The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-04
NEW WORLD ITEMS

40 Years a Priest.-Former and
present parishioners of Rev. Philip j.
ODonnell the pastor OF st. James
Church. Boston, Mass, observed the
fortieth anniversary OF his ordlnatloh
Inv grand reunion in Paul Revere
and Talbot Halls, Mechanics Building,
on Tuesday evening, November 70.
First Bishop to Begin Mission Collec-
tions.-Rt. Rev. Charles }. Oheiiiy'
D. d.. of Lincoln, Neb., has alreaoy
set in motion the plan lately adopteu
nv the Hierarchy He has ordered
collection for home and foreign his
eions in his diocese, and has forward
cd a check of $500 to the Cathollc
Board of Missions Work among 'he
colOred people.
Celebrate Diamond Jubilee.-Tues-
6av November 10. marked the seven
with anniversary of the founding OF
the Sisters, Servants OF the lmmacu-
late Heart of Mary. The event was
quietly c0mmemOrated at MONROE
Mich, by the faculty and stuuehts.
The Diamond Jubilee will take place
Nav 81, June l and 2.
Good Work Rewarded.-The Com
mittee on AUGMENTATION voted
budget of 1923 submitted by Kew.
Charles Polichek for work done In the
West Side Hungarian district in Day
ton, Ohio, and to be continued up 10
January !. The action by the com
mittpe followed a report from Father
polichpk, showing that there Will De
700 or 500 American citizens OF Hun
parian descent in Dayton in three or
four wears, for which he is given all
the credit.
Beautiful Memorabilia the pres
ence of a large assemblage, Rt. Rev
Joseph Chartrand, Bishop of Indian
auolis, last week dedicated the mag
uicent bronze crucitiXiOn group, erect
ed on the lot set aside for the burial
of priests in the new Calvary Gene
terry in Terre Haute, Ind. The beau
tiful group, which occupies the most
prominent place in Calvary, and
offers a new note in cemetery art, is
the gift of Frank ProX, of that city
and is memorial to his wife, Mrs
Agnes ProX.
InN state
ment recently appeared in one OF ou1
Wichita contemporaries, emanatine
doubtless from an official and authori
tatiVe source, to the effect that one
third of the students in normal train
ing in the Wichita schools failed in
the examinations last year, says the
Catholic Advance If it's true, pity
it's true, but it is understood that
none of the students from the Cathe
dTal High School was included in the
Cne-third failing, as all who submitted
to the test passed with hOnors anC
with sufficient credits over and above
to have assisted the "One-third' over
the top.
Monastery Gets Library.-Rev. ]. c
White. of Omaha, Neb, has presented
to. st. Gabriel Passionist Monastery
Des Moines, his magnificent library O.
many hundreds of volumes of classi
cal and theological literature. The
completeness and beauty of Fathe
Whites library have been the source
of admiration to his many friends, an(
his princely gift, which could not b,
duplicated for many thousand dollars
will be lasting memento to his gen
crosby among the generations of Pas
sionist missionaries and students 0
the Western Province of that Order
New Hospital Opens.-The dedi
cation Of st. Joseph Hospital, Eureka
Cal, acquired by the Sisters of st
Joseph, took place recently. Mgr. L
Kennedy, who conducted the cere
monies, was assisted by Rev. J. ]
Gleason, of Ferndale, Rev. M. Gaffney
of Fortuna, Rev. NJ Hogan and Rev
p Kennedy, of Eureka. During tn,
three days opening, hundreds of in
terested and enthusiastic friends Wis
tied the institution and were surprised
to find that it had been converted int
one of the most modern and FULLY
equipped hospitals on the coast
Mexican Bishop Is Transferred.-A
wire message from Vera Cruz, Mexico
states unofficially that Bishop Guiza1
Valencia of Jalapa has been promoted
to the Northern See of Chihuahua
which was left vacant by the recon
death Of Bishop Gavilan. The people
of the southern diocese of Vera Cru;
have already expressed their grea
sorrow at losing their much beloved
Bishop, who, on account of his untir
ing zeal and deeds of charity has en-
deared himself to them. The earth
Quake of January last that befell Vers
Cruz and Jalapa brought the wonder
full qualities of Bishop GUITAR int,
great prominence.
Mother Superior Resgns.-Mothe
Mary John, for the last thirtv-seye,
years superior Of the Convent at Con
ception, Mo-, resigned, and Siste
Mary Dolorosa was elected Mother il
her place Wednesday of last week
Mother Mary John is now 67 year
old, and her age and bodily infirmitie