The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-10-16
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Asylum for girls, at Fort Wayne, Ind,
was the presentation of $1,000 Ford
auto-truck, of 11a tons capacity, the
gift of the st. Vincent Sewing Circle
A Diamond Jubilee.-St. Marys
parish, Broadway and Pine street,
Buffalo, n. Y, commemorated the sew
enty-fifth anniversary of, its founda-
ton last Sunday. The Rt. Rev. Will
liam Turner, Bishop of the diocese,
celebrated the solemn High Mass at
1890 o'clock. Father Francis T. Parr,
c. S. R., former rector of the parish,
delivered the sermon.
Venerable Nun Dead.-Mother Della
Jones. a venerable member of the Re-
ligious of the Sacred Heart, who en-
tered the novitiate over sixty years
ago, was called to the reward OF her
long and faithful service recently at
the Maryville Convent of the Sacred
Heart, St. Louis. Mo. In former years
Madame Jones had served number
of terms as mother superior of the
Maryville house.
Hospital Acquired by Priest.-One
of the largest realty transfers IN re-
cent times in Idaho was effected last
week when the Boyd Hospital, one of
the largest institutions of its kind In
the intermountain region, was sold by
T. 0. Boyd, its founder, to the Cath
olic Church at Twin Falls, Idaho.
The property is valued at approximate
ely 100000. Rev. Remi S. keyser,
pastor Of St Edward Church, conduct
ed the negotiations, and the transfer
became effective Immediately. The
hospital will be operated by one of the
Sisters Orders.
Chaplain for Federal Prison.-Rev.
Paul Kern, S. j., assistant pastor OF
ST. Leo's Parish, Tacoma, Wash, has
been appointed chaplain of the Fed
eral Penitentiary at McNeils Island,
and will conduct services there reg
ularly once a month. Father Kern is
an eloquent speaker and is the pos
SCISSOR of winning personality, and
will without doubt accomplish great
deal of good in his work at the prison.
Father Murphy Retires.-The Rev.
James Murphy, who has been pastor
of ST. AIMS Church at Vail, Ia, for
the past thirty-five years, has retired
and will make his home in Sioux City
with his nephew Rev. James J. Muir
ply, pastor of the Immaculate Con-
ception Church. The occasion of his
ha n
ordinary expression of love and es-
TEEN from his congregation who at the
close of the farewell reception pre-
scented him with $4,000.
New Church and SchooI.-St. Fran
els congregation of Sioux City, Ia,
will build new church and school at
Wescott and Jay streets this fall, the
permit for the foundation of the build
ing having just been issued. The old
church at South Howard street will
be sold. The new one will be of
Spanish mission type, So by 116 feet
on the ground. The second school in
connection will accommodate 200
pupils.
Catholic Boy Scouts.-Fifteen troops
of Catholic Boy Scouts of Detroit,
Mich, River Rouge and Royal Oak,
hiked several miles last Saturday and
went into camp at the Stevens Farm
until Sunday evening. The outstand-
ing feature of the event was the field
Mass celebrated Sunday morning for
the scouts and their friends by Rt
Rev. Bishop Michael j. Gallagher. The
recent illness of Rev. Francis Kelly,
National Chaplain of the American
Legion, made it impossible for him to
deliver the sermon as had been plan
ned, but another speaker for the oc-
casion was selected
Catholic Scientist.-Many American
nations, as we'll as Great Britain,
Spain and Portugal, are to be formally
invited to participate in the national
festivities in November and December
i'll commemoration of the 400th ami
versary of the discovery of the Straits
of Magellan. The festivities will GEN.
ter principally in Santiago and Punta
Arenas, the latter the worlds south
eIuHuoSI City. Mig AlIOnSO OIL spain
will be represented by the Infanta
Don Fernando of Vasary, who, accord
ing to present plans, will travel aboard
a Spanish warship via the Panama
canal, arriving in Santiago in Novem-
Der.
Priest Celebrates Silver Jubilee
The silver jubilee in the priesthood
of the Rev. Julian Layton, C. NJ, vice
president of st. Thomas seminary,
Denver, and professor of moral theol-
ogy there, was auspiciously celebrated
on the Feast of ST. Vincent de Paul,
founder of the Congregation of the
Mission, whose priests are in charge
of the institution. Solemn High Mass
was sung in the morning, and SPLEEN
did program to which both students
and priests contributed was held in
the evening. Father Layton's actual
anniversary occurred the day the
seminary opened it's term.
The Baseball HERDS Tribute
Babe" Ruth of home run fame is the
product of st. Mary's School of Balti
more, Md, and was tutored by the
proficient Xaverian Brothers. Refer
ring to this school in a recent speech