The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-06-22
AMERICAN NEWS.

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having held the Office of Catholic
Chaplain at the New Jersey State Pris-
on since 1895, Rev. Alloys M. Fish re-
Gently rendered his resignation to the
Board of Prison Inspectors.
Father of Religious.-EdWard IL.
Stey, highly esteemed Austrian who
died in Chicago recently, was the
father of family noted for their piety.
He is survived by his widow and four
daughters, Sister Mary Ambrosia, Sis
ter Mercedes, Sister Loyola, of the
Order of the Humility of Mary, and
Sister Franciscus of the Sisters of
Charity, of the Blessed Virgin Mary;
also two sons, Francis and Aloysius.
Francis is a student at De Paul Uni
versity, and will graduate this year.
Priests From PhiIippines.-The Rev.
John J. Thompkins, S. j., Manila, P. l.,
and the Rev. Philip J. Finnegan, S. j.,
Vigan, P. |. are on their way to New
York, after having spent seven years
in the islands. They are raising funds
for the erection of dormitories for
students who attend the government
schools at Manila and Vigan. The
two priests will return to the Philip
pines in few weeks.
Gives Chapel to Jesuit University
The Louise C. Thomas Chapel, of the
new Loyola University, New Orleans,
is the gift of Mrs. Louise C. Thomas,
widow of the late Stanley o. Thomas,
who was one of the most prominent
men in Louisiana. 1t cost nearly
100000.
College Gives Hall for Temporary
Church.-President Hyde, of Bowdoin
College, offered the Catholics of Bruins
wick, Me-, who recently lost their
church by fire, the use of Memorial
Hall on the Bowdoin campus for a
temporary place of worship.
Delegates Secretary.-Rev. William
Demouy, of Mobile, Alabama, has been
appointed Secretary to the Papal Dele
gate He is a graduate of the Ameri-
can College in Rome.
Visiting Nurses Association.-In
Toronto is a society known as the st.
Elizabeth Visiting Nurses Association
which does much good among the sick
poor. The founder of the society was
the late Archbishop McEvay, the hon
orary president, Lady Falcombridge,
and the president, Mrs. J. Mclean
French.
Control of Friars' Lands.-The
House has passed the Philippines
"friar land bill after strong fight
had been carried on against it. The
"friar lands" by the terms of the bill
would be placed under the jurisdiction
of the Philippine government. These
lands were not taken from Spain, but
were bought from religious orders
after the war with Spain.
French Academy Representation
the occasion of the restoration of the
Convocation Hall, Laval University,
Montreal, three members of the
French Academy were present, M.
Hanotaux, M. Lamy and M. Bazin.
For italian lmmigrants.-Mr. Angus
tine L. Rafter, president of the Cath
Ollie immigration Bureau, reports that
oe fho+ Mi h oh
has for it's object work among the
Italian people of the North End Of
Boston is progressing favorably. A
Sunday school conducted by the
bureau has an enrolment of 1900,
with an average attendance of 1000
children. There are 1877 teachers
men and women from business and
professional life who volunteer their
services.
Costly Mortuary ChapeI.-The new
mortuary chapel in Holy Cross Gene
terry, San Francisco, is said to be the
most beautiful structure of it's kind in
this country. 1t is of steel and rein
forced concrete, with magnificent
dome and beautiful colored glass win
dows It is of the early Romanesque
or Monastic style of architecture.
The New la Fargo Church.-Car-
dinal Farley recently dedicated ST.
Georges Church, at Lake Mohegan
N. Y, which was built by Mrs. George
Lewis Helms in memory of her hus,
band, the architect of the Protestant
Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the
Divine, and of various members of her
own, the La Fargo family.
VIM. +. Harrity's 5equests.-By the
will of the late William F. Harrity, OF
Philadelphia, provision is made for be
quests of $1,000 each to La Sale Col
lege, for the founding of free scholar
ship for deserving pupils; st. Joseph's
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