The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-22
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Presents Ambulance.-The Catholic
Women's League of Boston has pre-
scented the Ninth Regiment with field
ambulance.
Library Buys Catholic Books.-The
Public Library of Kansas City, Mo-,
recently expended $4,000 for Catholic
books.
CoIored Catholics. New Orleans
has a third coIored parish in Corpus
Christi, organized a few months ago,
in the midst of perhaps 10000 colored
people. who are or should be Catho-
lies.
Priest Drowned-Rev. F. A. ].
Woods, assistant at st. Teresa S
Church. Brooklyn, n. Y, was drowned
last Thursday, while bathing in Long
Island Sound.
Byzantine Structure.-In Chicago,
the new Church of ST. Clement, cost
ing $250,000 will be strictly Byzantine
in architectural design, and will be
very handsome. It's design is by the
architect of the st. Louis Cathedral
Excellent Number-The September
number of the Extension Magazine,
published by the Church Extension So
ciety, is superb one and is largely
devoted to the religious revolt called
The Reformation The illustrations
are fine and many.
Church Architect Deao.-The funer-
al of Erhard Brielmaier, who design
ed more Catholic churches than any
other architect in the United States,
was held from the Church of,St. Fran
els of ASSIST Milwaukee, Wis, last
week.
GeorgetoWns Law Course.-The law
school OF Georgetown University is
conducted at night, for the benefit of
employees of the Government who are
at work until 4 80 p. M 1t is to have
a new course, to be called Trial Prac-
tice," with lectures by Prof. Frank j.
Hogan.
University Recognized.-Dr. w. T.
Colt, Secretary of the Indiana State
Board of Medical Registration and EX-
animation, has just notified the Uni
versity of Notre Dame that due recog-
milton will be extended to the medical
department contemplated for Notre
Dame to be opened in September I'M
til such time as the school can be reg
ularly inspected.
Special FestivaI.-A hair cutting
festival was held one morning re-
Gently at st. Vincent's Orphan Asy-
lum, Vincennes, Ind. A score of mem
bers of the local BARRIERS Union went
TO the institution and cut the hair of
the $50 boy inmates. Afterwards a
feast of ice cream and bananas and
other fruits was served. Four times
a year the BARRIERS give their services
to the home.
Diamond Jubilee. The mother
Names of Jesus and Mary at Hochel-
aga, near Montreal, Canada, was the
scene of a very notable jubilee cele-
bration few days ago. Two of the
Sisters observed the diamond ami
yersary of their taking the vows, and
nine others the golden anniversary of
their religious life
Priests Subject to Service.-Six
Catholic priests of the Omaha diocese,
born in Ireland, and not having com
pleted their naturalization in the
United States, have been notified they
are subject to enlistment in the Brit
ish army. They have been advised,
however, that they probably will be
exempted because of lack of author
ity on the part of recruiting officers to
enlist priests.
Hurry Priests ordination.-Ca Cardinal
Farley, at st. Patrick's Cathedral,
New York, on Saturday ordained six
teen candidates for the priesthood
Fourteen of the group constituted the
class of 1918 of st. Joseph's Seminary,
and were ordained before the SEIZED
uled time in order that they might fill
the places of pastors who are leaving
their churches to act as chaplaiNs in
the national army.
His Ninetieth Birthday.-In observ-
ance of the ninetieth birthday ami
versary of Rev. e. w. j. Lindesmith,
chaplain at st. AIMS maternity hos
pital, Cleveland, o., a reception was
held in that institution last Friday.
He was the recipient of many congrat-
ulations from the clergy in the city
and from many people throughout the
country. For sixty-two years Father
Lindesmith has served as priest, eight
of these being spent at ST. AIMS,
where he celebrates Mass each morn
ing at $50 o'clock, hears confessions
and delivers sermons on Sundays and
holydays.
Priest Sues Paper.-Rev. Francis
Burelbach, for many years pastor of
Sacred Heart Church at RrawIey Gal