The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-03-29
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Montreal, will raise 100000 to COM
! etc new buildings.
Eucharistic League. - The Right
Ic,erend Joseph Schrembs. ID. d.,
J. sh1p of Toledo, has succeeded the
j. IL Bishop of COvington, Mgr, Macs
-, Protector of the Priests Euchans-
f., League in the United States.
Convent Is Destroyed.-At Sterling,
Colo, the convent OF the SISTERS ol
=, Francis was destroyed by ire. Inc
N..ole community helped to eXtingulsh
Inc flames and the knights OF Coium-
his inaugurated a campaign Whlch
rnyed great success.
A Noted Linguist.-The late Bene-
d;cline Father Cyril Rettger, OF the
Ar,habbey of st. Vincent at Beatty,
PA was a linguist speaking tiuently
latin. Greek, Hebrew, English, Ger
man, Italian, French and SlaVohlah'
Eued Hymn Writer Dead.-Lovers
of me beautiful hymn, "Jesu, My Lord,
..y Cod My All, will learn win re-
sr,t of the death at the advanced age
eli 80 years of its venerable authof'
Kew. Henry Collins. Father Collins
WAS received into the Church 60 years
co since which time he had been a
CiStercian monk.
Church Damaged by Fire.-St JOS
cDh's Church, Palmyra, Mo-, was Dad
~ damaged by fire on March ~, 10
Inc amount OF $4,000. The blaze was
discovered in the basement after the
first Mass in the morning. fathef
Herbert Farischon is pastor OF 81.
Joseph's parish.
Iowa X. of c. Convention.-State
Deputy j. H. Devaney has announced
NAV 26 and u as the tentative dates
&, the Iowa state convention or the
nnlghts OF Columbus, which Will De
uelu III OttumWa. The council at W
tumwa plans on initiating large
c.ass of candidates on the Sunday pre-
>tous TO the opening OF the conVen-
ton.
Croix de Cuerre for Joyce kilmer.-
The French government has AWARDED
tuosthumousiy) the CrolX ue Guefle
10 Sergt. Joyce kilmer, the American
soldier poet and convert, VINO was
killed at the Ourcque hghtlng last
August. kilmer was an enthusiastic
member OF the Knights OF Columbus,
attached TO Suffern, y. Y, Councll. III
memory OF Sergt Kilmer two beds,
liamed after MIN, have been endowed
in the Rhinelander Crippies Home IN
New York, and also room IN 81
,,ater's Hospital, New Brunswick, \.
H. in which town kilmer was born.
Praises Sulpicians--On the occasion
of his Jubilee, Cardinal Gibbons SAID:
L solemnly declare with the true
sense of the responsibility OF my Wofo
that Almighty God in His power, mer-
CIV and guidance has never conferred
a greater blessing on the Church IN
America than when he inspired Bishop
carroll to invite the SulpiclanS or
france to come to America, ana IN
spired Father Emery, Superlor-Gener-
al of the Sulpicians, to comply WIN
the Bishops request. The coming OF
lnese men has been singular bene-
diction to the country.
Columbus Day.-Columbus day is to
be a legal holiday IN Utah. PRAGUE
ally all doubt that the state would ac-
ord due recognition to the great DIS
tJyerer was removed when the State
S,enate passed House bill No. $50,
which constitutes October II, Column
bus day. a holiday in Utah. The bill,
winch was introduced by Representa-
tive F. w. Quinn, a Bingham member
of the Salt Lake county delegation,
las already passed the House and 1t
now needs but the signature OF GOV
ernor Bamberger to become a law.
Ample assurance has been given that
the governor will add his approval to
the measure.
The Jeanne dare HoteI.-It is we'll
for soldiers and sailors to know that
lne Jeanne dare Hotel, in New Or
leans, is open day and night to all sol
diers and sailors in United States sery-
ice. The hotel, which is conducted
under the auspices of the National
Catholic War Council, has for it's spe-
cial purpose the care and entertain
ment of soldiers and sailors passing
through New Orleans en- route to
camps and stations or to their homes.
1t has done a great work during the
war since it was opened and stands
ready to continue its excellent service
No sailor or soldier need be without
bed or sleeping apartment or other
accommodations in New Orleans. The
Jeanne dare Hotel stands open to
minister to his needs.
Helena Boy Honored.-George Whit
comb, Company B, Ninth machine gun
battalion, has been awarded the dis
tinguished service cross for excep-
tional heroism in action near Cunel,
France, on October II, 1918. Whit
comb, who is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Whitcomb of Helena, enlist
Cd in the old Second Montana regi-
ment (now the 163d Infantry immedi-
ately after the United States declared
war in April, 1917. He was only 1G
years old at the time. He was a stu
dent at Mount st. Charles college, and
before that at st. Helena's parochial
school, George Whitcomb is the sec
end of the Cathedral parish boys to