The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-05-24
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this old church that was supposed
! about to close it's doors, and now is
too small to accommodate it's congre-
cation. A prominent newspaper writ
er has lately called it the first twenty
! fourhour church in the world, as it is
going night, noon and morning.
New Nurses Home.-Big, roomy
I Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa, is
too small for it's present needs, and
the contract for the erection of a
nurses home and school to cost in
the neighborhood of 100000, was
awarded May u. Plans and specifi-
cations, prepared by Architect Ar
thur H. Ebeling, have been submit
The building will be five stories and
| basement, 40X127 feet, of reinforced
concrete and brick. There will be Al
rooms devoted to the nurses, in ad-
dition to recreation rooms, kitchen,
operating and class rooms. The con-
| tract will call for the completion OF
the building by late summer or early
| fall
Hero of HeIena.-Lieut Duncan Nc
! Rae, son of Mrs. Finlay McRae of He
lena, Mont, and wearer of the distin,
guished service cross awarded him
! for gallantry in action, has arrived
home. He is home on leave follow
/ ing an attack of influenza after land
! ing in this country from France and
will have to report at Fort Russell,
! WyO., later in the month to be mus
! tered out of service. Lieut. McRae
entered the army as a private and
mission. Before enlisting he was with
q government surveying crew. His
father, the late Finlay McRae, was
awarded the Victoria Cross for brav-
cry in action while serving with the
British army during the East Indian
occupation in Africa. Lieut.. McRae
is one Of the Cathedral parish boys.
When the 6eth Passed By-A fea.
ture of the scene in front of the New
| York Cathedral was when Colonel
Donovan led his valiant 69th past the
great temple, followed by Major Duffy
pastor Of the Church of our Saviour,
the Bronx, the priest whose ministra,
tons to the men of his regiment
| gained for him the title of the best
| loved chaplain in the American Expe.
tionary Forces" The Archbishop
rose, took off his biretta and handing
it to a priest, waved both hands, sa-
luted and then applauded. The colonel
and the chaplain paused one second,
faced the prelate, saluted the mill
tary Archbishop" then quickly faced
about and marched on up the avenue.
The band played Killarney" the
priests and others who crowded the
grandstand applauded, and the dense
throng on the street and in windows
gave cheer after cheer.
Sisters of Mercy-The Sisters of
Mercy, Portland, Ore, have purchased
the Virginia Hill Hotel as a residence
for young women working in the city
1t will be known as the Jeanne d'ArC
Hotel. Feeling that the high cost of
building materials and construction
prohibited the erection of a building
at the present time, those having
charge Of the Sisters of Mercy fund
drive, sent out committee to find a
building already constructed and suit.
able for the purpose. After a thor
ough investigation the Virginia Hill
Hotel was chosen. 1t is generally felt
that the choice is an excellent one,
and that the Sisters are particularly
fortunate in being able to secure the
splendid grounds and buildings at the
price of 100000.