The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05

NEW YORK. Sept. z.-Prof James
c. Monaghan of New York viii deliver
the first of a series of lectures at
Spring Bank. the home of the Western
Catholic summer school, on oconomos
voc lake. at Okauchee. Wis. A prom
inent bishop of the middle~west, as well
as two Catholic laymen. Will also be
heard there before September 10.
Spring Bank is a beautiful piece of
land, situated on Oconomowoc lake.
which was purchased last June as a
permanent home for the Western Cath
Ollie summer school The tract includes
e5 acres. and the directors are congrat-
ulating themselves on the ideal place
thus secured. The property was pur-
chased too late TO arrange for a regu-
lar course of lectures for this season.
but next year 1t is expected that the
new school will be in full swing.
Archbishop Messmer has heartily in
dorsed the enterprise. personally sub
scribing $1,000. Bishop Muidoon of
Rockford. H., subscribed another
thousand. The directors are prominent
businessmen of Wisconsin and else
where. who will make a success of the
financial end of the enterprise Even
this season, without q regular program,
the place has proved most popular, and
has had many visitors TO enjoy its nat
urai beauty and attractions.
The recent dedication of the Mac.
donough monGment-erected by act of
congress in memory of the heroes
killed in the fight under Commodore
Macdonough's command, when the
dauntless hero met the British feet on
Lake Champlain-has naturally at
traeted much attention among Cath
olics as well as non-Catholics in this
country. It was Macdonough's naval
triumph that decided that Lake Cham
plain should belong to the United
States.
Soldiers OF the Fifth L. s infantry.
under command. of Col. c. D. Cowles.
fired the salute TO the dead. and gave
4 beautiful military setting TO the
patriotic celebration in commemoration
OF the valiant deeds of the heroes of
the famous battle fought in defense of
republican institutions.
The singing OF patriotic songs. by
the children. patriotic speeches. and the
reading OF the celebrated poem. The
Battle of Lake Champlain,' by John
Jerome Rooney, formed the principal
commemorative features.
Adolphe Rette. the noted French
radical and socialist. who recently
made pilgrimage to Lourdes. and
was converted, writes to a friend:
Il have just made q retreat here "a
Benedictine monastery. and the father
abbot has decided that my vocation is
genuine. I enter the novitiate tomor-
row. and am profoundly happy in con-
sequence"
The Catholic Poles are forming
federation I'm Missouri. AS soon as it
is well established in that state. they
propose to extend it 10 other states in
the union. Eventually they hope to
include within it's ranks all the Polish
Catholic societies IN this country.
4 charter OF Incorporation has been
secured for a college for Polish Cath
olics by the St John Kanty college
association OF the city Of Erie, Pa. The
new college. which will be built at
East Mill Creek, will be conducted by
the vincentian fathers.
On September 5, and {. the first an
nuaI convention OF the Polish Catholics
Of Canada Will be held al Winnipeg.
Sir Percy Girouard French Cana
dian, has been appointed governor gen
eral Of British East Africa. colony
which includes the region of the great
lakes, and the important mission field
of Uganda.
His appointment viii be very wei
come TO our Catholic missionaries in
Uganda, who had a very trying time
under one of his Protestant predeces-
sors Here. where even so years ago
the name of God was unknown. and
sanguinary fetish system was the pop
ular religion, the native Catholics are
numbered by tens of thousands The
coming of Catholic governor. in the
person OF Sir Percy Girouard. will be
doubly welcome 10 our own mission
aries.
he will be absolutely fair TO all, but
the mere fact that he is q Catholic
empire maker" Will bring home to the