The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-09-15


ed Honorary Chamberlain to the Pope.
New Australian See.-After consult
ing with Archbishop Cerretti, the
Pope has created a new diocese at
Wagga Wagga, Australia.
Canadian Monsignor. = Very Rev.
Charles Bancroft Murray, V. F., pas
tor of St. Francis Xavier's Church,
Brockville, Ont, Canada, has been APP
pointed a Domestic Prelate to the
Pope, with the title of Monsignor.
In the PhiIippines.-A cablegram re-
Ceived in Philadelphia announced the
safe arrival in the Philippines of the
Right Rev. James McCloskey, Bishop
of Zamboanga, Philippine Islands. The
bishop was formerly rector of the
Church of the Nativity, B. V. NJ, at
Media He sailed from San Francis
co for his new charge late in July.
Holy Name Society.-Kentucky is the
cradle of the now great Holy Name
Society in the United States. One hun
dred and nine years ago that cradle
was rocked in the parish of St.
Charles in Marion County, Diocese of
Louisville. The register of the So
ciety at ST. Charles, dated second Sun
day in Lent, 1909, is preserved in the
archives of the See of Louisville.
Mecrn ,a,so.+ee AZ Convention
Two negroes, Capt. l.. c. Vale and
p. J. Cooper, of Chicago, ILL.,. were
delegates to the Federation Conven-
ton at Kansas City Capt Vale is
prominent in Catholic and negro af-
fairs. He is manager of the Col
ored Catholic Free Distributing Blu
reau" of Chicago.
Republic of Colombia.-In the part
of the "Acta" allotted to the affairs
Of the Papal Secretariate of State, an
nouncement is made of the elevation
OF the Papal representation to the Re-
public OF Colombia from the rank of
an Internunciature to that of Nuncia-
ture. and likewise to nomination as
its first Nuncio in the person of the
Most Rev. Enrico Gasparri, Titular
Archbishop of Sebaste. This step
has been taken by the Holy Father to
honor the Republic on the occasion
of the recurrence of the anniversary
of it's national independence, which
Cell on July 20.
President-eIect Flynn.-Thomas P.
Flynn, of Chicago, H., who was elect
ed president of the Catholic Fedora
ton at its recent convention, was a
delegate representing the Catholic
Order of Foresters. He has been con-
nected with the Federation for twelve
years and has been vice-president for
the past five years. He is one of the
high officers in the order he repre-
sents, and is Wee Supreme Master of
the Fourth Degree of the Knights of
Columbus.
Wife of Senator Dead.-All Montana
paid honor last week to the memory
of Mrs. T. J. Walsh, wife of United
States Senator Walsh, whose fune-
raj was held in the Catholic Cathe-
dral in Helena. Many of the cities of
the state were represented in the serv-
ices. The honorary pallbearers in
Guided Governor Stewart, Chief JUS
tice Theodore Brantly, Mayor r. R.
Purcell and former Governor Toole.
Bishop Carroll oficiated.
Bishop Remembers SoIdiers.-The
Rt. Rev. P. j. Garrigan, D. D., Bishop
OF Sioux City, Iowa, presented to all the
Catholic soldiers at Camp Eaton a
card bearing the following message
III the Bishops handwriting: God
bless and protect our American sol
der boys. May they honor their cot1n-
try by patriotic service. May they
honor their God by virtuous, manly
lives"
Sisters Celebrate Golden JubiIees.-
The Sisters of Charity have a way of
doing things quietly. Year after wear
they celebrate the golden jubilee of
some OF their members, but always in
the sacred seclusion of their religions
family. The outside world hears little
of it. This year, however, the pro
verbal little bird has discovered
that on Tuesday, August %, at the
motherhouse, Mount st. Vincent-on-
Hudson, N. Y, eighteen daughters of
st. Vincent de Paul renewed with
more than youthful fervor their VOWS
of fifty years ago.
w. c. o. F. Aids SoIdiers.-The Wom-
ems Catholic Order of Foresters. at
its recent convention in Milwaukee
voted to assist the Knights of Column
bus in their work in behalf of the
soldiers in environments and at the
front. Each delegate was instructed
to act as committee of one in her
court, to secure 25 cents from each
member to be sent to the high court
by Nov. | and from there to be sent
to the knights of Columbus. This
will be the Foresters' first contribu-
ton to this work AS the order num-
bers 10000 the sum raised will be a
substantial one.
Archbishop Seventy Years DID,
Most Rev. Archbishop Sebastian