The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-07-26
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subscription for st. Mary's College
building to raise fund of $40, 900.
The total subscriptions have amounted
to $4,000 The Archbishop was graft
fed at the spirit of friendliness and
cooperation shown by the non-Catho-
lies of the Archdiocese
Catholic Editor Postmaster.-Mr
Fred B. Sharon, editor of the Catholic
Messenger of Davenport, Iowa, has
been signally honored by President
Wilson by being appointed to the post
mastership of that city. Mr.. Sharon
is we'll deserving of this appointment
as he has been a foremost worker for
the city's welfare during many years.
Farmers Build SchooI.-The Cath
olic farmers of Alden, New York, are
to build a school and clubhouse by
donating a days labor at the week
end and buying bricks at ten cents
each The building is to be a fine.
structure of three stories. Rev. Robert
H. Mockel is the rector.
U. S. War Ships and Naval Relief
Countess OLeary of New York, has
announced that she has made plans
to have every battleship and armored
cruiser of the United States Navy pre-
scented with life membership in the
Naval Relief Society The certificates
will be presented to the fleet COM
manders in the fall, and they will! be
asked to distribute them among the
vessels. Arthur Dewey, president of
the society, will be asked to preside
at the presentation of the certificates
The Countess has also endowed a
navy bed" in ST. GATHERINGS Hospital,
Brooklyn, for the wives of enlisted
men of the navy and Marine Corps
Archbishop on Vacation.-Arch,
bishop Prendergast, of Philadelphia
has gone to Lismore, Ireland, on a
brief vacation.
New York Extraordinarily
New York Staatsverband will be held
in Buffalo, August 8 to 6, 1913, stimuli
taneously with the fifty-eighth conven-
ton of the Central Verein.
Chapel Of French Art.-George Grey
Barnard, an American sculptor, who
is an enthusiast over French art, has
started work on chapel for Wash
ington Heights, N Y, which will be
adorned with rare columns and cary
ings from abbeys of Southern France.
He says, II intend the chapel not as
museum, but as shrine and monu-
ment to the glory of French Gothic
art. 1 shall open it to the public by
card occasionally and it will be avail
able at most times for students and
scholars"
Fifth Son Ordained.-Mr. and Mrs.
Powers, of Urbana, Ohio, are the
happy parents of five sons, all of
whom have been ordained priests. The
last to be ordained is Rev. David
on Sunday, June %, in St. Mary's
Church, Urbana.
Admiral Bequeathes to Nuns.-Sister
Mary Magdalene, of Baltimore, who
was formerly Miss Frances Potts, has
been left $1,000 in the will of her
father Rear-Admiral Potts, U. S. N,
who died recently in Washington.
Two other daughters, both of whom
are nuns, have also been left $1,000
each. Miss Marie Potts is a member
of the Religious Order of the Assump-
ton and is stationed in the Philip
pines. The others are Carmelite nuns.
Memorial Church at Fordham.-
Former City Counsel John Whalen, of
New York, has completed plans to
erect memorial church at Fordham
University. 1t will cost 100000 and
will be known as the John Whalen
Memorial Church.