The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-06-30
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Louisville knights.-The 9th dlvl-
sion of the national army has been
assigned to Louisville. The Louisville
knights of Columbus will establish
for it a recreation camp.
A Masterpiece,-The late Bela
Pratt, the SCULPTOR has left oenlnd
him many proofs of his genius. Art
critics have agreed that his our
LADY of Sorrow" made for the shrine
at Auriesville, New York, was perhaps
his best work.
onIv One Catholic on Red Cross
National CounciI.-Edward K. Hur-
lev of Chicago is the only Cathohc
member of the Red Cross War Coun-
Gil headed by President Wilson and
ex-President Taft.
Monument to Rishop.-A large and
handsome granite monument was I'M
yelled and dedicated on Memorial Day
in st. Adalberts cemetery, Milwaukee,
in memory of the late Rt Rev. Ed
ward Kozlowski coadiutor Bishop OF
Milwaukee. The monument was pro-
vided by Polish Catholics.
Students Lecture Cuh.-The stu
dents Lecture Club of the st. Louis
University. which had it's beginning
this year, has proved success. Its
illustrated lecture on Sister Therese,
the Little Flower, has been given be-
fore six thousand people. The club
announces another which is "Lour-
des."
Bishop at Reunon.-At the recent
union of the Confederate soldiers in
Washington, prayer was offered by the
Right Rev. Thomas j. Shahan, rec
tor of the Catholic University of
America.
Protest Against Tyranny. - The
ArChbishops of the United States, at
their recent annual meeting in Wash
ington, prepared and published let
ter of protest against the new Next
can Constitution, which destroys free
dom of religion in that country.
Catholic Young Men organize.-The
formation of unified body of Catho-
lie young men, to be known as the
Catholic Young Mems Association OF
the United States, representing an ag'
gregate membership of 100000, was
accomplished at a meeting in St
Louis. it was announced by Mich.
ael J. Slattery.
Sudden Death of Judge.-Judge
George A. Lewis. convert to the
Catholic faith and member of the
old Buffalo municipal court, died sud
denly of heart trouble recently, at his
home, 25S Elmwood avenue. Buffalo.
A Practical Gift.-A complete set o
the Catholic Encyclopedia has beer
presented to Rutgers College, New
Brunswick, n. j., a non-Catholic insti
tuition, by the Knights of Columbus O
New Brunswick. In accepting the
gift, the president of the college, DR.
William Demarest, expressed his warn
thanks and declared that the encyclo
pedia would ''be placed where it ma!
be used day by day and perhaps hour
by hour by students searching TO
truth"
Successful Campaiqn.-The work
ers in the ten-day campaign to raist
$4,000 to liquidate the mortgage OF
ST. Peters Club, Jersey City, New Jer
sey. has been remarkably successful
The first three days work, ending Sat
urday last, resulted in securing clos'
on to $4,000. It is confidently expect
ed by the executive committee il
charge that the fund will reach thu
one hundred thousand dollar figure a
the end of the campaign.
Ell Paso's New CathedraI.-The new
Cathedral at Ell Paso, Texas, is nov
under roof and the exterior is practi
cally finished. The building is o
Romanesque architecture. Bishol
Schiller, S. j., hopes to open the Cattle
dral on the second anniversary of hi
conservation, October 2S.
Sixty-second Anniversary.-On Jun,
9, Right Rev. Monsignor DeBever, nov
residing at Dexter, Mich, observed
the sixty-second anniversary of his OF
dination to the holy priesthood. Oh
April % this much beloved priest oh
served his 87th birthday, receivin,
heartiest Fluctuations from scores O
friends He has served in the Dioces
of Detroit half century. He is on
of the few remaining links CONNECTING
the present fiourishing diocese witt
the missions and stations of pionee
times.
Struck by Liehtning.-While tn
Rev. Martin A. Clary, pastor of ST
Dominic's Church, Portland, Me- wa
preaching, June 3, the church wa
struck by lightning. The crash wa
terrific, and the more than 1000 pei
sons present were on the verge O
panic, but the pastor continued hi
sermon, and by his GOODNESS and pres
ence of mind succeeded in quieting hi
people.