The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-01-17
NEW WORLD ITEMS

MarNS hospital, odluoii' h'S''"
ton and Watertown. Wis, only hos /
pital. will net $4,000. Subscriptions
have passed $4,000.
A Golden JubiIee.-Bishop Coste-
magma. Titular Bishop of Colonla ana
Vicar Apostolic of MendeZ and Guata-
n,,iza in Uruguay, has recently cele-
hrated the fiftieth anniversary OF MS
ordination to the priesthood. lie IS
member of the Salesian congregation
eoion of Honor to Nun.-The
French consul at Sac Paulo, Brazil,
has presented the insignia OF CheNa-
lier of the Legion of Honor to Sister
Theodore on the occasion OF hef e4th
birthday. The Sister is member OF
the Congregation of St. Joseph Vi
France. At the ceremony when Nj.
I.ucefardi presented the insignia 10
Sister Theodore. the civil authorities
of Sac Paulo were present to SHOW
their esteem for the Sister
Death of Father GIeeson. - Very
Rev. p. ]. Gleason, pastor OF 81. 10
seph's Church, Nashville, Tenn, died
early Tuesday morning, December 81
Father GleesOn was one OF the pest
known priests in the South. He was
ordained at the close of the Civil war
and labored on the missions III Ten
nessee in the period OF reconstruction.
He had been pastor OF St Joseph
Church for nearly forty years. Kew
+. NJ. Gleason of Vista, Neb., and Dr.
John J. Gleason of Omaha are
nephews of Father Gleason.
A Magnificent Gift.-Alrs. John Nc
Martin, widow Of the late John Nc
Martin. NJ P, for Glengary and Stor-
mont. Ont. has presented recently TO
the Sisters of Hotel Dieu her splen-
did residence in Cornwall. The git
is in memory of her late husband, and
is to be used as an orphanage. Pro
vision has also been made for the
maintenance Of the Institution III per
petuity Mr.. McMartin was one OF the
pioneer mine owners, and one OF the
most successful. He belonged to the
Timmins- McMartin group, which con-
trolled some of the best mines in Co.
bait and PorCupine.
A Unique Offering.-The children
of the parochial school OF st. AIMS
Church. Philadelphia, prepared an I'M
usual Christmas gift for the Rev. L.
p. Rennolds. 1t is a rug made OF
the hide of "Laddie,' an intelligent
collie dog which was Father Rem
nold's constant companion for, ten
years, and also the friend and play
mate of all the children of the school.
Ladde was a thoroughbred and was
given to Father Rennolds when
pup The priest was a chaplain in the
navy from 1909 until 1914 and the dog
made sea trips with him.
Most Rev. P. J. Hayes, D. D.-Most
Rev. Archbishop Hayes was the guest
uf honor at the annual reunion of the
Theta Pi Alpha in the grand ballroom
OF the Waldorf-As on Sunday
afternoon, December q. The Theta
Pi Alpha is an association Of New
York Catholic School Teachers.
formed for the purpose of bringing
Christian doctrine, outside of school
hours, to Catholic children who do not
attend the parochial schools or Sun
day schools The Theta Pi Alpha was
organized about six years ago, and has
Gfty-five agencies in various sections
of the city It's membership now is
1882.
To Have Catholic High SchooI.-At-
lantic City is to have Catholic high
school within a year. Contracts for
the structure, which is to cost approx
imately 100000 and which will be To-
Gated on North Massachusetts avenue
above Atlantic, were awarded by the
Rev. w. F. Dittrich, pastor of the
Church Of the Holy Spirit, after the
plans, specifications and other details
had been approved by Bishop Walsh
Work on the foundations is to be com
menced Immediately and it is expect
ed that the school will be ready 70,
occupancy at the beginning of the
school year in 1920. The new struc
ture will also house primary grades tC
be made up of children from the par
ish of the Church of the Holy Spirit
and the teaching staff made up il
part from Sisters who now maintain {
home near the site of the proposed
school, will be housed in a new build
ing to be erected adjacent to the new
school.
Petty Thieves.-Rev. William Sin
mott of st. AIMS Church, New York
is trying to save the collection box a
the base of statue of ST. Ann in hi
Church, even though he cannot saw
it's contents from the itching hands o
petty thieves. The box has beef
broken open eight or nine times dur
ing the year, the most recent thief
having taken place about two week
ago. The loot at any time has no
run over so cents, Father Sinnott stat
ed, owing to the frequency of tn
thefts. Recently he pasted this nc
tice over the box: Dear Vandal
Don't smash this box. If you are il
need, come in and we will help you
The Rector
The box is used as a repository O
gifts to buy candles for the altar i
Elimination The pastor now hope