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Member of "Audit Bureau of Circulation^ ConUots Copyrighted by th« Cotholie Pr«u Society, Inc. 1947— Fermiudon to Reproduce, Except on | Articles Otherwise Marked, Given After 12 M, Friday Following Issue Missionary Nuns Instruct 1,714 DENVER CATHOUC St. Joseph's Hallrat Loretto Heights Year’s Reports Cover REGISTER Work Done at Centers The National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service Supplies The Denver Catholic Register. We In Greeley, Brighton Bave Also tbs International News Service (Wire and Mail), a Ls.rge Special Service, Seven Smaller Services. NCWC and Religious News Photos (3 cents per copy) , The annual reports by the Missionary Sisters of Our VOL XUI. No, 46. DENVER, COLO„ THURSDAY, JULY 10, 1947. $1 PER YEAR. Lady of Victory in Greeley and Brighton show a marvelous work for the faith and for charity. The eight nuns in the two centers gave religious instruction to 1,714 persons. Of these 109 were adults, 1,652 children taught in classes, and Dominican Sisters Give 53 youngsters taught by correspondence. The total number of visits to homes was 2,621. The reports cover about nine months’ work in each center. The sisters, who this year mark their silver jubilee as an order, $70,000 Aid to Sick Poor formerly were known as Mission English Priest ary Catechists. Their work IS chiefly among the Spanish-speak - Carinsr for the sick and the poor of Denver over a span ing. They attend residents of a To Address Legion of nearly a quarter of a century is the record of the Dorhin- number of missions around Gree Franciscan Sisters' ican Sisters of the Sick Poor, whose 24th annual bazaar this ley and Brighton. Of Mary, Denver year will be held on the nights of July 17,18,19, and 20. The A third center in the archdio cese is that in Holy Ghost parish, Assistant General Jesuit Fathers have granted the bazaar committee the use of Denver. This will not be in opera At the invitation of Archbishop the Loyola church grounds, E. 23rd avenue and York street tion, however, until renovation of Urban J. Vehr of Denver, the Rev. Will Visit Denver It is estimated that in the years year depends. The sisters have no a building to serve as a convent Francis J. Ripley of the Archdio of their service in Denver the nuns other means of support. and of one in which to hold classes cese of Liverpool, England, will is complete. The sisters will work have distributed more than $70,000 Harold Kilejr Chairman speak in Denver next week. His Sister M. Emilie Wessendarp, Architect’s drawing of the new residence hall ditions at the college. The building is now ender among neglected children in the appearance will be sponsored by in various types of care. Last year At a recent meeting of the ba at Loretto Heights college, Denver, which will ac the first U.S. nun to be named construction and will ho ready for occupancy in downtown area. the Denver comitium of the Le saw them making nearly 3,000 vis zaar committee Harold A. Kiley commodate 70 additional residence students and September when the largest enrollment in the assistant to the Mother General itations to homes of the sick poor. was again named general chair Summaries of the reports of the gion of Mary. Father Ripley’s talk of the Poor Sisters of St. Francis relieve considerably the present crowded living con- history of Loretto Heights is expected. will be open to any interested per Hours of service, in which upwards man; Thomas Neyin, assistant Greeley and Brighton centers fol + + + + + + ■ son. The meeting will be held in of Perpetual Adoration, will pre of 200 patients were treated at chairman; J. L. Rice, treasurer; low; the Empire room of the Shirley- side at the election a a superior home last year, totaled nearly 6,000 Harry Struck and John Fitzpat Contractor Using New ‘Terra-Cret^ Process GREELEY Savoy hotel, Wednesday evening, for the Western province to be in nursing. Food, clothing, dhoes, rick, assistant treasurers; and Rita July 16, at 8 o’clock. held at St. Joseph’s convent, Den medicine, cash, fuel, and general LaTourette, secretary. Mrs. L. A. September, 1946—-July, 1947 Recently Father Ripley was a ver, in August. Mother Basilia items totaling nearly $10,000 were Brown will be chairman of the re Missions attended, 15; classes has served as Provincial since the chaplain in the British air forces. given on behalf of the sick poor freshment booth. There will be no taught every week, 50; number erection of the province March He came to America primarily to and needy regardless of color or dinner served this year. Residence Hall Being Erected enrolled in religion classes, 923; 19, 1982. attend the Marian congress in Ot creed. Nearly 500 Christmas bask Many Attraction* Offered children, 774; adults, 96; corre tawa, Canada. Later he visited The post held by Sister Emilie ets were distributed to the needy at Among the many articles on dis spondence pupils, 53; private in his cousin. Professor Scott-Taylor is the highest office in the order Christmas time. play at the bazaar will be a 1947 structions given, 116; first com of Princeton, who is a Catholic ever occupied by an American super deluxe Ford car, a Westing- municants, 112; children, 107; sister. She was named at the gen Work Dependi Upon Basaar Bn Campus at Lorette Heights adults, five; number in choir scientist of international renown. house seven-foot electric refriger Father Ripley has written several eral chapter of the order held in The Dominican Sisters of the ator, and a Westinghouse washing (junior and senior choirs), 40; Germany. number in sodaiity, 39; altar boys, articles and pamphlets on the le Sick Poor are not members of the machine. Many attractive booths As a step toward a proposed 'steadily growing enrollment that institutions, and collegres through gion, one o f which is entitled Community Chest. Their work is will be arranged on the grounds. 18; membership in Altar society Elected for a six-year term, Sis has marked the college’s progress. out the United States, it is one lAke an Army in Battle Array. hidden and routine. Many devoted It is hoped the bazaar will re building program' on Loretto (married women), 46; visits to ter Emilie will act as co-ordinator The number of students is ex He has written three pamphlets laymen and women give unstint- ceive wide support from the peo Heights college campus, Denver, of the first structures of its kind homes, 1,505; Catholic papers, between the European members pected to exceed all past records on the way of making converts, of the order and the two provinces ingly of their time and eflTort to ple of Denver, as the purpose is the construction of a new resi to be erected in or near Denver magazines, leaflets distributed, next year. and it is being watched with 3,157; religious articles distrib stressing particularly the held of of the order in this country. The make the bazaar a success. Upon to raise funds necessary to carry dence ha)l is going forward rap The additional residence space great interest by the building uted, 1,494; and pieces of clothing the Legion of Mary. He points other American mother-house is this annual event the work of the on the work of the Dominican Sis idly, and, despite the shortage of provided by St. Joseph’s hall will many building materials, the hall profe.ssion. given, 800. out that few converts were made in Mishawaka, Ind. Although she ters among the sick poor of the city enable Loretto Heights college to during the past hundred years in will be ready for occupancy at the will be stationed at the general regardless of race or creed. reopen its enrollment to a limited The entire building including BRIGHTON England because there was no or- 5f. Louis U, Proxy beginning of the fall semester in mother-house in Olpe, Germany, Hundreds of cash donations from number of resident students from walls, floors, and roof is con Sept. 1, 1946, to June 21, 1947 Iganized means of bringing them in, she will act as visitator to the the merchants and professional September. Denver and immediate vicinity for structed of poured “ Terra-Crete,” .... -. ,, , . but now, with the legion, England The new dormito^, known as American provinces before going Is Visitor at Regis men and women who are familiar the coming school year. a unique building process pio Missions, five; children in cate- or any country can obe •converted c . to Europe. with the work of the sisters have St. Joseph’s hall, will be located neered and developed largely by chism classes, 778; classes taught within a dehnite space of time by immediately to the Muth of the Hall to Hava 50 Rooms The Very Rev. Patrick J. Hol- already been received. Anyone C. M. Stoffel, the consulting en every Afeek, 27; visits, including the mere expedient of parishes’ Native of St. Bernard, O. Administration building. It will loran, S.J., president of St Louis wishing to make such a donation According to architect’s plans, gineer who is in charge o f the to the sick and census, 1,116; altar multiplying their praesidia of the provide comfortable accommoda She is a native of St. Bernard, university, St. Louis, Mo., arrived is asked to make the check payable the new two-story residence hall building project. Native clay, ce boys, 20; girls in sodality, 85; Legion of Mary and using those Ohio.