liOISTER+ CnROIDCliFL ST. JOSEPH'S PROVINCE The Fathers and Brothers of St. Joseph's Province extend Sympathy their prayers and sympathy to the Rev. V. F. Kienberger, O.P., and to the Rev. F. ]. Barth, O.P., on the death of their mothers; to the Rev. C. M. Delevingne, O.P., on the death of his brother. St. Vincent Ferrer's Church in New York was honored on Cloister Oct. 10, by a visit of His Eminence, Eugenio Cardinal Visitors Pacelli, Papal Secretary of State. Accompanied by His Eminence, Patrick Cardinal Hayes, Archbishop of New York, the Cardinal Secretary made a thorough tour of the beautiful church. His Excell ency, the Most Rev. John T. McNicholas, O.P., Archbishop of Cincinnati, returned to St. Joseph's Priory, Somerset, Ohio, on the oc­ casion of the thirty-fifth anniversary of his elevation to the Holy Priest­ hood. The Archbishop celebrated Mass in St. Joseph's Church on the morning of Oct. 10. Before returning home, he spent some two hours in conversation with the Brother Students. Sept. 20-21, Immaculate Conception Convent in Washington was host to the Most Rev. John Francis Noll, D.D., B:shop of Fort W ayne, Ind., whose visit was occasioned by the investiture of the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Burke, C.S.P. Tuesday, Oct. 20, the Most Rev. Stephen J. Donahue, D.D., Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York, administered the Sacrament of Confirmation to a large class of children and adults at St. Vincent Ferrt!r's, in New York. The Very Rev. Henrico Vacas Galinda, O.P., Ex-Provincial of the Province of St. Catherine, Virgin and Martyr, of Quito, an eminent hi s­ torian, is visiting at Immaculate Conception Convent in Washington. The Very Rev. B. C. Werner, O.P., Vicar Provincial of the American Dominican Missions in China, delivered an informal lecture at St. Thomas Aquinas Studium, River Forest, Oct. 29. Fr. Werner supplemented his dis­ cussions with statistics relative to the labor in the Mission field and a brief instruction in the language of the natives of the Procuration. Fr. Werner gave a similar lecture to the Assembly of Fenwick High School, Oak Park, Ill., on Oct. 30. A~ St. Thomas Aquinas Studium on Oct. 11 , an informal lecture was given by Dr. George S. Sperti, Sc.D., Director of Research at the "Insti­ tutio Divi Thomae," a unit of the Catholic Athenaeum, established at the instance of the Most Rev. John T. McNicholas, O.P., Archbishop of Cin­ cinnati. Dr. Sperti was introduced to the Students by the Rev. Cletus Millar, Dean of the Institute. On the afternoon of November 12 the Novices and Student-priests of Immaculate Conception College, Washington, D. C., were privileged to be visited in the Studium by the Apostolic Delegate, His Excellency, Arch­ bishop Amleto Cicognani, accompanied by the Right Reverend Monsignor Leo Binz. His Excellency very graciously gave each of the young Fathers, whom he ordained to the priesthood last June, an autographed photograph. 308 DCliDinicana Since our last issue, the Very Rev. J. B. Sheehan, O.P., has Cloistral been reappointed Sub prior of St. Joseph's Priory, Somerset; Changes and the Rev. F. C. Foley, O.P., has been appointed Vicar Superior and assistant Dean of Providence College, Provi­ dence, R. I. The following assignments have also been made: the Very Rev. W. R. Lawler, O.P., to the Northwestern Mission Band; the Rev. C. L. Davis, O.P., to the Eastern Mission Band with residence at St. Mary's, New Haven, Conn.; the Rev. G. R. Carpentier, O.P., to assist the Rev. G. M. Scanlon, O.P., at Boyce, La.; the Rev. J . U. Cahill, O.P., to Fenwick High School, Oak Park, Ill.; the Rev. P. A. Skehan, O.P., to the Angelicum at Rome; the Rev. C. C. Rooney, O.P., to Blessed Sacrament, Madison, Wise.; the Rev. M. L. Carolan, O.P., to Providence College, Providence, R. I.; the Rev. J. F. Beever, O.P., to St. Dominic's, Washington, D.C.; the Rev. J. A. McFadden, O.P., to Holy Name Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; the Rev. W. D. VanRooy, O.P., to Fenwick High School, Oak Park, Ill.; the Rev. A. L. McEneaney, O.P., to Holy Name Church, Philadelphia, Pa.; the Rev. J. J. Costello, O.P., to the chaplaincy of the Brothers of the Sacred Heart, Mentuchen, N. J.; the Rev. R. U. McClellan, O.P., to Fen­ wick High School, Oak Park, Ill.; the Rev. C. A. Hannon, O.P., to St. Dominic's, Denver, Colo.; the Rev. H. D. Schneider, O.P., to St. Mary's, Johnson City, Tenn.; the Rev. J.]. Dwyer, O.P., to St. Joseph's, Somerset; the Rev. A. B. Sauro, O.P., to St. Joseph's, Somerset. Among the Laybrothers, Brother Anthony DiDonato, O.P., has been assigned to St. Thomas Aquinas Convent, River Forest, Ill; Brother John O'Connor, O.P., to St. Rose Priory, Springfield, Ky.; Brother Benedict Hughes, O.P., to Sacred Heart Rectory, Jersey City. During the month of October, the following Fathers returned from abroad: the Rev. F. G. Level, O.P., from France; the Rev. M. A. Murray, O.P., from Ireland; the Rev. A. D. Frenay, O.P., from Germany. The Rev. Ignatius Smith, O.P., acting dean of the Philos­ Eugeoio ophy Department of Catholic University, was a member of Cardinal the guard that preceded His Eminence, the Cardinal Secre­ Pacelli tary of State, to the Catholic University Gymnasium, where a public reception was held. On the stage of the gym­ nasium, the Convent of the Immaculate Conception was well represented among the Faculty and the Superiors of Houses connected with the Uni­ versity. The Fathers and Brothers of the Convent attended. The Very Rev. E. C. Daly, O.P., Secretary at the Apostolic Delegation, was a guest at the luncheon tendered His Eminence by the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani at the Legation in Washington. Fr. Daly was also present at the luncheon tendered His Eminence Emmanuel Gonsalves Cardinal Cerejeira, Patriarch of Lisbon, Portugal. On Sunday, Nov. 1, the Very Rev. W. A. Marchant, O.P., Prior of St. Vincent Ferrer's in New York, was assistant deacon to His Eminence Eugenio Cardinal Pacelli, who was presiding at the Solemn Mass offered by the Jesuit Fathers at St. Ignatius Loyola's Church, New York City. On this occasion, all the religious orders and congregations of the city united with the Society of Jesus in paying homage to the Holy Father's august representative. The cloister extends its congratulations and best wishes to Laudea the Very Rev. G. B. Paulukas, O.P., the recently appointed Provincial of the restored Province of the Guardian Angels in Lithuania. On September 28, at Immaculate Conception Convent in Washington, the Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni Cicognani, Apostolic Delegate to the Cloiater Chronicle 309 United States, presided at the elevation of the Very Rev. E. C. Daly, O.P., as Doctor and Master of Sacred Theology. A solemn votive Mass of St. Raymond of Pennafort was offered by the Very Rev. Terence S. McDer­ mott, O.P., Prior-Provincial of St. Joseph's Province. Fr. McDermott was assisted by the Rev. G. B. Stratemeier, O.P., as deacon, and the Rev. Brother Aloysius Segren O.P., as subdeacon. The official witnesses of the oaths of investiture were the Very Rev. A. L. McMahon, O.P., and the Rev. W. R. Farrell, O.P. The Chaplains to the Most Rev. Apostolic Dele­ gate were the Very Rev. Justin McManus, O.P., Prior of Immaculate Conception Convent, and the Very Rev. Peter O'Brien, O.P., Prior of St. Thomas Aquinas Convent, River Forest, Ill. The Most Rev. John M. McNamara, Auxiliary of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, who also attended, was assisted by the Rev. P. A. Skehan, O.P., professor at the Angelicum in Rome, and the Rev. M. T. Smith, O.P., of Immaculate Conception Convent. Among those who honored Fr. Daly with their presence were II Marchese Alberto Rossi Longhi, Charge d'Affaires of the Italian Embassy; the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Joseph Corrigan, Rector of the Catholic University of America; the late Rt. Rev. Msgr. John J. Burke, C.S.P ., General Secretary of the Na­ tional Catholic Welfare Conference; the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick Mc­ Cormick, Vice-Rector of the Catholic University; the Very Rev. Msgr. Francis E. Hyland and the Very Rev. Msgr. Leo Binz, Secretaries of the Apostolic Delegation, and the Very Rev. Ralph D. Goggins, O.P., Com­ missary of the Most Rev. Martin S. Gillet, O.P., Master General, to ther Provinces of Peru, Chile and Argentine in South America. The Doctorate and Mastership in Sacred Theology were confered on Fr. Daly, through a petition of His Excellency, the Apostolic Delegate, in appreciation for the assistance rendered at the Legation by Fr. Daly for the last thirteen years. It is our happy privilege to quote here the word of commendation sent by the General Chapter of the Maryknoll Foreign Mission Society to the Very Rev. J. A. McHugh, O.P., and the Very Rev. C. J. Callan, O.P., who have been closely affiliated with the Society for many years. The letter sent by the Most Rev. J. E. Walsh, M.M., Superior General, read as follows : Maryknoll House, Stanley, Hong Kong, August 15, 1936. Rev. J. P. McHugh, O.P., and Rev. C. J. Callan, O.P. Reverend and dear Fathers, The Maryknoll General Chapter recently held in Hong Kong, adopted the enclosed resolutions, and directed that it be forwarded to you.