The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-08-15
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Silver Jubilee of Eight Scranton
priests of the Scran-
ton (Pa) Diocese celebrated their
silver jubilee Masses Sunday, July 26.
The jubilarians are the Revs. P c..
Winters, LII. D., of Green Ridge,
Scranton; H. j. Geraghty, of Dickson
City; j. F. Jordan, of Old Forge; J. ].
O'Malley, of Plains; w. P. O'Donnell,
of Bellevue; John Steinkerchner, of
Williamsport; Andrew Zychowicz, of
South Scranton, and Michael Smyth,
who is now in Ireland on sick leave.
Sisters of Charity Elect Officers
At the triennial election of Superior
for the Sisters of Charity recently
held at the Mother House of Mt. st.
Joseph-on-the-O Ohio Mother Mary Flor
ence, who has been Superior for the
past three years, was reelected to
that Office. The assistants chosen
were: Sister Mary Constance, Su-
perior of st. Josephs Sanatorium, Mt.
Clemens, Mich. Sister Mary Pelagia,
Superior of st. Gabriel School, Chi
cago, ILL.,; and Sister Mary Monica,
Superior of st. Joseph's Orphan Asy-
lum, Cumminsville, Cincinnati, O..
Among the first appointments made
by the council, composed of the SUI
perior and her assistants, was that of
Sister Mary Bertha as Superior of st.
Joseph's Sanatorium, Mt Clemens,
Mich, an Office, which she held before
she was appointed, three years ago,
to the office Of assistant to the Mother
Superior. Sister Leona is appointed
directress of schools, and will have
charge of all schools conducted by
the Sisters of Charity.
Ursuline Converts in Ohio United.
The unification of the Ursuline con-
vents of Tiff1n, o., and Toledo, O., has
been accomplished. The two houses
have heretofore been independent.
The unification will be of much value
in Strengthening the teaching facili-
ties, although there will be no imme-
date change in the manner of con-
Quoting either convent. The superior.
ess will remain at Toledo and the
assistant superioress in Tiffin, accord
ing to present plans. Officers were
elected Wednesday, the following be-
ing selected: Superioress, Mother
Magdalene, of Toledo; assistant
superioress, Mother Mary Plus, Tiffin;
Zelatrix, Mother Mary Agnes, Tiffin;
depositary, Mother Scholastica, of To
ledo.
New Slovak-American congreqa.
tion.-The new congregation of st.
Matthew, Youngstown, O., was organ.
lied on July 10, and will comprise
about three hundred families of Slo
vak-American Catholics. Rev. John
M. Gerenda has been appointed pas
tor by Bishop Farrelly of Cleveland
and he expects to start work on the
erection of a church at once.
Loretto Nuns in PuebIo.-The Sis
tiers of Loretto, with their Mother
house at Loretto, Kentucky. are tC
have charge of the new St. Leandel
parochial school, Pueblo, Colo. The
Mother Superior of the Order will
visit Pueblo before the opening of the
school and inspect the building.
A Mile of Permissible Catholic
congregation at Palisade, Colo, has
adopted a decidedly unique plan tt
complete it's church. 1t is having its
friends contribute mile of pennies
which will amount to $844.SO.
Priest Has Wireless PIant.-Fathel
Richard A. Bowed, of Akron, O., has
a complete wireless plant, and is il
communication with Long Island, Key
West and Georgian Bay, Mich.
Quick Work on Iowa New Church,
Work on the new structure of the
Immaculate Conception Church, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa, is being rushed in 6
manner highly gratifying to members
of the parish. The foundation is prac
tically completed and plans contem
plate the beginning of work on the
superstructure in a short time.
Benedictine Killed by Fall From
Horse.-Father Paul Manion, o. S. B.
chaplain to the Sisters of Mt. Ange
Academy and Normal School, Mt An
gel, Ore, was killed Wednesday, July
Is, by a fall from his horse. Father
Paul was born in Ashley, Pa, January
20, 1888, and made his college course
in Conception, Mo. In 1905 he wen
to Oregon, entered the Benedictint
Order at Mount Angel and taught il
the college there for nine years..
Catholics in Alaska.--In Alaska
there are 1000 Catholic Indians. Las
year 341 Indian children were hap
tized there.
New Girls Academy in Georgia.
At Augusta, Ga, there is a magnifi
cent new academy for girls, just com
pleted at cost of $4,000. 1t viii
accommodate $50 boarding students
1t is called ST. Joseph's Academy.
The Cradle of Religious Orders
In the United States, the See o.
Louisville is the cradle of the Reform
ed Cistercian Order, known as Trap
| niStS. of the religions conpraoafior