The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-05-31
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man. Mr.. Mitchell, who has accepted
the appointment, is descendant of
John Mitchell, the famous Irish Pres
byterian patriot, and is a Catholic.
Dr.. KaroIy Dead.-The lower east
side in New York is in mourning, for
''the angel doctor" is dead. Thirty
years ago he came to Little Hun
gary" and since that time had en-
deared himself to the poor of the dis
trict by administering to their ills and
refusing pay. Few of his
neighbors knew any more of him
than that, but when he died in his
barren room yesterday, they fastened
out to spend their pennies for candles.
They marched up the narrow stair by
twos and threes and stood in awe
about the blanket-covered figure. 1.-THE
angel doctors" real name was Dr.
Karoly, being member of the Hun
garian Catholic family of that name.
He was born in Hungary sixty years
ago and came to this country in 1881.
He is said to have been able to speak
seventeen languages.
x. of C.. in Nebraska.-On April 1,
1913, the membership in Nebraska
was 1859, of which 1,O66 were insur-
ance members and 1908 associate
members. There are now 18 councils
in the state.
Relics in Providence Church.-The
Church of st. George of the Maronite
Rite, Providence, Rhode Island, re
ceived recently from Rome three rel
les, consisting of portions of the bones
of st. George, patron of the church, a
part of the house of st. Ann, mother
of the Blessed Virgin, and a small
piece of the silk in which were
wrapped the bones of st. Anthony of
Padua
Tom Moore Extraordinarily 134th
anniversary of the birth of Thomas
Moore the famous Irish poet, was
celebrated this year in the National
Capital with special exercises held at
the Corcoran Art Gallery, at four
o'clock, on the afternoon of May %.
Several members of Congress were
present and the grafton of the day
was delivered by Representative
James Curley of Massachusetts.
K. of C. FIourishing.-The total mem
bership of the order on April 1, 1912,
was 271,S9O, with 1888 councils. On
April 1, 1913, the total membership
was POI 1850, with 1909 councils, net
gain of 1850 members for the year
and net gain of 81 councils in the
past year. 1t is now established in
every State in this Union, in Canada,
Philippine Islands, Panama, Mexico,
Cuba, Porto Rico and Newfoundland.
The amount paid by the Order in
death claims during the past calendar
year was $671, 198.87. The amount
paid out in death claims since organi-
zation up to Dec. 81, 1912, is $685.
$3.50. Assessments collected during
the past year amounted to $1,077,-
98767. Assessments collected since
date of organization amounts to
SO ,520,715.76.
Burial Place of CoIumbus.-The re-
mains of Christopher Columbus rest
in Santo Domingo, according to an ar
ticle in the National Geographic
1t seems that Columbus,
his brother and his son were inferred
in the cathedral. In after years it
was decided to remove the ashes of
the discoverer to Havana.
When the Spaniards were fighting
in the Spanish-American war they
took the bones at Havana back to
Spain and inferred them there. 1t is
claimed that it has since been demon
strated that those are the bones of his
brother.
The Santo Domingans afterward
opened up leaden casket and in it
found the inscription, "Christobal
Colon, First Admiral" Other evil
dence substantiates the claim and was
strong enough to convince Secretary
Knox that the Dominicans actually do
possess the. real bones of Columbus.
Three Bishops Class Mates.-Bish-
ops Mcdonnell, of Brooklyn, Cotton,
of Buffalo, and McF'aul, of Trenton,
will see their fortieth anniversary of
graduation from st. Francis College,
New York, next month.
Priest Refuses Purse.-Rev. DR..
Walter j. Stanley, rector of st. Peters
Church, Danbury, Conn, has asked
the members of his parish, who have
raised a purse of $4,000 to present to
him on his return from Europe, to re-
turn the money to the contributors,
saying that some of the latter needed
the money more than he did.
Father McNabb on Reunon.-The
Very Reverend Vincent McNabb, o. p,
prior of the Church of the Holy Cross,
Leicester, England, delivered a lee
ture on Monday evening, May 10, in
the Aston Gallery of the Waldorf-As-
toria, on '"The Roman Movement in
the Anglican Church" Father Nc
Nabb is the author of a series of
articles entitled, Reunion and the
Catholic Movement"