The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-11-20
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Memorial Crosses.-Two magnif-
icpnt granite memorial crosses were
dedicated in the Cleveland, Ohio, do
cese October %: one to the memory
of the late Rev. John McHale, for
twenty-seven years pastor of st. Ma
lachi Church. cleveland, and one to
the memory of Rev. p ]. Mcclure, for
forty wears at ST. John Church, Can
ton. Ohio. Both are Gaelic crosses,
and each stands more than ten feet
in height.
Priest Declines Pastorate.--Rev. NJ.
] Houston. chaplain at the National
Soldiers Home, Milwaukee, has de-
clined the passionate of st. Patrick
Church. Father Houston says that,
while he fully appreciated the gracious
offer made by His Grace, Archbishop
Messmer, and felt honored thereby,
he decided TO remain in his present po-
sition at the Soldiers Home, where
he has been chaplain for more than
seventeen years. 1t is not, he says,
that he would love the people of st.
Patrick less. but that he loves his old
friends at the Home more.
Admiral Benson Appointed.-Five of
the seven members of the new Ship
ping Board created by the Merchant
Marine act were appointed by Presi-
dent Wilson Admiral William 5.
henson. chief Of naval operations dur
ing the war. was reappointed chair
man. The other four members were
Frederick l. Thompson, newspaper
publisher at Mobile, Ala; Gavin Nc
Nab, an attorney of San Francisco;
Martin !. Gillen, an attorney OF WIS
Consiu. and Theodore Marburg, puo-
HciSt of Baltimore. Admiral Benson
is Catholic.
a Progressive Parsh.-Rev. Julius
Chylinski. pastor of St Mary congre-
cation at FanCher, Wis, is having the
church basement transformed into
Clubrooms for the young people, and
has ordered bowling alleys and other
devices for amusement. Another i'm
provement is the addition of third
story TO the parochial school building
TO be used for dormitory purposes
Nearly 100. boys and girls are pro
vided with board and room by the Sis
ters during the school year, remaining
there five days each week, for when
they are asked to pay only nominal
sum. Last year the monthly charge
was So per pupil, or about so cents
per day for three meals and lodging.
20 Years Jesut.-Tather Dominic
Pantanella, S. j., one of the most
widely known priests and educators In
the West, celebrated his eighty-ninth
birthday last Sunday. BY strange
coincidence the day following was the
SEVENTEEN anniversary of his entrance
into the Jesuit order. Father Pantan
ella is as bright and pleasant as ever
and keeps occupied daily with his zeal
Gus propagation of the devotion to the
Sacred Heart. He distributes thou
sands of Sacred Heart badges yearly
Becomes Editor of Law Journal
Prof. |. Maurice Wormser, of the
faculty of Fordham University Law
School for the last eight years, and
from time to time in charge of the edi
tOrial department Of the New York
Law Journal became editor of that
publication November 2. In addition
to being an active practitioner in New
York Prof. Wormser is we'll known fol
his writings on legal subjects. He
prepared the third edition of CLARK or
Corporations" the second edition Of
"Kirchwey's Cases on Mortgages" anC
the second edition of ''Keener's Gases
on Contracts" He also has served as
a member of the law faculty. at the
University of Illinois and was editor
of the Columbia Law Review.
Priests Entire Family in English
JaiIs.-Rev. P. J. Crowley of Helena
left October % for Ireland, having re
ceived a message that three of hi:
younger brothers are on hunger
strikes in jails where they have beer
confined by the British authorities fol
alleged Sim Fein activities. Father
Crowley said that his brother Michael
aged 10, is in NORWOOD Scrubs pris
on in England and two others, Petel
and John, are in Jail at Cork. Peter
who is IS, is at the point of death be
pressed a desire to come to Canada
and teach her countrymen in Montreal
the Sisters of the Order of the I'm
maculate Conception in Canton
brought her to the motherhouse in
that city, where she has remained as
a postulant for the last four years. The
opportunity of having Miss TEXANS
former bishop conduct the ceremony
of her induction to the novitiate pre-
scented by the advent of Mgr. Guebri,
ant was eagerly seized, and the service
took place in the convent on ST. Cath
crime Road, Outremont.
Blind Nun Teaches.-November 8
was a grand fete day in the life of a
remarkable woman, Sister Mary Cal
lista, of Sacred Heart School, Colum.
bus, Ohio. The day marked the fiji
tieth anniversary of the taking of her
vows in the Franciscan Order, in Ca.
pellen, Germany, and hundreds of her
boys" who have drunk of the waters
Of xuicdop, OF bor hands ioipod in fo1io,