The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-04-09
NEW WORLD ITEMS


America on the steamer Somme We're
held at the beginning of last week.
Of the thirteen burials, reported in
the daily press, ten of the heroes were
Catholics
Priest Absolved.-The consistorial
CONGREGATION publishes announcement
that the Bishop of London, Ontario,
absolves from the censure in foro
externo the priest, Philip Gnam, once
accommodated and declared vitan-
dus by decree of the congregation
in May, 1914.
Last of Mission lndians.-High Mass
of Requiem was celebrated at San Ga
briel Mission, near Los Angeles, Cal,
recently, for the repose of the soul
of Santo Juncio, said to be one of the
last, if not the last, of the Mission
Indians. Juncio was 100 years of age
and died at Mission San Gabriel.
A New Colleue.-Announcem has
been made by Very Rev. Raymond
Meagher, o. P, provincial of the Do
minican order, with headquarters in
New York, that ground will be bro
ken for new building for Aquinas
College, at Columbus, Ohio. A drive
for funds to help erect the much need
ed structure will be made this month,
and will be in charge of representa-
tive local business and professional
men.
UrsuIine Superior Dead.-Sister In
nocence, &c years DID, retired Moth
er Superior of the Order of the Ursu-
line Nuns, died Sunday, March 20, at
the academy, near st. Matthews,
Louisville, KY. Sister Innocence was
one of the oldest Nuns in the Order.
Practically her entire life in the Or
der was spent in Louisville, where
she was teaching in st. Peter school
at the time she became i'll. She was
born in Nuremberg, Germany, and
came to Louisville, when a small child.
Drive for ospital.-The Alexian
Brothers hospital of Chicago, is seek
ing funds for a 100000 addition to
its building. This is needed, accord
ing to the annual report of the hOspl-
tai, for training school for men
nurses, of whom there is serious
shortage. The report states that g.
3S7 patients were in the hospital last
year. OF these 760 received treatment
oh fn q
small payments. Among them were
1901 Catholics, 1895 Professionals, 21S
Jews, and It's who protested no relig-
ious BELIEF
Due Appreciation-The most signif-
icant and important event of 1920 in
the field of charitable work, according
to the report of the New York State
Board of Charities, was the organiza-
ton of the Catholic Charities of the
Archdiocese of New York by Archbish-
op Patrick J. Hayes. A survey was
undertaken in 1919 This disclosed 30
homes for children, 26 hospitals, 81
day nurseries and homes for the
aged, besides placing-out agencies,
temporary homes and agencies for the
relief of the poor, for the protection
of boys and girls and for education
and recreation. Thereafter the cen
trail body was organized to rearrange
and coordinate the functions of the
varied charitable agencies, becoming
social federation rather than fnan,
cial federation. Weaknesses have
been corrected in existing organiza
tions and fields that had not been
known, have been covered.
Holy Cross Brothers.-The forces OF
the Holy Cross missionaries in the
diocese of Dacca, East Bengal, will
soon be strengthened by the addition
of two missionary brothers of the Or
der, Brothers Joachim and Arnold
who recently sailed from New YORK.
and are now enroute to Bengal. Broth
er Joachim was for fourteen years
master of novices of st. Joseph's No
vitiate, Notre Dame, Ind. Brother
Arnold, for the past few years has
been a member of the faculty at No
tire Dame University and was director
of the workshop in the engineering
course.
Priest to Superintend Building
Rev. John C. Grudzinski, pastor of st
Josephs Polish parish in Kansas City
Kan, is to superintend the building
of a new church for his congregation
He hopes to save $4,000 compared
with the bids he has received, by at
tending to the work himself. Construc
tion of the church began April 1. The
lowest bid submitted by any contrac
tor was one of $4,000, which Fathe
Grudzinski regarded as too high. HI
then figured on the work himself ant
found that he could complete it fol
some $4,000 less than regular con
tractor. Accordingly, he has under
taken the task himself. When com
pleted, Father Grudzinski believes, st
Josephs Church will be one of thu
finest in use by Polish Catholics il
this country. 1t will seat about 65
persons. There are only 126 families
in st. Joseph's parish.
Detroit Diocese Report.-Substan
tial progress in almost every phase o
Catholic life in the diocese of Detroi
is indicated by the official report o
the diocese for 1920, which has jus
been issued with foreword by thu