The Irish standard., 1913-05-24
from the National Capitol
BY Stanton Lawton
BY Stanton Lawton

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department of State, that he may en-
| ter business in private life.
The greatest surprise of all, though,
is the resignation of DIR. Charles =.
Neill, coming 50 close behind his APP
| pointment and confirmation, by the
Senate as Commissioner OF Labor.
Dr. Neill will become the head of
a newly created labor department of
the American Smelling and Refining
Company. That company employs
about 10000 men. Daniel Guggen-
helm, it's president, induced DIR. Neill
to leave the government service and
to assist the company in establishing
pension system and compensation
system for it's worknen and to carry
on general welfare work on q large
scale.
1t is a pleasure to record that these
three gentleman, who have left behind
are products of the education RECEIVE
ed at various Catholic institutions of
learning.
Wash time" In Uncle Sans money
laundry began last week and indica-
tions are that thousands Of bills will
be ready TO go back in use again,
More than 100000 washed and ironcd
notes are turned out daily by the
four new currency washing machines
recently installed.
Despite the agitation that has been
started in Congress against the wash
ing of currency, because of the al
legged danger of countcrfeitinS, Sec
rotary McAdoo or the Treasury, and
Treasurer Burke have announced that
they will give the machines fair
trial.
Senator MARITIME of New Jersey has
requested to have published as Il Sen
ate document 5S7 letters from bank
ers throughout the country, criticiz-
ing washed money" but objection
from Senator Smoot of Utah, prevent
ed the printing. The former says he
will have those letters printed if he
has to read them into the record, and
he warns his colleagues that he is not
a very good elocutionist either.
Three candidates for ordination
from st. Thomas college, the paulist
novitiate affiliated with the Catholic
university-J. Clinton Allard of Rich
mond, Va, John Sullivan and Walter
Orchard, both of Boston. Mass, have
completed the prescribed years of
preparation and have left for their re-
spective homes-wherc they were or
dained 10 the priesthood.
Ordination services for Father AL
lard took place last Wednesday morn
ing at the cathedral in Richmond. Va.
Bishop D. J. O'Connell, formerly rec
tor Of the Catholic University, of1ciat-
ing.
Rev. Father Skinner, e. S. r., SUI
perior of st. Thomas college, and Rev.
John, ]. Featherston, also of the uni
versity, accompanied the young semi
marian to Richmond and assisted as
deacon and sub-deacon respectively,
at his first solemn high mass, which
was sung Sunday morning in his par
ish church. st. Patrick's, Richmond.
Rev. Walter Elliott, c. S. p, rector OF
the Apostolic Mission house, preached
the sermon.
The two Boston candidates were or
dained Saturday morning at st. Johns
Seminary by Bishop Anderson. 81.
Last Sunday afternoon the Catholic
Convert League of the national CAP
ital. erected at the Apostolic Mission
House. Brookland, a beautiful marble
tablet in memory of the late Rev. A. p.
Doyle, who was rector of the Mission
House, and founder and spiritual di-
rector of the Convert League.
An appropriate program was given
and Rev. Lewis J. O'Hern of the Paul
LIST Fathers. delivered the principal
address.
The fight on the tariff is now trans
ferred to the Senate. Each senator
may talk as long as he pleases and as
often-and the vote will not be taken
until all have finished Experienced
senators do not expect that the bill
will reach vote in the upper house
before August 1.
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