The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1919-09-20
NEW WORLD ITEMS

New Motherhouse.-In Grand Rap
ids, Mich, the Sisters of st. Dominic
are erecting a new motherhouse to
accommodate 600 Sisters.
A New Catechism.-The Belgian
Foreign Missionaries of the Bagulo
Mountain Province, P. l., have gotten
out a series of catechisms and studies
in Christian Doctrine, in the various
languages found in their province,
which will be of great value in their
school work. The books are printed
by the Catholic School Press, Baguio,
p l.
Aged Priest Dead.-Rev. Patrick j.
Mcclure, aged IS, the Oldest active
priest in the Cleveland diocese, died
at Canton, Ohio, on Tuesday, Septem-
Der .. He was in charge Of st. John
Church in Canton for 40 years, going
10 that city in 1879 from East Liver
pool. He began his labors as priest
in Sandusky in 1868, and served a
charge in Cleveland before going to
East Liverpool.
The Little Sisters.-After fifty years
in the service of the poor and the
AGED, for the sake of Christ, and with
fifty years of merits stored up in the
treasure house of God, the Little Sis
ters of the Poor, organized in France
1889, celebrated their golden jubilee
on Friday of last week at their home
in Philadelphia. The solemn occasion
was graCed by the presence of the
Most Reverend Archbishop and a
number of clergy.
Babies Dedication at Shrine.-An
impressive ceremony consisting of the
Solace took place at the Coney Island
Shrine Church, New York, on Sunday
afternoon, September Z. The day was
the vigil of the Nativity of the Blessed
Virgin, which feast is devoted annu-
ally at the seaside church to prayer
for the welfare of the little ones
brought by pilgrims to the shrine.
The Rev. John A. Griffin, G.. NJ, the
well-known Vim n il n missioner,
preached on the occasion, taking the
childhood of Our Lady of Solace for
his theme.
CarmeIite Chapter.-On Sunday, Oc-
tober y, the General Chapter of the
Carmelite order will open in Rome
1t is five years since the last was held.
A new Prior-General and other Off
Gals will be elected, in accordance
with the new Code of Canon Law.
The delegates of the American prov
ince to the General Chapter are the
Very Rev. Basil A. Kahler, Provincial,
Englewood, N. j.; Rev. Lawrence w.
Diether, rector of st. Clara's Church,
Chicago; and Rev. Silverius J. Quig-
ley, Of Englewood, n. J.
A Golden JubiIee.-Rev. Timothy
Maher c. S. c., one of the most
widely known priests of the Congre-
cation of the Holy Cross at the Uni
versity of Notre Dame was ordained
fifty years ago on the feast of the
Assumption. The venerable priest
however made no mention of the
occasion and it was only when a mes
sage of congratulation reached him
that his anniversary was generally
recalled. Father Maher is known and
beloved by the oldest and the young
est sons Of Notre Dame. He is eighty.
nine years of age, still remarkably
affairs.
The Assumption Sisters.-The Sis
tiers of the Assumption, who will be
in charge of the new college for young
ladies on the Raven Hill property,
Philadelphia, which was donated to
His Grace the Most Reverend Arch
bishop by Mrs. Anne Weightman Pen
field, will arrive in that city from
France early in October, when the
college will be opened for the
registration of pupils and classes will
be begun. The advent of the Sisters
of the Assumption is another evidence
of the great development of the Phila-
delphia Diocese. This order of relig-
ious is recognized as one of the fore
most teaching bodies in the world.
especially in regard to languages.
On Chinese Misson.-Rev. William
O'Toole, for the past eight years
assistant priest at the Cathedral in
Sacramento, Cal, left on Monday last
for Ottawa, Canada, to assist the
Rev. Father Fraser, a missionary
priest of long experience, in establish
ing a seminary for the training of
young priests for the Chinese mis-
slons. During his residence in Sac
ramento Father O'Toole has ever been
anxious to go on the Chinese mission.
but owing to scarcity of priests in this
diocese was unable to obtain the
requisite permission until now. No
doubt Father O'Toole will ultimately
realize his pious ambition to do mis-
sionary work in Asia.
Should Return to Veil.-Modern
styles of dress and couture were the
subject of much criticism recently by
DIR. Jose Moray del Rio, Archbishop
of Mexico, who read an open letter
to his parishioners declaiming against
extremes in toilet and asking mothers
to refrain from appearing in exag-
gerated costumes and from allowing