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THE iTALIANS O F CLEVELAND attracted by the factory development. The congregation numbers fiftyseven and is served by Rev. Franci De imone. The "Church of the Redeemer," 1350 "Vest 69th Street, is also a Presbyterian Mi sion started by Mr. Monnet' cOl1rrregation in the ummer of 1911. The Church Extension Committee of Cleveland Presbytery, which carries on the work both here and at the Church of the Saviour, has provided an attractive brick building. Rev. Frank Tomich, recently called to Akron to take charge of the Americaniz:atiol1 program of the Board of Education, served this mis ion as it pastor for five years. St. John's Beckwith Presbyterian Church The Italian Baptist Mission on 33rd Street between Scovill and Woodland is 10 years old, and in charge of Rev. Pizzi, an Albanian, who was educated for the Greek Catholic Priesthood and became Protestant after he came to America. The Mission, which has 37 members and a property valued at $23,000, besides its regular religious services, from May to October holds an industrial school, of which there are over 60 members. This school meets one afternoon a week with sewing for the girls and manual work for the boys. Th Baptist Christian Home Centre, Wist and Cedar, is conducted under the same auspices as the Italian Baptist Mission. In its industrial school there are over 90 members. The auditorium and reading room are open every night, and there are evening classes for boys with manual training, girls' sewing and cooking classes, mothers' meetings, and Americanization classes. One benefit organization is found in all four missions, viz. : "The 20th September brot!herhood." The members of ,each brotherhood branch made up of male adherents of the Protestant churches only, pay an initiation fee of $3.00 and 75c mon,thly dues, and receive if physically incapacitated $1 per day. Iu case of death $100 is paid toward the funeral expenses. Mr. Erminio Sipari , the president, arranges a meeting of the four branches in one of the churches monthly to transact business and plan its social activities. The organization is about to ask for incorporation, and to inaugurate an auxiliary for women. 30 , . ..
THE ITALIANS O F CLEVELAND Religious Festivals Rev. Pietro E. Monnet A religio-social event In which community interest centres is the celebration of the fete day of the virgin and the patron saints. There are three of these religiou festivals, St. Joseph's held the first Sunday after the 19th of March ; "St. John's," invariably celebrated on the 24th of June, which is, a holiday throughout the settlemen.t, and "The Feast of the Assumption of the Bles ed Virgin," held on the 15th of August. The latter festival lasts three days, brings out the vivid color of the Italian peasant traditions, and unite the community in one great family. A preparation is made on the evening of August 14 by an outdoor concert. Russo's Italian band of 60 pieces renders selections from Verdi, Otto, and other composers with Italian and American pa.triotic music. The celebration proper begin with High Mass on the morning of the saint's. day. Hundreds of little girls dressed in white scatter flowers befo.re the head of a procession which starts from the church door. .r\ choir of boys or girls follows singing. Then comes the float bearing the statue of the honored saint escorted by a guard of young men 31
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