The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-09-20
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lcS nOlu pOSlClOnS OF prominence IN
the State, in educational circles, and
in business activities.
Mexicans Celebrate Spanish HoIi-
day.-The Mexican capital forgot her
troubles on September and all
classes and nationalities Joined with
the Spaniards in the celebration of
their great holiday, Covagonga.
Elaborate entertainment was provided
for all AT the Cathedral Solemn
Pontifcal Mass was celebrated by
Archbishop Mora.
Catholic Japanese cIub.-On Sun
day, August 81, building at 2158 Pine
Street, San Francisco, was dedicated
as the center of the Catholic Japanese
in the city. The building has been
donated and furnished for the purpose
by Most Reverend Archbishop Rior-
dan, and Right Reverend Bishop
Conaty of Los Angeles, representing
the Archbishop, who was unayoidably
absent, presided at the simple cere-
and blessed the building.
Bishop Donahue on Cause of Strike.
of coal operators as well as
of the miners was the fundamental
cause of the West Virginia strike.
This is what Right Reverend Bishop
Donahue of Wheeling, West Virginia,
told the Senate investigating commit
tee on Monday, September 8. Exor-
bitant prices in company stores from
Is to % per cent above the market, he
gave as one instance on the part of
the operators. The Bishop was on a
commission which investigated condi-
tions in Paint and Cabin Creeks. He
was agreeably surprised by the living
conditions of the miners.
Prominent Merchant Dies a Catho-
H. Thompson, aged TO-,
a lifelong resident of Edinburg, In
diana, and one of it's leading mer-
chants, died on August %. He be-
came Catholic about week before
his death, being received into the
Church by Rev. Joseph B. Delaney, of
Columbus. Mr.. Thompson's father
founded the town in 1920, naming it
in honor of the capital of his native
land.
Convert to Become Priest.-Father
Driscoll in Plattsburgh, N. Y, recent
ly reconciled to the Church Mr.. Haw-
ley ]. Phillips, master at Christ church
school, Seetauket, L. l., a former
Nashotah student. Mr.. Phillips will
become priest.
Teaching Sisters of Texas.-A three
days meeting of the teaching Sisters
of the Diocese of Galveston was at
tended by religious from fifty schools,
with an attendance of more than TO-
900 pupils. Right Reverend Bishop
N. A. Gallagher addressed the insti-
tute on Thursday, August %, at the
close of the convention.
Massachusetts Prison Chaplain
Rev Michael J.. Murphy, Catholic
chaplain at the Charlestown State
Prison, has been appointed chaplain
and librarian of the Massachusetts
State Prison, succeeding Rev. Herbert
w. Stebbins Rev. Father Murphy will
be the first Catholic priest to be chap
lain of the institution The position
carries a salary of $4,000 a year.
Sisters Bring Subtitle prioress of
st. Agatha's Convent, Mt. Angel, has
brought suit against the editor of the
Silverton, Ore, Journal for libel and
asks $4,000 damages. The occasion
for the suit is an UNANIMOUSLY defama-
tory article published in the paper.
Three Illinois SchooIs.-At Ottawa,
Illinois, there took place on Labor Day
the dedication of three parochial
schools by the Apostolic Delegate,
Archbishop Quigley of Chicago, and
Bishop Muldoon of Rockford. Bishop
Dunno of Peoria spoke on Catholic
Education.
Catholics Buy Presbyterian Church.
Rev Ernest Monteleone, rector of
the Church of Our Lady of Mount Car
mel, Jersey City, has purchased the
old Claremont Presbyterian church
and will establish a mission for the
English-speaking italians.
Retreat on an lsland.-The annual
retreat of the priests of the Diocese
of Portland, Me-, was held this year
at the Ottawa House, Cushings
Island, from September Is to 10 in
elusive. AS the hotel is now closed
for the season it was used exclusively
for the retreat of the priests.
DR.. Egan in Ireland.-Dr. Maurice
Francis Egan, the American Ambas-
sador to Denmark, is in Ireland
on a months leave of absence
to study out the working of the
Danish cooperation system of agricul-
ture in ireland. Ambassador Egan
will see Sir Horace Plunkett, the
father of the present Irish system.
and possibly Lord Ross, who are in
terested in the scheme, as well as the
Irish Technical Board of Agriculture
DR.. Egan is making this study with
the special view of assisting the
Southern States of America, which
are anxious to learn how to raise an
alternative crop If cotton should fail