The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-09-21
AMERICAN NEWS.

Numerous Converts.-According to
the Apostolic Mission House at Wash
ington, Mobile had last year 1888 con-
verts, Louisville 302, Covington 191,
Columbus 273, Omaha 402, Nashville
$50, Baltimore S61, Grand Rapids 378,
Alton 322, Indianapolis 445, Peoria 1926,
Fort Wayne BAG, and Kansas City 203.
ST. Georges Indian School.-Six
miles from Tacoma, in Washington,
Georges Indian School supported by
Mother Catherine Drexel and taught
by her religious. The Indian children
go to Holy Communion every day.
Addition to Georgetown College,
The large attendance at the George
town College of Law made necessary
the erection of a new building, which
will double the capacity of the school.
The contract for the new building has
been awarded for 100000.
Hotel for Working GirIs.-The Cath
Olic Ladies' Aid Society of Kansas City
is working on plans for the establish
ment of a hotel for working girls. The
purpose of the Aid Society is to secure
a suitable place where young working
women, particularly strangers in the
city, may secure comfortable board
and lodging at a reasonable rate and
where they may be safe from the
temptations and dangers which so fire.
city.
Jubilee of Holy Child sisters.-The
Sisters of the Holy Child Jesus have
just celebrated the golden jubilee of
their foundation. This order was
founded in 1862, by a convert Ameri-
ear lady, Mrs. Cornelia Connolly, wife
of the Rev. Pierce Connolly, of the
Episcopal church. Mrs. Connolly was
enabled to establish her order through
the muniticence of Louisa, Duchess of
Leeds, a granddaughter of Charles
Carroll of Carrollton, who presented
her with a fine old castle in England
NAAO % pANAC LII 1OVoAuoS l. lie 1AO O1O~
tiers now are engaged in work in Eng
land, and in the archdiocese of Bos-
ton, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia,
and the diocese of Cheyenne.
Archbishop keane's New Secretary.
a new secretary, the Rev. DR.. John
Bacci of Rome. He is an Italian by
birth, and was educated and ordained
at the Capranica College in Rome. He
brings to the Office of secretary to the
Archbishop a ripe knowledge of the
affairs of the Church and is in every
way eminently fitted for the work. He
is master of several Languages.
Bishop Donahue an Arbitrator
Governor Glasscock of West Virginia
has appointed Bishop Donahue, of
Wheeling; Major Isaac G. jerks, U.
S. A, and Captain Samuel F. Walker,
Company F, Second Regiment, West
Virginia Militia, as a commission tt
investigate coal mining conditions
leading to the present strike in the
state.
New Retreat House Near Montreal.
Mr.. E. Gohier, a prominent Catho-
lie real estate man of Montreal, has
donated twenty-five acres of land at
Cartierville to be used as the site of
a new Retreat House. The ground
on which the House will be built is
valued conservatively at $4,000. The
new building will contain fifty rooms.
Work will commence Immediately as
it is intended to have it finished and
ready for occupancy by Christmas.
In addition to this magnificent gift
of property, Mr.. Gohier has pledged
himself and his heirs to donate $1,000
yearly to the upkeep of the institution.
Young Ladies' INSTITUTION Sep
TENDER l, the members of the Young
Ladies' Institute in Los Angeles cele-
brated the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the order with a high Mass at st.
Mary's Cathedral. 1t is one of the
best Catholic organizations on the
Pacific slope, it's object being to en-
courage all young ladies of the Roman
Catholic faith to join the ~organiza-
ton, which provides for and comforts
the sick and distressed members and
helps to advance the moral, mental
and social conditions of the members.
Young Mems institute.-At the an
nual meeting of the Catholic Young
Mems Institute at Vallejo, Cal, Arch
bishop Riordan announced the trans
fer to the institute of the $4,000
Donahue library fund, which comes
from the estate of the late Peter Dona-
hue, of San Francisco, and has been
held in trust by the Archbishop for
some time awaiting a suitable occa-
sion for the transfer to be made.
1t was deemed advisable to tender
the gift at the grand council session
this year because of the progress on