The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-30
AMERICAN NEWS.

For a Moral Staqe.-Miss Eliza O.
B. Lummis, of the Daughters of Faith,
New York, and i~nstigator of the Ma
tional Catholic Theatre Movement,
with the personal endorsement of
Cardinal Farley, and the cooperation
of Cardinals Gibbons, O'Connell, and
other Archbishops and Bishops, has
issued an outline plan for the organi-
cation of a national union looking to
the eradication of immoral dramas
from the stage.
Secretary Knox Contributes.-In the
recent ten-days' campaign for the
new st. Regis Home for Working
Girls, Pittsburgh, the sum of $114,843
was realized. Notable among the sub
scriptions was one of $500 from Phi
lander C. Knox, Secretary of State,
accompanied by a letter in which he
protested against the campaign of vii
LITIGATION which ONE bigots had waged
against this work of charity.
New Delegate to CoIumbia.-Mgr.
Montagnini will go to Columbia as
Apostolic Delegate. in succession to
the former delegate, Mgr. Ragonissi
WHO HAS BG0u 6SlSCISu DIS NuuClO "
Spain.
South America Catholic. - More
than ninety per cent. of South Amer
lea is Catholic. It is the greatest
Catholic Continent.
Archbishop for Provisional Presi-
dent.-The conference in Santo Dom
lingo between American Commission
ers Mcintyre and Doyle and repre-
sentatives of the Dominican Republic
and the re~voIutionists has resulted in
an understanding whereby the Arch
bishop of 6anto Domingo is to become
Provisional President. Archbishop
Nouel was the representative of the
present Government in the confer
ence, although not in sympathy with
the Victoria regime. He had the conf
dence of the revolutionists, and it
was at their suggestion that his name
was brought forward.
Crucifix Restored to SchooIs.-After
t~wenty-three years. absence the cruel
fix has been restored to the tribunals
and schools of st. Paolo, Brazil, by
an enormous conCourse of deputies,
senators, physicians, lawyers, COM
mercial men, and others.
Orphanage in Utica, NJ. Y.-At
Utica, N. Y, they are building a Ca
tholic Orphan Asylum, the building
alone to cost $225, O00.
St. Clara CoIIege.-"A talk on the
Turk. was recently given by the Rev.
erend H. P. Smyth of Evanston, Ill,
to the faculty and students Of Saint
Clara College, Sinsinawa. Wis.
On Saturday, November 18th, Doc
tor James J. Walsh of New York, de-
1ivered a lecture on what civilization
owes to Italy.
PresIdent-EIect ~Wiison.-Woodrow
Wilson is of Irish descent, says the
Nationalist of Dublin in it's issue of
November 9th. He is the grandson of
James Wilson, who was born in the
North of Ireland, 1887, emigrated to
America, and settled in Philadelphia,
it is supposed, in the year 1908. In
the ship that conveyed him to the
States there sailed also as an emf
grant Miss Anne Adams, an Irish girl.
The grandfather of the future head
of the Republic and Miss Adams were
married some time after their arrival
in Philadelphia. They had several
children. Mr.. Woodrow Wilson is
the son of Joseph Ruggles Wilson.
Catholic Protective Society. - The
Catholic Protective Society recently
organized is one of the most active
centers of social work under Catho-
lie auspices in the archdiocese of New
York. It's subjects are the morally
weak, the first offenders, the boys and
girls who are in danger of going
wrong, the discharged or paroled pris-
oner and inmates of reformatories.
It will be seen that it's Office is large
ly preventive.
Boston's Infant Asylum. - Since
1879, the year of its foundation, st.
Mary's Infant Asylum, Boston has
sheltered and cared for over $1,000
infants. During the last year about
700 babes received either temporary
or permanent relief or shelter at the
asylums and this at a cost Of $4,000.
Donates Site for X. of C. Hail.
Mrs. Elizabeth Foss of Seattle who
donated the ground for the new
Knights of Columbus Home in that
city, delivered the deed of the prop
eTty to the building committee Of the
Knights early this month. The con-
tract for the building was let shortly
afterward, a member of the Seattle
Council being the successful bidder.
Work has already begun On the ex-
cavation.
Echoes OF Holy Name P~rocessions.-
The magnificent Holy Name process
sions in Philadelphia, Boston, Wash
Sngf0n Nnwark Columbus Cincinnati