The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-30

/ tornado on July Z. The wedding
was performed by Father
Lassoon, pastor of the ST. Charles
parish in 1900.
Appointed chaplain.-Rev. Joseph
La Belle, c. S. c., for a number of |
years professor of Classics at st. Jo-
sephs University, Memramcook, N.
B., Can, has been appointed chaplain
to the 68th Battalion, French Canadian, |
and has entered upon his duties.
New Academy Opened.-The Do
Sisters, whose Motherhouse
is at st. Mary's of the Springs, near
Columbus, Ohio, have opened a new
academy for girls and young women,
which will be known as Mary Immacu-
late School of Eagle Park, N. Y. The
estate of Miss Blanche Potter, which
has frontage of one mile on the Hud-
son and Croton rivers near the village
of Harmon, was purchased for $4,000,
pp1CAOlu pu1A0AA56g bAAC
manor house, are on the property, and
all of these will be used for school and
living purposes.
New Dormltory Fitted Up.-Owing
to the constantly increasing attend
ance at Notre Dame University, Notre
Dame, Ind, 1.-THE Lilacs," the home of
Maurice Francis Egan, when pro-
fessor of English at Notre Dame Uni
versity, has been fitted up as dormi-
tory for students. "The Lilacs" had
been sold by the University and was
about to be removed or levelled when
this arrangement was made to take
care of the overflow of students at the
University this year.
Colonel o'connor Retires.-Co Colonel
Charles M. O'Connor, of the Cavalry,
was retired on account of age on Octo-
Der s. He was born in Iowa in 1851,
and is a graduate of the Military
Academy, class of 1873 He was on
frontier duty for a long period, serving
at various posts in New Mexico,
Texas, Kansas, Dakota and Montana,
from September, 1873, to 1898. He
was promoted Colonel, 9Th Cavalry,
January II, 1911. He was in command
of a squadron of his regiment at
Huntsville, Ala, early in 1899, and
then went to Cuba, where, after serv-
ing one year, he was stationed at
various military posts throughout the
United States and Philippine Islands,
where he was in command of the
troops during the attack and capture
of Pala's Gotta, March 5, 1905. He
served, among other subsequent duties,
at the Army War College, Washing
ton, and was detailed an Inspector
General, April rs, 1914.
Catholic University.-The Catholic
University at Washington is growing.
About twelve of the religious orders
in the United States have new colleges
there. The Oblate Fathers are at
present erecting $150,000 institution,
and several other communities are
making ready to be established there.
Also colleges and high schools are
steadily being affiliated to the Uni
versity.
Death of Father Bender.-The Rev
John Joseph Bender, rector of st
Mary's Church, at Winfield, L. l., died
October IL at st. GATHERINGS Hospital
Brooklyn, following two operations fol
erysipelas. He was born in Brooklyn
educated at ST. Johns College and or
dained in 1898. He was rector of St
Mary's for seven years, during which
time he accomplished much gooC
work. His latest achievement was
the establishment of parochia
school now in the process of erection
which is to cost more than 100000
He was greatly beloved by his parish
toner's.
New ParochiaI SchooIs.-Four new
parochial schools were opened thi
year in New York, three of them il
the Bronx and one in Harlem. The!
J cost $250,000. There are one hundred
| and sixty parochial schools in all il
Manhattan, the Bronx and Brooklyn
with an enrolment of 145,O00 pupils
, A year ago the registration was 1900
for Manhattan and the Bronx and So
900 for Brooklyn.
Franciscan Sister Dead.-Sister M
: Angelista, for fifty years a nun of tn
} Order of st. Francis, died at Noun
} Saint Mary's College, Emmitsburg
: Nd, on October 8, after a brief illness
Sister Angelista was the local 81
perioress and directed the domesti
work of the college with tact and abb
ity.
Secretary to Bishop Shahan.-Rey
Bernard A. McKenna, S. T. L., one o
the best known priests of the Arch
diocese of Philadelphia, has been al
pointed Secretary to Right Rev
Thomas j. Shahan, rector of the Catf
Ole University, Washington, and is t
be especially identified with the pros
j ress and erection of the nationa
| shrine of the Immaculate Conceptio
a lon the campus of the University. F.
. Their McKenna was born in Philade
r phia and educated in its parochial an
q Iprivate schools. He entered st. Charlie
o Seminary, Overlook, to begin hi
r ~.