The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-04-15
AMERICAN NEWS.

Gently, states that Father Theodore
Valero, the Catholic priest who admin
istered the last sacraments of the
Church to Emperor Macmillan just be-
fore his execution, died suddenly in
the San Francisco Church in San Luis
Potosi, as he was robing for Mass.
DR.. Egan to Lecture at Notre Dame
and Receive Laetare MedaI.-Dr. Maui
rice Francis Egan, the noted American
educator and United States Minister
to Denmark, will arrive at the Univer-
sity of Notre Dame, Ind, on Easter
Sunday, to open course OF lectures
on English literature. According to the
arrangements now under way, the Lac
tare medal, which was awarded to DR..
Egan by the University authorities last
year will be conferred on him on
Easter Monday.
Father MoeIIer works among Catho-
lie deaf mutes-Rev. Ferdinand Noel
Ter, S. j., a brother of the Archbishop
of Cincinnati, is devoted to the spiri-
tual care of Catholic deaf mutes. He
is expected in Baltimore soon. The
deaf mutes of that city are we'll taken
care Of and respond cordially to the
other places they are neglected, and
quite a number of them have been at
tracted into Professionalism.
Death of Jesuit ProVinciaI.-The
Very Rev. J. F. X. O'Connor, S. j., Pro
vinciaI of the Southern Province, died
in Mobile last week. The deceased
priest was native of Savannah, Ca,
where he was born Sept. II, 1S4S. He
entered the Society of Jesus in 1855,
and soon became one of its best known
members. He did great missionary
work in the South and made many
converts.
st. Patricks Day In the Panama
Canal Zone.-St. Patrick's Day was
celebrated throughout the Panama
Canal zone with more than usual en-
thusiasm this year. Irish exiles, Ameri-
cans and, in fact almost every ma
tionality represented at the Isthmus,
were patriotic Irishmen." The ban
quet, given by the Irish Catholic Club
at the Cristobal Hotel, was attented
by two hundred and fifty men and
women, principally Americans and
those Of Irish descent. Charles O,Neil,
president of the club; Stevens Gan
son, the POSTMASTER, and John
Burke, talked in stirring patriotic
strain. Formal celebration of the day
was also observed by the Knights of
Columbus, Panama Council.
Three Catholic Judges on Superior
Bench of Massachusetts.-The appoint
ment by Governor Foss of Hon. John
D. Mclaughlin of Boston to a seat on
the Superior Bench of Massachusetts
makes the third member of this court
of twenty-five judges who is Cath
Ollie.
The other two are Judge Quinn of
Salem, leading member of the Essex
bar, who was also recently appointed
by Governor Foss and Judge Charles
A. De Courcy of Lawrence who was
Crane
Copies of Masterpieces In Trinity
CoIIege.-The Art Department of
Trinity College, Washington, D. c.,
conducted by the Sisters of Notre
Dame (Namur), contains the Mrs. T.
O'Connor collection of copies in oil of
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American Cities With Catholic
Mayors Pittsburg, New Or
leans and Detroit are large American
cities now presided over by mayors
who profess the Catholic faith
Syrians Honor st. Patrick.-In the
Syrian Church Of st. Basil the Great,
Central Falls, r. L., beautiful window
dedicated to St. Patrick was blessed on
March 10. The window was the gift
of Mr.. H. Boury, brother of Rev. Han
anias Boury, who is in charge of the
Syrian Catholics of the Diocese of
Providence. Many Irish societies at
tended the dedication.
Grants for Catholic Charitable Insti-
tutions Asked Of Manitoba Govern
ment.-A delegation waited upon the
Premier of Manitoba at Winnipeg, on
the 25th of February, and asked for
greater grants to the Catholic insti-
tutions of charity. They were well
received, and given good hopes of
better treatment in the future.
Canadian Ruthenian Priests Busy
The Ruthenian priests of Toronto are
busy with their people. Rev. DR.. Yer
my was at Oshawa last week and Rev.
Father Delianis has gone to Ottawa
where Mgr Gauthier requires his ser
vices. He will go thence to Montreal
where there is colony of a thousand
or more Ruthenians awaiting spiritual
consolation. There is also project
on hand to purchase valuable prop