The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-06-12
NEW WORLD ITEMS


600 addition to their present building,
to he begun this spring. The proposed
addition would provide new quarters
for the nurses in training, one nun
dred extra beds for patients and q
new chapel.
Vicar General Honored-Very
Rev. A. Hillebrand, Vicar General OF
the Archdiocese of Oregon City, ana
nastor of st. Johns Church in that
CITY. has been appointed Protonot-
ary Apostolic by Pope Benedict XIV
The ceremony Of his installation III
his new office will take place IN st.
John's Church at Oregon City, June
20.
Gift to Canadian coIlege.-A cable
gram received from Rome carried the
news that after inQuiring from Arch
bishop Spratt, head of Kingston Arch
diocese, Canada, who is now IN Italy,
as to the steps which were being taken
to provide education for the young
men of the archdiocese, the Holy
Father made present Of approx
matelv twenty thousand dollars to
the funds of Regiopolis college.
Baker Lauds Catholic Cadets
High praise of the splendid showing
made bv the Gonzaga School Cadets
Of WASHINGTON, D. c., in the parade
which marked the presentation OF
prizes to the three national winners
of the United States Army essay con
test last month, is contained in a let
ter from Secretary of War Newton D.
Baker to the Rev. John ]. Burke, C.
S. P. chairman Of the National Wei
fare Council.
Trinity College EIects.-Miss Char
lotte Hogan, Of Columbus, Ohio, has
been elected president Of the Student
Government Association of Trinity
College, Washington, D. c., for the
next academic year. Miss Hogan is
the eldest daughter of Hon. Timothy
S. Hogan, formerly attorney general OF
Ohio. Miss Hogan possesses rare
ability for the office. She is a grad
uate of NOtre Dame Academy, Column
bus, o. The other officers that were
elected are: Miss Laura Murray, of
Minneapolis, president; Miss 10
sephine TOole, Of Providence, R. l.,
secretary, and Miss Mary Quinn, of
Baltimore, Mr., treasurer
College Professor Dies.-Professor
Frederick A. Braun, IS years old, for
l9 years head of the music depart
ment at Mount st. Mary's College,
Emmitsburg. Md, died at his home
there recently. Professor Braun was
born in 1865 in Prague, Bohemia
where he received his musical edu
cation. Coming to this country as a
young man he was associated with
various orchestras of the east until
taking up his duties at Mount st
Marys in 1891. Under his direction
the study Of music has made wonder
full strides at the mountain institu
ton. He directed both the college
orchestra and glee club.
Immigrant Girls Are Educated.-Ir
the report of Rev. M. ]. Henry of the
Mission Of Our Lady of the Rosary
for the Protection of Irish Immigrant
Girls, arriving at the Port of New
York, Father Henry says: THE girls
now coming to America are better
educated, more intelligent and more
awake to their opportunities thar
their sisters of past years, fit to com
pete with the most efficient American
girls, and many are determined to be
come saleswomen, stenographers
operators or nurses-pOstions fol-
which some come already well quail
fed"
Quotes Bishops Advice.-Pertinen
parts of the recent Bishops Pastora
Letter and the Reconstruction Pro
gram of the National War Council
were quoted to the Railroad Labo
Board by w. Jet Lauck, consulting
economist of the Railroad Brother
hoods, and E. F. Cradle, president o
the maintenance of way shop labor
ers' organizations in support of thu
railway mems demands for a minimum
living wage. Persons familiar will
the facts say that this is the first i'm
pOrtant instance in which Catholi,
proposals for correcting existing eco
nomic and industrial wrongs hav,
been seconded by the spokesmel
either of labor or capital in this coun
try.
Death of Mother AbeI.-Mothe
Mary ST. Abel of the Sisters of tn,
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin
who died suddenly at the Apostolic
Mission House in Washington, d. c.
recently, was one of the numerous
Catholic Sisters who were driven from
France during the atheistic outbreal
against the Church in that country Il
years ago. She was a woman of ex
ceptional culture and before her en-
forced exile had been a teacher il
France. After coming to the United
States with many members of he
community she took charge of tn,
housekeeping for the Paulists here
Four other Sisters assisted her
Mother st. Abel was a Breton ant
had been a member of her order fo
80 years.
PauIist Fathers to Build.-The Paul
;ct EotborS Old CT Mary,c