The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-05-25

The Red Cross in ltaly.-Rev. Sig
Quincy Fay, convert and priest,
now with the Red Cross in Rome,
cables to Cardinal Gibbons that the
Pope has praised the Christian charity
of the society in Italy, not only to SOL
diers but also to sick and suffering
civilians; that it is doing great work
in Italy and France, that the people
have for it an ardent affection and that
Catholics can feel entire confidence in
the fairness and good feeling with
which Catholic charities are treated"
Archbishop Shaw to Be Installed
June 2.-The clergy and laity of the
Archdiocese of New Orleans are pre-
pairing to receive Archbishop Shaw,
who will take formal possession of the
See of New Orleans on Sunday, June
2. Plans for the reception were COM
pleted at meeting of the clergy of
the city last week called by Father
Jules Jeanmard, administrator of the
archdiocese. The Archbishop is ex-
pected to arrive in New Orleans on
Saturday evening, June 1, and on the
following day the clergy and people
will gather for the formal reception
and installation.
Dominican Order Ordains Large
CIass.-The largest class of candidates
in the history of the Dominican Order
in this country. were ordained to the
priesthood by the Rt. Rev. Thomas ].
Shahan, rector of the Catholic Univer-
sity of America, in the beautiful chapel
of the Dominican College last week.
Nearly every section of the country
was represented in the candidates,
three of whom will sing their first
Solemn High Mass in the chapel dur
ing this month.
Archbishop Shaw to Be Enthroned
On June 2.-His Grace the Most Rev.
John w. Shaw, D. D., Metropolitan and
Archbishop of the Province of New Or
leans, will formally take possession Of
his See on June 2.
His Grace has notified the admins
traitor that he desires his coming to be
marked with the utmost simplicity He
will arrive at his future residence in
New Orleans at p. M, and will re-
view all the parish organizations as
sembled to escort him to St. Joseph's
Church, which because of repairs now
going on at the Cathedral, will be the
place of enhancement. After his ar
rival at the church, His Grace will take
his seat on the throne while the Bulls
of appointment are being read. The
administrator will make the address of
welcome and then the Archbishop will
speak to the people. Benediction and
the chanting of the "Te Deum" will
follow.
Catholic Bishops May Sit in the
House of Lords-London-A new vista
is opened to Catholics by the majority
report on the reform of the House of
Lords issued last night, which does
away with the hereditary privilege.
That portion which concerns us is the
recommendation that bishops of the
Catholic Church and leaders of the
Protestant sects should have the right
to be elected to the upper chamber
Naturally the Anglican bishops who
now sit there do so by benefit of the
Catholic 'lords spiritual" of the past,
whose places they have usurped, but
hitherto the upper chamber" has been
closed to our own bishops. If Lord
Bryce's plan is adopted it becomes evil
dent that we may yet see Cardinal
and some archbishops sitting in the
, House of Lords and taking care OF
Catholic interests there.
A Priest At the Front.-Washingto
Rev. w. A. Hemmick, a Washington
priest now in France as a hospita
chaplain, hearing that regiment con
tanning many Catholic soldiers was go
ing into battle without chaplain, vol
unteered to go with them to the Pi
cardy front. He says:
IT have lived seven days in chalk
dugouts opposite the peak of the Ger
man thrust. was also quartered ii
the same town, on the second line
where Lieut.-Col.. Grifiths was killed
and whom I buried. Fifteen minutes
walk away, through the open country
we're the front lines, which I visited
whenever necessary. I came out FIRE
quently to conduct funerals under ter
rife fire. Owing to the difficulty il
getting collins forwarded along thu
front, many of our men were buried
in their blankets