The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 12, 1935, Page 9

Fifty Golden Years Who shall tell Of these fifty golden years? Who shall tell the glory . Of this ministry to tears, The day and night and morrow, and yet again. To hurt and grief and To terror and to pain? . Ah, what pen is gifted Again With the This tale of burdens lifted, Of love’s own power to heal? Of gentle hands and tender To dry the flowing tears? Who shall tell the Of these fifty golden years? No ordinary story, ‘ No glib, light tale is thi That has in it Of love and What commonplace narration, Could in mere words reveal This holy consecration i To love’s great power to heal? But He who broke the fetters Of hart and Has writ in golden letters The story of these years. Yes, He, the Prince of Glory, Whose love In His heart hath this story, Nor ever will forget. the story > sorrow, ius to reveal lendor ‘the glory sacrifice. jin and tears, abideth yet, James W. Foley. THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE, THURSDAY | —— Readies ERR ET Sister Boniface Gets Much Joy Venerable Nun Still Looks To- ward Future; Admits She Is Past 16 | Management of a great ‘institution has neither dimmed the humor nor the joy of living for Sister M. Boni- face, superintendent of St. Alexius hospital for the last 42 of its 50| years, ime has dealt kindly with her | and, as she looks back upon her life's handiwork, she finds it good. But ‘the ‘future, rather than the’ past, holds her- attention. She looks forward today just as she did in 1892 when she first came to Bismarck to assume direction of a struggling in- stitution, Even now. she visions @ still bigger and better institution for the service of the people of Bismarck | i and western North Dakota. Like a mother jealous of her child, | she has insisted that St. Alexius maintain its position in the first rank of American hospitals. There is no tried innovation in hospital equip- ment or service which does not ree ceive her attention. If medical opin- jon finds it good it is installed. Is Big Business Enterprise Any institution which employs more than half a hundred persons is a big business enterprise and during the years Sister Boniface has estab- lished for herself the reputation of an able administrator. In such a place there are continually purchases to make and bills to collect as well as courses of instruction to be de- .. vised for the nursing staff and train- ness end the thousand and one per- sonal problems which always are pre- senting themselves. Sister Boniface has taken these problems in her stride, giving even- handed justice to all under her charge | and the utmost of cooperation to. pa- trons and business people. it all she has made and kept count- less friends fromall parts of the country. There are many wh never fail to call and pay their respects whenever they are in Bismarck. Although 8 member of a religious order ordinarily leads a secluded life, Sister Boniface is one of North Da- kota’s most widely traveled women. A charter member of the National Catholic Hospital association, she has never missed @ convention of that or- ganization. At its last session in St. Louis she was a featured guest of honor, prelates, sisters and hospital executives from all parts of the na- tion joining in tribute to her re of achievement. Archbishop Admires Her Although a comparative newcomer to the northwest, Archbishop John Gregory Murray of St. Paul numbers himself among her admirers. It was she to whom he gave his promise that he would attend the hospital's golden anniversary eelebration. minded of it recently by te! » he >: wired back simply that he would be here. and would follow whatever schedule she mapped out for him. much a woman—and a little touchy about her age. In 1922 all Bismarck honored her on the occasion of the 60th anniver- sary of her entry into the sisterhood. re-|" Out of Life charge of the struggling hospital which had been opened by the Bene- dictine sisters as one of its mission enterprises seven years before. Here she has remained ever since, a lead- ing figure in the development of hos- pital service in this part of the west and @ person of influence in the com- me which she has served for so long. MANY WIL ATTEND ANNIVERSARY FETE Head of Benedictine Nuns, Re- latives of Sister Boniface Coming Here Among persons from outside of Bis- marck coming to attend the Golden Anniversary celebration of St. Alex- ius hospital is Sister Mary Louise, provincial superior of the Sisters of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, Minn., and general supervisor of the Benedic- tine sisters in North Dakota. In her capacity as head of the mother house of the order in this sec- tion, Sister Louise has general charge of some 100 missions of which 8t. Alexius hospital is one of the most important. In addition to Sister M. Louise, ac- cording ,to information received at the hospital, approximately 20 nuns from St. Cloud, Minn., will be here for the fete. Many of them have worked in the local hospital, some of them for many years, but were sub- sequently transferred to service in oe enterprises managed by the or- ler. A number of relatives of Sister M. Boniface, St. Alexius superintendent, ‘also will be on hand. Among them will be Mrs. Teresa Pendergast and Miss Clara McCauley, both of St. taba and both cousins of Sister Bon- face, Miss McCauley, principal of a pub- lic school at St. Paul, is scheduled to sing at the public observance of the hospital’s anniversary next Thursday evening. JONG, long ago, Parsuramen, the Triton of Hindu mythology, called up the land of Travancore from the sea by. blowing on his Sankha, or conch shell, and ever since, the conch has become the symbol of this Indian state. But it is no ordinary conch shell. Hold up a conch shell with its head toward you and the cavity upwards, and youwill find generally that the opening ts toward thi But if the cavity is on the right, it ts the sacred conch shell of Travan: core and an emblem of prosperity. it Noble Hindu families treasur ften this conch shell that appears a teudatory state on the extreme southwest coast 'd of Indie. O such stamp is shown here. NEA Service, Inc.) RALPH W. SOULE IS “NEW VOICE TEACHER Instructor of Cosmopolitan Ex- perience to Join Mehus Faculty Friday Miss Belle Mehus announced Thurs- day that she is bringing to North Da- kota Ralph: Warren Soule, tenor, noted singer and successful teacher, as head of the Mehus conservatory voice department. Mr. Soule has had @ wealth of experience in the concert, light opera and teaching fields. Mr. Soule, accompanied by his wife and 14-year-old son, will arrive here Friday. Among the symphony orchestras with which Mr. Soule has been soloist are the New York Philharmonic, De- troit, Cleveland and Oklahoma Sym- phonies and a number of smaller groups. His song recitals and opera tours have taken him into virtually every state in the union. He also toured with the Russian Singers. In Schubert Productions Mr, Soule has sung in many Schu- bert’ musical, productions. He sang principal roles and toured for two years in “Robin Hood,” two years in the revival of “Irene,” one year in “The Student Prince,” two years in “Blossom Time,” and one season in “The Merry Widow.” He has been soloist in the Capitol, Colony’ and Strand theatres in New York. His conducting has included work with choirs, choruses and orchestras. Programs have been received of a | Production of the opera, “Il Trava- tore” which Mr. Soule conducted in Mason City, Ia., last summer and the cantata, “Seven Last Words” by Dubois. which he conducted at Vin- cennesInd., last winter. Mr. Soule had charge of the choirs of the Nor- thern Methodist Episcopal church and the First Christian church in Vincennes, as well as the Kiwanis Men’s Glee club, the University Light Opera, Masonic Temple choir and the Community chorus of that city. In New Yors City he was soloist in the Brick Presbyterian church, and sang with the Collegiate church quartet. Is Music Composer A number of compositions are cred- ited to Mr. Soule. A program at hand which he sang in a tour of var- jous state colleges in Kentucky last spring includes a group of his songs. Mr. Soule headed voice departments in colleges for 12 years. He taught in Sterling college, Kans., for two ville, Ohio, three years. This was followed by several years of light opera singing. He resumed his college teach- ing by heading the voice department of Wooster and Findlay colleges in Ohio for two-years. He then headed the voice department of Oklahoma City university for two years, fol- lowed by a period of concert and radio work, Three years ago he became head of the Vincennes university voice ent. Produces Fire Singers Prominent among the fine singers which Mr. Soule trained are John Ehrle, who had the tenor lead in “Desert Song.” Last fall he placed two of his pupils in the Mor-treal Opera company, and a soprano pupil ot his in the leading role in “The Student Prince.” Mr. Soule’s early study was pursued in Iowa and Illinois and he has a bachelor of music degree from Knox college, Galesburg, Ill. This was fol- lowed by private voice study with William Clark Hall, Chicago, and two years of intensive work under Albert Jeanette of New York City. His later coaching was with many teach- ers of voice and dramatic art in Chi- cago and New York. ° Washburn—Schools, commenced here Sept. 9 with Guy A. Thorson ot Hatton replacing George ‘8. Klovstaa -/as superintendent. Faculty members are Pauline Rishworth, Lillian Nelson, chosen for William Mjogdalen, re- signed. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR SALE—7 room modern. .dwell- ing, 4 bedrooms, desirable location, near schools, east front, on 6th street. Quick possession given. Geo. M. Register. those have a. good 5 to 6 room house for sale at reasonable price. W: ‘Tribune. Ad. No. 11620. Flames from a mammoth fun- eral pyre ascended to mark the tragic end of American veterans of the World War, killed when their road-building camps on the Florida Keys were swept by the hurricane that raged up from Cuba to take more than 300 lives. As a relief worker tossed a torch on the oil-soaked pine. boxes for the mass cremation of 250 of the victims, a Protestant clergyman, a@ Jewish rabbi, and a Roman Catholic priest intoned their ri- tuals for the dead. aus SIE Te Sune vaASDED. ab es reee ae Drunken Man’s Push’ Breaks Child’s Arm Minot, N. D., Sept. 12.—()—Betty | Rowan, 8, is in a hospital with a; broken arm because Martin Erickson, | | Bowbells, got drunk and pushed her to the ground. Erickson was sentenced by Police Magistrate C. B. Davis to 10 days in jail and to pay $4 in court costs—but both the fine and costs were suspended. i | a | Reach No Decision on | Hauptmann’s Appeal Trenton, N. J., Sept. 12. — (#) — Chancellor Luther A. Campbell said , Thursday the court of errors and,ap-; peals would not rule Thursday on the| Bruno Richard Hauptmann case. No decision was expected to be handed down for several days. | War Veteran Hurricane Victims Cremated on Huge Pyre Select Dates for Church Gathering Minot, N. D., Sept. 12.—(7)—May 8, 9 and 10 have been tentatively selected by officers of the North Dakota Luther League organization for the annual convention which will be held at Grand Forks in 1936. It also was de- cided to hold a meeting of the dis- trict board in Fargo Oct. 2 and 3. Presidents of the 18 Luther League circuit organizations, the managers of five summer camps for bible study and the choral directors of the cir- cults are expected to attend. , Among church officals at the meet- ing was Rev. O. 8. Rindahl, Bismarck, @ director-at-large in the Luther League organization. ’Peggers and Twins Even Playoff Series Fargo, N.D., Sept. 12—(4)—War- fare between Fargo-Moorhead and Winnipeg for the Northern League all-season championship shifted to the twins’ backyard Thursday with the teams even up after two skir- mishes. The Maroons, while Meyers, Griffin and Corbett hit home runs, and Lefty Bertrand held the Twins te three-hits,. squared .the series at Winnipeg Wed- nesday, 12-0. years, and Denison university, Gran-|_ Gen. Malin Craig Pondering hig choice for a new U. S. army chief of ceed Gen. Doug army war colle; In Line to Head U. S. Army Maj.-Gen. George 8. Simonds aff, to suc- MacArthur, President Roosevelt is said to ha two major generals under consideration. likely selections, the two are Maj.-Gen. Malin Crai; Both long regard: head of tl Washington and former army cavalry cl and Maj.-Gem George S. Simonds, now deputy chief of staff. i SEPTEMBER 12, 1935 KUHPELD AND TALK AT NEW SALEM LIONS CONFERENCE Over 100 Members Attend Of- ficers’ School and Banquet Wednesday Evening New Salem, N. D., Sept. 12.—More than 100 Lions from the Bismarck zone gathered here Wednesday for the regular zone conference and heard A. M. Kuhfeld of Beath, dis-! trict governor, and C. W. Webb, field director of Lions International, tell of the rapid growth of the Lions movement and sketch plans for further advancement. Kuhfeld and Webb were principal speakers on the banquet program which followed an officers school and conference held in the afternoon. E. O. Bailey of Bismarck, deputy district governor, was named zone chairman and Roy Neff, also of Bis- marck, was chosen zone secretary at the afternoon meeting during which ‘Webb outlined the plan to keep every club member active with a share in the service program. Kuhfeld in his talk traced the growth of Lionism since its organi- zation at Chicago in 1917 and com- mented on the elementary principles which were responsible for the rapid development. Lions International at the present time is made up of 2,700 clubs in five nations with a mem- bership of over 100,000, he said. Promotes Goodwill He cited the fact that native bus- iness men of the foreign countries form the membership of the foreign clubs as one of the chief reasons for building international goodwill. A resolution recommending the li- cense of radio station KFYR at Bis- marck be renewed by the federal ra- dio commission was adopted at the close of the banquet session. The banquet program opened with F. H. Ellwein, president of the New Salem club, presiding. Rev. M. L. Seybold pronounced the invocation. C. M. L. Cunningham, past president of the New Salem club, gave the address of welcome and the response was made by H. A. Mackoff, Dickinson. Musical entertainment was furnish- ed by G. L. Patterson and W. D. Toepke, playing an _ instrumental duet; a vocal solo and a recitation, “Cremation of Sam McGee,” by Frank Collins. Music during the dinner was furnished by the New Salem Dutch band and Miss Pearl Rud played the piano accompaniment for the group singing. Attended Meeting Bismarck members who attended the conference were E. B. Klein, E. O. Bailey, Henry Hanson, G. A. Dahlen, Leonard Anderson, A. E. Anderson, Claude Martin, Archie O. Johnson, Dr, M. J. Hydeman, Al Mayer, Wil- Mam R. Koch, Harry Woodmansee, Frank Leibold, J. N. Calnan, Roy Neff and Glenn Vantine. Clubs of the Bismarck zone and the présidents of each are: Bismarck, E. B. Klein; Beach, Roy Johnson; Beu- lah, Theodore 'P, Herman; Dickinson, Frank Richards; Glen Ullin, 8. E. Halpern; Hebron, W. H. Itrich; Het- tinger, F. M. Jackson; Mandan, W. P. Baird; Mott, R. E. Trousdale; New England, H. A. Borcherding; Rich- ardton, I. ®. Giedt; Elgin, J. W. King; Washburn, John Koth; and New Salem, Ellwein. Mexico Congressman Is Killed, 3 Wounded Mexico City, Sept. 12.—(P)—A shooting affray in the chamber of deputies, during which one congress- man was killed and three wounded, brought charges Thursday of a plot against the government. Luis Mora Tovar, president of the majority, asserted hired gunmen took part in the exchange of shots Thurs- day night which caused the death of Deputy Manuel Martinez Valadez, majority member from Jalisco, and the wounding of Luis Mendez, Ro- man Campos Viveros and Mariano M. Vertiz. Members of the minority denied they had arranged the shooting. Davis Leads Attack on Public Utilities Act New York, Sept. 12. — (®) — The board of trustees of the Edison Elec- trie Institute have retained John W. Davis, to ald in contesting the con- stitutionality of the public utilities act of 1935, it was anunounced Thurs- day. We Congratulate a Fellow Servant of Our Community To the St. Alexius Hospital on this, its Golden Anniver- sary, the Bank of North Dakota extends its sincere con- gratulations on the completion of a half century of ih faithful service to the city of Bismarck and State of a North Dakota. ee _ The Bank of North Dakota James A. Noe Rife is political speculation over who will succeed Huey Long as leader of the political party he amalgamated in Louisiana. Most common answer to the conjecture Gov. O. K. Allen is that Gov. O. EK. Allen, right, titular head of the party, will re- sign and that Lieut. Gov. James A. Noe will step into the gover- nor’s chair, then appoint Allen to the U. 8. senate. ion Miley, Lexington, Ky., beat out Patty Berg, 17-year old Minneapolis redhead, in the finals for the women’s western 72-hole derby championship Thursday by three strokes. NOTICE As part of the celebration of the Fiftieth Anniversary of St. Alexius Hospital, a luncheon open to all business and professional men and women will be served at the Memorial building at noon, 12 o’clock sharp, on Thursday, Sept. 19th. Archbishop John G. Murray of St. Paul will be the guest of honor. The Service Clubs will attend in a body, Non- members of Service Clubs will please make re- servations immediately with Kelly Simonson, Phone 40. Marion Miley Beats Minneapolis Redhead Chicago, Sept. 12—(#)—Miss Mar- The 50th Anniversary Celebration of The St. Alexius Hospital is evidence that this institution has served well in the up-building of our community. We take pleasure in extending to them our sincere congratulations. O. A. CONVERT Telephone 304 712 Thayer Ave. ROAN and STRAUSS CLINIC Congratulates ST. ALEXIUS HOSPITAL on the institution’s humanitarian achievements dur- ing its first half century of service and pays special commendation to the organization and personnel of the hospital. St. Alexius Hospital. on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. 4 ‘The commemoration of the establishment of this insti. tution as one of our leading hospitals in the Na is a significant event in the history of our