympathy for all who may not have those qualities spiritual, physical and social that make for attractiveness." He urged the girls in appreciation of the gifts that God has given them to show most attention to those they deem less favored, and instead of doing homage to those who are attractive to be more kindly to people whose lives are lonely because of their peculiar shortcomings and disadvantages.
The next meeting is deferred because of the interference of the Fourth of July which makes it almost impossible for the members to go to Communion on the first Sunday of the month and to meet on the Tuesday following; hence they decided to have Communion at the 7 o'clock Mass and hold their meeting on the Tuesday following.
All the young ladies in the parish are urgently requested to regard the Sodality as a society that belongs to the Blessed Mother. Each one of them, by their presence or absence can become a factor in the making or breaking of it. The society is planning to make a week-end retreat the Friday after Labor Day.
Lieutenant Harry Maloney, after 40 years splendld service in the Metropolitan Police Force, will retire this week. There will be for him, we fear, a touch of sadness in the event. He has been a much beloved man both in the force and with those whom he has made contacts whilst in discharge of his duty. He will miss these associations and though he retires with honors and a nice pension his thoughts will ever be on the beat and for a time he will find difficulty in occupying himself.
We congratulate him and his friend, Captain Huzzy, also retiring. Both of them have never concealed their religion. They are men of outstanding character and a type we would like to see representing our Faith in any body of men where courage, kindness and manly virtue are appreciated.
Mary Wilson, niece of Mr. and Mrs. James Foley, 1017 Central Avenue, and popular local beauty, was never so beautiful as she seemed to be on the morning of June 10 when she knelt on the platform of the altar at St. James Church to give her hand, and seal the gving of her heart to her lover of school days, George Edward Inkley of St. Cronin's Parish.
Mary, whose uncle is a local Captain in the St. Louis Fire Department, played around the engine house since she was a child and is a great favorite. She has also endeared herself to very many of St. James parishioners. She was prominent in church affairs since she graduated from the Parochial School and is an excellent Catholic girl. No Justice of the Peace marriage for Mary - her faith is not of that diluted stuff that cannot distinguish between a human contract and a Christian Sacrament of Divine institution. Her marriage from Nuptial Mass was what one might expect. Yes, there were joy bells, a wedding march, two bridesmaids, two groomsmen, white satin dress, a long veil, white slippers, orange blossoms, the altar was also decorated with flowers, the Church was crowded with relatives, neighbors and acquaintances.
Mr. and Mrs. Inkley intended going on a honeymoon to Kansas City but the crowd would not permit them to leave. After breakfast at Van Horn's, the pair were driven to their home, 4900 Wynonia Avenue, where the guests started a dance and the time passed so pleasantly and everyone was so happy, Mary decided it would be a shame to break up so flne a party, and she remained in her new happy home, where, may she reign long as the Queen of beauty and love.
The official witnesses were Edward H. Foristel and Annie L. Duckraefe.
The telephone in the Rectory is a chronic source of annoyance and makes us appreciate the reason why so many Rectories have private telephones. We are glad to be of service to the Congregation but there are limits to nerve strain and endurance. A priest is scarcely ever given an hour to relax from morning till late at night in St. James Parish, and it is a seven day week for work. Between the telephone and door-bell interruptions it is difficult to concentrate on anything and there is much that requires undivided attention.
If each parishioner cuts out the Parish Directory that is published in this issue and posts it in some convenient place in the home, he won't have to ask over the phone, "What are the hours of Mass?" We publish Let's Go to make public such information as we believe is necessary for the instruction of parishioners, and much annoyance will be avoided if every parishioner reads it.
Pastors: Rev. Patrick J. O'Connor, Rev, N.E. Pohl, HIland 0167
Rectory: 1368 Tamm Ave.
Teachers in School: Dominican Nuns. HIland 2171.
Convent: 1354 Tamm Ave.
Masses: From first Sunday in October to last Sunday in May, 6:00,
7:30, 9 and 11, High Mass.
Masses: From first Sunday in June to last Sunday in September,
5:30, 7:00, 8:30 and 10 o'clock.
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Masses on Holy Days: 5:30, 7:30 and 9; and New Year's Day same as previous Sunday.
Confessions: Saturday, 4:30 to 6, 7:30 to 9. An extra, confessor at
Christmas and Easter; on the eve of First Fridays and Holy Days, 3:30 to
5, 7:30 to 9, and Sunday mornings for one-half hour before second Mass.
Week Day Masses: Always one at 6:30, the second varies. Bell rings
a quarter of an hour before all Masses and public devotions.
Holy Hour on the eve of First Fridays from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Baptisms: Every Sunday at 3:30.
Method of supporting parish: Each wage earner is expected to give
4 per cent of his actual earnings to church or at least some percentage
weekly.
Instructions for Public School Children: Through school year on
Fridays at 4 p.m. and Sundays, 1:30 to 2:30.
Business hours: 9 a.m. to 12.
Meeting of Holy Name Society: Monday after second Sunday in each month, 8 p.m.
Meeting of St. Ann's Sodality: Tuesday after third Sunday, 8 p.m.
Meeting of Mothers' Club: First Friday at 8 p.m.
To prevent errors, sick calls should be given directly to one of the
pastors as soon as a doctor intimates the patient is in a serious condition.
Marriages between Catholics: Banns to be published on 3
successive Sundays and Baptismal records should be procured. The ceremony
takes place in the parish of the bride.
Mixed marriages are to be preceded by six instructions at the Rectory.
Many of the parishioners have requested that the hours of funerals be contmued at 8:30. They say this give'S them an opportunity of working in the afternoon after attending the funeral.
The traditional time is 9 o'clock. This goes back to the days when there were carriages, when it would take an hour to go across the City and a funeral took a whole day. There seems to be a good reason for a change.
Do you know there is a drinking fountain at the south door of the Church in the vestibule, a lavatory in the basement that can be reached by going through the door that is in the hall outside the Sacristy? Holy Water also can be procured in this hall.
The Feast of St. James the Greater, Saturday, July 25.
The Feast of St. Ann, Sunday, July 26. St. Ann's Sodality will go to Communion in a body that morning at 7 o'clock Mass.
The Feast of St. Ignatius, July 31.
Catherine Mary McGrath, Frances Doering, Mary Eichner, Theresa Jones, Eugenia Morrissey helped Father O'Connor, Tony Palumbo and Dermott Slattery in posting 4 per cent envelopes that have through Father Pohl's many other activities, been neglected during the past year. Statements of contributions made during the past six months will be mailed to each known wage-earner as soon as the accounts are brought up to date. The clerical work connected with the church is sufficient to keep a priest at his desk from morning till night. Since the young folk are so willing to render assistance, a plan is being conceived of turning over this work entirely to them. These young people are clever and untiring workers and the Rectory, during the week Father Pohl was on Retreat, rang with the hum of labor and laughter. Mr. Ray Dolan gave them the use of an adding machine.
Lelia Bridget Cathright O'Neill, 6315a W. Park Ave. (a convert)
Catherine Dolores Krasnesky, 6938 Bruno Ave. (a convert)
Albert Henry Paull, 3041 Laclede Road (a convert)
Howard Mathew Ragsdale, 4480 Page Ave. (a convert)
Alphonse Dieckneite, 6418 Wade Ave.
Raymond Charles Latser, 1340 Graham Ave.
Rita Mary Reidelberger, 1475a Gregg Ave.
Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Glynn, Mrs. Mudd, Mrs. Wack and Father O'Connor were at Milwood, June 9, where Father W. Carr celebrated his Silver Jubilee. Not a human being could be seen working in a field within seven miles of the Parish. It is a Catholic Settlement and the Jubilee was an entire community's expression of appreciation of a whole souled priest. Father O'Connor was among those Who responded to a toast.
Mrs. Cullen returned last week from a trip to Houston, Texas, where she spent six weeks nursing her sister, Mrs. H.B. Love, who had been ill from pneumonia. Her visits abroad are not frequent but they give her interesting copy for her friends on her return. She sees with the vividness of a child and recites her impressions with an originality and humor worthy of Mark Twain. She is interviewed best in the midst of an audience which she regards as friendly and appreciative and finds great delight in saying things that of their nature have a tendency to shock.
The interviewer at St. Ann's Sodality meeting, being a priest, undoubtedly inclined her to select only topics that might interest or shock him. Houston was vividly impressed upon her memory as a city of individual residences set in beautiful gardens. "No big apartments or ugly buildings and near a vast and wonderful ocean." She would like to live there and be called Senorita by the Mexicans. She may return there soon. She has a pass and a cow-boy friend whose image is as vivid to her mind now as a circus poster on a billboard. She does not intend, she says, remaining a widow very long. She can't afford to turn down so many good opportunities of becoming wealthy, apart entirely from the pity she feels for the broken hearted cow-boy.
She went to Mass to a Mexican Church. "There is where you get the value for your money. The priest goes down the aisle immediately before Mass and sprinkles the congregation with holy water. They don't do that at St. James. You just get a Mass for your money and a sermon you often don't want to hear. But these Mexicans are in and out every minute and the priest takes up the collection." She never had a priest come before like that to her during the Mass, so she looked as appreciatively as she could and put a half dollar in the basket. He had not gone very long till a man that wore no coat began to take up another collection and after that the janitor came and behind him was a boy that had an Easter Egg basket, and she saw where she made a mistake, she had only 50c and was ready to die of shame. The next time she goes to a Mexican Church she will take a pocket of nickles and be as good as the best of them. During the Mass the janitor wearing no coat, walked into the Sanctuary and took away the collection baskets. She learned three Mexican words and the name of her cow-boy friend. She will never again be happy in St. James Parish, though whilst away she read every word written in Let's Go, and noticed that people on vacation were reminded not to forget the 4 per cent.
Picnic (sale of ice cream and soda) .... $92.28
Supper at Town Club .................... 78.05
Proceeds of visit to laundry ........... 11.20
Money collected for rides on busses..... 57.85
Concession at park...................... 20.00
Totals ................................. $259.38
Expenses ............................... $235.28
Balance to be used as fund for next year $ 24.10
Expenses
Prizes ................................. $14.72
Busses ................................. 56.00
Soda ................................... 27.55
Ice cream............................... 22.45
Candy .................................. 10.35
Prizes for supper. .................... 12.25
Mr. Hense .............................. 2.40
For use of Town Club.................... 15.00
Balloons, etc........................... 1.56
Music .................................. 68.00
Ice .................................... 2.15
Miscellaneous .......................... 2.85
Total................................... $235.28
Rev. Francis J. O'Connor, Pastor Our Lady of Lourdes Church: Rev. Joseph McMahon, Pastor St. Luke's; and Rev. Father Holweck, Pastor St. Bernard's Church, will assist Rev. Joseph Mathey, Sunday, June 28, when he will say his First Solemn Mass at St. James Church at 10 a.m. Father O'Connor, Pastor St. James Church will preach and Rev, N.E. Pohl will be master of ceremonies.
James Mahon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Delia Mahon, 1534 Tamm Ave., was married on May 30th to Margaret Haas in St. John the Baptist Church from Nuptial Mass. About 40 guests were present at the wedding breakfast which was served at the home of the bride.
Miss Haas wore a gown of white and carried white roses. She was attended by her sister, Catherine, and John Mahon was best man.
St. James Parochial School Alumni Association received the graduates of 1931 into its ranks last Sunday evening at a banquet given at the K.C. Building. About 115 members were present at the supper and the Hall was crowded by these and the many others who came later to the dance that followed.
Ray Dolan gave the address of welcome which was replied to by James Lawless representing the Class. Short speeches were also made by Anthony Palumbo, Fred Coad, Fathers O'Connor and Pohl, Dan Murphy outlined the work for the year and mentioned among other things, preparation for the School Picnic, an award for the best pupil completing the Eighth Grade in the School, the Pastor's Jubilee which will be celebrated next June and the First Mass of Antony Palumbo, the first from the Association to be ordained priest.
A check for $300 was presented to Father O'Connor, completing the $1,200 promised a few years ago for memorial windows in the new Church.
Former graduates of St. James School who this year have received diplomas at high schools are: Woodrow Foley, John Houlihan and Theodore Thiele, Christian Brothers College; Bernard Brady, McBride High School: Bernard Quinn, Soldan High School; Margaret Ludden, Webster College; Ida McCauley, Ursuline Academy; Verda Bersch, Virginia Coad, Elizabeth Kavanaugh and Alice Scherzinger of Rosati Kain; Virginia Schollmeyer, Font Bonne.
Miss Amelia Carreras, sister to Miss Minnie, the organist at St. James Church, died at their apartment, 6326 Oakland Avenue, June 11, and was buried from St. James Church June 13. For several years the two sisters lived together and were deeply attached to one another. Miss Minnie now feels very much alone in the world and has the sympathy of all who know her. Miss Minnie is also a public school teacher. We extend to her condolence.
Rev. John Daly, Pastor, Coffman, Mo., stayed a night at the Rectory last week.
Sister Gabriel has completed her term of six years as principal of St. James School, and is awaiting her next appointment in New York. She left the Wednesday after school closed and accompanied Sister Maryette who has been a patient in St. John's Hospital since March. Sister Maryette is still in a critical condition as the result of hemorrhage of the lungs.
Sister Gabriel gave splendid service in St. James. The children who make a critical and just estimate of a teacher's worth, say she was untiring, conscientious. able and fair. She sought only the best interest of the child and the school. It mattered, apparently little to her what people thought or said, she did what she considered to be her duty and worked for God's Honor and Glory.
We are sorry to lose her as are the children and wish her continued success wherever she might find her future labors.
The congregation and especially the children, will remember her and Sister Maryette in their prayers.
Mrs. James O'Hearn. 6219 Victoria Avenue, is a patient at St. Mary's Hospital, suffering from a broken hip. Her daughter Margret, a child of 12 is also ill at home and is being nursed by her Aunt and her neighbors.
Mr. Robert Dufner, 6722 Mitchell Avenue, is a patient at St. John's Hospital, where he recently underwent a major operation.
A dozen men, the best pinochle players in the parish, meet every Wednesday night in the cafeteria of the school and compete with Father O'Connor for honors and a small money prize. The award was won last week by Mr. W.E. McGann, 1201 Childress, a comparatively new member. He feels chesty because he beat the crack players.
John Newport is reputed as the Professor and Ed Cody, the dean. J.P. O'Gorman gives more than he takes. Ray Dolan, Martin Coad and Arthur Pahl are ambitious but have their ups and downs. Louis Regal, Clyde Stiff, Ed Pierce and Bill Henkel are suspected of having cold feet. Charley Thompson and Charles Klasek are usually very good or very bad. Father McKeon is considered too honest for such adept ready-money artists.
The "sets" go to charity and they are numerous. The Club is open to all comers. If you think you don't know the game, come for a lesson. but don't expect to get your education for nothing. John Newport has a tin shop in Chouteau Avenue and if he is as good a tinner as he is a pinochle player, we can highly recommend him.
He says, "Tell them I need work and am as cheap and as good as they can get; if I were a rogue I would be a rich man like Henry McCauley."
Mrs. Nolte, 6812 West Park Avenue, is recuperating at her home from an acute attack of pneumonia. She was a patient at St. John's Hospital.
St. Ann's Sodality held their annual picnic at the Ravenwood Club owned by the Placke boys on the Meramec River on Tuesday, June 16.
Forty-six ladies were conveyed to the grounds in two busses under the direction of Father Pohl and amused themselves during the day with card games and Lotto. Mrs. O'Hare cleaned up the girls and Mrs. Mudd gave a dusting to a party of students who accompanied Antony Palumbo.
Mrs. McDonnell, Mrs. Pierce, Mrs. Plengemeier and Mrs. Bosche went for a walk in the woods and were absent so long a search party was organized. They returned in a service car and said they were on a visit to the church at Valley Park.
Mrs. Moore got the shock of her life, whilst standing on the river bank she saw a young lady in a boat smoking cigarettes. Believe it or not the writer has never seen a girl smoke on Tamm Avenue, but like Mrs. Moore he has not been at many wild parties.
Mrs. Le Garce and Mrs. Wiss who have been ill several months, were at the Picnic and appear to be much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Gittins of 6153 Victoria Avenue, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Tuesday, June 23. Mr. Gittins who is an old settler in this community, is 74 years old and his wife is 72.
Mrs. Gittins' brother, Mr. Volz, is a patient in the home and for this reason the celebration was confined to relatives and a few friends. Many of the neighbors sent greetings and flowers.
Congratulations, Mr. and Mrs. Gittins. We wish you many happy returns of your wedding anniversary.
Helen Dolan Walsh, accompanied by Miss Ward, went on an excursion trip to Washington. D.C. recently. Though they were away less than a week, Mrs. Walsh says she feels rested and had a most interesting time.
On June 19 Mr. and Mrs. John Manion and their daughter Mary visited Glacier National Park and send us a post card stating they were about to leave for Vancouver.
FOR SALE - 6509 Nashville Ave. 3-room brick; bath, electric, gas; reasonable.
Reverend and dear Father:
Official application forms for the entrance of boys into the Diocesan High Schools will be delivered to the Pastors on July 6th. We had expected to send these forms before June 15th. The delay was caused by the difficulties connected with arranging for the opening of another school.
In September we will open a Catholic Boys' High School in temporary buildings on the grounds of Saint Joseph's Orphanage, hoping that in the near future we shall be able to buy acreage on this site and erect a permanent building. Our temporary buildings will take care of one hundred and eleven boys. We can secure only three teachers. These will be Christian Brothers.
The Superintendent has been instructed by the Archbishop and by the High School Board to call the attention of the Pastors to the fact that these application forms cannot, under our present crowded conditions, be justly given to boys whose parents can afford the tuition charges at other Catholic High Schools. If we had room enough for all who apply we would be glad to take all - provided that every family represented in the schools would contribute to the schools according to their ability.
That we must refuse many worthy applicants is largely due to the fact that many Pastors are overloading us with applications from boys whom they should direct to other schools.
Please inform the boys who inquire about registration that nothing can be done until July 6th. and that they must not present themselves for registration except on the assigned days, July 17th and 18th, or September 1st and 2nd, and not at all unless they have official application forms given them by their Pastors. Information as to the place of registration will accompany the application forms.
We will have no room at the McBride for additional pupils in the second, third and fourth years.
Faithfully yours,
Catholic High School Board,
Paul J. Ritchie, Superintendent.
WANTED - A First Deed of Trust on my property. Mr. Burch, 6509 Nashville Ave.
UNCLE HENRY'S LETTER
July, 1931.
dear Charlie:
it has been plenty hot here for a cupple of weeks, an folks, especially among the "fare" sex is piling on clothes in inverse ratio. "omit plus ultra" has just about reached the saturation point, an if sum of the girl friends would "omit" enything more, they would find themselves "plus ultraed" into the very apex of a scandal; or sum-pin.
the Pastor is up in arms and has declared war on low necks. sleeveless gowns, an over-exposures. he still contributes to the old theory that "alpaca keeps out the sun" but he is in direct conflict with the ladies idea that "voile releases the heat". Each theory has a certain amount of merit. an i aint gonna take sides in the argerment. i am honest enough to admit that the "girls" does look more attractive in their "flimsies", but the Pastor is right in insisting that they is sum occasions when comfort should vacate the stage for modesty. if the women all dressed for church like sum of em do for the street, the men would have less to answer for if they missed Mass.
beach pajamas are being worn everywhere, but on the beach, an they is a hole in the agreement that the "frails" who feel no discomfort from lace stockings in zero weather cannot bear the discomfort of long sleeves in summer. however, i dont blame em for being as comfortable as modesty permits. 1 believe like the feller that sat on his front porch in his bare feet; "it may not look nice but it feels good".
i dont think i would carry the "old-fashioned" idear to the extreme that will Jones did, enyway. One evening the girls come down dressed in beautiful pajama suits all trimmed in gold designs and Will went up in the air when they said they were going to a party. an while they were waitin for there friends Will came down in his night shirt an declared he was goin along. "!f they would give the boys a treat, he would do as much for the ladies".
the Pastor has his Sunday night penochle club well organized, an quite a number of the "boys" attend all the meetings. I was wondering how they managed to get out so regularly, till last Monday i talked to several of their wives, an each one of em told me her husband had won the "jackpot" the night before. well, i dent blame the fellers if thats the only way they can get out. chances are if i wanted to attend i would have to use the same method.
the St. James Alumni had their annual dinner last Sunday evening an the Hefele family was the center of attrackshun on acount of they was the first family that was 100% alumnae. it is quite a distinction for father, mother, and three children to graduate from the same school, an through all those years to consistently maintain amicable connections with the alma mater. an now, they are all fraternity brothers and sisters.
bill and Cath must of fell in love away back in the school-room days, an the fact that they have been happy rather belies the saying that "puppy love is the beginning of a dogs life". they have stood by their faith accepting the disappointments with the favors, an can now feel that they have done their duty in pointing the way for their youngsters. the example they make is well worth emulating.
the other night after choir practice lou Riegel was the last to leave the church an miss Careras, the organist, was standing in the door on acount of it was raining, an she was trying to make up her mind if she should start home or wait for it to stop. lou wanted to be funny so he said he wished he had his machine so he could take her home.
then he looked around an said "wait a minute there is a car in front of the church; if i can get it started i will take you enyway". of course, she wouldn't hear to that an started out in the rain, but he caught up with her an insisted on her getting in. on the way home he kept making remarks like "how do you like riding in stolen cars?" an "is this the first time you broke the law"? and etc. till when she got home the poor woman was near heart-broke with remorse an she has been goin to Mass every morning since, to pray for Lou's redemption.
of course, she had no idear it was his car an aint found out yet, but he will have plenty of need for the prayers she is lavishing on him. he is got a heart that is as black as his beard.
the Holy Name Society had a good meeting last week on acount of a fine talk by Mr. Hoogstradt, president of the Arch-diocesan Union. A large attendance was on hand to see the boxing bouts that walter Lambert had engaged, an they enjoyed Mr. Hoogstradt's talks as well as the bouts, which were very exciting. You ought to drop in on one of our meetings, as you are always welcome.
the pastor grew reminicent the other day. an made a list of all the graduates of St. James School, an i found it an interestin bit of history. as i went down the list of names, pleasant memories returned of youngsters whom i had nearly forgot.
Some had passed on while others remained,
This one is healthy while that one is maimed,
One is successful, another has failed,
Most have stood firm, a few having quailed.
But the happiest tale which the reverie told
Was the Faith that was kept, by most of the fold:
Few scandals, divorces, their lives to becloud,
Of the list, as a whole, we are heartily proud.
your pertickler friend & uncle
HENRY.
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