The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1913-03-15
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NEW WORLD ITEMS.

Merchants Give Convent Site.-The
Merchants of Salina, Kansas, have
donated to the Sisters of st. Joseph 16
acres of land on which they will build
a $4,000 convent-school.
Former Mayors Daughter Num-
Miss Eugenia E. Schmitz, daughter of
Eugene E. Schmitz, former Mayor of
San Francisco, has taken the veil in
the Dominican Convent of San Rafael
Cal Miss Schmitz had shown excep-
tional musical ability and her friends
had expected her to follow public
career. She is twenty years old.
Pm. D. Degree for Work on Modern
ism.-Rev J. F. Lockney, pastor of
Sacred Heart Church, Rock Island, I'LL,
has received notice from the st. Louis
university at ST. Louis, Mo-, announc-
ing his appointment as Doctor of
Philosophy of that institution. The
thesis which Father Lockney wrote
in his examination was Modernism
A Product of Kantian Philosophy and
Doctrines"
"Peter Pence" Offering of Newark.
The Peter Pence offering of the
diocese of Newark, New Jersey, this
year amounted to $4,000. This is the
largest sum ever contributed for this
purpose by the Catholics of Newark.
Archbishop Keane at ToIedo.-The
Most Rev. James ]. Keane, D. D., Arch
bishop of Dubuque, is this week
preaching the sermons at the annual
Lenten retreat given under the aus
pices of Toledo Council of the knights
of Columbus at st. Francis de Sales
cathedral. The retreat opened on Pas
sion Sunday and will close on Palm
Sunday.
Catholic oratorio Society. - The
Catholic Oratorio Society of New
York, on Sunday evening, March 8,
presented, at Carnegie Hall, "The
Dream of Gerontius" by Cardinal
Newman, set to the music of Sir Ed
ward Elgar This concert is now
produced by a distinctly Catholic
organization for the first time, so far
as known.
Catholics Attain High office.-The
Governor of Missouri has appointed
Hon. John B. O'Meara, of st. Louis,
Adjutant General. He held the Office
of Lieutenant Governor of Missouri
from 1892 till 1896. In Indiana Hon.
William P. O'Neill was inaugurated a
few weeks ago Lieutenant Governor
of the State. He is the first Catholic
to hold that Office.
Archbishop Of Quebec's Jubilee
Next June the Archdiocese of Quebec
will celebrate the silver jubilee of the
conservation of it's Archbishop, the
Most Rev Louis Begin. There will be
a series of fetes, civil and religious,
and a fund of $4,000 will be sub
scribed and given to him for the high
er education of the diocesan clergy.
Archbishop Begin is the Nestor of
the Canadian Episcopacy. He is at
present visiting in Rome.
Labor Men in Congress.-In the
Sixty third Congress, the trade unions
of America will be represented by
seventeen members. This result has
been the outcome of the policy inaugu-
rated by the American Federation of
Labor during the past three congress
sional campaigns.
Remains of Ponce de Leon.-On
Tuesday, February 25th, the body of
Ponce de Leon, the explorer, who
reached the coast of Florida in 1913
in his search for the fountain of youth,
was translated to the crypt of the San
Juan Cathedral, in Porto Rico, Car
dinal Farley officiating.
Pittsburg's Aid to the Missions
The Catholic Missionary Aid Society
of Pittsburg expended last year $751;
1859.
Davenport's New Parochial School.
st. Joseph's Parochial School, Day.
export, Ia, costing $4,000, will be
completed at Easter.
Site in Denver for Little Sisters
Half a block of ground has been
secured in Park Hill in the eastern
section of Denver, Colo, for the pro-
posed home of the Little Sisters of
the Poor. Lots adjoining are desired
by ]. K Mullin, who will build the in
stitution, in order that there may be
plenty of ground to provide comfort
ably for the aged and infirm who will
be cared for. Mr.. Mullin will give
$4,000 to the charity and his wife and
each of his four daughters will give a
like sum, so that 100000 will be avail
able for the establishment of the home
Bishop Declines Civil office.-Bish-
OPP Burke of Albany, has declined to
serve on the New York Board of Re
gents.
Creighton Orator Wins.-In the state
oratorical contest held at York, Ne
braska, Friday, February %, Preston
McAvoy, representing Creighton uni
versity, was awarded second place.
His subject was, "The United States
and the Peace Problem