The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-04-04
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munion every Sunday during Lent.
On the first Sunday of Lent fifteen
young men went to Holy Communion
in body; on the second Sunday
thirty were present; on the third Sun
day fifty young men attended, and be-
fore Easter Sunday fully one hundred
young men will approach the Holy
Table together.
ST. Anne de Beaupre.-Among the
most famous shrines of the world, st.
Anne de Beaupre ranks with that of
Lourdes. 1t is estimated that over
100000 pilgrims and visitors from the
United States and Canada went to
Beaupre last year.
Priest on FIagship.-Orders have
been issued from the Navy Depart
ment, detaching Chaplain Eugene Ed
ward Mcdonald from duty at the Navy
Yard, New York, and assigning him to
duty on the armored cruiser "Tennes-
see," flagship of the special service
squadron, now being held in reserve at
the League Island Navy Yard, Phila-
delphia.
BrookIyn's New Postmaster.-Presi-
dent Wilson has appointed William E.
Kelly, president of the National Letter
Carriers Association, as postmaster
of Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr.. Kelly is a
Catholic.
Age Limit of chapIains.-There is
a movement on foot to confine the
maximum age limit of chaplains enter
ing the United States navy to thirty
years, which, according to present re-
gulations, is thirty-five. Should this
become law, it is feared it will seri-
ously hinder the Catholic church
authorities in obtaining suitable can
didates.
Chain of Seismic observatories.-
Rev. Jose Algue, director of the United
States Weather Bureau, Manila, Phil
ippine Islands, realizing the singular
opportunities of the Jesuit Colleges
through the United States and Canada,
suggested the feasibility of the estab-
lishment of a chain of seismic observa-
tories with uniform installation. Fiji
teen such stations were promptly To-
Gated in the United States, as follows:
Georgetown, Washington, D. c., St.
Louis, Mo-, Brooklyn, N. Y, Cleveland,
O., Fordham, N. Y, New Orleans, La,
Chicago, ILL.,, Mobile, Ala, Milwaukee,
Wis, Spokane, Wash, Buffalo, N. Y,
Worcester, Mass, Denver, Colo, St.
Mary's, Kansas, and Santa Clara, Cal
The Canadian station is at Manitoba.
ChapIain's Mother Aided.-Senator
O'Gorman, of New York, has intro
duced in the Senate, two bills for the
relief of Mrs. Phoebe w. Chase, the
aged mother of the late Reverend Ed
ward R. Chase, Chaplain, 18th Regi-
ment U. S. Infantry. One provides that
Mrs. Chase be granted pension by
a Special Act of Congress, and the
other bill provides that she shall be
regarded as the duly designated bene-
ficiary of her son. Father Chase died
at sea, abroad the United States trans
port Sherman" on December 26, 1912.
Both bills have been reported by their
respective committees as being most
meritorious.
Religion in Schools of BoIivia.-In
view of the attempts that are being
made in the South American Republic,
Bolivia, to Danish religion from the
schools, the Catholic women of the Re-
public have taken recourse to their
own resources. They have decided to
take in hand religious instruction
themselves and to disseminate Catho-
lie literature.
Relics of Robert Emmet.-The death
mask Of Robert Emmett, taken by his
friend DR.. Petrie few hours after the
execution of the illustrious patriot, is
the property of DR.. Thomas Adds En-
grand nephew of the martyred hero, is
now in his eighty-sixth year and is a
convert to the Catholic faith. His
home is veritable shrine of the re-
lies of Robert Emmett. Among his
treasurers are text books used by the
young patriot when a student at Trim
ity College, household belongings of his
early home, personal trinkets, a por-
trait of Anne Devlin and the brief con-
demning the immortal patriot to death
National ChiId-Iabor Convention
The National Child Labor Committee
closed its tenth annual meeting in New
Orleans, La, March 18. Cardinal Glib
bons opened the convention with
prayer and Archbishop Blenk ad-
dressed the delegates on the subject,
"The Night Messenger Service"
Among the speakers at the confer
ence which lasted for four days were:
Senator wen of Oklahoma, Ex-Gov-
ernor Sandars of Louisiana, Mayor
Hughes of New Orleans, Jane Adams
of Chicago and Governor Hall of
Louisiana
Orphans Tag Day.-The sale of tags
in Portland, Oregon, Tuesday, March
II, for the orphan girls of Christie
Home was a marked success. Over
$4,000 was realized.