The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-03-28

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Menace" published at Aurora, Mo.
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papers, the transmission of which by
post in Canada is prohibited
Anthony Matre's Dramas.-Anthony
Matre, K. S. G., national secretary Of
the American Federation of Catholic
Societies, has just gotten out two
dramas, entitled "The Monks Pardon
in four acts, and "The Robbers o.
Mount Kuhn" or "The Power o.
Faith" in five acts Mr.. Matre has
given to the stage fifteen plays, o.
which the principal ones are "Tht
Grecian Princess" Rome Under
Valerian," "Fabiola," "Quo Vadis.
"The Wealthy Usurer," "St. Law
renee" est Philomena,' "The Living
Statue" Down You Co." etc.
Philippine Public SchooIs.-There il
now, in the public schools of the
Philippine Islands, total attendance
of 463,518 pupils, divided as follows
Primary, 425,093; intermediate, 30,576
and secondary, $3.50. There are still
about 100000 Filipino children fol
whom there are no school accommo
dations.
For Good Friday Observance
letter to- all cities and towns of Cali
fornia, wherein the Knights of Colum
bus or the Young Mems Institute have
a Council, draws their attention tx
the Good Friday movement in Sal
Francisco, and urges them to take
action in a like manner to bring
about proper observance of the da!
in their respective cities.
For Spokane's Aged Poor.-Mrs
Katherine McKenna, widow of pic
neer merchant of Spokane, has de
voted her entire fortune, amounting
to about $4,000, to the purpose o
caring for aged and destitute person!
of Catholic faith in Spokane. Mrs
McKenna died on February 4th anC
under the provision of her will thu
president Of GonZaga University, thu
pastor of st. Aloysius' Catholic parish
and the grand knight of Council No
683, Knights of Columbus, are ex
officio to constitute the board of trus
tees for the home. Changes in The
personnel of the board have beer
made.
New Oregon Church.-Rev. Father
A. R. Munro, pastor of st. Monica:
Catholic Church, of Marshfield, Ore
gon, has plans under way for erecting
what is expected to be the fines
church in Coos County. 1t will be Of
reinforced concrete and will cost $50,
900.
New York's Birth Rate.-New Yorl
city's birth rate for the year 1913 was
the lowest since 1903 The number
of births, as set forth in a report
issued this month by the Health De
partment, was 135,134, equivalent tc
birth rate of 25.12, against 1866
and rate of 1922 in 1912, or a de
crease in the absolute figures of 53E
births and in the rate of 10Y. DIR
Shirley w. Wynne, assistant register
in his review of public health enumer
ates seven causes for this decline
among which he places the increasing
facility of divorce.
/ For Mexican Mission Work.-A
house of five rooms, school building
sixty by thirty-five feet, and lot fifty
by one hundred and fifty feet at North
Fort Worth, in the Diocese of Dallas
Texas, will be used for mission work
among the Mexicans by the Daughters
of Isabella. Through the influence Of
Rt. Rev. Bishop Lynch the Extension
Society has given five hundred dollars
for the purchase of the property, with
the promise of five hundred more as
soon as certain conditions have beer
fulfilled. The Bishop has, besides this
given his personal donation of fifty
dollars, and the Oblate Fathers of Sar
Antonio have given the same amount
which is to be used in making the
necessary repairs. The school build
ing will be arranged to serve as chapel
as we'll as school.
Veterinary College BIessed.-The
new veterinary college of Laval Uni
versity, Montreal, was blessed recently
by Most Rev. Paul Bruchesi, D. D.
Priest Addresses Night schooI.-The
Rev. Father Garrett j. Burke, pastor
of the Holy Ghost Church, Denver
delivered the Grafton at the graduation
exercises of the Denver public night
high school, Thursday, March 10. The
school is one Of the most cosmopolitan
in America. Every race, including the
yellow, is represented among it's stu
dents.
OLD WORLD NEWS.