The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-07-12
NEW WORLD ITEMS

nrovements to be added TO the Chuieh
in Wichita, Kan.
Central Verein Convention. = The
Central Verein convention, which was
omitted last year on account OF the
var will be held in Chicago IN sep
TENDER
Liberal Requests to ReIigion.-Mrs.
II F. Kingsland Of Elberon, n. D., lei.
in her will 100000 to charitable lnstl-
tntions of the Church, and Mrs. Mary
Tvncb devised $4,000 to aiding young
students for the priesthood.
K. of c. Libel Subtitle knights OF
Columbus of San Francisco, through
their attorneys. have filed COMPANY
for criminal libel against Carlo Del
nbino editor of the local Italian daily
newspaper. La Voce del Popolo, Tor
nublishing the bogus and defamatory
oath" which the Knights are falsely
accused of taking when initiated INTO
the order.
DAUGHTERS of IsabeIla.-The eighth
biennial supreme convention of the
National Order, Daughters of Isabella,
was held at Utica, n. Y, beginning
July /. in the national headquarters
building in that city. 1t was the
greatest convention in the history OF
This organization There are close TO
four hundred courts in the order.
Diocesan Retreat.-The annual re-
treat of the diocesan clergy or Los
Angeles. Cal, was conducted this year
nv the Right Reverend John +. Car
roll. D. D., Bishop of Helena, Mont,
at the Old Mission, Santa Barbara.
The first retreat began on Monday,
July I, and ended on Friday morning;
the second will take place from Mon
day, July IA, to the following Friday
morning.
ParochiaI Schools Save Money
The number of pupils in parochial
schools in the United States is $685.
407, which, at the low average cost or
$40 per pupil, means a saving to the
country of $4,000 900 a year.
Father Foley Honored.-In recogni-
ton of the valuable services rem
dered as Vicar General of the army
and navy encampments of the Cen
trail West, the Very Rev. William M.
Foley. pastor of St. Ambrose Church,
Chicago, had the title of Doctor OF
Laws" conferred upon him by the
Niagara University at Niagara, n. Y,
where thirty-two years ago he COM
pleted his seminary course.
Fordham Medical School.-At the
conclusion of the commencement ex-
ercises of Fordham University, the
Rev. Edward P Tivnan, S. j., presi-
dent of the university, stated that un-
less funds were forthcoming at once,
the medical school of the university
would not resume its classes in Sep
TENDER. DR.. Tivnan stated that at
least one million dollars was needed
to properly carry on the work of the
medical school and that the university
was unable to continue to meet the
ever-increasing deficit which the med
ical school annually shows. He stated
that the Fordham medical school was
the only medical school in the United
States operating without an endow
ment and that since its organization
fifteen years ago the expenditures
have been in excess of six hundred
thousand dollars
Question Box" Popular. - Bishop
Carroll of Helena, Mont, has an
nounced that the question box" viii
hereafter be a permanent feature Of
the Sunday evening services in the st
Helena Cathedral. The custom was
started during Lent and proved very
popular. A box has been placed il
the vestibule of the Church in which
parishioners or anyone else may leave
their questions concerning Catholic
faith, morals, history or worship
Bishop Carroll has been great!
pleased with the seriousness of thu
questions proposed, anu DelloVeS al
immense amount of misunderstanding
about the Church can be cleared up il
this way.
To Assist colored Catholics.-A Ma
tional Catholic Association for the Ad
vancement of the Colored People ha
lately been organized, Right Rev. D. j
O'Connell, D. D., Bishop of Richmond
Va. being at present head of tn
movement.
Family Communion.-A remarkabl
family thanksgiving Holy Communio
in honor of the Sacred Heart of Jesu
took place on the first Friday of Jun
in st. Paul's Church, Washington, I
c., when a whole family of twelve
five boys and five girls, and the fathe
and mother, received Holy Communio
for the first time together TIL
Youngest child of this family recent
made her first Holy Communion, an
two of the older boys have just com
back from France, where they serve
in the American army for nearly tw
years The Holy Communion was O
fered on the first Friday of June a
an act of solemn thanksgiving in gra
itude to Almighty God and His Sacre