The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-29
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the Society of Jesus as lay brother.
Shortly afterward he was sent to Mo-
bile, Ala. He is survived by three
nephews also in the Order, Very Rev.
Father Maring, S. j., president of St.
Charles College; Rev. Father Ritz
meyer, S. J., of Spring Hill College,
and Mr.. Henry Maring, S. J.
Sixty Years a Religious.-Sister
Isabella of the Little Sisters of the
Poor celebrated the sixtieth anniver-
sary of her entrance into religion at
Louisville, KY, recently. The veneer
able nun is now SO years of age, and
blind. She has been associated with
the Louisville house since it's founda-
ton, and labored long and zealously
for the cause of the aged poor.
Summer Camp for GirIs.-The
maculate Conception, Albany, N. Y,
in charge of Camp Tekawitha, in the
Adirondacks, are going to offer the
camps advantages to the girls of AL
bany and vicinity, irrespective of
creed. An efficient corps of women of
education and refinement will be pro-
vided to take charge of the members.
The camp will be open to any girl who
has attained the age of fifteen years.
1t will open August 1 and close Sep
TENDER 1.
Home for Bishop LiIIis.-A new
diocesan home to cost $4,000 will be
built in Kansas City as residence
for Right Reverend Thomas F. Lillis,
Coadjutor-B Bishop of that See. A site
on Armour Boulevard practically has
been decided upon by committee of
members of the Catholic clergy and
laity.
Retreats for Laymen.-Retreats for
laymen will, this year, be conducted
at St. Joseph's College, Dubuque; st.
Joseph's Institute, Techny, ILL.,; st.
Marys College, st. Mary's, Kan;
Sacred Heart College, Prairie du
Chen, Wis, and at the Loyola Club
House, Mankato, Mimi, besides other
places in the East. The retreat move
ment is growing in popularity year by
year.
Memorial to DR.. BroWnson.-After
many years of shameful neglect by
Catholics, the late DR.. Brownson is
soon to be commemorated by memo
rails at Stockbridge, Vermont, where
he was born, and at Elizabeth, N. j.,
where he lived for some time. But if
Catholics were to buy and read his
works, they would be paying to his
memory a still greater honor.
Catholic Judge Appointed.-The ap-
pointment by Governor Harmon of
Hon. Thomas Conway as probate judge
of Lorain County, Ohio, is a we'll
merited one and at the same time one
that is a distinct honor to the Cath
olics of that county. Judge Conway
is a practical Catholic in every sense
of the word and in administering the
duties peculiar to his Office he will
ever practice the high ideals taught by
our holy religion.
Degree for Senator O'Gorman.-
Senator James O'Gorman, of New
York, received the honorary degree
of Doctor of Laws from Georgetown
University at the commencement eXer-
cises of the academic department, in
recognition of his services as a lawyer
and statesman.
Church Directory at Hotels.-The
Omaha knights of Columbus have re-
vised the church directory which was
placed in the leading hotels in the
| city some years ago. This directory
card is framed and placed in a con-
spicuous place in the hotel, so that
strangers may know where to find a
church on Sunday to hear Mass.
Two Thousand at Alumni Retreat
Two thousand men attended the an
nual retreat of the Xavier Alumni So
dality, which took place recently at
the Church of st. Francis Xavier, New
York
Cornerstone of New 100000 Hos
pitaI.-Rt. Rev. Charles E. Mcdonnell,
D. D., officiated at the laying and
blessing of the cornerstone of the new
100000 ST. Anthony hospital, at
Woodhaven, L. l., recently. The new
st. Anthony hospital, like it's parent
institution, will be in charge of the
Sisters of the Poor of st. Francis.