The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-06-14
NEW WORLD ITEMS

A Marble Altar.-The new Carrara
marble high altar for the Cathedral
of Covington, KY, % feet high by 20
feet, has reached Covington. It's
weight is about ten tons, and its de-
sign corresponds with the architec-
ture of the Cathedral.
Catholic Social Pan.-In the house
of representatives, Hon. James A. Gal
Ivan of Massachusetts, embodied In
his remarks the Social Construction
article of the National Catholic war
Council. by it's committee on special
war activities.
Cathedral CentenniaI.-In August
will occur the hundredth anniversary
of the solemn conservation or the
Cathedral of Bardstown, KY, which is
the original or first of the three
Cathedrals of the Diocese OF Louis
lille, AS a diocese Louisville is now
in its 18th year.
Lieutenant Hawker.-Lieut. Hawk
er and Commander Grieve, IN their
ATTEMPTED transatlantic flight, ana
who were wonderfully rescued at sea
by a Danish steamer dedicated TO
Mary" had with them a silver medal
of the Blessed Joan of Arc, which was
to be delivered to the British museum.
Ask Removal of Nun.-A printed
letter, apparently propaganda, has
been received by the governor OF
Michigan signed by residents of Al
pine school district No. II, near Grand
Rapids, protesting against the en-
ployment of a Catholic nun as school
teacher in the public school there.
Iowa X. c. Conventon.-The K. c
state convention was held at Ottum
wa. Iowa. last week. At the last state
convention in Fort Dodge the tota
membership in Iowa was 1919. Al
the recent convention it was an
nounced that the membership is now
over the 10000 mark.
Get D. S. MedaI-Among the si1
civilians who have been awarded the
distinguished service medal by Gen
Pershing are Edward N. Hurley o
Chicago chairman of the United
States Shipping Board, and Edward
R. Stettinius, special representative o
the Secretary of War in France
Both men are Catholics.
The Class of GA unique cere
mony took place Sunday, May %, a
st. Louis Church, Buffalo, N. Y, wher
twenty-five survivors of the Com
munion class of the Church in 1856!
approached the altar. This fiftietl
anniversary Communion has been ;
yearly custom for twelve years il
St. Louis Church, and it makes pro
found impression on the assembled
faithful.
Sunday Movies.-Bishop John
Milan of Hartford Conn, is supporting
Governor Marcus H. Holcomb in thu
latter's opposition to Sunday moving
picture shows. Following the gov
errors veto of the legislative bill
which gives to towns local option OF
the holding of shows of this kind, ant
which bill the legislature passed owe
the governors veto, Bishop Milan ha
sounded the keynote of what promise
to be a determined campaign agains
the proposed Sunday entertainment
in theaterS.
Church and JournaIism.-Mr. JOIN
M. Cooney, the head of the Notr
Dame University's School of jour
nalism, is strenuously advocating tn
securing for things Catholic, a faire
presentation of Catholics in the dali
press. In the United States there ar
now two Catholic schools of journal
ism; the one is at Notre Dame Uni
versity, the other at Marquette Uni
versity. In our day there are stu
dents training for a career in jour
nalism. Women are coming to tn
front in this work. Women student
are accepted at Notre Dame in sum
mer session courses, and there is
womens school of journalism at ST
Mary's College and Academy at Notr
Dame, Ind.
Seminary AIumn.-A large numbe
of priests from various parts of tn
country attended the reunion of tn
Alumni of st. Bernard's Seminary
which was held in Rochester, N. Y
last week. The Alumni Association
is composed of more than five bur
dred priests who studied for the priest
hood at the Seminary and who ar
laboring in more than forty diocese
in various parts of the United States
Canada and the insular possessions
The celebration was opened with
Solemn High Mass at st. Patrick
Cathedral Bishop Hickey delivere
the sermon and cordially welcome
the priests.
To Promote Harmony-An impo
tant meeting at the University of o
tawa, Canada, on May 20, was a
tended by members of the clergy an
laity to bring about unity and ha
mony among the Catholics of th
capital. Father Cornell, o. M. l., pa
tor of st. Joseph's Church; Fathe
FAY of st. Bridgid'S. Father Fitzge