The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-06-06
NEW WORLD ITEMS.


Tenn. Representatives were sent from
twelve of the best known national So
cial organizations to meet in the thir-
ty-ninth session of the National Con-
ference of Charities and Correction.
Rev. John A. Ryan, professor at ST.
Paul Seminary was chosen first vice
president of the organization. The
Rev. Frederic Siedenburg, S. j., found
er of the Loyola University School of
Sociology, was appointed to the COM
mittee on social economics and social
service. The Rev. Edwin V. O'Hara
of Portland, Ore, was made chairman
of the industrial commission.
New Head of Notre Dame Teachers.
Mother Petra has been elected to
her fourth term as mother-general OF
the School Sisters of Notre Dame.
The new election follows an intermis-
sion out of Office of three years, the
reelected religious having served
three successive terms of three years
each prior to 1911.
Catholic Social Service WORKER
Mr. Kliefoth who has taken up social
service work for Catholic Federation
at the Milwaukee Office, is a graduate
of the University of Wisconsin, class
of 1913. During the past year he has
been connected with a prominent life
insurance company as confidential
statistician. While an undergraduate
of the university, Mr.. Kliefoth was
prominent in student activities. His
work at the university consisted of po-
litical economy, specializing in labor
problems and statistics. Moreover,
Mr.. Kliefoth is fitted for this work
through experience gained in the in
dustrial commission, particularly in
the Hours of Labor" investigation
conducted by the commission in the
summer of 1912. A portion of his ma
jor work. was taken under Prof. John
r. Commons, former member of the
industrial commission of Wisconsin
and present~member of the national
commission on industrial relations.
NEW NnuTCH TOTI NILINIs III
Rev. Bishop Scotland, of. North Bay
Ont, announced on May Is, that a
magnificent new church will be built
at Port Arthur on the north shore OF
Lake Superior. 1t is probable that the
new church will be constructed of In
diana limestone and it is estimated
that the cost of the handsome edifice
will be in the vicinity off$100,000.
A Religious G. A. r. Post,-Gov
ernor Ralston of Indiana was one oil
the speakers at the Decoration Day
exercises, May so, at the University
of Notre Dame. The Notre Dame G
A. r. participated in the ceremonies
The officers of the Notre Dame Post
are: Captain, Bro Chrysostum, G. S
c.; Adiutant, Bro. Cosimus; Quarter.
master, Bro. Benedict; Officer oil
the Day, Bro Raphael. They all
served during the Civil War. Brother
Benedict served also for eight years
in the regular army and fought against
the Indians in Texas. Thirty-five
members of the Notre Dame Post, G.
A. R., now rest in the community Gem
etery. This is the only religious G. A
r. Post in the country.
To Assist Catholic Teachers.-On
June the students of Holy Names
Normal School, Seattle, Wash, pre-
scented the Christian drama "Fabiola,'
at Holy Names Auditorium. The pro
ceeds are to be used in building ur
the Normal School scholarship loan
fund. The purpose of the fund is tC
assist financially, students desiring tC
enter Holy Names Normal School.
Jesuit Latin Contest.-The Inter
collegiate Latin contest held annually
among the eleven Jesuit colleges oil
the Missouri province was won this
year by Chicago young man, Charles
Lischk, freshman of Loyola college
Mr.. Lischk is one of class of eleven
He handed in a Latin composition
flawless in every respect.
Kansas Estate for Charity.-The
will of the late John r. Kelley, presi
dent of the Kelley Cooperative Com
pany and director in the National
Bank of the Republic, Kansas City
has been filed for probate. The estate
is estimated at $350,000. The widow
Mrs. Margaret Kelley, is to receive the
income from the greater part of the
estate, but a large portion is to be
used for charities. Twenty per cent
of the income from the widows share
of the Kelley Cooperative Company
stock is to be devoted to whatever
charities she desires, preferably ST
Joseph's Female Orphan Home, Little
Sisters of the Poor, Perry Memorial
Kansas City, Boys Orphan Home OF
ST. Margaret's Hospital. Much money
is given outright to charities. Oh
these distributions to charity st. Mar
garet's Hospital is to receive $1,000
Bishop Thomas F. Lillis is to have 81,
500 to be used for the Redemptorist Fa
Tiers Church; the House of the Good
Shepherd and Little Sisters of the
Poor, $1,000 each.
Big Gifts for Nuns.-An appeal has
been made te~the Catholics of Kansas
City for subscriptions to the fund now
being raised for the purpose of paying
off the long standing debt on the