The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-28
NEW WORLD ITEMS


Alma Mater after many years. tie Is
ono of tbe hest known Greek scholars
in the country.
For the Orphans.-Detailed reports
Of the picniCs recently given 1Or the
Chicago orphanages show that the az
fair held for st. Mary Female orphan
ASYLUM Melted SO 100; and that Tor
s. Joseph Male Orphan Asylum $lO,-
9S4.
New c. o. F. Home.-The Catholic
Order of Foresters in Dayton, ONO
will erect a $4,000 club house. me
huilding inspection department mas Is
sued 4 permit and construction Will be-
Gin Immediately, it is announced.
An Illinois PiIgr;mage.-The first
public and official pilgrimage from
Belleville. ILL.,. to the shrine OF the
Sorrowful Mother at Starkenburg
Missouri took place Monday, August
16. The pilgrims were met at the
boundary of the Starkenhurg PARISH
nv large number of parish members
Bishop at Fordham-Among changes
in the New YOrk-Maryland Province OF
the Jesuits. announcement is made OF
the appOintment of the Right Rev
John J. Collins, until recently Vicar
Apostolic of Jamaica. West India, as
"Spiritual Father" of Fordham Uni
signcd from the Jamaica vicariate be-
cause of i'll health, but he is still THU,
lar bishop of Antiphello.
VIlairous Imposter.-It is reported
that a man wearing a Roman collar
has been visiting some Of the Catholic
churches of Milwaukee, Wis, on Sat
urday and asking girls to confess to
him. In one church. it is said, he
asked a girl to so with him to the
landing of the stairs leading to the
organ balcony, and when there, asked
her for a kiss. This occurred on d
recent Saturday, and similar case
was reported some weeks ago. The
police department has been notified.
Help Storm Sufferers.-CanisiuS Col
lege of Buffalo, y. Y, in order to as
sist in alternating the sufferings i'm
posed upon the villages of EbeneZer,
n. Y. due to the ravages of the recent
electrical storm, when scores OF
homes. barns and stores were almost
totally destroyed, gave a benefit per
fClmance of the Passion Play on : re
cont evening. The entire proceeds Ot
this special presentation were turned
over to Acting Mayor Kroinheder for
distribution among the residents OF
FbenezCr who have suffered financial
loss.
American Priest Honored.--Tho Bel
gian government has conferred upon
Rev. AlphOnse A. NOtcbaert, pastor Of
the Church of Our Lady Of Victory
Rochester. \. Y. the medal Of kim
Albert Accompanying the medal il
an engraved letter from Paul Hymaps
minister of foreign affairs, which
reads. In acknowledgment of the
devOtedness you have shown in the
activities Of the war, it has pleased
the King to confer upon You by de
cree, dated December %, 1919, the
medal Of King Albert Of Belgium"
Masons Aid Shrine.-An address
was given by Bishop J. Henry Tihen
at the laying Of the cornerstone 81
G
Colo, Sunday. August 10, in which he
put forth arguments why not only
Catholics but Protestants should he'll
with the erection Of a church. As :
result the Freemasons have sent
Father Walter GRACE a check for $50
to assist the building fund. Othei
Professionals have sent individual con
tributions, so that a total of $3.50 has
been received from non-Catholit
sources.
A Prolific Parish.-St. Patrick par
ish, Pueblo, Colo, has the distinction
of having furnished eight splendid sub
jects for the Sisters of Charity, o.
Cincinnati, during the last two years
These are Marguerite Keyes, Mar,
Jaeger, Irene Donnelly, Mary Pittman
Anna Soltes, Bertha Abel, Anna Nc
Neary and last of all, Viola Mccartney
who left week ago to enter her nc
vitiate at Mount st. Joseph. Six o
these were pupils of st. Patrick school
five of them being high school gradu
ate nurses from St Mary Trainins
School. Besides there is Julia McCor
mick, who graduated from ST. Patrick
High in June and joined the Sisters
of Mercy month later. She makes
the ninth girl to enter the religious
life, in two years from ST. Patrick
parish.
A Unique Feature.-Confrmatio
was made an elaborate ceremony al
Georgetown, Colo, on July rs. Bishor
j. Henry Then oficiated and the
church was beautifully decorated
There was a large attendance, anC
eighteen children received the sacra
ment. Singing by a choir of priests
was an unusual feature. Father Bias
ten, the pastor, sang Rosewig's cave
Maria" with violin obligato by Father
Bruchesi of Pueblo Father Bruches
and Father Laquerre, pastor at Las
Animas, sang Wiegand's 20 Salu
taris." Father Bastien and Father