The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-11-10


with an attendance of more than loo'-
600 persons. 'N
CHAPLAIN to France.-Rev. FranzfJ.
Feinler, formerly army chaplain at
Vancouver. Wash, and later IN the
Philippines, accompanied the Amerl-
--,can expeditionary force to France IN
his capacity as chaplain.
A FIao With Many Stars.-Rev.
James J. O'Brien, pastor of st. Cath
crimes Church, Somerville, Mass, has
unfurled a service flag on the church
grounds which shows field OF l5O
stars. representing the number OF
Young men of that parish in the ma
tons service.
Generous Giving.-The Catholics OF
Kansas City, Mo-, almost trlpled the
amount assigned to them to be raised
as their contribution to the knights
of Columbus Soldiers Fund. They had
been asked for $4,000; they gave
nearly $4,000. In one parish the SUD-
scriptions averaged $40 to family.
Gift to Catholic Education.-Ihe
University of ST. Francis Xavier's Col
lege. Antagonist, n. S., has just re-
--- ceived a gift of $4,000 from Mr.. NJ j.
O'Brien, of Renfrew, Ont, whose do
nation to the Morrison School IN An
1iponish 1.-THE shire-town of his native
county), was mentioned last week
Mr.. OBrien a year ago had donated
1000 towards the new library Dmld'
inc Of the university erected this year
Nun Dies While Praying.-Sister M
Alexia, of the Franciscan order, and
one of the most widely known Cathol6
charity workers in the United States
died a few evenings ago while she
knelt at her devotions before the al
tar in the Church of the Assumption
Syracuse, N. Y. She had been at the
head of the charity organizations IN
Jeffersonville Ind; Louisville, KY;
Albany and Utica, N. Y, and Camden
and Hoboken, n. J.
Cornerstone Laid.-Sunday, October
Z. will long be remembered by the
100 Ukrainians of Fort William, Ontario
Canada, for on that day the corner
stone of the n-Greek-Cathollt
Church was laid, which will be {
credit not only to the coal dock dis
trict but to the whole city. Although
the weather was not favorable grea
crowd of people, comprising mostl!
Ukrainians, awaited the arrival of thu
Ulxrainian Catholic bishop, Right Rev
erend n Budka, d. D.
Give $500 for War Relief Fund
Miss NJ. E. Bannon, District Presiden
of the Auxiliary of the Knights o
St John, presented on behalf OF TIN
organization a check for $500 to Rev
j.. ]. O'Hern, c. S. p, at the meeting
of the Catholic Women's War Relic
Society of Washington, on last Mon
day evening in Carroll hall. Thi
money will be used for the benefit o
the soldiers, in any manner that Faith
er O'Hern may deem necessary.
Ohio Parish Anniversary.-Th six
tieth anniversary of the foundation o
ST. Joseph's parish, Fremont, Ohio, wa
celebrated recently by the consecrs
ton of the improved and renovate
church, of which Rev. Gustave H
Rieken is permanent rector. Bisho
Schrembs of Toledo off1ciated, as
sisted by Bishop Koudelka of Supe
rior, and Bishop Gallagher of Gran
Rapids. The cornerstone of the pres
ent church was laid by Presiden
Hayes, April 80, 1882, and blessed b
the late Bishop Gilmour, of Cleveland
Church Extension Gifts.-The CatI
Ollie Church Extension Society ha
made it's 1,53Sth gift for the buildin
of churches in communities wher
none existed before; that is to say
there are 1888 Catholic centers exis
ing today which would not have com
into their own had it not been for tn
work of the society and the generosit
of its members. Over seventy of thes
churches we're the gifts or the resul
of the labors of one single indivit
ual
Win Wilson's Flag.-The Cathedrs
Boy Scouts of Denver, Colo, won tn
pennant offered by President Wilso
for the largest Scout subscription S,
licited for the second Liberty LOAF
They had $6S,600. Great credit fo
the showing made by the Scouts goe
to Frank Farrell, their efficient scou
master, and Father McMenamin, VIII
strongly backed them. They got sc
subscriptions. The next best troo
got 325 and was almost $4,000 benin
them.
FIorida's Female Mayor.-The on
woman mayor in Florida, Mrs. Maria
Horwitz of Moor Haven, was united
marriage to John P. O'Brien at I'll
Church of the Sacred Heart, lamp
The bride, widow of George Quintal
Horwitz, prominent Philadelphia la,
yer, is mayor of Moor Haven, the tow
she has been instrumental in bull
ing at the edge of the Everglades, ar
near which she is farming 5000 acr,
of land. Mr.. O'Brien is a Philadelph