The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-29
AMERICAN NEWS.

Retreat for Clergy of Des Moines.-
Right Rev. Bishop Bowling has is
sued invitations to all the priests of
the Diocese of Des Moines to attend
the annual retreat for the clergy
which is to be given at st. Joseph's
Academy, Des Moines. The exercises
of the retreat commenced June "a. The
retreat continued for five days.
Re-Draft Constitution of A. o. H.
James J. Regain, national president of
the A. o. H., has officially announced
the appointment of the following COM
mittee to re-draft the constitution of
the Order before the meeting of the
national convention which convenes
in Chicago on Tuesday, July 16.
James Manahan, Minneapolis, Mimi;
NJ. J. Barry, Columbus, Ohio; NJ. J.
O'Brien, Richmond, Ind; Philip J.
Sullivan, Thompsonville, Conn; Fred
B. Sharon, Davenport, Ia.
Death of Catholic Artist.-Miss Ger
trude Steiner, of Frederic, Md, a we'll
known Catholic artist, died recently,
aged fifty years. She was born in
Frederick County and had lived there
all her life. Paintings of religious sub
jects from her brush are conspicuous
in many Catholic Churches throughout
western Maryland.
"The MiIIet of America."-Among
the great Catholic painters of our
time is Miss Elizabeth Nourse, known
in Europe as "The Millet of America"
She was born in Cincinnati, the daugh-
ter of a convert couple, and is des-
cendant of Rebecca Nourse, hanged as
a witch in Salem. Her first picture,
"a Breton Mother and Child" received
the high honor of being t'hung on the
line" at the Salon.
Canadian PapaI Zouave Dead.-J. A.
Prendergast, General Manager of the
Bank of Hochelaga, died at Montreal
recently, in his sixty-eighth year, and
had been for twenty-seven years with
the Bank of Hochelaga He saw serv-
ice with the Canadian Papal Zouaves
in Italy on two occasions, holding the
rank of Sergeant-Major in that force.
He was decorated with the Order of
Plus TX, for his service to the Roman
Catholic Church. He was a Vice-Presi-
dent of the Canadian Bankers Asso-
citation for many years.
Canadian Catholic Women Organize.
"A society has been formed among
the Catholic women of St. Mary par
ish, Winnipeg, Can, for the purpose
of cooperating with the Women's I'M
migration Association of England,
which is establishing a systematic
chain of branches throughout Canada.
At present there are two million more
women than men in England, large
percentage of whom would emigrate if
they had the assurance of necessary
protection and assistance on coming
to their new homes. In Western
Canada the scarcity of female labor is
ciety.
School for Stutterers.-Miss Kath-
crime Floyd, Catholic girl of Denver,
has opened school for stammerlng
children. Virtue is more than it's own
reward, at least it has been found so
in the case of Miss Katherine Floyd
For several years she has been giving
her services to the relief and correc-
ton of stammering in the public
schools of North Denver.
Island College Holds Retreat.-St.
Dunstan's College, P. E. l., Can, will
hold a retreat for laymen in the latter
part of June This will be the first
retreat of it's kind in that Province.
Fire Injuries Church Art.-A fire in
st. Aloysius Church, Washington, d.
c., during the night of June Z did
about $4,000 damage. Brumidi's
painting of st. AIoysius receiving Holy
Communion from St. Charles Borromeo
was damaged by smoke, the artistic
ally painted ceiling was ruined, and
part of the church near the tower was
destroyed.
Contributions for Sisters College,
The Sisters College at the Catholic
University will cost about 100000.
Towards this sum S14,225 has already
been contributed. Eight persons have
contributed $1,00 each and over. Mrs.
Samuel Hill gave $4,000; Mrs. and Mr..
Cabot Ward, $4,000: Bishop Milan of
Hartford, $1,000; Mgr. Shahan, $1,000;
NT:on Too1xoor 000. Mrs