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

will start soon from London on a visit
to New York. The Prince is travelling
with large retinue, including the
Chief Justice of Uganda, Stanislaus
Mugwanya. He is a convert to the
Catholic faith and has been received
by the Pope. When he arrives in
New York reception will be held in
his honor by Cardinal Farley.
Masterpiece for DunWoodie Sem
inary.-The masterpiece of the late
distinguished Catholic sculptor, Sam
uel J. Kitson, Christ, the Light of
| the World" will be cast in bronze
and erected in the circle at the en-
trance to Dunwoodie Seminary, near
Yonkers, N. Y. His Eminence Car,
dinal Farley has long desired to see
this majestic work of art ornament
the entrance to the ecclesiastical sem
mary. On his invitation Countess
Leary has taken up the matter, and
has headed the subscription list with
a gift of $1,000. The height of the
bronze statue will be eight feet, and
it's full height on the granite pedes-
tai will be over twelve feet. 1t is ex-
pected that the unwilling exercises
will take place about November 1.
Alaska Catholic Indians.-In Alaska
there are 1000 Catholic Indians. Last
year 341 Indian children were bap-
tized there.
Record immigration Year.-Immi-
grants arrived at American ports at
the rate of more than 1900 every
week day during the first ten months
of the fiscal year of 1914, and indica.
tions are that by June 80, when the
fiscal year ends, the greatest number
of immigrants ever admitted during
any year viii have entered. Statistics
Of the Bureau of immigration for
April and the ten months ended with
April show 1855 were admitted in
April and the total for the ten months
was 1,033,956. Should the May and
June arrivals equal the number admit
ted during those months in previous
years, the 1914 total would be approx
imately 1851, 900 immigrants. The
greatest number arriving in one year
heretofore was 1,285,349 in 1907. Dur
ing the ten months 1921 aliens were
debarred for various reasons.
Good Work BY knights.-Fort
Dodge Council, K. of c., of Fort Dodge
Iowa, has large building with meet
ing hall, library, games room and gym
nasium with experienced teachers
Classes for the school children ovel
ten years of age are held. The boys
have two days and the girls two days
each week. Evenings until O'Clock
are given over to the older boys
After 8 o'clock classes are held fol
men.
| No Suggestive Posters.-The st
Louis Federation of Catholic Societies
has secured the promises of ninety oil
the biggest billboard concerns thai
they they will not display suggestive
posters.
! Philadelphia Missionary Collection
This years collection in the Arch
diocese of Philadelphia for the Col
ored People and Indians resulted il
$9,S79.31-the Philadelphia city par
ishes contributing $6,917.67 of the
total.
| O'Shaughnessy a Lineuist.-Nelso1
O'Shaughnessy, who held most i'm
portant job in the diplomatic service
of the U. S. in Mexico, speaks French
Italian, German and Spanish. He is {
member of Guadalupe (MeXico Coun
ciD of the Knights of Columbus.
Helping Kansas City Nuns.-In Kan
sas City the members of the Women'S
Auxiliary are endeavoring to 'wipt
OUT the $4,000 debt of the Sisters O
the Good Shepherd They have, 81
far, paid $4,000 of it.
Irish Priests for BrookIyn.-So rapiC
has been the increase in the number
of Catholics in the Diocese of Brook
Ign that Bishop Mcdonnell has had tt
send to Bishops in other countries fol
priests who may be spared from theil
!, respective dioceses for few years
) In July ten young priests who are tt
} be ordained at Maynooth, Ireland, viii
begin their work in the Brooklyn dio
cese. There are SIG priests in the
Brooklyn diocese.
Generous Use of Remarkable
Wealth. remarkable record of bust
: ness enterprise is recalled by thu
recent death at Glen Cane, New York
of Mr.. Thomas Butler, an Irishman
who was president of the James But
Ter Corporation" which owns over 20I
grocery stores Capitalized at over 10,
100000 dollars) in New York, and con
trolls some ITO in Philadelphia ant
Pittsburg. His parents with theil
family came from Ireland thirty sil
: years ago. James Butler, one Of the
sons, began business in very small
way in New York and his wealth grew
with romantic rapidity. He was +;
noted benefactor of Catholic charities
one of his gifts being a beautiful es
: tate, with a convent and school, worth
over $250,000, to the Sisters of the
Sacred Heart of Mary, in memory o
his dead wife. In recognition of this
and other charities he was accorded
high honor by Pope Plus X.-tha