October memories continue to span the 150 years of our sisters’ presence in North America.
St. Francis Convent, Spokane, WA, 1926 Sunday, October 3, our high school girls entertained the Tertiaries of Spokane with sketches of the life of our Holy Father, and with appropriate songs.
St. Joseph’s Hospital, Alliance, NE, 1928
October 18, at about 8:30 p.m., Sr. Cornelia hurried into the refectory and in a state of excitement told the following tale: A woman came to the hospital and inquired about her brother, and asked to see him, but as Sister did not recognize the name she went to look at the Register; in the meantime the woman left the hospital, but there remained a small bundle containing a little baby sound asleep, and nearby was a suitcase. The child was about ten days old. Within the suitcase a note was found which read thus: “Dear sisters—Take care of this sweet little baby; her name is Mollie Jean.” [After publishing the event in the papers] hundreds of people came to see the little girl, and many wanted her for adoption, but the State interferes in a case like this, and the law requires the child to be in the custody of the hospital for six months, consequently when the little one was graduated from our nursery we placed her in care of a good Catholic home where the lady is giving her the best of everything and Mollie Jean is thriving like a sunflower.
Rosary Hill College, Buffalo, NY, 1953 October 30: Sister Jeanne participated in a panel on Art Education at the Albright Art Gallery. Sister spoke on the “Philosophy of Art Basic to the Elementary School Curriculum.”
A large group of young ladies boarded the chartered bus awaiting them in front of Rosary Hall. Their destination was Niagara University, and the occasion, a dance sponsored by the Niagara men to get acquainted with the Catholic College girls.
Clare Hall, Buffalo, NY, 1995 October 19: The Sisters attended a reception to mark this year’s award for outstanding alumnae of Sacred Heart Academy. The recipients were Sr. Isabelle and Joan Ricotta.
S. Joanne Fogarty, Hilliard, OH, 2023—Fall has officially arrived, but no one told the weatherman!! We began the new month with temperatures well above normal—this week, the sun is shining brightly along with a spike in “heat” . . . like the mid 80’s! However, we are told that the temps will not last and that a cold front is moving our way! So fickle the weather!