The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-18


will arrive in Ottawa about the 25th
of March. His Excellency is to sail
from Naples on March 10th by the
S. S. Berlin of the North German
Lloyd Line A fitting reception will
be rendered him ON his arrival.
Total Collection for Negro and In
dian Missions.-The total annual col
lection in all the dioceses of this
country last year for the Negro and
Indian Missions, amounted to $685.
52O.23.
School for Indian Children in
Canada.-The Congregation of the
Sacred Heart and Mary Immaculate
have a foundation at Cross Lake, Kee-
watin Territory, Canada, among the
Maskegon and Cree Indians. Last
year the community was established
at Norway House, and the building of
a large school for Indian children is
contemplated. This mission is under
the Jurisdiction of the newly appointed
Vicar Apostolic Mgr. O.. Charlebois,
o. M. l. The Reverend Sisters are
also in charge of the Indian boarding
school of st. Philip, at Fort Pelly,
Sask Thirty Indian children attend
the school.
New Canadian obIate CoIIege.-The
Oblate College at Strathcona will be
opened in March. 1t cost $4,000
to build, and is the third of the Order
in Canada. The other two schools
are at Ottawa and Winnipeg.
Founder of Jacksonville a Catholic.
The celebration of the second CEN
tenary of Mobile, Alabama, by Catho-
lies recalls the fact that the first
white resident of Jacksonville was
Louis Hogan, who founded the pres
ent city in the year 1915. Several
and members of his family, while
"Hogan's Creek" divides the indus
trial from the residential portions.
Catholic Duchess Dead.-Mrs. Mary
Isabella Jenkins, wife of Michael Jen-
kins, capitalist and philanthropist of
Baltimore, died on March 6. The title
ferred on Mrs. Jenkins by Pope Plus
x in recognition of her benefactions
to the Catholic Church.
Catholic Chief of Choctaw Nation
Appointed by President Taft.-Hon.
Victor M. Locke, Jr., principal chief
of the Choctaw nation, comprising
10000 Indians of that tribe in Okla
homa, was recently called to Wash
ington to receive his appointment to
the high post which he now fills and
to take the oath of office. He is a
Catholic converted by Rev. w. H.
Ketchem, Director of the Bureau of
Catholic Indian Missions.
Laborious Life of Indian Missionary
Father Rapport, o. M. l., has been
in the Northwest for over thirty years
and has a parish covering an area of
200 square miles. There is not a
single railroad in his parish and the
entire distance must be covered either
by canoe in the summertime or on
snoW-shoes or dog train in the win
ter. The reverend Father has about
800 Indians and few hundred half
breeds in his vast parish. At Isle a
la Crosse, which is the center of the
district or parish, there is a pros
porous Indian school in charge of the
Grey Nuns, of Montreal. This school
harbors about forty children, many of
whom are still pagans or belong to
pagan families.
InVestiture of Mgr. Saunders.-The
investiture of Rt. Rev. J. T. Saunders
of Fort Dodge, Iowa, with the title and
insignia of Monsignor took place on
March II. Bishop Garrigan of Sioux
City oficiated. .e
Monuments to Catholic Heroes
Congress has approved of three more
monuments to famous men for the Ma
tional Capital-Commodor John
Barry, John Paul Jones, and Chris.
TOPPER Columbus. Two of the heroes
thus honored were Catholics.
Catholic Woman Regent of Univer
sity of Wisconsin.-Governo McGov
ern of Wisconsin announces the ap
pointment of Miss Elizabeth Waters
of Fond du Lac, one of the best known
Catholic teachers in the Wisconsin
public schools, to the board of uni
versity regents.
Gift of Farm for Catholic Negroes
Miss O'Hagen of Dubuque willed he
farm of 80 acres, her house and LOT
for the benefit of the Catholic Negr
schools in Maryland.
New Vicar General of Diocese o
SeattIe.-Rev. Felix Verwilghen ha
been appointed Vicar General of tn
Diocese of Seattle by Bishop Ode