The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-07-14


months. ten new Catholic churches
have been dedicated in Chicago.
colored Children Confirmed. = A
class of fifty colored people, adults
and children, were confirmed Few
DAYS ago in st. Augustine's Church,
Buffalo, by Bishop Dougherty.
x. of c. in commissioned
William ]. Nicholson, U. S. A., COM
mandant of the Officers Reserve
Training Camp at Fort Sheridan,
Chicago, is a Catholic, and knight
Of Columbus.
Valuable ColIection.-To the mu-
scum of the Catholic University has
been recently added Rev. A. T. Con-
nolly's collection of 20 pieces of carved
worries, Z Illuminated manuscripts and
- rare books.
School for Deaf.-A new school for
the deaf. costing nearly 100000, is
being erected on st. Lawrence Boule-
ward, Montreal, by the Fathers OF 81.
Viateur. For nearly seventy years the
clerics of st. Viateur have been en-
gagged in the teaching of the deaf and
dumb and have been remarkably sue
cessful in that work,
Cottage Plan Adopted.-What is
known as the cottage plan" has been
IF WqVnp
Ind, for a new Orphanage to be TO-
Gated on a tract of ninety acres OF
land. A group of five cottages, Two
stories in height, will be erected at
cost of about 100000.
Catholic War ReIief-The Catholic
women of Washington have organized
to be of service during the war by
helping TO furnish the buildings to be
erected by the Knights OF Columbus
for the care and comfort of Catholic
soldiers, ETC. A committee of 26 has
been appointed on ways and means.
Gould Marries Catholic.-Kingdon
Gould, eldest son of Mrs. George j..
u,
Maria Lucci, a Catholic artist, were
married in the rectory of st. Patrick S
Cathedral, New York City, recently.
The ceremony was performed by Mgr.
Gherardo Ferante, to whom the bride
has been known for some time.
Gets Important X. of c. Postal
Of ho rH Directors
of the Knights of Columbus at Detroit,
Colonel P. H. Callahan of Louisville,
Ky, was selected as chairman OF the
committee on war activities, to direct
and manage the disbursements of a
million-dollar fund in camps in this
country and France. He will open
headquarters in Washington and per-
feet an organization at once.
Adult converts.-Adults converted
TO the faith in the diocese of Phila-
delphia during the year 1916 number
ed one thousand four hundred and
sixty-nine, according to official Stats
tics. This is a gain of one hundred
and seventy-one souls for last year
compared with the corresponding
period of 1915. The total of the city
churches was 1886 persons The
country churches had two hundred and
1hirty-four
Charitable Fund.-The trustees of
the Henry McCaddin, Jr Fund for the
education of candidates for the priest
hood in the poorer dioceses of the
United States subscribed for $125,000
worth of Liberty bonds, the interest of
which will be used as before for the
purpose designated.
Mgr o'Brien's Keepsakes.-Rt. Rev.
Mgr Frank A. O'Brien, pastor of st.
Augustine Church, of Kalamazoo,
Mich, has received from the admins
traitor of the late Cardinal Falconio,
the breviary which the late Pope Plus
Tenth gave him, and which he used
until the end of his life. 1t is a
precious keepsake which will be ever
treasured. He also has the privilege
of possessing the Cardinals watch,
which he treasures very highly.
Finest Cemetery.-Cardinal Farley
says his diocese is to have 'the finest
cemetery in the world" the Cemetery
of the Gate of Heaven. 1t is to cost
100000. 1t will comprise 225 acres
in the beautiful section of the West
chester Hills, N. Y, and $175,000 has
been spent on landscape gardening
and road Improvements.
Franciscans in Arizona.-The Fran
ciscans have long been identified with
missionary work among the Indians
of Arizona The beautiful San Xavier
Church, near Tucson, lovingly called
the white Dove of the Desert" is
pointed to with pride by the faithful
converts who come from far and near
to visit the place, and other edifices
scattered through the State showing
the development of religion among
the tribes of that region.
Journalist Dies a Convertible
death recently occurred of Colonel
Paul P. Shipman, journalist whose
literary productions were well known