Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-14

in Palestine where the new Jewish col
ones offer constantly enlargins oppor
I tunities to the oppressed Jews Of Russia,
Rounania and Cialicis. The organization
| IS limited stock company. and the share
holders will have the opportunity o. either
/ settling on the land purchased or leasing
| their holdings.
Mr.. Goldman. who is wealthy mer-
chant. and a one time lived i'll Palestine.
outlines the plan in pamphlet called
"A Million Dollars for Immediate Work
/ in Palestine. He explains that the fed
Grafton of American Lionists as such is
not responsible for the scheme, though he
is himsel. member OF the executive com
mlttee. IT is pointed ont that the Zionist
organization is mainly engaged in propa-
sanda. The original organize ton for the
purchase OF land in Palestine formed i'll
this city n year ago, has row become af-
/ hliated with the general scheme headed
by Mr.. Goldman. The president OF the
| Achuzas Nachio. the New York organiza-
ton, is Harry F'ischel.
Celebrates Discovery of Ponce de
! Leon.
! Mgr. Aversa apostolic delegate to Porto
Rico and Cuba, celebrated pontifical mass
of the anniversary of the landing of
Ponce de Leon on that island. The serv-
ices took place in The Catholic Cathedral
During the service there was formal in
stallation of a crypt to hold the remains
of the diScOverer.
Missionary Work Among Indians.
| In letter to friends in this city Rev.
DR.. William II. Ketcham. director of the
bureau of Catholic Indian missions. tells
of the work of the Catholic missionaries
among the Indians OF North Dakota
/ There was great gathering for mass
on the morning of our arrival, he writes
! of the work at Fort Berthold reservation.
In spite of frontier features. any one
would be edified The good people of
e.! that mission are anxious for a schooi
| tl.at will be controlled by the sisters; they
| are begging for one or two more priests,
and also for a couple of catech1sts. lhose
| i'm charge hold that the school. the addi-
| tional priests and the catechists arc
/ sorely needed. and that the Indians under
their care are eager 10 learn their re-
ligion thoroughly and to conform to the
manners of their white brethren.
! Speaking of the Indians. he says:
.'There are many fine Indian Catholics
| in North Dakota, and the missionaries
are excellent men, who are accomplishing
splendid work. These facts were made
! plain to us during the recent congress OF
| Catholic Sioux Indians of North Dakota.
DR.. Sumwalt Returns.
Rev. Dr.. j. W. r. Sumwalt, district
superinten dent of the Washington Metho-
dist Episcopal churches, has returned
to the city after trip of several weeks to
West Virginia. While away DIR. Sum
walt preached several times in Parkers-
burg, W. Va.
Reception for Rev. Sidney Goodman.
Many OF the friends in Washington of
| Rev Sidney Goodman Of Atlantic City
are pleased with the cordial reception
| given him by about 600 men of his home
city when he arrived there Wednesday
night from trip to Europe. The en-
thusiastic greeting given to the rector
| who allowed the Introduction of smoking
and vaudeville as an adjunct to the work
! of attracting men tosthe Mems Church
1t is believed was intended as protest
| against action Of the church officials who
| objected to the methods in vogue.
| Mayor Stoy and other city officials were