The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-07-23
NEW WORLD ITEMS

f1rmed last week in the cathedraI at
Boston. by His Eminence Cardinal
O'Connell. This is the largest number
of converts to be received at one time
in the history of Boston diocese.
Georgetown Heads List.--George-
town University is included in the
distinguished" list of schools and
universities selected by the War De-
partment for the highest ratings in
military training. The University
heads the list in the Third Corps area
which includes Pennsylvania, Mary
land, and Virginia. In the recent inter-
collegiate rife matches, Georgetown
won the area championship.
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New Fort Dodge Church.-Sacred
Heart parish of Fort Dodge, Ia, is to
have a new church. The cornerstone
was recently laid with impressive GER
emonies by Bishop Heelan of Sioux
City. The new edifice was commenced
about five>years ago by Bishop Heelan
when he was pastor of that parish,
but on account of the war, activities
had to be discontinued. Conditions
have improved now and the edifice
will be completed as rapidly as posi-
BILE and will cost in the neighborheod
of 100000.
Plan Record Neutrality-suspicious.
from the hundreds of Philadelphia
branches of the Catholic Young Mems
National Union will assemble at
Atlantic City for the forty-sixth annual
convention of the organization,
August 16 and II. The largest attend
ance in the history of the Unions con-
ventions is forecast. DIR. NJ. ]. Stat
terry, executive secretary of the
National Council of Catholic Men, is
president of the Catholic Young
Mems National Union. 1t was the
first national organization to affiliate
with the National Council of Catholic
Men.
Rev. John j.. Rooney Dead.-The
Rev. John J. Rooney, pastor of St.
GabriePs Church, Philadelphia, died
July 6, at st. Joseph's Hospital, follow
ing an~operation. Father Rooney was
born in New Philadelphia, Schuylkill
County, and received his early educa-
ton there Later he attended st.
Charles College, ElIicott City, Md, and
took his theological course at st.
Charles Borromeo Seminary, Over
brook. He was ordained by Arch.
bishop Ryan January 6, 1892. Father
Rooney held pastorates in Minersville,
Tamaqua, and Philadelphia. He was
~ one of the party of. priests from the
archdiocese who went. to Rome when
Archbishop Dougherty was elevated
to tire cardinalate.
AIumnae Give Pipe oraan.-St. 10
seph's Academy chapel, Des Moines
Ia, has been enriched by the installa
tion of a pipe organ, the gift of the
Alumnae association. The dream Of
a pipe organ for the academy by the
Alumnae was realized through the
zeal of Miss Elizabeth King, Chicago
the academy students contributing five
hundred dollars toward the purchas
order by the Bennett Organ company
of Rock Island, H., was installed dur
ing commencement week. sRev. Father
Gregory, o. 8. B., of Conception
Mo-, noted organist and pipe organ
authority, gave sacred concert an(
highly praised the instrument.
In connection with the graduation
exercises of the boys department, st
Charles Borromeo School, Brooklyn, N
Y, farewell reception was rendered
q to- the venerable Miss Mary McCabe
who has Just finished her fifty-firs
consecutive year as teacher of thu
beginners class in the parish school
A testimonial purse of $1,000 from he
former pupils and the parishioner
was presented to- her by the rector
Rev. Thomas j. ORrien, who Hkewis
eulogized her for her more than hal
century of devoted work in school an
the sacristy of the church.
Loyola to Have New Home
tract OF eighteen acres at Cnarlo
Street Avenue and Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, Md, has been purchased b
Loyola College and a new building t
house that institute will be erecte
there. Work will start in Septembel
The purchase of this site, accordin
to Rev. Joseph A. McEneany, S. ]
president of the, college, means tina
the institution will be transferre
there permanently. Loyola Hig
School and other activities, howeve
will be conferred around another pr,
posed site on st. Paul Street nea
University Parkway, and the preser
home of the institution on Calvel
street will be abandoned.
Libertytcwn Church Celebrate
Centenary.-His Excellency, Mo,
Rev. John Bonzano, Delegate Apo
tolic, celebrated solemn pontific,
high Mass, and Rev. Richard H. Tie
ney, S. J., editor of America preache
the sermon at the celebration of til
centenary of the founding of S
Peters Church in the village ,
Libertytown. Md, on July 8. Rigl
Rev. Owen B. CorTigan, diocesan a
ministrator, and numerous priests a
tended the ceremonies. st. Peter
church dates from 1921, when IL