The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-16
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other under the auspices of commit
tee of Catholic women.
Heads Polish Society.-Dr. B4 L.
Smykowski of Bridgeport, Conn, was
elected chairman of the thirty-fourth
annual convention of the Polish Roman
Catholic Union of America, +. .Kowa-
laski, of Berea, Ohio, vice chairman,
and Frank Dumanowski, of Chicago,
secretary. The convention closed at
Pittsburgh, Pa, on October 6.
Estate WiIIed to Charity Catholic
charities, to be chosen by the tesla
trix's executors, will be the principal
benefciaries of an estate valued at
$18,167, left by Bridget Comber, 927
South 22nd Street, Philadelphia, who
died September 10.
Cancer Home Opened.-The new
hospital for cancer patients known as
the House of Calvary, 174th Street
and Featherbed Lane, New York City,
was formally opened last week. 1t
will be dedicated in a few weeks.
This new institution replaces the
original cancer home at Perry Street
and Seventh Avenue, conducted by
the Dominican Sisters under the direc-
ton of Mother Alphonse Lathrop This
cI11oTHid oh itah yO1tIz to cd
by voluntary contributions from the
generous public.
Pioneer orphanages- The st. Vim
cents Orphan Asylum of Boston, in
corporated in 1884, was the first
charitable institution legally estab-
lished in Massachusetts. The State
had then only 10000 Catholics. The
ST. Vincents Orphan Asylum, Louis
vile, KY, had it's beginning in 1892.
New PurgatoriaI Shrine Regular
monthly devotions, consisting of pill
grimage professions, prayers for the
faithful departed and Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament, have been
| formally commenced at the Shrine
Church of Our Lady of Solace, Coney
Island. The exercises take place on
the fourth Sunday of every month. 1t
has purgatorial shrine with Roman
privileges, and is one of the only
two Roman shrines in the United
States.
Catholic Historical society.-The
American Catholic Historical Society
of Philadelphia was founded in July
1884. In 1887 it published its first
volume of Records. 1t owns it's own
home, fine colonial building, quite
near independence Hall, valued at
100000. It's collection of historical
books, documents and records, is
probably the best in this country, and
is valued at upwards of $4,000. It's
president is Rev. VIM. ]. Lallou, its
managers are ten clergymen and lay,
men.
1 Memorial Hosptal.-St Mary's Kel
Ter Memorial Hospital, a handsome
new addition to the institution under
Catholic control in Scranton, Pa, will
soon be ready to receive and aid the
sick and injured. The hospital, which
is thoroughly up to date, is a gift Of
Mrs. Mary Keller of st. Mary's Ger
man Catholic parish. and is a mem
orial to her husband.
Catholic Assistant Librarian.-BI Miss
Fleming, Of Burlington, Iowa, has beer
appointed assistant librarian OF TIT
Iowa State College at Amess Mis-.
Fleming is a graduate Of Mt. ST
Aloysius Academy oil the Sisters O
Mercy. Cresson, Pa, and won her A
B. in a four years college course a
lSt Elizabeth College, Convent sta
gion, n j., directed by the Sisters 0
{ Charity.
) A Record Parish. Since the Rev
, Hugh L. nGcMenamin assumed charg
OF the Immaculate Conception Cattle
dral parish, Denver, Colo, seven year,
ago, $4,000 has been raised through
f his efforts, above the ordinary parish
4 running expenses. 1t is notabl,
: fact that the Denver Cathedral is bein;
: paid for by one parish, not by the die
c cese, as has been the case with ever,
! other Cathedral as costly in America
Canada Bans Papers.-The priv
leges Of the mails. in Canada hav
r been refused to The Gaelic Americas
!, and The Irish World, weekly papers
: published in New n ork, and they ar
r prohibited from entering the countr.
! in any way. Any person found wit
S these papers in his possession is liabl
S to fine of $4,000 or five years in
prisonment.
A Masterpiece Found.rMiss Dorc
f thy Southland, Toledo, o., while visit
f ling friends in the east got remen
; brance, a picture she had found IN a
|. attic. She was told it had>been in tn
/ family 800 years. She has just Iearne
). from the expert to whom she sen
the picture to have the frame regilde
r that the canvas is either a Van Dye
/ or Rubens and worth probably $50
e 600. The picture, according to Mis-
e Southland, was brought from Englan
S about the year 1900.