The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-27

at st. Joseph's Church in that city
for their annual Vesper service. The
men marched from the Bergen street
station house to the church prior to
the services.
Voice of a Precious vioIin.-Mrs.
James Mason of Grassy Lick, Md, it,
is said, owns a Stradivarius violin,
four hundred years old. In the in
strument is inscribed: ammo 1916"
and in Italian the words when
living, | dWelt in the woods; when
dead, became sweet sound of God
Jesuit's Jubilee.-The members of
Sacred Heart parish and Catholics
from every part of Denver, Colo, join
ed in the recent celebration of the
fftieth anniversary of Rev. Aloysius
p Brucker, S. j., as member of the
Jesuit Order. Gifts, including sub
stantial check, two gold chalices, a
full set of vestments and gold watch,
were presented to the venerable
jubilarian.
Medal for Brave Catholic Soldier
Frank w. Crilley, chief gunner's
mate in the navy, has been awarded
the Treasury Departments silver
medal of honor for bravery in res
cuing Chief Gunner's Mate William F.
Loughman, who was endangered in
deep sea diving off Honolulu in con-
nection with the salvage of Submarine
F-4, which sank year ago with the
loss of her crew. Crilley, who had
little or no experience in deep sea
diving, volunteered to go to the res
cue of Loughman, who had become
foul of a line $50 feet beneath the
surface After more than two hours
of dangerous work, during which he
was knocked unconscious by a swing
ing wire cable, Crilley rescued his
man.
Sister-Nurse's Death.-The death of
Sister Winifred Cummins, who was
member of the valiant band of Sisters
of Charity who served as nurses on
the battlefelds during the Civil War;
occurred at the st. Joseph Maternity
Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, April &c.
She was eighty-seven years of age,
and had been a member of the Order
for fifty-seven years. Thirty years
of her religious life she had spent at
hn loft to1
she had been stationed at various
times at the Good Samaritan Hospital
and the ST. Joseph Orphan Asylum.
A Unique acknowledgement the
Honorable Fred Shaughnessy, of the
Sixtieth Canadian regiment, who was
killed in battle, will have a unique
memorial dedicated to his memory.
His father, Lord Shaughnessy, Presi-
dent of the Canadian Pacific Railroad,
is preparing to establish 1000 COM
pleted farms in Western Canada for
soldiers after the war The immense
amount of work, and the great ex-
pense, will be borne by Lord Shaugh-
messy. On each of the 1000 farms
will be house, a barn and a well.
Alexian Brothers Hospital. = The
Alexian Brothers Hospital, Chicago
which celebrated this month it's golden
jubilee, is one of the big hospitals OF
Chicago. 1t has opened it's doors to
persons of all creeds and no creeds
The record shows it has cared fol
101 ,623 persons. OF the number so,
9O5 were Catholics, Bits were Pro
testants, 6,43O were Jews, and 6,529
made no religious profession. Thirty
five. thousand and eighty-two were
nursed without charge, 1920 paid in
part for the service, and 81, 351 paid
the regular rates. Brother Peter Yes
per has been rector of the hospital
since 1913. The early buildings OF
the hospital were destroyed in the
great Chicago fire in 1871 and the
buildings next erected had to be
moved to make room for the North
western elevated road in 1895. The
next year, 1896, twenty years ago, the
present site was purchased and the
buildings erected. In the meantime
the Alexian Brothers established hos
pitfalls in Oshkosh, Wis, st. Louis, Mo.
and in Elizabeth, N. J.
Gifts for Church, very handsome
| Communion paten, sterling silver
gold plated and ebony handle, wa:
recently presented to Father Anseln
of ST. Boniface Church, New Orleans
La, to be used every day at Mas:
! whenever Holy Communion is dis
tributed. Miss Elizabeth G. Keifer
a member of the Altar Society
donated this beautiful gift in memor.
of Miss Lillian Quere. Mr.. JOSEPH
Vetter, staunch member of the Hol.
Name Society, donated beautiful
Benediction cope.
Diocesan Retreat.-phe annual re
treat for the priests of the Davenport
diocese will be held at ST. Ambros
i College beginning on Monday, Jun
4 10, and closing Friday, June 90. TIL
/ exercises of the retreat will be cor
Quoted by Redemptorist missionary
st. Mary's College Events.-0n Ma
jl9, DR.. James J. Walsh concluded
series of lectures to the student bod
of st. Mary's College and Academy
Il Notre Dame, Ind From the man
and interesting subjects on which ID