The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-05-18
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Church in the District of Columbia is
Holy Trinity, at Georgetown. It's reg
lister of baptisms begins with 1873.
A Giant Class.-The Bishop OF Den
yer confirmed at Pueblo giant
class" of 1920 of which $50 were
Italians and $50 were Mexicans.
Nurses for Poor.-The Catholic
women of Buffalo have formed an or
ganization of nurses to attend the sick
poor of that city.
PapaI Knqhts.-The Sovereign Pom
tiff has made Richard Reilly and
David Tracy, of Harrisburg, Pa,
Knights of Saint Gregory the Great,
Bonds for Church.-We read that at
a single Mass in st. Francis XaVlers
Church, Council Bluffs, Iowa, more
than $4,000, as contributions in the
form of Liberty Bonds and War Saw
ings stamps, was raised.
German Dropped.-The Bishop OF
Grand Rapids, Mich, Right Rev M. j.
Gallagher, has directed the elimina-
ton of the German language in all the
schools, churches and institutions OF
his diocese.
Priest-Poet.-Rev. Thomas Glyn,
chaplain of Providence Hospital, BeaV-
er Falls, Pa, we'll known inventor and
poet and prose writer, recently OBJ
served his silver jubilee.
Chicago Catholicism Chicago, over
200 booths for sale of Liberty Bonds
were opened week before last in the
Catholic churches OF Chicago. The
sales totaled $4S4,750.O0. The Arch
bishop purchased $4,000 worth.
Arbor Day.-Maryville Academy OF
the Ladies of the Sacred Heart, in St
Louisa splendid academy and
grounds-had an "Arbor Day in COM
memoration of the centenary year Of
the religious of the Sacred Heart
St. Louis Women.-Last week the
Catholic Woman's League Booth in
Nugent's store, St. Louis, disposed OF
100000 worth of Bonds, the highest
subscription having been received
from Mrs. w. C. Mcbride, who with
her late husband is the donor OF the
100000 high altar in the new Cathe-
dral.
Liberty Ronds.-Five thousand dol
lars, from the Easter Seminary collec
tions. has been invested in Liberty
Bonds by Very Rev. Jules B. Jean
mard, diocesan administrator, as nu
cIeus for the future major seminary OF
the diocese of New Orleans.
Patriotic Parish.-St. Mary Church
Bayonne, NJ J., of which Rev. Andrew
M. Egan is rector, subscribed for
A $4,000 Liberty Loan Bond. The bone
was purchased outright for the church
and laid aside as an evidence of the
patriotic love of country held by mem
bers of the parish
Archbishop Plants Tree.-Arbor Day
was observed in st. Louis by Arch
bishop Glennon and a committee O.
New Cathedral parishioners, who
planted trees in front of the Cathedral
The Archbishop himself planted the
first tree near the curb line.
Unique Document.-Last week OF
Sunday night a concert was given
q the Waldorf, in New York, for the
benefit of the Catholic War Fund. 4
beautifully illuminated document on {
sheet of goats skin, bearing the sig
natures and excerpts of addresses O.
President Wilson, Cardinal Gibbons
and Mr.. Roosevelt, was disposed Of
College President. - Rev. Alba1
Gormley, T. o. R., instructor in the
classics and mathematics, has beer
appointed president of Saint Francis
College, Loretto, Pa. Tin charge of the
Fathers of the Third Order Regular O
Saint Francis) in succession to Rev
Louis P Donohue, T. o. R., whose
term had expired.
Catholic University.-The Catholic
University has become the center o
many national Catholic organizations
During a recent week the following
meetings were held: the semi-annua
meeting of the archbishops; the semi
annual meeting of the trustees of tn
university; the quarterly meeting o
the National Catholic War Council
the semi-annual meeting of the Cath
Ollie Missionary Union, and the meet
ing of the Catholic Board for Negr
and Indian Missions.
Priest Scholar Dead.-The death o
Rev. DR.. Thomas Stanislaus Dolan
pastor of st. Paul's Catholic Church
Ellicott City, Nd, and a member o
the faculty of St. .Mary's Seminary
takes from the Archdiocese of Balti
more clergyman noted for his abb
ity as pulpit orator, professor,
man of wide learning, and with a CAP
ability of imparting what he possess
ed. Father Dolan died at st. Joseph
hospital. He was 4S years old.
Mieefon nnIorae &ho ~