The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-08
AMERICAN NEWS.


Archdiocese of New Orleans has a
Catholic population of over half a
million. The city has some forty
churches with innumerable institu-
tons of charity and education. The
Catholic colored population of the do
cese is estimated at about 10000,
with four churches and some 1900
children at Catholic schools.
Chicago Home for FriendIess.-The
Archbishop of Chicago recently
opened the new Home for the Friend
less" The Home is under the care
of the Sisters of st. Joseph; it takes
care of temporary distress cases in
volving poor and dependent mothers
and children.
Catholic Memorial Day.-Rt. Rev.
Peter J. Muldoon, D. D., of Rockford,
ILL.,, has established Catholic memo
rial day, to be celebrated in all the
parishes of the diocese each year on
the first Sunday in June.
Alumni of American CoIIege.-At
the annual meeting of the Alumni of
the American College, Rome, held in
Cleveland, Ohio, the following officers
were elected: President, w. F. McGin-
mis-, D. D., Brooklyn, first vice-president,
Rev. J. J. Toomey, Philadelphia; Sec
wi
st. Louis; historian, Rev. DR.. w. A.
Scullen, Cleveland; secretary, Rev. J.
J. Higgins, BROOKLYN; treasurer, Rev.
A. J. Brennan, Scranton; executive
committee: Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edward
McGolrick, Brooklyn, and Rev. Fa-
Their Enright. The 1913 meeting will
be held in Brooklyn.
To Assist Canadian immigrants
For some time Archbishop Mcneil, of
Vancouver, has been engaged in a
plan to assist Catholic immigrants
upon their arrival in this country.
This month he will appoint priest
to take charge of any who are with
communication with the local clergy,
who will meet the steamers at Que
bee and Halifax. All the trains will
be met by the priest, who will do his
utmost to find good homes for the
newcomers, or place them in situa-
tons, besides giving them good ad-
vice as to the prospects in the city
or district.
Clerical Retreats in Omaha.-TWo
retreats for the clergy of Omaha and
Kearney dioceses will be held at
Creighton University, beginning on
June %, and closing on July 5. Both
retreats will be conducted by the Rt.
Rev. M. F. Fallon, o. M. l., D. D.,
Bishop of London, Ontario.
Priest a Home BuiIder.-The plan
of Rev. Cornelius Laurisin, rector of
St. Mary's Greek Catholic Church,
Trenton. N. Y, in building homes
near his church for his parishioners,
has proved to be a success. Every
one of the fifteen houses erected I'M
der the direction of the priest in the
rear of the church is occupied by
many members of the Greek congre-
cation. Thirty more houses are
planned to be erected by Father
Laurisin, but he is helping the occu-
pants of the fifteen houses to clear
off their mortgages before any more
homes are built.
$4,000 for Hospital. 8ed-A pleas
ing incident in connection with the
reception of The Laetare Medal by
Thomas NJ Mulry of New York was
the gift made to st. Elizabeth's Hos
pital, Boston, by John J. Kennedy of
this city. Long friend of Mr.. Mulry
of st. Vincent de Paul, Mr.. Kennedy
desired to take some notice of the
new honor which had come to his
friend. For that reason, and to help
a worthy charity, Mr.. Kennedy has
given $4,000 to the new hospital to
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Thomas NJ Mulry bed, which will be
at the service of the sick members
of the st. Vincent de Paul Society.
Catholics in Regina.-At the request
of Bishop Matthew, the Knights oil
Regina, Sask., Can, have just com
pleted the Catholic Census of that
city. The result is as follows: Eng
fish, 1,104; French, 1913; German
1901; Polish, no.; other nationalities
including Servians, Ruthenians, Hun
garians and Bohemians, 2S3. Tota
1926. The Census Commission declares
that an additional $50 Germans ant
IS English should be added to the
above figures, as it was absolutel!
impossible to get at the grand tota
accurately. This would make the
Catholic population of Regina 3,441
There will be about $50 families tt
commence the work of an English