The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-05-07
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following year there were $1,000 sub
scribers with total subscription of
$509,264,54, while last year $4,000 con-
tributed $517,O31.9O.
Fires in church.-Three separate
blazes, one believed to have been of
undoubted incendiary origin, were dis
covered in the basement of the
Church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, Portsmouth, N. H., April rs. The
Rev. d. Alexander Sullivan, pastor of
the church, discovered the first blaze
on the floor of the basement as he
was returning from a late call in the
morning. This was quickly extin,
guished, but later another fire was
discovered in a partition close to a
gas meter from which the gas was
flowing in blaze.
I Coerces Dance EviI.-The Western
Waterman reports: When the need of
municipal action to check the evils
that grew out of the dance hall be-
Association of st. Louis appointed
Rev. ]. P. Dooley, of the Sacred Heart
Church, it's representative in forward
ing work that might secure efficient
legislation. Father Dooley was pres
ent at the meeting where the dancing
teachers of the city and representa-
tives of civic organizations debated
the proposed ordinance, and there
represented the Catholic opinion in
the matter. Later, in his person, the
Catholic Laymen's Association appear
ed before the City Council and urged
the passage of the ordinance that had
been drafted and proposed This or
dinance was unanimously passed and
the association has good cause to feel
satisfaction in a piece of legislation
that promotes decency in recreation
that uncontrolled has been the cause
of ruin to many.
Associated Charities FiIm.-The
seven-reel film showing the institu-
tions toward whose maintenance the
Associated Catholic Charities of Chi
cago have contributed approximately
sixty per cent of the funds collected
during the past three years, has been
shown during the week at many local
parishes. This film presents to the
Catholic people of Chicago an excel
lent opportunity to see the great work
that is being done for the poor of
the diocese. Approximately three thou
sand five hundred children are being
cared for in St. Mary's Training
School, Guardian Angel Orphanage, ST..
Hedwig's and st. Joseph's Bohemian
Orphanage at Lisle. The film also
shows the House of Good Shepherd,
the Illinois Technical School for Col
ored Girls, the Mission of the Holy
Cross for Dependent Men. st. Joseph's
Catholic Home for the Friendless, the
Ephpheta School for the Deaf, st. Mar
garet's Maternity Hospital, and others.
New Missionary Seminary.-The
Benedictines, who have extensive for
eign missions in East Africa, Japan,
and South America, contemplate
founding in the United States For
eign Mission Seminary for their Or
der, but they have not as yet de-
cided where to establish their founda-
ton. Rev. F. Eustace, o. S. B., who
has charge of this mission, is making
his headquarters at Conception, Mo.
Together with his companion, Rev. F.
Michael, o. S. B., he is at present col
lecting for the reconstruction of their
many missions and vast leper colo
MES, perhaps the largest in the world,
which they conduct in East Africa and
which were destroyed during the war.
The Rev. Fathers carry with them a
large selection Of delicately colored
lantern slides that wildly portray the
great good that they are doing in the
foreign mission field.
To Receive D. s. Cool. Paul B.
Assistant Commandant at the
Infantry School, Camp Benning, Co
lumbus, Ca, who is one of fewer than
twenty-five American officers to re-
ce1ve the Distinguished Service Cross
and the Distinguished Service Medal,
will be decorated with the former at
great ceremony to be held at the
Camp on May II. General Gordon.
Commandant of the Infantry School
will confer the decoration in the name
OF the President Both Col. Malone
and General Gordon are Catholics.
Members of the editorial association
of the states of Georgia, Florida and
Alabama will hold a convention in
Columbus during the week beginning
May 8, and will be guests at the form
al decoration of Col Malone. There
will be big military demonstration
as part of the exercises. There will
be artillery fire, battle ground illumi-
nation and maneuvers by airplanes, in
addition to reviews of troops.
Boy Scout Field Day.-Five hun
dred Catholic boy scouts will partici-
pate in the Boy Scout field day to be
held under Catholic auspices at City
Park, New Orleans, on Sunday, May
3, according to the Rev. w. J. Heffer-
nan, director of the Catholic Boy
Scouts in the diocese of New Orleans.
Ient-pitching, archery, tomahawk
throwing, wood chopping, bugling and
first aid carrying are among the fif-
teen events included in the program.