The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-03-21

recently been founded in America. At
293 North Broadway, Yonkers, N. Y,
a novitiate of the order has been in
Odd Fellows Condemn organ.-The
Sovereign Odd Fellow" published at
Gravette, Ark, has for more than a
year past been filling it's columns with
violent attacks on the Catholic Church.
In consequence, C. A. Keller, as Grand
Sire of the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, after his warning to the edi-
tor was ignored, has enjoined all sub
ordinate bodies of the Order from pur-
chasing or subscribing for the "Sov-
ereign Odd Fellow" for distribution
in the lodges and encampments, and
from permitting it to be received
read or discussed in the lodge rooms. ;"
Cardinal to Dedicate Church.-The
new st. Paul Church, of Wilmington,
Del, built at a cost of $4,000, will be
dedicated May 8, by Cardinal Gibbons.
In addition to the Cardinal and Bishop
Monaghan, Archbishop Prendergast
and several other Bishops are expect
ed to attend.
Charitable Bequests.-By the will of
the late John Gibbons of New Haven,
Conn.,, his estate, valued at $4,000,
is given largely to charitable purposes,
after the death of his widow. Mrs
Mary Gibbons. One thousand dollars
goes to st. Agnes Home, Hartford
Sisters Soup Kitchen.-On March
1, 1918, soup kitchen for the benefit
of the poor was opened at ST..
Theresa's Asylum, New Orleans, by
the Sisters of Charity. Cards were
given the poor by responsible people,
which entitled them to come to the
soup kitchen; over one hundred por-
lions are now daily given, the total
for the year is as follows: $3.50 por-
tions of soup; 10,74O loaves of bread;
2,046 dinners served. Well-filled bas-
kets supplied Christmas dinner to fifty
families.
Morning Star contest.-The School
Of the Holy Name of Mary, Algiers,
La, was the winner of the first prize
of $1,000 offered in>the big circulation
contest inaugurated by The Morning
Star of New Orleans some weeks ago.
st. Joseph's School won the second
prize of $500, and st. Michael's School
the third prize of 5000.
Astronomer Wants Photographs
Rev. William F. Rigge, s. j., astron-
omer at Creighton University, has re-
ceived letter from Ellison Hawks,
secretary of the Leeds Astronomical
Society of Leeds, England, asking per-
mission to use the prints of the cele-
brated photograph which figured so
prominently in the Erdman case here
some years ago. Mr.. Hawks has
heard so frequently of the photographs
that he wishes to obtain Father
Rigge's permission to allow him to use
the prints in a book on astronomy
which he is now writing for boys
Slavonian National Concert.-The
country of their adoption as we'll as
love for the country which they left
was the keynote of the exercises at
the first Slovenian national concert in
st. Johns Hall, Bridgeport, in honor
of the birthday of George Washington
One thousand members of ST. Johns
East Bridgeport, attended the exer.
cises. Addresses were made by Mayor
Clifford w. Wilson and by the pastor
of ST. Johns Church, Rev. Andrew
Komara, who spoke feelingly, first in
the Slavonian tongue and later in Eng
fish, of patriotism and good citizen
ship.
Catholic Church in Zion City.-Ar
engagements have been completed fol
the erection of a Catholic Church in
Zion City, Ill. If the promoters are
successful it will be located on tract
of land adjoining the property former
ly occupied by John Alexander Dowie
who built Zion City.
Catholic Schools Again Winners
The Catholic schools of Pocahontas
county, Iowa, followed the lead of the
Catholic schools of Brooklyn, N. Y
in the county spelling contest held al
Pocahontas Ash Wednesday evening
st. Johns school, Gilmore City, got
first place, while St. Columbkille's
school, Varina, got second. Francis
Tice of the Fonda public school got
third place.