The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-04-13
Catholic Chronicles

Wealthy New York Catholics con-
tributed as follows to the X. of c.
camp welfare fund: Nicholas F.
Brady, $4,000; James G. Brady, $780,
eco; Thomas F. Ryan, $4,000; Joseph
p. Grace, $4,000; John D. Ryan, $685.
900: James Byrne, $4,000; Henry
Heide, $4,000; Geraldyn Redmond,
} $4,000; Cornelius Tiers, $4,000;
George Ehret, $4,000; John G. Agar,
$4,000; Iselin Family, $4,000; Morgan
J. O'Brien, $4,000; Robert ]. Cuddihy,
$4,000. Almost enough to build mod
est cathedral,-from these fourteen.
Brother William Zwacl, S. j., buyer
and house supply manager at st.
Michaers college, Hillyard, Washing
ton, met his death by drowning on
Wednesday, March 20, at Twin Lakes
1t appears that the deceased lay
brother, accompanied by four other
Jesuits, journeyed to Gonzaga villa on
the shores of the upper Twin Lake
and on their return journey attempted
to cross the frozen lake on skis. When
about 200 feet from the shore the ice
broke underneath the brother Every
means was taken to rescue him, but
owing to the icy temperature of the
water and the desperate struggle of
the drowning brother he was too
weak to respond.
Rev. George Savage, C. S. c., Phi.
D., formerly professor Of psychology
at the Catholic University, and of
dogmatic theology at Holy Cross COL
lege, and who has been serving with
the French Army since the beginning
of the war, has been directed to re-
turn to the United States to take part
in the extensive propaganda which is
being carried on in this country by
France and her European allies. DR..
Savage will, therefore, upon his ar
rival in Washington, enter at once
upon lecture tour of the country. DIR.
Savage was the recipient last sum-
mer of the French Croix de Guerre,
and Of the British war cross as we'll.
American Lawyer Becomes Priest.
Another American, Mr.. M. J. Dryer,
Albany, who while residing in the No
BILE Ecclesiastics, attended lectures in
Propaganda, was ordained Subdeacon
on March 10th.
The saying that man cannot COM
mence hard study with much hope of
success after forty is falsified in this
case. Mr.. O'Dwyer is now f1fty-seven
years of age and has been widower
for a considerable time
Three years ago he resigned the po-
sition of District Attorney in the
States and came to Rome to study for
the priesthood. His examinations in
Propaganda in Philosophy and Theo-
lOgy have been brilliant. At one time
he was editor of "Donahue's Maya
zine"
The following students were or
dained in Rome on March 10th.
Scots College: Priests: Rev. Max
we'll Ogilvie, Dunkeld; Rev. w. Wat !
son, Aberdeen.
Subdeacons: Rev. Messrs. Bernard
O'Hanlon, Edinburgh; Alexander Kerr
and Val. Mckenzie, Aberdeen.
Irish College: Priests: Rev. Gerald
Cooney, Meath; Rev. P. McComeskey,
Fillmore; Rev. Jas. Seaman, Kerry.
Beda College, Deacon; Rev. Geof-
frey Gillian, Calgary, Canada.
Propaganda College,: Priests: Rev.
ODonnell, Gouldbourne, Australia;
Rev. J. O'Mara, Sale; Rev. Fred. But
Ter, Perth; Rev. ]. E. Corrigan, Brook
Ign, U. S. A. Rev. Romaldus Hayes,
and Rev. Bernard Vondren, both of
Melbourne, have been already or
dained.
In the English College: Priests:
Rev. John O'Neill, Portsmouth; Rev.
Thomas Ball, Shrewsbury; Rev. T. |
Heard, Southwark.
Deacons: Rev. Edward Walsh, Biz
mingham; VIM. O'Keeffe, Shrews-
bury; Augustus Short, Nottingham;
Aug. Barre, Stafford; JOS Scarf, Hex
ham; Jas. Turner, Stafford; Rob. Mea-
CHER, Liverpool.
Subdeacons: Mr.. Arthur Murray,
Clifton.
North American College; subdea-
cons: Mr.. Emmett O'Connor, Albany;
Thomas Harrington, Columbus.
Richard Barry O'Brien, the we'll
known Irish writer, died the other day
in London, England. Mr.. O'Brien,
who was an l.. L. D. of the Catholic
University Of Ireland, was born in
Kilrush, Co. Glare, in 1S47. He was
prolific writer on Irish subjects,
among his more important works be-
ing the "Life of Lord Russell of Kill.
owen" Charles Stewart Parnell,"
Dublin Castle and the Irish People"
and "A Hundred Years of Irish His
tory" He was one of the founders of
the Irish Literary Society of which he