The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-11-11
NEW WORLD ITEMS

.ington, D. c., can be procured twelve
beautifully steel engraved religious
christmas cards for $1.05. No two
are alike and have been designed ana
copyrighted for SalVe Regina, or
.Rasilica of immaculate Conception, 10
be erected at the nations capital n
Washington. All profits wilt so 70
the building fund Of the Shrine church
OF Our Blessed Mother. The carGs
come in a neat box and are especially
appropriate for remembering friends
at the Christmas season.
Japan Government Asks FOR Priests,
i'm compliance with the re@Ccst. OF
the Japanese government fo% C2th2I
priests to care for the 81 'r-t.,,,t III
terests of Japanese entrants to
Brazil, the Holy Father has asked
that two japanese Fathers be sent
from Toxic to Brazil. The Brazilian
government is encouraging japanese
Enumeration provided that those i'm
migrating come in families. They
are given lands and a home on the
coffee plantations of the south. Many
accept this offer. A short time ago
some 400 Catholics, descendants OF
the Christians of the sixteenth CEN
fury, emigrated from a single town in
Japan.
Two Brothers Rhodes Candidates.
e. T. Butler and J. A. Butler, brothers
and students in the law school OF
Western Reserve University, have
been chosen as two of five students
of this university who will try for
Rhodes scholarships. Ohio is allotted
two OF these scholarships which pro-
vide for a three years course in the
University of Oxford, England, and
maintenance fund of about 1900. The
student must be between the ages OF
10 and 25, and must have completed
his second year in college. Scholar
ships are granted on the basis OF
theoretics, scholarship, character and
leadership. Both the Buffers are
knights of Columbus.
A Good Work in California.--D. J.
Daze, Chairman of the Catholic Litera-
ture Distribution, K. c., 612 S. Flower
St, Los Angeles, reports that last
year 1890 Catholic journals and Sun
day Visitors were mailed by this
Bureau to families living far from
churches and priests. Also that dur.
ing the same period more than two
tons of literature were shipped to Cali
fornia prisons, hospitals and instltu
lions of that character. That was
the record for 1921, and to date in
1922 we have passed that mark and
have had to refuse hundreds of appli
cations because oS lacN of literature
We need three thousand journals ev
,ery month, if we mail to all the fami
lies on our roster.
-. Sisters and Brothers Witness Con
ecraton.-Bishop Keyes of Savan
nah is the youngest Of twelve chill
dren, six boys and six girls, and five
of. the sisters and brother had the
honor of witnessing his conservation
They were Miss Eleanor Keyes o
.Saranac Lake, N. Y, Miss Anna Keye'
of Baltimore, Md; Miss Clara Keye'
and Miss Catherine Keyes of Chicopee
Mass; Mrs. M. D. McGrath o
.Chicopee, all sisters, and John Keye
of Chicago, a brother.
y, In addition, Miss May McGratl
Of Chicopee, niece, Joseph Griffil
of Detroit, a nephew, Miss Ell;
.Griffin and Miss Minna Griffin o
Chicopee and Rev. Thomas Finn o
Springfield, cousins, were present.
4, Sisters Observe Golden AnniveH
sary.-An aggregate of eight hundred
years devoted to education and socia
service was celebrated at Mount ST
Observation-Disclosures when sixteel
religious members of the Sisters o
Charity commemorated the fiftietl
anniversary of their entrance into re
ligion.
!, Each of the jubilarians received
souvenir gold medal and a message o
congratulation from the Most Rev
Patrick J. Hayes, who also conveyed
to each special blessing. The jubi
lee Mass of Thanksgiving was cele
brated by the Rev. John J. McNamee
the venerable chaplain of Mount 81
Vincent. There were no guests at TIL
celebration, but it was announced tina
in each case there will be held later ;
celebration in the various communit.
converts.
Jesuit Will Direct Studies in ID Col
Ieges.-Very Rev. M. J. O'Connor, S
j.. has been appointed to the new OF
fee of General Director of Studies 70
the Missouri Province of the Societ.
of Jesus. This will include fourteen
colleges in the cities of Milwaukee
Chicago, Omaha, Kansas City, Cincin
natl, Detroit, Toledo, St. Louis AM
other points.
Father O'Connor served for severa
months as president of st. Louis Uni
versity, during the illness and tempo
rary absence of Rev. William S. Rot
ison, S. J., who has now again takel
charge. Before coming to ST. Louis
Father O'Connor was editor of Amer
ira, the organ of the Jesuit order, pub
lished in New York. He became rec
tor of the College church here mum
Der of years ago, and more recent
was attached to the university.
Missouri Catholic Union For Farm
ers.--A public mass meeting of tn