The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-12-18
NEW WORLD ITEMS.

Diocesan Music Commission OF GIN
cinnati, Ohio, will issue book of lit
urgical hymns, and will establish a
library for organists.
Catholic Employment Bureau.--The
Federated Catholic Societies of Chi
cago have opened an employment bu-
reau at 1874 Washington street, that
city. The bureau is at the service of
the unemployed free of charge and
without regard to race or creed.
Nurses Home Dedicated.-Shevlin
Hall, valued at $4,000, the new nurs-
es' home in connection with ST.
Mary's Hospital, Brooklyn, N. Y, was
dedicated by Bishop Mcdonnell, re-
Gently.
Catholic Charities Conference.-The
next biennial meeting of the National
Conference of Catholic Charities will
be held at the Catholic University in
September, 1916.
Sisters Direct Municipal Hospital.
The Chicago Municipal Isolation
Hospital is under the direction of the
Poor landmarks of Jesus.
Catholic Growth in Detroit.-When
Right Reverend John S. Foley, d. D.,
of Detroit, Mich, went to that city
twenty-seven years ago there We're
100000 persons there. Today the
Catholic population is more than that
of the entire city at that time.
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St. Vincent de Paul Society.-The
worth of the st. Vincent de Paul So
ciety is evidenced by the 2S8,0O visits
made by it's members to the poor in
their homes in this country, and by
the $4,000 families they assisted last
year.
Poet on Journals Staff.-Mr. z. J.
Coleman, the poet, has Joined the
Catholic Columbian staff. For sixteen
years in London, Dublin, and many of
our American cities. Mr.. Coleman has
won distinction in his chosen field of
journalism.
Fifty Years a Priest.-On Sunday,
November u, Rev. Herman Kemper,
chaplain of st. Clare Provincial Con
vent of the Sisters of the Poor of st.
Francis, Hartwell, Ohio, celebrated
quietly the fiftieth anniversary of his
ordination.
Sisters Donate Portrait.-A mag
nificent oil painting, the life size por'
trait of the Most Reverend Arch
bishop Kenrick, was recently received
at the High School, st. Louis, Mo
The students feel highly elated over
the gift, and will always gratefully re-
member the kind donors, the Sisters
of st. Joseph of Carondelet.
Church Destroyed by Fire.-St
Mary's Church at Pine Grove, Ohio,
was destroyed by fire recently. A
spark from the chimney ignited the
shingles of the roof and before the
blaze was discovered it had devel'
oped to proportions that defied a
bucket brigade, there being no fire de-
partment near the scene.
BAPTIZED in Former Lutheran
Church.-A rather unusual incident
occurred recently in the Church of the
Blessed Sacrament, Paterson, N. j
When that edifice was known and
used as st. Lukes Lutheran Evangel
ical Church, Miss Katherine Hertne1
was a member Since then, however
Miss Hertner has been converted ano
on Sunday last she had the happiness
of being baptized in the true faith IL
the church she formerly attended as
Lutheran.
Lutheran College Appeais.-Tht
German Lutheran College of Dubuque
has served notice of its intention tC
bring an appeal in the Iowa courts
in the case of that institution agains
Dubuque (Catholic) College. Some
thing more than a year ago the lattel
institution then known as st. Joseph''
College, adopted the name Dubuque
College" The German college ant
seminary objected to st. Joseph's as
Stunning the new name, claiming l
would benefit by their advertising, ant
that the change in name would cause
confusion in mails, etc. After
lengthy hearing, Judge Benson in the
District Court refused to grant the in
junction prayed for. 1t is from this
action that an appeal is now to b.
made.
Requests Conditioned On Sohriety
Total abstinence from Intoxicating
liquor until they reach the age o
twenty-five years is condition placed
by Mrs. Mary Z. Wynne in her will
dated May 8, 1914, upon requests o
$1,000 each to her sons, Charles J
Wynne and John S. Wynne. These
legacies are to be in addition to thei
shares in her estate. Catholic chart
ties are remembered in the will o
Mrs. Wynne, wife of former Post
master General Robert j. Wynne
Mrs. Wynne died recently in Lo
Angeles, but was buried in Washing
ton.
Charitable and Religious Requests
The will of the late Rev. Jane
Regnery, p. r., of st. Elizabeth
Church, Philadelphia, gives $1,000 t
the st. Vincent de Paul Society cor
nected with st. Elizabeth's for distri