The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-02-07
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"A revival of the burial facilities en-
ployed by the ancients in disposing OF
their dead will be seen in Washing
ton in a proposed National Mausoleum
Park, to be located five miles from
the national capital, where ten-acre
park has been secured by the Mauso-
leum Construction Co. of America
The building scheme Includes two
buildings, representative of the Prot
testant and Catholic denominations,
in the park. Cardinal Gibbons has ap-
proved of the project.
Portland Sisters to BuiId.-The Sis
tiers of the Holy Child in Portland,
Ore, are about to build a convent
at Fifty-fourth street near Sandy |
Boulevard The plans are being |
drawn for a $4,000 building.
Chicago's Clan-na-GaeI.-The forti- |
eth annual reception given by the
First Regiment of the Clan-na-Gael
Guards, of Chicago, will be held at
Robt Emmett Memorial Hall Satur.
day evening, Feb. 7th. The Clan-na-
Gael Guards enjoy the distinction of
being the only Independent military
body in Illinois. Some of the mem
bers of this organization volunteered
and served in the ambulance corps
during the Boer War and again when
war was declared against Spain this
splendid body of trained men were
among the first to offer their serv-
ice in defense of the flag.
Carroll Club of HeIena.-The
Knights of Columbus of Helena, Mont,
have taken over the Carroll club, Or
ganized in that city several years ago
and named after Bishop Carroll. In
the few years Of it's existence the
Carroll club has become one of the
most popular institutions in that city.
Fine gymnasium equipment at st. He
lena hall enhanced it's popularity, so
it has in it's membership many non
Catholics.
Priest Scientist Needs HeIp.-Sixty
thousand dollars with which to pur-
chase a great telescope for the perfec-
ton Of his knowledge of the spots on
the sun, which he says are the direct
cause of storms, was asked for by
Rev. Father Jerome S. Ricard, S. j., of
Santa Clara University in the course
of lecture before the Caedmon AS
sembly at the Fairmont Hall.
Many Winners in Catholic School.
I'm a recent contest which was held
at the suggestion of Gov. Ferris, of
Michigan, the subject being where
in did the democracy of Andrew Jack
son differ from that of Woodrow viii"
SOM" and "The life of Andrew Jack
son." seven prizes out of ten were
awarded to pupils of st. Mary's school,
Jackson, the first prize SIS, being
awarded to William Crane.
Prisoners Holy Name Society.-In
the Missouri state prison there are
nearly 1000 inmates. OF these about
270 are Catholics. Of that number
ninety per cent are members of the
Holy Name Society which was intro
duced among the men about two and
one half years ago. Some of the re-
suits of this devotion are indicated
in the statistics compiled by one of
of the inmates. The average attend
ance at Mass during 1913 was 210;
the average number of communicates
was 81; and the average attendance
at catechetical instructions 425.
Texas Free Catholic SchooI.-The
pastor of Bay City, Texas, Rev. Geo.
Montreuil, has opened Catholic
school at Wadsworth in Matagorda
County, the first of its kind in the
diocese of Galveston, southwest of
will be made for tuition. Religion
will be taught but the Catholic
patrons will pay for it, and it will
not be imposed on children not of the
Catholic faith.
Generous Coal company.-The C. T.
Sherer Co., of Worcester, Mass, which
closed it's doors shortly before Christ
mas on account of fire, announced the
third week of January, that it would
give 100 tons of coal to the poor peo-
pie of Worcester, provided they were
endorsed by some church or society.
Noted Lawyer conVert.-Hon.
Hannis Taylor, diplomat and prom
inent counsel, has become a convert
to the Catholic faith. He was baptized
by Monsignor Russell on New Years
Eve, in ST. Patrick's Church, Wash
ington, D. c., and made his first Holy
Communion on New Years Day in the
same church. Mr.. Taylor has been
special counsel for the United States
government before the Spanish Treaty
Claims Commission, and also before
the Alaska Boundary Commission in
behalf of the United States. He is
the author of "The Origin and Growth
of the English Constitution; Inter
national Public Law" 1902; "Jurisdic-
ton and Procedure of the Supreme
Court of the United States" 1.-THE
Science of Jurisprudence" 1908; "The
Origin and Growth of the American
Constitution"
Priests Effective Protest.-A daily
paper In an Illinois city published for
a long time sermons of Pastor Rus.
SELL" Protestant ministers who differ
ed with Pastor Russell objected to the