The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-02-15

JONES'" amounting to $4,000, to the
Catholic Institute for the Blind, New
York.
x. of C. in Civic ceIebration.-It is
suggested that the fourth degree as
sembly, Knights of Columbus of Mil
waukee, being devoted to patriotic pur-
poses, should join actively in the civic
celebration in commemoration of the
Lake Erie naval victory in 1913. August
Rebhan is head of the local assembly
and Judge Nj. S. Sheridan is master
of the fourth degree for the district.
United Catholic Works.-A meeting
of the general committee of the United
Catholic Works, the New York do
cesar organization now in process of
formation for the purpose of unifying
all the Catholic charitable and cor
rectional activities of the city, was
held recently to arrange for a grand
bazaar at the Twelfth Regiment
Armory, Sixty-first street and Column
bus avenue, for ten days, beginning
on April Z.
Colored Missions in America.-The
yearly report for negro missions, as
published in the "Colored Harvest"
shows that there are 40 priests en-
gagged in mission work among the
negroes; 81 seminarians, and 55 stu
dents preparing themselves for the
60 sisters and 10 lay
teachers at work in the class rooms
of the schools of the missions, in
charge of 2,47O pupils; besides 20
Sisters and 10 lay teachers engaged
in the work of the domestic depart
ments of the Institutions
Junk for Charity.-There is a day
nursery attached to Loughlin Lyceum
of st. Cecilia's Church, Brooklyn, N.
Y, from which through the streets of
the parish horse, wagon and man
go the rounds every day in search of
junk, old rags, old rubber, etc. The
income from this assorted conglomera-
ton of junk is sufficient to support the
day nursery and feed the tots who
are left there. The pensioners CO.
operate heartily, saying, waste moth
ing, the parish wagon will turn it to
profit"
Will of DR.. Ganss.-In the will of
late Rev. DR.. Henry G. Ganss, of Ian
caster, Pa, was specific direction
that no eulogy be pronounced at his
funeral, and that request was carried
out. He bequeathed his valuable
library on Luther and the Reforma-
ton to the Society of Jesus, New York
Province; the balance of his
library to ST. Mary's College, Belmont,
N. c.; his Steinway grand piano to his
alma mater, St. Vincent's College,
Pa, and the interest of his
81, 500 life insurance towards the salary
of the rector of st. Patrick's church,
Carlisle, Pa.
Economy of Catholic Schools.-Mgr.
McDevitt, superintendent of the par
ish schools of the Archdiocese of
says the Catholic schools
of that city saves Philadelphia two
million dollars annually.
First Hospital in New WorId.-In a
recent article DR.. James J. Walsh
calls attention to the fact that the
first hospital in the new world was
erected by the Spaniard, Cortez, in
1924. He munifcently endowed the
hospital with money and lands which
had been given him by the govern
ment for his services in conquering
Mexico. The hospital exists today on
its original endowment. The build
ings are magnificent, with beautiful
arcade and lawn and is one of the
most interesting landmarks in the
history of hospital buildings. Women
are employed both as physicians and
nurses.
Brothers of ST. Francis.-The Con-
gregation of the Brothers of st.
Francis Xavier, whose motherhouse is
in Bruges, Belgium, is now in it's 74th
year 1t numbers in it's American
Province 127 professed Brothers, 10
scholastic, 81 novices and 20 candi-
dates. They are comprised in col
leges, 6 academies, Industrial schools,
Is parish schools and homes for
boys. Louisville is the cradle of the
American Xaverian Brothers
Two Capitals Not Bishopics.-Two
of the most important capitals of the
world, Berlin and Washington, are
not Bishoprics. Berlin has over 200,-
900 Catholics and Washington prob
ably over 10000.
Kansas Church Burned.-St. Bede's
church at Kelly, nine miles south of
Seneca, Kan, was recently destroyed
by fire, which started in defective
fue. Hard work on the part of the
saved the parochial
school nearby. The building was valu-
ed at $4,000. 1t was insured for
$4,000.
Gift to Fort Wayne Church.-A mag
nificent Carrara marble altar, valued
at $4,000, and donated to st. Patrick's
Church, Fort Wayne, Ind, by Miss
Elizabeth DeWald, is in process of
erection.
Actor to Become Priest.-It became
known in Baltimore recently, that
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