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mainder of the night.
Count John Creighton Of Omaha,
Neb., who died recently, was one of
the best known members of .he papal
nobility. He donated to Nebraska the
| Creighton university, the largest uni
versity in that state, and also gave sew
| eral hospitals and number of
| churches to Omaha.
Adrian Iselin is among the promi-
nent New York men who have received
titles from Rome. Mr.. Iselin as vest
ed with the cape ard sword of the
Knights of st. Gregory soon after the
beginning of the present administra-
ton. One of Sir Adrian Iselin's most
valuable gifts to New York is the $780,
900 chapel at New Rochelle. This was
presented OF the diocese after the crest
of st. Gregory was bestowed upon hun.
Richard G. Kerens of st. Louis, rail
| road man and politician, is chamber
lain TO Pope Plus X. Mr.. Kerens. who
came to America poor emigrant hey,
went west and amaSSed fortune, has
carried through his life the strong Ro-
can faith instilled in MIN by his Irish
mother With his increased prosper
tty he has given accordingly to his
church. He has enriched the st. Louis
university, which is under the direction
sity of America at Washington, and
has aided nearly every charitable insti-
tuition in st. Louis. He has also done
much for institutions In his native land
and for Irish charitable enterprises in
this country. 1t is said that Mr..
Kerens is trying to purchase strip of
land in Rome which will reach from
the Vatican to the sea, in order to give
to the Pope greater freedom and to
relieve the Vatican grounds. 1t is un-
derstood that Mr.. Kerens has offered
$5,0OO.0OO for this purpose.
Among the younger members of the
nobility in the United States are Fu-
gene and Thomas Kelly, sons of the
late Eugene Kelly, a New York bank
er, who gave the white marble Lady
chapel to ST. Patricks cathedral. Eu
gene and Thomas Kelly were made
Knights of st. Gregory, with the title
of Sir
The Order of the knights of st. Greg
DRY was reorganized by Pope Gregory
XVI in 1881, since which time Catho-
lies who are not of the state nobility
or aristocracy have been vested with
the title.
The late Mrs Tecumseh Sherman
was decorated several times by Pope
Leo for her charitable work. Mary
Marquise de Merinville and who be-
fore her marriage presented to the
hierarchy of the United States the
funds for the establishment of the
Catholic university, at Washington,
was also decorated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Kulage of st.
Louis. Mo-. are the latest additions to
the Catholic nobility in the country.
They were both knighted by Pope
Plus X on August 20, with the Order of
st. Gregory and the Equestrian Order
of the Holy Sepulchre, Mr.. Kulage is
created a Knight Commander of the
Gregorian Order. a distinction to few
men outside of Rome, and Mrs. Ku-
lage is termed "Matronae,' or Lady
Knight of the Equestrian Order of the
Holy Sepulchre. This is the first time
this honor has been conferred upon a
woman.
The Equestrian Order of the Holy
Sepulchre is one of the most ancient
orders in existence, having been found
ed In the thirteenth century during the
Crusades. The Pope himself is the su-
preme master of this noble order. The
insignia of the order is a Jerusalem
cross, which is really combination of
five crosses in one. The insignia is al
most entirely of gold, but the diverse
and reverse sides are overlaid with
crimson enamel In addition to the
Grass Mrs. Kulage will appear at all
state functions in a mantle of white
cloth upon which is embroidered in
gold the insignia of her rank. Mr. and
Mrs. Kulage have been elevated to the
Catholic nobility in recognition CT their
charitable and educational work, espe-
cially among the children of the poor
in Rome.