The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-09-30

to the Congress. The parchment con-
veying the title was delivered by His
Grace Archbishop Bruchesi in person
to Mayor Guerin.
Bishop Foley To the Philippines
Right Rev. Maurice P. Foley, D. D.,
Bishop of Tuguegarao, P. l., who has
been spending several months in his
native Diocese of Boston, visited St.
Paul on his way to the coast. He will
sail for the Philippines from San Fran
cisco on October a. He will be &C
companied by Rev. John E. Killion,
assistant rector of the Church of the
Assumption, Brookline, Mass.
Delegate to Temperance Congress.
Judge Lafontaine, of Montreal, ar
rived at the Hague on September IA
as one of the Canadian delegates to
the International Temperance Con-
gress, representing the Alliance Ma
tional of the Province of Quebec.
Honor for canada's Chief Justice.
-Canada's Chief Justice, Sir Charles
Fitzpatrick, has been chosen Chair
man of the International Court, estab-
lished under the treaty of last year
between Great Britain and the United
States. This new proof of Imperial
favor comes as just recognition of
Sir Charles ability and impartiality.
Columbus Memorial Contract
Awarded.-Col. Spencer Cosby, super
intendent of public buildings and
grounds, who is executive officer of
the commission having in charge the
Columbus memorial, has just awarded
the contract for the construction of
the statue to J. C. Robinson & Son of
New York City. Their bid was $780,
900. The statue will be of white marble,
and will be placed in front of the main
entrance of the Union Station, Wash
ington, D. c.. 1t was designed by D.
H. Burnham of Chicago, who is also
the architect of the Union Station.
The carving is to be done by the Pic
cirilli Brothers of New York, under
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Ohio, cousin of President Taft. Mr..
Taft's design was selected in COM
petition among artists in this country
and Europe. The memorial will be
finished by March /, 1912, and will be
dedicated by the knights of Columbus
early the following May.
Installation of Bishop schrembs.-
On Wednesday, October 4, Bishop
Schrembs will be installed as Bishop
of Toledo, Ohio, in ST. Francis de
Sales Cathedral. The sermon will be
preached by Rt. Rev. Henry J. Richter,
d. D., Bishop of Grand Rapids. I'm
mediately after the services in the
Cathedral the priests of the Diocese
of Toledo will give a banquet to
Bishop Schrembs and his guests at the
Ursuline Convent in Cherry Street.
Covers will be laid for about 300
guests.
Jubilee of SoIdier-Priest.-On Oc-
tober 9Th Rev. Valentine Schmitt will
celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary
of his passionate of St. Joseph's Cath
Ollie Church, Washington, D. c. Rev.
Valentine Schmitt, Bavarian, priest
and veteran of the Civil War, was
born in 1874. About the age of Is,
after he had completed his course in
| philosophy at school in his native
country, he went to Baltimore and
| started on the course in theology.
| Only two years he studied at st.
Mary's, when the war broke out and
he answered the call to arms as a
common soldier in the ranks. When
peace was finally declared, back to st.
Mary's he went and two years later
was ordained to the priesthood. A
notable feature of his service in the
Church is the fact that in nearly A
years at work he has held but two
charges, Frostburg, Md, and ST. Jo-
seph's Church Father Schmitt was
assigned to the Frostburg church,
where he began his missionary work
among the coal regions of Western
Maryland. Nearly score of years he
toiled in that section and was known
for miles along the foothills of the
Allegheny Mountains, where his
labors lay. His next charge was st.
Joseph's Church, Washington, after a
service of 10 years at Frostburg.
When Father Schmitt came to st.
Joseph's the church was bankrupt.
Today st. Joseph's Church is free
from debts and owns the church
property, worth 100000.
New Church In Washington.-Rig
Reverend E. J. O'Dea, Bishop of
Seattle, assisted by Father Thos.
Quain and number of priests from
parishes in Southwestern Washington
laid the cornerstone of the new ST.
Mary's Church in Aberdeen recently.
1t will be built of Klinker brick and
Tenino stone, and will cost, when
completed, about $4,000. The church
will be of the Gothic style through.
out, and will be 10 feet long and As
fet wide.