The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-07-08
NEW WORLD ITEMS


the Chicago parochial schools have |
started cadet organizations under the
direction of competent military In
structors.
Sisters Win Legacy.-The Sisters OF |
Mercy conducting st. Mary's Hospital |
in Iowa City, Ia, have just received |
a verdict in their favor in case in |
yolying a bequest of property worth |
about $15,0OO-willed to them by |
Patrick Donovan as a recompense to |
the Sisters for the care they pledged |
10 give him during the last few years |
of his life.
colored Catholic Editor Dead.-A.
D. Griffin, editor and owner OF the
Kansas Elevator, who died recently |
of heart failure, was Catholic. Mr..
Griffin published the only Negro
Democratic publication in the country
He made hundreds of friends by his
clear writing and charitable spirit.
His loss is a heavy one to his race.
MAGNIFICENT Crucifix.-A magnificent
mahogany cruciix now occupying a
Mace high above the main altar OF
Blessed Sacrament Church OF st.
Louis, Mo-, was blessed and put IN
place before Solemn High Mass last
Sunday week. The cross, which
weighs 500 pounds, was constructed
by the pastor, Rev. P H. Bradley, who
is quite a mechanical genius. The
material was purchased from the
Easter offering and the image OF the
Crucified Lord is the pastors gift to
his parish.
Former Minister Ordained.-Rev.
Charles d. Meyer of Montclair, N. Jr
q former minister of the Protestant
Episcopal Church, was one Of six
deacons from the Seminary of the I'M
maculate Conception at Seton Hall
College ordained to the priesthood by
Bishop O'Connor, in the Cathedral OF
ST. Patrick, Newark, N. j., on June IL.
Father Meyer was graduate OF Nash
otah Seminary and was formerly con-
nected with St. Edmund Episcopal
Church. Milwaukee, Wis, and other
churches of that sect in Wisconsin and
New Jersey before becoming convert
to Catholicism.
Gift for College FieId.-At the an
nual reunion and banquet of the
Alumni Association of Boston College,
Io1 i,, fha
members contributed the sum of
$1,000 for the purpose of erecting
additional stands and a steel back
stop on the newly constructed Alumni
Field.
New x. of c. Clubhouse.-At the
home and headquarters of the Knights
of Columbus in New Haven, Conn,
a valuable residence property has been
purchased by the Knights of Columbus
Club consisting of 1000 members.
The house contains twenty rooms,
which will be used as the club proper.
1t is the intention of the club to build
in the rear four bowling alleys and
gymnasium. The latter, it is ex-
pected, will cost $4,000. 1t will be
a two-story brick building The gym
nasium will be on the ground floor
and on the floor above will be an
assembly room, so by 80 feet, capable
of seating 1900 people. The GYM
nasium will contain swimming pool,
shower baths, running tracks and all
the modern requisites. The erection
of the bowling alleys will cost about
$4,000.
Sister Writes PIay-Sister M. An
gela Brennan of the Sisters of Charity,
teaching at ST. Berchman's Academy,
in Omaha, Neb, is the author of a
new play, "Meg Burns" which was
given its initial presentation at the
Krug Theatre in Omaha during the
week commencing June %. Sister
Angela, who writes under the NOM
deplume of Gilbert Guest" is a
writer of much ability, articles from
her pen having appeared in many
periodicals in the West In writing
Meg Burns" which is secular in it's
theme, Sister Angela was guided by
a desire to prove that a play can be
clean and wholesome in theme and at
the same time of sound dramatic
value. Theatrical men are consider
ing presenting this drama in New
York City where, in the opinion of
those competent to judge, it would
make fine appeal to the public as a
clean and wholesome play.
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Irish History Scholarships. - The
Iowa state board of examiners for the
Irish history scholarships have COM
pleted their work and announced the
following winners and schools: A. o.
H. scholarship, Allen Barry, St
Patrick's school, Iowa City; L. A. A
I o. H. scholarship, Veretta Martini, St
Mary's school, Emmetsburg.
Discrimination Against Catholics
An attempt of the ST. Louis Board OF
Education to discriminate against
Catholic schools was recently over
ruled by Judge Hennings of the Cir
cult Court. The Board had refused
to admit a graduate of Catholic higl
school to the Harris Teachers College
training school for public schoo
teachers, on the same favorable terms
granted to public school graduates
The demurrer of the Board of Educa
ton was found upon the claim thai
he.