The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-12-18
NEW WORLD ITEMS

fighting chaplain of the 9th Division,
and more recently national chaplain
of the American Legion, has been ap'
nointed assistant TO Rt. Rev. Mgr
Daniel F. Curtin, of st. Mary's Church,
Glenn Falls, n. Y. Father Kelley sue
ceeds Rev. Thomas F.. Mcbride, VINO
will hereafter be connected with the
Catholic Board for Work among the
Colored People.
Brother Baptist Dead.-Rev. Broth
or Raptist. one of the Oldest members
of the Christian Brothers in America,
has died at Martinez, Cal. Brother
pantist was born in Athlone, County
Poscommon. Ireland, on June l6, 1854
1obn White. as he was known TO the
world, gave up his position as teacE-
or in the National Schools OF lrelaho'
and came to the United States. he
r,os admitted to the novitiate OF the
BROTHERS of the Christian Schools Oh
June Z, 1870.
Church Stops Pew Rents.-Par1sh-
toner's of old St Patricks Church'
pittsburgh. the oldest congregation IN
that diocese. have decided to do away
with the practice Of renting seats ana
collecting money at the door OF the
church. which has been TRADITIONAL III
this AS well as many other Cathollc
churches throughout America. ne
narish is 1O9 years old and even the
oldest inhabitants favored the lhtro-
auction Of new methods in raising the
church revenue.
Women to Follow Course in Aead-
env.-The Sisters of the Holy Name
have organized a class in social serV-
ice work to meet Friday evenings at
3 in St Marys Academy, Portland
Oregon. The class is open to any IN
terested woman. The purpose is to
further interest Catholic women IN
Portland's social problems. A trained
social worker of accepted experience
will conduct the class. The pupHc
welfare bureau and other philanthroplc
agencies are cooperating with the SIS
ters in providing practical experience
for members of the class. the class
will meet once a week from Deem
Der until June.
Death Of Mgr Penny.-Mgr. William
7. Penny, for twenty years pastor OF
the Church of the Annunclatlon' NE"
York. died at the rectory OF heart ais
ease after an illness of three weeks.
on June g next he would have cele-
brated the golden jubilee OF his priest
hood He was born at Kingston, N. y,
in 1916, and received his education at
Niagara University, going thence to
ST. Joseph's Seminary at Troy, where
he was ordained for the diocese OF
New York in 1871. His first passionate
was at Nyack, n. Y, followed by ten
wears at Newburg, N. Y, where he also
held the office of dean of Orange and
Rockland Counties. Then he was ap-
pointed to the Church of the Annun-
citation.
Catholic Girl Scouts.-Responses to
the movement endorsed by Most Rev.
Archbishop Dougherty for the organ
ization of troops of Catholic Girl
Scouts in Philadelphia have far ex-
ceeded expectations. While announce
ment of the campaign was made only
a few weeks ago, arrangements are
under way for the formation OF troops
in half dozen parishes, whose rec
40 and
the initial work is under way in as
MANY more. The Archbishop has
named Miss Ruth Israel as Catholic
Field Director. Recently Miss Israel,
who is an alumna of the Convent OF
the Holy Child, was elected CORE
spending secretary of the Internation-
al Federation of Catholic Alumnae.
She was member of the first over
seas unit of the National Catholic War
Council and spent year of service in
France
Priest Dies at e3.-Rev. Father Ca
milo Capilupi died recently in Old Al
buquerque, New Mexico, at the home
of the jesuit Fathers of San Felipe.
Father Capilupi was born in Cosena,
Italy, in 1887. He was ordained to the
priesthood after a brilliant course of
studies and entered the Society of Je-
sus in 1870. He came to this country
the following year filling the chair of
mental and moral philosophy at Holy
Cross College, Worcester, Mass. In
1872 he came in a prairie schooner to
Ell Paso and in Denver for some time,
but had been for many years Father
Superior in the San Felipe de Neri
Church in Old Town until his health
failed him. The body of Father Capt.
lupi lay in the church in Old Albuauer-
que, where hundreds of people came
offering prayers for the dead. Funeral
services were held from San Felipe
Church and the burial took place at
Santa Barbara cemetery in the Faith
ers' private lot.
Farley Memorial at Fordham Urged.
AS memorial to the late Cardinal
Farley, Archbishop of New York, Most
Rev. Patrick J. Hayes recommends
the erection of Cardinal Farley
building" at Fordham University, of
which the Cardinal was a graduate.
Archbishop Hayes made this recon-