The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-06-12

and tWenty-four years old, and Satnr-
day, May %, was the one hundred
and fourth anniversary of the founding
of St. Thomas Seminary, Ky.
332,377 Knights.-The Knights of
Columbus now number 107,658 insur-
anee and 224,719 associate members,
New Hospital Progressing. = The
new st. Joseph's Mercy Hospital,
which is being erected at Mason City, |
Iowa, will be ready for dedication by |
September /.
Alumni Give TabIet.-The class of
1910 have presented to Boston College
a bronze tablet in memory of Rev. |
William P. Brett, S. j., professor of
moral philosophy, who died on Febru-
airy Is, 1914.
Indian Boys for coIlege.-Father
Rohr, O. M. l., Superior of st. Mary's
Mission, B. c., spent a week among
the Lillooet Indians recently, and re-
turned with two Indian boys for st.
Mary's College at Mission City.
First Canadian church.-The first
Canadian Catholic church was erected
at Port Royal in the year 1908.
IT,
Convert Designed Church.-Father
Halves drew the original plans of the
monastic church on the Mount of
Atonement at Graymoor, N. Y, as a
thank offering to Almighty God and
st. Francis of Assist for his CONVEX
sion to Catholicism. He has been
adopted bf the Bishop of Geraldton,
West Australia.
Orphanage to Expand.-The golden
jubilee of the Guardian Angel Orphan
age, Chicago, was celebrated May "A.
One feature of the program was the
dedication of the first of the ten pro-
posed cottages for the institution. The
Pontifcal High Mass was celebrated
by Rt. Rev. Paul P. Rhode, Auxiliary
Bishop.
Iowa Daughters of IsabeIla.-The
second annual state convention of the
Daughters of Isabella was held at
Mason City at the K. of @. hall on
June 1 and 2. The Mason City mem
bers made great preparations and
couple hundred visitors from all over
the state were present.
Convert from Presbyterianism.-M
Ernest Tocci, until recently student
in the Presbyterian Theological Sem
mary at Bloomfield, N. j., has been
received into the Catholic Church by
the Rev. James Matturro, rector of the
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel,
Newark, N. J.
New Hospital PIanned.-The Sisters
of Mercy at Centerville, Ia, are plan
ming a new 100000 hospital. The peo-
pie of Centerville will be asked to con-
tribute $4,000 of the amount. The
Sisters of Mercy took charge of the
Centerville hospital about eight years
ago.
Maltese Catholic Congregational
San Francisco, seven hundred young
Catholic men from Malta, are organic
ing Catholic congregation.
Retreat for Postal EmpIoyes.-A spe-
cial retreat for the men employed in
the Postal Service was held in the
Monastery of Blessed Gabriel, Brigh-
ton, Mass, from 6 p. m. on Saturday,
May 20, to z a. m. Tuesday, June l,
under the auspices of st. Raphaeps
Division of the Retreat Promoters
Guild.
$4,000 for New AItar.-Rev. Ed.
mund Hayes, pastor of st. Mary's
Church, at Shenandoah, Ia, will give
$4,000 for the altar in the new St
Patrick's Church that is being built
at Imogene. The edifice will replace
that burned several months ago. Fa
Their Hayes was formerly at Imogene
Diamond Jubilee charlottesville
diamond jubilee or seventy-f1fth ami
versary of the formation of the parish
of st. John the Baptist, West Thrift
eth street, New York City, was cele
brated on Sunday, May 80, with i'm
pressive ceremonies. His Eminence
Cardinal Farley presided at the Sol
emn Pontifical Mass on that day.
Sister Declined Honor.-Denver Uni
versity, which is conducted by the
Methodist Episcopal church, paid g
gracious compliment to a Catholic nun
several days ago, when it invited Sis
ter Dolorine of Loretto Heights Acad
envy, Denver, Colo, to be judge al
its annual elocution contest. Although
she and her order highly appreciated
the honor, the sister declined.
CoIored Converts Confirmed.-Arch
bishop Glennon of st. Louis, Mo-, OF
Sunday afternoon, May %, in st. Eliza
beth's (colored) Church, confirmed {
class of 100 persons about half o.
whom were adults. The ceremony at
tracted an assemblage twice too large
for the capacity of the church; anC
the overflow thronged the grounds
around the edifice.
Marist celehraticn.-Great prepare
lions were made at Algiers, La
to celebrate the golden jubilee of thu
coming of the Marist Fathers to tina
section. The celebration was hell
from June 4 to 6. Most Rev. James
III. Blenk, Archbishop of New Orleans
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