The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-01-11
NEW WORLD ITEMS

of the University OF Santa cara, Call-
fornia, has been appointed member
of the California Redwood Park Com
mission.
Heads Catholic Federation.-John
Paul Chew, editor of the Church Prog
ress of ST. Louis, Mo-, and a member
of the Executive Board of the Catho-
lie Federation of the U. S. A, has been
elected president Of the Catholic Fed
Grafton of the Archdiocese of st.
Louis.
Catholic Institution Takes Orphans.
The Catholic Protectory, at Lacka-
wanna, N. Y, cares for 1000 children
and will later take care of 900 Bel
gian orphans as soon as the Govern
ment can bring them from Belgium.
X. of C. Building opened.-The
knights of Columbus opened their
new building at Fort Meyer, across
the Potomac River from Washington,
on Sunday, December II. Bishop
O'Connell, of Richmond, Va, delivered
an address. Bishop Hayes of New
York, was present. Father Ignatius
Fealy, who has been made chaplain
of the fort, Mr.. Michael D. Schafer,
and Lieutenant Rockefellow made
speeches.
Catholics First and Last to Die for
Country.-It is an historical fact that
the first officer to lay down his life
for America in the war now being
settled and the last were both CathO-
lies. The first was Lieutenant William
T. Fitzsimmons of Kansas City, killed
September 6, 1917, in France when
hospital was bombed, and the last was
Father William Davitt, of Holyoke,
Mass, killed November II, 1918, the
day the armistice was declared.
A. o. II. National convention.-The
National Convention of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians and the Ladies'
Auxiliary will take place in San Fran
cisco in July, 1919. This convention
was postponed on account Of the world
war.
Statue to Foch.-A resolution has
been introduced in Congress by Repre-
sentative Sinnott, of Oregon, to appro
pirate 100000 to erect in Washington
a statue of Marshal Ferdinand Foch,
the general-in-chief of the Allies.
M hu = ~ n.
quake.-The recent earthquake in
Porto Rico caused loss of $1,000,000
to government buildings and damaged
Catholic Church property to the ex-
tent of 100000. Bishop Jones is beset
with anxiety because of this destruc-
ton. Mayaguez, the port at which
Columbus landed, was utterly de-
Stroyed.
Noted Singer Aids War Funds
John Mccormack gave song recital
Sunday evening, December %, at the
Hippodrome, New York, benefit for
the tenor himself and his managers.
Mr.. Mccormack sang to an audience
of nearly 1000 persons. During the
last fourteen months Mr.. Mccormack
has raised more than 100000 for war
charities.
Catholic Training School Opened
The National Catholic War Council
has opened a school at Georgetown
Heights, Md, to train women to do
reconstruction work at home and
abroad The council hopes to train
forty women every six weeks. 1t
will teach domestic science, military
organization, social welfare work, first
aid to the injured, bookkeeping and
statistics, home nursing, etc.
Veteran Priest Dies-The funeral
of Rev. Daniel Curran, aged H.
founder of st. Bridget parish, Indian
apolis, Ind, and it's pastor for twenty
five years, took place December IS
Bishop Chartrand officiating at the
funeral Mass. His death occurred in
New Albany, where he was under
treatment after long illness. Father
Curran was ordained in 1874. Bishop
O'Donaghue, of Louisville, was one oil
his classmates. His brother, Rev
Charles Curran, is pastor of Holy
Trinity Church, New Albany.
Golden Jubiiees.-Mgr. William Kier
nan, D. D., of Philadelphia, celebrated
on December 81 the golden jubilee oil
his ordination, which took place in
Rome, where he made his theological
studies in 1868. The following year he
received the doctOrate of theology and
he was made Monsignor in 1906. He
has been irremovable rector of St
Patrick Church for thirty-two years.
Right Reverend Mgr Edward Nc
Kenna for thirty years rector of st
Raymond parish, New York, the fiji
tieth anniversary of whose ordination
occurred December 10, celebrated the
suspicious event on Sunday, December
%. He was classmate of Cardinal
Farley at ST. McCarten College, Mo
naghan, Ireland.
College Admits Women.-The Jesuit
College of st. Francis Xavier in Gin
cinnati, Ohio, will now admit women
in it's department of commerce and
sociology.