The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-08-10
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MlShaWaKa, Mlch. Ihe nSure, an az
tistic piece of work of Green River
stone, is the gift of Rev. Dean H. A.
Moench, rector of st. Joseph Church.
The gift came as a delightful surprise
and is greatly appreciated by the Sis
tiers of the hospital. Work on the an
mex is progressing rapidly, and is eX-
pected to be completed in October.
The new addition will give space for
eighteen rooms and three wards.
Growth of Boy Scouts.-Catholic
Boy Scouts have doubled their men,
bership in the past year and the fol-
lowing States now have troops: Ala
bama, /; California, 6; Colorado, 6;
Connecticut, 20; Georgia, l; Illinois,
5; Indiana, 6; Iowa, 6; Kentucky, 2;
Maine, /; Massachusetts, SO; Michi-
gan, 8; Minnesota, / 4; Missouri, |; Mon
tana, 1 Nebraska, /; New Hampshire,
/; New Jersey, 80; New York, 81;
North Carolina, /; Ohio, 3; Pennsyl-
vania, 8; Utah, l; Virginia, 8; West
Virginia, l Wisconsin, l, and in 9TH
err foreign dependencies, 2, total of
220. In December, 1915, there were
SO Catholic troops, but in December,
1917, there were 220, an increase of
1877, or a growth Of more than 1856 per
cent.
Notre Dame Jubilee. - The Rev.
William A Moloney, c. S. c., secretary
of Notre Dame University, celebrated
his twenty-fifth anniversary in the
Catholic priesthood by officiating at
Solemn High Mass last Sunday morn
ing in the Church of Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart. The Very Rev. DR..
John Cavanaugh, C. S. c., president,
acted as deacon, with the Rev. Joseph
Gallagher, C. S. c., as subdeacon. The
Rev. Joseph MCGUIRE, c. S. c., was
master of ceremonies. DR.. Cavan-
augh during the course of the Mass
preached an eloquent sermon in which
he eulogized the character and work
of the Secretary of Notre Dame Uni
versity the past twenty-five years.
Chaplain Arrived Overseas.-WOrd
has been received from Chaplain
Thomas L. Harmon of his recent ar
rival in England. The letter, dated
July 10, was received by his mother
Mrs. Lucy Harmon, of Chicago, and
stated that he was enjoying good
! health and had a pleasant voyage. He
celebrated Mass on the ship while zoe
people attended. He spoke of an i'm
pressive scene when he offered the
| Holy Sacrifice on an improvised altar
| in the stoker room. This was for the
help who could not have heard Mass
| otherwise. Many of them received
Holy Communion.
Priest in NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. O
proved fatal recently to Father Leor
Pateracki, rector of the Church of SIS
Peter and Paul, Allentown, Pa. HI
sprang out at the ringing Of the bel
and as he got on the porch made the
mistake of turning on the electric
| nguJS WUlle uFluS lnIO the dlF 10 SCdI'
the robber who was wringing thu
necks of his chickens. The priest, il
the glare CT the lights, furnished ;
clear target for the thief in the dark
who replied with a revolver. One bul
let went through his clothes and tn
other splintered the railing where h
was standing.
New K. C. Building.-ThOmas Dun
can Ferguson, general secretary TO
the Knights of Columbus at Camp Ere
mont, California, has been in Astori
for a few days, and in company wit
the Rev. Father Waters and Pas
State Deputy w. P. OBrien, visite
Fort Stevens, where they were mos
cordially received by Colonel Raffert
and his staff. The result of their visi
is that site has been secured an
the contract let for the erection of
$4,000 building at the fort. 1t is e1
pected to complete the structure il
about three weeks, when chaplain
and two secretaries will be in charge