The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-05-19
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named post. NO chaplain OIL any de-
nomination ever served his country
with a better record to his credit than
Father Fitzgerald, whose work with
the sick and wounded during the San
tiago campaign, and whose gallantry
| in action are matters of record on the
official files of the War Department.
Mexican Bishops Protest. Five
Mexican Archbishops and nine Bish-
ops have issued protest against the
new Constitution of the United States
of Mexico, proclaimed last February.
In it they say the new Constitution
attacks the most sacred rights of the
Catholic Church; that it proclaims
by Christ.
Parochial Schools.-As a result of
daily visits to each and every paro-
chial school in Philadelphia, pupils are
safeguarded from the spread of con-
tagious disease, infirmities are detect
ed almost at their very beginning and
defects are corrected which otherwise
might retard the mental or physical
development of the children, is the
statement made by Henry A. Strecker,
NJ. D., assistant chief medical inspec-
tor OF the City Bureau of Health.
Splendid as has been the beneficial eff
feet obtained, DR.. Strecker declares
the success of the medical inspection
has been due in a great measure to
the cooperation of the diocesan au-
thorities and of the various pastors
and Sisters and Brothers teaching in
the schools.
War Closes a College-Rev. Her
bert Heageny, president of Little Rock
College, Ark, announced the college
will close next Monday as forty-two
students and three members of the
faculty have enlisted in the army or
navy and only fifteen students remain
in the college department, making it
improbable to continue the term long
er. The college is maintained by the
Church. There were 10 students in
Little Rock Diocese of the Catholic
the school at the beginning of the fall
semester.
Newspaper Mems Church is ceIe-
brating.-The celebration of the Dia-
mond Jubilee of "The Little Church
of Newspaper Row. ST. Andrews
Catholic Church, at Duane street and
City Hall Place, New York City. be-
gan Sunday morning with Solemn
Pontiffcal Mass, with Bishop Hayes as
celebrant. 1t will continue every day
this week, and there will be reunion
OF parishiOners and friends following
the MONDAY Mass next Saturday. The
seventeenth anniversary of the found
ing OF the printers and night workers.
Mass will also be observed.
Orphaned and Aged.-Contest over
the will of the late Ann Mcintyre of
Grand Rapids, Mich, ended last week
when Judge Perkins in the circuit
court issued an order confirming the
original will. The matter was re-
ferred to probate court, where the in
strument will go through the usual
process of probate. The estate is val
ued at 100000, all but $4,000 of
which is to be equally divided between
the st. Johns Orphan asylum and the
Home for the Aged of the Little Sis
tiers of the Poor.
Twentieth Anniversary Celebrated.
Washington Council, Knights of Co
lumbus, last week celebrated the 10th
anniversary of it's institution, with
elaborate ceremonies. This council
marked the foundation of this great
organization in the national capital,
and it numbers on it's rolls, some of
the most prominent men in Washing
ton. 1t has membership of 900, and
its chaplain is the Rev. DIR. Peter
Guilday of the Catholic University,
the noted writer and lecturer.
Rev. A. v. Garthoeffner.-"Th
Church Progress" chronicles the
death of the Rev. A. V. Garthoeffner,
diocesan superintendent of parish
schools of st. Louis. "The schools"
says "The Church Progress were
the life work of Father Garthoeffner,
and their efficiency and the splendid
standard of their grades tell eloquent
ly how well his work was done. The
Catholic high schools for boys and
girls are his founding and will remain
his monument. Without a dime in
hand, against Encouragement and OBJ
position and evil prophecy, he set the
Catholic high school movement on
foot. With only five years of effort
given in behalf of these schools, they
count more than four hundred pupils,
and put forth such character of work
as to merit articulation with the State
University and the Catholic Univer-
sity of America
Dual Anniversaries Celebrated on
May 8.-Tuesday, May s, the Ca
thedral of Hartford, Conn, celebrated
the 25th anniversary of it's consecra-
ton. Bishop Shahan of the Catholic
University, preached. The day was also
the 7th anniversary of the consecra-
ton of Bishop. Milan. of that diocese.
He celebrated the Solemn Pontifical
Mass. The Cathedral of Hartford, a
cruciform edifice, is one of the hand
soonest and largest Cathedrals in this