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K. OF C. STATE WAR DRIVE SURE OF SUCCESS REV. PHIUP O’RYAN Pray lor the The Register DENVER SUBSCRIPTIONS BY DOES SPLENDID WORK Success of the Entertains, WEDNESDAY OVER $42,000; BY OPENING OF CLUB Catholic Press Instructs PARISH COLLECTIONS ARE FOR SOLDIER BOYS SO LARGE THEY SURPRISE Brother of Father Wm. O’Ryan Moved by Loneliness of Recruit. Other Towns of State Send in Telegrams Assuring Co-Operation PLACE ALVVAYS CROWDED ____________________ i Young Men Stationed Near San Francisco Find Him a C H A IR M A N MeSWIGAN DELIGHTED • Friend in Need. VOL. XIII. NO.30. DENVER, COLO., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918 $2 PER YEAR. The Rev. Philip O’Ryan, pastor of the The Knights of Columbus war fund Co., $1,500; C. S. Morey, $500; E. B. Star of the Sea church, San Francisco, a drive in Denver is proving a phenomenal Field (Mtn. States T. & T. Co), $500; brother of the Rev. William O’Ryan, success, while the Colorado cities outside Western Mining Co., $500; C. W. Water LL.l)., of St. Ix-o’s, Denver, has underta Giant Crowd Sees Diocese*s arc making reports that are bringing man, $200; W. M. W. Blayney, $150; A. ken a work for soldiers that rivals that thrills of joy into the hearts of the work V. Hunter, $150; R. K. Marsh, $100; J. being aceomplished in the United States ers. “ The campaign is progressing in a A. Thatcher, $100; D. C. Dodge, $100; camps and eantonments under the direc manner more than satisfactory to those J. S. Brown Merc. Co., $100; Ady &, tion of the Knights of Columbus. He Service Flag Dedicated in charge,” said General Chairman James Crowe Merc. Co., $100. has instituted a club for soldiers, naming A. MeSwigan last evening. With some of At the request of the general chairman it the Lincoln club, and has done wonder the largest parishes in the city still to of the K. of C. campaign. The Register ful work in looking after their welfare. hear from, the parish drive last evening this week refrains from printing the On a Sunday afternoon last June Fa Utmost SacriRce for Americans Cause Urged had brought in $11,439.05, and the total large donations of Catholics until the ther Philip O’Ryan saw a lonely soldier from the business drive was $31,326. This parish drive is finished. They all are to in church reciting his rosary. The pas by Bishop Tihen makes a total of $42,765.05 reported up appear in this newspaper. Our bishop tor waited until the young man had to last evening (Wednesday). A report has given us splendid example. He gave ended his i>rayer3, when he entered into rccei\jcd by The Register from the Ca $100 to tlie campaign this week. conversation with him. The soldier had . One of the most impressive patriotic Archbishop Langton and the Cath thedral (not included in the amount des The Rt. Rev. J. Henry Tihen, D.D., just come to the Presidio from his home exercises the West has seen since the olic barons, he said, forced the Mag ignated above) gave a total of $4,713.80 bishop of Denver, spoke at the Denver in Iowa and he was homesick. “ I don’t outbreak of the war occurred last Sun na Charta from King John, and thus raised there so far. Father E. J. Mannix, workers’ meeting on Wednesday, giving know a soul out here,” he said, “and I day, when the Rt. Rev. J. Henry Tihen, made themselves the grandsires of chairman, says that the total will go excellent advice to the gentlemen and had a bad spell of liomesicknoss today. D.D., bishop of Denver, formally dedica our American government. In our over $5,000. The parishes of Denver arc ladies about the method of working. The So I just came over tp church to say my ted a service bag standing for 1,730 Colo own war for independence, the expected to give at least $20,(XX). It is Rev. David H. Fouse, a Reformed min rosary. This is the only i)lace that feels rado Catholics who have gone to war. bravery of the Catholic soldiers was ]>ractically sure that they will. This sum ister, also spoke. He brought out the like home today.” Four hundred Knights of Columbus such that it brought a letter of is altogether apart from the amounts fact that when a French Protestant Father O’Ryan cheered the young man marched from the K of C. clubrooms thanks from the phlegmatic Wash given by Catholics in the business drive. chaplain who visited Denver was taken ti|>/nnd he went on his way much im carrying the gigantic banner, the largest ington. In the Civil war Catholic The following parishes have reported to ill and had to undergo an operation here, proved in spirits. “There may be hun in the Rocky Moimtain region, and over heroism was conspicuous again. His headquarters so far with the following .St. Joseph’s Catholic hos])itaI refused to dreds, thousands, like that boy irom the 5,000 people gathered at the Cathedral. tory records that religious nations amounts; accept payment for the treatment it farms of Iowa, jsebraaka and Kansas,” MISS MYRTLE WILLIAMS, gave him. Not nearly all who attended could get are always most patriotic. It is our Sacred Heart, $1,329.25; Blessed Sae- thought the pastor of Star of the Sea, Who Made the Gigantic Service Flag of The Rev. l)r. Auman, another Protes iiKside the building, and, after a short duty to stand behind the govern the Denver Diocese in Four Days. It Re ranient, $1,134; St. Philomena’s, $3,600; “ ami we must do something to make ceremony indoors, there was an outdoor ment. We would be base indeed if St. John the Evangelist, $414.80; St. tant minister, is helping in the cara- them feel at home and to surround them quired a Tremendous Amount of Energy, paign. service. So many attended that the we did not. We would be cowards. Joseph’s (Polish), $700; St. Leo’s, $1,611; with good inllucnco.” Talking the mat but This Fair Employe of the Schaefer streets in the vicinity of the building And not a drop of cowardly blood ,'4t. Dominie’s, $1,350; ,St. Patrick’s, $1,- At the Cathedral, the most successful ter over with some of his parishioners he Tent and Awning Co. Was E<iual to the were jammed and trolley service and all runs in a Catholic’s veins. 300. St. I»o's has more to report. team so far is that headed by Mesdames learned that a large number of enlisted Task. other traffic wqfe held up for about an The bishop warned against minimizing “ This is a wonderful showing, and in W. P. Horan and John H. Reddin. This men from Fort Miley, Fort Seott and the hour. Bishop J. Henry Tihen spoke, giv the danger that confronts us and showed dicates that practically every Catholic team has raised $2,234. That headed by Presidio were along Clement street in ing his address outdoors. This is Amer that we must stir up enthusiasm, energy in Denver, man. woman and child, has W. P. Horan and T. J. Savage has raised the evenings and that they had no place ica’s first service Hag representing an en and activity in order that our aims may donated something to this fund,” says the next largest amount so far, $822. to rest or write letters or meet. ST. ANTHONY’S BODY Secretary of War Baker and Secretary tire t.'atholic diocese. be accomplished. He called the Amer Mr. MeSwigan. “There arc many eases on “ We must provide club rooms for The Knights of Columbus marched ican republic the chosen daughter of God, record where we felt that instead of re of the Navy Daniels sent splendid tele them.” said Father O’Ryan. four abreast from their building to the and said that if we were wanting in pa ceiving for this fund the giving should grams of encouragement to the Denver So he reported the matter at the next REMOVED TO ROME K. of C. Wednesday. Cathedral, headed by the Knights of St. triotism for her we would be strange in have l)ccn on our part, but the spirit was m ating of the parochial committee. John’s band. It took twenty men to deed. No other land has ever given her so splendid that these people insisted on The largest Denver gifts received so “ Let’s turn the Lincoln Hall into a carry the great service flag, which is as sons and daughters what America has giving their mite. The amount which far are from the bank clearing house and club room for the boys,” suggested one DUE TO A IR R A ID S the Colorado Fuel & Iron company, each large as the front of a good-sized dwell given her citizens. they gave, tho small, represents a of the men. The parish had a long lease of which gave $2,500. ing. MJien the men arrivinl at the Ca He gave as his opinion that if the grteater donation than some subscriptions on Lincoln Hall, which has a floor space thedral, they found the greatest crowd draft had not been proclaimed, all jTransfer Kept Secret Until It one hundred times as large. It was not The Holy Ghost parish (not counted in of 100 by 50 feet. that has gathered at any Catholic cele the young men who were being hon believed possible that an amount such parish total above) has raised the sur This was the start of “The Lincoln ( Reposes in Vatican bration in Denver since the dedication of ored would have gone to war any ns the total shown above could be col prising sum of $700.