The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-11-16

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Tower at San Francisco.-The great
tower they are erecting in San Fran
cisco to commemorate the opening of
the Panama Canal is ornamented at
it's base with four gigantic statues.
One of these represents st. Francis of
Assist and another represents Fra
Juniper Sierra, the Franciscan pioneer
apostle of California. The tower meas
ures eight hundred feet in height, is
built on hill, and it's summit rises
eleven hundred feet above the sea.
1t will serve the threefold purpose of
a lighthouse, meteorological observa-
tory and wireless telegraph station.
Socialists Trial Judge Catholic
The judge before whom Ettor and
Giovannitti, the Industrial Worker
agitators, are being tried at Salem,
Mass, is a Catholic-Judge Quinn, a
brother of Rev. J. H. Quinn, o. NJ l.,
formerly rector of Holy Angels
Church, Buffalo.
Against Funeral FIowers.-A move
ment has been started by Rev. Walter
Church in Danbury, Conn.,, which has
been Endorsed by the leading clergy
of New Haven, Conn, abandoning the
custom of sending flowers to funerals.
DR.. Stanley not only issued an order
into the church, but has announced
that in the future no flowers would be
admitted into the cemetery over which
he has Jurisdiction.
Social Service Commissioned per-
manent Catholic Social Service Com
Louis. Archbishop Glennon is it's hon
Orary president.
st. Joseph's College, Dubuque
Work on the new gymnasium is pro-
crossing rapidly. The foundation was
completed some time ago, and the
brick work is now we'll under way. 1t
is intended to have the building ready
for occupancy before Christmas. The
plans were prepared by E. L. Mas
Queray, of st. Paul, MINI.
Father Dress is busy organizing a
college band which will consist of
forty members. A number of instru-
ments have been purchased, and the
members are now busy practicing. 1t
is proposed to have the band COM
pleted and ready for work in the
spring.
st. Clara CoIIege.-On November 2,
DR.. Richard Burton, of the University
of Minnesota, in a lecture at St. Clara
College, Sinsinawa, Wis, presented
Charles Dickens as a great, permanent
force in literature, one of the greatest
reformers of the nineteenth century.
On November 4, program was CIV
en- by the students to honor the mem
DRY of the venerated founder of Saint
Clara-the Reverend Samuel Charles
Mazzuchelli.
Memorial to Canadian Historian
The unwilling of beautiful monument
to Francis Xavier Garneau, the author
of the History of Canada" and per-
sOnality endeared to French-Canadians
in particular and all citizens of the
country generally, took place October
"a at Quebec. The monument is a
tribute of generation from a rich spec
ulator named Amyot.
Noted Indian Catechist.-One of the
best catechists at present assisting
Father Westropp, S. j., in his work
among the Sioux Indians is Black Elk,
a brother of the famous chief, Crazy
Horse In his younger days he was
powerful medicine man and the leader
of the ghost dances. For many years
past he has been a tireless worker
among his own people and has great
influence because of his oratorical
powers. Besides working among the
Sioux he has travelled among the Arap-
ahoes, Winnebagoes and the Cheyenne
tribes spreading the faith.
Catholic University Lectures.-The
course of public lectures at the Cath
Ollie University at Washington dur
ing the next four weeks are as fol-
lows: November IA, Right Rev. Mgr.
Shahan. November 81, Rev. DIR.
Patrick Mccormick. December 5, DIR.
Charles Mccarthy. December Is, DR..
Joseph Dunn. These lectures are
given at 4:30 p. M, and are attended
by men and women, including the
students at Trinity College.
Nonagenarian Nun Dead.-Mother
Mary de Sales Gerrity, who died re-
Gently in st. Catharine's Hospital,
Omaha, Neb., at the advanced age of
ninety years, was one of five sisters
who entered religion, another of whom,
Sister Mary Agnes, was formerly
teacher in st. Malachy's School, Phil
adelphia, and is now in the Convent
of Mercy, Broad Street, that city. The
others were Sister M Baptist, Sister
Catherine and Sister Mary Ellen, de-
ceased, of London, England. Mother
Mary de Sales was born in County
Mayo, Ireland, where she entered the
convent in 1852. For nearly sixty
years she was active in the educa-
tional work of the Sisters of Mercy,
having held every Office in the Order
except that of Mother Superior.