The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-22
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Johnston as Colonies II. S. A. Col.
Mcmahon is a son of the late General
Martin Mcmahon, and Col. Johnston
is jealous convert to the Church.
Brothers Golden Juhilee.-At the
recent reunion of former students of
Mt. ST. Joseph's College, Baltimore,
Md, committee was appointed to
arrange a celebration in honor of the
golden jubilee of Brother Isidores
reception into the Xaverian Brother
hood. Brother Isidore, who is now
Provincial of the Xaverian Brothers
in America, has been connected with
Mount ST. Joseph's in various capaci-
ties since 1878, being it's President
prior to being called to his present
office. The committee has made ar
rangements for the celebration, which
will take place at the college on Satur-
day, August II.
A Valued HeirIoom.-The will of
Lucy Dudley March Sheafe of New
York, who died May %, disposes of
an estate of more than $4,000, the
residue of which goes to the Servants
of Relief for Incurable Cancer. She
gave to her cousin, Elizabeth Beck
Sands, New York City, small pin set
with pearls, described as very old
and very valuable, containing lock
of hair of Annette Ascough, who was
burnt at the stake for not denying
her faithtp
Site for Parish School. = Bishop
Glass of Salt Lake City, Utah, has
purchased half block in that city
as site for the new Cathedral school,
The property has frontage of $50
feet facing west, frontage of 1872 feet
on East South Temple Street, and a
frontage of 1872 feet on First South
Street.
Many State Troops cathoIics.-A
large proportion of the state troops
called out for service on the Mexican
border are Catholics. A feature of the
recent mobilization in Massachusetts
was the general communion for the
Catholic soldiers on Saturday, June
"a. Fifty priests from Boston and
vicinity assisted Father O'Connor,
chaplain of the Ninth Regiment, in
hearing confessions on the previous
afternoon.
Holy Childhood Report.-From the
annual report of the Association OF
Holy Childhood, recently issued by the
national Office at Pittsburg, Pa, we
gather that the grand total of receipts
from the United States during the
year May, 1915, to April, 1916
amounted to $55,76O.63. AS the con
tributions received by this association
come chiefly from our Catholic school
children we have here grand tribute
of our little ones to the cause OF
Christ, the salvation of souls in the
Foreign Missions.
Orphan Boys EnIist.-About thirty
of the boys of st. Mary's Industrial
School, Baltimore, Md, enlisted at the
first call.
Sister. Died from Iniuries.-Sistel
Mary Winifred, one of the oldest Sis
tiers of Charity of the Blessed Virgin
Mary at the Motherhouse of the Con
gregation at Mt. Carmel, Dubuque, Ia.
died recently as the result of injuries
sustained when struck by an auto
mobile. Sister Mary Winifred, who
was 80 years of age, and 48 years in
the community, was walking in the
grounds Of Mt. Carmel at the hour OF
dusk and was struck by an automobile
driven by unknown parties who were
evidently joy-riding and who FASTENED
away from the scene as quickly as pos
sible.
5ardstown Cathedral Centenary
Prof. John M. Cooney, director of the
School of Journalism in the University
of Notre Dame, represented the uni
versity at the centennial celebration
of the laying of the cornerstone of the
first Cathedral in the West, in Bards
town, KY, July 1920. BY invitation
of Rev. C. ]. O'Connell, pastor of the
old Cathedral since 1879, he took as
his subject, "Bardstown, the Athens
| of the West" Rev. Charles Lee
O'Donnell, author of the recently pub
lished book of verses, "The Dea6
Musician and Other POEMS" con
tributed an historical ballad for the
occasion. Father ODonnell is pro
fessor of English in the University Of
Notre Dame and associate editor Of
Ave Maria.
Residence Donated to CARDINAL
Having within the past several months
presented to the st. Vincent de Pau
Society the fine old residence of Mis-.
Ellen Jenkins in the 500 block of Parl
Avenue, Baltimore, Md, announce
ment also was made the other day O.
a gift to Cardinal Gibbons of the mag
nificent old residence of the late
Michael Jenkins on Park Avenue, a
the corner Of Little Ross Street anc
within one door of the Academy O
Visitation. The presentation wa
made in the names of George c. Jen
kins, Mary c., Joseph W., Jr., AM
Ellen R. Jenkins. Just what DISPOSE
ton will be made of the magnif1cen
old home by the Cardinal has not beer
disclosed, although it is. taken TO
granted that it will be devoted to som,
charitable or religious cause. TIL,
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