The San Francisco call., 1908-08-16

equally as man of fine literary IeelihS
and as former attached 1rlenu ol
Mrs. Craigie. This was the unVeiilns
of portrait plaque of John OllVer
Hobbies in the library of University
college, London. OF this college MIS- MIS-
Cra1gie was herself at one time pupii'
and to such purpose that, as Lord Cur
zon recorded, he once had letter from
her written in Greek iamb1cs. be-
meath her wit and humor,' Lord cur
ious sense. In joining the Cathollc
church, she found inspiration IN IT'S
ideals and solace in it's authority
Rev. Father Walburg's donation mas
brought the endowment OF the chair
of German language and literature at
the Catholic university in washington
so near completion that the nlllng OF
the chair by the appointment OF reg
ular professor is now only question
of short time Meanwhile four
courses in German are being given at
the university by two instructors.
TRIBUTE TO MARY CATALAN
A monument was recently unveiled
in Birmingham, Ala, to public school
teacher named Mary A Catalan IL is
| said that monuments have been erected
! to only four American women In the
| United States, viz: Mary Ball WASH
| ington, mother of General Washing
| ton; Frances E. Willard, president OF
the w. C. T. u; Margaret" the Irish
! philanthropist of New Orleans, and
now to Mary A. Catalan, Cathollc
teacher in the public schools of Ala
bama; two of the four thus honored
being Catholics.
At the unveiling of the Catalan mon
ument her pastor, Father Coyie, dellV-
cred the opening address. Prespyte-
rian minister recited the closing bene-
I diofion ba I'M tandQnf of the DUDE
/ lie schools made the presentation ad-
dress, the mayor made the speech OF
acceptance, and thousands OF scnoo
/ children sang and scattered mowers
The monument was proposed by Doy
named Isidore Shapiro (probably
Jewish boy), pupil of the deceased
| teacher; the funds were collected bS
Miss Daisy Rowley, and eight little
children drew the cords that released
the veil from the monument, which is
| of marble, 10 feet high, bearing the
simple inscription: MARY A. Catalan
| Teacher"
BEST PORTRAIT OF POPE
The latest portrait of Pope Plus x
by an American artist, A. Muller Ury
| is regarded at the Vatican as the bes
ever painted of the present pope. l
was presented to the holy father OF
the occasion OF his sacerdotal jubilee
| lege in Rome but after thanking then
for the gift his holiness expressed thu
wish that his best portrait should re
main among the students of the Amerf
can college. In the future. therefore
it will adorn the walls of that institu
ton in Rome.
Mr.. TRY, the artist, declared that thu
pope was a delightful subject. "Hi'
face" he said 'is one beautiful to {
painter, for it combines the spiritua
with a pleasing virility. The head Il
one but seldom matched. He has th'
brow of a thinker. But his eyes at
tract the most of all his features. The,
are greenish, blush, grayish in color
both large and singularly and beauti
fully luminous. 1 have never seen ;
man with eyes quite like those o
Giuseppe Sarto. Always kindly be
nevolence shines through them"
PRAISE FOR MISSIONARIES
On the occasion of the Tercentenar.
of Quebec the Methodist ministers o
Canada made an address to Lieutenan
Governor Jette, in the course of whicl
they referred to the old Jesuit mis-
sionares in these respectful terms: II
them we have a rich Inheritance o
Christian devotedness. We recall tn
glorious motto of these men, to which
they were unfiinchingly true-Ad Ma
loren Del Gloriam-and we unitedl,
honor their passionate charity an
their enthusiastic love for the souls o
men, Words which rebound to TIL
honor of the men who uttered them
Societies which are designed espe
, cially to enlist young men in the fgh
for faith and morality are springini
up all over Italy. They are not lef
to fight alone, but are federated; s.
that a young man from Naples will fin,
himself at home among comrades il
, Lombardy and elsewhere. The associa
ton began among university students
but has widened out SO that all classe
!, have their organization, with rule
adapted to their special needs. In fed
Grating them great stress is laid upol
; the fact that each body keeps it
autonomy.