The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-05-29
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Site for HospitaI.-The Sisters of St.
Mary have purchased several acres of
land in Richmond Heights, st. Louis,
where they intend to erect a new hos
pital. The price was $4,000.
Daughters of lsabelIa.-The Port
land, Ore, branch of the Daughters of
Isabella has leased the beach house
of the Sisters of the Holy Names, at
Seaside. to be used by them as sum
mer residence for Catholic girls. The
property is beautifully located, being
on the board walk, commanding tine
view of the ocean. 1t is also very con-
venient to the church. The house will
open June l.
Mass for World War Dead.-Mil-
tary Mass for the men of Philadelphia
who gave their lives during the war
will be celebrated May 80 on the
grounds Of ST. Bartholomew Church,
Philadelphia. on Jackson street, under
the direction of the men of the Scan
Ion Athletic Club. Military and fra
ternal organizations will parade in full
uniform, and a special chorus of 200
will sing the Mass, accompanied by
large orchestra.
UrsuIine Nuns Jubiee.-Mother
Baptista of st. Ursula Convent, Gin
Cinnati, O., celebrated on May | the
tiftieth anniversary of her religious
sided at the high Mass celebrated by
Rev Francis NJ. Lamping. pastor of
st. Francis de Sales Church. and de-
livered sermon, praising the iub
larians devotion to duty and her I'M
assuming personality.
For Panama Zone.-The pretentiOus
new Community House for soldiers,
sailors and marines of the Panama
Canal Zone. now being erected under
the auspices of the National Catholic
Welfare Council at Balboa, is fast ap-
preaching completion. The Zone build
ing division, through the courtesy of
the governor, is engaged in the work
of the structure, which will have three
floors.
New Cathedral Rectory.-Thc two
story residence of Mrs. Charlotte
Barnum, 1924 Covington Avenue,
Toledo, Ohio. directly across from the
Cathedral chapel, has been purchased
for the sum of $4,000. The parish
will get possession in July or August.
The plan is to use the house for pas
tOral residence for the Cathedral
chapel clergy, who have resided in the
Bishops residence on Islington Street,
since the foundation of the parish.
For San Luis Obispo.-A drive to
raise $4,000 for the complete restora-
ton of the San Luis Obispo Mission,
Calf, was started in that city last
week. The Mission was destroyed by
fire March 26, but invaluable treasures,
including the church records and vest
mentS incrusted with gold and silver
brought from Spain to be worn by
Padre Junipero Sierra during his long
stay at the Mission, were saved. Al
though this drive for funds has been
initiated by the citizens of San Luis
OblSpO to meet the emergency caused
statewide
DR.. Peter Guiiday Honored-The
Rev. Peter Guilday, Phi. D., professor
of modern and American church his
tory at the Catholic University, Wash
ingtOn, has been invited to take the
chair of church history at the Catholic
University Of LOuvain, Belgium, to as
sist in the restoration of the famous
library that was almost wholly de-
strOyed during the German occupation
of the city. Doctor Guilday obtained
his doctors degree at Louvain. Doctor
Guilday was graduated from st.
MiChaels parish school in Chester,
Pa, later attending the Catholic High
School for Boys in Philadelphia.
Community House for Every Parish.
The Catholic Social Center Move
ment is going ahead strongly in
Colorado. The Denver Knights of Co
1umbus are having a magnificent prop
erty remodeled for their home, and in
tend to open it regularly for all Catho-
lies of the city, while the Pueblo
Knights are just starting work on a
building to be used SIMILARLY Both
structures will have gymnasiums. The
new Catholic Welfare Council of Den.
Yer is starting movement for social
center buildings in every large parish
Bust of Benedict xV.-The magnifi.
cent bust of Pope Benedict XIV or
dored from the famous Roman sculp-
tor, Oreglia. by the late Werner L. Reed
for the Denver Cathedral, as a com
panion statue to the Bust of Pope Plus
he presented to the church several
years ago, has arrived in Denver, after
many months delay, and has been set
up 1t shows the Holy Fathers face
as considerably more wrinkled than
his photographs indicate, and brings
out the spirituality of the man much
better than any picture could The
bust is remarkable for its delicacy of
detail. These two statues are the
finest bits of sculptured art in Western
American and cost thousands of dol
lars. A beautiful marble pedestal
came with the bust, which was or
dered before the war.