The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-02-23

anniversary this year. Rt. Rev. j. t.
Shanahan. consecrated in Philadelphia
on July II. 1868, was the first Bishop
of the diocese The district compris
ing the diocese has 4 population of
90, 1852, OF whom $4,000 are Catholics.
RI Rev. Philip II. McDevitt is the
present Bishop,
Diocesan Record.--In a letter to the
pastors OF The diocese, Bishop Lillis,
OF Kansas City Mo-. has asked that Il
completes roster Of the Catholic young
men, who have joined the army or
navy. be kept in a conspicuous place
in the church and also sent to the do
cesar chanccry. This is being done
by number of American Bishops and
will probably be universal in a short
time.
Delegate Will Dedicate Church.
The Most Rev John BOnzano, Apos-
tolic Delegate to the United States,
Church of Mary Help of Christians,
New York city, Sunday morning, Feb
ruary 10. The dedication took place
at 1920 o'clock and was followed by
a Solemn Pontifical Mass, at which
the Apostolic Delegate was the cele-
brant. Cardinal Farley presided in the
sanctuary
Women of Varied Irterests.-Mrs.
Vincent Walsh and Miss Bessie Cuda-
by, OF Chicago. daughters Of the late
John Cudahy. have been among the
foremost Catholic women to interest
themselves in soldier welfare work in
nearby environments. Also, they have
been promoters Of the Church's work
among the Italian and negro popula-
ton in their home city. Largely
| through their efforts several churches
have been erected for these people.
NaeresS Poses AS Nun.-A negreSS,
| CARRIED as & nun, was arrested in the
| Grand Central subway station, New
| York, last week, charged with cutting
| handbags from the arms OF women.
| She had pair OF scissors in her hand
when detective seized her. The pris-
oner was Sister" Hattie HollbroOk OF
| the "ChriStian NOn-Sectarian Church
OF the Living Cod 1861 West Forty
first street. At that address colored
man. in East Indian robes. who called
himself Bishop" Hickerson, said Sis
ter" Hattie was an authorized mission
worker and collector for his Organiza-
ton
Archbishop GIennons Brother.-Dr
William Paul Glennon, professor OF
surgery at ST. Louis University, has
received the appointment Of captain in
the United States army. DR.. GleDnOr
is brother OF Most Rev. ]. J. Glen
non, Archbishop of St Louis, Mo, and
has been practicing in that city fol
the last ten years. He is Il graduate
OF the Royal College OF Physicians
and of the Royal College Of Surgeons
Dablin
Bishop Nus5baum.-Rt Rev Bishol
Nussbaum. c. p, and Rev. John II
J.. IScheid chancellor Of the diocese, are
) both recovering from the effect of the
: injuries they received while returning
from the funeral of Bishop Gallagher
at Galveston, Texas. The TeXas-MeX
! lean Railway train, in which they were
passengers, collided with anothe
, train, resulting in the death Of one
, man and the injury of eight. BishoI
) Nussbaum suffered broken arm anC
) two crushed fingers, while Fathe1
Scheid sustained severe injuries abou
the head and his back was injured.
, May Use Marquette.-Rev John 3
. kremer, S. j., head of the department
of physics and regent of the school o
, engineering of Marquette University
has been asked by Secretary Baker
: for a detailed report on how many
men could be given an intensified
: training in various branches DIT the Mil
5 waukee institution. More than 10t
: students can be accommodated, Will
: the government supplying some Of the
J equipment, according to Father Kre
mer, and the school is already install
ling telegraphic equipment and con
, verting the sounding receiving system
5 into that of the buzzer which has beer
adopted by the signal corps
: Sister O'kavanagh.-Wh she wa
preparing TO give an address befort
the members of local club, in Cleve
land, Ohio, setting forth the plight o
| Belgium in the present war, Siste
lO'Kavanagh received word that he
only brother. Rev. Bernard OKav
: anagh, Redemptorist Father. wa
; killed. Father O'kavanagh was
chaplain with the British forces tina
| captured Jerusalem. She was read
ing the message telling of her broth
) er's death when the committee al
Irived to accompany her to the hall
Sister OKavanagh gave her address
: without break in her voice and nont
knew of her sorrow until she had fin
: ished,
Ex-Governor's Wife.-Mrs. James E
h