The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-17

Estate TO OFphand9e.- -Jolh Noii'!'
nf San Francisco, willed his estate
of S260.00O to the San Francisco or
phanage, reserving only $4,000
Admiral Inch Oead.-Rear Admiral
Richard Inch, u. S. Navy, VINO ~uleu
recently. was a Catholic. He was %
wears old. During the Spanish war
he was on board the cruiser Boston
in Dewey's fleet.
win Honor Bishop.-A suggestion
has been made, and will very likely
he adopted by the city authorities 10
rename Main street, La Crosse WIS,
Schwebach street, in honor Of the VEN
cradle ordinary of the diocese.
University Church.--"When 1t IS
known that over seventy Masses are
daily said on the grounds of the Cath
oIic University" says SalVe REGINA
the bulletin of the National Shrine oil
tho Immaculate Conception, the
necessity of a university church ana d
national shrine will be greatly appre-
cfated'
Former Providence Sisters Superior
Dies-MOther James, formerly Noun
or Superior OF the Order OF Sisters OF
Charity of Providence, died Friday OF
last week in Vancouver, B. c. Ne
ceased was Superior there for several
wears up 10 the year 1918, retiring at
that time from active service.
Memorial to Archbishop Spalding.
Trustees of the Spalding Memorial
Association last week decided to
raise a fund of $4,000 by popular
Subscription for the purpose of erect
ing q bronze memorial to the memory
OF Archbishop John Lancaster Spald-
ms.
To Ruild New School s4ouse.-Nhe
members OF St. Francis congregation,
De Pere. Wisconsin. at a meeting last
week decided to build new paro-
chial school, which has been badly
needed fer some time past. The new
building is to cost about $4,000 and
work is to be started early III the
spring Of 1918.
$4,000 Fer Peters Pence.-EXten-
sion Magazine says The high-water
mark for the United States in a
Peters Pence collection has been
reached by the Archdiocese of Chica-
60. \ check for over 100000 will
soon be on it's way to Rome.
Contract for New Catholic Church
The contract for the new church,
which will be built by the members
. of St. Benedict Church, DEBORAH, Ia,
was let at the Citizens bank in that
Town last week. Up-tO-date, $4,000
has been raised for the new edifice,
and collections will continue until the
total cost of the church has been sub
scribed.
Adviser OF General Shields is ILL.,
Father Hoag of st. Louis, who has
been i'll for some time, is one OF the
old time circuit riders of the middle
west. He also served as chaplain in
the United States army during the
Mexican war and was a personal
friend and spiritual advisor to Gen
eral Shields.
Women Excluded From Choir
The German Catholic daily, Amer.
ika." of St Louis, reports that the
Bishop of Covington, KY, has for
hidden mixed choirs. The Bishop
order went into effect on New Years
Day and applies to all parishes in the
diocese. Bishop Brossarts decree is
based on the Motu Proprio issued by
Plus X. on sacred music.
Catholic Social Center.-A course
of instruction in domestic economy to
enable housewives to combat the high
cost of living will be one of the prin
cipal courses of the Catholic social
center in Chicago, during 1917. The
center serves meals either free or at
cost to the poor and also puts it's com.
missary department at their disposal
where provisions may be purchased at
cost.
Anti-catholic Measure.-The bill re
Gently introduced in the Texas Legis
lature calling for the inspection OF
private sanitariums, hospitals, asy
lums, orphanages, reformatories, con
vents, monasteries, private colleges,
etc. ETC., has been killed in the com
mittee to which it was referred, only
one vote being cast in it's favor.
A. State Observation-Disclosures
Indiana, took prominent part in the
recent centenary celebration of the
state. The knights of Columbus had
an active part in the program. The
work of Father Gibault and of other
Catholic pioneers was fittingly com
memorated 1t is said that the
knights are arranging for worthy
monument TO Father Gibault's mem
DRY in the form of a school for neg
lected boys.
Social Settlement House.-Wher
the late MonSignOr White of Brook