The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-13
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New World to the crown of CASTLE
and Leon. The landing of Ponce de
Leon on the shores of Florida on Low
Sunday, April 3, 1913, is the first his
toricany authenticated presence of
Europeans in the territory now COM
prising the United States. Probably
no religious accompanied him on this
expedition.
UrsuIines Celebrate Golden Jubilee.
Three Sisters Of the Order of Ursu-
lines observed their golden jubilee
last week in the chapel of the convent
in Cleveland, Ohio: The jubilarians
are Mother de Chantal, Mother Bless
ed Sacrament and Mother st. Stephen.
Solemn High Mass was sung. An
eloquent tribute was paid by Father
Bell to the three Sisters for their de-
votion and their years of service to
| the Church. Father O'Reilly also
paid touching tribute to Mother
Mary Louis, deceased, who would
have celebrated her jubilee on this
occasion if she had lived.
PentecostaI Nation.-The Maronite
St. Joseph Church was dedicated in
New York recently by Bishop-AuXil-
larry Mgr. Hayes. The Mass was sung
in Syriac The choir was Oriental,
under direction of Father Axis, of
Scranton, Pa. Father Chelala preach
Cd in Init OF ic
indeed, the Pentecostal nation of the
Church and world.
Mrs. Aylward Becomes Catholic
Mrs. Ida Miriam Awkward of Glen
ridge, n. j., was received into the
Church in the convent chapel at Gray
moor, N. Y, recently. She was for
merly a Congregationalist. Her hus-
band, formerly of Milwaukee and
nephew of the late Monsignor Keogh,
has national reputation as an
artist and illustrator of Scribner's and
other high grade magazines.
Work of sephtes.-Engaged in
the colored work of the Josephite
Fathers in this country are 62 priests,
S3 Sisters, % lay teachers, 4,473 pu-
pills, so seminarians, so ecclesiastical
students. The Josephite Fathers con-
duct ST. Josephs Seminary, Balti-
more; Epiphany College, Baltimore;
St Joseph's College, Montgomery,
Ala; st. Joseph's Industrial School,
Clayton, Del, and st. Joseph's Home,
Wilmington, Del. They had 4S res
ident priests in their missions, 49,
1853 people, 1,677 baptisms, 86S con-
verts, and school attendance of
4,473 last year.
School Of Oratory.-It has been an
| nounced that after January LIST, ora
tory will be added to the curriculum
of the Georgetown University Law
| School, which is one of the largest
States, and all sections of the country
| are represented in it's student body
| The professorship of oratory will be
| held by VIM. J. kavanagh of the State
| Department. Mr.. Kavanagh is a for
mer actor and a former pupil of
| Boucicault and Palmer.
Industrial SchooI.-St. Mary's In
dustrial School of Baltimore, in charge
of the Xaverian Brothers with Bro.
Paul as Superintendent, Cardinal
Gibbons, as President, Bishop Cor
rigan as Treasurer, Mgr. Donahue, as
Vice-President, and the leading men
of the city, as Trustees, has 1000
boys this year in addition to 1000 on
parole. Sixty of the schools boys
are in the hands of the U. S. army
and navy, about 145 are on the Mexi-
can border. Class work is as high
as the Sth grade. The industrial de-
partments train boys in almost every
capacity. Besides, the school has 8
bands, 2 orchestras, 4S baseball clubs,
| etc.