The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-04-17
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Painting OF Archbishop Riordan.-I
One of the art treasures that will
adorn the walls of the Palace of Arts
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition is a
portrait of the late Archbishop Riordan
of San Francisco, which was com
pleted shortly before the prelate's
death. The portrait is the work of
Charles M. Lasaar and is said to be
from the artistic stand
point 1t is the only portrait that the
late Archbishop sat for. At the close |
of the exposition the painting will be
hung on the walls of the Sacred Heart |
College in San Francisco.
Belgian Sisters to Take Charge
Father Beaudette of st. Joseph's
Church, Rice Lake, Wis, received
word recently from Bishop Koudelka
of Superior, that all arrangements had
been completed for ten Belgian Sis
ters to come to Rice Lake and estab-
lish hospital in that city.
Parochial School Wins Priest.
Agnes sparochial school in Paterson,
N. j., has been declared the winner
of the grand prize in the worlds cham
pionship contest in penmanship con-
Quoted by the Palmer Institute of
Business writing. The prize is a hand
some gold medal valued at 500.
Schools in several countries were en-
tered in the contest, but none showed
the proportionate results as ST. Agnes
as it is announced that 945 final GER
tificates in proficiency have been
awarded. The medal will be sent to
San Francisco for exhibition at the
Exposition.
/ To Tax Parish SchooIs.-In Pitts
burgh the City Council, Influenced by
anti Catholics, is endeavoring to levy
a special tax on Catholic schools, or
in other words to strike blow at the
parish schools. Parish priests in that
city have informed the City Council
that they will suffer Imprisonment
rather than pay such an Ubiquitous tax
New ParochiaI School.-The Catho
lies of Champaign, ILL.,, have pledged
, $4,000 to help build new school fol-
which about $4,000 was left by Rev
A. J. Wagner, deceased. This school
will cost $4,000.
Nun Fatally Injured.-Sister Clare
!, Superior of the Notre Dame Institute
for Orphans at San Jose, Calf, was
fatally injured by the explosion of a
water heater in the convent on March
2. She was known in the world as
Miss Margaret Callen of San Francis
co. She made her profession as a Sis
ter at Notre Dame in 1884
$4,000 Holy Name Men.-The Dio
cesar Union of Holy Name Societies
in Philadelphia, which has tota
membership of $4,000, is making 9
: strong campaign against the movement
started by motion picture exhibitors
to annul the censorship law of Penn
sylvania.
Jesuit Tried for Treason.-A Jesuit
priest has been arrested in Soutf
Africa and put on trial on a charge
of treason-Father Nessor, who onl!
recently took charge of the Catholic
mission at Garooma, Rhodesia. HI
was visiting some natives in thu
prisons, and the interpreter through
whom he spoke is alleging that he toll
. the native prisoners that the German
: were fighting the English because thu
. latter had been numbering nativt
chiefs. The good priest denies thu
whole story, which sounds exceeding
, ly foolish on it's face, as he coult
serve no good purpose by rousin;
manacled prisoners against the gov
Priest Gets $4,000 Fund.-Not lon
ago Rev. William Daniels, pastor o
st. Mary's Church, Marathon City
Wis, was presented by his congrega
? ton with $4,000 toward the erection
; of new parish house. The ceremon
attached to the presentation was par
of the celebration of the tWenty-fiftl
anniversary of the priests ordination
s He was ordained at Gladbeck, Gel
( many, on March 25, 1890. During Fa
q Their Daniels career in Marathon Cit
Il he has collected $4,000 in cash
/ which has been used for the construc
ton of church, schoolhouse an
Sisters residence. Marathon City ha
= a population of 600.
e Present for Bishop-EIect Doran.-
l. Arrangements are being made by tn
7. Ladies Auxiliary to the Ancient Orde
k of Hibernians, of Rhode Island to ter
y der the Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Dorar
Auxiliary Bishop-elect of the Dioces
of Providence, a reception in st. il
# seph's School Hall on the Sunday pre-
l. ceding his conservation. The occasio
# will be made memorable by the. pres
o entation of mitre to the Bishop-eleC
g from the Ladies' Auxiliary of whic
It he has been State Chaplain for severa
> years.
v Vesper Service for PoIice.-Th
n annual vesper service for the member
IS of the Police Department of Brookly
IF and Queens, was held Sunday, Apr
II, at o'clock in st. Joseph's Church
Rev. J. ]. Cloonan, c. NJ, of st. John
r College will preach the sermon. A
r address will be made by Rev. WilliaI
,e T. McGuirl, LII. D., rector of st. j