The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-10-04
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n6y, WHO ul6Q dl OI. JOSSpuo 11OopACeSAs
that city, on August Fl, left all his
property that will remain after pay
ment of his debts to the Rev. Maurice
]. Dorney, pastor of ST. Gabriel
Church and lifelong friend of Mr.. and
Mrs. Sullivan.
Polish Catholic Union to Meet
The Polish Catholic Union of America
will hold it's biennial convention in
Milwaukee next week from October
to II. Over 600 delegates and 200
clergymen from outside the city are
expected to attend. A membership of
10000 will be represented by the out
side and Milwaukee delegates. The
Pontifical Mass will be celebrated on
the opening day by Bishop Paul Rhode
of Chicago in St. Stanislaus' Church.
A parade to Kosciusko Park, where
Kosciusko will be honored, will also
be made by the delegates on the open
ing day.
Catholic Union Oppose Memorial
Members of District League No. of
the Catholic Union of Missouri have
been circulating petitions for the past
few weeks with view to preventing
the erection of the statue of 'The
Naked Truth" designed by Prof. w.
wilhelm Wandschneider of Berlin for
the $4,000 Preetorius-Sch urz-Dae
memorial, in any park or public place
a. ho% ho
design is an offense against public de-
cency.
Bequests to Iowa Churches.-By
the last will and testament of the late
G. Crosjean of Iowa, st. Malachy's
Church at Ardon and ST. Matthias
Church at Muscatine will receive
small requests. The sum of 5000 is
given to st. Malachy's Church for the
completion of the organ loft in the
church and $10O goes to st. Matthias
to be used on the debt of the church.
Gaelic Courses in Chicago.-Begin-
ming Wednesday, October 8, the first
of the courses in the new College of
Celtic Culture will open in De Paul
University, Chicago and Eheffield Ave
nues. Extension classes also will be
held in st. Patrick's Academy.
Polish Priests T. A. Convention
The first annual convention of the
Polish Priests Total Abstinence ALI
ance was held the week before last in
South Bend, Indiana. The Alliance
was organized at the National Con-
vention of Polish priests held a. year
ago at Detroit and Rev. John Kubacki,
pastor of st. Adalbert's Church, South
Bend, was chosen president. Prelates
attending the sessions of this conven-
ton were: Rt Rev. Bishop Herman
]. Alerding, Fort Wayne; Rt. Rev.
Paul P. Rhode, Auxiliary Bishop of
Chicago, and Archbishop Weber, of
Canada. a
Abandoned School Reopened.-The
members of the Immaculate Concep-
ton Church in Castle Grove, Iowa,
contemplate organizing and establish
ing parochial school in their locality.
Twenty years ago, schoolhouse and
a residence for the Sisters were built
at cost of $4,000, and were conducted
for some time; but owing to the long
distance which some of those who
attended had to come, the school was
abandoned. Now it has been decided
to reopen the school. Both buildings
will be repaired, and the school will
open this fall.
To Organize Young Men.-The State
Federation of German Catholic Socie-
ties of New Jersey has decided to or
ganize it's young men into societies
and it is quite possible that the young
women will be gathered into auxiliary
societies.
Large Catholic High SchooI.-The
Catholic Girls High School in Phila-
delphia, enrolled 700 students.
Total Abstalning Congressman
The Democratic Congressman from
the Sixth district of Pennsylvania, ].
Washington Logue, is Philadelphia
lawyer, and is prominent in civic and
social reform work in that city. He
is vice president of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union of America.
Nations Parade on Columbus Day.
How Gaels of the second and sixth
centuries were dressed will be shown
by several hundred representative OF
the Boston Irish societies in the Co.
lumbus Day parade in that city, Octo-
Der 13. The Irish while they will
have one Of the strongest sections in
the parade of the nations will not be
without competitors, for the Chinese
are expecting the arrival of seven
hundred specially made costumes from
China and several other nationalities
are making elaborate preparations
One of the strongest bidders for the
honors of the day will be the Ger
mans whose singing societies are
planning songfest which will be re.
membered.
New Yorl<'s Home Rule Rally
Irish-Americans Of New York have de
cided to unite in a great rally on
Sunday, October 5, for the purpose
of adding further interest to the home
rule bill for ireland from this side OF
the Atlantic. Among those who will
address the meeting will be John Pur