The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-01-30

title OF 81. Bede the venerable.
Church and School Burned.-The
Church of the Visitation at Mt. Pleas
ant, Pa, together with the parochial
school was destroyed by fire on Sun
day, January ). The loss. is estimated
at $4,000.
Catholic Actors Guild.-The Catho-
lie Actors Guild, of New York, now
numbers over 800. This is said to be
small in comparison with the num-
Der of Catholic actors on the stage
today.
Knights Aid Hospital.-The Balti-
more knights of Columbus will help
to build tuberculosis hospital in that
city.
Aid for Indian Missions.-The Mar
quette League has undertaken the task
OF raising 100000 Il year for Catho.
lie missions among the Indians in
America. ..
Emmct's Statue.-Jerome Connor,
whose work as a sculptor has made
him well known throughout the world,
is at present engaged on a statue of
the Irish patriot, Robert Emmett,
which will be unveiled in the Nation
al Art Gallery in Washington in the
spring.
Catholic University Library.-The
Library of the Catholic University,
Washington, numbers 1851 books.
Last year 4,425 volumes were added
to it. sy
ParochiaI Social Centre. - Rev.
Michael O'Brien has opened a social
center in his parish of St. Sylvester,
Chicago. 1t will have billiard and
pool rooms, smoking rooms, gymnasi.
um, library, sewing rooms, pantries,.
reception rooms, and girls will be
taught cooking and dancing.
Protest to Russla.-The 100000.
Catholic Ruthenians in Canada have
published strong protest against the
Imprisonment by Russia of Most Rev.
A. SZeptycki, ID. D., the Archbishop
Of Lemberg and the head of the
whole Ruthenian Catholic Church.
Large Orphan CoIIection.-The
Christmas collection for the orphans
of the Pittsburgh Diocese reached the
splendid total of $4,000, the largest
offering in the history of the Church
in that jurisdiction.
Priceless Antiques.-A collection of
priceless antiques which belonged to.
Lafayette and Rochambeau has been
presented to the Congressional Lii.
brary at Washington by Mrs. L. E.
Ho1nsen of New York. "a; 4
College President-Brother JOEL for
the past three years vice-president at
the Christian Brothers College in st.
Louis, Mo-, has been transferred to
st. Joseph, Mo-, as president of the
Brothers College there.
Chicago CathedraI.-More than
5000 jackscrews were used to lift
the tower of the Cathedral of the
Holy Name, Chicago, in order that
EMISSIONS may be sunk to the bedrock
TO give the tower which is fifteen
inches out of plumb, proper support.
The work will be completed i'll three
months and will cost $4,000.
Diocesan Collections Large.-The
diocese of st. Louis last year collected
the following amounts: For Kenrick
Seminary, $40,936.SO; Catholic Univer
sity, $1,195.S9; negro and Indian mis-
Bions, $2,39915; Holy Land $SS1.4S,
and Holy Father, $5,482.4S.
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Catholicity in Omaha.-The present
Catholic population of the diocese of
Omaha, Nebr., is SO,465, 10 priests,
1875 pupils, 10 religious orders of
women and 1888 Catholic families.
Holy Name Society.-The Holy
Name Society, founded in 1874 by
Pope Gregory X, is under the direc-
ton of the Dominican Fathers and is
one of the largest Catholic societies,
having thousands of members in the
Eastern cities of the United States.
Its object is to suppress blasphemy,
profane and indecent language and to
safeguard the proper observance of
Sundays and holydays.
No Chaplain at Yard.-The transfer
of Rev. William H. 1. Reaney from
the Navy Yard to the U. S. S. Con
necticut" for the trip of the fleet
through the Panama Canal, leaves the
Brooklyn Navy Yard temporarily with
out a Catholic chaplain.
New Nurses Home.-Preparations
are being made for the dedication of
Shevlin Hall, the new, fully equipped
nurses home in st. Mary's hospital,
Brooklyn. There is accommodation
for one hundred nurses in the build
ing.
st. Louis Hospital Association
saThe Hospital Saturday and Sunday
Association" of st. Louis, of its recent
collection of $S4,912.0S, allotted the
Catholic hospitals of that city as fol-
lows: Mt. st. Roses, $3,656.5S; st.
Mary's Infirmary, $5,935.57; st. Johns
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