The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-05-01
NEW WORLD ITEMS

CANOPY 10 be Installed IN the he"
cathedral in st. Louis was the gift OF
Henry Greve. of that city, given as a
memorial to his wife, who died SIX
months ago.
Province Donated o,ooo.-The On
tario Provincial Legislature has Fotei
The sum of $4,000 to the reconstruc-
zion found of the University OF mont
real. Some thirty years ago, When
the University of Toronto was the I'M
fortunate victim of fire, the Province
of Quebec voted the Ontario instltu-
ton a similar amount.
Maior-General CabelI.-Major-Gen-
cral De ROsey G.. Cabell. I. ). A.
Commandant at San Antonio and OF
all our forces along the Mexican DOT
der, is convert to the Chnrch' ac-
c0rding to Father Otis, s. j.. ms hro'll-
rr-in-law. He is a member OF lhe
famous Virginia and Kentucky family
of the name.
Retreat for Teachers.-ln August.
immediately following the Educauonal
and Social Conference, retreat VIII
no given at Mount ST. Bernard
Ladies' College for the CathOlc lady
teachers in the Diocese OF AnugOnlsh'
Canada. This is the first attempt at
= snecial retreat of this kind, but al
ready many have signitied their lnten-
Il no
ciscs and special instructions.
Gift from CIassmates.-Rt Rev.
Arthur j. DrOssaerts, Bishop of San
Antonio. Texas, has received a hand
some Gift from his former classmates
1T the Ecclesiastical Seminary in Bois-
le-Duc Holland. 1t is a hall clock'
in a beautiful case seven feet IN
height. and bears the following IN
ycription: Il remind you of the hap
Dv DAYS Of yOre and wish you many
happy years to come"
St. Zita Institute York has an
association of Catholic girls and WOm-
en- who are engaged in domestic serV-
ice. called the ST. Zita Association, in
honor of their patron saint, Saint Zlta,
who was worker like themselves.
The society has lectures, spiritual con-
ferpnces as well as purely social fea-
lures, saws THE Catholic Advance
An institution by that name for the
higher learning of girls has been IN
existence in the city of Luxembourg
for several decades.
Convent Destroyed by Fire.-Fire
starting from cinder from New
York Central train destroyed the sum
mer home and convent of the Presen
tation Sisters of St. Michaels Church
of New York City at Beacon, n. Y,
last week. The chapel also was de
strOyed.
Knights to Erect Club House.-The
Knights of Columbus have decided to
build a $4,000 club house in East
Harlem or Yorkville, according to an
announcement made in New York on
Sunday, April IS. The club house is
10 be built Jointly by five councils OF
the order and is to be the center OF
Catholic social, athletic and eduCa
tional activities for the district.
A Unique Departmental is gen
orally know that the Society of the Di
vine Word conducts a special techni
cal course in addition to its mission
college and seminary at Techny, Ill
In order now to give also such young
er boys as have no vocation to the
priesthood a chance to study for them
selves the life of lay Brother, a new
department will be opened this veal
for boys thirteen years and over who
feel a desire to become lay Brothers
in a missionary order. Two to three
years training will be given the boy
in the trade of his choice, and there
will be no charge for tuition.
Gift to x. Of CT. X. Mullen, prom
inent milling man who is now serious
ly ill in California, has made a gift
of $4,000 to the Knights of COlumbu!
in Denver. This amount has beer
received in a Liberty Bond, and ha:
been turned over to the K. of G. build
ing association, which owned the ole
K of c. building. The instruction!
that came with the gift were rattle
indefinite about whether it was to g
to the new K. of C. home or the ole
building association. But no matte
to which corporation it goes, the gif
is equally appreciated, as it is tn
finest in the history of the X. of C. il
Colorado.
American Laymen in China.-Al
Irish Vincentian, on his way to Pc
king, China, tells, in the Chaplains
Aid Bulletin, of a meeting of the st
Vincent de Paul Society in Shanghai
The society has an American secre
tary and several American members
In Picking this Irish priest, Rev. F
OGorman, found several American
soldiers, engineers, and business men
all of whom welcomed the adven
of priest speaking their own tongu
and making the opportunities and so
ace of their religion more attractive
The realization comes home to u
that often our missioners in pagan
lands have the occasion to minister
not only to their pagan focks, but t
rpopy of orr own race eXilad in