The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-08-01

/ Refinement at New OrleanS.-A
most impressive patriotic French cere-
mony occurred recently in the little
cemetery in the rear of ST. Louis Ca
| thedral, New Orleans. 1t was the re-
interment of the bodies of the French
sailors who died in quarantine in the
yellow fever epidemic of 1857 The
remains were re-buried in beautiful
plot of ground where suitable monu-
ment will shortly be erected by the
Societe des Souvenirs Francois. The
bodies of the French sailors were in
tered at Buras after their death, but
recently their compatriots in Louisi-
ana decided to honor them with a
suitable monument.
Irish History Scholarship.-The
third annual scholarships of the Iowa
Hibernian organizations have been
awarded. The board of examiners be-
slowed these scholarships upon
Charles Miller of Burlington, and
Marie Phillips of Iowa City. Third in
point of merit was the paper sub
mitted by Hortense Rosemary Moore
of st. Peter school, Keokuk. st. Peter
school was the first in the state to
take up the study of Irish history.
Editors Silver JubiIee.-One of the
big coming events for Ironton and for
the Columbus Diocese will be the
silver anniversary of the pastorate OF
Rev. Dr. J. H. Cotter. On August 16
he will round out twenty-five years as
pastor of st. Lawrence Church. Fa
Their Cotter is editor of the Catholic
Union and Times of Buffalo, N. Y.
Catholics in Different States.-Cath
olics in Ohio, numbering 100000
constitute one-sixteenth of that states
population The Catholic population
of Rhode Island is so per cent; oil
New Mexico, 40; of New York, over
80; of Massachusetts, 40; of Missouri
Is; of Maryland, 20; of Pennsylvania
: %; of Indiana, 10.
Monument to General Shields
magnificent monument is now being
erected in Carrolton by the State Of
Missouri in honor of General James
Shields, an Irishman who was lead
ing figure in two wars and who was
thrice honored as United States sen
ator from three different states.
, Denver Tabernacle Society.-Tht
Tabernacle Society of Denver number:
900 Colorado Catholic women.
Kentucky X. C. Support Mission
aries.-The Knights of Columbus o
Kentucky are taxing themselves fit!
cents apiece to support missionarie!
to on-Catholics in that state.
Tornado Knocks Church Cross.-Th'
' tornado which struck Shenandoah, Ia
l recently knocked the large stone cross
l from the top of st. Mary's Church o
!, which Rev. G. F. Toher is pastor. Be
2 sides blowing down the cross tn
tornado did no damage to the church
though it did considerable damage tt
e the city. The repairs to the churcl
5 Will Cost ABOUT 91OU.
) Oldest indianapolis Priest Dies
/ The Rev. Louis Gueguen, eighty year
old, died July IL at the pastoral resi-
dence of St. Francis Xavier Cathedral
q Vincennes, Ind, in which he was OF
n dained fifty-five years ago, and whicl
he later served for seventeen years a
9 rector until his retirement few year
1 ago. Father Gueguen was born Fet
!. ruary 25, 1884, in Brittany, France
h and completed his studies in 1859. H
6 accompanied Bishop de st. Palais t
o America and was by him ordained il
n the old Cathedral from which tn
9 funeral was held. Before being sta
1 toned here Father Gueguen held pas
torates in St. Mary's of the Knobs
New Albany; Loogootee, Madison an
/ ST. Mary's of the Woods. He was ais
a great factor in industrial Vincennes
$ Deceased was the oldest priest in tn
!. Diocese OF indianapolis.
o Seattle A. o. H. Help Irish Volur
,. teers.-The Seattle branch of the Iris
q National Volunteers has voted tn
" sum of $500 toward fund to assis
the armed Home Rule forces in Ire
+ land in case of conflict Those i
charge of the movement expect shor
v ly to raise $4,000 in Seattle for tn
i cause.
. A Sisters Brilliant Paper.-At tn
q recent Catholic Educational Associ;
# ton meeting at Atlantic City, N.
Q a paper on Character Building" b
q Sister Helen Angels of ST. Elizabeth
q College, near New York, was read
$ Father Dillon of Newark, while tn
q Sister, who has Phi. D. from Chicag
8 University, sat among her companion
in the audience. Father Tierney,
j., who rose to discuss the paper, sal
it was one of the finest essays o
character he had ever listened to.
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