The Frontier.
VOLUME XLIX. O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 1929. NO. 50.
St. Mary’s Academy
Entertain Alumnae
Fourth Biennial Convention of the
Nebraska Chap Ur of the Interna
tional Federation of Catholic Alum
nae Held at Saint .Mary's Academy,
O’Neill, Nebraska.
The Fourth Biennial Convention of
the Nebraska Chapter of the Interna
tional Federation of Catholic Alumnae
was held at St. Mary’s Academy,
O’Neill, Nebraska, on Sunday, May
5th.
The Program of the Day.
At nine o’clock the delegates as
sisted at the Holy Sarcifice of the Mass
in St. Patrick’s Church. The Rev. J.
H. Ostdiek, Diocesan Superintendent
of Schools and Chaplain of the Ne
braska Chapter, who was celebrant of
the Mass, delivered an inspiring ser
mon. During the Mass Mrs. Margaret
Donohoe Agnes’s lovely voice was
hear in an artistic rendition of Mill
ard’s “Ave Maria.” At the close of the
services Rt. Rev. Msgr. Cassidy wel
comed the assembled delegates most
cordially to St. Patrick’s and to
O’Neill.'
The opening session oi me inven
tion occurred in the assembly room of
St. Mary’s Academy at 10:30 a. m.
with Miss Margaret Linshang Gov
ernor of the Nebraska Chapter, pre
siding. The delegates were welcomed
to St. Mary’s in turn by Rev. Mother
M Justine and by Mrs. H. J. Ham
mond, President of St. Mary’s Alum
nae Association. After responding
graciously to the cordial welcome prof
fered the delegates, Miss Linahan, in
her inimitable way, presented to the
assembled delegates the President of
the International Federation of Cath
olic Alumnae, Mrs. Mary B. Finen of
Chicago. Three little tots in white,
then bore to Mrs. Finan a handsome
basket of beautiful red roses, truly
tokens of the love and loyalty of the
members of,the I. F. C. A. cherish to
ward their beloved President. Mrs.
Finen held her audience in rapt at
tention as she explained the aims,
ideals and principles of the Federa
tion. Interesting reports of the va
rious activities of the affiliated Alum
nae Associations were then read by
their respective delegates. Reports
were also submitted by the Officers of
che State Chapter.
At 1 p. m. the delegates were guests
of St. Mary’s at a delightful luncheon
given at the Golden Hotel.
The afternoon session was called to
order at 2:30 p. m. by the Governor.
Highly interesting reports were given
at this session by the respective chair
men of the various bureaus of the Ne
braska Chapter. A noteworthy con^
tribution to the afternoon session was
the awarding of the essay prize.
•‘THE EDUCATION FJJND” by Rev.
J. H. Ostdiek. The prize was won by
Miss Mary Conway, Class of ’29, St.
Mary’s Academy, O’Neill.
The afternoon session closed with
the election of officers for the ensuing
year. The following were chosen:
Governor—Mrs. Agnes Simpson,
Sacred Heart Alumnae, Omaha.
ViceGovernor—Miss Lora Powers,
Duchesne College Alumnae, Omaha.
Secretary—Miss Jean Foley, St.
Mary’s College Alumnae, Omaha.
Treasurer—Mrs. Becker, Spalding
Academy, Spalding.
Advisory Board—Mrs. M. R. Boler,
St. Catherine’s Academy, Jackson;
Mrs. J. A. Shannahan, I. C. College:
Alumnae, Hastings; Mrs. H. J. Ham
mond, St. Mary’s Academy Alumnae,
O’Neill.
Immediately after the afternoon sea-,
sion the delegates assembled in St.
Mary’s Convent Chapel for Benedict
ion.
The crowning social event, oi tne
day was the biennial banquet, which
was held in the gymnasium of St.
Mary’s Academy, artistically decorat
ed for the occasion. Covers were laid
for two hundred. Miss Anna O’Don
nell, St. Mary’s Academy Alumnae,
was an exceptionally delightful toast
master. Responses, some grave, some
gay, some delicately humorous, added
to the evenings’ enjoyment. The pro
gram was interspersed with musical!
selections artistically rendered. The
most striking feature of the evening’s
entertainment was the singing of
Master Lloyd Roche of Hastings
Academy, whose marvellous voice as
tonished as well as charmed his hear
ers.
Delegates from eleven of the four
teen affiliated schools of the state were
present. Following is a list of thej
schools which were represented by a
delegation to the convention:
St. Agnes Academy, Alliance—4.
Sacred Heart Academy, Falls City!
—1
St. Catherines Academy, Jackson
3.
Immaculate Conception College and
[Academy, Hastings—9.
Sacred Heart High School, Omaha
<—6.
Duchesne College, Omaha—3.
Cathedral High School, Omaha—1.
Mercy Alumnae including Mount St.
Mary’s, Omaha; St. Berchman’s,
Omaha; St. John’s High School, Oma
ha; Assumption Academy, Chadron
—12.
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy,
Spalding—26.
Guardian Angel High School, West
Point—2.
, St. Mary’s Academy, O’Neill—91.
ST. MARY’S ACADEMY, O’NEILL, NEBRASKA, WHERE STATE ALUMNAE CONVENTION WAS HELD
Guests present not included in the
delegations were: Rt. Rev. Msgr.
M. I*', Cassidy; Rev. J. H. Ostdiek,
Omaha; Rev. II. J. Leahy. O’Neill!
Lev S. Kluthe, Spencer; Rev.
Mother Gertrude, O. S. B., Sioux City;
Sister M. Antoinette. Community
Supervisor of Schools, Stella Niag
ara, N. Y.; Mrs. Mary B. Finen, Presi
dent of the I. F. C. A., Chicago; Mrs.
W. W. Jeffers, Omaha, Nebr.; Mrs.
Arthur Mullen, Omaha.
The delegations included the fol
lowing:
St. Agnes Academy, Alliance, Neb.:
Sister M. Geralda
Sister M. Monoria
Dorothy Hend
La Von Driscold
Sacred Heart Academy, Falls City:
Feme Babb
St. Catherin’s Academy .Jackson:
Sister Dorotheus
j
Mrs. Louis Kuhre
Mary Langer
Anna Coday
Lenore McConnell
Edna McCarthy
Esther McCarthy
Loretta Bazelman
Kathryn McCarthy
Marjorie Dickson
Genevie McManus
Margearet Hendrick
Cecelia Bruder
Helen Haak
Evelyn Pruss
Gertrude Bauman
Josephine Joslyn
Miriam Golden
Helen Estelle Ryan
Genevieve Biglin
Celia Farrell VVachter
I Bess Mae Leod
Marie Gatz
Elizabeth Grady
Dorothy Downey
Mrs. Margaret Agnes
Margaret Whisman
Marie Welch
Rose Judge Minton
Irenaeia Biglin
Anna L. O’Donnell
Agnes Brennan
Alice Criss
Catherine Kaiser
Agnes Sutcliffe
Agnes Taylor
Mary Biglin
Alice Hoffman
Eunice Hoffman
Grace Connelly
Anna Connolly
Hymn—“On This Day, Oh! Beauti
ful Mother”
Welcome, Mother M. Justine, O.
S. F.
Greetings—Mrs. H. J. Hammond,
President St. Mary’s A. A.
Response—Miss Marguerite M
Linahan, Governor
Address—Mrs. Mary B. Finan, Presi
dent International Federation
of Catholic Alumnae
Reading the Minutes
Report of Officers
Secretary—Miss Jean Foley
Treasurer—Mrs. C. H. Swindler
i Vice-Governor—(Ways and Means)
—Mrs. Agnes Simpson
Governor—Miss Marguerite M.
Linahan
Report of Committee on Constitu
tion—Mrs. Dan Riley, Chair
man
12:16—Adjournment
Luncheon
Margaret Bolar
Mildred Ryan
Immaculate Conception Academy,
Hastings:
Sister Teresa
Sister Anitu
Sister Ignatia
Clara McLaughlin
Mary Horan
Mary C. Smith
Amelia Choquette
Lloyd Roche
Mrs. J. A. Shanahan
Sacred Heart High School, Omaha:
Sister M. Olivia, O. S. D.
Sister M. Patricia, O. S. D.
Mary M. Cunningham
Mary Maher
Mrs. Agnes Simpson
Mrs. Eleanor Whitney
Mrs. J. C. Larsen
Josephine Larsen
Duchesne College, Omaha:
Lara Power
Mary E. McManus
Cathedral High School, Omaha:
Edith Louise Furay
Mercy Alumnae:
Sister M. Gerard
Sister M. Irma
Sister M. Sebastian
Sister M. Mechtildes
Katherine Costello
Mrs. Dan J. Riley
Veroncia M. O’Connor
Jean Folry
Marcella Houlton
Mae Howard
Cecelia White
Claire Nodonna
Martina O’Donnell
Afternoon Session
1:15—Roll Call
Reports of Alumnae Associations
Bureau Activities:
Bureau of Art—Miss Catherine Cos
tello
Bureau of Music—Mrs. J. C. Larsen
Bureau of Literature—Miss Mar
cella Houlton
Bureau of Motion Pictures—Mrs. J.
A. Shannahan
Bureau of Girl Scouts—Mrs. R. J.
Wachter
Mary’s Day—Mrs. Agnes Simpson
Girl Graduate Department—Mrs.
Dan J. Riley
! Awarding of Essey Prizes,“TheEdu
cation Fund”—Rev. J. H. Osti-i
diek, Federation Chaplain
Prize won by Mary Conway '29, St.:
Mary’s Academy, O’Neill
Education Fund
New Business
Election of Officers
Benediction—St. Mary’s Academy
Chapel
Intermission
6:30—Banquet—St. Mary’s Academy
“Welcome ever smiles,
And farewell goes out sighing.”
Program
Miss Anna O’Donnell, Toastmaster
St. Mary’s A. A. O’Neill
The Federation Hymn
Our Chaplan—Miss Veroncia O’Connor
Past Governor Mercy Alumnae,
- Omaha
“Prayer moves the Hand that moves
' the Universe.”
Our Hostess—Mrs. Cecil Beal, St.
Agnes A. A., Alliance
Our President—Miss Margaret Lina
han, Governor, St. Mary’s A. A.
O’Neill
“The Woman Soul leadeth us upward
and onward.”
Violin Solo—“The Oldi Refrain” Kreis
ler—Mrs. Dolores Parks, Our Lady of
Lourdes A. A., Spalding
Our Governor—Miss Mary Cunning-,
ham, President, Sacred Heart High
School A. A., Omaha
The Graduate—Miss Louise Furay, i
Cathedral Alumnae A., Omaha
The Alumnae Association—Mrs. M. j
R. Boler, St. Catherine’s A. A.,
Jackson
Lenore Shoemaker
Grace Moss
Mrs. John A. Frenking
Mildred Timlin
Mrs. L. E. Barrett
Mrs. R. E. Gallagher
Margaret Howard
Mrs. J. W. Hickey
Martina G. Dishner
Mrs. Constance Biglin
Helen Biglin
Mae Keys
Fereida Downey Pound
Hattie Pribil Shoemaker
Beatrice Harty
Hazel McDonald
Nellie Gaughenbaugh
Genevieve Harty
Sarah O’Donnell
Mabel Clasen
Mary Conway
Gertrude Connolly
Josephine Wabs
Catherine Zastrow
Earlean Deadlow
Ann Collins
Anna Langer
Catherine Enright
Winifred Starlin
Harlan Agnes
William Beha
Ben Clifford
Ivan Pruss
Frank Gallagher
John McCarthy
uur Lady oi Lourdes Academy, Spald
ing:
Sister Cecelia, O. P.
Sister Dolores, O. P,
Hazel Wray
Mary K. Walsh
Eileen Walsh
Lillian Lawless
Mrs. Ed. Walsh
Mrs. John M. Walsh
Kathleen Walsh
Loretta Ferguson
Agatha Hinze
Marie Thome
Mabel Ballweg
Rose Keber
Cecelia Fritz
Veronica Fritz
Agnes Ballweg
Clement Ballweg
Mrs. Dolores Parks
Agnes Pritchord
Mrs. Echternacht
Elizabeth O’Keefe
Nancy O’Keefe ,
Kathleen Sullivan
Mable C. Vandenberg
Inez Boisseree
Guardian Angel Academy, West Point:!
Helen Gentrup
Crissie Gerken
St. Mary’s Academy, O’Neill:
Sister M. Eugene, 0. S. B.
Mrs. H. J. Hammond
Mrs. Mary Roggasch
Doretha Grady
Loretta Shaw
Mary Etha Biglin
Anne Jordan
Anna Coyne
Loretta Enright
Rose Velder
Eileen Enright
Maj-y Pribil
Mrs. J. Stewart
Leona Pribil
Mary Kuhre
That the convention was a perfect
success cannot be questioned. Re
marks similar to the following were
frequently heard: “I am glad that I
came. I would not have missed it for
the world.”
The Sisters and the Alumnae of St.
Mary’s may be amateurs in the hand
ling of a convention; but they are not
failures. Active minds, devoted hearts
and willing hands gave unstintingly
of their best in preparation for the
event and the co-operation of the State
Officers and the Sisters and the Alum
nae of the affiliated schools perfected
the work.
The day will ever be freighted with
happy memories for those who had the
privilege of attending the convention
and surely each delegate went forth
inspired anew to live up to the high
ideals, aims and principles of the In
ternational Federation of Catholic
Alumnae.
Following are complete programs
of the day:
9:00—Mass. St. Patrick’s Church
Celebrant, Rev. J. F. Ostdiek
Address, Rt. Rev. Monsignor M. F.
Cassidy
F’ederation Hymn, Choir
10:.‘JO--Opening Session, Assembly
Room, St. Mary’s Academy.
The Governor, Miss Margaret M. Lina
han presiding
Prayer
Piano Solo— Polichinelle"—Rachman
inoff—Miss Alice Criss, St Mary’s'
A. A., O’Neill
The Chapter—Mrs. Dan J. Riley, Past
Governor, Mercy Alumnae, Omaha |
The I. F. C. A.—Mrs. Mary B. Finan,
President I. F. C. A. Alumna, Clarke
College, Dubuque, Iowa
“True to a vision, steadfast to a
dream”
Vocal Selections—Master Lloyd Ro
che,
Violin—Miss Amelia Choquette
Piano—Miss Florence Choquette
Immaculate Conception A. A. Hast
ings
Co-Operation—Mrs. Arthur F. Mul
len, Past Pres. N. C. W. C. Alumna, j
Mt. Clare College, Clinton, Iowa.
“Heaven forming each on other to;
depend,
Bids each on other for assistance
call.”
Address—Rt. Rev. Msgr. M. F. Cas-i
sidy, St. Patrick’s Church, I
O’Neill
Address—Rev. Joseph F. Ostdiek,
Chaplain, Nebraska Chapter I.
F. C. A.
“The Star Spangled Banner”
Menu
Assorted Hors d’Ouevres
Fruit Cocktail Wafers
Pork Tenderloin Mashed Potatoes
Asparnifus Mouaseline
Cinnamon Apples
Dinner Kolls
Sherman Salad Cheese Straws
Ice Cream Anjfel Cake
Coffee
Nuts Mints
THE HOLT COl NT\
FIELD AND TRACK MEET
The Holt County Track Met t held
at O’Neill, May 6, was won by At
kinson, with totul number of 42
^points. Stuart was second with32
points, O’Neill, third, with 23 points,
and Inman, fourth, with 2 points.
The results are as follows:
100 yard dash, wron by Shultz of
Atkinson; Chittick of Stuart, second,
and Graham of O’Neill, third. Time:
10.5 seconds.
Pole vault, won by Chittick of Stu
art; Beckwith of Atkinson, second;
Coleman and Smith, both of Inman,
tied for third. Height: 10 feet, 4 in.
880 yard Run, won by Shultz of At
kinson; Burge of O’Neill, second; and
Tomlinson of O’Neill, third. Time: 2
minutes, 14.2 seconds.
High Jump, won by Tomlinson of
O'Neill; Meyers of O’Neill, and Ful
ler of Atkinson, tied for second.
Height: 5 feet 3‘f, inches.
220 yard dash, won by Schultz of
Atkinson; Chittick of Stuart, second,
and Graham of O Neill, third. Time:
23.9 seconds.
Broad Jump, won by Graham of
(•’Neill; Kunz of Stuart, second; and
Coleman of Inman, third. Distance
IX leet, 11% inches
140 yard Dash, won by Shultz of
Atkinson; Olsen of Atkinson, second;
and Tomlinson of O’Neill, third. Time:
53.5 seconds.
Shot Put, won by Forner cf Stu
art; Shultz of Atkinson, second; and
Tomlinson of O’Neill, third. Distance:
40 feet, 8% inches.
Mile Run, won by Rzeszotarski of
Atkinson; Cleary of Atkinson, sec
ond; and Hungerford of Stuart, third.
Time: 5 minutes, 14 seconds.
Discus, won by Eaton of Stuart;
Tomlinson of O’Neill, second; and'
Forner of Stuart, thind. Distance:
102 feet, 2 Ms inches.
880 yard Relay, won by Stuart; At
kinson, second; and O’Neill, third.
Time: 1 minute, 40.4 seconds.
Shultz of Atkinson won Individual
Honors with 23 points.
Charles W. McCandless of Nebras
ka Wesleyan was starter and Norris
Coates of Nebraska University was
Field Judge.
Records Broken.
The 880 yard Run previously held by
Davis of Inman was 2 minutes 14.6
seconds. This record was made in
1925.
The High Jump previously held
by Zwiebel of Stuart, Hunt, Hancock
and Shoemaker of O’Neill, was 5 feet,
3 inches.
The 440 yard Dash previously held!
by Hall of O’Neill was 54.5 seconds
made in 1925.
The Discus record was broken by
Tomlinson of O’Neill and Eaton of
Stuart, with Eaton making the bet
ter mark. Eaton’s record throw was
102 feet, 2 Vi inches. Tomlinson’s mark
was 101 feet, 1 inch. The former rec
ord of 97 feet, 2 inches was held by
Spindler of Atkinson, made in 1926.
Records and Record Holders.
Of the eleven Holt County Records,
O’Neill holds five; Atkinson three, and
Stuart three.
The 100 yard Dash was run in 10.3
seconds by Bowen of O’Neill in 1927.
The 220 yard Dash in 23.1 seconds by
Mali of O'Neill in 1925. The 440 yard
Dash in 53.5 seconds by Shultz of At
kinson in 1929. The 880 yard run in
2 minutes, 14.3 seconds by Shultz of
Atkinson in 1929. The mile run in
5 minutes by Sarchette of Stuart in
1923. The High Jump of 5 feet, 3Vi
inches by Tomlinson of O’Neill in 1929.
The broad jump of 20 feet, 1 Vi* inches
by Jarvis of Atkinson in 1926.
The pole vault of JO feet 7Vis inches by
Shoemaker of O’Neill in 1927. The
shot put of 40 feet 8 Vi inches by For
ner of Stuart in 1929. The Discus, 102
feet 2Vi inches by Eaton of Stuart in
1929, And the 880 yard Relay in 1
minute 35 seconds by O'Neill in 1925.
JAMES E. McKIM.
Winner, S. I)., Muy 4: James E.
McKim, Oakdale, bridge carpenter for
the Chicago and Northwestern rail
way, was fatally injured here Friday
afternoon while assisting in the un
loading of piling in the material yards
of the Winner-Wood extension.
He was caught and crushed by the
falling of piling when stakes on the
car broke, and died while being rush-,
ed to a hospita.
He is survived by a son in Chicago.
His age was about 45 years.
The body is to be taken to Oakdale*
where funeral services weii- held
Monday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, at
Oakdale, the Odd Fellows lodge of
that place being in charge.
Mr. McKim, who hcid been a resident
of Oakdale for a number of years,
was well known, not only in his home
town, but by Northwestern employes
as well.
He was quite well known in O’Neill
where he has visited on numerous oc
casions. He was a brother of Super
visor L. C. McKim, of Opportunity.
ANDREW SCHMIDT.
The community was saddened Sun
day morning when the news of the
death late Saturday night of Andrew
Schmidt became known. Mr. Schmidt
suffered u stroke of paralysis on hia
right side about 5:30 o’clock Saturday
evening; he grew worse rapidly until
! the end came a few hours later.
Mr. Schmidt has not been enjoying
| the best of health for several weeks
■ hut was able to he around the streets
|as usual, he had spent the day visit
! ing v. ith his old friends and celebrat
ing hr- seventieth birthday anniver
j sury; his son, John Schmidt, was writh
him when he w'as stricken.
Funeral services were held from the
Presbyterian church Tuesday morn
ing at ten o’clock conducted by Rev.
H. H. Beers. The remains were es
corted to the church and to its last
resting place by members of the ma
sonic lodge of which he wras a member
and by a large concourse of friends—
seventy automobiles were in the pro
cession to the cemetery.
The masonic lodge assumed charge
of the services at the grave.
Mr. Schmidt was one of the pioneers
of this community, coming here in the
early eighties when times were hard;
he homesteaded about ten miles north
east of O’Neill where he raised hia
family and made his home until the
death of his wife in 1911.
Andrew' Schmidt was born in Uden
hausen, Hassen, Germany, May 4,
1859, and passed away at his home in
O’Neill, late Saturday evening, May
4, 1929. The evening of his 70th
birthday anniversary,
Mr. Schmidt came to Canadh from
Germany at the age of twenty-two
years.
On March 18, 1884, he was united
in holy wedlock to Miss Mary Paul;
at Wellesley, Ontario, and to thia
union two children were born. John
Schmidt, wjho resides northeast of
O’Neill, and Mrs. Charles Richter, Irv
ing near Opportunity, Nebraska. He
and his wife came to Holt county in
May, 1885, and located on a home
stead ten miles northeast of O’Neill,
which is still a part of his estate.
Mrs. Schmidt passed away May 16,
1911.
The following year Mr. Schmidt left
the farm and came’to O'Neill, where
he built himself a home on east
Everett street, where he resided until
tJte time of death.
In July, 1913, he was united in
marriage to Mrs. Mattie Bellar, who
survives him. The deceased leaves a
wife, two children and eleven grand
children to mourn his death.
In 1912 Mr. Schmidt spent several
months with his mother and other
l datives at the old home in Germany.
He was a member of the Presby
terian church of O’Neill, also a mem
ber of the Masonic lodge. His lodge
having charge of the funeral.
JAMES LOGAN SHANNER.
James Logan Shanner passed away
at his home thirteen miles southeast
of O’Neill. Nebraska, Thursday, May
2nd, at 11:45 o’clock, following an
illness that covered many months.
Several years ago Mr. Shanner fell
from a fruit tree and received injur
ies from which he has suffered con
siderably. He was also suffering from
Brights disease which was the im
mediate cause of his death.
He was bom in Fort Branch, In
diana, October 7, 1859. He was unit
ed in marriage to Sadie Corns, at
Salesberry, Indiana, December 24,
1882; then to this union two children
were born, Joseph Paul and Charles
Luther, who with his wife survive
him.
Mr. and Mrs. Shanner came to Holt
county in 188.i and settled on a home
stead in the eastern part of the county
which has been his home to the time
of his death.
He leaves a brother and sister who
reside in Indiana, and an uncle and
aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Matt Stevens, of
Page, who with his immediate family
above mentioned will mourn his death.
“Jim” Shanner as he was familiarly
known to the people of this com
munity was a man who en
joyed a wide circle of friends;
he was a home loving man who wor
shiped his family; lie was a strong
advocate for the uplisting of the
moral issue and was an active worker
at all times for the betterment of
humanity.
Funeral services were held from the
Methodist church at Page, Nebraska,
conducted by Rev. Sam McKeown.
Burial was in the Page cemetery. The
music was furnished by the Royal
Highlanders of which lodge he was
a member.
JAMES SANFORD BARNES.
James Sanford, the young son of
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Barnes of
this city passed away at the family
home this (Thursday) morning fol
lowing an illness which began Monday
morning. The cause of his death is
given as over taxation of the heart.
James was born on a farm nine
miles northwest of O’Neill. While he
was yet a baby the family moved to
0”Neill where ho has spent the past
four years.
James enjoyed a wide circle of
young friends. Funeral serives will
be held Saturday afternoon at two
o’clock.