The Irish standard., 1908-04-25
DULUTH NEWS.

tions for membership in the order were
received.
II. r. Kelleher. of ST Paul. was here
on business during the past week.
Mrs. Mary B. Daley. state president
of the Ladies' Auxiliary. A. Q. H.. and
We're in the city last week. While here
they were the guests of Mrs James
II. Sullivan.
new st. James Orphans asylum
is to be built by the Catholic people
of the Duluth diocese this year. cost
ing In the neighhorhood of s120,0OO
The new institution when completed
will be one of the largest and hand
soonest of its kind in the northwest
and one of which the people here can
he proud. The institution will consist
Of three buildings. The main building
will be used as the residence and also
for manual training purposes. The sec
ond building will be for domestic
sciences and principally for the use
of the girls. The third will be devoted
to agricultural purposes. The site for
the new chidren's home will be at the
end Of the Woodland street car line.
where the diocese owns 40-acre tract
of land. which was purchased years
| ago. but has been unoccuricd since first
acquired. The buildings will be sub
stantial ones. of brick and stone. and
will he equipped in the most modern
and up-to- date manner. The plans are
and will he ready to he submitted to
bidders within a few weeks. The
home will be large enough to care for
about goo children at a time. It will
he some time before the buildings are
taxed To- thcir capacity but they are
being made large to cope with the
number Of future charges which may
he placed in the care of the home.
| At the present time the ST. James
home s located at Twentieth avenue
west and Third street, In the buildn,
formerly occupied by the st. Mary's
hospital. There arc at the present
time 50 children in the home. For
some time this home has been made
quate for the large number Of children
brought there Moreover. the build
ing could not be repaired to suit the
demands and as II is not equipped with
the necessary apparatus and supplies
tn instruct the pupils in tho different
lines Of study. it has been deemed wise
to abandon the building for a new one
The building now in use will continue
in active service and will he put to a
new use 1t will he turned into home
for girls who are out of employment
tions. they can make their home. The
S12o,O0O needed for the new insttu-
tion will he raised by public suhscrlp-
tion. Most OF the money will be do
mated by members Of the diocese The
Catholic people have taken a deep IN.
terest in the proposed new building and
no difficulty IS expected in raising the
money Bishop James McGolrck. who
is at the head Of this new move. has
the cooperation Of many OF the most
influential mon of the city. and he said
that he would soon have everything In
working order. Stone for the founda-
tion is already upon the ground. and
arrangements will be made this week
to have work on the excavation and
foundation started Immediately.
1rshmen of Duluth were sorry to rea d
in a. recent issue of the Irish Standard
that one Of tho famous shandon bells
had to br taken to England to he re-
paired. Another evidence of how Ire
lands industries are crushed.
j. J. Callahan. formerly of Duluth,
was a visitor in the Zenith city last
: week. Mr.. Callahan is now located in
Minneapolis
: Roger Vail. who has been in the city
, for the past week. left Tuesday for a
trip on the ranges and the western
: part of the state.
The Easter collection taken up in the
churches throughout the diocese of Du-
luth, was for the benefit Of the orph- :
ans. and 1t is said that neat sum was
rea lized
/ The committees of the Courts of
Foresters having in charge the ar
rangements for the celebration OF the
twenty fifth anniversary Of the order
ing tomorrow afternoon in st. Glenn
( ents' hall.
st. James Court, No. 614, c. o. F.,