The Catholic bulletin., 1918-03-09
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Sharon Renamed Postmaster.-Fred-
erick B. Sharon, publisher of the Cath
olic Messenger of Davenport, Ia, has
been renamed postmaster of Daven-
port.
A Course in NaVigation.-George-
town College has established a new
course of studies for young men who
want to join the navy or to become Of
ficers in the merchant marine. Rev.
Peter Archer, the astronomer, is in
charge of it.
Priest Rescues Two.-Rev. Edward
-O'Connor. rushed into burning build
ing and saved a woman i'll with pneu-
monia, and her daughter, in Chicago,
few days ago.
A Passion Playa play called On
the Slopes of Calvary" written by Rev.
A. Palmieri o. S. A, is to be produced
on all the Sundays of Lent at Gonzaga
college hall, Washington. it will
.. appear some of the best of the anna
teur actors and actresses of Washing
ton, D. c.
Boston Charities.-ThG Boston Guild
of the Infant Saviour will open thirty
DAYS campaign for three thousand
members. In the Archdiocese of Bos-
j ton during the year 1917 thirty-two
diocesan charitable institutions were
maintained at cost of 100000. Bos
ton has five Catholic hospitals.
ry"
Associate Members.-The organiza-
ton known as the Young Mems Chris
tian Association numbers approximate
ly, 625,00 members. OF this number
it is estimated, are 125,O00 Catholic
young men, who ere technically re-
garded as associate" young men or
- members, being excluded from active
membership and ineligible to hold Of
tce.
Orphans Service FIag.-A quarterly
meeting of the Roman Catholic Orphan
Asylum Society was held at st. Johns
Home for Boys. Brooklyn, last Sunday
afternoon. The feature of the meet
ing was the blessing and raising of
the institutions service flag contain
ing 207 stars.
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1900 Stara.-At the war relief af-
fair under the auspices of the Knights
Of Columbus in Madison Square Gar
den, New York, last Friday, service
flag containing 1,500 stars was unfurl-
cd. The flag was dedicated by Bishop
Hayes. Governor Whitman was one
Of the guests of honor.
University CoIIection.--In the Arch
diocese of Philadelphia, the collection
for the Catholic University summed up
$1O,754S3, the city churches contribu-
ting S7.S50.98 and the churches out
side the episcopal city $2,903.85. The
largest parish contribution was St.
John the Evangelist's $400. Twenty
eight churches contributed from 500
to $4O0.
X. Of c. Campaigns in Ohio.-The X.
OF c. campaigns in Ohio have been
been very successful and in each in
stance the amounts raised exceeded
the quota. Following is brief sum-
mary of the results in various
cities to date: Alliance, $500; Massil-
lon, $4,000; Lima, $4,000; Conneaut,
S2,43675; Youngstown, $115,OOO; Tiffin,
$2,215.66; Canton, $4,000; Sandusky,
$4,000; Akron, $4,000.
New Fenwick Club.-The new Fen
wick Club and Boys Home, of Cincin-
natti, Ohio, which is rapidly approach
ing completion, will be dedicated with
elaborate ceremonies on Sunday, April
2S. This date has been chosen by
the board of directors in compliment
to the Most Reverend Archbishop, who
will observe on that day the fif-
teenth anniversary of his promotion
to the archiepiscopal See of Areopolis
and his appointment as coadjutor to
Archbishop Elder, with the right of
succession.
A Non-CathoIic Gift.-At a recent
meeting of the New York chapter, K
of c., the pleasing announcement was
made that Rodman Wanamaker, of
New York, had donated six valuable
pianos to the K. of G.. war relief com.
mittee, these superb instruments to be
distributed among the K. of C. recrea-
ton clubs at the different training
camps and cantonments.
Hospital AnniVersary.-Th twenty
fifth anniversary of the dedication of
ST. Anthony's hospital, Denver, con
Quoted by the Poor Sisters of ST. Fran.
els of the Perpetual Alteration, will
occur on the Feast of ST. Anthony
juno 13, and will be fttingly celebrated
The new. annex to be erected in. the
coming spring and summer will con
tain forty-fve private rooms for pa
tients, in addition to the other rooms
necessary for hospital work. Includ-
ing the basement and attic, there will
be five stories in the annex, which will
cost Si50000.
For3han1 Coctors.-The annual com
mencnment of the Fordham ITniversitv