The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-05-02


Three priests of the Carmelite Order,
Fathers Cyril, Bernard and Louis,
are being sheltered in the parish
house of st. Florian's Church, Mil
waukee, whence they fed from Tor
reon, Mex, after it's capture by Gen.
eral Villa. Father Louis was held a
prisoner in Torreon for two weeks,
and several times he was threatened
with death. Once the soldiers said
they would kill him within two hours
if he failed to produce $1,000. He
had no money and expected to be
executed, but his pensioners and
other friends scraped all the money
together that they could and obtained
his release. The three priests passed
through the siege and capture of
Torreon, and had many narrow es-
capes.
New Polish Church.-The corner
stone of the new st. Wenceslaus
Church, Ninth Avenue and Scott
Street, Milwaukee, was laid Sunday,
April 26. The new structure will
seat $50 persons and will cost about
$4,000. Father Charles lila, rector,
says nearly the entire amount has
been raised.
Father KeIIy's Church Dedicated
Most Reverend Archbishop Christie
dedicated the Church of the Blessed
Sacrament, Portland, Ore, on Sunday,
April 10. Following the dedication
there was a Solemn High Mass at
which the Archbishop delivered the
sermon After the Mass the women
of the parish served dinner in the
church hall The pastor of the parish
is Reverend B. v. Kelly, formerly of
st. James, MINI. He studied at the
College of st. Thomas and at st. Paul
Seminary where he was ordained in
June, 1911. Father Kelly was re-
Gently elected County Chaplain of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians.
Military Mass in Navy Yard.-Per-
mission has been granted by Secretary
of the Navy Daniels for the holding
of military field service, at League
Island Navy Yard, Philadelphia, on
Sunday morning, May 31st, at IL
o'clock. This service will be in honor
of the memory of departed soldiers,
sailors and marines of our Nation, and
will be given under the auspices of the
Army and Navy Union, U. S. A, De
partment of Pennsylvania, and other
military and patriotic societies.
African Missionary Workers in Mil
Waukee.-Barones Won Schoenau-
Weir, of Carlsruhe, Germany, who is
touring this country lecturing on be-
half of the Society Of st. Peter Claver
for African missions, was a guest at
Notre Dame convent, Milwaukee, last
month, with Miss Bielak, who accom-
panies her and speaks in Polish. The
Baroness spoke before the Woman's
Cathedral Institute, Marquette Wo-
mans League, and before several OF
the schools. Miss Bielak spoke in
Polish and Italian.
On shakespeare FAUubNCt S0b
Rev. John Henry Nawn, the eminent
Shakespearean reader, gave read
ing of Hamlet" at Paulist hall, Chi
cago, on Thursday, April %, in COM
memoration of Shakespeare's 35Oth
anniversary. The program was given
under the auspices of the Catholic
Literary club of Chicago.
Requests by Iowa Woman.-Be-
quests of more than $4,000 to Catholic
institutions in Council Bluffs, Iowa,
and elsewhere were made by the late
Ellen Cannon in her will The Sisters
of Mercy of Council Bluffs, st. Jo-
sephs Academy of st. Francis parish,
the Society for the Propagation of the
Faith in New York City and st. Am
brose College of Davenport, Ia, are
the beneficiaries under the will:
Iowa Convention of X. of C.-Mr. J.
B. Keefe of Sioux City, Iowa state
deputy of the Knights of Columbus,
announces that the annual state con-
vention of the Knights will be held in
Burlington, May Is and 26. The con-
vention will be preceded by large
initiation ON Sunday, May "a.
Three Windows Donated.-Three
handsome stained glass windows have
been placed in the chapel of the Sa-
cred Heart Academy, Detroit, Mich.
They are the gift of Mrs. M. w.
O'Brien and her sister, Miss Flattery,
and are intended as memorials to their
parents and Mrs. O'Brien's deceased
husband.
Michigan Polish Seminary.-Ground
has been broken for the new resi-
dence building of the Polish Seminary,
Orchard Lake, Mich. The structure
will contain 48 double and 80 single
rooms.
Ruthenians of Toronto.-Rev. Fa-
Their Boyarczuk and the Ruthenian
congregation of Toronto, who have for
three years worshipped in old st.
Helen's Church, occupied their own
splendid edifice for the first time on
Easter Sunday.
Whole Estate for charity.-The will
Of Mrs. Mary M. Cartan, of Pittsburg,
leaves the proceeds of the sale of two