The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-05-27


Catholics, were admitted to practice in
the United States Supreme Court.
Their admission was moved by a Ro-
man Catholic United States Senator,
O'Gorman of New York, and they were
sworn in by a Roman Catholic Chief
Justice 1t is doubtful if such COM
bination of circumstances ever occur,
red in history before.
Canadian Ruthenian Priest Recalled.
Father Delianis, of the Greek Ru-
thenian rite, who came to Toronto
with DR.. Yermy to organize the Ru-
thenian parish, has been recalled by
his Bishop, and will shortly undertake
a mission abroad.
centenarian Saw Many Changes
There recently died at Albuquerque, N.
NJ, Mrs. Roscarita Martinez, at the
ripe old age of 1913 years. She was
born in 1908, when the flag Of Spain
was still waving over the territory.
During her long life, there were forty.
eight governors who succeeded each
other at Santa Fee, twenty-four of them
Spaniards or Mexicans, and an equal
number of Americans.
Academic Honors for Sster-Author.
AT the annual commencement, June
IS, of st. Joseph Academy, Emmits-
burg, Md, Cardinal Gibbons, acting for
the faculty of the institution, will con-
fer the degree of Doctor of Literature
on Sister NJ. Antonio, member of the
Order of Mercy, of st. Xavier Convent
Beatty, Pa. Sister M. Antonio, who is
a graduate of St. Joseph College,
writes under the pen names of "Mer-
cedes," and REV. Richard w. Alexan-
der" She is a native of Philadelphia
and in the world was known as Mary
Cecilia Gallagher. She is a cousin of
Rev. Mother Katherine Drexel. She
has sister also member of the COM
munity of St. Xavier at Beatty, Sister
M. Hilda.
Dr.. Eoan at 1.-THE Mound" Sinsina-
wa.-Honorable Maurice Francis Egan,
Minister of the United States to Den
mark, was the guest of Saint Clara
College, Sinsinawa, Wis, lately and
delivered two lectures. One of these,
Hamlet and Elsinore," was an ex-
ceedingly interesting treatment of
Shakespeare's masterpiece in it's rela-
ton to it's Danish setting as viewed by
a litterateur to whom Krongberg Cas-
tie is now thoroughly familiar. The
second lecture dealt with "The Eli
quette of Royal Courts"
x. of c. Quarters to House Day MUIR
sery.-Charlestown, Mass, is to have a
day nursery under Catholic direction.
A request for cooperation was made
to Bunker Hill Council, K. of c., and
it was voted to establish quarters for
the nursery in the Knights of Colum-
bus building on High Street.
Author and Playwright a Convert
Mr.. James Halleck Reid, the noted
playwright aud author of "The Con-
fession," now playing in New York.
has been received into the Catholic
Church.
The ceremony took place on the 23rd
Of last month in New York in the
Paulists Church, Fifty-ninth Street
and Columbus Avenue. Mr.. Reid was
baptized by Very Rev. John J. Hughes,
Superior of the Paulist Order.
Chaplain of New York Fire Depart
ment Dead.-The Rev. William l.. ST..
Elmo Smith, the first chaplain to be
appointed in the New York City fire
department, died recently in the
French hospital, in West Thirty-fourth
Street, after an illness of week.
He was appointed chaplain in 1899
by Fire Commissioner Scannell and
soon became known among the fire.
men as the fire parson because of his
enthusiasm.
Christ Child Society Of indianapolis
to Conduct Milk Station for Poor
The Fountain Square milk station at
indianapolis, will be supported this
year by the Christ Child Society. The
estimated cost of opening and main
tanning the station from June to Oct.
is $500. The society will raise the
money by soliciting 81 from members.
The work of the station will be the
same as that at other milk stations in
the city, and will be for the benefit
of the poor. Pure milk for cables will
be furnished and there will be nurses
and physicians at the station