The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-02-24

Converts in Bishop Aartley's Do
cese.-The Bishop of Columbus, Ohlo'
reports the number Of converts re-
ceived into the Church in his diocese
last year as $50.
Catholic church.-The Church of
ST. Mary. Winnipeg, Manitoba IN
charge Of the Oblate Fathers. has been
DESIGNATED as the Cathedral Church
nj the new Archdiocese of Winnipeg.
ST. Vincent de PauI.-Last year, the
81. Vincent de Paul Society distributed
among the poor in money alone
So. $50; in Atlanta, $l,619.94; III
WASHINGTON, $13,320; in Jersey CITY,
$4,000; in Springfield, $S,O39; in ST.
Paul S2.5574S: in Dubuque, $6,l22I2;
in Louisville, $6,372; in Chicago
$26,075.S7; in st. Louis, $2464S.S5
Another knight of St. Gregory
John !. Magrane, the conductor OF
pilgrimages TO Rome, received from
the Holy Father an autograph letter
written in English, comforting on nm
The decoration PRO EccleSia ct Pom
tifce. ana the Knighthood OF SAINT
Gregory, as also KNIGHT Commander
Ministers at Priests Funeral.-Pfot-
estant ministers We're among the
thousands who paid a tribute TO the
late Rev. John Kenny by attending
his funeral at Northampton, Mass
The Offices at the city hall were closed
for two hours.
instruction League.-A pamphlet of
Is pages has just been issued entitled:
practical Plan OF the Catholic In
struction League; How to Give Re-
Fgfous instruction to the 100000
Catholic Children who are Attending
our Public Schools" "A Word about
Vacation Schools" by Rev. John NJ.
Lyons, s. J., Holy Family Church.
Chicago, III.
Priest Offers Prayer.-Rev. Arthur
r Connolly, pastor OF the Church OF
the blessed Sacrament, Jamaica Plain,
Boston, and trustee Of the Public
Library. offered the prayer at the
Lincoln Birthday exercises in Ire
mont Temple Boston, February Il.
S44,500 For t4aII.-Warren A. Car
tier OF Ludington, Mich, treasurer OF
the building committee of Old Stu
dents Hall at Notre Dame, has re-
ported that $4,000 has been pledged
to the fund for the new building.
Leaves 100000 to charity.-Mrs
Anna Eliza Walsh, who died on June
90 last in her home, 107 cambridge
street. Brooklyn. n. Y, left a net
estate of S55S,S3S, of which more than
100000 is given to Catholic charita
BILE organizations.
Sisters Get Certificates.-Three Sis
tiers OF Mercy in the Cincinnati, Ohio
community have been granted certiti-
Gates in pharmacy. At the recent eX'
animation in Columbus, Ohio, Sister
NJ. Jerome Casey was granted the GER
tifcate of a registered pharmacist, and
Sister NJ. Felicitas Darcy an assis'
tants certificate. Sister NJ. Cecilia re,
ceived her diploma as registered phar,
macist in June of last year.
with Christ In China.-The Rev
Joseph McQuaide. rector of Sacred
Heart Church, San Francisco, Cal, re
in China" and dedicated it to Mary
knoll. Father McQuaide is widely
known in this country. He served
as a chaplain in China during the
Boxer movement, and is deeply inter
ested in Catholic-American mission
airy work.
Judge John Gibbons Dies join
Gibbons. once q member Of the lowe
legislature and for % years a judge
in the circuit court of Cook county
died February II, of heart disease
after a minor operation. Judge Glib
bons was born in Ireland in 1912 ant
came to America in 1866. He wa'
graduated from Notre Dame univer
sity in 1868. A widow survives thu
jurist.
Beuuests to Charities.-Miss Ann
Monahan, Of Brooklyn, N. Y, VIII
died January Z, leaving an estate Q
about $4,000, gave $500 each for fou
charities by her will. They are tn
Society for the Propagation of tn
Faith, st. Francis Hospital, the Sery
ants for Relief Of Incurable Canoe
and the Mission of the Immaculat
Virgin for the Protection of Home
less and Destitute Children. Rels
tives receive the remainder of tn
properties.
"a Letter Carriers Bequest.-Danie
Mahony, a veteran Denver letter cal
rier who died recently, left $500 to tn
House of the Good Shepherd, that city
Mr.. Mahony, who was Fourth Degre
Knight of Columbus, was a poo
man." according to his widow. "Whil
I don't like to have the fact that h
left the money published, perhaps
will do some good, because he was
nOor man and the news that he lei