The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1870-07-24


where poor children. may be. taught the
means Of gaining m honest livelihood. OF
these, the 1irst stone VA laid on Tuesday
by the Princess Of 0rleape, who was 40
companied by her younger sister, and the
ceremony was il many respects interesting.
who was much cheered by the people OUT
side, was conducted, with her sister, to z
seat on dais, by the Earl of Denbigh, and
WA received with every mark Of considera-
ton and respect. The place was pretti!y
declked with flowers and evergreens in
appeared to vic with each other in acts Of
courtesy towards the Princess. Presently
after the procession of the local priesthood
and of the school children, the girls being
dressed in white end carrying bouquets,
entered the building, and moved slowly
wearing magnificent vestment, bringing
up the rear. Arrived there, little girl,
speaking for the rest, approached her Royal
Highness and read an address of welcome.
In the name, sire said, Of the Religious "a
theirs of that Church, Of the English Mar
tyrs, of all the benefactors and we'll wis6ers
Of the mission, and Of their parents, they
gratefully thanked her Royal Highness for
having come to lay the foundation of their
future schools, apd that God might bless
and reward her for that act of c0ndescen-
sion. They felt honored and gladdened by
her presence. 1t rejoiced their hearts to
see, for the first time after the lapse Of
many centuries, a Catholic Princess, a
Royal daughter of St. Louis among them,
poor children of st. Patrick. They thanked
her for the interest she took in all works
of charity. They wished her every pros
perity on earth, and in heaven a crown as
bright as that Of her namesake and Patron
SAINT, the blessed Queen Margaret, and
they begged her to accept few simple
flowers as q token of gratitude. The
Princess, speaking in excellent English,
expressed her thanks to the little donors
for their good wishes and sweet flowers,
adding that she would carry away with her
the day on which she had had the happi-
ness to lay the foundation stone of q Ca
tholic school in which they, and many
others after them, wOnld receive the bless
ing of q religions and useful education.
She assured them she should take great
interest in the progress of the work, and
hope and pray that the zeal and self devo-
ton of the good fathers of that church
would be rewarded with complete success.
She thanked them and all present for their
kind reception. Her Royal Highness then
! formally laid the stone. The Rev. Father
Ring, the head of the mission, afterwards
read q report to the effect that they were
| at that time charged with the education OF
1900 poor and deserted children, for about
1000 Of whom they had not been able to
make any kind of provision but the want
would be, to great extent, made up by
| the building they were about to erect,
which would of itself cost s25OO, and the
site sI6OO. They were, able, he said, to
pay for the site, and he entered into de-
tails showing how they hoped to raise the
425OO for the structure, partly by the
weekly pence of the poor themselves in
the district. He mentioned, amid much
cheering, that one true Christian had
written to him Offering to contribute 9lOO
for every $500 they collected from other
sources, on the condition that his name
was not divulged, and that his offerings in
the whole did not exceed f600. The in
terests of the school were afterwards ad-
vecated by the Earl of Ds6bigh, Earl Ora
nard and Mgr. Capel, and on the motion OF
Lord Camoys, seconded by DR.. Black, q
Baptist minister, the grateful thanks of the
whole company was voted by reclamation
to the Princess for her gracious condescen-
sion in taking the part she had in the
ceremony of the day.