The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-05-04

a Home for the Aged, costing about
$500, 600. is to be established.
Fire in Hospital.-In Morristown
n. J.. the hospital of the Sisters OF
Charity was destroyed by fire. Loss
about $4,000 The patients were
safely removed.
Notre Dame Graduate.-Mr. Angus
N. Mcdonald. a graduate of the Uni
versity Of Notre Dame, has been ap-
pointed by Secretary McAdoo as act
ms treasurer of the L. S. railroad ad-
miniStUatlon.
Golden Jubtee.-The Rev. w. j. A.
Hendricks. one of the best known mis-
sionaries Of the Northwest, celebrated
the ffueth anniversary of his ordina-
fion to the priesthood at st. Thomas
Church. Occur d'Alene, Idaho, last
Thursday.
Receive Habit.-In the noyitiate of
the Sisters Of St Joseph, Canton,
Mass. recently. the habit of the Order
was conferred on twenty-one young
ladies. who were about to begin their
second term of their novitiate.
K. c. Clubhouse.-The present
structure being inadequate, the
knights of Columbus will erect a
building on Manhattan Bridge Plaz-
"a, Brooklyn, as a recreation centre
for the men stationed at the Brook
Iyn Navy Yard and at City Park.
Ell
Magnificent TotaI.-In response to
the appeal of Very Rev. Jules r. jean
mard. administrator of the Archdio-
cese of New Orleans, the Easter col
lections. in the churches, for the sup
port of the diocesan seminary, totalled
S2O678.61, exceeding those OF last
year by over $500, ard 1916 by over
$8,30O
The Pershing Type.-When Miss
Pershing. sister of General Pershing,
was at Camp Dodge, Iowa, recently,
and saw the Catholic soldiers crowd
ing to confession at the K. of G. build
ing, she exclaimed in admiration:
Isn't it marvelous?" Then she
added: This is just the type of boy
my brother needs over there
Blessed Anne.-In Philadelphia re
Gently, there was a Solemn Iridium,
presided over by Bishop-AuXiliarE
McCort, in honor Of the Qualification
of that holy Carnelite nun who wa
the companion of ST Teresa, the
Blessed Mother-Anne of St. Bartholo
NEW. A Life of the Blessed Anne
was very recently published by {
Carmelite Sister of ST. Louis.
Vincentians Meet.-One hundred
and fifteen conferences of the st. Vim
cent de Paul Society of the Chicago
Archdiocese attended the Good Shep
herd Sunday quarterly meeting. The
recently appointed Spiritual Director
Rev. DR.. Kiely, was present, and
Richard c. Cannon, president of the
metropolitan Council presided. Sew
eral addresses were made by pastors
Rev. James WaIsh.-Rev. James
Walsh, Director of the, Foreign Mis-
sion Seminary at Maryknoll, N. Y.
has just arrived in San Francisco
Father Walsh several months age
started on a journey to the Far East
TO survey the field into which the mis-
sionary priests of Maryknoll viii go.
Foch and Petain.-General Arthur
Boucher, commander of the French
Legion of Honor who has been deco
rated with the Cross of War, gave
an address in French before the Ali
ance Franchise in Denver, and gave
high praise to General Petain anC
General Foch, both of whom are gooC
Catholics. Petain, he said, is one Of
the most loved of all the Allied com
manderS because of the extraordinary
care he takes of his men. He makes
it his especial business to see that
every man is protected so far as pos
sibIe
Famous Statue Shot Down-When
the Germans took the town of Albert
in Flanders two years ago, the Cattle
dral Of that city was shelled and the
colossal statue of the Blessed Virgin
on top of the main steeple was
knocked from it's position and had
since hung in leaning position Last
Tuesday German artillery finished the
statue by shooting 1t to pieces.
Wounded officer a Cathoic.-Lieu
tenant Bernard F. McMeel, who was
severely wounded in action in France
Tuesday was a law student in the
University of Kansas. His home was
in Meade County, Kas, and his sister
Miss Anna McMeel, is now attending
the university at Lawrence. Lieu
tenant McMeel was a member and
one time president of the Phi Kappa
(Catholic) fraternity in Lawrence and
was a member of Lawrence Council
of the Knights of Columbus.
indian Commissioner.-Th Rev
VIM. II. Ketcham of the Board of In.
dian Commissioners of Washington
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