The morning call., 1893-10-13
there may be in the walls. and so relieving

there may be in the walls, and so relieving
their mon0tony.
The basement contains kitchen, refec-
tory. psnlries. children's room, closets,
trunk and cloak rooms, stOreroOms, recre-
alton hall and serving-rOom. The clothes
room will be used for the making over of
articles of clothing sent in and later dis
room or hall will be used for the assem-
bling Of the children of the different day
homes. where they will hold their enter
tainments at Christmas and other times.
Where the surface of the ground permits
of a sub-basement there is laundry,
coal-cellars, furnace-rOOm and machine
room.
The first floor is reached from the street
through pillared portico leading to an
inner vestibule, which in turn opens on
five reception parlors. sewing-room, spare
rooms, a dormitOry, recreation, CON-
munity. linen and clothes room, lava
tories. conservatory, Offices and novitiate,
this being the master house of the soNety
On the second floor are two dormitories
for thirty-two sisters, also pharmacy,
bedrooms, chapel and two sacristies.
Ample allowance has been made by
Charles j. l.. Devln, the architect, for
lofty and well-lighted apartments, the
cellar being IL feet In the clear, the floors
13 feet, the attic and the chapel q feet
high.
The interior woodwork is oak and nat
ural finished pine, oak for the floors and
pine in the doors and frames. On the
northwest side of the garden is a conserva-
tory and an arcade 100 feet long by IL feet
wide, which extends from the north wing.
The chapel is wainscoted in oak, with an
ornamental ceiling and stained-glass win
d0ws.
The Sisters of the Holy Family COM
ri nin IN bad ia
origin in this city. The good work carried
on by the sisters commenced about twenty
years ago, and originated in desire of
the Very Reverend j. Prendergast, V. G..
to extend Systematically and effectively
Christian sympathy. protection and in
struction. and Christian. spiritual and cor
poral aid to the suffering poor.
Miss Lizzie Armer devoted her life to
the realization of this desire. She began
her work on November 6. 1872, and was
later joined by number of young ladies.
After a number of years the Most Rever-
end Archbishop Alemany desired the
sisters. now increased in numbers, to add
to their charitable works the care of small
children, thus giving to poor mothers an
opportunity to work.
For this purpose day home was opened
at 525 Post street on August Is, 1878. but
which soon proved too small for the in
creasing number of children. Through
the generosity OF charitable people the
sisters were enabled to build the present
convent at 110 HAYES street. which.
originally intsnded for a home for the
sisters and day home for the children,
has already become too small. A house
was rented in the neighborhood and de-
voted exclusively to the children.
The sisters have one day home at 1413
Powell street and one at sos franklin
street, where large number of children,
ranging in age from a few months up to
eight years. are daily cared for. The
kindergarten system Is carried ON for the
little ones emerging from the nursery,
and later the primary course is taken up.
This work is continued until the children
are Old enough to be sent to school The
sisters are also engaged after school
hours in various parts of the city teaching
classes of older children sewing, Dress
making, drawing and other useful accom-
plishments.
Many of the younger children. and not
few of the older ones. are taken to the
sisters at a verv early hour in the morn
ing and remain in their charge all day or
until their mothers cali for them at
night after their days work is over
The children receive plenty of good
nourshing food, and when the mother
can afford it a nominal charge is made, but
it is not obligatory.
The new convent will be dedicated