The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-02-08


week.
Bust of Archbishop Riordan.-Mr.
Frank T. Shea, of San Francisco, has
presented Most Rev. Patrick w. Rior-
dan with fine head and bust of him.
SELF
Convert Marries Duke.-Miss Elinor
Douglas Wise, a convert, will marry
the Duke de Richelieu in the Balti-
more Cathedral February s. His
Eminence Cardinal Gibbons officiating.
Oregon Orphan Home Blessed.-The
new addition to the st. Mary's Home
for Orphan Boys, near Beaverton, Ore
gon, was blessed Sunday, January 10,
by the Most Reverend Archbishop
Christie.
Canadian Catholic Immigration
The statistics of the Catholic Immigra-
ton Association of Canada for the sea-
son which has just ended at Quebec
are as follows: Number of Catholic
immigrants who landed at Quebec
from the Goth of April to goth of No
vember, 1912: English, Irish and
Scotch, 5,318; French, LIT; Germans,
776; Italians, 1,193: Belgians, 574;
Poles, 4,729; Ruthenians, 1883; other
nationalities, 1,845; total, 1886. The
Association is now publishing in Eng
land, in concert with the Catholic
Emigration Association of England, a
small pamphlet for the use of Catholic
emigrants to Canada, which will be
placed in their hands before they
leave the country, and which con-
tains useful information, both, of
spiritual and temporal nature Sim
liar pamphlets, in foreign languages,
will be prepared. According to the
priest in charge of the work the three
most urgent needs of the Association
now are ''the establishment of Catholic
Information Bureaus in our principal
cities; secondly, the provision of
homes for the reception of Catholic
immigrants, and thirdly, the formation
of classes among our young foreign
Catholics to teach them English and
show them that we take a real inter
est in their welfare"
Home for Negro Infants.-The Sis
tiers of the Good Shepherd in Louis
vile are now about to undertake an
other charity: the building of a mon
astery and convent for the care of
negro infants and girls. Work on the
new monastery will begin early in the
spring, and grading of the grounds
will commence as soon as the weather
permits.
Irish Historical Association.-It is
to establish a branch of the
American Irish Historical Association
in Portland, Oregon. A preliminary
was held Sunday, January &c,
in The Catholic Sentinel Offices to
consider the proposal. Membership
is not confined to Catholics.
BuffaIo's New Church.-The new st.
Francis Xavier Church at Buffalo, cost
ing about 100000, was dedicated
Sunday, February 2, by Bishop Cotton.
Request for ChaIice.-The will of
Bridget Bertha Madden, of New York,
which disposes of an estate of 81 ,619,
leaves all her jewels to the Rev.
Francis J. Lamb, of the Church of ST.
nj Va 10 11o init
chalice.
Organization of Catholic Physicians.
At their quarterly meeting last Sun
day afternoon in the rooms of the
American Catholic Historical Society
the members of the Guild of st. Luke,
st. Cosmas and ST. Damian, society
of Catholic physicians of Philadelphia
formed less than a year ago, were adj
dressed by His Grace Archbishop
Prendergast in terms of warmest
praise of the objects Of their organiza-
ton. The Guild of st. Luke, st. Cos
mas and st. Damian, of which there
are branch societies in Boston, New
York and New Orleans, and in France,
England, Scotland and Ireland, aims
to unite Catholic physicians and the
Catholic students of the medical col
leges for mutual edifcation and for
the discussion of medical subjects into
which the question of ethics and
Catholic doctrine enter.
Labor Opposes Bible in schooIs.-The
Southeastern Labor Congress repudi-
ated the use of the Bible in the public
schools of the country last week at
Atlanta, Ca, when it rejected a favor
able recommendation of the educa-
tional committee. While a majority
of the delegates based their opposition
on sectarian grounds, all were not so
considerate.
Archbishop Ryan Memorial Fund
More than 100000 of the proposed
$3.50, 900 Archbishop Ryan Memorial
Fund, which is to be utilized for the
erection in Philadelphia of an arch
diocesan deaf and dumb asylum as a
memorial to the late prelate, has al
ready been pledged.
Civil Appointment for Priest.-Rev-
erend Victor A. Huard, former Super
ior of Chicoutimi Seminary, and re
Gently editor of the Canadian Natural
list, has been appointed entomologist
for the Department OF Agriculture in