The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-08-13

Arrival Of Lafayette.
Meeting Of Washington and Lafayette
John Hancock President of Congress. .Chss Ruch
John Adams. Ed Byrnss
Diokenson. Of Pennsylvania Dan ID pe MSsy
Ratledge of South Carolina John Coonsy
Henry Lee Of ;Rso b Sssfz
TafaVetse. c Risiy
Louisiana in 1915.
Gen; jackson Byrnss
Richard Greedy
Grand Combination Tableau
Columbus, 1892 Continental Congress I776; United
States, lSI6.
The boys were both elegantly and appropr
ately costumed, the female members of very
generous family in the neighborhood having
purchased the necessary articles and made all
the suits themselves. The head OF the family
"a gentleman connected with large Canal
street ablisLment-conceived the idea Of
the represeu tation, wrote the dialogue and
gave his undivided time to the proper perform.
ance of the play. We need hardly add that
the modesty of this family is equalled only BY
their zeal in behalf of the orphan, for all this
was done after exacting a positive promise
from those in charge, that their names would
not be mentioned.
After the exhibition, Rev. L. A. Chase, The
devoted chaplain, read the list of premiums
the names of the boys who were mentioned as
first in the important branches of gardening
shoe making, tailoring, washing and in house
hold work being received with great applause.
Judge Collens then briefly addressed the audi.
once or, more properly speaking, addressed
Father Chase and the Sisters, thanking and
applauding them in the name of the audience
and the public for their self-sacrifcing la5oFs
in behalf of the orphans.
st. Mary's Asylum has now been in existence
more than forty years, during which timsit
has been the home of over 5000 boys. At pres
ant it has only $50 inmates, though there are
ample accommodations for 450. From this our
readers must not conclude, however, that there
are no orphans seeking admission on the con.
trary there are many, but the Sisters are COM
PEELED to refuse applicants, because they can
barely get food for these already in the lnstl'
tuition. The masses of people ignore this Asy''
| lum. They don't care much for boys especial
| ~ for these little boys who are waJ DOWN.
the old Third District, where theg do not
obtrude themselves on public notice. The con-
sequence is that the Sisters have veTy hssa
time in securing food for the children and arc
continually struggling with debts cont's'''u
| for meat, bread, etc. Besides this, 1t has OSeD
found impossible to establish workshops
teach the boys trades, though very recently
start, in avery small way, has been MADE u
| that direction, and few boys are learning
carpenter-work, shoenakiug and tailoring
The Asylum is under the control Of eleven
Sisters Marianites of Holy Gross, Sister May
Desert, Superioress' The air of cleaning"
and good order which strikes the visitor on u,
tering the premises, the healthy and caeefiu'
appearance of the boys, and their pohtene"
and gentlemsnly behaviour, speak LOUDER -
praise of the eelfsacrifciug and inte!ils'I'
labors of these pious women than any "0'.,
we can command, and he, indeed "0''-
be thoughtless or heartless man Who' N"1
visiting the Institution, would not NAV
solemn promise to assist them to the utpno''~
his ability. And if a few Of the many VINO NV y.
not the Asylum were to visit it some Suu'"
evening, and make and keep such resoiu"' =,
how different would be the fate OF hunu,'
of Catholic orphans who are DOW losing w,
faith in Protestant asylums or being tran .s,;,
all kinds of vice in the streets aud denS u ~
great Catholic city! How differentf we ~ -,
know and possibly don't care much "0", H.
we will certainly know and care on tnh' ...t
when we meet them before the judgnen..-a
of Him of whom st. Mark relates Nnouo
child, he set him in the midst of the" Who.
when he had embraced, he said to them .s;. i,
soever shall receive one such child 10
nv name, receiveth me-"