The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-09-27


vert to the faith, died recently. He
brought about the conversion of the
wife who survives him. His first wife
was a non Catholic. He had been
secretary and treasurer of the Denver
Bar Association for many years,
and was the publisher of the Daily
Examiner.
Vincentians' Coed Work.-The st.
Vincent de Paul Society of Chicago
has closed it's very successful camp
for mothers and children. 1t cared
for seventy-five tenement families dur
ing the summer.
Scholarship Won by Catholic
Another of the scholarships offered
by the New York State Education De-
partment has been won by student
in a Catholic school. The latest win
ner to be announced is John ]. Buck
ley, of All Hallows' school, conducted
by the Christian Brothers of Ireland
in Manhattan. Buckley was among
the first students to register when the
school was opened by the brothers in
1909, and he has always been the
leader in his studies. He has the
privilege of choosing any college in
New York State for the continuation
of his studies.
Newsboys' Home.-In the six years
since it's establishment Father DUNES
Newsboys Home, st. Louis, has cared
for 1857 boys, an average Of 210 per
year. Several of these boys it has
placed in positions of splendid pros
pect and wide opportunity, both in the
city and in the country. There is a
debt of $25,e00 ON the new wing re-
Gently added to the Home.
Catholic Normal School Dedicated.
Wednesday, September "a, Rt. Rev.
John J. Milan, d. D., dedicated the St.
Augustine's Normal School for
novices of the Community of the Sis
tiers of Mercy of the Diocese of
Hartford.
Many Requests in Wildly the will
of the late Emily M. Sharp of Philadel-
phia, her valuable collection of jewels
and $5OO are left to the Tabernacle
Society Of the Convent of Notre
Dame; $5o0 each to the Little Sisters
of the Poor, st. Vincent's Home, the
House of the Coed Shepherd, st. 10
seph's Hospital, the Seminary of st.
Charles BOrroMeo, the Sisters OF
Mercy, st. Joseph's House for Home
less Industrious Boys and the Church
of the Gesu. $He0 are left to the So
ciety of ST. Vincent de Paul and pro-
vision is made for Masses.
orphanaue to be Dedicated
dedication of the new addition to the
st. Frances Orphan Asylum, Nor
mandy, near st. Louis, Mo-, will
take place October 5, Most Reverend
Archbishop GeHRon, presiding and
preaching the sermon. The orphanage
is in charge of the Oblate Sisters of
Providence.
Cardinals Gift to Catholic Club
Cardinal O'CORnell recently presented
the st. PauPs Catholic Club, COM
posed Of the Catholic students of Har-
ward University, the Norman House at
Cambridge.
New Carmel to be Started.-Work
is shortly to be started on the new
Carmelite convent in Pleasant Valley
near Wheeling, w. Va. It has been
founded by band of Sisters from the
Baltimore convent, who have been
greatly encouraged by Bishop P. j
Donahue, Of wheeling. The convent
is desigRed, as to it's main features
after the model of the Carmelite con
vent at AriIa, Spain, where st. Teresa
was a nun in the sixteenth century
OF the four Sisters in the origina
community TIVE are daughters of the
late Rear Admiral Potts.
School Attendance in ouebec.- Sil
Lomer GOuin gives the following facts
respecting school attendance in Que
bec Number of children from to L
years, in 1911: Professionals, 94,989
Catholics, 252,1S5. Number of these
enrolled, 191e-11, Catholics, 249,148, o.
SS.S per cent Of the possible enroll
ment; Protestants, 31,731, or 9O.7 pc
cent of the possible enrolment.
caIifornia's German Federation
Joining hands in the making of ''Sal
Francisco 1915" success; de
nouncing Socialism; and, in unquali
fed terms, regulating the teaching
of so-called sex hygiene" in thu
schools; protesting against the Cali
fornia free-text book bill; endorsing
the movement to provide men teach
ers for the boys of the German Cath
Ole schools; these are some of tn
things accomplished by the Stat
convention of the California German
Catholic Federation held in Fruitval
early this month.
Letter from Mary Anderson.-A lei
ter has been received by Dan. Walsh
Jr., Louisville, KY, author Of 9Th
Stranger in the City" from Mary Ar
derson, new Madame De Navarro
from her home in England, express
ing great delight upon receiving
copy of Mr.. Walsh's book. This boo
which contains q life of Father Bot
Chef as well as q history of the Catf
olic Women's Club which he founde
ten years age, was sent to "Ou
Mary by the women of the Club sex
eral weeks ago. I'm her letter MadaT