The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-07-31
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contains no stairways. lncllnes re-
place the steps, thus giving splendid
protection to the children against fire
or other dangers.
Work of N. Y. Catholic Charities
During the year passed, the Catholic
Charities of New York cared for more
than $4,000 children, treated 45,oOO
persons in hospitals, supervised over
1000 delinquent boys and girls. sup
ported more than 1000 old people and
expended in excess of $6,500,0O0.
Editor Becomes Convert.-Mr. Will
liam Porter Sturgeon, late editor OF
the Washington Post, was received
into the Church by Father Jerome
Winter of Sacred Heart parish, Wash
ington. just a short while before his
recent death.
Knights Aid University.-The Mis-
souri, knights of Columbus at their
recent convention voted to subscribe
S25O,OO to the 100000 endowment
fund being sought by st. Louis Uni
VCrsity, ST. Louis, Mo.
MaryknolI Dedicate BuiIding.-The
ninth anniversary of the founding of
the American Foreign Missions was
observed recently at Maryknoll, \.
Y. when the Administration building
was dedicated and the first sod was
turned for the new Seminary.
Memorial to Bishop.-The announce
ment that a Catholic High School for
boys has been suggested as a memo
rial to the late Bishop FitzMaurice of
Erie. Pa, has evoked much favorable
comment. A readiness to contribute
towards the foundation and main
tenance of such an institution is mani
Testing itself on all sides, and the
projectors feel very much encour-
aged.
Funds for Community Center
Subscriptions amounting to $22, 112
have been received up to the present
time by the workers for the proposed
Catholic Welfare and Community Cen
ter home at Sixteenth and Grant
streets, Denver, Colo, according to
Herbert c. Fairall, director of the
drive.
Catholic Official Aids Armenia
The man who is responsible for the
moulding of Armenia's nationhood is
an American Catholic, Colonel Will
liam n. Haskell, L. S. A, High Com
missioner of the Allied Governments
to Armenia, and a brother-in-law of
Father Farrell, S. J., the newly ap-
pointed President of Brooklyn Col
lege.
Named Domestic Prelate.-Pope
Benedict has appointed Rev. James
P. Cantwell, Secretary to Archbishop
Hanna and Chancellor of the Arch
diocese of San Francisco, Private
Chamberlain to His Holiness, with
the title of Very Rev. Monsignor Mon
signor Cantwell is a brother of Right
Angeles.
Catholic Boy a Hero.-Clarence H.
Smith of Bay City, Mich, a former
pupil of Holy Trinity parochial school,
has been hOnOred with bronze medal
and an opportunity to complete his
education in any institution in the
United States, by the Carnegie Hero
Fund. The recognition comes for
Smiths heroism in saving Mary C.
Hill from drowning, on July &c, 1917.
Priests Golden JubiIee.-Rev John
B. Els, retired pastor of the Sacred
Heart Church, Columbus, Ohio, has
celebrated his golden jubilee. He was
for three years secretary to the late
Bishop Rosecrans. Born near Treves,
Germany, October 10, 1916, Father Els
went to France after a term of school
ing in his own city and studied phil.
OsOphy and theology at the seminary
at Blois for seven years, later enter
ing the University of Munster, West
phalia. For a time before coming to
the United States he was professor
of history in the seminary at Blois.
Doctor Honored by the Pope.-Dr.
Thomas J. Arundel of Youngstown,
Ohio, has been awarded by Pope Bene-
dict XIV the cross PRO Ecclesia ct
Pontifice" on the recommendation of
Monsignor OHern, rector of the
American College in Rome DR..
Arundel gave up extensive practice to
volunteer for overseas work with the
Knights of Columbus. He spent some
years in the service, six months of
which were passed in the hospitals
of France. The rest of the time he
worked in Italy
Austrian ReIief,-The officials of
the German-Austrian Relief Commit
tee of the Archdiocese of Chicago
have just received notice of the safe
arrival in Vienna, Austria, of 1O2 big
boxes of clothing sent by the commit.
tee, and of nearly $500 collected and
sent by the Right Reverend Monsig,
nor D. M. Thiele.
Catholic Knights Of Wisconsin,
The semi-annual report of the Catho-
lie Knights of Wisconsin July 1, 1920
showed the membership to be 1920
or an increase of 700 during the
past six months. The reserve fund is
nvor 0c0 mn