The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-06-21
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ence of agriculture. A farm of 900
acres is managed by them under the
direction of the Brothers and the boys |
do all the work with the exception of
the heavy labor which boys of their
age could not well do. They |
manage a dairy of over 100 cows,
of grade and registered stock in
the most up-to-date fashion; they
plant and cultivate a market garden
of dozen or more acres; they care
for COWS, calves, swine, sheep and
poultry. Everything goes hand in
hand with class work, laboratory
work, experimental station work.
Against Cheap Sones.-The Nation
al Federation of Musical Clubs has
entered upon a vigorous campaign
against the smutty songs. According
to plans adopted at its recent con-
vention in Chicago, an appeal will be
sent to the mayors of all the larger
cities to assist the members of the
/ federation in suppressing immoral
songs by establishing censorship OF
the songs given in all public places
operating under municipal license.
Convent of Perpetual Alteration
In the northwest section of Washing
ton, D. c., stands the Convent of Per
petual Alteration, the first foundation
and only house of the order in Ameri-
ca, though the Association of Perpet-
Poor
Churches, which it directs and which
forms part of it, has existed for many
years in several cities of the United
States under the name of the "Taber-
nacle Society,"
During the last twelve years over
600 missions situated in various parts
of the United States and even beyond
the seas, have been benefited.
Prominent among the workers is
the wife of the Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court-Mrs. Edward Doug
lass White-who gives her services
one day every week, in the work-room
of the convent.
For Beatification Of American Nuns.
The diocesan Process for the Beatl-
fication and Canonization of the
Foundress of the Sisters of Provi-
dence, of ST. Mary s-of-the-Woods, In
diana, is completed. With hers, the
Middle United States counts two Proc
esses to be considered in Rome:
Mother Theodore Guerin, of Indiana,
and Mother Duchesne, of Missouri.
Laymen's League officers.-At the
annual meeting of the Laymens
League for Retreats and Social Stu
dies, the following officers were elect
ed for the coming year: President,
Edward j. Mcclure; vice presidents,
Thomas F. Woodlock and John V.
Judge; treasurer, Frank Haverty; cor
responding secretary, G. ]. A. Fitz-
simmons; recording secretary, Sidney
J. Finlay; executive committee, DR..
Condo B. PaIlen, Frank S. Whalen,
John M. Egan, William l.. Carey, Will
liam C. O'Brien, D. Donahue, John A.
Ryan, Stephen H. Horgan, Lester M.
Hunkele and Martin Flanagan.
John ]. Foote reported for the
School of Social Studies, which had a
class during the term averaging sew
enty-five students Major Philip E.
Reville reported for the local center
committee. To carry out new fea-
ture of the work press committee
was appointed.
Nuns for China's Leper Colony
Three missionary sisters, now sta
toned in the Immaculate Conception
Convent, Montreal, within the next
few weeks, will bid father, mother,
brothers and sisters last farewell,
having volunteered to spend the re-
mainder of their lives on the Island
of Sheeklung, nine miles from Can
ton, CHINA leper colony, made
famous through the ministrations of
Rev. Father Conrardy. Every mem
Der of the community of fifteen vol
unteered for the work, but the Moth
er Superior will send only three.
After the three are chosen they will
be permitted to visit their homes for
final farewell
Encampment for Catholic Boys.-A
movement has been started in San
Francisco to give Catholic boys the
same pleasures and advantages that
are offered by the Y. M. G. A. and
other such camps. Rev. C. E. Ken
nedy, of st. Paurs Church, has or
ganized the Kennedy Indians" and
on Saturday, June Z, took them for a
grand hike into the Santa Cruz
Mountains and three-weeks' encamp-
ment at Ben Lomond.
New York Police in Cathedral.-In1
st. Patrick's Cathedral, New York,
Sunday, June 1, $500 of the police of
that city were addressed by Rev.
Francis j. Sullivan, police chaplain
land rector of ST. AIMS Church. Mgr.
Lavelle, v. G., welcomed the police
in the name of His Eminence Cardin-
al Farley, Archbishop of New York.
i For Emnet Memorial HaII.-Up to
date the receipts of the Irish Fair.
held at Emmett Memorial Hall, Chi
cago, for the purpose of raising funds
to clear the debt on the buildings,
amount to $4,000.
A Catholic Y. M. C. A.-The Bishop
of Toledo, Mgr Schrembs, submitted