The San Francisco call., 1909-07-04
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

be present at the assembly during its
impressive contribution to the nations
tribute to a leading pioneer explorer in
the western hemisphere. The exercises
which will last week, will be opened
July 4.
President Taft will be the guest of
honor at a reception to be given by the
FACULTY of the summer school on the
morning of July Z. Thursday, July g.
the play "Hiawatha" will be given by
10 Algonquin Indians from Quebec
The stage for this play will be a float
ing island. There will be a pageant of
historic floats along shore.
A reception is being arranged in
honor of Vice President Sherman, which
viii be attended by several hundred
prominent Catholic laymen of the state
Thursday and Friday the Rev. M. g
Gleeson, chaplain of the United States
navy, will lecture on the round the
world trip of the American fleet. in
which he participated.
Father Julian Paquin, s. j., states
that the United States government at
the request of the Most Rev. Arch
bishop Ireland. has consented to make
the site of Fort st. Charles, Mimi,
a monument reserve. AS soon as the
the Lake of the Woods should thaw
out Father Paquin was TO go to the
SITE identify it officially and report to
the government on a chart sent to him.
AS he remarks: This spot will thus
be forever dedicated to the memory of
the pioneers of Christian faith and civ
ilzatlon In this western country"
1t was only last August that several
members of the st. Boniface historical
society of Manitoba unearthed, on the
shore of the northwest angle of the
Lake of the Woods. the skeletons and
other remains of Father Aulneau. S. j..
young De la Verendrye, son of the dis
coverer of the Red river valley, and 1s
companions, massacred by the Sioux in
1876.
This great historical find. one of the
most important ever made in America,
was the result of researches set on
foot by Father Joseph Blain, S. J.,
almost 20 years ago, and finally car
ried to a successful issue by himself
and Father Julian Paquin, S. J., assist
ed by Rev. DR.. Beliveau, chancellor of
the archdiocese of st. Boniface, Mani
toba, the Hon. Judge Prud'homme, and
several Jesuit scholastics and lay
brothers.
At the three days missionary con-
gress held at the Apostolic mission
house in Washington, which closed
June II. the missionary bands in the
AoIlHein STATES plSdSeu themselves on
the floor of the congress to put in all
their spare time working with the
bands Of missionaries who now labor
in the poor and needy south.
Father Doyle, rector of the Apostolic
mission house. was elected to cooperate
with Father Kelly of the church ex-
tension society in promoting a congress
of Catholic missions in Boston next
year.
committee was appointed to secure
more chapel cars to work in needy
missionary districts.
1t was voted to place in the mis-
sionary field among the Indians a mis-
sionary with tent and travelling out
fit. Church extension pledged the out
fit, the Apostolic mission house pledged
the missionary. and Rev. ]. F. Busch of
st. Paul, Mimi, subscribed 500 toward
the first years salary.
The death is announced of Mgr.
Wenzel, keeper of the Vatican archives.
He was noted for his zeal in caring
for the vast range of priceless docu-
ments contained in the archives of the
Apostolic palace, where he almost lived
for several years. Among the wreaths
at his funeral were several from some
Of the principal universities in Europe.