The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-04-03
NEW WORLD ITEMS

CardInai ConUTHS "aJoi. NlAioiio
the converts recently confirmed by
Cardinal Gibbons was Major William
Heinke. L. S. A, retired Chief OF the
Division of Latin-American Affairs
Department of State.
5000 at Retreat-The Papal bene-
election, bestowed by the Ri. Rev. John
P. Farrely. d. d.. Bishop of Cleve-
land upon 5000 retreatants, brought
the seventeenth annual retreat OF the
Knights of Columbus to a close.
Oldest Scranton Priest.-Rev. John
Henry Judge. 81 years old, the Oldest
priest in the Scranton diocese, Or
dained December 81, 1870. died last
month of pneumonia, in the pastoral
residence in Sugar Notch, Pa, where
he was pastor for twenty years.
Pioneer Priest Is Dead.-Dne Of the
pioneer priests of Buffalo. n. y. went
to his reward March 10, with the pass
ING of Rev. Daniel l.. Walsh, lovingly
known to many Buffalonians as Path
er Dan" He was pastor Of the
Church Of the Nativity.
Catholic Girls Home.-The CathO-
lie Woman's League Of Wisconsin on
March II purchased the residence of
the late Judge J. P. Quarels in Mil
waukep. The property includes large
brick structure and a lot 81 by $50
rcet. The WOman's League April l
opened the building as a Catholic
girls home.
Mother CamIIa.-On the feast Of st
Joseph Mother NJ. Camilla (Oberle)
died in the motherhouse Of the Pre-
cious Blood in OFallon, Mo. She
taught formerly at O'FallOn, st. Au
gustine, and Pierre City, Mo.
Golden Jubilee Of sisters.-Fifty
years ago two sisters, Misses Eliza
beth and Julia Sullivan, entered the
Order of the Sisters of Charity o
the b. V. NJ. at Mount Carmel, Du
buQue. Ia, as Sister Mary Olympi;
and Sister Mary Athanasius. The!
recently celebrated their golden jubi
lees.
Centenary Of Cardinal Hofbauer.-
In ST. Michael's parish, Chicago Whicl
is in charge of the RedemptOrist Faith
ers, a novena was conducted in con
nectiOn with the Tooth anniversar,
March 49, of the death of BLESSED
Clement Mary Hofbauer, the first Ger
man Redemptorist and Apostle of Vi
4 emma. The anniversary was ceebrat
ed in all Redemptorist communities
Dying Nun Professed in Bed.-Sis
ter Mary of the Good Shepherd Gil
the world Gertrude Hoefler of Dur
kirk, n. " was buried recently fror
the Good Shepherd convent in Buffalo
After a short illness the good movie
was professed on her death bed b
special permission of the Bishop.
Double Jubilee of Parish.-S
Mary's parish in Mineral Point, Wis
will celebrate it's golden jubilee O.
June %. On the previous day tn
pastor Rev. Nicholas Weyer, will oil
serve the silver jubilee of his ordin;
ton. The parish is one of the mos
prosperous in the Diocese of l.
Crosse
Long sleep.-At Aurora, ILL.,, on
recent Saturday Sister Bona Cratic
a teacher in the St. Nicholas pare
chial school, in charge of the Sister
of ST. Francis, regained consciousness
after being asleep for three weeks
following a severe attack Of intluenZ;
The attending physician says she wi
recover.
Church Is Damaged.-Early Satu
day morning, March 6, Rev Dr. Ma.
we'll, rector of the Church of Our Lad
of Mt Carmel in Buffalo, \. Y, a.
companied by Fire Chief Murphy, el
tered the smoke-filled sanctuary {
the church and saved the Blessed Sa
rament from flames that threatened
destroy the church and school. Cha
ices, vestmentS, statues, paintings an
the high altar were destroyed. TIL
damage is estimated at more tina
$4,000, with Insurance that will pa
TALLY cover it.
Young Mems Retreat.-The annu;
retreat given under the auspices
the Young Mems Catholic Associate
of Boston opened in the Church of tn
Immaculate Conception, March q.
men from all over Greater Bosto
make this retreat each year, both tt
upper church and st. Valentines Oh
pei Qower chapeD are used The r
treat continued through one week an
closed on Palm Sunday, March 2
For more than 40 years the retire;
has been one of the great features
the work of the association. Ever
year both the upper and lower aud
forums of the church have been file
to overlooking every night during r
treat week.
New School, Church and Convent
With the purchase of eight acres
land in North Riverside, Sioux Cit
Ia, by the Sacred Heart parish, plal