The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-12-20
NEW WORLD ITEMS.

For Iowa University ChapeI.-As a
direct outgrowth of the convention OF
the Catholic Students Association OF
America, held in Iowa City November
1S to Is, movement has been started
to establish a permanent chapel and
spiritual adviser for the Catholic
young men and young women attend
ing the State University of Iowa. A
mass meeting of all the Catholic stu.
dents in the university was held Sun.
day morning, December Z, for the pur-
pose of agreeing upon the details OF
the plan.
Catholic Commissioner for Daven-
ort.-Announcement was made
Wednesday evening, December 8, at
the meeting of the city council of
Davenport, Iowa, that Mayor Mueller
had appointed John W. Crowley of the
Crowley-Salisbury Construction Co., as
Commissioner of Public Works. Mr..
Crowley is a prominent member of the
Sacred Heart Cathedral parish, a
knight of Columbus, a member of
the A. o. H.
Fort Myers Catholic ChapIain-For
the first time in the history of Fort
Myer, Virginia which is situated near
Washington, D. c., it is to have the
assignment of Catholic chaplain, for
with the headquarters of the 9Th Cav
airy, comes Father James F. Houli-
han, chaplain of that regiment.
A Master of Sacred TheoIogy.-Pa-
pers have arrived at the Dominican
House of Studies, Washington, from
the Master General, Rev. H. M. Cor
mier, o. P, resident at Rome, making
Rev. D. G. Noon, o. P, a Master of
Sacred Theology. The papers are to
go into effect at the close of this year,
They require on the part of the can
didate for whom they are issued, a
course of theological studies, examina-
tions and successful teaching extend.
ing over twenty years
New Cathedral for Edmonton
Most Reverend Archbishop Legal, OF
Edmonton, who is removing from St
Albert to his Metropolitan See, an
nounces that he will commence the
construction of new Cathedral which
will cost about 100000.
"Shamrock Isle" in Exposition.-The
Irish section of the Panama-PacifiC
International Exposition has been
allotted fifteen thousand square feet
and it is intended to have repre-
sentative exhibition of Irish linens
woolens, laces, silks, poplins, tapes
tries, and textiles generally. The sec
ton will have the fancy title Of
Shamrock Isle"
Bishop Dougherty Returning.-Righ
Reverend Bishop Dennis J.'Dougherty
of Jaro, Philippine Islands, left Naples
on December II on the prince Lud
wig" for Manila via Hongkong, an6
will reach his diocese about the mid
die of January. During Bishop Dough
erty's visit to Rome, Pope Plus x ex
pressed fervent thanks to the clergy
and laity of America for the help they
had given the Bishop in the support O.
his vast diocese.
Christian Brothers Novitiate.-
Brother T. Edward, Visitor of the
Christian Brothers, has received au
thorization from his Superiors to ope1
a Senior Novitiate in Toronto abou
January 9th, 1914. Up to the presen
the students of st. Joseph's Junior
Novitiate have been sent to Montrea
for their Senior Novitiate, but thost
who are there at present will return
to Toronto in January, so that thu
complete course of training will b.
given in Toronto.
Civil War Nurse Dies.-Sister Mar,
Jane Brady, who was nurse for owe
sixty years died recently in the New
Orleans Female Orphan Asylum. TIL
deceased arrived in this country from
Ireland in company with her brother
priest, when she was but twenty-fou
years of age. Upon her arrival in tn
United States she made her first vows
During the Civil War she was assignee
to Pensacola, where frequently at tn
risk of her own life she was Gale,
upon to minister to the dead an
dying.
Campaign for Hospital Funds.-I
Cleveland, December 2, one thousan
men and women started out on
"whirlwind campaign" to raise $3.50
600 to pay the debt of st. Vincent
Charity Hospital and to build needle
addition to it. The Campaign" ende
December 9Th.
Two Catholic High sehooIs.-Tw
central Catholic high schools i
Rochester, N. Y, one for girls and on
for boys, will be thrown open TO
registration, it is expected, with tn
beginning of the next school year.
Superior Court Judges, Chicago
John M. O'Connor became a judge c
the Superior court of Cook Count!