The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-05-27
NEW WORLD ITEMS

Church Makes Gain.-The Catholic
population Of the diocese of Syracuse,
. N. Y, has increased 21,737 in the last
year, according to official figures just
announced. There is total count OF
173,200 persons.
Retreat for Housekeepers.-Father
Thuente, o. p, the founder OF The
Marianum, an Association of pr.eSts'
housekeepers, will conduct retreat
for priests housekeepers at st. An
geIa's Institute, Carroll, Ia, May 29 70
June 2. 1t is anticipated that at this
retreat the Marianum will be estab-
lished in the Sioux City diocese.
Sisters Have Big Building Program.
The new Motherhouse of the Sisters
of the Precious Blood at Dayton, Ohio,
is nearing completion. In connection
with the Motherhouse will be the
Home of the Aged. The building pro.
gram of the Sisters of the Precious
Blood calls for an expenditure Of over
a million dollars and is to be COM
pleted by May, 1928.
Vested Choir Gives RecitaI.-The
vested choir of Columbia College,
Dubuque, before starting on its an
nual tour through the state, gave q
final rehearsal Friday evening at 1856
at the college auditorium. Director OF
the organization is the Rev. ALI
Dress, we'll known in musical circles
Their first public performance took
place last Sunday at Waukon.
Mysterious Shots Fired at Priest
Rev. Rufin Baranski, pastor Of St
Adalbert church, Dayton, Ohio, report
ed to the police that as he left his
parochial residence the other night
at ten o'clock, four shots were fired al
him by some unknown and unseen per
son. None of the shots was effective
Police are investigating the case in ar
effort to discover any possible en-
emies of the pastor.
Ciborum In Memory of Parents.-A
beautiful ciborium, the gift of Miss
Winnie McSherry in memory of hel
mother and father, has been presented
to st. Augustine's church, Philadel
phia, in charge of the AugustiniaT
Fathers. Miss McSherry, who is
among the most active workers in st
Augustine's parish, is said to have Civ
en- this memorial to her parents in the
hope that it would inspire other pious
Catholics to do likewise.
Attend Mass in Episcopal Church,
For the first time in the Church his
tory of Admission, Ala, Catholic con
gregation worshiped in a Protestant
church. Deprived of a place to cele
brate Mass because of fire at the
Church of the Sacred Heart, the Rev
T. J. Early held the service in Grace
Episcopal church, through the cour
tesy of the Rev. DR.. j. M. Stoney. 9th
er Protestant churches of the towr
have offered places for worship to the
Catholics until their church can 5t
built.
Founder of Hospital Dies.-D1
Laurentipe Rouchel, who as Siste
Clementine of the Order of the Sis
tiers of st. Francis founded ST
Josephs Hospital in Syracuse, N. Y
and head of ST. Elizabeth's Hospita
in Utica, died May at her home il
Croghan, N. C. Laurentine Rouche
was born at Grostinquen, a little vi
lage in France, nine miles from Metz
October 8, 1845. When she was eigh
years old her family came to Americ
and settled at Croghan. She entere
the third order of st. Francis in Utic
in the month of June, 1860, when sh
was in her 18th year.
Holy Father Commends Work.-Th
Holy Father Plus XI has expressed hi
pleasure at the good work being Cal
ried on by the Catholic Clubs of tn
American secular colleges, in a lei
ter just received by DR.. H. Gibson
president of the National Federation
of College Catholic Clubs. Hi
Holiness" says the communication
which is over the signature of Cal
State, learns with great pleasure O
the good that, with approval of tn
Hierarchy, is being done for Catholi
youth at the various Newman Hall
situated near the large secular univel
stiles. His Holiness cordially thank
the members of the Federation of Co
lege Catholic Clubs for the expression
of their filial devotion and imparts t
them the Apostolic Blessing"
Gift to Archbishop.-As token G
the gratitude which Austrian Catholic
feel for the assistance they and thei
press have received from Most Rev
George w. Mundelein, Archbishop c
Chicago, the Vienna Catholic Pres
Association, Herald" is to send hir
valuable historical document-a
original letter of st. Charles Boz
romeo, the great Archbishop of Milan
The letter is dated November Is, 1861
and is signed by the Saint himself an
bears his seal. Archbishop Mundelei
was the leader in the work of gail
ering some $4,000 in cash and abou
$4,000 worth of food and clothing fo
the relief of the starving people c
Central Europe in 1920 and 1921.
generous share of this material ASST
lance went TO Austria.
Diocese Is Expanding Hospit;
Work.--Hospital Week in the dioces
of Little Rock was marked with breal
ipo Ground for an SS0 00O Nurses