The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-11-30
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Boys Welfare Society.-The Arch
bishop of San Francisco has formed
new organization, called THE Boys
Welfare Society of California" with
the cooperation of influential laymen
of San Francisco, and for the welfare
of boys and young men. ..,
Sisters Help sisters.-The Sisters
of Charity of Nazareth, of La Salette
Academy, Covington, KY went TO the
assistance of the Franciscan Sisters
in charge of st. Elizabeths Hospital,
as nurses during the influenza cpl
demic. The hospital was crowded
with patients, and there was dearth
of nurses.
War charlottesville War Depart
ment has issued regulations relating
to the services of volunteer and tenn
porary chaplains. Within period not
exceeding three months such chap
lains will be allowed to complete the
work that they now have in hand, and
to make arrangements for leaving
camps and ports"
Pioneer of Newfoundland. - Rev.
Lawrence Verreker, the oldest Catho-
lie priest in Newfoundland, recently
passed away. He was 80 years of age.
Father Verreker was the last Of the
old guard"-a band of Irish eccles-
iastics who planted the seeds OF the
faith in Newfoundland and lived to see
them fructify all over the island.
Admiral Benson's Success.-Admlr'
al Benson is practical Catholic. HE
has reached a position of eminence
through strictest devotion to duty
The greatest satisfaction he derives
from his high honor is the knowledge
that he has served his country well
and has reflected credit on his faith
These are admirable sentiments and
worthy of the widest prominence.
Lafayette National Park.-Mount
Desert Island, on the east coast OF the
United States, has been named by
Secretary Lane the Lafayette Nation
al Park. II was discovered by Cham
plain. It was the site in 1913 of the
first French missionary settlement II
America. 1t was given by royal grant
to Antoine Cadillac. Two years age
il was made a national monument.
Cardinal. Billy Sunday, Rabbi.-lr
Madison Square Garden, New YORK
recently, Billy Sundays choir led the
singing at a meeting which was open
ed by the Episcopal Bishop OF Ne"
York, carried along by Jewish rabbi
and closed by the venerable Cardina
Gibbons of Baltimore. 1t was a mass
meeting of the seven branches of wal
workers, the United War Work cam
paign.
Board Refuses cIeray.-At a meet
ing of the Cincinnati Board of Health
a committee of priests representing
the clergy and the Federation of Cath
olic Societies, pleaded that the
churches of the city be permitted tt
he re-opened for short services. The
Board refused to grant the appeal
and also declined permission to ALLOW
persons to enter the churches in small
numbers for prayer and meditation.
At Mt. Vernon.-At the Catholic
University the French and Engllst
delegations of prelates and eccleslas
tics, were guests of honor recently
The Rector of the University, BlshoI
Shahan, entertained at dinner, anc
Mgr. Thomas, of st. Patrick Church
at luncheon. Before leaving Wash
ington, the foreign ecclesiastical com
mission visited the tomb of Washing
ton at Mt Vernon, laying wreath'
upon 1t.
Learned Priest Dies.-The diocese
of Rockford, Ill.,, recently lost by deatf
learned priest in the Rev. DR.. Pau
w. Sims. He was the son of an Epis
copalian minister, and traced his an
cestry from New England families t
the coming of THE May1ower." Ed
ucated at Harvard, Berlin and Oxford
and destined to fill professor1a
chair, noted linguist, Orientalist, ane
speaking fluently all the Teutonic ane
Slavic languages, his death at only A
years is deplored.
Sinners Beg Mercy.-Porto Rico:
great earthquake on October IL haC
wonderful effect on the natives anC
brought many who we're leading live!
of sin and shame back to their relig
ion and their God. At Puerta de Tier
IA especially the terror-stricken inhab
itants, particularly those who haC
! abandoned their faith, literally flock
ed to the churches, while Others
dropped on their knees in the streets
and begged forgiveness for their sins
Mass for Fallen Soldiers.-St. Pat
rick Cathedral, in New York, wa:
completely filled last Sunday morning
with relatives and friends of the mel
of the 165th United States Infantry
formerly the 69th, who gathered t.
participate in solemn memorial mass
for the members of the regiment wht
had died in battle or from othe
causes. The service also marked thu