LET'S GO

August 9, 1925
Volume One, Number FIVE

PARISH PUBLICATION: 1925-1932
Special thanks to Joe Boman and family for the loan of their bound copies of this rare publication.
Further thanks to Father Rauch for the loan of one issue which the Boman's didn't have
Without those loans this project could never have taken place.
Bob Corbett -- March 2004

This pamphlet was conceived in enthusiasm by men and women who are bristling with PEP to build a Beautiful Church in St. James Parish. They are impatiently waiting: they are clamoring for action. They want YOU to know what they propose doing. They hope you will be with them. Don't look for a seat in the Grand Stand -- People who do things move -- the disinterested sit and watch -- Our Parish Big Drum is beating a marching tune -- "LET'S GO."

• Editorial Staff: Mr. William T. Boman and Mr. Robert Edward Pierce.
• Advertising Staff: Mr. Daniel J. Coad and Mr. Ben Hawkins
• DIRECTOR -- Rev. P. J. O'Connor

EDITORIALS

• ATHLETICS
  
  This issue of "LET'S GO" is especially written to arouse an interest in athletics in St. James Parish.
  
  The School Patrons' Association are arranging to procure play ground furnishings for the school yard, and to engage a physical culture instructor to give lessons to the children. The advantages to the children in so excellent a movement are too evident to need recounting. A sound mind in a sound body is an idea that is generally accepted, and has become venerable among all nations. The American people are realizing the need of outdoor recreations and are year after year betaking themselves in greater numbers to the stream, the woods, the golf links and the gymnasium.
  
  The drug store cannot supply the medicine there is in air sunshine and exercise. Activity and energy are retained longer by those who wear out more shoes than chairs in youth; easy riding suits fat people, the athlete burns food fuel, the one who rides burns gas and accumulates fat.
  
  Since the advent of the automobile, it is said women are becoming mannish ; they are having greater opportunity and more freedom of becoming fat; they walk less, eat more and watch the electric machine do the washing.
  
  If one gets an ambition to be athletic, in youth, there is a probability age will not entirely destroy the urge to take exercise. If you are not already too fat, take your daily dozen ! No! not of Home brew.
  
  
• THE PAROCHIAL SCHOOL
  
  The Parochial School stands for education and Religion. The public school, of necessity, must give education without religion; its curriculum therefore falls short of the Parochial School.
  
  Is Religion a matter of minor importance? To a Catholic it is the one thing that is necessary; without education a man can earn a livelihood; without religion he cannot save his soul.
  
  Religion is the bond that binds man to God, it teaches man to solve the bigger problems of existence. It answers the why, the whence and the whither of our being and adds to our passions a brake: to our failures a hope; and to our ambitions the prospect of Life Eternal.

  "Into this Universe and why not knowing,
  Nor whence, like water willy nilly flowing
  And out of it, as wind along the waste,
  I know not whither, willy nilly blowing."

  In the Catholic School the child learns "God made the World." This truth becomes the foundation of the rest of his education. It seems as reasonable to a child to believe God made the world as that man built the school. He is taught to seek the will of God and do it; to revere the name of God and praise Him and to regard his fellow man as his brother. When the child has learned that God-man so loved the world that He sent His Son to teach us, the child's heart expands and a generous impulse loosens the cords from the structures of selfishness. The lesson proceeds from day to day and consciousness opens its flowery arches and a God-man groans in agony for the sins of men in the road where the purple blossoms of love had fallen and will forever mark the way of Peace and Good will.
  
  This is the education that makes a man too big to stand on the narrow plank of a small world; he wants a Heaven thrown in when the day is done.

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Mr. and Mrs. Henkel spent a week at Stanton, Mo.

Maria Shaffrey, Dr. Courtney Murphy and his wife toured to Lake Emerald, Newaygo, Michigan, where they had a delightful time. They had a great deal of trouble on the way -- blowouts, punctures and dead ignition alternator. Maria says no more touring trips for her.

PARISH BOUNDARIES

The system of the Catholic Church is to divide a city into parishes, placing there priests who are responsible for the spiritual interests of all the parishioners in that territory. He is obliged to provide ample church and school buildings; he must see that his people have convenient hours for mass, devotions, confessions, etc., he must look after the spiritual training of the youth of his parish and see that all are prepared for First Communion and Confirmation; he must care for the sick of his parish, etc., etc.

THE PEOPLE at the same time have THEIR OBLIGATIONS towards their OWN PARISH. It is their duty to attend and support not any church they may fancy, but THEIR OWN PARISH CHURCH. They must unite with their fellow parishioners in building up their own parish; they should be members of their own PARISH SODALITIES AND SOCIETIES. They should not be strangers there; if they are, it is because they make themselves such. They should strive to attain PARISH PRIDE and PARISH LOYALTY, encouraging their priests and their fellow parishioners in their undertakings.

(Year Book of Sacred Heart Parish)

YOUNG MOTHER

When you go to the store, you want the best vegetables, the most luscious fruit, the finest cuts of meat, you have in mind the health and happiness of those who sit at your table, but you too often forget that air, sunshine and recreation are as necessary to the physical development of a child as is food.

In the Public Schools of New York City, the Board of Education has provided a physical culture class as a part of the program of school exercises. The children are taught to take proper recreation. On a cool morning one might see crowds of ten in the streets near the school under the direction of a teacher. They are taught how to fill the lungs with fresh air, how to carry the body and give the muscles full play. The children take a delight in these exercises and vie with one another in athletic ability. They enter the school room in a bright cheerful spirit, their cheeks have the glow of health; the dullness and tediousness of the school room is forgotten and the teacher faces a class of vivacious little pupils who are well disposed for the work of the day.

Recreation, to have real value, must have the element of sport. The child must play the game and forget thinking about himself. It is not recreation for a child to take a quiet walk with a parent or nurse. The child must cut loose from the mother's apron strings and meet companions of his own age in friendly rivalry. The clothing must be free and easy, and games should be provided which give a chance to the child to use every muscle in the body.

To have the incentive to use the muscles to the fullest extent the school yard ought to be provided with recreational facilities and the home with toys that will tempt the child to use his muscles. '

Nature, if permitted, would tempt children to all the exercise they need; climbing, tumbling, rolling, throwing, jumping, baseball, football, wrestling, are splendid old-fashioned methods of physical development. In the sickly child, nature is often dormant, and the child who most needs exercise is least inclined to take it. He becomes self conscious of his inability to meet his fellows in a game and he avoids them, to be later humiliated and dubbed a "sissy." Such a child seeks pity, and it is unfortunate if his parents are so lacking in judgment as to sympathize with him and quarrel with the parents of all the healthy robust children in the neighborhood who offer these insults.

Such a child is simply backward in physical development, his chest is hollow, his voice is girlish, his shoulders are goose-backed; he lacks vitality and virility; he is under a terrific handicap. He needs a physical instructor more than a mental tutor. Give him a chance and see that he plays the games.

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Mrs. Harry 'Malone and her daughter Irene made a retreat at the Sacred Heart Convent,, St. Charles.

A STORY FOR BOYS
How To Become a Man

Old Greece was a lovely land; mountain and valley sat side by side and the sea reflected from the hills, the white washed cabins, the sheep fold and the vineyard.

Over these mountains and valleys walked a race of warriors and beautiful men. Their skin was smooth and well rubbed with olive oil, their bodies muscular and flexible, their movements easy and graceful, their step sprightly, their eyes bright, their countenances beaming with the glow of health and the courage of confidence. What made them so beautiful? They were athletes trained in the gymnasium; soldiers who from childhood were taught to be men.

"Did you cry when leaving home?" said the old Greek teasingly to a boy who came to the training school.

"No," said the boy, "why should I cry? I have come to be a soldier. Spartans do not cry,'

The Spartans were the bravest of the Greeks and the best athletes.

The boys left home at an early age and entered a military academy Where their characters were formed and their muscles were developed. These boys were not permitted to stay up late at night, they slept in the open air and in hard beds, they were awakened at day-break and ran to the river for a cold plunge, and then ran back to camp ground. The different Irens called their boys together, twenty or thirty companies stood in soldiers orders, the boys were taught to box, to wrestle, to throw the discus and to jump, the men walked among them looking on. They gave praise when a boy did well, they stopped the game when it was wrong.

After the boys played for some time, the trumpet blew and another lesson began. “What?” said the teacher, “makes a man brave?” “Love of country,” said a boy. “No,” said the teacher, “that is a bad answer. Let this help you remember what makes men brave.” As he said that he bit the boy’s thumb. The thumb turned white under the teeth, but the boy did not wince; he had already learned that it is ability to suffer that makes men brave.

Boys rarely talked when in the presence of men. "When you are with older men," said Lichas to his boys, "your tongue cannot teach them, so let your ears learn. You will hear more wisdom in one breath, than you can speak in a day."

The Greek boys appreciated their instructors and never were disrespectful to one of them. Though they were only boys, they wished to be men and soon learned to have the gravity of men. Nothing except the most serious illness would keep one of them from a lesson. Each one of them became more skillful after an instruction. The boy who failed to be an athlete, was sent home to herd the sheep and the girls laughed and taunted him for not being the stuff of which warriors are made.

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Mr. Louis Schollmeyer, Sr., was operated on for appendicitis in St. Luke's Hospital July 14. The surgeon found the appendix ruptured and regarded the case serious. Mr. Schollmeyer is now convalescing and expects to leave the hospital in a few days.

FRED C. LORENZ -- HERO

In a small shop at 6406 Wise avenue, we find our old neighbor, Fred Lorenz, brother of Mrs. William Boman, patiently applying his arts as watchmaker and jeweler, and endeavoring to please and satisfy those who trust him with their work.

We knew Fred some few years ago, when he was hale, hearty and happy; just a big, handsome, good-natured kid. After a lengthy apprenticeship, he had become a journeyman book-binder; worked steadily and seemed to be enjoying life on a substantial craftsman's pay

Then came the war, and with the others, Fred shouldered his gun and marched away. His clean body and lithe muscles responded quickly to the demands of rigid training, and he was soon in France, and on the way to the battle-lines. His folks heard from him with regularity up to this time, and intermittently hereafter, and Fred seemed to be faring as well as could be expected under the circumstances. Through battles and barrages, he miraculously emerged, apparently under Providential protection, but finally, in a disastrous moment, a German shell found its mark, and the lights went out. For something like two days he lay for dead, and eventually was picked up and cared for by a German Hospital Corp., probably because he understood and spoke their language.

A slow convalescence; signing of the Armistice; and in due time Fred found himself again in his native land, and among friends. The ravages of a sore hurt, however, refused him the freedom which he once had, and enjoyed so greatly. Frailty of a once robust body forbade pursuit of his former occupation, and he was forced to accept the Government offer of a new apprenticeship; and so elected to learn the art of watch-making.

He manfully declines to play on his past achievements. With Christian fortitude, he comes back to us with the humble announcement -- "Fred C. Lorenz, Watchmaker and Jeweler." We have an opportunity here, to pay a small part of the interest on a tremendous debt.

"Let us not forget our soldier heroes."

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Sisters Alphonsus, Joselita and Thecla were called to New York. Sister Alphonsus has completed her term as Superioress at St. James Convent, She was very lonely leaving St. James. Sisters Joselita and Thecla also fear they are not returning. They send cards to many of the school children,

PARISH MEETING

The meeting of the Parish Committee. held on Thursday evening, July 30th, was attended by a small but interested group of parishioners. Their minds set on hastening the work of building the New Church, and improving the School conditions, practically the entire evening was devoted to discussion of various plans to increase the revenue.

Mr. Heil reported for Finance Committee that nothing had been done to increase the revenue since the last meeting. Mr. Crotty stated that it was his understanding that a number of parishioners were neglecting their 4% payments, and he felt that some energetic action should be taken to bring the matter to their attention. “It is not right to continuously take from some of the parishioners, while others give next to nothing, without at least making an attempt to collect from them."

Thinks Priests Should Follow-Up

Mr. Ray Dolan : "The Pledge Committee solicited signers to 4% pledge cards with the expectation that some means would be used to follow-up the campaign. I think this should be done but that the Priests can do it better than any one else. If some are delinquent, Father O'Connor or Father Pohl might write them a letter asking that they come to the Rectory to discuss the matter, and I don't believe any one would be mean enough to ignore the summons. If they came to the Rectory they would be courteously received and would feel better after frankly stating their reasons for not paying."

Father O'Connor : "I have thought seriously of this question, and have reached the conclusion that it would be better if these people were approached by laymen than by the Priest. If either Father Pohl or myself invited them to the Rectory and they failed to appear, or if we called on them on such a mission and obtained a promise which, for some reason or another, they could not live up to, they would become embarrassed and start to avoid us, and their catholicity would suffer. I believe better results could be obtained by your committee."

A Follow-Up Campaign

Mr. George Kletzker : "It seems to me that these people could be successfully appealed to by this committee, it not being Father O'Connor's place on Sundays to campaign. If letters were sent out in follow-up order, they might get the attention and consideration of those for whom they were intended, and I am sure, would do a great deal of good. They should be so worded, however, that they would require an answer. It is my belief that most of these people become delinquent through carelessness, -- and if we can successfully get a message to them, calling their attention to the fact, I am sure they will respond. To give a more personal appeal, these letters should be signed by some individual, rather than just the Committee."

Mr. Riegel: "I am in favor of anything, which will persuade more of the parishioners to do their part. I don't see why the Finance Committee doesn't go into the books, and go after these people who are not contributing. It is as much their duty to support the Church as it is ours, and we should make it our business to see that they do. None of us are assuming this obligation to build and support a Church just because we crave obligations, but because it is absolutely necessary. If we cannot reach them through a mail campaign, then use some other, and perhaps harsher method, but by all means, LET'S GO after them."

Mr. Pierce: "I understand there are a number of wage earners who used to pay to the quarter-a-week and pew-rent collections, who, since they have pledged to pay 4% are giving nothing, because they are neglecting their pledge. I don't see why every wage-earner should not be expected to pay at least the amount of these two collections, as they would have to do in any other church, and unless their contributions under the 4% plan equals at least $1.50 per month, they ought to state the reason, or be billed for that amount"

Carelessness

Father O'Connor: "There are quite a number of such people, and some of them have children in the school for whom they have stopped paying tuition. It is due in most cases to carelessness on their part and not to malicious intent, but it is manifestly unfair to the parishioners who are striving for a new Church, and something should be done about it.

Mr. Heil: "While the Finance Committee have done little work so far, I still think it is their job, and am ready when called upon to do whatever the majority think necessary. I believe we should send letters to those who are not paying, and if that does not get results, I am not a bit afraid to make a personal call."

Should Use Tact

Mr. Frank Walsh: "I am one of those, who at first was opposed to any committee examining the books, but I am beginning to change that opinion. If some are taking advantage, we ought to find out their reason. We should, however, go after them with as much .tact as possible, and not with the idea that all who have not paid are slackers. I don't have a regular time to pay, and others probably are in the same position. I believe, however, they ought to be reminded of their obligations, and that this can best be done by a series of letters, the last of which should be registered to insure their getting it."

Mr. Wm. Boman : "Several months ago I suggested the appointment of the Finance Committee because I felt that the soliciting of funds should be done by laymen, and not by the Priests. At the last meeting, in order to obtain the majority opinion, I made a motion that the Finance Committee be discharged, and as that motion was voted down, I assumed that the majority wanted the Finance Committee to act. I think they should get busy."

Mr. M. Coad: "The Church is the property of the parishioners, and not of the Priests, who are here today and may be gone tomorrow. As long as the property belongs to us, the obligation to maintain it is also ours. This obligation rests with the entire parish, and it is the privilege of a properly authorized and representative body, such as this Committee, to insist upon all doing their share. I think therefore, that the Finance Committee should use whatever means they see fit, to see that this is done."

Entertainment and refreshments

A Committee on refreshments and entertainment was appointed for the meeting on Thursday, Aug. 27th, and consisted of the following: Louis H. Riegel, Ed. Ryan, J. D. Bersch, Geo. Wiber, Jerry Corbett, Chas. Heil, Steve Boyer, Wm. Hense, Jr.

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Mr. P. J. Ludden was pressed into service to bring the Franciscan Father who was taking Father O'Connor's place on Sundays to the Rectory. In his haste he overlooked a boulevard stop and was given a ticket to appear in the Police Court. Since, he is very careful about crossings; he has learned to read small print, but says it takes a long time to go anywhere.

A PARISHIONER WHO WAS IN ROME

Miss Vincencia Coppinger, a parishioner who resides at 6139 Crescent Ave., recently returned from a six months' trip to Rome. The impressions made upon her are probably similar to those anyone of us would receive were we to visit the Eternal City. Miss Coppinger is a well educated lady whose sympathies are broad and her viewpoint is Catholic, and one who, if she knew she was being interviewed for publication, would be too scrupulous about truth to make any statement concerning her impressions.

St. Peters

"I was in Rome," she said, "for the opening of the Holy Door. Before arriving there, I spent a few weeks in Florence. It is a very beautiful city; more attractive to me than Rome."

"When I arrived in Rome I was somewhat disappointed with St. Peters. I knew it is the biggest church in the world: it did not appear big. I presume it is because of its perfect uniformity; there is a chart which shows a comparison between it and the large Cathedrals of the world. The lines indicating the length and breadth of Westminster Abbey and other Cathedrals, fall far short of those representing St. Peters. There is a church out of Rome that is said to be the size of one of the pillars in St. Peters and it appeared to me to be an ordinary size church."

The Holy Father

"It might be the result of a heated imagination," she said, "but when I first saw the Holy Father, I thought there was a Halo around his head. When offering Mass, his face and manner expresses a sublime sense of restfulness and peace, and gives one a feeling that he is among the Blessed.

"Later I saw him giving an audience. He was alert, energetic, and impressed me as being a high class business man. He spoke in Italian to the American pilgrims though it is said he spoke in English to the Australian delegation. I was informed he writes and reads English very well but he is not sure of his pronunciation. I heard him address other pilgrims in French.

“When we were leaving Rome in June, he appeared to be weary of the continued strain the Holy Year is making upon him. He has been daily receiving thousands of pilgrims from every land."

Mass Said in Greek and Latin

"When the Holy Father pontificates, the mass is said in Greek and Latin, and the Deacon on the occasions when I was present was a Greek. This is to symbolize the unity of the Greek and Latin rites and continues the tradition of the early Church."

Rome

"Rome gives one the impression of being the headquarters of a great religious organization. The streets are full of priests and monks. Processions are almost continuous. Banners, crosses, colorful emblems are borne with religious fervor and the Italian peasantry sing hymns and psalms as they move along, now and then stopping before some statue or sacred image to kiss the ground in intense devotion or to listen to the tale of some stupendous miracle which to the American mind appears to be too exaggerated for belief.

“The Italians are an impressionable people; they delight in strong colors and grotesque imagery. They prefer pageantry to mysticism and will kneel longer before the statue of a Saint than in the quiet silence of the Blessed Sacrament. To an American, their devotion seems to be ostentatious and bordering on the superstitious. During Mass they move about the Church and sometimes converse unless they are taking part in the congregational chant.

"My Aunt," said Miss Coppinger," who has lived in Rome for many years and speaks Italian, assures me foreigners do not understand Italian Catholics. They are children who view God as an indulgent Father. They make merry in his presence and have no feeling of irreverence. When they miss Mass on a Sunday, they say, "God knows his children are too busy to go to church," and have no qualms of conscience about neglect of duty."

The American Pilgrims

"The first American Pilgrims to Rome were the Bostonians. They aroused,” said Miss Coppinger, “a decided prejudice. On their arrival they chartered all the automobiles they could lay hands on, drove through the city in a boisterous manner, violated all the traffic laws, disrupted processions, flaunted from every machine the American flag, and were a sad contrast to the simple, earnest, wayworn pilgrims who were trudging in the dusty streets singing penitential psalms. Everywhere they went they scattered money, displayed wealth and demanded service. They seemed to be quite unconscious of the figure they were cutting, or if they did, to be entirely indifferent to the impression they were making. What about it! they were Americans who had come to Rome to honor the Pope. In their hearts they were proud of their Catholicity, they were glad to be in the Eternal City and they wanted everyone to know they had come."

"A pilgrimage to Rome," said Miss Coppinger, “is an education. It teaches one to realize how difficult it is for foreigners to understand one another, and how easy it is to arouse a prejudice."

"The Italians," she continued, “are a very individualistic people. They dislike discipline and even in the army each one endeavors to preserve his identity and to decide on his own course of action. During the war, citations for bravery were frequent though the efficiency of the army was doubtful. This trait was noticeable in the military parades I witnessed in Rome. It seemed impossible for a regiment of Italians to stand in line. They moved about like children in a school parade."

"How about Mussolini?" I asked. "He is the greatest leader in Italy," she replied. "His soldiers and adherents are apparently the most intelligent body of Italians one sees. He treats the Holy Father and the Church with the greatest consideration."

"And what of the King?" "Most Italians are sturdy little fellows who look as if they were pressed down from the top, and it seems to me, he is more flattened out than the rest of them."

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Miss Virginia Pursley recently returned from a month's vacation spent with relatives in Hopkins, Ky.

A PRETTY WEDDING.

Those who were fortunate enough to be present at the 6:30 Mass August 4 witnessed a very pretty wedding when William J. Hotop and Miss Martha Pfeiffer were married.

Father' O'Connor performed the ceremony. The young couple were married within the Sanctuary. The neat white dress and veil of the bride, the simple ceremony of low Mass, the devout reception of Holy Communion and Nuptial Blessing, the white robed Dominican Sisters in the rear added to the solemnity of the occasion the grandeur of unpretentious faith and the sublimity of the Christian ideal.

After the honeymoon Mr. and Mrs. Hotop will live at 6938 Bruno avenue.

A BIG CROP OF BABIES.

Latest arrivals in baby-land are

• Margaret Jane Riegel, 6429 West Park.
• Dorothy Mae Eichncr, 1041 Tamm Ave.
• Martha Louise Cook, 6131 Elizabeth.
• Dorothy Marie Ulrich, daughter of John and Serita Placke Ulrich.
• John Francis Scherzinger 6436 Wade.
• Margaret Louise Tieser, 6261 Clayton Ave.
• Raymond Paul Kelly, son of Jim and Mayme Manion Kelly.

FRIED CHICKEN AND ED PIERCE

It was easy to see who was the most popular man at the picnic. There was work to the right of him and work to the left of him and question after question but no one saw him falter, and when word went out that Father Pohl must have at least two springers for his lunch, the valiant Ed ordered out this machine and went hunting, -- bringing in enough to serve the Sisters and clergy a lunch befitting the occasion. Mrs. Pierce, assisted by Mrs. Schollmeyer and Mrs. Moore and through the courtesy of the Bartolds, was able to make it a homelike affair.

DISTRIBUTE "LET'S GO"

Father O'Connor, "Talking new church and 4% in the parish will help raise funds. Our pamphlet "LET'S GO" should be distributed to every family in the parish. I visited 40 homes in the parish recently and some of the parishioners had never heard of the publication. The paper should be distributed to new families moving into the parish who are anxious to know the hours of Mass, etc. PASS THE PAPER ALONG.

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• Mrs. Thomas Banks returned from the Pilgrimage which Monsignor Tim Dempsey accompanied to Rome. The Archbishop presented the delegation from St. Louis to the Holy Father. His Grace held the Holy Father's arm during the audience and both of them made addresses.
• Mrs. Banks also was in Lourdes and witnessed the miracle of a man who had been twenty years a cripple casting away his crutches and walking. He had to be confined to the Hospital for several days because he became hysterical with joy.
• Mr. Banks says she enjoyed her trip and that her health is much improved.
• Mr. and Mrs. George Kletzker and family left St. Louis August 7 to tour to Lake Side, Michigan, where they will stay a few weeks. Mr. Kletzker is director of the Central Engraving Co. and has given valuable assistance to LET'S GO by reproducing pictures free of charge.
• During the past week several big checks were received from contributors to the 4% who had been on vacation. This is a splendid spirit. The New Church must not be forgotten by those who can afford a vacation.
• John Badendieck and son went on a vacation. They had not determined their destination, they simply got into their delivery truck and drove toward the dawn. They intended stopping at every pleasing brook and fairy foreland, and spreading their tent under the robes of the setting sun.

  Oh, for boyhood's time in June
  Crowding years in one brief moon
  When all things I heard or saw
  Me, their master, waited for.

• Father O'Connor returned July 25 from a trip to the East. He visited his relatives in New York, met Fathers O'Sullivan and Mc Keon in Philadelphia and spent a few days with them at Wildwood Crest, New Jersey. He says he had a very delightful time but, like Andy Gump, he is very glad his vacation is over. Another week of it would have crippled him for life. He went on vacation without training for it.
• Rev. Norbert E. Pohl has been spending his vacation at one of the club houses by the Meramec. He came home Saturday and went out again Sunday evening. Anthony Palumbo who has been staying at the rectory since his illness accompanied Father Pohl.
• Miss Helen Ludden, after a 14 months stay with relatives in St. Paul, returned July 26. She was accompanied by Miss Josephine O'Sullivan of St. Paul, who will spend her vacation in St. Louis with Mr. and Mrs. Ludden.
• Barney, the janitor, completed his year of service at St. James. When Father O'Connor returned from his vacation, Barney met him at the door and said he had an $8 a day job, so Barney is gone.
• Father O'Connor met Sisters Bernice Murphy and Parthenia Pate in New York. They appear to be in fine health and made enquiries about the many relatives and friends in St. James Parish.
• Mrs. Irene Mills and Miss Celeste Lynch left St. Louis August 4 and went to Chicago. They intend spending a few weeks at Grand Rapids, Michigan.
• Mrs. Kavanaugh and family are spending the summer at their club house near Valley Park.
• Mrs. James P. Harris has gone on a two months' trip to relatives in Spokane, Washington.
• If everyone gave excuses instead of money, the church could not exist.
• The other fellow finds it just as hard as you do to part with his money, but he gives.
• "Now;" is yours, but not yesterday or tomorrow. Duty means much to some, what does it mean to you?
• Miss Coppinger's report of her trip to Rome in this issue is quite interesting.

CHURCH DIRECTORY

Pastors

• Rev. Patrick J. O'Connor
• Rev. Norbert E. Pohl
  
  Residence, 1368 Tamm Ave.
  Telephone, Benton 167-J

Masses

Sunday and New Year's Day -- 6.00, 7:30, 9:00, 10:00.
Holidays -- 6:00, 7:30, 9:00.
Week Days -- 6:30 and 8:15 during Lent and the Months of May and October.

Holy Hour

Thursday before First Friday at 7:30 P.M.

Instructions for Public School Children

Fridays during school year at 4 P. M., and every Sunday after 9 o'clock Mass.

Confessions

Saturdays from 4:30 to 6:00 P.M. and 7:30 to 9:00 P. M.
Sunday mornings from 7:00 to 7:25 A. M. for the aged and those who are not free to go on Saturdays.
On the eve of solemn festivals and First Fridays -- 3:30 to 4:30 and from 7:30 to 8:30 P. M.
Special confessors on Eves of Christmas and Easter.

Meetings

Parish meetings the last Thursday of each month at 8 P. M. All invited.
Mother's Club meeting first Friday of each month at 2:30 P. M.
Virgin Mother's Sodality -- Tuesday after first Sunday at 8:00 P. M.
Holy Name Society -- Monday after 2nd Sunday of the month at 8:00 P. M.
St. Anne’s Sodality -- ,Tuesday after 3rd Sun. day at8:00P.M.

Visiting Hours to Rectory

Preferably from 8 to 10 A.M. and from 6:30 to 8:00 P. M.

Baptisms

Sundays at 3:30 P. M. sharp. Sponsors ought to be practicing Catholics.

Sick Calls

Don't delay; the pastors will not be responsible for sick calls over the telephone. In all cases confer with one of the Priests.

Bells

Church bells are rung for the Angelus at 6.00 A. M., 12:00 and 6:00 P. M. Also a quarter of an hour before services.

Church Dues

Each wage earner is expected to give 4c out of each dollar earned; for maintenance of priests. sisters, ordinary parish expense and for a building fund. No pew rent or special collections except at Christmas and Easter.

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When you will be on your death bed, the pleasantest memory will be the good you did.

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• Dr. R. Brent Murphy and wife have returned from a trip to Washington, D. C. They also spent a few days at the seaside along Virginia Coast.
• Mr. and Mrs. James Blythe are spending the summer at their Elllstown Villa on the Mississippi, across from Portage-de-Sioux.
• Don't forget to bring the kiddies home in time for the opening of school.
• Mr. Jim Coad returned July 27th, from Lake Killarney, Arcadia, Mo., where he caught a string of bass, the largest of which was four pounds. He fished with artificial bait and is so enthused he and Martin went back August 8th and intend spending a few days.
• Mrs. McSchaffrey sister to Mrs. Bovard, when stepping from her automobile, strained her sciatic nerve. She has been suffering intense pain during the past three weeks.
• Frank R. Battles was a brave, daring fellow, a man every inch of him, but he lacked morals and had no respect for human life.
• Catholic people who do not want to associate with the flock to which they are assigned or to be known to their own pastors cannot hope to be considered first class Catholics by the priests or people who suffer the affliction of their intrusion; they are usually unwelcome guests but the host has to be polite.
• The DeSoto Council decided at a recent meeting "to erect a suitable memorial to the memory of our good old friend and inside Guard, Pat Kane." The Council has a good heart and a proper appreciation of a faithful servant.
• Most Catholic churches have adopted the envelope system of contributions. The Sunday envelope for the church is as necessary as the Saturday envelope for the home.
• St. James Church is not a pay as you enter establishment, neither is the school; the generosity of the parishioners alone makes this possible.
• Many girls regret having married non-Catholics and a few parents learn too late that it was a mistake not to have sent their child to a Catholic School.
• This is a better paper than the Post-Dispatch because it can be read in a shorter time and every line is worth reading.
• It was decided at the Parish meeting to get after the ones who do not contribute.

MONKEY BUSINESS

The recent "Hippodrome" staged at Dayton, Tennessee, has given the world something to laugh about. A great many people are bent on giving us a monkey ancestry, and one of the best reasons they give is the fact that we have a spinal column closely resembling that of the Chimpanzee, suggesting that our ancestors may have carried tails. If we breathed through our ears, they probably would have associated us with the fish species.

The whole proceeding gives us a lot of fun, and while in a humorous frame of mind we recall some "monkey traits" we have For instance:

• From the way Ray Dolan likes to “monkey around" with the earth, we sometimes wonder if he hasn't proprietary designs on some of it.
• And have you ever noticed how handy Tom Dugan is with a monkey wrench? We have heard it said that he can use a right or left-handed one with equal dexterity.

  He does things with ease, it is true,
  Which looks hard to me, and to you.
  Just a wrench and a pipe,
  And a torch and a "wipe,"
  And a fine jot) our Thomas can do.

• Joe Gibbons has been spending a great deal of time training his police dog, "Dolph." Recently, Joe attempted to exhibit Dolph's ability, and was reminded by "Bill" Hawkins that "an animal trainer should know more than the animal." Don't be offended, Joe, Dolph may be a smart dog.
  
  
  
  
• Charlie Heil spends a lot of time "monkeying" around the stock yards. Each morning Charlie visits the "yard". in the quest of prospective "hams, bacon and lard." Charlie went out to the stock yards,
  Some nice hogs to purchase, for cash.
  A pig got in his way,
  Charlie started to sway,
  Spun around and came down with a crash.
• We don’t like to get personal with Jim Kelley, but when he is umpiring behind the bat, he wears something over his face which looks very much like a "cage.' They say, however, that he stands for no "monkey business" from the players.

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"Pat" and Mrs. Ludden recently spent a vacation at Lewis Lake and Pat had such a good time that he came back to town and tried to make a "monkey" of one of our traffic 'cops." "Good morning, judge; I haven't $13.00 in cash; will you take a check?"

"Paddy" attempted to drive by a sign
Which distinctly, and plainly said Stop!
He didn't get far,
Someone started a war.
Pat was ordered to court by a cop.

Some of his friends recently asked Ben Hawkins to depict in clay his idea of evolution. Ben replied that if the subject was left entirely to his selection, he would prefer to make a "monkey" out of Mr. Volstead.