The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-08-14
NEW WORLD ITEMS

$4,000 for rphans.-Unotficia re-
turns estimate $4,000 as the receipts
of the picnic on July for the benefit
of the diocesan orphanages, st. Marys
and st. Joseph's in st. Louis.
Double Versary.-StudentS and
alumnae of st. Mary of the Pines at
Now Orleans celebrated a double an
niversary this year in the first an
nual commencement of the institution
and the golden jubilee of Mother APP
pOlinaire. one of the pioneers OF the
Notre Dame Sisterhood in the South.
Retreat for knights.-The ninth an
nual laymens retreat under auspices
of the knights of Columbus OF WIS
consin will be held Sept. 4, and b,
some of the laymen going to Lake Beu-
lah and the others to ST. Francs
Seminary, Milwaukee.
Fifty Years as Sister.-On August
Il. Sister Mary Gormaine Moeslln OF
the Columbus. Ohio, convent OF the
Good Shepherd will have served fifty
years in religion. She has two priest
brothers and two sisters in the GOOD
Shepherd Order.
Willing Women Workers.-As
continuation of the good work done
nv them during the recent Providence
Hospital campaign in SanduSky, Ohio,
eighty-two of the one hundred women
workers enrolled themselves as mem
bers of an auxiliary that will assist
the Sisters of Charity in matters per-
tanning to the future management OF
the hospital. The new hospital or
ganizatiOn was perfected at lawn
fete recently given by the Sisters in
compliment to. and in recognition OF
the services of the ladies during the
campaign.
Catholics Plan New High School,
The Catholics of Rochester, n. Y. are
planning the erection Of new Cath
olic High School. A committee com
mon has been organized for the pur-
pose of furthering the project, and
the support of all the Catholics Of the
city has been assured.
Old Catholic Papers.-The oldest
existing Catholic paper in the United
States is the Catholic Telegraph of
Cincinnati, established in 1881. The
Boston Pilot began in 1897; Pitts
burgh Catholic, 1913; Monitor, San
Francisco, 1851; Western Waterman,
st. Louis, 1863; Northwestern Chroni-
Gle. 1866; Morning Star, New Orleans,
1865; Catholic Sentinel, Portland,
1869; Catholic Citizen, Milwaukee,
1870.
Sacred Heart Monumcnt-As an
act of Teparation for the Outrages
against the images of Our Lord in
Mexico, during the late revolution, a
national monument to the Sacred
Heart has been erected The mOnu-
ment is thirty-three feet in height and
stands on the top of Mount Cupbilete, |
near Silica, 5000 feet above. sea level. |
An Irish ExiIe.-Father Feeney. OF |
Los Angeles, who gained wide fame |
by acting as a chaplain during the |
Easter Week rebellion, is to become
resident of Colorado. He was hunt
ed for months by the British authori-
ties following the rebellion, and came |
to America broken in health, but has |
recovered considerably. He arrived |
last month at the Annunciation rec
tory, Denver, and is to be appointed |
to place in the diocese
Last of His Race.-The Rev Dr. |
Randolph Harrison McKim, rector |
of the Episcopalian Church of the
Epiphany, Washington, suddenly died |
recently when he was on a golf course |
DR. Mckim fought the Catholic Church |
as vigorously as any Protestant min
lister in America. but curiously enough |
his daughter, Eleanor living in Den
Yer, is faithful member of the
Cathedral parish, a convert to our
faith. The passing of DR.. McKim
marks the death of the last prominent
American minister of the Episcopal |
faith strenuously attacking Catholic
ity.
Non-CathoIic Lady Cares for Vest
ments.-Lake City, Colo, had a par
ish in the early mining days. Since |
1891 there has been no resident priest.
The Rev Peter Geiermann, C. SIS. R.,
who recently visited there, found that |
non-CatholiC lady during all these !
years had carefully preserved an altar
stone, stole, alb, chasuble and prac-
tically everything necessary for
priest at Mass. The vestments she
had held to turn over to priest at
her earliest opportunity.
Real Mission.-The mission in st.
Peters Church, Monument Colo.
closed with the solemn reception of |
ten converts. Two things combined |
in making it a great success: The
extraordinary good will of the faith
full, and the special grace of Cod |
Two families left their ranches at the |
opening of the exercises and camped |
near the church. Others rose early to
milk from twenty to forty COWS be-
fore attending the morning services.
Many non-Catholics attended regular