The Catholic bulletin., 1919-02-01
NEW WORLD ITEMS


choir in New York in connection with
the metropolitan non-Catholic mission
of Fathers Conway and Gillis, Z. >.
p. and the Catholic Unity League. 1t
will consist of a chorus OF 300 men
and women.
American Cities Catholic.-Among
the great cities of the United States
Chicago heads the list for the numper
of parishes and parish churches, haV-
ing 233; New York has 169; Brook
lyn, 1T; Philadelphia, Ill; st. Louis,
90: Boston, ga. Montreal has 76 par
ishes.
Fordham Student Honored.-Anoth-
er member of the Fordham (Jesult
college) ambulance unit, which won
notable distinction at the front, has
been honored by the French govern
ment. He is v P Maher, son of Law
renee P. Maher, of New York, who
has received the CroiX de Guerre from
the hand of Marshal Petain.
Deaths of Bishops.-The Church in
the United States lost by death last
year: Cardinal Farley, Archbishop
John ]. Keane, Archbishop Ireland,
Archbishop Prendergast, Archbishop
Weber, Bishop Foley, Bishop Gala
CHER, Bishop Cusack, Bishop McGol-
rick, Bishop Chatard, Bishop Lowney
and Bishop Currier-in all five Arch
bishops and seven Bishops, surely a
heavy bereavement.
Father Henry.-The fortieth ami
versary of Father Henry's ordination
to the priesthood was observed recent
ly in New York. Rev. Michael Henry,
as most people who live in New York
know, is pastor of the parish Of Our
Lady of the Rosary and director of
the Home for Irish Immigrant Girls,
an establishment that has given shell
ter and hospitality to upwards of one
hundred thousand of these eXiles from
Erin.
Bishops Celebrate JubiIee.-In May
the Rt. Rev. Thomas S. Byrne, D. D.,
Bishop of Nashville, Tenn, will cele-
brate the golden jubilee of his ordina-
tion as a priest, and few months
later he will celebrate his silver jubi-
lee as a Bishop. Bishop Harkins of
Providence, Bishop Hennessy of Wich-
ita and Bishop Garvey of Altoona will
celebrate the golden jubilee of their
ordination, during the year.
Troubles in Argentine.-Grave labor
and political disorders have arisen in
Argentine, and its chief, beautiful city
Buenos Aires. About 500 persons were
killed in riots, churches burned, relig,
ious driven out of converts and a
priest murdered, says a cable mes.
sage. Scarcely a year ago, a great
Irish pilgrimage took place to Argen,
tines great shrine, Our Lady of Lu.
jan.
Lincoln Catholics Active. The
Knights of Columbus, of Lincoln, Ne
braska, with the active support of Rt
Rev. Bishop OReilly, have secured
the building formerly owned by the
Eagles, who could not maintain it, and
will use it as headquarters for the
Catholic activities of Lincoln. This
and we'll equipped, cost $4,000 tc
erect, three years ago, and was bought
by the K. of c. for $4,000.
Bishop of Baker City.-Last week
Most Rev. John Bonzano, Apostolic
Delegate, officially informed Rev. Jos
eph McGrath of his appointment by
the Holy Sea to the bishopric of Bak
er City, Oregon. The papal bulls
have not yet arrived and no date has
been set for the conservation. Bu
it is predicted that the consecratior
will take place in ST. James Cathe
dral, Seattle, in the early spring.
A Worthy Academy.-The Academ!
of the Sacred Heart in Grand Coteau
La, is now in the ninety-ninth yea1
of its existence. The religious of thu
Sacred Heart were the founders O
the school, and they have continued
the good work down to the presen
day, when they are on the eve o
entering new century. The histor,
of this convent means the history o
the country round. 1t is said that tn,
piety, good morals and manners O
the colored women who were instruct
ed in their religion by the good Sis
ters OF the Convent at Grand Coteal
are noted wherever they go.
New Jesuit Rector.-Rev. J. Clar
ence Kearns, S. j., has been recentl,
promoted to the rectorship of Spring
hill College in Alabama, to succee,
Very Rev. Edward Cummings, S. j
Father Kearns pursued his four year
of theological studies at st. Louis Uni
versity, and on completion of hi
course returned to the Southern Prov
vince, of which he is member
Springhill is the oldest Jesuit institu
tion in the South, and has enjoyet
great prestige in educational fields.
Opens Settlement House.-The Ma
tional Catholic War Council has mad
an appropriation for a day nurser,
and settlement house in Cleveland, un
Ger the auspices of the Clevelant
branch of the Christ Child Society. |
will he on the South Side +bo loo,