The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-07-26
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Free Dspensares for the Poor.-In
Chicago. the National Catholic War
Council has established three free dis
pensaries in the city for the poor,
thus bringing to the poor the best of
medical attention, free of charge.
X, of c. Employment SerVice.-1n
the reconstructive work, the knights
of Columbus have a ramified employ
ment service with over 1900 bureaus,
and over $4,000 workers.
Prominent Jesuit Dead.-Rev. AL
phonse Coppens, S. j., of Baltimore,
Md. died there on July 2, of infirmi-
ties of age. He was born at Alost,
Belgium in 1S43. He studied at
Client and Bruges.
Name Athletic Field for Hero.-The
Catholic University dedicated the
athletic field recently to Captain Ed
ward ]. Killion of Maiden, Mass,
former student of the university, who
was fatally wounded while leading
his troops in September, 1918.
sacerdotaI Jubilee of Bishop Failon.
The Right Rev. Michael F. Fallon,
ID. D., Bishop of London, Ontario,
Canada, will celebrate the silver jul
hilee of his ordination to the holy
priesthood on July 20.
Campaign Nets $3oo,Ooo.-The CAM
paign to raise $1,000,000 for st. Igna-
thus College, San Francisco, Cal,
closed recently with 100000 on hand
in cash and pledges.
Marriage DEGREES in Force.-The
Sacred Consistorial Congregation has
decided that it's DEGREES appertaining
to marriage faculties for Bishops, of
date April % and August 2, 1918, are
still in force, and that Ordinaries may
use them for full six months after
peace has been signed among the ma
tons that were at war.
Justice Bowling Honored.-Justice
Victor ]. bowling of the Appellate
Division of the Supreme Court of New
York state has been notified that he
has been made commander of the
Order of the Crown by King Albert of
Belgium. The notification was sent
by the Belgian minister at Washing
ton. Justice Dowlings mother was
born in Belgium and members of her
family are prominent there. Justice
Bowling was active in Belgian relief
work during the war.
"The MiIlet of America" -Elizabeth
Nourse, the Catholic painter, is a
lineal descendant of Rebecca Nourse
who was hanged as a witch at Salem
by the Puritans. Miss Nourse is
known in Paris as "the Millet of
America" Several of her pictures
have been purchased by the French
government for the Luxembourg gal
lery.
Father o'Hara Goes to Europe
The Rev. Edwin V. O'Hara of Port
land, Ore, sailed from New York July
10 for Europe, where he will investi-
gate conditions for the National Cath
turn in September.
Bishop From China in United
States.-A very interesting visitor
from far-off China is staying in Buff
falo few days, Bishop T. Jacconi,
HOnan province. A native Italian, he
is now on his way to Italy, after an
absence of over quarter of a CEN
fury. Mgr. Jacconi wears the typical
Chinese beard of a Mandarin, speaks
English very f1uently and almost with
out accent Like the missioners from
Cathay he is very enthusiastic about
the prospects of the Catholic Church
in the new republic. He deplored the
encroachments of Japan upon the
sovereignty of China and declared
that they were becoming increasingly
Bishops diocese adjoins that of
Bishop Henninghaus in the former
German sphere of influence
Holy Ghost Chapter.-The Society
of the Holy Ghost is to hold a gen.
eral chapter the last week of August
and the first part of September. A
Superior General, his assistants and
ConsultorS are to be elected Two
delegates, besides the Provincial, are
to represent the Province of the Or
der in the United States. Questions
affecting provinces in Europe and the
African missions are to be discussed
during the chapter.
Chicago Students at VIla.-The
Villa at Lake Area near Chicago, ILL.,,
has been opened and the theological
students of the Archdiocese have
taken up their residence there for
the summer. The fourth year stu
dents will be prepared for ordination.
For this purpose two professors from
St Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, Md,
have come West. They are the Rev.
Joseph Bruneau, S. S., professor of
Moral Theology, and the Rev. Andrew
l., Levatois, S. S., professor of Canon
Law.
Church Frescoed.-The work of dec.
Grating st. Mary's Church, Tonah,
Wis, of which Rev. l.. Wurst is pas
tor, has just been completed by Geo.
F, Satory, the ecclesiastical artist of