The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-22


Trinity College, Washington, two
valuable paintings.
60 Priests Hear SoIdiers.-Cardinal
O'Connell sent sixty priests to the
military camp in birmingham, Mass,
to hear the confessions of the Catholic
soldiers there.
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League of Cross Cadets. - The
League of Cross Cadets, a Catholic
young mems temperance organization
of San Francisco, Cal, has furnished
two companies to the National Guard
of California.
Blessing of Church 5ells.-A fine
set of new bells, installed in the tower
of the Slovenian Church of st. Jo-
seph, South Bethlehem, Pa, were
blessed July IA by the Rev. H. j. Nc
Gettigan, rector of the Church OF the
Holy Infancy. A patriotic parade pre-
ceded the ceremony.
Rest Room for Working GirIs.-The
Archbishop of Chicago is projecting
the establishment of a large rest and
lunch room for working girls OF all
nationalities and creeds in "Chicago's
loop"
Mobilization Affects Cadets.-Prac-
tically all of the commissioned officers
of the Marquette Guards of the Church
Of Our Lady Help of Christians, East
Orange, N j., enlisted in Company II,
Fifth Regiment, in East Orange, last
week.
Church Dedication.-The dedication
of the new Church of st. Charles
Borromeo at North Bend, Neb., took
place on Tuesday, July II. Bishop
Then of Lincoln officiated and preach
ed the sermons in the morning and in
the evening.
Cadets Offer Services. - Colonel
Flynn of San Francisco, Cal, wired
Washington, D. c., on June %, offering
the services of the First Regiment
League of the Cross Cadets to the
United States government in the event
of war with Mexico. On June 26
wired reply was sent from Washing
ton acknowledging receipt of the wire
OF the 22nd and commencing the
regiment for it's display of patriotic
spirit.
Fund for Seminary Gymnasium
The matter of raising fund of $4O,-
600 for a gymnasium for st. Francis
Seminary, Milwaukee, Wis.,, will be
brought before the biennial conven-
ton of the Catholic Knights of Wis
consin, in session on July "a, 25 and
26 in Oshkosh.
Retreat for Laymen.-The laymen
of st. Louis and vicinity will have
their annual retreat beginning Friday,
July %, and ending Sunday evening,
the Goth, at Kenrick Seminary. The
retreat will be conducted by Rev.
Edward P. Sullivan, S. j., of CleVe-
land, o.
Directory of Catholic Boarding
Housewife seventh edition of the
Directory of Catholic Boarding and
Rooming Houses, giving list of
desirable places in Cleveland, Ohio,
has just been gotten out by the Rev.
F. S. Betten, S. j., of st. Ignatius Col
lege.
An Historic BeII.-Father Grootens
of Kaskaskia Island, ILL.,, has presented
Bishop Althoff of the Diocese of Belle
vile with the bell given to the Church
of Illinois by King Louis XIV of France
in 1741. The bell is said to have an
historic value of $4,000.
$51,660 Raised for Church.-St.
AIMS building fund campaign in Mil
waukee, Wis.,, extending over period
of ten days, closed recently. The
amount raised for the new church was
$51,66O, with contributions promised
to bring the total amount up to $4,000
Bust of Bishop.-As a lasting
memento of the late Right Reverend
Thomas J. Conaty, Bishop of the Do
cese of Monterey and Los Angeles,
a bust, slightly larged than life-size,
is being completed by Mrs. Julia
Bracken WENT, noted sculptress of
Los Angeles. The bust will be done
in marble and will occupy the posi-
ton of honor in the Conaty family
residence on Harvard boulevard.
Six Hundred ChaIices.-The Cath
Ollie Church Extension Society, Chi
cago, has provided poor missionary
priests in the course of ten years with
six hundred chalices.
Christian Brothers Open School,
The summer school of the Christian
Brothers was begun July, 3 at their
building, Ocean Rest" Ocean City,
N. j., with an attendance of more than
100 Brothers from Philadelphia, New
York, Jersey City, Baltimore, Cumber
land, Md; Rock Hill, Md; Newark
Paterson, Augusta, Ca, and many
other sections. Brother Philip, the SUI
perior, is director of the school.
Request to Catholic Charities.-The
will of Estelle Livingston Redmond, q
descendant of Chancellor Livingston
and wife of Geraldyn Redmond, OF
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