The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-07-06
AMERICAN NEWS.

Sionary field in Haytl, arrived at New
York recently on the Atlas liner
Albingia Father Guillo is taking his
first vacation since he became mis-
sionary, and he is in hurry to get to
Paris and see how much the city has
changed since he left it. After a short
rest he will return to his mission.
Papai Exhibit Asked for Panama
Questionable members of the
Panama Pacific Exposition Commits
sion had an audience with Cardinal
Merry del Val, the Papal Secretary of
State, recently. They presented a
letter of introduction from the Arch
bishop of San Francisco. The Secre-
tary of State expressed great regret
that the time the commission would
be in Rome would not permit of an
audience with the Pope, but he would
submit to the Pontiff the request of
the commission that the Holy See
would have an exhibit at the Panama
Pacific Exposition.
Grey Nuns Novitiate.-A novitiate
of the Sisters of Charity (the Grey
Nuns) who have charge of st.
Vincent's Hospital and St. Anthony's
Orphan Asylum, Toledo, is about to
be opened at St. Vincent's. This will
be the first novitiate of the Grey Nuns
in the United States. The only novi-
tiates of the Order are in Montreal
and st. Boniface, Canada, and the
opening of the Toledo novitiate in st.
Vincent's is for the purpose of doing
away with a long trip to other cities
and also to enable English-speaking
postulants to enter without first learn
ing the French language, as is neces-
sary at present.
Teacher of the Deaf Dead.-Sister
M. Dositheus Dryer, Superior OF LIE
Couteulx Institute for the Deaf at
Buffalo, died recently. Born in 1854,
she became a Sister of st. Joseph in
Buffalo, in 1876. She took up at once
what was to be her life-work, the
teaching and training Of the deaf, be-
coming one of the best known and
most efficient teachers in the country.
Associated with LIE Couteulx from the
beginning, she witnessed it's growth
to it's present national position. She
was appointed Superior of the institute
in 1902.
Admiral Drake Convert.-Rear
Admiral Franklin H. Drake, U. S.
navy (retired), who recently became
a Catholic, was confirmed by Cardinal
Gibbons in St. Ignatius' Church, Baltl-
more. His wife, who died few
months ago, was a member of the
Church.
TAUGHT Fifty Years in Parish
SchooIs.-Nicholas Dreher, OF Chlca-
go, has been teacher in parocnlal
schools for fifty years, and in that
time has taught more than two thou
sand pupils. Recently the goioen
Jubilee of the teachers service was
fittingly commemorated in st. 10
senh's Chuch. The venerable instruc-
tor has retired from his profession.
Nor. Taaffe's JubiIee.-The parish
ioneers of the Church of st. Patrick,
on Taaffe place, Brooklyn, are prepara-
ing for the celebration of the golden
Jubilee of their beloved pastor, Rt.
Rev. Mgr. Thomas Taaffe, who will be
fifty years ordained next month.
Mgr. Taaffe is a cousin of Rev. j. }.
C1ox,ir of Earihau1t MINI.
Dominican Protector.-The POPE
has appointed Cardinal Martineill
protector of the Dominican Third Or
der. which has it's Motherhouse at
Sinsinawa, Wis.
Paper Placed Under Ban.-In pas
toral letter from Archbishop Bruchesl
of Montreal, which was read in all
the churches, the ban of the Church
has been placed on monthly review
called La Lumiere, and the editors OF
LIE Pays, were warned that If the
tone of that paper was not changed
it would receive similar treatment.
The Archbishop states that the avoW-
ed object of the condemned publica-
ton is to combat religion and Chris
tian morals.
Retreat for Dubuque Priests.-The
animal retreat for the priests of the
Dubuque Archdiocese was preached at
st. Josephs College by Bishop Fallon
of London. Ontario. Canada.
Convent of Good Shepherd Burns.
The house of the Good Shepherd in
Albany, N. Y, recently burned to the
ground. 1t was a. frame building
which had previously been vacated as
a detention house. The loss was
about $4,000. The fire was of in
cendiary origin, for oil-soaked papers
and kerosene were found in the struc-
ture.