The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Gifts for Lawyer-Soldiers.- law
students of Georgetown University
have contributed to a fund to send
Christmas presents to the seventy
three former pupils of the law school,
who are now in the army and navy.
Fatal School Fire.-Five children
are dead. three are missing and eight
are severely injured as the result of
a fire which destroyed the Catholic
High School for Colored Children,
Asheville, y. c., last week.
Bio Service FIag-At a military
Mass celebrated in st. Aloysius
Church on Thanksgiving Day, in
Washin gton. D. c., a service flag was
unfolded, which has 200 stars, to rep
resent the former students of Con-
Zaga College, who are now in the
military service of the Government.
Chicago Priest hapIain-Another
priest of the Chicago Archdiocese has
attached himself to the military
forces. He is the Rev. Aristeo
Simoni, C. r.. until recently stationed
at st. StanislauS College. Father
Simoni has gone to Camp Logan,
Houston, Texas, where he will serve
as knight of Columbus chaplain, at
tached to the recreation headquar
tiers. At Camp Houston are the Illi-
nois state troops in training for for
eign service.
Foresters in Service.-EXercises of
most memorable and patriotic ma
ture were held by the Massachusetts
Catholic Order of Foresters at st.
Rose Hall, Worcester, Monday even
ing. the occasion being the unfurling
of a United States Service flag in
honor of 800 members of the order
who have responded to the country's
call for men in its Defense
Cathedral Dedicaton.-The dedica-
ton OF st. Patrick's Cathedral, Ell
Paso, Texas, occurred on Thanksgiv-
ing Day, beginning at 1920 A. M.
Solemn Pontifical Mass was celebrat
ed, with the Most Rev. J. B. Pitaval,
Archbishop of Santa Fe, as celebrant.
The Rt. Rev. A. j. Schiller, S. j.,
Bishop of FL Paso, occupied his
4 throne The sermon was delivered
Z by the Rt Rev. Joseph p Lynch,
Bishop of Dallas, Tex, and number
of bishops and other visiting clergy
attended.
Conscripting ReIigious.-The New
Zealand Legislative Council has
struck out of the Compulsory Service
Bill the clause for the exemption of
all teachers, including Marist Broth
ers, from military service. The House
of Representatives had previously
passed the clause and the disagree
ment between the Council and the
House will probably prolong the ses-
sion.
The National Security League
Cardinal Gibbons will be among those
who will attend a Congress of
National Service" to be held in Chi
cago, February II to 23, 1918. This
congress will make an effort to solve
the new social, political and economic
problems which the war has forced
upon us. The need of an educational
campaign for civic preparedness has
become apparent. The time has come
when the business of the government
is every mans business.
Giant Service FIag.-A committee
from Denver Council, Knights of Co.
lumbus, is to be entrusted with the
task of investigating whether it is
practicable TO make and float serv-
ice flag large enough to contain stars
for every Catholic Coloradoan who
has offered his services to Uncle Sam.
There would probably be close to 1 900
stars in the flag. 1t will be placed
either on the bishops house, OF, his
church-the Cathedral
Novel Thank Offering.-Sunday
morning, November II, every man,
woman and child in New Orleans had
an opportunity to make an offering in
thanksgiving for sight Committees
of ladies were at all the churches
to receive these offerings of thanks
giving, and every man, woman and
child was asked to bring to church an
extra offering for the blind The fund
thus accumulated will be used to
establish workshop for the blind of
the city that they may be independ-
ent and happy.
The Staatsverband.-The services
in commemoration of the patron feast
of the New York State League of
German-American Catholics was held
in Buffalo at st. Mary's Church
on Sunday evening, December g. The
celebration was arranged by the
Catholic Federation of the city. On
this occasion the members OF the
Federation and their families Joined
the Catholics of the country in
asking their intercession of Our Lady
of Peace to bring the world conflict
TO an end
Street Named for Hero.-Tuesday
morning, November Is, Solemn High
Mass of Requiem was celebrated in ST.