The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-07-31
NEW WORLD ITEMS.


has issued orders for the establish
ment of bureau of censorship to
pass upon all the magazines sold in
Pittsburgh.
Magazines transgressing the bound
of morality and propriety will be
barred, and newsdealers who fail to OBJ
serve regulations will be subject to
arrest.
Four police women were appointed
by Director Hubbard to read all publ
cations received here each month.
Verse, prose and illustrations deemed
Objectionable will be marked and sub
mitted to the director.
Kniuhts of CoIumbus.-August 14th
will be knights of Columbus Day. at
the Panama-Pacific Exposition. Plans
are being made for record-breaking
attendance on that day.
Brothers at Catholic U.-Next Octo-
Der the Brothers of Mary will open
their BODYBUILDING new House of
Studies at the Catholic University.
Holy Name Demonstration.-Free
port, l.. l., saw the greatest demon
stration in its history last week, when
$4,000 members of the Holy Name So
Cieties in the Brooklyn diocese visited
there for their annual demonstration.
Collection Last Fall Amounted to
$96,000.-It has been announced at the
Catholic University that the total of
$4,000 was contributed to the sup
port of the institution by Catholics
through collection taken up in all
churches last fall. This exceeds by
several thousand dollars the amount
collected the previous year.
School Aid.-The Committee on
Education of the New York Constitu-
ton Convention has decided that that
part of the Constitution which denies
state aid to UNCONVENTIONAL schools
will remain. The proposition to re-
peal it was made in connection with
the proposition to tax all church prop
erty.
Centenary CeIebration.-A cente.
nary celebration is to be held by the
parishes of Christmas Island and Iona
on August "a, to commemorate the
first arrival of Bishop at the Grand
Narrows, one hundred years ago, and
to erect a memorial near the site on
which the first church was built there
The celebration will be held at Christ
mas Island,
Guqgenheim a Catholic.-M. Robert
Guggenheim, son of Mr. Daniel Gug
genheim, the capitalist, became con
vert in April The fact has just be
come public because of the marriage
of Mr. Guggenheim and Miss Margaret
Weyher in st. Mary's Church at Deal
N. j., Saturday, July 10.
Little Sisters of the Poor.-The
Poor has now become 5,793, of whom
1857 have taken perpetual vows ant
2,256 temporal VOWS; there are, be
sides, 25S novices and 2S5 postulants
The number of old people now under
their care is 45,913.
Shrine Demolished.-The recent tor
nado which swept through Missouri
damaged several Catholic institutions
The convent of the Religious of thu
Sacred Heart at ST. Charles, was badl
damaged, and the Shrine of Nine. Du
chesne, founder of the Americal
branch of the Order, was crushed t
the ground under which her body lies
WF"@ e
Catholic Students.-Out of 3,21
students in the Illinois State Univel
sity, about eight per cent, or 214 ar
Catholics. But of the faculty, not on
per cent are Catholics. Now, if Catl
olics make plea for better represents
ton in the higher walks of public edl
cation, they are criticized for raisin
a sectarian issue. And if they d
nothing in the matter at ALL they ar
reproached for not possessing enoug
intellectual and highly educated me
for university positions.
Press Sunday.-In recognition of tn
beneficial influence, exerted by Catht
lie newspapers, His Eminence, Card
nal Gibbons, has designated the frs
Sunday of each month as Catholi
Press Sunday, and has exhorted tn
clergy of his archdiocese to use thei
good offices in promoting the cause {
Catholic journalism.
Rectors Ban Daneing.-One hundre
rectors of the Catholic diocese of New
ark, N. J., meeting at Seton Hall Co
lege, South Orange, on Sunday las
voted not to announce from the pulp
any entertainment or social &
which modern dances will be allowed
Bishop O'Connor presided. TIL
dances were declared to be "becomin
worse"
New HospitaI.-St. Elizabeth Hosp
tai, the second institution of its kin
in Hannibal, Mo-, was dedicated r.
Gently
The hospital will be ready to receiv
patients in two weeks. It was erecte
at cost of $4,000 by the Sisters {
st. Francis of Maryville, Mo.