The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-25

the last thirty-one years" That is a
fine tribute to the virtue of Italian
womanhood and to the Church which
trains her children in the love and
practice of purity.
Maurice Francis Egan to Visit Am
Francis Egan the Uni
ted States Minister to Denmark set
sail from Copenhagen, Denmark, on
February %. He is coming to this
country on short leave of absence for
course of lectures at the University of
Notre Dame and at the Johns Hopkins
University. His subject will be some
phase of literary criticism in which he
is an authority. While in America
he will be presented with the Laetare
Medal which the University of Notre
Dame, Indiana, conferred on him last
year in recognition of his service to
religion.
Boston Catholic Charities.-The to-
tai receipts for the work of Catholic
charity in Boston last year amounted
to $651 ,S25.57, of which 1896, 630.18 was
expended This provided for the sup
port of eight orphan asylums which
sheltered 2,614 boys and girls during
the year; one infant asylum which
cared for 915 helpless little ones;
four industrial schools with 1920 in
mates, making total of 4,749 children
fed, clothed spiritually nourished;
three homes for working girls cared
for 3,211 persons during the past
twelve months; five homes for the
aged sheltered 633 individuals, making
a grand total of 1892 persons helped
in these institutions during the year to
which must be added that 5,379 in.
dividuals were admitted to the five
hospitals under the care of the Cath
Ollie Charities Bureau, and that during
the year there were S4,456 out-patients
treated at these hospitals. There are
three day nurseries and five guilds or
clubs, and these eight organizations
helped 489 children, distributed cloth
ing to 4,674 persons, secured employ
ment for 1852 people, and assisted 113
families
Butte Knights of Columbus Aid Par
ish.-The Butte Council of the Knights
of Columbus of Montana donated 5000
to Father Thompson, State Chaplain of
the order, to aid in the rebuilding of
ST. Joseph's Church and School, South
Butte, which were recently destroyed
by fire. A committee was appointed
to secure further aid for the parish
Benedictine Sisters Home Dedi-
cated.-On February Is the new home
of the Benedictine Sisters at Eau
Claire, Wis, was dedicated by Rev.
A. B. C. Dunno, pastor of st. Patrick s
Church, assisted by Father Murphy of
Lacrosse and Father O'Toole of Ellis
worth.
New Home for Knights of Columbus
at Dubuque.-The Rider building on
Locust street, Dubuque, Iowa, has been
purchased for $4,000 as a home for
the Knights of Columbus. 1t will be
remodeled and refurnished before the
Knights take possession of it.
Nuns from Portugal Arrive in Ore.
gon.-Five Dominican nuns, recently
expelled from Portugal, arrived in
New York this week and will proceed
to Baker City, Oregon, to found a
convent school and hospital in that
city.
Large Catholic Libraries in Amer
ica.-The largest Catholic library in
the United States is that of George
town University, under the Jesuit
Fathers. It has 100000 volumes. The
next largest is probably that of Ford
ham University, also under the jesuit
Fathers. 1t has 10000. Then come
the Catholic University, at Washing
ton and the st. Louis University ,eacl
having 10000. Notre Dame Univer
sity has 10000; Loyola College, Bal
timore, 41,OOO, and Marquette Univer
sity, $4,000.
/ Knights Of Columbus Will Insur,
Southerners.-At the quarterly meet
ing of the National Directors of tn,
Knights of Columbus held at New
Haven, January II, it was decided tt
admit members of the order in tn
Southern states to the insurance class
from which they have been debarret
by the fear of yellow fever and othe
diseases. The order has at presen
about 10000 insured members out o
a total membership of 10000
; Auxiliary Bishop Schrembs Of Grant
Rapids, Mich, Consecrated Februar
22.-Mgr. Joseph Schrembs was cor
secrated Auxiliary Bishop of the Die
cese of Grand Rapids at st. Andrew
Cathedral February g. The conse
orator was Bishop Henry Joseph Ricf
ter of Grand Rapids. who ordaine
Mgr. Schrembs to the priesthood in 81
, Andrews Cathedral years ago. Til
assistant consecrators were Bishop {
P. Macs Of Covington, KY, and Bisho
John s. Foley of Detroit. The sermo
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