The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-09-18

Kehr's Mills roads in st. Louis Coun-
ty, Mo-, according to the plans of
Rev. John T. Touhy, Director of the
institution. The John Kessler farm,
a tract of 1881 acres, recently was
bought by Father Touhy.
Family of Religiouss-Five sons and
daughters of Henry Allgeier, of Fort
Wayne, Ind, are Religious and Priests
Franciscan Monastery.-A Francis
can monastery is to be erected at Cats
kill, N. Y, to contain about one hum
dred rooms.
Literacy Test KiIled.-The vicious
and thoroughly un-Anlerican literacy
test for voters, which it was proposed
to make part of the new Constitution
for New York State, was killed by a
vote of " to 81 at the convention in
Albany recently.
Catholic Laymen's GuiIG.-In New
York a Catholic Laymen's Guild is in
formation.
Monastery of CarmeIites.-At Day.
export, Ia, the Monastery of st. Elias
of the Discalced Carmelite Nuns is in
course of erection. It will be an i'm
posing monastic structure.
Priest at the Front.-Rev. Eugene
Saupin, Vice President of st. Charles
College, Gainesville, Nd, is now with
the French ambulance corps.
Mission in Every Church.-In &C.
cordance with instructions of Arch
bishop Moeller a mission will be held
in each church of the Cincinnati do
cese during the year 1916.
New Jesuit SchoIasticate.-The Jes-
nit Province of Missouri will erect on
300 acre tract of land near st. Louis,
Mo-, in st. Louis County, new schol-
asticate at a cost approximating $780,
900. The edifice will be 800 feet
square.
$4,000 to Sufferers.-In answer to an
appeal to Chicago, Very Rev. M. J.
FitzSimmons, V. G., Administrator of
the Archdiocese, sent a check for
three thousand dollars to Bishop Gal.
lagher of Galveston.
Catholic Reading Room.-A free
reading room for Catholics has been
opened at 10 Monroe street, Spokane,
Washington, under the auspices of the
Bishop of Spokane, Right Reverend A
f. Schinner.
Enters Monastery.-James r. Nc
| Dewell, of Danvers, Mass, an attorney
who has been practising in that place
and Boston, has entered St. Joseph
Passiopist Monastery, Baltimore, and
will study for the priesthood.
Schwab Builds Chapel.--Mr. Charles
M. Schwab of the Steel corporation
has donated the cost of new chape
at Mt. Aloysius' Academy, Cresson
Pa. The work will cost about $4,000
A Convert Ordained Rev
Franz Schneeweiss was ordained tt
the priesthood in Baltimore by Car
dinal Gibbons and said his first Mass
in st. Patrick's Church in Philadel
phia. He had been in the ministry O.
the Episcopal church for seventeen
years.
| LavaI's Rector Honored.-Rev. Fran
co.'s Pelletier, Rector of the Univer
sity of Laval, Quebec, has been ap
pointed Protonotary Apostolic az
instar participantium.
| Home for the Bishop Grimes
has determined upon the immediate
construction of a Home for the AGED
in the Diocese OF Syracuse, and has
issued an appeal in behalf of the faith
full men and women now we'll pas
life's meridian whose condition makes
the new institution necessity.
To Revive Feis.-A movement is OF
foot in st. Louis to revive an ancient
Irish custom, known as the Feis
which is to be again brought into &C
tivity as means of promoting thu
plan of a central bureau for the ex
plotting of Irish made goods,
Change of Sisterhoods. teach
ing order of Sisters of Notre Dame
are going to Frederick, Nd, to TAX,
over ST. Johns Literary Institute o
that city which has been in charge o
the Sisters of the Visitation.
Oldest Midland Dioeeses.-Of tn,
midland dioceses of the United States
Cincinnati is "a years old; st. Loui
is SO years old; Indianapolis 81 years
Nashville is Is years; Little Rock il
~ years; Covington is So years; De
troit is 50 years; Louisville is owe
107 years old.
4 child-Saving Work.-The child-say
ing department of St Vincent de Pau
Society of Detroit, Mich, working il
conjunction with the Juvenile court
/ has cared for more than 1000 CathC
lie children, the majority of whom
would otherwise have been sent t
non Catholic institutions.
New Parish Schools.-Tuesday Ser
. TENDER Z, witnesses the opening O