The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-03
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His generosity also made possible st.
Johns Hospital His donation OF
$4,000 for a site was the first step.
Later he gave 100000 for the per-
petual endowment of two beds in the
hospital.
A Friend of charlottesville late
Hamilton Wright Mabie, author, edi-
tor. literary critic and educationalist,
will be kindly remembered in those
Catholic institutions where he lee
tured and where some of his works
are in use as textbooks. He was
man of noble character and amlable
disposition, and had numerous friends
among Catholics.
Death of Archdeacon Murphy
From Australia comes word OF the
death of Ven. Archdeacon Murphy.
When president of st. Keiran's Col
lege, Kilkenny, Ireland, he left to ac-
company Cardinal Moran to Sydney.
lie was for some time rector OF ST.
Johns University College, and became
president Of the Ecclesiastical College
of Manly on Mgr Verdons elevation
to the bishopric of Dunedin. Canon
Murphy of Kilmanagh is brother.
Another brother died c. c. Of Mala-
hide in 1882.
Thouron's Painting.-A magnificent
mural painting which Henry Thouron
I, Il; Il in
last winter has reached America and
has been put in its place in the Phila-
delphia Cathedral on Logan Square.
IT is a companion to the one which
Thouron painted and gave to the Ca
thedraI some years ago and which
has been pronounced by experts to be
the finest mural painting in the United
States. Mr.. Thouron, member OF
the Cathedral parish, was an artist
whose work earned the greatest
praise in this country and abroad.
Monument to Dead Nun.-In a quiet
campaign to raise $4,000 for an adj
dition to st. Alexis Hospital, Cleve-
land. Ohio, to be known as the Mother
Leonardo Memorial Building, nearly
one-half of the amount was subscribed
in a few days by 500 persons. Mother
Leonardo. the late Superior, died a
few weeks ago.
Bishop Richter's WiII.-The late
Right Reverend Henry Joseph Rich
tar's personal estate, valued at $1,000,
is bequeathed to three nieces and four
nephews The remainder of the
estate consists of all the church prop
erty of the Roman Catholic diocese
OF Grand Rapids, Mich, which was
held in the Bishops name and willed
to Bishop Michael James Gallagher.
The Oldest Veteran.-The oldest
veteran at the Soldiers Home in Mil
waukee is Sergeant Thomas Kelly
who has just rounded out his 102nd
year He is native of County Ros-
common, Ireland, and came to this
country when nineteen years old-the
voyage across the Atlantic taking
over seven weeks time. At the start
of the Civil War, Mr.. Kelly was in
St. Louis, and joined Co. A, Seventh
Missouri Infantry, and served under
Gen. Mcpherson. After being wound
ed in the blockade at Jackson, Miss,
he was raised to the rank of sergeant.
Mr.. Kelly celebrated Christmas day
by helping to serve dinner to his COM
rades. Despite his advanced age, he
is active daily, reads his prayerbook
and still enjoys his pipe.
PauIists May Lose Gift.-The
S1,500,000 bequest of Miss Jessie Gil
lender, of New York, to the Paulist
Fathers is threatened by contest OF
her will. A letter, written by DR..
Carlos Z. Mcdonald, alienist, declar-
ing Miss Offender incompetent to
make a will, was filed last week in
the Surrogates' Court. Miss Gillender
was siXty-five at the time of her death.
She inherited her fortune of about
100000 from her father, Arthur Gil
lender. She was converted to the
Catholic faith three years before her
death and named the Paulist Fathers
as residuary legatee. Other institu-
tons named as legatees were: Char
ity Organization Society, 100000;
Johns Hopkins University, $100,000;
Metropolitan Museum Of Art, $4,000
Ten New Churches.-Under the
administration of Archbishop Munde.
lein, begun less than fourteen months
ago, ten new churches have been
dedicated in Chicago, and several
others are under construction.
Catholic Woman's League of Salt
Lake City-The Catholic Woman S
League of Salt Lake City, i'll it's en-.
deayor to do constructive charity
work, has engaged social worker
to direct it's activities.
Valuable Painting.-A wealthy New
Yorker has acquired for $150,000 the
painting Christ Appearing to Mary
by Roger Van der Weyden (1400-
1464), which was in the possession of
Queen Isabella of Spain at the time
she was befriending Columbus.
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