The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-12-12
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A Modest Benefactor-Property for
the erection of the new Loyola Col.
lege, Guilford, Md, has been present
ed by an unnamed donor The prop
erty is valued at 100000.
Irish Convention Postponed.-Ow
ing to the continuance of the Euro
pean war the national convention OF
Irish League of America, called for
New York at the Hotel Astor on De
cember s, has been indefinitely post
poned.
Golden Jubilee of church.-St. Matt.
hew's church at Indian Orchard,
Mass, of which Reverend w. F. Harti.
gan is pastor, recently celebrated its
golden jubilee. Pontifical High Mass
was celebrated by Rt. Rev. Thomas
D. Bevan, d. D., Bishop of Springfield,
Mass, who also confirmed a large
class.
DISTINGUISHED Nun Dead.-Mother
Amelia Fowler, of the Convent of the
Sacred Heart, Albany, N. Y, for fifty
eight years a religious and descend
ant of the well-known Livingston
family and Admiral Degrasse, of Rev
dictionary fame, died recently. She
was "a years old.
Priests Bequests.-The late Rev.
Peter l.. Casper, of Wausau, Wis, be
queathed $1,000 for needy priests in
the La Crosse Diocese, $4,000 for the
st. Michaels Orphanage at La Crosse,
and $1,000 each to the Catholic In
dian Missions, to the Catholic Church
Extension Society, and to the Negro
Missions.
Memorial WindoWs.-Fourteen art
glass memorial windows, costing ap-
proximately $4,000 have been in
stalled in st. Patrick's Church, Fond
du Lac, Wis. The windows were do
mated by friends and members of the
church and are considered to be the
most beautiful specimens Of art glass
work in the city.
Artists Daughter a .Nun.-Miss
Gladys NJ Fitch of New York, young
est daughter of the late John Lee
Fitch, the artist, and Mrs. Mary
Nicholson Fitch, has become nun,
and received the habit of the Order
of Our Lady of the Cenacle at the
ST. Regis Convent, 140th Street and
Riverside Park, New York City.
eenedictine Abbot's JubiIee.-The
sacerdotal silver jubilee of the Right
Rev. Paul Schauble, o. S. B., Abbot
of st. Joseph's Abbey, St. Benedict,
La, was celebrated with appropriate
pomp and splendor in New Orleans
recently. Abbot Paul was born at
Segeten, little village in the Black
Forest of Baden, Germany, in 1868.
Belgian Sisters coming.-A press
dispatch from London says: Sisters
Mary Ignatius and Mary Augusta, of
the Daughters of Mary, whose order
has four converts in Louvain and one
in Antwerp, will shortly sail for New
York, bearing letters of introduction
from Cardinal MERCER of Malines
Belgium, to ten American Arch
bishops. The purpose of the journey
is to collect money for their order and
for the distressed middle classes OF
Belgium"
Pope's Cousin in Wisconsin.-Osh
kosh, Wis, has among it's residents
a cousin of the new Pope Benedict
XIV. His name is Eduardo della
Chiesa, and he is employed as chem
list in the dye department of the Del
tex Grass Rug Co. of Oshkosh. He
bears a strong resemblance to the
Pope in general appearance.
Iowa Priest to Retire.-Rev. Lau
renee H. Burns, pastor at Rockwell
Ia, is to retire from active service
owing to continued i'll health. Father
Burns was formerly in charge of the
Catholic parish at Ackley, going from
there to Rockwell. AS the result OF
his activities $4,000 church and a
100000 parochial school were built al
Rockwell City. Rev. Father Hartigar
of Strawberry Point has been assigned
to the Rockwell parish.
100000 Parish School Started
Two thousand Catholics, members OF
the parish of st. Thomas the Apostle
at st. Nicholas Avenue and 18th
Street, New York City, took part re
Gently in the laying of the corner
stone of the new 100000 parochial
school. The Right Rev. NJ. J. Lavelle
blessed the stone, assisted by the Rev
J. B. McGrath, the rector. The Rev
Father Gregory O'Brien preached the
sermon. St. Thomas the Apostle
Church was destroyed by fire about
two years ago. Besides rebuilding it
the members of the church are now
building modern parochial school
The building will be fireproof, five
stories high.
Home for Aged Women.-Cardinal
O'Connell will establish in Boston a
home for aged women who through
force of circumstances must needs
seek shelter in some public institu
ton and who, having managed to save
a small sum of money, would gladly
pay minimum amount for theil
board and lodging in place where