Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-10-17
COMPLETE $4,000
CHAPEL DONATION
Daughters of Isabella Pay
in $500 for Construction
Il in Shrine Crypt.

Receipt of a gift of $4,000 which
completes the donation of $4,000 by
the Daughters Of Isabella for the con-
struction Of the Chapel of st. Eliza
beth in the crypt of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Conception,
Brookland, D. c.. has been announced.
The Shrine. now in the court OF con-
struction, is to be completed within
the next several years.
The final gift Of the Daughters OF
Isabella was brought to the Catholic
University for presentation to Bishop
Shahan, rector of the University. by
Mrs. Mary f. Booth of New Haven.
Conn.
Bishop Shahan is to preside at the
opening OF a new home for the Daugh'
ters Of Isabella of New Haven on
October %. He also will attend ban
uuet at the Hotel Taft. New Haven
on the evening of October % and on
the following Sunday will sing pontifi-
cal mass in St Mary's Church there
Rural Conference October q.
The Second Catholic Rural Life Con.
ference of the Archdiocese Of Balti-
more. will be held October q in the
gymnasium Of the Catholic University.
A morning session will be exclusively
for the clergy and an evening session
at 8 o'clock will be for both clergy and
laity. A general discussion OF all the
rural missionary problems concern
ing the Catholic Church will take
place. Very Rev. Albert F. Smith. edl'
tor of the Baltimore Catholic Review,
Is president Of the conference. Rev: w.
Howard Bishop Of Baltimore. and Rev
Thomas e. Michigan, st. Pauls
Church of this city are In charge of
ARRANGEMENTS. Rev. DR.. Kerby. pro
lessor of sociology at the university
and George Farrell of the Department
Of Agriculture. will speak at the
luncheon. Mgr. Thomas OF st. Fat
rick's Church, will be toastmaster.
Rev. DR.. Peter Guilday. professor
of church history. was one or the
principal speakers at the Columbus
day celebration of the Knights OF CO.
lun,bus held at the Hotel Emerson.
Baltimore, last Tuesday evening.
Home for Aged Dedicated.
Tho Sacred Heart Home for the
Aged located at Pine Hill on the
Bunker Hill road near the university.
was dedicated on Tuesday afternoon by
Archbishop Curley. chancellor OF the
university. Rev. Or. II. Schumacher,
professor of New Testament IN the
School Of Sacred Sciences. ia chap.
lain of the home. and it Is in charge or
the Missionary Sisters, Servants or
the Holy Ghost. ~
John !. Sullivan. one Of the trustees.
has been appointed delegate Of the
university at the annual meeting or
the American Academy OF Political
and Social Science to be held In Phll-
adelphia, October 20 and 30
"Wednesday afternoon a general
meeting of the entire faculty was call
ed by Archbishop Curley In the audi
torium of the Maloney Chemical Lap
oratory. The new constitution or the
university was explained to the ON
Gals, professors and instructors pE
the chancellor, who proclaimed the
document in force.
University Glass Elections.
Glass elections were held at the uni
yersity during the week. and the 1ol'
lowing were named in the senior CLASS:
Jams f. Kenney. president. Holyoke'
Mass; William S. Sparks, Washlng-
TON. vice president; John j. Cleary.
lakewood. Ohio. secretary, and John
r. O'Brien, Keokuk. Iowa, treasurer.
John V. Drury Of New Haven. Conn.
was elected student representative
and a new office, president OF the
HOLY Name Society was filled by the
election of Charles j: Sheffield OF New
Rochelle, n. Y.
In the junior class. John M. Con
nor of Philadelphia. was elected presi-
dent: George w. Gardes of West Falls
church, Va, was elected vice presl-
dent. Albert f. Murren Of Bridgeport,
Conn, secretary, and Cornelius M.
Reing Of Mahoney City, Pa, treasurer.
Bernard ]. McDermott Of Philadel-
phia, was elected student representa-
tive.
Joseph A. Beatty of Lawrence,
Mass. was elected president of the
sophomore class; Robert c. Riordan or
washington. vice present; Mario Rus
40 of Waterbury, Conn.,, secretary. ana
Albert G. Flanagan Of Kingston, n. y.
trea surer. Robert j. Linehan OF Glen
Fails n. Y. was elected student rep