The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-01-04


pupils. The Archbishop was present
and delivered an address to the stu
dents.
Chinese Baptized.-A class of twelve
Chinese were recently baptized by the
Reverend P. J. Driscoll, pastor of La
Grande, Oregon, in the diocese of
Baker City.
Nuns Receive Legacy
ment was made last Sunday at the
dedication of st. Ambrose's church
and school, New York, that two aged
Sisters, living in humble circum-
stances, who recently inherited 100000,
had given this legacy to st. Ambrose's.
They wish their identity to remain I'M
known.
Knights and Orphans Knights
of Columbus of Baltimore bought
Christmas boxes for 1899 orphans.
New York for Foreign Missions
Cardinal Farley will have $140,625
which has been collected this year in
the Archdiocese of New York to send
to foreign missions. Mgr. John j.
Dunn is director of the Society for
the Propagation of the Faith in this
archdiocese, which has raised the
fund. It has $1,000 members. This
year the society has exceeded it's rec
ord of the previous year by $4,000
and of the year before by $4,000. This
is the third successive year that New
York Catholics have sent to the mis-
sion field the largest donation of any
diocese in the world. 1t used to be
excelled by Lyons, France.
Jubilee Of Nine Priests.-Nine
priests of the Archdiocese of New
York, who were ordained at the old
Provincial seminary at Troy on De-
cember II, 1887, observed during the
past week the silver jubilee of their
priesthood. The jubilarians, with
hardly an exception, were averse to
any public celebration of their twenty.
fifth anniversary and the occasion was
not marked with any elaborate pro.
gram.
New Archbishop of Toronto.-The
Most Reverend Neil Mcneil was en-.
throned as Archbishop of Toronto
Canada, in the cathedral of his new
see, on December %. Monsignor Stag
nj, the Papal Delegate to Canada, was
the officiating prelate.
Catholic Heads SchooIs.-The pub
| lie school board, of Henrietta, Texas
has appointed Miss Mary flanagan
Catholic, to be superintendent of the
public schools. She is the first lady
to be appointed to such a position in
that section of the state.
New Vicar-General.-Rt. Rev. Joseph
McNamee has been appointed Vicar
General of the Brooklyn diocese in
succession to- the late Rt. Rev. Mgr
P. j. Mcnamara, S. T. L., P. A. Rt
Rev. Mgr. George Kaupert, rector OF
All Saints Church, Throop Avenue
and Thornton Street, also is a Vicar
General. Mgr. McNamee is rector OF
ST. Teresa's Church, Classon Avenue
and Sterling Place.
New Catholic Magazine.-San Jose
Cal, has a new monthly magazine
Burning Question" to be devoted to
a discussion Of Socialism.
Niece of Mother Drexel Convert
Mrs. Etha Dahlgren Rhett, of James.
town, R. L., and Washington, whose
aunt is Mother Catherine Drexel, has
been received into the Church. The
ceremony took place week ago in
st. Marks Church at Jamestown
Last August DR.. James H. Rhett
husband of Mrs Rhett, became very
i'll at their summer home in James
town. Previous to an operation DR.
Rhett was received into the Church
Since then Mrs. Rhett decided to fol
low her husbands example.
Bishop Kennedy ArriVes.-Rt. Rev
Thomas F. Kennedy, d. D., Titulal
Bishop of Adrianoplis and rector o.
the American College, Rome, is il
Philadelphia and has called on Arch
bishop Prendergast. He will remain
in this country until early in Febru
airy.
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