The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-09-12
NEW WORLD ITEMS.

twenty-siX years of distinguished serv-
ice as pastor of St. Francis Xavier's
church, Rev. Henry Bronsgeest, S. j.,
has resigned and becomes the only
Catholic pastor emeritus now residing
in st. Louis, Mo.
A. o. H. of MaryIand.-A resolution
was recently adopted by A. o. II. of
Maryland pledging the order to
take part in the fraternal parade in
connection with the Star Spangled
Banner Centennial in Baltimore Sep
TENDER 6.
From ireland to Canada.-Brother
Edwin Collins, of the Presentation
Brothers, Boyle, has just been
changed by the Superiors of his Or
der, to take charge in Canada
Brother Edwin, who is native of
Kerry, has been "a years in the Or,
der, was Superior in Boyle for three
years, and was also in Enniskillen,
Carrick and Killarney.
Catholic Day Nursery.-The first
free Catholic Day Nursery in the
Bronx has been established at 276
East 150th Street, New York. 1t was
begun under the auspices of the
Church of Our Lady of Pity. 1t is
open to children whose mothers are
compelled to work. The nursery is
supported by voluntary contributions.
Mrs. A. G. Coysh is the matron of the
new nursery and Mrs. Michael Sulli-
van is chairman of the committee.
Catholic Free High SchooI.-The
first free Catholic high school for boys
in New York city is ready to receive
the incoming class this month. The
new building is near the Jesuit
Church of st. Ignatius, having a front
age of 125 feet on East Eighty-fourth
street and 1877 feet on East Eighty
fifth Street. 1t is built of beautiful
white granite, is of classical architec-
ture and will cost, when completed,
$1,500,000.
New Redemptionist Foundation
Two members of the Brooklyn COM
munity of the Redemptorist Fathers,
stationed at the Mission Church of
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, have
been appointed to establish the new
mission house of the order in Eph-
rata, Pa. The Rev. Thomas Jones, c.
IS. R., will be Superior of the new
foundation, and the Rev. Alphonse
HerZog, G.. SIS. R., will be assistant
Superior. The new foundation will be
the center of the mission and retreat
activities of the Redemptorist Fa-
theirs for the central part of Pennsyl-
Vania. No name has as yet been
given to the foundation.
Franciscan Fathers-By invitation
of Rt Rev. Thomas S. Byrne, Bishop
of Nashville, Tenn, the Franciscan
Fathers have taken charge of the AS
sumption parish in North Nashville.
This is the parish for many years pre-
sided over by Father Japes, the vet
eran priest, who on account of feeble
health and advanced years has been
compelled to lay aside work. The
Order of ST. Francis has not hereto
fore been represented in Nashville,
and their entrance will mark a new
activity in the work of the parish.
Father Joseph is pastor, and will be
at the head of affairs, and Father
Charles is his assistant in the work.
Father Charles will be also chaplain at
st. Cecilia Academy, Father Parker,
late chaplain, going to st. Bernard. Fa-
Their O'Hanlon, for some time assistant
to Father Japes, will be chaplain to
the Little Sisters of the Poor.
A Religious FamiIy.-Rev. Joseph
M. Thies, pastor of Sacred Heart
Church, Dunkirk, N. Y, who died re-
Gently, came of a religious family.
His only surviving brother is the Rev.
John A. Thies, c. SIS. R., secretary to
the provincial of the Redemptorist
Order at Baltimore, while two sisters
are members of Notre Dame. One of
them is in the convent at Baltimore,
and the other in the Notre Dame con-
vent at Rochester.
Gives $1,000 to Irish Cause.-Mr.
and Mrs. Medill Mccormick, of Chi
cago, have contributed $500 each
toward the equipment of the two pro-
visional regiments of Irish volunteers
being mustered in as an auxiliary
body to go to the assistance of the
Nationalists in Ireland in case the
Home Rule controversy comes to an
open break.
Six Brooklyn Nuns to Porto Rico.
Six members of the Order of the
Sisters of st. Dominic in Brook
lyn sailed recently for Porto
Rico, where they will establish
in the town of Santurce a con-
vent and school for the education of
Porto Rican boys. This will be the
third foundation of the Brooklyn COM
munity of the Sisters of st. Dominic
in Porto Rico, as they already have
converts and schools in Bayamon and
Yauco. The former is connected with
the Church of Santa Cruz and the lat
ter with the Church of the Holy Ros-
airy. In the two schools there are
nine nuns and 39S pupils. The Dom
inican Fathers are the priests in
charge of each parish. Rt. Rev. w.
A Jones, o. S. A., ID. D., Bishop of
the Diocese of Porto Rico. has MIR