The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-03-02
NEW WORLD ITEMS

New CathedraI.-In the building of |
the new marble Cathedral of Buffalo, |
n. Y, the churches of the diocese |
were assessed $1,000,000. OF this, the |
assessments already paid in full total
1859, 900; assessments paid on ac- |
counts, 92,69S.5S. Total, $99,576.33.
Catholic v. C.'s.-Among the seven
Canadian V. C.'S announced on Janu-
airy II, four are Catholics. Their
names are Captain CA. Major George
r. Pearkes, NC, Can. Mt. Rifles;
Lieut.. A. Captain) Christopher Pat
rick John O'Kelly, NC, Can. Infan-
try; Sergt George H. Mullin, M, NJ,
Can Infantry, and Private Cecil Kin
ross, Can. Infantry.
A Noble Record.-The 54th Annual
Meeting of the Home for Destitute
Catholic Children, Boston, was re-
Gently held in that city. The reports
submitted showed that total OF
1872 children had been received into
the Home during the past year OF
lulS Hul1DcI 1sftA "SAC plSNcNh 80
families under the supervision OF the
directors. Since its founding, 34,259
children have been received into the
Home.
Catholic ENTHUSIASTICALLY the
five hundred students of the Medical
and Dental Departments OF SAINT
Louis University, Saint Louis, Mo-,
were sworn into the government serV-
ice to be called for actual duty as
soon as they shall have been gradu-
ated. This is in addition to the eight
hundred and forty-three students who
had enlisted.
Confirmation in Camp.-One of the
most notable events in or around At
lanta and what might be said in the
whole state of Georgia, took place
Sunday evening in the X. Of c. build
ing at the regular services at Camp
Gordon, when the Sacrament OF Con-
firmation was administered to a class
of thirty-six boys" now stationed at
the camp, by Right Reverend Benja'
min J. Kelly, D. D., Bishop of SaVan
nah. He was assisted by the clergy
stationed at the camp.
Sullivan Died a CathoIc.-John L
Sullivan, the noted prizetighter who
died recently, was buried from st
Pauls Catholic Church, Woodward
Park, Roxbury Mass. Sullivan made
his peace with God some time ago
and in the later years of his life livec
in the Church. A few years ago hi
came into the national limeligh
among Catholics by refusing to occu
by the same platform with Gen. Mel
son Miles, because of tie latter's eX
treme bigotry against CathOlicity.
Joyce KiImer, Soidier.-Leaving ;
world of life and books in which HI
has made for himself so enViable ant
characteristic place, Joyce Kilmer
whose name is so familiar to GU
readers, has enlisted in the army o
the United States as a private soldie
and gone across the seas to fight il
France.
Church Burned.-A fire recently de
stroyed the st. Thomas Church il
Madison, S. D., and is believed to havt
been the work CT an incendiary. TIL
building cost 900 and the furnish
ings were estimated to be worth al
additional $4,000. Persons living il
the vicinity of the church heard twt
or three loud explosions in the build
ing, and on making an investigation
found the interior of the edific
ablaZe.
Writes History in HospitaI.-Al
though i'll at St. Patrick's Hospital
Missoula, Mont, the Rev. L. B. Palla
dino, S. j., pioneer of that state, i
completing a history of Montana, t
be placed beside his Indian an
White in the Northwest" The first
hand knowledge he has with the his
tory of Montana fits him for the work
He came to the west in 1867 After
few years in California and othe
places on missionary work he wa
sent to Helena, where he built tn
old Cathedral. In 1882 he was trans
" hlooOulcb oo pooIOA VI III
st. Francis Xavier Church. For
time he was president of Gonzaga Co
lege in Spokane but returned to Mis-
soula. Father Palladino is native @
Italy, coming to America in 1868.
Furnishes orphanage Room.-Whe
The children's vocational trainin
school of st. Joseph's Convent Q
Mercy at Webster Groves, Mo-,
opened early next summer it will b
with pride that the Sisters will tel
that the large dining room has bee
furnished by the new Surveyor Ger
eral of the United States army pul
chases. He is Edward r. Stettiniu:
a former ST. Louis man, who was edr
Gated at st. Louis University. He
president of the Diamond Match Con
pany of Chicago. He furnished tn
room in memory of his mother, tn
late Mrs. Isabelle Stettinius.
Schools for Negroes.-It is Away
gratifying to learn of the progress