The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-04-12


New orphanage.-On the feast OF
the Annunciation, the new Mother
House and orphanage of the Sisters OF
Mercy, in ST. Louis, costing approx
mately 100000, was dedicated.
x. c. Erect suilding.-At Parker
Ifll, Boston, the Knights of Columbus
are erecting, adjoining the Hospital
there. a one-story 52x100 foot build
ing, with a broad plaza rs feet long
for convalescent soldiers of the hos
pital.
Bishop RIesses Windows. - On
March %, in the Cathedral of Seattle,
Bishop O'Dea blessed forty-four very
fine stained glass windows, and the
sermon was preached by Bishop Car
roll, of Helena. 1t was on The
Church and the New World Democra-
cy."
Purse to Director.-On the recent &C.
casiOn of his twenty-fifth anniversary
of spiritual dictatorship of the New
York Archdiocesan Union of the HOLY
Name Society, the Society presented
Mgr. Mooney with a purse containing
$4,000.
Memorial to Priest.-A movement is
in progress to build memorial chapel
TO the memory of Rev. Timothy A.
Murphy, O. S. B., the first Cathohc
Chaplain to die in the service of the
country, at Shawnee, Okla. The TIM
othy Murphy Memorial Committee OF
Shawnee, Okla, asks for a contrlbu-
ton of one dollar.
Home for Working GirIs.-The Sis
tiers of Mercy of Omaha, who for
many years have conducted home
for working girls there, have decided
TO erect a new building. They will
start a campaign to raise $3OO,O0O Tor
the purpose.
Bishops Library Destroyed.-Fire
due to defective wiring, which started
Thursday night, March 80, on the
third floor of Bishop John Wards resi-
dence, Kansas City, Kan, practically
destroyed the chapel and diocesan
library room, and left evidences OF
water and smoke in almost every part
OF the house.
City Helps Sisters.-Salina, Kansas
a city of less than $4,000 people, is a
city of conspicuous enterprise. TIC
induce the Sisters of st. Joseph tC
build a 100000 boarding and day
academy a campaign for $4,000 was
inaugurated. More than twelve firms
gave at once from 81 900 to $4,000
each: several $500 or $500 EACH One
donor gave $4,000. Salinas twenty
two physicians and surgeons gave $lOC
each.
Death of WeII-known Franciscan
Rev. Vincent frost, 0. F. NJ, So years
old, widely known mission speaker Of
the Franciscan Order, of Cincinnati
Ohio, died recently Of influenza al
Buffalo, N. Y. Father frost left Gin
cinnati on his annual Lenten tour Of
Eastern States several weeks ago. He
became i'll when on train en- route
to Buffalo.
Drive for School.-In a drive fol
$4,000 with which to clear the indebt
edness on St. Teresa's parochia
school, in Washington, D. c., the PEG
pie of that parish went "over the top
for the sum of $20,77525, the cam
paign lasting one week. Ten team:
were engaged in the drive. The win
ming one was headed by William L
Quad, and the amount turned in wa!
$Z,436.
Bishop BIesses ChapeI.-On Tues
day, March %, Rt. Rev. Henry Althoff
assisted by numerous priests, dedicat
I'd the new chapel of the st. Eliza
Deth's hospital, Belleville, ILL.,, which
is conducted by the Sisters of st
Francis. The interior of the chapel i:
beautifully designed. The magnifi
cent artistic windows depict the life
of st. Francis of Assist and the true
Christian charity of st. Elizabeth o
Thuringia.
A Golden JubiIee.-From the tower
of the Convent of Mercy in New Or
leans, there rang out on March q fit.
golden chimes, while Simultaneous.
fifty chimes pealed from the bell tow
er of st. Alphonsus' Church over thu
way, telling to the many friends o
the Sisters of Mercy in that city tina
a golden milestone had been reachet
in the history of the Order in this oil
Southern city on the Mississippi,
marked day had come wherein the
must pause, renew the sweet and hal
lowed memories of the past and thanl
God for the many mercies and bless
ings vouchsafed during half cen
fury of labor in New Orleans.
Notre Dame Men.-Graduates of tn
School of Journalism at Notre Dam
University were prominent in the pub
LEGATION of army newspapers durin
the war. According to facts recent
established at least fifteen were cor
nected with army publications in thi
country and in France. Four Notr
Dame men were members of the stat
of thn Stars and Strines the off cia