The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-13


Convention is to be held in Bridgeport,
Conn, beginning May IA.
Massachusetts CathoIics.-Catholics
In the one time Puritan state, Massa-
chusetts, number this year l,400,S54.
Catholic Club House Planned.-The |
Catholic Club of Brooklyn is to build |
fine clubhouse on Pearl Road. 1t will !
cost about $4,000 in addition to the !
site.
Catholic Mems Union.-Buffalo,
Y. Y. has had now for three years. an |
efficient Catholic Mems Union, whose |
object is the general betterment OF |
Catholic young men.
Archbisnops' Annual Meeting.-The
annual meeting of the Archbishops OF
the United States was held in Wash |
ington on May 4. The trustees of the
Catholic University met on the pre-
ceding day.
Catholic Mayor EIected.-Frank A.
Hagarty was recently elected mayor
of Hartford, Conn, by a majority Of
500 votes over his opponent, Richard
]. Kinsella. Both are Catholics.
For French Catholics.-LoWel,
Mass, has begun the erection OF new
st. Louis Church for its French Cath
olics.
C. r. A. U. Convention.-The annual
convention OF the Catholic Total Alb
stinence Union will meet at the Catho-
lie University Of America, Washington,
d. c., in August 1t will open on Au-
gust & and continue for four days.
Irish Nun at Moiokai.-Sister Column
la, the daughter OF +. O'keetfe, ClOn-
mel, Ireland, and Il member OF an
American community Of franciscan
nuns, has taken up duty in the leper
colony, Molokai, Hawaiian Islands.
Mass in California in 16o2.-On the
Pacific coast of this country the Car
melite Fathers said Mass at Monterey,
Cal. in 1902.
Brothers Golden Jubilee.-Brother
Ignatius, O. S. F., of st. Francis Col
lege, Brooklyn, n. Y, celebrated his
golden jubilee recently. He is a ma
tive OF Riddlestown, County Limerick,
ireland, and made his profession in
Brooklyn, April 2, 1866.
Catholic Settlement House.-The
Margaret House Settlement in New
W. Orleans is doing much good work with
it's evening classes in sewing, day
nursing kindergartens and mammoth
SOUP kitchen. The Sisters of Charity
in charge, served last year 1928 por-
tions of soup, 23,S79 loaves of bread,
5,446 dinners to poor children and
made $50 visits to the poor, etc.
Ciborium Made of JeweIs.-The
Holy Hour Confraternity of st. Mar
tins Church, Baltimore, Nd, has
ciborium ornamented with nearly 1,50C
pieces of jewelry contributed by 1900
members. 1t has 100 precious stones,
amethysts and a sunburst of 90 dia
monds.
Catholic Heads Legislative Council
Patrick Thomas McGrath, the new
ly-appointed president of the Legis
lative Council Of Newfoundland
was born in that colony forty-sever
years ago, and is an old pupil OF the
5 Christian Brothers of St. Johns.
Bishop Wins Case.-The case of the
Bishop of Peoria versus Rock ISLAND
County was decided in favor of thu
Bishop by the Upper Court. BY this
decision the county cannot build new
prison within 200 feet of st. Joseph;
Church, Rock Island.
Free Hospital for Poor.-The Domin
Jean Sisters of the Sick Poor, New
York, have started a movement t.
erect in that city free hospital TO
the poor, irrespective of creed, race O
SdIuIlldl ullCS CdIIlIy ol
proves of the project.
Iowa Church Burned.-Friends o
Rev. Francis w. Conrads, pastor of 81
Anthony's Church, Atkinson, Ia, ar
Tegrettin9 the loss he suffered as wei
as the whole parish in the recent de
structive fire, which totally RACED tn
beautiful church, valued at $1,000.
Study of Music obIigatory.-In Gil
cular letter the Bishop of Covingto
directs that, beginning with Septen
Der, the study of the reading of musi
shall be obligatory in all the school
of his diocese, wherever possible an
that competent teachers be secure
for this. To prepare teachers an
choirmasters, a two weeks course wi
be given in Cincinnati from July 81
August II, and he suggests that reli:
ious communities arrange their sun
mer retreats so as not to interfeT
with attendance at this summer schoo
-'" !,
LincoIn's Cabin. - Representative
johnson of Kentucky, who is a Cat
Ollie, has introduced a bill to take III
der government care the Kentuck
farm on which stands the cabi
where Abraham Lincoln was borl
The farm has 1877 acres The cabin