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LEGATION by the Carnegie Institution of
Washington of a "Guide to Materials
for the History of the United States
in the Principal Archives of Mexico"
He does justice to the heroic work Of
Spanish Friars in the Southwest.
A Mexican War Pensioner.-Mrs.
Nina Finger Of Santa Barbara, CAL,
said to have been the only woman in
the United States entitled to a pen
sion for personal services during the
Mexican War, has just died at the age
of eighty-seven. Her husband was
soldier. The Government awarded her
a medal at the Centennial Exposition
in 1876. Both she and her husband
were Catholics.
Newman Hall to Students.-On Fri
day, January %, the Most Reverend
Archbishop Riordan of San Francisco,
formally presented the recently built
Newman Hall in San Jose to the Cath
Ollie students of the State Normal
School
Knowledge That Generates Crime
The George Junior Republic was re-
Gently condemned by the New York
State Board of Charities. 1t was a
co-educational house of correction.
The founder wanted the world ITO see
boys and girls as they really are"
The committee appointed to investi-
gate the institution declared that too
much stress had been laid on the ex-
position and discussion of crime, and
the knowledge of crime thus acquired
in turn generated crime.
Charitable Bequests.-By the will
of the late Mary Kelly, of Philadel-
phia, $4,000 each is. left to st. Vim
cents Home, the Little Sisters Of the
Poor, Germantown, and st. Joseph's
House for Homeless Industrious Boys.
Bad Plays Listed.-The Hamilton
County, Ohio, Federation of Catholic
Societies has listed more than thirty
theatrical plays as unworthy of Cath
olic patronage.
Catholic Boy Scouts.-Oficial recog-
milton of the movement for the estab-
lishment of Catholic Boy Scouts in
his diocese in aff1liation with the ma
tional organization has been given by
Cardinal Farley. In letter appoint
ing the Rev. Francis ]. Sullivan spirit
ual director of Catholic troops, the
Cardinal made known the conditions
under which he approved the scout
movement. These provide that the
scouts be distinctly Catholic troops,
that the scout masters be approved
by the Church authorities, and that
no Catholic boy be allowed to join
the scouts unless he be member OF
the Junior Holy Name Society or
kindred organizations.
Meagher's Sword to Notre Dame
The birthday of Robert Emmett,
March 4, has been officially declared
as the date for the presentation Of the
sword Of Gen. Thomas Francis Meag-
her to the University of Notre Dame.
Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana,
who was instrumental in bringing
about the gift of the sword to Notre
Dame, will make the presentation
speech. Hon. Bourke Cochran, of
New York, will deliver the Grafton of
the day. The cadets Of the Notre
Dame regiment will act as a guard
of honor for the sword. The old green
flag of the Irish brigade, that so long
has hung in the corridors of the main
building at Notre Dame, will form
part of the decoration of the stage.
Irish societies from Chicago, South
Bend and other neighboring cities will
be invited to participate in the pres,
entation exercises.
Annual Celtic PIay.-It is the inten-
ton of the New York Philo-Celtic So
ciety, beginning 1915, to present an
nually in the month of April an Irish
propaganda play.
Governments Church Work.-The
I
lied the construction of a new episco-
pal palace, and the President of the
Republic has also ordered the COM
pletion of the Church of Our Lady of
the Assumption in the capital
Jubilee of First American Cardinal.
On May will occur the fiftieth an
niversary of the promotion to the See
of New York of the Most Rev. John
McCloskey, who later became the first
American Cardinal.
A Jew on Father Damien.-Rabbi
Joseph Krauskopf, D. D., is on an ex-
tended pilgrimage to the Orient, and
he describes his long journey in an
interesting series of letters, which he
is sending to the American Israel
ite." In a recent communication he
speaks enthusiastically of the Martyr
of Molokai, Father Damien. His esti-
mate closes with these words: "a few
days ago distinguished physician of
San Francisco announced cure for
this dread disease. Great will be man.
kinds debt of gratitude to this physi-
clan if his discovery prove itself a
cure But greater still will be its
debt to Father Damien, who at the
cost of his own life, paved the way
for an ultimate cure. May his men,
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