The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-07-04

Joseph Academy ana was conducted
by Rev. Benedict Hanley, c. p.
Mother-General Stuart Makes Vista
tion.-Mother Janet Stuart, mother
| general of the Sacred Heart, is now
in this country, to make visitation
of the houses of her order. Mother
Stuart is a granddaughter of the late
Earl of Castle Stuart. a lineal descend
ant OF the royal Stuarts.
Gift for Brooklyn Seminary.-A gift
| of 100000 from an unknown donor has
been made to the Diocese of Brooklyn
4 for the preparatory Seminary soon to
| be erected. A site for the institution
| has been purchased. It's cost will be
approximately 100000.
| Governor at Alma Mater.-Governor
Glynn of New York gave the address
at the closing exercises of his Alma
Mater Fordham University, Tuesday,
June 8. The governor is member of
the class of "a.
Catholic School Wins Prize.-The
Assumption school, Topeka, Kansas,
won second place in the statuary con
test which closed early in June at the
Crosby Bros. Dry Goods Co. Each Gus
toner of the store was allowed one
vote on every ten per cent purchase
| to be given to their faVorite schol. A
number of handsome pieces of statuary
were given away That won by the
| Assumption school was a handsome
figure of Joan of Arc and will be
| placed in the new high school.
| Motherhouse for Pennsylvania
Nuns.-A general chapter of the Sis
tiers of Mercy in the Diocese of Scran,
ton, Pa, held early in June at Wilkes
| Barre, Pa, reelected Mother Theresa
as General Superior of the community
The friends of the Sisters of Mercy
recently conducted a campaign in the
city of Wilkes Barre, to raise funds
for new mother house, which met
| with great success, realizing more
than 100000.
/ Michigan University Scholarships
Edward L. Schick, a pupil Of st. Vim
bcent's parochial school, Detroit, in the
competitive examination held early in
June at the University of Detroit wor
the double scholarship offered by the
University, which entities him to ar
eight-year course in that institution
The competition was open to the
pupils of the parochial schools of the
Diocese of Detroit. The scholarship
is for four years in the high school de
partment and four in the college
worth $780, Aloysius Selinski of st
Boniface and Louis Beauchner of the
Cathedral school were second anC
third, respectively, each winning {
four-year scholarship in the high
school department. The competition
is an annual event.
Indiana x. of C. Work.-As a result
of the concerted action of the mem
bers of the Indiana State assembly
fourth degree, Knights of Columbus
$4,000 large circulars were distributed
recently throughout the State of In
diana. These circulars contain al
address on Catholicism and Ameri
canism,' delivered by Archbishop Ire
land, of st. Paul, at the twelfth annua
I convention of the American Fedora
ton of Catholic Societies, an address
on "The Workman's Hope" by Rev
Ignatius Smith, and the confession o.
guilt of the Menace, an account rela
tive to the publication of the bogus K
l of G.. oath, the prosecution brought by
the knights for libel and conspiracy
and the letter of retraction issued by
the Aurora publication.
"Resin Kings" Charitable requests
THE will of James A Casey, o.
Brooklyn, filed some time ago, wa:
held valid by Supreme Court Justice
Jaycox recently. Among the late
Resin Kings" requests are those tt
Bishop Mcdonnell, st. Charles Borro
meo's Church and the Pro-Cathedral
The total of his charitable bequest:
is $4,000.
Belgian Immierants.-The New
! York Catholic Bureau for the protec
| ton of Belgian immigrants last yeal
! assisted 446 immigrants, sent 10 tt
J hospitals, gave transportation to Z, re
/. patriated II, wrote 246 letters, gave
/ the sacraments to Al, and secured
employment for %.
| Pioneer Sisters in Colorado.-Tht
| Sisters of Loretto in Colorado have
: just celebrated the golden jubilee o
: their advent in Denver Sister Joan;
Walsh, Sister Ignatius Mora and Sis
ter Teresa Macs were the pioneers O
, the Loretto Order who travelled over
land in an ox-cart from Sante Fe
through a land where Indians, coy
otes and buffaloes still prowled freely
Thirty-three States in Line.-Colum
bus day is now legal holiday il
thirty-three States: Alabama, Arizo
ma, Arkansas, California, Colorado
Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois
Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine
,, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan
Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevad;
Ca judiciary holiday, New Hamp
shire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New
York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Penn
: | sylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Yer
mont, Washington and West Virginia