The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-07-03

is left bequest of $4,000 to st. Jo-
seph's Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa, to-
endow free, bed in memory of a
brother, Rear Admiral Jackson NOEL
nell, U. S. N, and another $4,000 be-
quest to the Sisters of st. Francis of
Philadelphia to establish free bed in
st. Agnes Hospital, in the name Of the
testator.
Paper Changes Name.-L' Action So
ciale, Catholic paper of Quebec, Can,
will be called L'Action Catholique in
future.
home Office of the Slovak, Roman and
Greek Catholic Union at Wilkes-Barre,
Pa, was dedicated recently by Rev.
John Sabota of Nanticoke, the spirit
ual adviser of the Union. The cere-
monies began with the celebration of
Solemn High Mass in st. Johns Greek
Catholic Church.
Aged Brother Dead.-Brother Kier-
nan, who for sixty-seven years had
been connected with Villanova College
and who never left the grounds of that
institution for fifty years, died on
June IL. He was SO years old.
Brother Herman, since his arrival at
Villanova in 1S48, had been in charge
of the school farm. When not en-
gagged on the farm he was almost al
ways at prayer. He was born in Ire
land and came to this country in the
early part of 1848, going to st. Angus
tines Church, at Troy, N. Y. A few
months later he was transferred to
Villanova College, Villanoya, Pa.
Central Verein to Meet The Ger
man Catholic Union of Illinois, with
a membership of 22,500, recently held
it's 23rd annual convention in Aurora,
Ill. The national convention of the
Central Verein will be held in st, Paul
in August.
Civil War Sister Nurse Dead.-After
more than half a century of devoted
Christian service Sister Vincent Nc
Kinney of st. Johns Orphan Asylum,
New Hartford, N. Y, passed to her
reward Tuesday of last week. She
was born in Ireland eighty years ago
and when about FIVE years old came
to this country with her parents, set
thing in Philadelphia. There she lived
until she became a Sister of Charity
in 1859 During the Civil War she
was a nurse, being connected for
time with Saterlee Hospital, then a
famous institution near Philadelphia.
She was sent to St. Johns Orphan
Asylum 10 years ago and there round
ed out her life in caring for the home
less children who claim it's shelter.
Named Assistant Provincial
Mother Mary Margaret of the Order
Iof st. Joseph, in charge of ST. Mary s
parochial school and convent, SYRIA
cuse, N. Y, has been appointed as
sistant to the Provincial of the Order,
Mother Irene, and will hereafter be
stationed at Troy, N. Y. Mother Irene
was formerly assistant to the late
Mother Odilia, Provincial Of the order,
who died several months ago.
Home for Working Girls. On June
la, a steady stream of visitors re-
responded to the invitation to inspect
the Josephine House." the most re.
cent step taken in the field of charity
by some of the social service workers
among the women of st. Louis, Mo
The house is located at 1857 Missis
sippi avenue, and will be occupied
today by young women bread winners
who will conduct it along the lines
laid down by the promoters of the
project, the regulations of the house
to be formulated by the girls them
selves. 1t is the intention of the
founders to provide a real home with
home privileges, comforts and free
dom for the girl who works and is
without family connections. Room
and board will be but So per week
there being no desire to realize a cent
of profit from the institution. The
name of Josephine was bestowed upoI
the home in memory of Mrs. Josephine
lSchlosstein, whose daughters, Mrs. c
Vanguard Forster and Mrs. Caroline
Seitz, volunteered to bear the expense
of furnishing the house.
| Nonaqenarian Priest Dead Rev
Secundus Lavizeri, c. M, died in st
lVincent's Seminary, Germantown, Pa.
on June 5, at the age of almost ninety
HE was born in Asti, Piedmont, Italy
land was ordained a priest in 1S48. In
1851 he entered the Congregation OF
the Mission and was stationed at The
Barens, Mo-, st. Louis, and Niagara
N. Y, and at Emmitsburg, Nd, where
he was chaplain for nineteen years
He was at the opening of the OLD
st. Vincent's Seminary, Germantown
in 1868, coming from st. Louis. Fol
the past fourteen years he was sta
toned at the seminary.
Semi-centennial Of ColIege.-The
semi-centennial anniversary of the
foundation of st. Jerome College, Der.
lin, Ont. Cam, was celebrated June Is
and Is by the alumni gathered from
many points in Canada and the States
A monster meeting of old st. Jerome
boys" was held in the college gym
lnasium June 15, following which a
reception was rendered to the Apos-
Itolic Delegate, His Excellency Most