The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-11-18
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graph announces that it is ''ninetS-one,
going on ninety-two." Under the cap
ton Cur Birthday" the Catholic Teie-
graph, October IS, says editorially:
'sThe Catholic Telegraph is ninety-one
going on, ninety-two. 1t has passed
its ninety-second birthday. 1t frst
saw the light of day on Saturday. Ccto-
Der %, 1881, and ever since it has
carried on it's mission in the Apostle
bate of the Press Ii is the Oldest
Catholic paper in the United States;
with the support Of our readers we
hope to maintain it IS one OF tie hest.
Cornerstone for New canevin Halt
The cornerstone OF the CaneVln
fall at Duquesne University, PITS
burgh, was recently laid By The Most
Rev, J. f. Regis CGnevin, Archbishop
of Potassium and former Bishop OF Pitts
burgh, to whose memory the hall is
10 he dedicated. The building is the
first of a group to be erected in the
course of the proposed expansion or
the university. Addresses were de-
hvered at the ceremony by the Rt.
Rev. Hugh c. Boyle, Bishop of Pitts
burgh, and Mayor William A. Magee.
Several hundred persons including
many members of the clergy and
prominent alumni of the University
attended.
Generous Donor Builds Home
LAYING of the cornerstone of the fine
re I,n r CiSfnrG
the Poor, at Benton Avenue ana
Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, Pa, took
place on Tuesday, November Z. Rt.
Rev. Hugh c. Boyle, Bishop of Pitts
burgh, officiated at the ceremonies.
On a tract of more than seventeen
acres, the structure will occupy 25Ox
$50 feet. The land was acquired by
Patrick Wall of the North Side, and
decided to the Little Sisters of the
Poor by him as a gift. The building
will be known as the Wall Home for
Aged Men and Women, and is being
erected by Mr.. Wall as memorial to
his son. It will cost approximately
100000.
Bank President Exposed.-Member-
ship in the Ku Klux Khan, made pub
Tic through the publications OF lists
of Ku Klux members, has resulted in
the resignation of Chicago Bank
president, Augustus E. Olson. One
report that Withdrawals of deposits
by patrons who objected to doing
business with a Klansman was the
cause of President Olson's resignation,
was denied by that official. Il resigned
solely to preserve harmony in the
community" Mr.. Olson said. Il made
application to join the Khan two years
ago under a misapprehension that it
was an ordinary fraternal organiza-
ton, made up of native born, white
American citizens. l have not con-
tinued my membership or attended
meetings, and am utterly opposed to
program of any organization which
promotes religious and racial discord
and hatred"
Cardinal o'conneiI Favors Boys Or
eanization.-The Catholic Boys Bril-
gade, previously commended by Car
dinals Farley and Dougherty, has re-
Gently received the blessing and best
wishes of Cardinal O'Connell. Secre-
tary Weeks has invited the Catholic
Boys Brigade to be represented at
conference to be held at Washington,
D. c., November 1913, for the pur-
pose of finding ways and means by
which the government may assist in
the physical training of the youth of
the country. The invitation has been
accepted by the Rev. Father Kilian,
o. N. Cap, Chief Commissioner, who
will appoint representative for this
conference The first branch of the
brigade in the state of Maryland was
chartered recently with an initial en-
rollment of 23S boys. This branch is
connected with st. Elizabeth's church
in Baltimore of which the Rev. John
J. Murray is pastor. Father Sebas-
tian is the director Although the en-
rollment is a large one it is by no
means the largest branch as number
of units have over 300.
Three hundred delegates, represent
ing, every Georgia city and town in
which there is a Catholic congrega-
ton and many where there is none,
attended the seventh annual conven-
ton of the Catholic Laymens Asso-
citation of Georgia at Macon City, Sun
day, October 20, and heard Rt. Rev.
Michael J. Keyes, D. D., recently con-
secrated Bishop of Savannah, make
his first address outside his Episcopal
city. The convention opened with
Mass at St. Joseph's church, and
sermon by Very Rev. Emil Mattern,
S. j., of New Orleans. Besides Bish-
OPP Keyes, the principal convention
speakers were DR.. Michael J. Slattery,
executive secretary of the National
Council of Catholic Men, and Benedict
Elder, editor of The Record, Louis
vile, Ky. Nearly four hundred at
tended the banquet rendered the dele
gates and visitors at the Dempsey
Hotel The reports of President P.
H. Rice, and Publicity Director,
Richard Reid, revealed that the press
of Georgia is fairer today toward
Catholics than at any time since the
anti-Catholic movement started, and
that many papers formerly hostile to
Catholics now defend them. One hun