The Catholic bulletin., 1915-05-15

Kentucky, at st. Thomas, of the saint
ly Father Felix De Andreis.
Library to Missionary Society,"
The will of the late Mgr Denis ].
Mcmahon, of New York, left all his
books of a religious character to the
Catholic Foreign Missionary Society
of America at Ossining, N. Y.
ParochiaI School for Kearney.-
Kearney, Neb., is to have new paro-
chial school close to St. James Cathe
dral.
Refuge for Homeless Girs.-The
Catholic Charities Guild of Rochester, |
N Y, has purchased the Pinnacle |
clubhouse at Monroe Avenue and Field |
Street, which will be remodelled into |
a refuge for homeless Catholic girls. |
Addition TO mercy HospitaI.-The
razing of the old st. Agatha's Acad-
emy, Chicago, Ill.,, is to make room
for a 100000 addition to Mercy Hos
pital, which will be erected from
donation made by the late Charles
Haines of st. Charles, Ill.
Trappist House of Retreat.-The
Trappist Fathers have built House
of Retreat for priests and laymen,
near their monastery at the village of
st. Norbert, in the neighborhood of
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Can.
Churches IN the United States
There have been 80 Catholic
Churches established in the United
States during the past year At the
present time there are 14,961 Catholic
edifices in this country There are
1888 churches with resident priests.
New York ParochiaI Schools.-It is
estimated that the Catholic schools
of New York City, educating $4,000
pupils, are saving the taxpayers 81
100000 a year, and $45,000,000 in
school buildings.
Five ChapeIs Erected.-The church
of the Holy Family, at Lanett, Ala,
the fifth edifice erected within the
limits of ST. Mary's mission, Opelika
since the advent of the Vincentian
Fathers, was dedicated recently by
Bishop Allen, of Mobile.
Bill for Bible Reading kilIed.-The
Vermont Legislature has rejected a
proposed bill to make obligatory the
reading of ten verses of the Bible in
the public schools.
Nearly $4,000 for ReIief.-The So
eiety of St. Vincent de Paul in Phil
adelphia expended for relief work dur
ing the past year the sum of $47,-
1858. To meet this expenditure the
collections and poor boxes amounted
to over $19, 900 and the donations close
to $4,000.
To colonize Italian Famiies.-To
relieve congestion and mitigate some
what the overcrowded condition OF
the labor market, the city of Roches-
ter, N. Y, has inaugurated a colonial.
ton plan by which it will induce Ital
ian families to locate on Southern
farms twenty-five families are in the
first party and by January next it is
expected that two hundred families
will have taken advantage of the
chance to secure forty acres with a
five-room dwelling house and other
ordinary farm appurtenances.
Centenary ceIebration.-On Sunday
May 2, there was opened four-day
commemoration of the one-hundredtf
anniversary of the dedication of ole
St. Patrick's Cathedral in Mott Street
New York City, and of the opening
of the first parochial school in thai
parish. st. Patrick's parish, which
for nearly three-quarters of a century
was in the center of Catholic life anC
activities in New York City, is nov
one of the largest Italian parishes il
the world.
Refuses Gift of $35,o0o.- Refusing
a gift of $4,000 in gold, offered hin
on a silver platter, gives Thomas l.
Reilly, former Congressman, of Con
necticut, novel claim to fame. The
money was the voluntary contribu
tions of postal employees of the coun
try in appreciation of Reillys interes
in them. Reilly said he never expect
ed such a gift and he could not ac
cept any reward for his services.
Societies Join Federation.-In thu
last two months, thirty-six societies
have been affiliated with the Nationa
Federation of Catholic Societies. o
this number sixteen are Councils o
the knights of Columbus.
Irish Christian 5rother.-Brother P
]. Hennessy, Assistant Superior Gen
eral of the Christian Brothers of Ire
land, was in Boston last week on hi
way to visit schools of the order il
Canada. He was the guest of Pro
fessor Ford of Harvard University,
former pupil.
New Home for Aeed.-The Arch
bishop. of Milwaukee has given hi
support to the establishment in tina
city of a Catholic Home for the Aged
The home will not interfere with tn,
work of the Little Sisters of the Poor
as it will be conducted upon entirel.