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New York, Feb. 23.— Under the Spangled Banner.” It closed with the auspices of Chapter Theta Pi Alpha, singing of “ Holy God, We Praise Thy Practically All the National and International News Articles Appearing in This Paper, as /?- an organization made up entirely of Name” and the Benediction by Arch­ Catholic women teachers in thd bor­ bishop Hayes. Afterward the Arch­ Well as Many Features Frequently Printed, Are Compiled from the N. C. W . C. News Service oughs of Manhattan, Bronx and Rich­ bishop held an impromptu reception mond, 3,000 women assembled Sun­ on the platform. Bishop John J. day in the ball room of the Hotel Dunn and a dozen monsignori and VOL. XIX. NO. , COLO., THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 1924. $2.00 PER YEAR * Astor to discuss the necessity of re­ priests were with Archbishop Hayes. ligious instruction of the young and The Archbishop said: plahs for giving such in.struction to “ I have sat here this afternoon children attending the public schools. rather as an auditor listening to the Catholics, Jew-S and Pi’otestantS were various speakers on tjjis momentous ■H- represented in the audience and occasion. I call it momentous be­ WORK s m e ON m OF NEW among the speakers. cause so much depends on whether While definite plans were not per­ we are to avoid the dangers that have fected by t^ meeting, it was. gener­ been pointed out to us. ally agreed that the giving of relig­ “It is not encouraging to find a ious instruction to the pupils of the COLLEGE OF BENICTIES AT CANON CIH defense being proclaimed for the ex­ public schools should be conducted tent to which our bojs and girls are "m outside of the school buildings and going today. We are told it is the outside of school hours, and that (By Janet Sterling). much in the manner of the Spanish ically to completion at the earliest love of adventure only. But you can­ Canon City.— Contractors for the missions of California. possible time. each pupil be taught the faith of his not have such adventures and not & ■ Jnt parents, receiving such instruction Benedictine Fathers will start work Full construction will not be com­ The first school sessions, however, carry the scars and wounds into eter­ from one of the faith which the par­ on the first three units of the Bene­ pleted in the near future, but wiH will not be started until the fall of nity itself. dictine college in East Canon City, on cover a period of from fifteen to 1925, at which time accommodations ents profess. “ These speakers have-all declared A committee was formed a few the former Rockafellow orchard twenty years. It is the intention, "will be available for one hundred that religion is the one salvation for months ago, consisting of 'Msgr. tract, April 1. The architect’s plans however, to carry out the plans stead­ students, in addition to the accom­ our children. After all, religion is a Michael Lavelle, representing Arch­ have been drawn and approved and ily as the funds become available. modations for from thirty-five to part of human life. Religion now­ bishop Hayes; the Rev. Dr. D. de contracts for the various phases of The first construcHon will be on fifty members of the order. At no adays is on the front page. It is a Denver’s New Down-Town Church Sola Pool, rabbi of the Spanish and the work are now being let. The first the monastery side, and the buildings time is it the aim to have over 350 live question. three units will run from $226,000 will be utilized jointly for the mon­ students in the college and academic Portuguese synagogue, representing “ We are hnxious about the future Ground will be broken this week structure of concrete and gray terra the .lews, and Watson S. Moore, pres­ to possibly $300,000, according to the astery and the academic and college departments and the plans are all of America. There is such a large for the new down-town Church of the cotta. The latter will rise, in front­ ident of the New York Fe lera<'on of architects. work. The chapter house, which will drawn with that in view. percentage of the American people age, two stories above the lot line and Churches, repre.senting the Protest­ The entire plant when com­ be the largest of the three buildings Messrs. DesJardins and Dillon, of Holy Ghost at the cornei; of Nine­ that is not affiliated with any re­ will include the vestibule of the com­ ants. pleted will comprise twenty-seven now to be constructed, will be 46x the architectural firm of Cooper & teenth and California streets. The ligion. But I believe that at heart complete, but connected, buildings, pleted edifice, which will, for the They issued a “ New Year’s Greet­ 1C5 feet and will be three stories in DesJardins of Denver and Pueblo, edifice will be of Lombard architec­ the American people are religious. and will center about a beautiful time, be used for choir purposes and ing to the Citizens of Nt v York” to height. A library, which will also be who have the contract for the plans ture of goodly dimen.sions, with a We have reverence for authority, and church, the monastery division on for the housing of the large pipe or­ the effect that they had formed a used for a refectory, and still an­ and supervision of the construction, -seating capacity, when completed, of that reverence, I think, will' save us. one side and the college division on gan. A twenty-foot elevation will committee to see that every child in other building are contemplated at have been in Canon City for the past 1,200 persons. The plans call for side But we must teach our children rev­ the other, meeting each other prevail in the center of the building, New York should receive t!:e advan­ the present time and after April 1 several days making preliminary ar­ galleries not, however, extending erence for law. to the rear, thus forming a cloister construction will be pu.«he