The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-16
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Aged Priest Dies.-The Rev. T. ].
Early, pastor of the Immaculate Con-
ception Church, Irvington, n. Y, died
last week, aged 81, and ordained more
than fifty years. He was born in
County Leitrim Ireland.
Pope Blesses Work.-Two letters
have been written by His Holiness to
Mrs. Edward Morrell of Philadelphia,
and her sister, Mother Katherine
Drexel, invoking his blessing on their
work in behalf of the Negroes and In
dams of the United States.
Archbishop Hanna Asks Protection
For Immierants.-A strong plea for
the continuance of the work of the
California Housing and immigration
Commission on scale that would pre-
vent the exploitation of immigrants
by sharks" was made before the
State Senate March 81 by the Most
Rev. Edward ]. Hanna, Archbishop of
San Francisco and member of the
Commission. THE immigration and
Housing Commission" said Archbish-
op Hanna, lis the only agency in the
state that pays any attention to the
welfare of the immigrant. Thirty
thousand immigrants are coming to
California each year, and it is the duty
of the Commission not only to save
them from being exploited by sharks
. that await them at our ports of en-
try, but to see that they are properly
housed where they are given employ
ment and that they are brought to
worthy citizenship
History of Diocese.-At the recent
Diocesan Conference in Rockford, Ill,
it was announced that Rev. G. J. Kirk
fleet, o. Praem., pastor of st, Pat
rick's Church, MaytoWn, had been
appointed historian for the Rockford
Diocese. Considerable material for a
history of the Rockford Diocese has
already been collected in the various
parishes. Father Kirkfeet will as
semble this into history of the do
cese. He will begin work Immediately
ties for history of their activities in
the diocese. The newly appointed his
torian is the author of history OF
Saint Norbert, founder of the Pre-,
monstratensian Order, and is well
qualified for the task assigned him
With the cooperation of all concerned
in this matter, a volume of consider
able size containing brief account
of every parish in the diocese and
every religious community, it's his
tory, past and present, will undoubted
ly go to press during the year 1921.
Named Army chapIain.-The Rev
Joseph n Trainor, Director of Church
Music of the Diocese of Cleveland, has
been named chaplain of the Thiro
Regiment, Ohio National Guard. Fa
Their Trainor spent two years as ar
army chaplain overseas.
Editor Honored.-Rev. D. A. Casey
editor of the Canadian Freeman oil
Kingston, Ont, has received the de
gree of LII. D. from Laval Universe
ty. DR.. Casey was born in County
Tipperary, Ireland, in 1886. He was
appointed to the editorship of The
Freeman by His Grace Archbishop
Spratt in 1916. The Freeman is the
official organ of the Archdiocese o.
Kingston.
Gets Files of Catholic NeWs.-Flles
of the Catholic News of New Yorl
covering the whole period of the
World War have been presented by
the publishers to the Historical Rec
ords Department of the National Cath
Ollie Welfare Council. The files arr
bound in buckram and leather ant
contain copies of each issue of thu
Catholic News from July 20, 1916, t.
and including August 81, 1920. Parisl
lists of many thousands of Catholic
men who entered the army, the nav.
and the marine corps were published
by the News during that period ant
are of great value to the Historical
Records Department.
Cement for National Shrine.-Fift.
thousand barrels of cement for thu
building of the National Shrine of the
Immaculate Conception are expected
to be contributed by devout patron:
of Mary during the present year, &C
cording to an estimate made by the
Rev. Bernard A. McKenna, at whose
instance the "buy barrel of cement
campaign was started in January
Several Catholic societies have already
subscribed five hundred dollars to
buy a car load of cement. The Senior
Academic Glass of the Convent of the
Sacred Heart, Ohio, recently contrib
uted fifty dollars for the purchase Of
two tons of cement, and the eighth
grade pupils of st. Patrick's School
New York, sent fifteen dollars to pur
chase three barrels.
Priests Golden Jublee.-Prepara
tions for the celebration of the golden
jubilee of the ordination of the Rev
Francis T. Mccarthy, S. j., on Apri
3, were made by the priests of the
Church of ST. Ignatius Loyola, Eighty
urth street and Park avenue, N. Y
Jesuits from Woodstock Seminary
where Father Mccarthy is librarian
and from various parts of New Yorl
and New Jersey attended the celebra
ton, which took place at ST. Ignatius
Church Father McCarthy was or