The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-05-09
from the National Capitol
By Stanton Lawton
Special Correspondence of Irish
Standard
Priests Volunteer for War.
BY Stanton Lawton

Standard.
Priests Volunteer for War.
Reverend Lewis j. O'Hern, esp.
who represents the Catholic Arch
bishops of the United States, in tn,
appointment of the Army and Nav.
Chaplains, called at the White Hous,
last week, and rendered the service!
of the following priests, who volun
teered to serve either in the Army OF
Navy, in case the United States goe:
to war with Mexico.
The priests are: Rev. Hugh Ryan
a student at the Catholic University
of America, who comes from the dio.
cese of Natchez, Mississippi.
Rev. Theodore Petersen, esp,
Ph.D., at Saint Thomas College
Catholic University. Father Peter
son is convert to the Catholic
Church and served as soldier in the
German army. He is now natural
ICED citizen of the United States.
Rev. James A. Harvey, of the do
ecse of Erie, Pa, from Crossingville,
Pa.
Rev. William P. Sherman, of Free
land, Pa.
Rev. William Colbert, Winnebago.
Mimi, who was chaplain of the 14th
Minnesota Volunteers during the
Spanish War. Later he was chaplain
of the 8th Infantry, and saw service
in the Philippines and Alaska.
Rev. Francisco Vasquez Gomez. of
Brooklyn, New York. Father Co
mez was born in Spain, but at present
is naturalized citizen of the Uni
ted States. He speaks Spanish and
English fluently; has labored in Mex
leo and was in three of the largest
battles during 1913, and would be a
valuable acquisition to the Army or
Navy, owing to his knowledge of the
country and language.
Rev. Leo Panicki, of Christopher,
Illinois.
Rev. Albert ]. BLADDER, Chaplain,
United States Army, retired, who
has been at Mount Clement, Michi-
gan, recently, in search of health,
came to Washington last week and
offered his services to the president.
Father Bader was the last of the
Catholic Chaplains to be retired for
disability. He is a native of New
York. and entered the service as
Chaplain of the 18th New York vol
unteers in 1898. He entered the reg
ular army in February, 1901. and
served respectively with the 9Th Cav
airy and 9th Infantry until disabil-
ity forced him to retire on Septem-
Der 16, 1912.
Another volunteer" in case of
war, is Reverend Thomas Ewing
Sherman, of the Society of Jesus, son
of the late General Sherman. who led
the Union troops through Georgia in
the Civil War. Father Sherman has
offered his services to President Will
son. He was chaplain of the 4th
Regiment Of Missouri volunteers dur
ing the war with Spain.
Examination for X. of G. Graduate
Scholarships.
The competitive examination for
candidates for Knights of Columbus
Graduate Scholarships. will take
place on Thursday, May 14th, at $3.50
am, at the following named places:
Lewiston, Pa; Madison, Wis; Wa
terville. Me-: Crookston, Mimi; No
ire Dame, Indiana; Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma; Richmond. Va; Oakland,
CAL; Huntington, w. Va; Middle
bury, Vermont; Denver, Colorado;
Antagonist. Nova Scu,ia; New Haven,
Conn; Fargo, N. D.; New Orleans,
La; Boston and Worcester, Mass;
New York City, Buffalo, Troy, Wa
tertown. New York; Chicago, Hill
nois; Saint Louis, Missouri; Saint
Mary's, Kansas; Cincinnati and Can
ton, Ohio.
A Grand Knight in each Of the
above named cities has been desig-
mated to conduct the examinations.
Law Library Presented to Catholic
University.
Through the generosity of his
daughters, Misses Agnes and Marion
L. Mitchell, of Concord. New Hamp-
shire, "The Judge John M. Mitchell,
Memorial Law Library" was estab-
lished permanently in the Law School
of the Catholic University of Ameri-
ca. in memory of the late Judge John
M. Mitchell, who was the first Cath
I Ollie elevated to the bench of the
Superior Court of New Hampshire
Judge Mitchell's private Law Ii.
brary Is one of remarkable value and
by vote of the Trustees of the Uni
{ versity it will be kept intact always
in the Law School,.
The trustees have also authorized
the erection in the Law School of {
suitable tablet concentrating thu
distinguished career Of New Hamp
q shire's honored son.
d Saving the Indian From the Curse o
III Whiskey.
The Honorable Cato Sells, Com