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March 6th-New families: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clifford, 1250 Sheridan Court; Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Bower, 1201 West Foster Parkway.
April 4th-The choir is entertained at the Rectory.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Bohn in the death of Mr. Bohn's father.
New family: Mr. and Mrs. Earl Kincaid, 4025 Tacoma Ave.
April 10th-Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hartman in the death of Mr. Hart- man's father.
April 13th-The quarterly meeting of the Holy Name Society is entertained by Dr. Louis Warren, Director of the Lincoln Re- search Foundation.
April 14th-Our Lenten sermons were delivered by Father Charles Girardot, Pas- tor of St. Joseph Parish.
April 17th-Four Memorial Trees plant- ed on the north side of the building in connection with the Bi-Centennial of George Washington. From east to west, tree No. 1 planted by the Holy Name Society; tree No. 2 by the Rosary Society; tree No. 3 by the Blessed Virgin Sodality; tree No. 4 by the class of '32.
May 6th-We are very sorry to record the death of Mr. John Porter, a very loyal and charter member of the parish, and a charter member of the Holy Name So- ciety.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mona- han in the death of Mr. Monahan's father.
May 22nd-Congratulations to Father Henry Hoerstman celebrating the 25th an- niversary of his ordination.
May 29th-Welcome to Our Most Rev- erend Bishop who comes to administer the Sacrament of Confirmation.
June 12th-Graduation Day. Graduates: John Doermer, Gerald Perriguey, Joseph Doyle, Albert Klein, Lawrence Tholen Jr., Edward Huth, Earl Kummer, Robert Wilt-
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shire, Valentine Walzer, Hubert Nichter, Betty McGary, Jeanne Hindman, Suzanne Graffe.
Bishop Noll Scholarships to Robert Wilt- shire and Betty McGary.
Graduates from Central Catholic High School: Robert Blaising, Jerome Cook; from St. Catherine Academy: Mary Cook, Betty Klein, Marie Obringer.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Aubrey Hire in the death of Mrs. Hire's mother.
July 10th-New families: Mr. and Mrs. William Bochet, 4322 Arlington Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Emil Schuremberg, 4713 Beaver Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kuhn, 45- 05 Fairfield Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Richard O'Connor, 1133 West Rudisill Blvd .; Mr. and Mr. and Mrs. Adam Welsch, 3915 Piqua Mrs. Albert Ryan, 4729 South Wayne Ave .; Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Everett Yaste, 4130 Hoagland Ave.
July 24th-The Blessed Virgin Sodality is entertained at the Elks Country Club by the Misses Mary Angela Berkey, Isabel Buchanan, Marjorie and Capitola Hindman, Rose Wirtz, Catherine Nolan, Bernadette Murphy.
Aug. 7th-Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. George F. Miller in the death of Mr. Mil- ler's father; to Mr. and Mrs. A. William Suelzer in the death of Mr. Suelzer's fath- er.
New families: Mr. and Mrs. Herman Eck- rich, 4445 Pembroke Lane; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cosentino, 4423 Wilmette Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. David Brames, 808 Pasadena Drive; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooney, 4015 Tacoma Ave .; Miss Dorothy Hathaway, 40- 30 Harrison Blvd.
Sept. 11th-Congratulations to Our Most Reverend Bishop on the completion of the new St. Vincent Villa dedicated today.
Sept. 12th-The quarterly meeting of the Kosary Society is entertained by the of- ricers.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Krull in the death of Mr. Krull's father.
Oct. 9th-The quarterly meeting of the Blessed Virgin Sodality is entertained by the Misses Irene Cron, Monica Higgins, Helen Walzer, Velma Keen, Gertrude Schenher, Helen Tholen.
New families: Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heiser, 4038 Buell Drive; Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Lehman, 4907 McClellan Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Miller, 526 West Rudisill Blvd .; Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kelley, 40- 17 Fairfield Ave.
Conduct of a Mission by the Father Charles Murray, O. P. Clerical visitors: Very Rev. Msgr. Charles Thiele of St. Peter Parish; Very Rev. Msgr. H. F. Joseph Kroll of St. Paul Parish; Fathers John Nadolny, Diocesan Chancellor; George Has- ser of St. Mary Parish; Charles Girardot of St. Joseph Parish; Henry Hoerstman of St. Andrew Parish; John Dapp of St. Jude Parish; Julian Doktor of St. Hyacinth Par- ish; Francis Sheridan of St. Vincent Villa; Patrick Butler of St. Joseph Hospital; Her- man Miller of St. Peter Parish; Francis Quinn of St. Patrick Parish; Matthew Bod- inger of St. Paul Parish; Aquinas Knoff of Roanoke.
Flower show open to all schools: our school took first prize for best display of pot plants and first prize for cut flowers. First prizes to Mary Ellen Barrett, Rob- ert McCahill, Catherine Johnson, John Mc- Cahill, Eileen McGary.
Oct. 23rd-The newly-organized Junior Holy Name Society and the Children of Mary Sodality received corporate Holy Communion for the first time.
The school children sold 258 boxes of Christmas cards, leaders being Eleanor Mon- ahan, Phyllis Hartman, Robert Schnieders.
Oct. 30th-The Order of Knight Com- mander of the Crown of Italy is conferred on Our Most Reverend Bishop.
Nov. 5th-The death of Mrs. Catherine Buchanan, charter member and loyal mem- ber of the parish and charter member of the Rosary Society.
Nov. 13th-Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lauer and to Mr. and Mrs. George
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Lauer in the death of the Messers. Lauer's mother.
A new family: Mr. and Mrs. Roland Kohl, 4316 Beaver Avenue.
Nov. 14th-Our school donates 225 cans of vegetables to the Allen County Unem- ployed Council.
Nov. 16th-The ushers are entertained at the home of Mr. Omer Mettler, chief usher.
Nov. 20th-We welcome Father Cyril Mohr, C.PP.S., the new pastor of Precious Blood Parish.
Dec. 18th-Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ryan in the death of Mr. Ryan's father.
Dec. 20th-The quarterly meeting of the Blessed Virgin Sodality is entertained by Miss Mary Nolan.
Dec. 28th-The death of Father Julius Seimetz, Pastor of St. Mary Church. De- catur.
The School Children's Flower Association served 766 breakfasts to the school chil-
dren on the first Fridays. Officers: Mes- dames. George Barrett, Victor Nussbaum, Leo Lauer, William McCahill.
A Christmas party for the school chil- dren was conducted by the Mesdames Fran- ces Hartman, Walter Jones, John Porter, James Walzer, Frank Monahan, John Doer- mer, Orville Louthan, Alfred Snyder, Paul Zirkel, Perry Archer, William McGary, Harry Cress, William Riebs, Lee Hindman, William Smith, Leo Stump, Wallace Wilt- shire.
Report of the Little Flower Sewing Cir- cle; 5 quilts donated for sale and $50.00 donation to the parish. Officers: President: Mrs. Joseph Magers; Vice-president, Mrs. Robert Leach; Secretary: Mrs. Sidney O'- Connor.
We commend the following Sodalists who received Holy Communion with their Sodalities each month: Mesdames. John Culligan, Rose Harber, Loretta Kunberger, George Miller, William McGary, John Port- er, William Smith, Dale Urbine, Jacob Yaste. Miss Stella Yaste.
SUPPORTING MEMBERSHIP 1932
Mr. Charles M. Niezer Louis Niezer Sally Niezer Rosemary Niezer Mr. Martin J. Grace
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Nussbaum
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fox
Mr. and Mrs. William McCahill William McCahill Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Hartman
Mr. and Mrs. James Nolan Catherine Nolan Mary Nolan Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Magers Madonna Magers Dolores Magers Mr. and Mrs. Clement Schnieders
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freiburger, Sr. Robert Freiburger, Jr. Mr. and Mrs. Martin D. Johnson Mrs. Elizabeth Loos Harold Loos Bertille Loos Mrs. Albert Schaaf
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yaste
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Miller Arthur Miller Mr. and Mrs. Max Holz Carolyn Holz Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Jaenicke Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Murphy Bernadette Murphy Mr. and Mrs. Omer Mettler Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mills Dorothy Mills Mrs. Mary E. and Florian Ryder Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Yaste Stella Yaste Mr. and Mrs. Paul Zirkel Mrs. Frank Bohn Mrs. Dr. Hugh Berkey Mr. and Mrs. George Barrett Misses Eugenie and Isabel Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. George Cassidy Mr. and Mrs. John Carmody Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cass Mr. and Mrs. John Culligan
Mrs. Haywood Davis Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Dinklage Mr. Joseph P. Doody Mrs. Catherine Fox Mr. and Mrs. John Havens Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hindman
Marjorie Hindman Capitola Hindman Mr. and Mrs. Sebastian Hoffman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hayes Mr. and Mrs. Albert Klein Betty Klein Mr. and Mrs. William McGary Bette McGary
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Monahan Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Pfeiffer Paul Pfeiffer Raymond Pfeiffer
Dr. and Mrs. Juan Rodriguez Mr. and Mrs. William Smith Mr. and Mrs. Dale Urbine Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wightman Mrs. Ora Baker Mrs. Robert Blotz
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bauman Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Cook Mary Cook Mrs. Harry Cress
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Duret Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Flanagan Mr. and Mrs. Albert Harber Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krabach Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Krull Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loos, Jr. Mrs. Orville Louthan Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mungovan Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Oser Mrs. John Porter
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ryan Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Sanborn Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Staub Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sherrick Mr. and Mrs. George Sullivan Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Tarpey Mr. and Mrs. Harry Weber Miss Rose Wirtz Mr. and Mrs. T. Leo Wallace
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Mr. and Mrs. Albert Younghaus Mrs. Mary Costigan Mr. and Mrs. Omer Yaste Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Zern Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Adang Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Alter Mr. and Mrs. Perry Archer Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bangert Mr. and Mrs. Willard Briede Mr. and Mrs. Louis Blaising Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bender Mrs. Diedrich Brandt Mr. and Mrs. Joseph DiGregory
Lena DiGregory Susie DiGregory Mrs. Harry Dillon Mrs. John Doermer
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gruber Mr. Herman Cron Paul Cron Irene Cron
Mr. and Mrs. John Giere
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Gordon
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Gordon Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harmon Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harris Mr. and Mrs. Neal Hench Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hile Mrs. James Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Higgins Mr. and Mrs. Henry Herr Mr. Harry G. Hogan Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kahoe Mr. and Mrs. Chester Keen Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lauer Mr. and Mrs. John Murray
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Meier Mr. and Mrs. Leo Mathews Mrs. Frank Morgan Mr. and Mrs. Sidney O'Connor Mr. and Mrs. Richard O'Connor Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Parent Mrs. William Riebs Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Schaffhauser Miss Gertrude Schenher Mr. Edwin Schouweiler Mrs. Ellen Schouweiler Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Smith Mr. and Mrs. Leo Stump Mrs. Ralph Stephenson Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Tholen
Mary Jane Tholen Mr. and Mrs. Carl Vorndran ٣ Mr. and Mrs. Ross Van Horn Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Thomas Mrs. Merlin Wagner Mr. and Mrs. George Auth Mr. and Mrs. David Brames Mr. and Mrs. William Boschet Mrs. Harold Bower
Mrs. Benjamin Batson Mr. and Mrs. Edward Blanford Mr. and Mrs. Albert Burns Mr. and Mrs. J. Herbert Behm Mrs. Wilbert Blomberg
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Betts Mr. Leon Beck Mr. and Mrs. Emmet Bobay Mrs. Carl Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bobay
Mrs. Henry Bruns Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Clifford Mrs. John Camperman Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cooney Mr. and Mrs. Harold Christen Mr. Thomas Coppolino
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Clemens Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Costner Mr. and Mrs. George Doehla Mr. and Mrs. Francis Doyle Mrs. John Ensch Mr. and Mrs. Herman Eckrich Miss Agnes Golumbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Geise
Mr. Mark Giere
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Glenwith
Mrs. Rose Harber
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hartman
Mrs. Aubrey Hire
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harrison
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Harber
Mr. Edward B. Henslee Mrs. Walter Jones
Mrs. James Johnson
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Kuttner Mrs. Loretta Kunberger Robert Shank Mr. and Mrs. Roland Kohl
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Kuhn
Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Koorsen
Mr. and Mrs. August Limpach Mr. and Mrs. George Lauer
.
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Mrs. Wheeler Ling
Mr. and Mrs. Noah Leedy
Mrs. Robert Leach
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Steinbrunner
Mr. and Mrs. John Lerch
Mrs. Paul Shive
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller
Mr. Paul Mantz
Mr. Joseph Mulligan
Miss Anna Morris
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Minster
Mr. James Sullivan
Mrs. Dr. L. S. McKeeman
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Steckbeck
Mr. and Mrs. Dan McElligott
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Schmid
Mrs. William Moss
Mrs. Joseph Stahl
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph W. Miller
Mrs. Joseph Schrimp
Mr. and Mrs. George Niebel
Mr. and Mrs. Willard Smith
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Nichter
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Tegtmeyer
Mrs. Helena Ninde
Mrs. Sol Wood
Mr. Herman Nussbaum Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Novick
Mrs. Lewis Papai
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Persing
Mrs. Lloyd Price
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ward
Mr. and Mrs. Adam Welsch
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Ryan
Mr. and Mrs. James Walzer Frank Walzer Helen Walzer
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Ward
GRADUATION CLASS OF 1932
Standing, left to right: Robert Wiltshire, Edward Huth, Valentine Walzer, Joseph Doyle. Seated, left to right: Mary McGary, Earl Kummer, Albert Klein, John Doermer, Hubert Nichter, Jeanne Hindman,
Absent: Suzanne Graffe, Gerald Perriquey, Lawrence Tholen.
Mrs. Harold Sherbondy Mrs. Emil Schurenberg
Mrs. Alfred Snyder Mr. and Mrs. A. William Suelzer
Miss Margaret Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Sorg
SPIRITUAL BOUQUETS 1932
Intention :
Mrs. Anna Klotz
Mr. and Mrs. George F. Miller A Friend
John G. Noll
Catherine Wirtz
Miss Rose Wirtz
Louis Fox (12)
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Fox
Mary Jehl
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krabach
For a special intention
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Mettler
Funeral
Mr. Othmar Heiny
Mr. Othmar Heiny
Holy Name Society
Mr. Othmar Heiny (2)
-Mrs. Othmar Heiny
Thomas and Sarah White (3)
Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Berkey
25th wedding anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Clement Hartman
Nuptial Mass
Alfred Ryan and Laura Casanova
Mary Celestine Magers
Santiago Rodriguez (2) Julia Deininger
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Magers Dr. and Mrs. Juan Rodriguez Mr. Martin J. Grace
A special intention
Miss Eugenie Buchanan Mr. and Mrs. Max Holz
Dr. and Mrs. Augustus Kaumheimer
Nuptial Mass
Thomas McInerney
Anna Brill
Miss Rose Wirtz
Aloysius and Mary Jordan
James Morris
Funeral
John Porter
Holy Name Society Mrs. John Porter
John Porter
William and Fanny Boone
Anthony Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Stahl Mr. and Mrs. Omer Mettler Mr. Herman Cron
Olive Cron
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lauer
Catherine McCarey
Thomas McCarey
Thomas and Catherine McCarey
Living and deceased members Isabel Cass (2)
John and Christina Himbert
Poor Souls
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mungovan
Mary Freiburger
Minnie B. Ledden
Philomena Harkenreider
Florence Bender Miller
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bender
Johanna Dignan John Suelzer Eva Weikart
Living and deceased members
Julia Haley Jerry Casey
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Murphy Mr. and Mrs. John Suelzer Mr. and Mrs. William Smith Rosary Society Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mills
Mr. and Mrs. Norbert Cook
Walter Miller and Irma Jordan Mr. Martin J. Grace
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Mettler Mr. and Mrs. John Doermer Mr. John Porter
Catherine Lauer (2)
Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sherrick Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sherrick Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Sherrick Sacred Heart League Mr. and Mrs. Michael Cass Mr. and Mrs. Carl Yaste
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freiburger Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Ledden Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Hartman
Requested by :
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Richard, Kurt and Alice Jaenicke Glassey .... Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Jaenicke
Deceased Relatives
Mr. and Mrs. George Cassidy Mr. and Mrs. Martin Johnson
Deceased Relatives
Funeral
Mrs. Catherine Buchanan
Catherine Buchanan Rosary Society
Catherine Buchanan
Blessed Virgin Sodality
Catherine Buchanan
Mr. Martin J. Grace
Samuel and Catherine Buchanan
Miss Eugenie Buchanan
Mrs. Martha J. Grace
Mr. Martin J. Grace
Deceased Relatives
Mr. Martin J. Grace
Living and Deceased members
Holy Name Society
Mary Jehl
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Krabach
Mary Freiburger
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Freiburger
Jacob Wirtz
Miss Rose Wirtz
Aloysius and Mary Jordan
Mr. and Mrs. Omer Mettler
Henry and Philomena Lauer
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lauer
FIRST COMMUNION CLASS OF 1932
Back row, left to right: George Cassidy, Robert Ninde, Lee Ninde.
Middle row, left to irght: Jeanne Schaffhauser, Donald Gladieux, Thomas Kesterson, Eugene Kun- berger, Peter Kuttner, Dick Brandt, Thomas McElligott, Richard Hire, Donald Weber, Sidney O'Connor, Margaret Manier.
Front row, left to right: Patricia Schnieders, Mary Barrett, Mary Hile, Mary Bangert, Elizabeth Doehla, Elaine Cassidy, Helen Harber, Mary Lauer, Doris Diehm, Ruth Smith, Betty Stump, Jeanne, Hench.
PARISH PERSONNEL 1933 BUILDING COMMITTEE
Oscar A. Fox Martin J. Grace Harry G. Hogan Charles M. Niezer
Victor M. Nussbaum Carl H. Yaste Ervin A. Zern
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
President
Vice-president
Robert Freiburger, Sr. John Giere
Secretary
Dale Urbine
Treasurer
Leo Lauer
ROSARY SOCIETY
President
Mrs. Paul Zirkel
Vice-president
Mrs. William McGary
Secretary
Mrs. Dale Urbine
Treasurer
Mrs. Lee . Hindman
Prefects :
Activities :
Mrs. Harry Cress
$121.85
Mrs. Robert Boltz
$155.58
Mrs. Alfred Snyder
$ 48.56
Mrs. Orville Louthan
$ 92.13
Mrs. Frank Mills $107.76
Mrs. Aubrey Hire $163.56
Mrs. Kenneth Betts
$ 53.56
Mrs. Joseph Adang
$101.00
Mrs. Clement Hartman
$135.50
Mrs. Wallace Wiltshire $102.87
BLESSED VIRGIN SODALITY
President
Miss Gertrude Schenher
Vice-president
Miss Helen Walzer
Secretary
Miss Isabel Buchanan
Treasurer
Miss Sarah Gordon
SACRED HEART LEAGUE
Mrs. George F. Miller, Parish Secretary Miss Isabel Buchanan
Promoters:
Mrs. Louis Blaising
Mrs. Harry Cress
Mrs. George Niebel
Mrs. James Higgins
Mrs. John Porter
Mrs. William Harber
Mrs. Omer Yaste
Mrs. Victor Nussbaum
Mrs. Wallace Wiltshire
Mrs. Arthur Staub
CHOIR
Miss Rose Wirtz, Organist and Director ..
Mrs. William Harber Mr. Donald Hile
Mrs. Orville Louthan
Mr. Chester Keen
Mrs. Loretta Kunberger
Mr. John Giere
Mrs. Kenneth Betts
Mr. Clement Schnieders
Mrs. Arthur Werner
Mr. Carl Vorndran
Mrs. Robert Bangert
Miss Lena DiGregory
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SCHOOL STAFF
Sr. M. Gregoria, Superioress. Sr. M. Inez Sr. Irma Rose
Sr. Mary Jane Sr. Agnes Dolores Sr. Irene Patrice
SERVERS AT THE ALTAR
Richard Hartman
Edward Wallace Alfred Snyder
Kenneth Sanborn
Robert Wiltshire
Richard Wiltshire
Victor Nussbaum
Ralph Obringer
George Cassidy
Earl Weikart Richard Doermer
George Obringer
Richard Bruns
Robert Schnieders
Juan Rodriguez
USHERS
Omer Mettler, Chief Usher.
Mr. Martin Johnson
Mr. Joseph Bender
Mr. Leo Kuttner
Mr. John Carmody
Mr. Joseph Mulligan
Mr. Robert Freiburger, Sr.
Mr. Ross Van Horn
Mr. Edward Harris
Mr. James Walzer
STATISTICAL AND FINANCIAL REPORT 1933
Number of families
227
Number of children in school
184
Money-raising activities:
Holy Name Society
$ 588.86
Rosary Society
$1183.68
Blessed Virgin Sodality
$ 228.06
School Activities
$ 139.40
United Societies
$3232.15
Bazaar $1250.09
General Chairman Robert Freiburger, Sr.
General Secretary
Joseph Mulligan
General Treasurer
Michael Cass
Chairman Big Ticket
James Nolan
Picnic
$1982.06
General Chairman
Robert Freiburger, Sr.
General Secretary
Joseph Mulligan
General Treasurer
Clement Schnieders
Chairman Big Ticket
John Carmody
Chairlady Dinner
Mrs. Paul Zirkel
Mr. Aloysius Holthaus
Albert Younghaus
John Hogan John Carmody
PARISH CHRONICLES 1933
Jan. 15th - Closing of the parish charter. Jan. 2nd - New families: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Wilhelm, 603 West Rudisill Boulevard; Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Steckbeck, 4101 Ar- lington Ave .; Miss Eleanor Rinehart, 210 North Seminole Circle.
Jan. 29th - The Blessed Virgin Sodality presents "All On Account Of Polly" direct- ed by Mr. Neal Hench, with the following cast: Messrs. Maurice Tarpey, Jerome Cook, Clement Schnieders, Orville Louthan, John Obringer, Robert Schnieders; Misses Irene Cron, Mary Cook, Mary Jane Tholen, Velma Keen, Bette Nussbaum, Bette Klein, Marjorie Hindman, Jacqueline Hench, Helen Walzer, Dolores Magers.
Feb. 5th - Reorganization of the Little Flower Sewing Circle to be known as the St. Frances Sewing Circle.
Feb. 10th - The death of the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Herman Eckrich.
Feb. 11th - The death of Mrs. Louise Blaising, a charter member and very loyal member of the parish, charter member of the Rosary Society and a promoter in the Sacred Heart League.
Feb. 12th - A new family: Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Morsches.
Feb. 24th - The death of Mr. Santiago Rodriguez, a member of the parish.
March 5th - Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bauman in the death of Mrs. Bau- man's mother.
New families: Mr. and Mrs. Robert Heid- rich, 309 McKinnie Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Don Beck, 4314 Arlington Ave.
March 19th - New Families: Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Wigbel, 704 West Lexington Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Weigand, 1142 West Rudisill Blvd.
March 22nd - Display of photographs taken in 1844 of the seamless garment of Christ by the grandfather of Rose Wirtz, Mr. Nicholas Brill who was organist in the Cathedral at Trier.
New families: Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Otte, 4529 Kenilworth Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. John Boyle, 4128 Tacoma Ave.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Ross Van Horn in the death of Mr. Van Horn's father.
March 29th - The Rectory is burglarized during Lenten services.
April 3rd - The members of the Blessed Virgin Sodality entertained by members of St. Agnes Sodality of St. Peter Parish.
April 16th - The Lenten sermons were delivered by Father Aquinas Knoff of St. Joseph Parish, Roanoke.
A new family: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dursch, 4608 Lafayette Street.
April 26th - The quarterly meeting of the Holy Name Society is addressed by Mr. Daniel Flanagan.
Mr. Sebastian Hoffman decorated the Holy Water Supply font.
Mr. Adam Welsch erected the two cab- inets in the playrooms.
April 30th - The newspapers announce that our Parish was the first church in the county to accept the Scrip Stamps issued for relief.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Cosen- tino in the death of Mr. Cosentino's father.
May 8th - The quarterly meeting of the Blessed Virgin Sodality entertained by the Misses Gertrude Schenher, Bertille Loos, Bette Nussbaum, Mary Tholen, Carolyn Holz, Marie Obringer, Mary Cook.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Loos, Jr., in the death of the mother of Mr. Loos.
May 14th - Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Diedrich Brandt in the death of Mr. Brandt's father.
A new family: Dr. and Mrs. Laboe, 4415 Pembroke Lane; Mr. and Mrs. John Parker, 4405 Indiana Ave.
May 28th - First Communion Day and Graduation Day. Our graduates: Richard Bruns, George Cassidy, Thelma Diehm, Frederick Eakin, Loretta Ensch, Paul Kun-
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berger, Thelma Kuttler, Robert Ninde, Vic- tor Nussbaum, George Obringer, Anna Papai, Marjorie Persing, Charlotte Tholen, Birnelle Urbine.
Victor Nussbaum and Charlotte Tholen awarded the Bishop Noll Scholarships.
Perfect attendance at school (* indicates also perfect attendance at Holy Mass on school days) *Richard Bruns, *Frederick Eakin, *Paul Kunberger, *George Obring- er, *Robert Tholen, *Daniel Haley, *Mar- jorie Persing, *Charlotte Tholen, *Loretta Kunberger, *Lois Archer, *Margaret Zirkel, *Lillian Schnieders, *Patricia Schnieders, *Roseann Schnieders, *Mary Hile, Mary Jane Bangert, Richard Wiltshire.
Clergy present: Fathers Francis Faust, St. John Parish, New Haven; Theodore Fettig, St. Rose Parish, Monroeville; Leo, O.F.M. Cap., St. Felix Monastery, Hunting- ton; Joseph Seimetz (Graduation Address) and Joseph Hennes of St. Mary Parish, Decatur.
Maurice Hartman and Raymond Wilhelm graduate from Central Catholic High School and Monica Higgins, Velma Keen, Madonna Magers, Mary Jane Tholen from St. Catherine Academy.
Mary Jane Geise wins the 7th grade city championship in spelling.
June 13th - The death of Mr. Santiago Rodriguez, Sr., a member of the parish.
June 14th - The death of Father Leon- ard Deininger buried at Decatur.
June 18th - Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Willard Smith in the death of Mrs. Smith's father; to Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bangert in the death of Mrs. Bangert's mother.
A new family: Mrs. Arthur Aiken, 4134 South Fairfield Avenue.
The Rectory is painted with the compli- ments of William McGary, David Brames, Edward Harrison, Leo Stump, Adam Welsch, Edmund Krull.
June 25th - Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. James Johnson in the death of Mrs. John- son's mother.
A new family: Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wes- ner, 304 North Cornelle Circle.
Following the reading of the Bishop's letter for some lenient private loans during these hard times, the following responded: Mr. and Mrs. Clement Hartman, Mrs. Mary Porter, Mrs. Mary E. Ryder, Mr. Paul Pfeiffer.
July 27th - The quarterly meeting of the Blessed Virgin Sodality is entertained by the Misses Marjorie Hindman, Bette Klein, Rose Wirtz, Susie DiGregory, Eugenie Buchanan, Velma Keen, Agnes Golumbeck.
New families: Mr. and Mrs. Florian Ar- nold, 4811 Indiana Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bohner, 4034 Webster St .; Mr. and Mrs. George Andrews, 305 East Foster Parkway; Mrs. David Erwin, 4029 Harrison Boulevard.
The following are commended for their fidelity in singing at High Masses during vacation time: Martha Nolan, Eileen Mc- Gary, Rosemarie Magers, Peggy O'Connor, Albert Younghaus, Peggy Zirkel, Margaret Johnson.
August 13th - New families: Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Zollinger, 116 East Maple Grove Ave .; Mrs. Augustine Lee, 323 Pasa- dena Drive.
Sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Behm in the death of Mrs. Behm's mother.
Aug. 29th - The Pastor is re-elected State Chaplain of the American Legion.
New families: Mr. and Mrs. Adam Jur- kiewicz, 4502 Arlington Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Patrick, 4429 Indiana Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. Carl Widman, 603 West Rudisill Blvd .; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Connell, 342 Pasadena Drive; Mrs. George Eichoff, 4229 Calhoun St .; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Avila, 1130 West Branning Ave .; Mr. and Mrs. W. Curtis Pease, 3906 Harrison Blvd.
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