Cathedral Expends $40,000 on Debt, Improvements DENVER CATHOUC

TUember of A i^it Bureau of CireiiUdioja Cathedral Expends $40,000 on Debt, Improvements 27 Converts Bring Total to 241 for Fr. (THeron Contents Copyrighted by the Catholic Press Society, Inc. 1944 — Permission to Reproduce, Except on Articles Otherwise Marked. Given After 12 M. Friday Following Issue St. Louis' Parish, Englewood, Interior Completely Makes Strong Advance in Year DENVER CATHOUC Refinished; Is Scene An indication of the temporal site for the new school were pur box, and social hour would con and spiritual, advancement of St. chased; 27 converts were in stitute the program of these meet ings. Of S triking Beanty Louis’ parish, Englewood, in the structed and received into the past year is seen in the report that The additional Sunday Masses $26,000 was Contributed to the Church by the Very Rev, Joseph will be at 9 o’clock for the chil Victory club fund for a new school P. O’Heron, pastor. The number of dren and at 12 noon. The new REGISTER 1944 Was Most Successful Year in Recent and recreation center; 200 feet of Sunday Masses will, in the near schedule will go into force as soon property adjoining the proposed as a priest can be obtained to give The National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service Supplies The Denver Catholic Register. We future, be increased to six. the parish his services regularly Rave Also the International News Service (Wire and Mail), a Large Special Service, Seven Smaller History; Ail Traces of Damage From As an added incentive to the on Sunday. Services, Photo Features, and Wide World Photos. $20,000 Left to parishioners who have contributed Fire in Sacristy Are Removed to the Victory club fund to con VOL. XL. No. 20. DENVER, COLO., THURSDAY, JAN. 18, 1945. $1 PER YEAR tinue their generosity, a non-Cath- In the most successful year in its recent history, the Archdiocese to olic Denver businessman, who had OF Cathedral parish in 1944 expended more than $20,000 in already donated $6,000 toward came into being in Denver last Friday Catholic W AC Recruiting Team with the marriage of S. Sgt. Thomas permanent improvements, chiefly in the Cathedral itself, Prepare Priests the expansion program, presented Ward and Sgt. Elizabeth Bruzan. The bride has shed her uniform for bride's attire. Right is Maj. and reduced the parish debt in the amount of an additional the pastor with an additional 00 OOOIE FOOOT William H. Hulsey, the couple's commanding officer, who escorted the bride to the altar. The bride $20,000. The Cathedral church itself was completely cleaned, check for $2,000. Through the me is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Bruzan of Chicago, and the bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. dium of the special collection redecorated, and refinished during the past year, and the More than $20,000 was be Thomas A. Ward of Philadelphia. Tlie ceremony, which took place at 9 in the morning, was followed interior presents a picture of striking beauty. queathed to the Most Rev. Urban taken on the first Sunday of each by a wedding breakfast at the USO-NCCS club. letter in the day a reception was given for the pair at J. Vehr, Archbishop of Denver, month the parishioners will con tbe home of Maj. and Mrs. Hulsey.— (Photo by S. Sgt. Raymond Keane) The largest item in the improvement expenditure was tinue during 1945 to contribute to IS IMPOOIIOI the cleaning and redecorating of for the education and mainten ance of students for the priest the building fund. The donation the interior of the Cathedral hood by Mrs. Bridget Gettings of of war bonds is welcomed. church, which was necessitated by America owes a colossal debt of 3638 Humboldt street, Denver, The 27 converts received by smoke damage from the fire in 1 who died recently. Father O’Heron in the past year gratitude to the nurses who are the sacristy of the church in Oc According to the tenns of the increased the grand total of per braving the hardships of the bat will filed for probate in the sons whom he has personally in tle fronts to care for the sick and tober, 1943. This amounted to county court, several charitable structed and baptized in the 15 wounded. But America is also nearly $11,000. At the same time organizations, relatives, and years of his Englewood pastorate deeply indebted to the nurses who the exterior (doors, etc.) was BV FB. M'BIDBBN friends also share in the estate to 241. Ten adults are at pres are helping the home front fight painted, windows were calked, the estimated at $35,000. ent enrolled in the convert class. its constant war against ^ickness roof w a s repaired," marble base Instructions are given in the rec and injury, not only in hospitals but boards were installed all around A sister in Ireland, Anne Cole tory on Wednesday evening at in the homes of the ill. This is the man, will receive $1,000, and two the interior of the church, new IS 'BEST SELLEB’ 7:45 and at other times by special opinion of Mrs. Gertrude Hurley, Halaphane lighting fixtures in nieces who live in Illinois, Kate a Catholic, who is c'hairman of Sullivan and Mary Connelly, will appointment. stalled, bell supports reinforced in An interesting circumstance in the committee sponsoring Public the towers, and candle brackets receive $500 and $250, respec Health Nursing day in Denver, Maj. Damen L. McCaddon, Cath tively. The sum of $2,100 was connection with the adults taking extended, at a total additional cost instructions at the present time is Jan. 26. Mrs. Hurley, a visiting of more than $3,000. olic chaplain in Fort Douglas, willed to Archbishop Vehr for nurse, lives at 752 Bellaire. Utah, and a priest of the Archdio Masses; $300 to the Extension that three of the parents, repre Cleaning and repairing work in senting as many families, together The Dominican Sisters of the the sacristies necessitated by the cese of Denver, is the author of a society; $300 to Monsignor Ed Sick Poor, the Visiting Nurses’ as ward J. Flanagan’s Boys Town, with all the children in these fam fire amounted to an additional pamphlet that is fast becoming a ilies, a total of eight, will be re sociation, the City Health depart $3,750. This included the clean “best seller” among army person Nebr.; $300 to the Dominican ment, and the Denver Tuberculosis Sisters of the Sick Poor; and $100 ceived into the Church. In two ing and repairing of all the costly nel. The booklet, called Tears of instances, the husbands are non- society and school nurses have long vestments, the repairing of dam Habit, is a frank discussion of the to St. Vincent’s orphanage, Den been active in a program interpret ver.. Catholic service men who, out of aged cabinets and the installation problems of army life and contains admiration for the Church and ing the work of the visiting and of some new cabinets, plastering, suggestions for the avoidance of Priest-friends were bequeathed public health nurses in Denver. the following amounts: The Rev. Catholic chaplains, have written cleaning, and painting of the sin, especially impurity and in from Saipan and England asking The city of Denver will honor this walls, and the laundering of all temperance. Thomas Quinn of Ireland, $500; group at a luncheon to be given in the Rev. James Flanagan, Edge- the non-Catholic wife to consider the sacred linens. Father McCaddon, who has been instructions in the Catholic Church Daniels & Fisher’s at 12 noon, Jan. in the United States service since water, $300; the Rev. Arthur 26. More than $2,000 was expended Lucy, Denver, $300; the Rev. and al.so to have the children bap. for the improvement of acoustics 1934, when he became a CCC chap tized. In several instances recent “There is a war going on all lain, is assistant to the chief of John Doherty, Cripple Creek, along the home front, too,” Mrs. in the Cathedral, which are now $300; the Rev. Francis Pettit, converts brought non-Catholic considered to be better than ever chaplains for the West coast area. friends for instructions. Hurley said, “a ceaseless war He based the information and the Denver, $300; the Rev. Harold against countless ills that, if left before. Sound boxes were made Gleason, Walsenburg, $100; the The Church Unity Octave is ob and installed in the pillars, which theme of the pamphlet on his years unchecked, would devastate this of experience dealing with men in Rev. John Wogan, Gunnison, served in the parish each year to country as savagely as would required a considerable amount of $100; the Rev. Edward Woeber, ask God’s blessing on the work and stonecutting in the process. Wir the civilian and armed forces of enemy action. The chief weapon in the country. The work treats of the Denver, $100; and the Benedic to help those received to persevere. this home front is prevention, and ing and plastering work accounted tine Fathers, Canon City, $1,000. An Apostolic committee-in connec for the remainder of this sum. spiritual and moral problems that among the front-line troops are the face many of the men in service The residue of the estate will tion with the parish societies is visiting and public health nurses. The completion of the acoustical make up the bequest for the edu being considered to arrange for a and tells of the remedies for habits “Anyone who thinks the only work in the Cathedral must await of sin that may have been con cation of students for the priest semi-monthly meeting for con the granting of a priority fpr the hood.

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