The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-23
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of Philadelphia, who died on May -,
icontains several charitable requests.
The Hancock street residence is be-
queathed in trust to Most Reverend
Archbishop Prendergast, to be used as
home for aged and infirm Sisters of
the Order of Notre Dame in Philadel-
phia. A fund of $4,000 is set aside
to maintain the home. The sum of
$4,000 is left st. Bonifacius Church,
and $4,000 to st. Vincent Orphan Asy-
lum, Tacony, Pa. The residue is 20 he
held in trust by the Most Reverend
Archbishop for the benefit of the or
phan asylum.
Women Wear Costumcs.-Over 5000
pieces of work have been made SO far
by the Catholic auxiliary to the Red
Cross Society, in the headquarters at
the Knights of Columbus building,
Denver. Thirty-five to forty ladies
day are engaged in the work of mercy
but the auxiliary feels that many more
should assist, and has made arrange
mentS to put them to work. The aux
Hilary now has $50 names on it's rolls
While working, the women wear Red
Cross uniforms. These consist of an
apron and veil, making the ladies look
somewhat like white-robed Nuns The
costumes of the women in charge bear
red crosses.
Catholic Boy Scouts.-Even the
Catholic Boy Scouts are running their
parents a close race in their work of
placing the Liberty Bonds. All Boy
Scout troops of Kansas City were as
signed to the work during the past
week. Only one of the ssixty-two
troops is Catholic. That is troop 81,
of st. James Church, which Father
Keyes recently organized. But the
Catholic troop collected nearly as
much as all the other troops COM
bined, with a total of $4,000. The
highest amount collected by their
nearest competitor was less than 500.
Unusual Ceremonies.-One of the
most unusual ceremonies that has ever
taken place in the Catholic Church in
the United States was that which oc-
Cured Memorial Day morning in the
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, Boston,
when Cardinal O'Connell admins
tered the Sacrament of Confirmation
to class numbering more than 500,
all of whom have embraced the Cath
Olic faith from other religious persua-
sions within the past year. Just one
year ago the Cardinal summoned all
the converts to the Faith from the
various parishes of the diocese to the
Cathedral for confirmation, and at that
time the number was 600. 1t was
thought by many that the. class was
about as large as could be ordinarily
expected. The more than 500 converts
to the Faith who were confirmed last
week represented practically every re-
ligious belief other than Catholic.
Was in Perry Expedition.-John
Cannavan, 81 years old, the last sur
viving member of the famous Perry
expedition to Japan, and who was re
Gently appointed assistant adjutant
general for the Memorial Day parade,
died recently in Woodhaven, N. Y,
from old age He was born in County
Cork, Ireland, and at the age of II
years he sailed as an able seaman on
the Mississippi, under Commodore
Perry, in the expedition that went
from New York in 1852 to Japan. He
served in the Civil War in the United
States navy, was gold seeker on the
plains of the west, travelling in a
prairie schooner, and for many years
afterwards had been an engineer for
the New York Dock Department.
Mgr. Tappert-At the conclusion of
the program of the parish entertain
ment on the evening of his investure
with the robes of the prelacy, Father
Herringhaus, on behalf of the congre-
cation, presented Rt. Rev. Mgr. Tap
pert, of the Mother of God Church,
Covington KY, with well-filled purse
of gold. Visibly touched, the new mon
signor responded, thanking the peo-
pie for their display of loyalty and
their generous spirit towards him, but
declined to accept the gift, making the
suggestion that it be given to the
Young Mems Society as a nucleus of
a fund for new window for the Moth
er of God Church. The suggestion was
readily followed
Frank Urban Becomes Convert
| According to The Catholic Convert,
| Frank Urban, well known to Socialist
audiences of the great East Side of
New York, as an open-air lecturer, is
a recent convert to the Catholic
Church. Mr.. Urban had no trace of
any Christian heritage. Both his par
ents were Socialists, and he was
brought. up without religion at ALL He
seems to have been led to inquire into
Catholicity by reason of having been
accustomed to read Catholic periodi-
calls in order better to be able to
combat what they had to say. He was
thoroughly versed in the monistic phil
osophy, of which Karl Marx was the
| great exemplar His was as near an
| intellectual conversion as it is ever
possible to define one. He sought out
Rev. R. H. Tierney, S. j., editor of
America in spirit of in0l1iry as tn