The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-03-10
NEW WORLD ITEMS

X. c. observation-disclosures was a
nationwide celebration OF Washing
tons birthday, on Thursday, Feb. y,
in thirty-one of the large cities of
the country, under the direction OF
The various assemblies of the Fourth
Degree, knights of Columbus.
Priest Risks Life to Give Last Rites.
The Rev. Albert f. Triton, OF Buff
falo, few days ago crawled under
burning railroad wreckage, at the
peril of his life, to give the last sacra-
mcnts to Il man who is now recover
ing.
Jesuit Honored.-Rev. Joseph H.
Rockwell, s. j., president OF Brooklyn
College, has been elected president
of the Association of College Presl-
dents OF New York State.
Voted Special saIary.-The New
Mexico House of Representatives
voted an appropriation OF $1,000 to-
Mrs. Margarita c. De Baca, widow OF
Governor De BaCa, Catholic, VINO
died the other day. The amount is
equivalent to the Governors salary
Tor Il full two-ycar term.
"PiIate's Daughter" Playing Again.
--"Pilatc's Daughter which has
been presented over 300 times in Il
Boston hall and which was written
by Father Francis Kennel, Re-
demptorist. will play twice week
Tor its fifteenth season in its native
city this Lent SiNty-thrcc young
ladies are in the cast.
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Catholic College.-A recent an
nouncement OF the American Medical
Association rates the medical school
of Creighton University in Class A.
This makes the fifth college under
Catholic auspices to be given this
coveted distinction: Georgetown,
Fordham, Marquette, st. Louis and
Creighton.
Catholic HospitaI.-Work will start
i'm the early spring on the splendid
new tuberculosis sanatorium to be
erected six miles east of Springfield,
ILL.,. by the Sisters of St. Francis, in
charge OF St Johns Hospital there.
The work OF landscape gardening on
the grounds, which will be an espe
Cially attractive feature of the new
institution, will also begin in the
spring.
Catholic on Laconia.-F1oyd P. Glib.
bons, London correspondent for the
Chicago Tribune, who was Oh the
Laconia sunk by German submarine,
Sprang into fame as reporter when
he wrote up THE Defense of
Cameron DAM" in Wisconsin. He
was educated by the Georgetown
Cd. CO JesuitS.
Sisters Threatcned.-The Sisters of
st. Francis, in charge of st. Johns
Hospital, Springfield, ILL.,, recently re-
ceived letter, postmarked at st.
Louis, Mo-, demanding that the sum
of $4,000 be left by them at GER
tain place, and threatening, i'll event
of failure to do so, that their mother
house would be dynamited.
Better Than Charity.-During the
month of January, 1911, the Catholic
Employment Bureau of Chicago
placed in positions 80 out of the 396
applicants that applied for work.
Among the applicants twenty-five diff
ferent nationalities were represented,
and ranging from II to 20 years of
age.
Gives New Auto To Priest.-The
automobile of Father DOMAIN, of
Wcstphalia, Kans, which was stolen
from him last October was recovered
in New Mexico last week. The thief
was also apprehended and returned
to Garnett for trial Mr.. WHY'S,
president of the Overland Motor Co.,
hearing of Father DOMAINS loss last
fall, presented him with new car
as personal gift.
Noted Publisher ConVert.-George
J.. Daley, assistant manager of the
Western Newspaper Union and known
personally to nearly every country
pital, Kansas City, Mo-, a few days
ago. He was received into the Church
by Father Madrigal, the chaplain, be-
fore he died. Mr. Daley spent his
life in studying the troubles of the
country editor, and his timely sugges-
tions led to the success of many coun-
try editors.
Damages Benedictine Convent.-The
explosion of the gas plant in the con-
vent of the Benedictine Sisters of
Perpetual Alteration at Clyde, Mo-,
caused loss estimated at $4,000. No
one was injured, due to the fact that
the Sisters we're at Vespers at the
time of the explosion.
Poet to Edit New Magazine.-The
many friends and admirers through
out the country of Denis A. Mccarthy
the Boston poet, journalist and lee
turer, will, we are sure, be keenly
interested to learn that he has ac-
Cepted the editorship of a new edu