The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-20
NEW WORLD ITEMS

NEW WORLD ITEMS
Statue Of ST. Dominic. In com
memoration OF the seventh centenary
of ST. Dominic, q magnificent statue
of the saint will be unveiled ut the
House oil Studies, Washington, this
month.
PrelatiaI lnvestiture.-On Wednes-
day mornina, May 10, at bloomington,
H.. took place the solemn mvestiture
as Monsienor of Rev, Michael F..
Weldon. pastor ofS Holy Trinity
Church, in that city.
Home FOR Boyo.-Chicago knights
of Columbus are planning to raise
$4,000 for the home for boys pro-
posed by Archbishop Mundelein. 1t is
likely that two weeks campaign for
soliciting subscriptions will be launch
ed within = short time.
Co!leqe Bursar.-Rev. j. NJ. Wolfe,
for the past three years pastor at
Maquoketa, la, has been appointed by
Archbishop Keane. financial manager
of Dubuque College Rev. l.. B..
Craney. who has held this position at
the College, will succeed Father Wolfe
at Maquoketa.
Kenrick Seminary Alumni. - AT
Marquette Hotel ST. Louis, Mo, was
recently organized the Alumni Asso-
citation OF Kenrick Seminary. Oyer
100 members were enrolled. Rev. P.
!. Spencer was elected President;
Archbishop Glennon, Bishop Lynch. o.
Dallas. and Dir. Ryan, c, NJ, were
elected honorary presidents.
St. Louis ChErities.-The charities
OF the Archdiocese OF st. Louis, last
year, represent an expenditure OF
S573.3S7.99 This does not include
the expenditure for the maintenance
OF the BarochiaI schools which amount
cd to a further sum of $7S0,000.
Alexisn Brothers jubilee. - The
fiftieth anniversary Of the opening OF
the AleXian Brothers hospital in Chi-
cago was observed this month. Dur
= in& its fifty years the hospital has
cared for 10f,G33 patients. Of which
a0,905 were Catholics.
Large Cross Donated Rev. Michael
J. Eiordon. pastor of the Immaculate
Conception Church, Washington, d. c.,
has had erected on the eDiStle side
of the sanctuary Of the Church cross
of heroic size, standing II feet high.
1t was presented to the Immaculate
Conception Church by Mrs. c. G. Gun
ningham as a memorial to her parents
Young Mems Clubhouse. Tho mem
bers OF Good win Council, Youn2
Mems Institute, Terre Haute. Ind.
have purchased the Brinkman home
stead, Eighth and Eagle streets, and
will transform it into a beautiful and
commodious clubhouse.
sodaiity Unon.-A sodality unior
is to be organized, comprising a mem
bership Of all the active workers O.
the Catholic Church in Kansas City
Mo. Plans we're made recently by
Rev. Z. +. Garesche OF ST. Louis, wht
explained the purpose OF the organi
zaticn to be a big brother" and hi!
sister" movement. The local unio1
will be a link in the national organi
cation, which comprises 100000 Cath
olics.
c. NJ. 3. A. chap!ain.-At a recen
meeting of the Supreme Board Of tn
c. NJ. b. A., Right Rev. Monsigno
John d. Biden, LII. D., rector of An
nunciation Church, Buffalo, n. Y, wa
appointed supreme spiritual adviser
the Office having been vacant since
the death OF Bishop Cotton.
New York Notwithstanding tn,
year 1915 the Catholics of the oNev
York Archdiocese contributed $50
charitable purposes the magnifcen
sum Of nearly $2,0o00O0. This doe
not include the millions of dollar
contributed by the same generous
Catholics for religious and education
al purposes. During the same yea
1862 dependent, crippled blind an,
deaf and dumb children were care,
for in Catholic child-caring institu
tons. and of that number only forty
two died.
Prominent Convert Received.-Hor
Seth Grosyenor Fessenden, Stamford
Conn, son of the Rev Samuel {
Fessenden of the Congregationalist:
Rockford, Me-, Representative c
Maine for two terms and Connecticut
most brilliant States Attorney, brotl
er of United States Senator Willia1
Pitt Fessenden, was received into til
Church during a recent illness.
Plus Tenth Memorial Chapel R
Rev John E. Burke, Director Genera
of the Catholic Board for Missio
Work among the Colored People {
the United States, has started a NOV,
ment for the. erection Of a chapel i
the south in memory of the lat
Pontiff, Plus Tenth.