The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-07-10
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Another Maryknoll Priest.-The
Rev. William J. Downs, who was re-
leased by the late Bishop John E.
Fitzmaurice of Erie to join the Amer
lean Foreign missionaries OF Mary
knoll, has entered the community
there. According to the rules of the
society he must remain year before
receiving a permanent assignment. He
was ordained June Il, 1916, by the
present Archbishop of Philadelphia,
the Most Rev Dennis J. Dougherty.
Honor Late Thomas MuIry.-Sun-
day June q. at o'clock, public
square was dedicated in Manhattan to
perpetuate the memory of the late
Thomas NJ Mulry. Addresses were
delivered by the Archbishop, the
mavor, the borough president and the
president of the Superior Council of
the st. Vincent de Paul Society.
Washington Campaign. - Amidst
the enthusiastic acclaim of 400 men,
nounced in st. AIMS hall, Everett,
WASH. on June p, that the great cam
paign waged for the $150.000 cOmmun-
ity center and war memorial by the
knights of Columbus, Council No.
1853, of Everett, had gone over the
top by a good margin. $151,532 was
the total received at the official close
of the drive, but contributions are
still coming in.
Fordham University.-Plans for a
campaign to raise $1,000,OO0 to carry
on the work of FOrdham University,
n Y. are being carried forward by
members of the alumni association
following the public announcement
that such a sum is urgently needed
made at the annual commencement eX-
erCses. FOrdham had an enrolment
of 2,740 last year.
Nebraska Priests JubIee.-Rev.
Eugene J. Feeney, pastor of St JO-
seph'S Church at Auburn, Neb., OBJ
served the silver jubilee of his Ordina-
ton to the priesthood June "a. 1t was
virtually double jubilee, as it is
nearly % years since Father Feeney
was appointed pastor of this parish.
At the jubilee Mass Father Feeney
was assisted by Father Shanagher of
Palmyra, as deacon: Father Weiss, of
Nebraska City, as subdeacon; and
Father GilrOy, of Friend, as master of
ceremonies. Bishop Riley, of Lincoln,
presided in the sanctuary.
Catholic Nurses In Retreat.-Cath-
Ollie nurses, students and graduates,
held their second annual retreat I'M
der the auspices of the Guild of Cath
Ollie Nurses in the chapel of St
Roses Academy, June 1921, in San
Francisco. The Rev. r. A. Lewis
O. P, was in charge Four hundred
and fifty nurses attended. San Fran.
cisco doctors have but recently con
Guided a very successful retreat, con,
Quoted by the Rev. Father ORourke
S. J.
Colorado Catholics. - Most Cath
lies do not know that our Church has
within 23,363 of as many members as
all the Protestant churches of Colora
do put together. The Colorado Bap
fist Bulletin (Vol. Xxx, No. 81, says
that Colorado has a total Protestant
church membership of about $4,000
page 49,. The Official Catholic Di
rectOry for 1920 gives the Catholic
population of this state as 1851
This state, however, has 100000 res
idents who are not affiliated with any
church. The Denver Catholic weekly
is authority for the above statement
A College Bequest.-A 100000 leg
acy to Loyola College, Baltimore, un
der the will Of Thomas O'Neill, who
died in 1919, will not be payable unit
the death of his widow, according tt
court decision just handed down
Mr.. O'Neill left an estate valued a
five millions. He had made gifts t
the college during his lifetime. The
court holds that these payments mus
be substracted from the total gift
which was placed in the will at $500,
600, and reduced partly by codicil.
st. Marguerite Of Canada.-Canadi
an Catholics have been paying partic
ular attention to the reports of tn,
canonization and Qualification cere
monies in Rome, due to the fact tina
that country expects soon to have can
onized st. Marguerite of Canada. Sh
was the foundress of the Ladies O
the Congregation of Notre Dame
which now has 131 religious house
and 41,000 pupils in Canada and tn
United States. The Venerable Maj
guerite Bourgeois was born a
Noyes, France, on April II, 1920, an
her tercentenary is being celebrate,
this year.
Father HIiebrand Invested.-Th
1nvesture of Very Reverend A. Hille
brand, V. G., st. Johns Church, Ore
gOn City, as Protonatary Apostolic
took place in st. Johns Church, Nor
day, June 2S, with Archbishop Chris
tie officiating. All the clergy of tn
diocese were present and the occs
sion was an suspicious affair in tn