The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-05-11


Archbishop Of Quebec lll.-Cardinal
Begin, Archbishop of Quebec since
1898, was stricken with hemorrhage
on Monday. His condition is consid.
cred alarming because of his advanced
age. Cardinal Begin is seventy-eight
years of age. He was elevated to the
Cardinalate in 1914.
Widely Known inventor Convert to
True Faith.-Frank Shuman, of Ia
cony, who gained international prom
inence when he built motor operated
by power from the suns rays, died at
his home, 340O Disston street, last,
Sunday. He had the happiness in his
last moments of being received into
the Church by the Rev. P. F. Fogarty,
rector of st. Leo's, and of being for
titled by the sacraments. Father Fo-
garty was called to Mr.. Shuman's bed
side on Saturday, and on Sunday the
priest had the added happy privilege
of administering the sacrament of bap-
tlsm to son of the convert, Ormond
Vitalis Shuman, an officer in the Unit
ed States naval service, who had COM
pleted transatlantic voyage barely
in time to assist at the deathbed of
his father.
The late Mr.. Shuman's principal &C.
tivity in developing power from the
heat of the sun was in Egypt, where
a plant was erected and put into oper-
alton. He also devised machine for
mercerizing cotton yarn and another
for Decreasing wool. Wire glass was
one of his inventions.
Mr. Shuman was president of the
Simplex Concrete Piling Company and
the Simplex Foundation Company.
Among his other discoveries was
method for constructing concrete pill
ing. His honors included the award
of two medals by the Franklin Insti-
tute.
Nuns of Ypres Ahbess Elect Blessed
by Irish Bishop.-An interesting cere-
mony took place at Machine Castle,
Enniscorthy recently when the Abbess
elect of the Irish Nuns of Ypres, Dame
Maura Osteyn, was solemnly blessed
by the Bishop of Ferna, it will be re-
membered that her predecessor, who
died in 1916, soon after the Community
settled again in Ireland, was ven
cradle lady of SO, who went through
much of the bombardment of Ypres
before she would leave, and had never
seen a railway train or been outside
Belgium.
The ceremony is very beautiful, the
Abbess receiving a croZier, ring and
pastoral staff. AS two assistant lady
ADDRESSES could not be found, Lady
Emonde and Lady Power Cliffe, sup
ported the Abbess, who was attended
by six bridesmaids, representing Bel
GUM, Dublin, Waterford and Wexford.
The pastoral staff is a relic of the
Abbey dating back two hundred years,
and was saved quite by chance, being
found charred amongst the ruins of
the burnt Abbey. 1t has been re-
mounted and resilvered at the cost of
Sir Henry Esmonde.
Amongst the many beautiful gifts
received by the new Abbess, who is
Belgian, was the abbatial throne and
portions of the altar of Ypres beauti-
fully mounted on ebony and silver,
which were collected, restored and
given by Gen. Hickey and the officers
of the 18th division Irish Brigade.
Owing to the ceremony being per-
formed in temporary chapel formed
by a room in the Castle, only linn
tied number Of spectators and friends
were present.
McAdoo Holds Train Until He Calls
on neutrality-suspicious., April 90
William G.. McAdoo, in his capacity
as secretary of the treasury, called
on Archbishop Mundelein to thank
him for the part Catholics have taken
in the Liberty Loan, and at the same
time, as director of railroads, he or
dered Michigan Central train to wait
while he made the call. The train
pulled out for Grand Rapids, Is min
utes late, with Mr.. McAdoo aboard.
Archbishop keane 1etter.-Arch-
bishop Keane Of Dubuque, who has
been i'll for some time, underwent a
successful operation and accounts
from his bedside are that his condition
is quite favorable.
They All Go to the K. C.. Hail.
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