The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-07-16
NEW WORLD ITEMS

PRAYERS are Answered.-On a recent
Thursday twelve thousand Catholics
attended a Mass at Guadalupe Church,
Mexico City, to pray for the ending
of the dry season, which was threat
ening crops. In the late afternoon
heavy showers fell, breaking the dry
spell. The Catholics attribute the
rain to the intercession of the Virgin
of Guadalupe.
New High School.-The new Ca
thedral high school building, being
erected at the corner of Grant and
Nineteenth, Denver, will be ready for
occupancy in September. The definite
date of the dedication has not been set
yet, but it will probably be August 20.
The building is being constructed from
the old rectory, which has been COM
pletely transformed.
Thirty Years Professor-Professo
Michael G. Rohan has just completed
his thirtieth year as a member of the
faculty of Marquette University,
Milwaukee, He was born near the
Lakes of Killarney in County Kerry,
Ireland, and joined the staff of Mar
quette College in 1891, and has served
continuously ever since. Prof. Rohan
is a leading authority in the United
States on Irish history, the study of
which has been greatly extended
through his efforts.
Miss Mary A. Barr Elected.-The
National Alumnae of Notre Dame de
Namur will hold it's national conven-
ton in Boston in June of next year.
Miss Mary A. Barr, one of the best
known Catholic women of Boston, has
just been elected president of the
State Federation of Notre Dame
alumnae.,
Boston Priest Dead.-The Rev.
Michael F. Callahan, for many years
priest of the Boston archdiocese, died
during the past week after long ILL
ness. Father Callahan was born in
Castle-Maine, Australia, in 1866, and
spent his early years in that country.
He was educated for the priesthood at
St Mary's College, Northeast, Pa, and
st. Johns Seminary, Boston. He was
formerly assigned to st. Clements
Church, West Somerville.
Chaplain Brady Assisned.-Rev.
John J. Brady, former chaplain of the
Fifth Marine Corps, and the first
American Catholic chaplain to arrive
overseas, has been assigned as chap
lain to the United States Battleship
Michigan. Father Brady won TWO
citations and the Distinguished
Service Cross.
Nashville Nun Dead.-Mother Frances
Walsh, one of the founders of st.
Cecilia's Academy of Nashville, Tenn,
has just died there. Mother Frances
went to Nashville sixty-three years
ago with four other Dominican Sisters
to establish an educational institution
for girls, and st. Cecilia Academy
grew out of the movement. She was
at st. Mary s-in-the-Woods convent in
Ohio, where she entered as a novice.
Since founding St. Cecilia she had
served in many capacities in the
school. She was known throughout
the country as a remarkable woman
and a finished educator.
Dropped Dead at Nashville pray
ing during Mass at st. Patricks
Cathedral, Belleville, ILL.,, John G.
Ripp, 76 years old, was stricken
with apoplexy, dying almost in.
stantly. Rev. William Hoff was
just reading the Offertory and Mr.
Ripp was on his knees in his pew when
stricken Other worshipers saw him
fall over to the floor and carried him
out of the church, and later to St
Vincent Hospital, where physicians
pronounced him dead Mr.. Rpp had
been under the care of physician fol
about year, having suffered from
heart trouble and rheumatism.
Becomes Citizen at Undetermined
that she would cast vote and die q
full-fedged American citizen, Miss
Bridget Cahill, II years old, and fol
more than 40 years housekeeper fol
pastors of the diocese, has just beer
admitted to citizenship in Boston
Miss Cahill, who was born in County
Limerick, Ireland, says that she hasn't
lost love for her native land, but still
loves the United States with all the
ardor of native daughter. She is the
aunt Of Patrick j. Duane, former
United States marshall at Boston.
Father Hickey Dead.-His ,Eminence
Cardinal O'Connell, about rs priests
of the archdiocese of Boston, Federal
State and City officials attended the
funeral at Revere, Mass, of the Rev
James w. Hickey, late pastor of Ou1
Lady of Lourdes Church, Beachmont
Father Hickey was born in Lowell
September %, 1856, and studied a
Boston College, Holy Cross. and st
Joseph's Seminary, Troy, N. Y. He
was ordained by Bishop McNeirney a
Albany in 1883, and his first assign
ment was as curate of his home parish
at st. Patrick's in Lowell. Later he wal
sent to Brighton, South Boston, ant
McCook, Neb. On his return to tn.
East Father Hickey went to Foxbort
and thence to Beachmont. He hat
been i'll for more than a year.