The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-28
NEW WORLD ITEMS.

saws DR.. Kerby, of the Catholic Uni
versity. There is a heavy import
duty on new ideas at all conservative
ports: in many cases this duty
amounts to practical exclusion.
St. Louis Schools.-Rev. James +.
Murray. superintendent of the PARISH
schools of the Archdiocese OF 81.
Louis. reports an enrolment OF 1921
children taught by SOS teachers, 1856
religious and y lay teachers. Dur
ing the past year the enrolment mas
increased SIS per cent
Different at Death.-The late Cen
eral Ignacio de Venientemilla, former
President of Ecuador and Free Ma
son died in the arms of the Church.
After receiving the last Sacramenls
he said to his best friend, Gen. Mon
cavo: AT the point of death one sees
things in a new light. May my eN-
ample be your guide.
Charities conference.-Prepa operations
for the Catholic Charities conference
in Washington in September are now
being made by DR.. John OGradE OF
the Catholic University and one OF the
executive secretaries of the n. I. W.
G. who is taking the place OF Dr.
Kerbv. former Secretary of the Con-
ference and since the beginning almost
its handspring.
Catholic Boys Brigade.-Archbishop
HAYES of New York has approved the
formation of the Catholic Boys BIZ
gade, a military organization animated
with the Catholic Protective Society
of New York but distinct from the
Bow Scout movement, with the aim OF
keeping boys under Catholic influence
and drawing them away from similar
non-Catholic organizations.
Admiral Benson.-Admiral Benson
in a letter to the \. c. W. c. encour-
ages the organization of Catholic Boy
Scouts. He says: THE Boy Scouts
of America develop the finest and
most manly qualifications of youth,
self-reliance, consideration for others,
forbearance and helpfulness, These
are all Christian attributes but they
are not Christian virtues, and we must
be very careful to impress this fact
upon our Catholic boys
Father Duffy on War.-We read in
a communication to "America' that
unlike those who write about the war
from a safe arm chair Father Duff
fy. Chaplain of the famous 69th, saw
mo crucified soldiers, no babies with
their hands cut off, no women chained
to machine guns, no prisoners playing
treacherv." Says Father Duffy: THE
Germans never did ANYTHING to us that
we did not try to do to them, and
We played the game as fairly as II
could be played"
Church at Chapeze Burned.-The
Church of the Holy Redeemer, at Cha
peze, Bullitt County, Ky, was burned
to the ground recently as we'll as was
the parochial residence. The fire
spread so fast that Rev. Joseph Nc
Aleer, the pastor, was seriously
burned while rescuing the Blessed
Sacrament from the altar, and was un-
able to save any of his personal Ell
fects, his library, clothing and all
house furnishings being destroyed.
The church was built ten years ago.
by Rev. Eugene Bertello, who, while
going on a sick call to one of his ad-
joining missions, in 1917, was killed
at Shepherdsville, Ky, in one OF the
greatest railroad wrecks in the history
of Kentucky, when forty-five persons
lost their lives and many others were
injured.
Father Luckey Honored.-A reader
at Manhattan, Kas., noting the cleo
ton of a priest in Pennsylvania as
state chaplain of the American Le-
gion, hastens to call attention to the
fact that Father A. J. Luckey, of Man
haitian was also honored by being
elected at the state convention in
Wichita early in October. He is also
post commander of the American Le-
gion there. Father Luckey was well
liked by the officers and men at Camp
Funston. AS pastor at Manhattan he
often assisted the regular army chap
lains, and was later given commits
sion. He assisted in the knights Of
Columbus war activities and in the
War Camp Community Service, being
chairman of the latter
American Irish Historical Society,"
With the admission to probate of the
will of late fellow-member, DR.. John
T. Maggie of New York, the American
Irish Historical Society becomes the
owner of fine house in New York,
No. 1872 East 10th street, a few doors
from Irving Place, suitable with proper
alterations to. be headquarters; and
in addition the sum of 100000,
When it is recalled that the society is
without debts and has intact it's build
ing fund of $4,000, the effect must be
the enlargement of the scope of the
society's activities and lead to cor
responding increase Of efficiency in its
chosen field. Plans will be made at
once for fireproof library to guard
its treasures Of books, for reading
rooms and Offices where members from
outside New York may enjoy the ia
cilities of an efficient service.