The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-12-09
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Very Rev. Mgr. William J. White, D.
D., rector of the Church of the Vista
ton, and supervisor of the Catholic
Charities, of Brooklyn, was strongly
advocated at dinner recently of the
Bedford Council, K. of c., by Francis
x Carmody.
In Honor of coIumbus.-The New
York Board of Aldermen has changed
the name of Mulberry Bend to Colum-
bus Park, in honor of Christopher
Columbus.
Celtic Cross cenotaph.--A Celtic
cross was erected to the memory of
Rev. VIM. A. Mclaughlin, who was
buried at sea, in the shadow of the
church of which he was, the pastor at
Philadelphia.
K. of c. in New York.-The bazaar,
recently held by the fifty-two councils
of the K. Of G. in New York, surpassed
in every way the most sanguine hopes
of the promoters. 1t has already real
lied net profit of $4,000, although
all the returns are not yet in. The
purpose of the bazaar was TO obtain
funds for the erection of a magnificent
building in New York, worthy of the
great Catholic order
Van De Vyver Memorial.-The Cath
olics of Richmond, Virginia, have ap-
pointed a committee to raise FUNDS for
a monument to the late Bishop Van
de Vyver 1t is proposed to raise not
less than $4,000 for the memorial,
which will be placed over the Bishops
grave in Mt. Calvary cemetery.
Catholic Bequests.-Four Catholic
institutions of Oregon were substan-
TALLY remembered in the will OF the
late Pietro Vairetti, of Clackamas
County, who left an estate valued at
$4,000, consisting largely of cash on
deposit in the Hibernia and Ladd &
Tilton Bank. A thousand dollars is
bequeathed to Joseph Tavelli, a rela-
tive, and the balance goes in equal
amounts to the Benedictine Seminary
at Mount Angel, st. Mary's Home for
Orphans, at Beaverton; st. Mary's
Home for Girls, at Oswego, and ST.
Agnes Baby Home, at Park Place.
PhiIadeIphia's Parochial Schools
Fourteen of the parochial schools OF
Philadelphia have over 1000 pupils;
the largest being that of Our Lady OF
sorrows, with 1,S42 pupils. There are
fifty-six parishes with parochlal
schools outside of the City of Phila'
delphia in that Diocese, the largest
being at Reading, Pa, with 626 pupils
In Philadelphia there are seventy-nine
parishes with schools.
Centenary of Bishop Won ketteler.-
The Catholic Social Union, Milwaukee
together with other societies, will cele
hrate the centenary of the birth of the
great Bishop Emmanuel Won Ketteler
of Mayence, on December 18th. The
Bishop of Toledo, Mgr. Schrembs, will
deliver the address.
Protestant Advocates Statue OIL
Saint.-The Protestant Episcopa
Bishop Nichols, of California, advo
Gates the erection of a magnificent
statue to ST. Francis of Assist, similar
to that of Liberty in New York Har
Dor, at the Narrows or the Colder
Gate, San Francisco.
New Director of P. E. L.-On &C
count of impaired health the Rev. 3
Poirier S. S. S., has resigned the posi-
ton of General Director of the Priests
Eucharistic League. He is now sta
toned at the Junforate of the Father
of the Blessed Sacrament, Mt. Eymar,
Seminary, Suffern, New York. He i
replaced by Rev. F. Gaudet, S. S. S
to whom the libelli and correspon
dence pertaining to matters of tn
| league should be directed
New Observation-Disclosures. Lawrenc
Kennedy, has been appointed success
sor to the late Father Lynch as Vicar
General of the Diocese of Sacramento
Father Kennedy is noted as man Q
great learning, being distinguish
theologian and canonist