The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-25
to Cape Girardeau to take charge of
st. Vincent College of that place.

to Cape Girardeau to take charge or
st. Vincent College of that place.
Large Sum Needed for Hospital Ad-
dition.-A campaign to raise 100000
has been launched by the Woman's
Auxiliary Of Mercy Hospital, Balti-
more, for the purpose of securing sut1i-
cient funds to defray the cost Of the
addition being made to the hospital.
At meeting held by the auxiliary at
the hospital, at which Cardinal Glib
bons was present, tentative plans were
made for the campaign. The advisory
board Of the hospital, which consists
of prominent professional and business
men. will help in raising the money.
Catholic Church Burns-Fire COM
pletely destroyed st. Joseph's Catholic
Church, Green Bay, Wis, on March IL,
causing the heaviest loss by fire in this
city for over year.
Firemen had difficulty in locating
the flames and it was not until the
fire broke out in the steeple that the
location was known. The fire is be-
lieved to have started in the attic from
defective wiring. Tht firemen saved
the adjoining buildings, including the
parochial house. Plans have already
been made to rebuild the church.
St. Peters Church, New York, in
Danger of ColIapse.-The massive
walls of the oldest Roman Catholic
church edifice in New York, st.
Peters, on Barclay street, are giving
way to the disturbance of their foun-
dations caused by vibration and blast
ing in the neighborhood. The church
was built in 1888, and the same site
has been occupied 1875 years. On Feb
ruary 10 the authorities found the
structure unsafe, but nothing has been
done to save it.
Canadian Delegate Brings Decree of
PIenary Council.-Mgr. Stagni, the
newly chosen Papal Delegate to Cana
da, will arrive in Ottawa on March Is.
He will bring with him the DEGREES
formulated by the plenary council held
at Quebec two years ago which have
only recently been approved by the
Vatican. He sailed from Naples, Italy,
on the 10th.
Public School Named After Catholic
Missionary-A public school in San
Francisco has been named after the
celebrated Catholic pioneer missionary
of the Pacific Coast, Padre Junipero
Sierra. The naming of this school is
due to Mrs. Mary Kincaid, Commits
sioner of Education in San Francisco,
who, though not Catholic, saw the
propriety of remembering the pioneer
friar. r
Convert Presents Heirloom to Mu.
seur.-Clay M. Greene, the play
wright, has presented to the Golden
Gate Park Museum, of San Francisco
gold medal given to his father, Col
w. Greene, October 20, 1850, by San
Francisco in recognition of his services
in securing Statehood for California
Colonel Greene, at the time of the
presentation, was president of the
Board of Aldermen of San Francisco
The medal, larger than silver dol
lar, is of solid gold, backed with gold
alloy. Around the rim of the diverse
are small nuggets of gold. The face
Itself is of dull gold, bearing Eureka
with thirty stars, representing the
States and one big star with a nugget
for center betokening California, the
newest member of the constellation.
Clay M. Greene, who presents this
medal, is said to have been the first
American child born in San Francisco
and is convert to the Catholic
Church, distinguished playwright and
author of the Passion Play presented
at Santa Clara College, on two occa
sions, which elected wide and favor
able comment by it's reverent rendition
Of the sacred subject.
| Mexican Leader Graduate of catho
lie college.-The head of the insurrec
tos in Mexico, Francisco Ignacio Ma
dero, was once student of Mt. st
Mary's college, Emm1tsburg, Md. Ht
was at the college in 1885 and 1887. :
! Knights Of Columbus Debarred From
Argentine Republic.-The Archbishop
Of Buenos Aires, Argentina, has de
clined to give the Knights of Columbus
permission to establish councils in hi
Archiepiscopa1 City. His refusal is un
derstood to be solely because Of tn
anti-Catholic opposition of the Argen
tine press.
Cornerstone of New House of Goo,
Shepherd Laid in Denver-The col
nerstone of large new House Of tn
Good Shepherd was laid in Denve
on Sunday, March IL.
Ladies' Catholic Club Association Q
Boston.-The Ladies' Catholic Gu