The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-10-28
AMERICAN NEWS.

BrookIyn's Free High School.-A
free Catholic High School, the first
in the Diocese of Brooklyn, was opened
ON September II, by the Capuchin
Fathers of st. Michael's Church, Brook
Ign, of which Very Rev. Gabriel Mess
mer, o. M. Cap, is rector. The
Brothers of Mary are in charge OF the
boys department, and the Sisters OF
st. Dominic the girls.
Funeral of Bishop of Richmond
The funeral services over Bishop AL
gustine Van de Vyver were held Fri
day morning in Sacred Heart Cathe-
dral, Richmond, Va, where the body
lay in state Bishop Gabriels of Og-
densburg pontifcated at the Requiem
Mass and Cardinal Gibbons gave the
final dissolution.
Good Shepherd Monastery Burned.
Press dispatches from Wheeling, w.
Va, chronicle the destruction by fire
of the Monastery of the Good Shep-
herd, Edgington Lane, on October 8.
There was no loss of life.
Aloysius Truth Soeiety.-The "pub-
lie morals crusade" inaugurated by
the Aloysius Truth Society of Wash
ington, D. c., has been instrumental
in bringing about rigid order by the
Commissioners of the District OF
Columbia directed against offensive
bil1boards.
Catholic Visitation Society-The
Visitation Society of Catholic Ladies of
Cincinnati, Ohio, organized in 1899,
visits the sick poor, provides nurses,
safeguards foundlings, and provides
priest, physician and medicine. 1t is
doing great good and is similar to the
Elizabethan Committee of the Third
Order of st. Francis of Louisville, or
ganized in 1887.
Administrators OF Richmond Diocese.
Cardinal Gibbons has designated as
administrator of the Diocese Very Rev.
J. J. Bowler, Vicar General OF St
Peters Church, until the successor to
the late Bishop Van de Vyver is an
nounced by the Pope.
knights Have Retreat.-The Chica-
go chapter of the Knights of Column
bus, of which William N Brown is
president, made arrangements to bring
the entire membership In Cook county
together on October %, 20 and 80, for
a spiritual retreat.
Bishop Hurth, of India at Notre
Dame.-Rt Rev. Peter Hurth, C. S.
c., D. D., arrived at Notre Dame on
the 4th inst. from Cincinnati, where
he had attended the Eucharistic Con-
gress. He was formerly Bishop of
Dacca, Bengal, India, where he was
the incumbent for sixteen years. The
trying climate of that country forced
the bishop to hand in his resignation
to Rome about year ago. He will
remain at Notre Dame for some time
to recuperate his shattered health.
During his stay in Bengal, Bishop
Hurth labored strenuously to build
chapels and schools, but the dearth of
priests made progress slow.
First Priest Ordained in America.
The first priest ordained in America,
was a Dominican, the great Las Ca
sas, who was ordained about the year
1900 The first priest ordained in the
United States was Father Stephen
Theodore Badin, of Kentucky.
Sisters To Open Woman's College.
The Sisters of Charity in Chicago
are preparing to establish Woman's
College. Archbishop Quigley has Civ.
en- it his fullest appreciation and en-
couragement and asks his priests and
people to give it financial assistance.
Memorial Tablet for First Mass
In the near future a tablet will be
erected at Old Mission Dolores, on
the spot where the first Mass was
celebrated in San Francisco on June
20, 1776. This tablet, which will be
most attractive, is being designed by
Architect Frank T. Shea 1t will be 9
miniature reproduction of the Ole
Mission Dolores; on the three bells
will be inscribed, "Sanctus, Sanctus
Sanctus.''' The tablet will be placed
in position with appropriate ceremon
les, and the occasion will be made
as impressive as possible
Addition to PauIist School.-Las
year the Paulist Fathers enlarged
their parochial school on West Six
tieth Street, New York, by adding on,
story, and as a consequence they ha,
an enrolment of over 100 children
attending the school
Home for Bishop Schremhs.-Th
Percy residence, at 2345 Collingwoo,
Avenue, Toledo, Ohio, has been bough
for home for Rt Rev Bisho]
SChrembs. 1t is a three-story brio