The Irish standard., 1913-10-04
From the National Capitol
BY Stanton Lawton
Washington, D. G

charge Of the Catholic students at the
University of Toronto and a parish in
the city, has been particularly IA
vored in having the Rev. Thomas F..
Burke. c. S. P, appointed to take
charge Of this new work.
Father Burke is undoubtedly one of
the foremost pulpit orators in the
United States, worthy successor to
the great Father Thomas F. Burke.
He is a graduate of Saint Francis
Xavier college, New York, and made
brilliant course Of studies at the
Catholic University of America,
where he won the licentiate in Sa-
cred Scriptures.
For the past three years, Father
given by the Paulist Fathers, sta
toned at Saint Paul's Church. New
York city. and his successor in this
work is Rev. John Harvey, G. S. P,
formerly of Saint Thomas College,
Washington, D. G.
Father Burke only recently return
ed from two years series of mis-
sions on the Pacific coast, which
were wonderfully successful in every
way.
Father Michael j. Carey, G. s. p,
formerly of Saint Austin's Church,
Austin, Texas, goes to Canada with
Father Burke.
He will be especially valuable in
this new capacity, owing to the fact
that he has for four years been in
charge Of the Newman Club, Austin,
Texas.
Rev. Thomas F. Ryder, G. s. P,
who has been Professor of Sacred
Scriptures at the Paulist House Of
Studies, Washington, has, owing to
i'll health been transferred to New
York city, and will be engaged in par
ish work at the Church of Saint Paul
the Apostle. He will be succeeded by
the Rev. Theodore Petersen, G. s.. p,
who received his Doctor Of Philoso-
ply at the Catholic University in
June.
Father Petersen is of German birth
and a convert to the Church. After
having completed his military service
In the German army, he became a
Catholic, and, feeling kinship for
the Paulists, owing to the nature of
their work, he presented himself to
them as candidate for the priest
hood.
Among his many accomplishments
he is skilled wood carver. and has
executed a figure of Christ on the
cross, now in the chapel of the Paul
list Fathers at Rehobeth. Beach, Della
ware, which is probably the most
unique work of art in the United
States. 4
Central American diplomats in
Washington intend to express private
ly to President Wilson their apprecia-
tion Of his recent personal interest in
preventing the placing of an import
duty on bananas, one Of the largest
items of export from Central Ameri.
can countries to the United States.
Latin Americans in Washington,
who could not permit themselves to
be quoted just now, said that the
presidents recent personal interest in
the subject and his attitude toward
it had greatly strengthened the good
feeling of Central Americans toward
him, and that in their countries he
is now being regarded as having
sympathetic knowledge of trade con-
ditions there, and desire to be of
service to Central America, which is
bound to be of useful effect in diplo-
matte questions concerning these re.
publics which may come up this win
ter.
President Wilson will make strong
recommendation for adequate appro-
priations for the Army and Navy in
his forthcoming message to Congress.
Events of the first six months of his
administration, in Mexico, Santo Do
mingo, and in the Orient, have i'm
pressed upon the president and his
advisers the necessity for maintain
ing strong Army and Maryland
whatever is needed for national de-
Tense he intends Congress to provide
for, and that economy shall be prac-
ticed in other directions.
During the last few months senti-
ment in Congress has been growing
in favor Of large navy. Members
who last year were aligned with the
little navy" group, have informed
officials of the Navy Department that
they have become convinced that a
wo-battleship program should be the
minimum annual addition to the navy.
The United States Army is about to
lose ones Of it's most efficient chap
lains, for Father John Aloysius Ferry
has rendered his resignation
Father Ferry was born in New York
on September "a, 1871, and was ap-
pointed a chaplain on June 4, 1903,
and assigned to the 10th Regiment of
Infantry with station at Fort William
H. Seward, Alaska, and after this was
transferred to the United States mill
tary prison at Fort Leavenworth. Kan
sas, where he did great work and met
with much success.
1, About year ago he was trans
ferred to. the Coast Artillery Corps
and has been stationed at Fort Wash
ington, Maryland, near the national
capital.
.is It was Father Ferry who so ably
presented the much agitated question
i0f the contemplated change in the
chaplain uniform to the Congress of
Az