The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-14
AMERICAN NEWS.

Gift for Good Shepherd Nuns.-The
Sisters of the Good Shepherd of Den
yer, Colo, have received the offer of
a cash contribution of $4,000 from
an out-of-town benefactor whose name
has not been disclosed. The gift has
only one condition, that the Sisters
shall raise an equal amount in Den
yer, as it is felt at least $4,000 is
needed to continue work on the new
home which the community is engaged
in building. The work of securing sub
scriptions has commenced.
Colored Sisterhoods. are two
colored Sisterhoods in the United
States, namely, the Oblates of Provi-
dence, founded in 1929, whose Mother
house is in Baltimore, Nd, and the
Sisters of the Holy Family, founded
in 1912, whose Motherhouse is in New
Orleans, La.
On the Staff of the Catholic Univer-
sity.-Other appointments announced
for the coming year are Mr.. AMI
Brown, of Harvard professor of COM
mon law; DR.. Wilbur F. Dales, a
graduate of the Catholic University,
Greek department; Charles Lawler
Kelly, Little Rock, Ark, chemistry;
John j. Cantwell, Washington, draw
ing and drafting; Rev. Joseph P. Mum
day, Alton, Ill, theology; John J.
Haley, Tufts College, civil engineer
ing; Vincent Toomey, Washington,
and Dr. Thomas G. Carrigan, Worces-
ter, Mass, law; Rev. DR.. P. ]. McCor-
mick, department of education; John
B. Parker, Kansas, biology; Frederick
V. Murphy, LEcole de Beaux Arts,
Paris, architecture; James Francis
Conner, Boys Latin School, Baltimore,
mathematics; Frederick K. Merriman,
civil engineering. Rev. DR.. McCor-
mick has resigned as vice president
of Albert Hall, branch of the uni
versity, his successor to be announced
after the opening of the school.
Statue for Boise Cathedral.-The
Knights of Columbus, Boise, Idaho,
have presented the new Cathedral
with a beautiful statue of st. John.
The statue represents the great apos-
tie with book and pen in hand and at
his feet the eagle ready to soar up
ward, emblematic of the Heaven-sent
message, and is a fitting finish for
the handsome Cathedral which bears
the name of this illustrious saint The
statue is placed on the east gable
over the main entrance and appears
life size from it's height of eighty
feet from the ground However, it
weighs 1000 pounds and is nine feet
in height
CathoIicity in Dubuque.-At the
enthronization of Archbishop Keane,
of Dubuque, Very Rev. DR.. German
welcomed him Gin the name of 240
priests, over 1000 religious, 4,5OO
students, $4,000 pupils of SO parochial
schools and $4,000 Catholics
Schools in Porto Rico.-Porto Rico
is making material and religious
progress under the United States.
Schools have increased from 52S to
2,450 and from 1928 pupils to $4,000.
The children now learn both Spanish
. and English.
Polish Sisters Open SchooI.-At the
invitation of Rt. Rev. J. w. Shaw, D.
D., Bishop of San Antonio, the Fran
ciscan Sisters of Chicago, have opened
school at Falls City. AS this is a
Polish settlement, the Sisters will
teach Polish.
Alumni Gift for Bishop Gahriels.-
The Alumni of ST. Joseph's Seminary,
Ogdensburg, N. Y, through Bishop
= Hickey, of Rochester, presented
Bishop Gabriels of Ogdensburg a
cheque for $4,000 in honor of his sacer-
dotal golden jubilee.
South American CeIehration.-From
Argentine, South America, comes the
intelligence of magnificent celebra-
ton in honor of the Mother of God of
Guyo. Sixty-four deputies and sen.
ators, nearly all the Bishops of Ar.
gentine and some from neighbouring
Republics, and 100000 people, took
part in the religious celebration.
Requests to Catholic Charities
The will of Mrs. Annie F. Doyle, New
York, leaves the greater part of an
estate valued at $4,000 to Catholic
charities. The charitable requests
are, as follows: ST. Joseph's Diocesan
Seminary, $4,000; Society for the Pro
pagation of the Faith, $4,000; Little
Sisters of the Poor, $500; st. Steph
ems Church, $1,000; New York Apos
tolate, $4,000; Servants of Relief fol
incurable Cancer, $1,000, and st
Mary's Church, $500.
AIoysius Truth Society.-Washing
ton Catholics have started a HON,
missionary and educational movemen
through the Aloysius Truth Society