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

plays winch were produced Dy ScnOOl
children she showed. exceptional dra-
matte talent. Mrs, Hookway was a
cousin of Archbishop Riordan of San
of Rev. d. J. Riordan, pas
tor of St. Elizabeth church, Chicago,
and a sister of Finley Peter Dunno,
originator of "Mr. Dooley."
House of Calvary for cancer.-Work
was recently started on the erection
of the new House of Calvary, for
the treatment and care of poor people
afflicted with cancer, which is being
built at Featherbed lane and Nc
Combs road, Bronx, New York, at a
cost of $4,000. The House of Cal
vary was founded in 1889, through the
generous benefaction of the late Ad-
rian Iselin, at 5 and Perry street,
New York. 1t was conducted by the
Women of Calvary, an organization of
Catholic widows. Mrs. A. B. Storrs,
who had brought the knowledge of
this charitable endeavor from Lyons,
succeeded in interesting number of
such ladies to join in the enterprise,
and started this first establishment for
the work, under Catholic auspices, in
this country. Some yearsiago the Sis
ters of St. Dominic took the manage
ment and care of the house.
Protectory Head Dies.-Rev. Broth
er Quintinian, a well-known Christian
Brother, died in Philadelphia re-
Gently. Brother Quintinian, known in
the world as Thomas F. Meade,
was born in Ireland in 1874. The
first few years of his teaching
career were spent in Utica, N.
Y. He was at one time di-
rector of the Christian Brothers acad-
envy, Hartford, Conn, and later of
La Sale Commercial Institute, New
York. After several years spent in
France he was made provincial of the
New York district, later of the Balti.
more district, and again in 1891 OF
the New York district. In 1901, he
assumed charge Of the Philadelphia
Protectory for Boys, and continued at
it's head until failing health Obliged
him to retire year ago.
Kansas Catholics Will.-Timothy
Sullivan, a wealthy farmer of Salina,
Kans., who died short time ago, left
$4,000 to Catholic institutions, giving
$4,000 to Sacred Heart Church, Salina
$4,000 to the Catholic Church of Solo
mon, Kans., $4,000 to Nazareth Acad
envy at Concordia, Kans., $1,000 to the
Catholic Church Extension Society
and $1,000 to the Little Sisters OF
the Poor at Kansas City.
Dean Of Topeka.-The Very Rever
end Francis Henry, rector of st. Jos
eph's Church, Topeka, Kans., has been
appointed dean of Topeka by the Right
Reverend Bishop Ward of Leaven
worth, Kans. Father Henry was as
sistant at Assumption Church about
twenty-five years ago. He there or
ganized a German congregation which
developed into the present parish OF
st. Joseph's with one of the best
churches and probably the best
parochial school in the diocese. The
people of his congregation are mostly
Germans.
Faithful Companions superior-G Gen
eraI.-Mother Philomena Higgins o.
Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, has beer
elected Superintendent of the Faith
full Companions Of Jesus. Mother
Philomena was Mother-Superior of st
Joseph's Convent at Brandon twenty
five years ago, and more recently was
stationed at Calgary, Edmonton, anC
Vancouver, in each of which cities the
Faithful Companions of Jesus have
houses. Some years before Mother
Philomena took charge of the conven
at Brandon she devoted some time t.
teaching in the then Northwest Ter
ritories. She was teaching public
school at or near Duck Lake, Sask.
when the Riel rebellion broke out IL
1885, and with a number of othel
nuns, was placed under arrest b!
Louis Riel and was held prisoner fol
time.
New X. of C. Club House.-Thret
thousand persons witnessed the cor
nerstone laying of the new clubhouse
of the Leo XIII Council of the knight!
of Columbus in Chicago recently. The
building is to be constructed at cos
of $4,000, and is located on Garfield
boulevard, a short distance west O
South Halsted street. Municipal
Judge John J. Sullivan, past grand
knight of the council, officiated. Joh1
L. Sheridan, grand knight of the coun
Gil, was master of>ceremonies. Other
addresses were made by the Rev. D
s. MCGUIRE, pastor of Visitation
Church; James Maher, grand knigh
of the organization; William N. Brown
state deputy of Illinois; the Rev. Joh1
P. CAMEL, chaplain, and Louis
Behan, president of the Chicago chap
ter, Knights of Columbus.
Charitable 5equests.-The will O
Miss Marcella c. Halliday, of Boston
Mass, was probated recently. She be
queathed $1,000 to the Church of The
Immaculate Conception; $500 each tt
the Church of st. Francis Xavier
Valdez, Alaska, in memory of her sis
ter, Sister Michael; Colored Orphan
Asylum, Savannah, Ca, and the Socie
ty for the Propagation of the Faitt
and $500 to the Catholic Church Elk
tension Society for the purpose o.