The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-07-22
AMERICAN NEWS.


tice up to the time of his death, re-
Gently died in New York City. Mr..
Clarke was born in Washington, d.
c., July 8, 1927, and was graduated
from Georgetown University in 1916.
He was elected president for several
terms of the New York Catholic
Protectory, and was one of the orig
inal members and founders OF the
Association of the Bar of the City
of New York. He was the author OF
Lives of the Deceased Bishops of
the Catholic Church in the United
States" THE Illustrated History of
the Catholic Church in the United
States" and ''The Life of Pope Leo
XIII" On account of his literary
labors the University of Notre Dame
awarded him the Laetare Medal.
Catholic Young Mems Union Or
uanized.-Plans for the formation OF
the Catholic Young Mems Union OF
the Archdiocese of Baltimore, to be
part of the National Catholic Young
Mems Union, were formally launched
at a meeting June IS, at the Catholic
Club. Baltimore, Md. The union has
been founded "for the moral, intellec-
tual, social and physical elevation OF
the Young men of the Archdiocese OF
Baltimore; the more general use ana
support of Catholic literature; the
incubation and dissemination OF
principles conducive to better
knowledge of the Catholic faith, and
a greater pride in being members OF
the Catholic Church; and that these
ends may be successfully attained, it
shall direct it's efforts toward the es-
tablishment of halls, libraries, reading
circles, reading rooms and gymna-
Sums throughout this Archdiocese,
where young men may meet in social
intercourse, and by mutual counsel
and support, labor in the cause for
which this Archdiocesan union has
been established"
Statue To Memory of Brother 3D.
tuIph.-A beautiful Carrara marble
statue of Brother Botulph was I'M
yelled on Wednesday, June 20, IN
front of St. Michael's College, Santa
Fe, New Mexico. The statue is erect
ed in front of the college, where it
will call the attention of the passersby
to the work of this noble man VINO
gave his life for the education or the
youth of New Mexico. The Very Rev.
Antonio Fourchegu, Vicar General OF
the Archdiocese, presided. The statue
was unveiled by Rev. Jules Deraches.
Brother Botulph was born in Rhenlsn
Prussia in 1888 and died at Santa Fe
in February, 1906. AS young man
he emigrated to Canada, where ne
Joined the Christian Brothers at Mont
real in 1852. He taught successfully
at Kingston, Detroit, Baltimore and
Philadelphia. At the time when his
superior ordered him to Mexico ne
was inspector of schools at New York.
Brother Botulph had three more
brothers in the Christian Brothers.
Gives Remainder of Life to Lepers.
in the hope of expiating his SINS
Peter Artz, of New Orleans, aged ~,
hale, hearty and active, will go to the
Louisiana leper colony and devote the
remainder of his life to waiting upon
the stricken exiles. The leper colony
is eighty miles above New Orleans ON
a peninsula formed by curve OF the
Mississippi river. II don't want any
fuss made about my going" said Artz.
81 have never committed murder, and
from a legal viewpoint my sins are
not particularly grievous. have
never committed felony, bHt even at
that my soul is far from being pure
white My father is still living IN
Belgium. He is 80 years old. I have
written to tell him that he will never
see me again-that am going to give
the rest of my life to the lepers. Why
should / be afraid if the good sisters
in charge are not afraid? | am old,
but l am healthy, and as strong as
some men of so, and can be of great
service. l have travelled all over the
world, I have been an editor, soldier,
a teacher, but most of all wanderer
| have a good record for my service
in the Spanish-American War"
National Total Abstinence Conven
tion.-The national convention of the
Catholic Total Abstinence Union will
be held in Scranton, Pa, from August
8 to II. The following is the program
Evening of August s, reception tt
delegates. Wednesday morning, Au
gust 9, opening of the convention will
Pontifical Mass in st. Peters Cathe
dral by the Apostolic Delegate, Mos
Rev. Diomede Falconio, D. D., followed
by opening session in College Hall
Evening, grand temperance rally
Thursday morning, August 10, Higl
Mass of Requiem in the Cathedral
followed by the continuation of tn
convention. Afternoon, at 4 O'Clock
parade of all the total abstinence sc
cieties of the Diocese and visiting sc
cieties. Night, grand military. ball, a
which there will be an exhibition drill
The Papal Delegate and the Germa