The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-11-15
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Altman Art CoIlection.-The Altman
collection of paintings devised to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New
York, is said to contain fourteen Rem
brandts.
Chicago to Honor ST. Rita.-This
year, 1913, is the 5O0th anniversary of
the entrance of St. Rita, the Saint
of the Impossible" into the cloister.
Accordingly her feast will be cele-
brated with special services in st. Ri
ta's Church, Chicago, beginning Thurs
day, November 9th, and lasting for
three days. During these services a
new Monstrance made up of the old
gold and silver donated by ST. Rita's
clients will be used for the first time.
Gift to Archbishop casey.-The peo-
pie of Vancouver have presented their
Archbishop, Most Reverend Timothy
Casey, d. D., with a commodious resi-
dence in the finest part of the city.
Fortune to Jesuit Order.-Reverend
A. J. Bruno, S. j., former pastor of
the Sacred Heart Church of Denver,
before his recent departure for Texas,
turned over to the Jesuit Order $780,
900 which he recently inherited from
a relative. Father Bruno did not use
a cent of the legacy, but gave it to
the order as soon as it came into his
hands. The fortune is to be used for
educational purposes under the direc-
ton of the order.
Architects Elect Catholic.-Mr. Viii
liam L. Steele has been elected presi-
dent of the Iowa chapter of the Amer
lean Institute of Architects at it's con-
vention recently held in Des Moines.
Mr.. Steele not only stands at the head
of his profession in his home city but
is recognized as a leading Catholic
layman of the community
Irish League in Winnipeg.-Through
the efforts of Mr. Samuel Jardin, a
noted Irish publicist, branch of the
United Irish League has been estab-
lished in Winnipeg, Canada. 1t is the
first branch to be formed in Western
Canada 1t is called the Robert En-
met branch and has a membership
of more than 200.
Pennsylvania Miners Honor Nit
cheII.-The miners at Hazleton, Penn
sylvania, on October 20, celebrated
Mitchell day in honor of the anniver-
sary of the termination of the strike
of 1900, the first conducted in the
hard coal belt under the leadership of
John Mitchell, then president of the
United Mine Workers of America.
The 1900 strike was the initial clash
of the mine workers with the anthra-
cite operators who, before that time,
had dealt with the Knights of Labor.
The struggle won for the men a ten
per cent wage increase and other con-
cessions.
Requests to Priest and Sisters
The will of the late Reverend Paul
Szuelereczi, of St. Stanislaus' Church,
Milwaukee, disposes of an $4,000
estate Veronica Nicodem is to have
the income from $4,000, the principal
to go to the Sisters of st. Francis
of ST. Joseph's convent upon her
death. The balance goes to Reverend
julius H Burbach, West Allis, Wis
cOnsin.
Many at st. Louis UniVersity.-For
the first time in the history of st.
Louis University, the enrolment of
students has passed the 1,400. mark
An accurate count, taken last week.
places the number of students at 1, 432
The report of the U. S. Commissioner
of Education for 1912 shows that St.
Louis University Medical School ranks
first in numbers among all the Medi-
cal Schools west of the Mississippi;
while the Dental School ranks second
Converts Confirmed at Eau Claire.
Right Reverend Bishop Schwebach
of La Crosse, recently administered
the sacrament of Confirmation to a
class of $50 at st. Patrick's church,
Eau Claire, of which Rev. A. B. G..
Dunno is pastor. One hundred of
these were converts.
Daughters of Isabella in Washington
The first chapter of the Daughters
of Isabella to be organized in the
District of Columbia was added to
the roster of courts of that organiza-
ton last month, when fifty Washing
ton women were initiated by the ma
tional degree team of the order. This
court is known officially as Court No.
212.
Ancient Relics Lost.-A valuable col
lection of Egyptian relics recovered
by Prof. George A. Reisner of Har-
ward has been destroyed by fire, it
is feared, in the hold of a German
liner while en- route to America, ac-
coriing to a cable message received
at the university. The collection con-
sisted of prehistoric skeletons, pot
terry, fints and Egyptian anatomical
remains.
Missionaries for Southern Negroes.
Prom the Colored Harvest we learn
that the recent ordinations brought
three more workers for the colored
missions. The new priests are the
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