The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-05-09
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organization, were the first in the city
to offer themselves for service in
Mexico. On Sunday afternoon, May
3, the members of the League of the
Cross and the junior branches from
the several parishes renewed their
pledges at st. Mary's Cathedral. Right
Rev. Bishop Hanna preached the SER
mon.
Charitable 8equests.-By the will of
the late Bridget Travers of Philadel-
phia the following religious and char
liable requests are made: $1,000 to
the Congregation of the Mission, for
the benefit of the poor young men
studying for the priesthood; $1,000 to
the Congregation of the Holy Ghost
and of the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
for the education of young men from
st. Joseph's House for Homeless In
dustrious Boys studying for the priest.
hood; $1,000 to st. Joseph's Orphan
Asylum, $1,000 to the Little Sisters of
the Poor, Germantown; $500 each to
st. Joseph's Hospital, the House of the
Good Shepherd and st. Johns Orphan
Asylum in Philadelphia. The will of
Catherine Fay of Philadelphia leaves
$1,000 to ST. Johns Orphan Asylum.
General Mills as Grand Marshall
When the tentative arrangements
were being made for the unwilling OF
the statue of Commodore Barry, on
May Is next, it was the intention to
have a namesake, Major General
Thomas H. Barry, act as grand mar
shall of the imposing parade, but IN
der orders from the War Department
he sailed for Manila on March 5, to
assume command of the Philippines
Department. Secretary of War Gar.
rison has therefore designated Briga
dier General Albert L. Mills, General
Staff, Chief of the Division of Militia
Affairs, for this duty.
Nuns Ask Tax Exemption.-The
Sisters of Mercy of Allegheny County
Penn, who conduct the Mercy Hos
pital in Pittsburgh have filed an ap-
peal from a decree of the board for
the assessment and revision of taxes.
They say that their charter, granted
April s, 1848, shows that the hospital
is for charitable purposes and there
fore exempt from assessment.
Twelve Years Growth in Divorce
In 1900, a total of $1,000 divorces
we're recorded in all Europe, Canada
and Australia, as compared to $4,000
divorces in the United States alone.
In 1912 the number in this country
had reached the enormous figure of
100000.
Requests to Virginia Charities
Mr.. Henry Holzgrefe of Richmond,
Va, who was killed in an automobile
accident few weeks ago, left the
following requests to charity: To
the Southern Benedictine Society of
North Carolina, $4,000 to establish a
scholarship for the education of young
men for the priesthood; to the Little
Sisters of the Poor, $500; to st. 10.
seph's Female Orphanage, $500; to
st. Mary's Church, $500; for Masses
to be said in st. Marys Church, $500
Hospital Soon to Open.--Work has
progressed so rapidly on the new St
Elizabeth's Hospital, at Brighton
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suit of the recent campaign for the
fund of 100000, which was promptly
gathered and exceeded, that it is very
probable that the institution will be
opened by the first of July. AS a
preparation for the opening the staff
of resident and visiting physicians
has been appointed.
All for Charity.-Practically the en-
tire estate of the late Very Rev. Dean
Brown of Morristown, N. j., is left
to charity, the principal benefciaries
being All Souls Hospital, Morristown;
the Little Sisters of the Poor in New
ark, and the Catholic Protectory.
Monthly Mass in Mortuary Chapel
Beginning on Thursday, May Z, the
holy sacrifice of the Mass will be
celebrated in the chapel of Calvary
cemetery, Boston, every month fol-
the repose of the souls of the faithful
inferred there.
X. of c. Growth in Washington
April 25, 1897, the Knights of Column
bus opened their first council in
Washington, D. c., with forty-five
charter members. Now the order
there has five councils and nearly
two thousand members. The seven
teenth anniversary of it's establish
ment in the city was celebrated al
Rauscher's on Saturday, April 26
During the festivities in honor OF
Commodore John Barry the knights
will keep open house" for all mem
bers visiting Washington.
Priest Addresses Scientific Body
Rev. Martin S. Brennan addressed the
Academy of Science in st. Louis, Mo.
Monday, April 20, on Some Observa