The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-02-12
NEW WORLD ITEMS

New Home for Nurses.-Ground
will be broken in the early spring
for the foundation of the new home
for the nurses of st. Vincent Hos
pital in Erie, Pa, according to an
announcement made at the last reg
ular meeting of the Hospitals incor-
porators. Nearly 100000 is now
available for building purposes, the
greater portion of this amount being
the quota appropriated to the cause
from Erie's Community Chest.
Sisters Celebrate Jubiiee.-The
Most Rev. John Bonzano, Apostolic
Delegate to the United States. sang
Pontiflcal High Mass for the cele-
hration of the golden jubilee Of the
Little Sisters of the Poor in Washing
ton, d. c., February 1. The Rev. M.
J. Riordan, pastor Of Immaculate Con-
ception Church, preached the sermon.
Death of Catholic Medical Expert.
DIR. William ]. O'Sullivan, promi-
nent medicolegal expert and Ford
ham College lecturer. died in New
York January %. Death was the re-
sult of illness said to have been due
to his recent investigations into poi
sonous gases generated by certain
manufacturing plants in New Jersey,
opposite to that city. He was born in
Dublin and was graduate of the Uni
Versity of Dublin.
Children Saved from Burning School.
The Xaverian Brothers school at
- I.eonardtown, ST. Mary's County, Nd,
was destroyed by fire January ".
Leonardtown has population OF
about 1900. Two hundred children,
ranging in age from to II, were in
the school buildings when the tire
started. Most of them were marcned
out by the teachers, but some penned
in on the floors and unable to escape
by the doorways, were dropped from
windows into waiting arms. No cas-
ualties were reported.
Diocesan Farm for Unemployed.
Homeless, convalescent and unem-
Moved men will be afforded rare
opportunity to make fresh start and
take a new grip on life through the
ACQUISITION of fine farm property OF
103 acres by the Philadelphia Arch
diocese for operation in connection
with the St. Ignatius' House. the
property, which has the equipment OF
an up-to-date farm house, is situated
on Whitehall road, one-half mile north
of the Germantown pike. This new
diocesan institution, which is said to
be the only one of its kind in the
country, is the outgrowth OF sixteen
years experience on the part OF Miss
Grace Town, superintendent of st. Ig-
natius' House, who established the
Vine street haven and has managed it
continuously since 1904. f.
Catholic Physician goes to China.
The latest addition to the Chinese
Mission Society comes in the person
of DR.. Robert +. Francis Of New Or
leans, La. DR.. Francis has sailed for
China and is proceeding Immediately
to Han Yang, where he will join the
priests and work with them as a
medical missionary in the district un-
der their care. DR.. Francis was born
at South Bend, Ind, and educated at
Notre Dame university. He took his
degree at the American university in
Chicago, and is also a graduate OF
the Boston College of Physicians and
Surgeons. He has been largely iden-
tilted with leading medical institu'
tions throughout the country, partic'
ularly charitable ones, and was for a
time physician and surgeon to the Red
Cross. His prominence in medical
circles as a close student of his pro.
fession, no less than his wide charity
have won him the esteem of all class
es.
Monsianor Dunn Hlesses Leo House
The Very Rev. Monsignor John J.
Dunn, chancellor of the New York
archdiocese, represented Archbishop
Hayes in officiating at the blessing OF
the new Leo House for German i'm
migrants at $50 West Thirty-third
street. The blessing was preceded by
an inspection of the house by visitors
and was followed by Benediction OF
the Most Blessed Sacrament. Three
former brown stone dwellings have
been remodeled to form the new house
and an appeal has been sent out for
furnishings. The Leo House, which
has done excellent work among Ger
man immigrants for many years, was
formerly located at State street and
is conducted by st. Raphael's Society
Five Sisters of st. Agnes have the in.
stitution in charge.
Catholic Women's League does No
BILE Work.-Reports showing that the
Catholic Women's League Of st. Louis
had gathered $13,096 and expended
$12,334 in relief work last year, were
submitted at the annual luncheon OF
the organization. A circus, which the
League made means of raising funds
yielded $10,629 toward the cost Of &C
tivities. Mrs. William Mafit, chair
man of the circus committee, reported
that only 101 tickets out of the total
of 100000 distributed remained unpaid
for. Mrs. Edward Walsh made known
that GIG families, numbering 1,245 in
dividuals, had been the beneficiaries
of the Leagues social service depart
ment. The kitchen operated by the
Leagues community center in one oi