The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-02-14
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Will Celebrate Jubilee.-The Rev.
John H. Devir, O. S. A., celebrated the
fittieth anniversary of his ordination
to the priesthood in the Church OF ST,
Thomas of Villanova. at NnlanoVa,
Pa. February |. The venerable Juol-
tartan, assisted by his former noVllate
COMPANIONS as deacon and subdeacon,
sang Solemn Mass.
Aid for Louvain: The report is is
sued that the National COMMITTEE LOT
the Restoration of Louvam has re-
ceived from an unknown donor, the
,oaenifcent sum of 100000 toward
Tho half million gift pledged by the
Committee.
Bishop Makes Mission.-Rt. Rev }.
Henry Then, d. D., Bishop OF Len
Yer. Colo. made the mission gwen re-
Gently in his Cathedral He was not
in the sanctuary during the exercises
hut occupied an inconspicuous seat
among the laymen. The mission was
attended by over three thousand PEG
nle during the week, of whom more
than one-half were men.
New Catholic Hospital. - Lord
Shaughnessy, the Hon. Charles }. DO
hertv and other prominent citizens OF
Canada are the petitioners in bill
that was introduced before the legiS-
Iature for the incorporation OF the st.
Narv's Memorial Hospital in Mon-
treal.
GEORGETOWN Law SchooI.-The fac
ulty Of the law department OF George
town University has announced an I'M
rortant change in the law schooi
hours Of holding the class sessions.
liter February of this year. the
school will be conducted as day
school. instead of a night school, as
in previous years.
Askino for 2,o0OOOo.-The Mon
treal Catholic school commission IS
asking for power to borrow two MIL
lion dollars, to be used to acquire new
sites to build new schools, to enlarge
and improve existing schools and to
Eav the debts of annexed munlclpall-
ties.
Grant to University.-A bill of great
importance for the future of higher
education among the French Canadi-
ans is before the House in Quebec.
1t is proposed to grant $2OO,OOO a
year for five years to help reconstruct
the burned University. The bill is
we'll advanced and there is little doubt
but that the government will be au-
thorized to give this timely aid.
Ottawa School EIections.-Mr Sam
Genest has been unanimously elected
to preside over the Separate School
Board in Ottawa, Canada, for 1920.
Without doubt, this will be, in school
matters, a year of great Importance
to the Catholics OF the city. AS al
ready announced, two committees are
established in the Board. Rev. E. }.
Cornell O. NJ. l., is named to preside
ever the committee in charge of the
English schools; Mr.. Rate occupies a
similar position for the French.
Memorial to Sons-TWo beautiful
statues, one of the immaculate Con
ception, and the other of the Sacred
Heart Of Jesus, were received by the
Sisters of Notre Dame, CovingtOn
Mrs. Harry Theissen and Mrs. Casper
Pohlman in memory Of their respec-
tive sons, who died while in the serV-
ice of their country.
Convert to True Church.-George
X. Coffin, head Of the Coffin Packing
Company, of Denver, Colo, has be-
come member of the Catholic
Church. He received his First Holy
Communion in the Cathedral Sunday
morning, January IS. Mr.. Coffin has
a Catholic wife and family, and it was
on his wedding anniversary that he
became at Catholic. His conversion
was the result of twenty years study
over the religious problem.
Third Order Jubi!ee.-The branch of
the Third Order of ST. Francis at
tached to ST. Francis of Assist Church,
Milwaukee, Wis, recently celebrated
it's golden jubilee and has issued an
illustrated souvenir to commemorate
the OCCASION This branch of the Third
Order has two subdivisions, the orig
inal German and younger English
one, and it enjoys the unique distinc-
ton of having had among its mem
bers three archbishops, the successive
incumbents of the metropolitan see of
Milwaukee-Heiss, Katzer, and Mess
mer. Archbishop Messmer made his
solemn profession as a tertiary, De-
cember %, 1918.
Iowa Boy Honored.-More than 500
of his fellow-townsmen attended the
exercises at McCabe's hall, Lansing,
Iowa, Friday night, January 80, when
Sergeant Walter ]. Bailey of Lansing,
was presented with the American Dis
tinguished Service Cross, awarded
HIM for bravery in action. Walter is
a Lansing boy of whom all are proud.
He is a member of Our Lady of Mt
Carmel parish a practical and devout
Catholic and highly respected. The
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