The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-26
People
to Be Built
ON BLEEKE RSTREET
0blate Sisters to Enlarge
Their Work For Humanity.

Worcester's charitable institutions
are to receive another worthy addition,
and another illustration is furnished
the people of this city of the philanth-
ropic spirit which is so characteristic
Of Worcester people.
The Oblate sisters of the order of St
Francis of Assise are to build an old
peoples home on Blocker street, to be
governed in connection with the St
Francis orphans home on that street,
which is one of the best known in the
city.
The sister superior, Mary Joseph, has
for long time had in mind the ex-
tension of the grand work which is be-
ing done by the Oblate sisters, and at
last plans have matured for the prose-
cution of the work of building special
home for the old people of the faith,
which in its general lines of manage
ment will be very similar to other
homes under the charge of the same
sisters throughout the country, or very
like our Old ladies' and Old mems
homes already established in this city.
The plan has received the full en-
dorsement of Bishop It'd. Beaver and of
the French priests in this city, among
them being Rev. Joseph Brouillet of
Notre Dame, Rev. FIR. Perreault of the
Church of the Holy Name, and Rev.
Jules Grafton of st. Joseph's church.
Meeting with this warm encouragement
in the work, the sister superior Mary
Joseph has felt further elated in the
success of the undertaking by the fact
that offers of subscriptions have been
received from several well known phil
anthropic people of the city.
1t is now intended to build the "Old
peoples home" on Blocker street, on
| the grounds adjoining the st.
Francis orphans home, as
this home has in addition
to its commodious building, which is
one of the most modern and most thor
| oughly appointed orphan asylums in
the city, grounds. which have come in
| to possession of the sisters, which af-
| ford abundant opportunity for the new
| home in question.
| AT present there is no large home in
| the city for old people Of the Catholic
! faith, and this need has long been felt
The Oblate sisters have taken charge
of the orphanage work with great sue
cess, and under their faithful guidance
it has grown in efficacy and sisa- AS
| it is a large problem to start home
| for old people the accommodations of
the new home will be limited to 80 at
the first the size of the building be-
ing erected being arranged with this
limit. AS the work progresses in sue
cessful results, and the sisters meet
with the encouragement they have thus
far secured, the work will be broad
ened to as to include other fields.
The Oblate sisters will have charge
of the enterprise from the start. Plans
are now maturing for the building it.
self and it is hoped that it will be
ready for occupancy early in the COM
ing year. 1t has not been the intention
to secure to the old people of the city
the privileges of the home this winter,
| as the work has not reached such a
stage as to warrant the immediate ex-
ecution Of the plan. Bat the effort has
been made, and the scheme is so thor
oughly established now that the home
| is assured, and Worcester will be the
better for the addition of another to
| its charitable institutions where the
aged and decrepit will receive the adj
ministrations of sisters whose life work
| is a blessing to humanity.