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IE CINCINNATI COMMERCIAL TRIBUNE, SUNDAY, AUGUSTf Archbishop Moeller To Dedicate St Martins Church Sunday Morning; Parade Will Precede Ceremonies]Impressive ceremonies will mark the dedication of St. Martin’s Church, located on Glenmore avenue, Cheviot, Sunday morning, August 19, at 10 o’clock. The Rev. Henry Moeller, Archbishop of Cincinnati, will officiate at the ceremonies and will be assisted by pasters and priests from parishes in Cincinnati and vicinity.The dedication services will be preceded by a parade formed of the children of St. Martin’s parish, men of the parish and of various neighboring parishes.The new St. Martin’s Church, which cost $225,000, is one of the most attractive structures of its kind in Cincinnati and is modeled after the ancient Basilicas of the old world. Although the edifice is of massive consruction it s nevertheless built along simple lines, the exterior finish being of brick with Bedford (Ind.) limestone trimmings, the roof being of mingled shaded tile.The lighting fixtures are in a cove in which the lamps and specially designed reflectors have been placed, which will provide an indirect illumination which will cast a soft mellow light in the entire interior of the church.The main or high altar was made in Italy and is of El Blancho marble and mosaics, surmounted by a baldachin designed in pure Roman Corinthian style. Beneath the Men-sa, or table altar, there is a panel of The Last Supoer” carved of pure white marble in high relief after the famous painting in the Vatican of Leonardo DeVinci, and above the altar is a magnificent crucifixion group carved out of one mammoth block of Carrara marble.The aisles and sanctuary are of terrazzo tile, while the pews are of ecclesiastical design and stained a silver gray, which harmonizes well with the interior finish of vlhe edifice.A new organ of the direct electric type has been installed. Fred W. Rotert, organist., of the church, drew the specifications for the organ. In the present organ there are 8 79 pipes, ranging in size from sixteen feet to less than one-half an Inch.The church will easily accommodate 1,100 worshippers, the dimen-sions being 108x170 feet. Adjoining the sanctuary on the right is a chapel which will be used by the sisters who teach in the St. Martin School.The. bells, which will peal forth next Sunday the glad tiding that the church Is to be dedicated, are from the old St. Philomena Church on East Pearl street, which was destroyed by fire last January, and were procured for St. Martin’s Church by the pastor, the Rev. Henry J. Schuer.Those who served on the Building Committee are Albert Bruns, D. Brockhoff, F. Dietrich, Clifford Kopp, Frank Krollman, Charles Tchaible, Joseph Schockman, T. Wesbrick and Joseph Neyer, as contractor and builder.J. C. Grunkemeyer was the architect.and Broadway was sold by Theodore Mayer Bro. to Harry Collin for $6,000. The holding was to be offered at auctiQa.August 21.The College Hill ofrfce of the Becker Real Estate Company sold a six-room pressed brick and shingle residence at 3 818 Bishop street, Clifton, to E. Johanning for $12,500, yesterday. Henry and Margaret Hoffmann were the sellers in the transaction.Richard T. Hamilton sold a five-room stucco bungalow built with a one-car garage on Edgewood avenue, in the Edgemont Subdivision, to H. V. and Clara Hood, for $6,800. The home was sold for J. W. Smith, Jr.L. H. and Nellie M. Simonds purchased, through the same broker, a stucco home of five rooms on Ross avenue in the Edgemont Subdivision, from the McClure Building Company. A garage and a lot 50x140 feet were included in the sale.Charles Moran purchased through John E. Manthey, broker, a two-and-one-half-story frame house of the two-family type containing two apartments of four rooms each at 5129 Warren avenue for $7,750. The home is strictly modern. E. Stecher ■was th£ seller In the transaction.William Gier disposed of his flve-\ -om frame house at 4580 Hamilton avenue to George Roaenacker for $6,000 through the Spindler Realty Company.A lot fronting 60 feet on the new boulevard in the Ryland Subdivision, Bond Hill, and having a depth of 180 feet to the Maketewah Country Club, was purchased by Herbert H. Beesten from the Ryland Realty Company. The purchaser will Improve the lot with an attractive residence.Morris Cohen acquired from Perrin P. Hunter his two-story brick house at 1020 West Seventh street, West End, for $3,500 yesterday through the real estate department of the Cincinnati Bank and Trust Company.Construction of a buff brick Cali-^prnia bungalow to contain six rooms has been started by Weifold Benz at 4729 Loretta avfenue, Price Hill. The home will cost $11,000.A three-family brick house at 2643 Beekman street, North Falr-mount, will be offered at auction by Theodore Mayer Bro. Wednesday afternoon, August 15, at 2:30 o’clock.TRANSFERS.(Tax indicated in transfers is affixed at the rate of 60 cents for every $500 or fraction in value of property conveyed).Central ave.—Morris Zisman to Rose Arm-noff, 16x90 feet on east side of Central avenue; M (tax $5.60).Westwood—Julius Fenske to Florence Fenske* Lots 5 and 6 in Dickman Thompson’s subdivision, also Lot 14 in subdivision of Herman Ejnjer's estate; $1.S.$1$J
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Sun, Aug 12, 1923
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