The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-09-18

Rev. John Bretault, o. M. l., is known
over hundreds of miles of territory in
the upper Rio Grande Valley, rounded
out fifty years Of active service last
month.
Faithful Altar Roy.-A unique rec
i ord in faithfulness and devotion to
| the service of the priest at Mass is
claimed by Thomas Walsh, a four
| teen-year-old altar boy of the Church
of ST. John the Baptist, conducted by
the Capuchin Fathers in New York.
Since the first day of January the lad
has served Mass at st. Johns on one
hundred and tWenty-four days. On
some of these days he served more
| than one Mass. He has been awarded
medal for most faithful service.
| Young Walsh is a graduate of St.
Johns School and lieutenant in the
| Catholic Boys Brigade.
Priest to Arbtrate.-Father Thorn
| as Burk Of ST. Benedict's College,
Atchison, Kan, is acting as mediator
| in the street car strike which began
| last week. Father Thomas interested
| himself in the situation, according to
the report, after the city administra-
! ton had declared a handS-Off policy,
and he has worked out plan where
by the men can tie given an increase
in wages and at the same time save
| the company money. The men have
agreed to his proposal, and it is now
up to the syndicate which controls the
property.
Western Priest Dead.-A cablegram
received from Ireland announced the
recent death at Newry of the Rev
Francis Garvey, pastor of st. Lean
der's Church in Leandro, Cal. He left
! shortly after Easter to spend vaca
ton at his former home in Ireland
Father Garvey was stricken with in
f1uenza during the care Of his flock
while the influenza epidemic ragged
here He had hoped that by revisit
ing the scenes Of his youth in Erin
his strength would be restored
Father Garvey was born at Dundalll
County Louth, Ireland, and was or
dained in 1897 at Carlow College.
Public Apology for ScandaI.-A
unique announcement was made at al
the Masses in ST. Patrick's Church il
Pueblo, Colo, on a recent Sunday
namely, that a young woman of the
congregation, who had recently at
tempted matrimony contrary to the
laws of the Church, desired to make
a public apology for the scandal she
had given, and it was done according
ly, her name being published. 1t is
not often that young Catholics sense
their sinfulness sufficiently to make
such an act Of reparatiOn as this anC
surely the young woman in this case
| deserves to be highly commended as
we'll as complimented for her spendiC
and spontaneous act of Christian hu
mility. The marriage was rectifieC
by the proper authority even before
the young couple began to live to
gether as man and wife.
Father Washineton's First Mass
The Rev. Richard Washington, re
Gently ordained, sang Solemn High
Mass in St James Church in Charles
town, w. Va, few Sundays ago. Cir
cumstances combined to make the oc
casiOn unique and memorable. The
newly ordained is a direct descend
ant Of Augustine Washington,
brother of our country's Father. The
town itself was named after Charlie:
Washington, another brother of the
General. Each of it's streets is named
after member of the Washington
family. Wade Washington, father O
the priest, was formerly a mayor
Here Father Washington was born
and here he spent a part of his boy
> hood days.
New Sisters Home.-The French In
stitute of NOtre Dame De Sion las
week moved into it's new quarters il
the old Kirk Armour residence il
: Kansas City, Mo- The building wa!
blessed by Father ChapatOn, G. IS. R.
, followed by the Sisters in procession
The residence, built by the late Kirl
Armour, is the largest on Armour
boulevard and much admired for it!
architecture. The site is 300 fee
square. 1t is one block north of the
building occupied for the past severa
, years by the school, The new build
ing will be used for the high school
the boarding students and Sisters
residence, the chapel and office. The
other building will continue to house
the grade school. Due to the in
, creased space, the Sisters will ado
second and third year courses to thei1
high school this year. Glasses will
begin on September A. This is the
| second time these Sisters have added
to their school facilities. They LEASED
the home of Col. C. F. Morse at War
wick boulevard and Thirty-sixtf
street in 1914, bought it outright thu
following July, and the next yea
added fifteen-room school building
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