The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-10-05
AMERICAN NEWS.

cation ceremonies of the new $150,000
Sisters of Mercy Hospital at South
Madison, Wis, were held on Septem-
Der IL. The Archbishop of Milwaukee
delivered the dedication address. A
Solemn High Mass was sung by Very
Rev. o. J. Hoog, Vicar-General, St.
Louis Twenty-Five thousand dollars
was pledged toward the cost of the
hospital by Madison citizens; but the
entire structure will represent an ex-
penditure of $175,000.
Major General Barry.-Maj. Gen.
Thomas H. Barry, U. S. A., superin-
tendent of the military academy at
West Point, has been assigned to COM
mand the eastern division, with head
quarters in New York, succeeding to
late Maj. Gen. Frederick Dent Grant.
Converts in Arkansas.-The Catho-
lie population of Arkansas is approx
mately $4,000. Last year 200 converts
were received into the Church. The
per cent of converts in Arkansas last
year in proportion to the Catholic pop
ulation is above the average among
the dioceses of the United States.
Dominicans Sail for Philippines
Nine priests of the Dominican Order
left during September from San Fran
cisco for Manila, P. l., where they will
take up teaching in the colleges and
universities of the islands. Some also
will do missionary work in China and
Japan.
Missionaries May Open College,
1t is stated that the Sacred Heart
Missionary Society of Sparta, Wis, is
negotiating with the Trappists of New
Melleray, Iowa, for their farm near
Dubuque, for the purpose of opening
a college for boys and establishing an
agricultural department or institution.
The Church in HonoIuIu.-The popu-
lation of Honolulu is about 100000, of
which about $4,000 are Catholics. The
Church there is under the Bishop of
Hawaii, who has thirty-fve priests.
New York Hibernians.-Fpr sick and
funeral benefits and charitable pur-
poses the Hibernians of New York dis
bursed over $4,000 since their 1910
convention.
Catholic Schools of New York.
There are enrolled this year in the
1874 parochiaI schools of New York
and Brooklyn more than $4,000 chill
dren; upwards of 10000 are in New
York City and $4,000 in Brooklyn.
DR.. Egan's New Book.-Dr. Maurice
Francis Egan's beautiful story of the
Little Poor Man of ASSIST which has
been running in The Century, is now
finished and will soon appear in book
form.
Twenty-four Navy ChapIains.-
There has been no increase in the
number of chapIains in the u. S. navy
for sixty years. There is only one
chaplain for every $500 men, and only
"a chaplains for 400 boats. There are
% first-class battleships, so that even
some of these have no clergymen on
board.
Trustee of Rosenwald Fund.-The
Rev. P. J. O'Callaghan, C. S.. P, of
Board of Trustees of the $4,000 fund
for social service, given by julius
Rosenwald, wealthy Jew, of that
city.
Gift From a Non-CathoIic.-Ah hand
some gift was received for the new
st. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis,
which is now almost completed The
Sisters of Charity received a check
for $1,000 from Methodist lady, Miss
Anna Francis Blank, of Indianapolis,
to be applied to the hospital building
fund.
Home for Niagara X. of C.-Niagara
Falls Knights have paid $4,000 for a
site on Walnut Street facing the head
of Fifth, upon which they will erect
their new home building
Memorial to General Sullivan
Governor Dix and number of nota-
bic persons took part On August 20,
in the unwilling of the new monument
to General Sullivan, noted Indian
fighter of the colonial days, at Elmira,
N. Y. The shaft, which cost $4,000,
stands on the Newtown battlefield
near there and replaces one that was
erected in 1879.
Care for Canadian immigrants
Immigrants of the Catholic faith con
tinue to pour into Canada every
month. During the months of May
and June over 1000 English-speaking
Catholic immigrants landed at Quebec.
They were interviewed by Father Cas-.
grain and each advised in respect to