The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1918-12-07
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Chancery of the diocese OF cheyenne,
Wyo,, for the past twelve months:
Infant baptisms, 61S; conversions, 81;
marriages, las; deaths, 20S.
Canadian Chaplains.-The list of
honors won by priests of the Canadian
Corps now stands as follows: Rev.
A. Madden, D. S. o., NJ. c., Rev. F. l..
French, D. S. O., and Revs. w. T.
Workman, J. A. Fortier, T. Mccarthy,
NJ. N. Thompkins, R. A. MacDonell, E.
J. Macdonald W. Murray, J. Nicholas,
and R. C. McGillivray, the M. c.
!.
Town Honors Priest.-The whole
town of Minocqua, Wis, regardless OF
creed. Joined in a public tribute to
Father Peter Rice, pastor of st. Pat
1ick's Church, for his efficient work in
all war activities. Headed by band
a parade in which every resident who
could walk took part, marched to the
clergymans home and then escorted
him to the depot where he gave an
address.
Catholic General Dies.-The death
of the first high military official as
result of the Spanish influenza cpl
demic is reported from the Marine
Corps training camp at Quantico, Va.
Brig.-Gen. Charles Augustus Doyen,
commandant Of the camp, died at the
Quantico base hospital recently. Gen.
Doyen, who was a Catholic, COM
i L. ~ Mo- iTNn
to go to France with General Perish
ing, and was among the most famous
officers of the Marine Corps.
Notre Dame Hero.-Rev. DR.. Cav
anaugh has announced the death in
action of Capt. George A. Campbell,
formerly military instructor of Notre
Dame. AS a soldier in the Regular
Army, Captain, then Sergeant, Camp
bell, had won every military distinc-
ton the Government bestows. At
Notre Dame, Captain Campbell was
respected as few men ever are. His
home was in Boston, Mass.
Free schoIarships.-In reply to a
ISuu6SI
War Council, ten tuition scholarships
five in freshman and sophomore, and
five in Junior and senior years in col
lege, have been offered by Rev. James
McCabe, S. J., the president of st.
il Francis Xavier College, Cincinnati, for
wounded French soldiers. The French
Government contemplates sending
them to this country for the purpose of
completing their education in Ameri-
can colleges.
Catholic and Orange.-A unique
Thanksgiving parade and mass meet
ing was held in Woodstock, Ont, re-
Gently, when probably for the first
time in the history of the city the
members of the Orange lodge and the
knights of Columbus walked together
in the procession. The parade was
also participated in by the members
of the local branch of the Great War
Veterans association, led by the 22nd
Regiment band. The mass meeting
was held in the Arena, and the large
crowd was addressed by both the
Protestant and Catholic clergy of the
city.
Priest Acquitted.-Rev. Edward
Heinlein, former Rector of the Church
of Our Lady of Victory in Mt. Vernon
n, Y, who was arrested last July fol-
failing to obey the Mayors proclama
ton for the ringing of church bells
to celebrate the victory of the Ameri
can soldiers in France and subsequent
ly fined 5000, has been completely ex
onerated by Judge Frank L. Young
of Westchester County.
Plague at Nome.-From far-off
Alaska comes the report of the heroic
achievements of former divinity stu
dent of ST. Louis University, the Rev
Frederick Rupert, S. ]. The dreaded
influenza so violently ravaged the city
of Nome, that, of the 5000 inhabitants
all the adult male population, with
the exception of one doctor and Fa
Their Rupert, are either dead or dying
Father Rupert, who is sacrificing him.
self to the utmost to check the cpl.
demic, formerly taught in California
and is well known in the West
Converts at Submarine Base
There are hundreds of Catholic sail
ors from Boston and vicinity located
at the U. S. submarine base, New Lon.
don, Conn. Rev. J. P. Mahoney is the
X. of G. chaplain in charge. Sunday
morning seven young converts re-
ceived their first Holy Communion.
One of the seven is a grandson of a
former president of Harvard Univer-
sity. Father Mahoney has recently re.
ceived from His Eminence, the Car.
dinal, fifty copies of the Cardinals
hymn book, and the sailors are now
using the hymns at the Church serv-
ices.
Y. M. c. A. Worker.-Y. NJ. C. A.
Secretary Cass Connaway, who had
just sailed for France, took the fol-
lowing message from Cardinal Gibbons
to the American soldiers overseas:
I'VE regard you as the savior of your
country" said the message. 1--WE
earnestly hope that you will come
back to your beloved America safe and