The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-23
SOCIETY woMGN's SACRIFICE.
Gives Up Luxury for the Gnrb of a
sister of Charity.

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After reigning for five years queen Of
society in two great cities; after receiving
the homage. adora ton and hattery which
are concomitants of the position; after
having tasted Of the very sweetest cups
that wealth and high social station can Sc
cure, Miss Anna T. Reeves, beautiful,
rich, accomplished. charming, has renoun-
ced the world and become a postulent in
the Sisters OF Charity at ST. Josepf'S Hos
piial, 2eve nteenth street and Girard ave-
nue.
Miss Reeves entered upon her new duties
fast Friday. HenccfOrlh she will be clad
in the sable garments of the slsferhood.
She win be practically lost 10 all her for
mer acquaintance. She win rise at day
break and eat ony two meals day. She
will be at the beck and call Of the poor
the sick and the suffering.
All these duties does this social queen
take upon herself.
Miss Reeves Is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Fl. Reeves of Baltimore, and
their sanction is given to her decis on. She
is as Wei known in this city a. she IS i'm
Baltimore. Her friends here were amazed
at her announcement of the gay life in
which she was central figure. The news
was unheraldtd by any pTem0nitory warn
ing. Miss Reeves had always been a girl
of pronounced piety, but that she should
ever adopt the veil and give up the luxu-
ries that had surrounded her from bi tn,
would not have been seriously considered
for moment by those who knew her best.
Miss Reeves is % years old, a brunette
of the tall willowy type, which womaniy
graces seem best to if She is acknowl-
edged to be one of the most beautiful wo-
men in Baltimore, and in Philadelphia she
was couTted and coddled, a society pet,
and the center Of attraction wherever she
happened to be.
In Newport and in New York she was a
belle. 1t was while she was in Newport
last summer that she announced her inten-
ton of becoming a nun At first her par
ents objected, but she finally convinced
them of the wisdom of her views.
The story has it that Miss Reeves has
contemplated such move ever since she
was a child of 49, At that age she was
North Charles street, Baltimore. Later
she attended the School of the Sacred
Heart at ToTTesdale. where her zeal in
matters pertaining to religion attracted
the attention of her teachers.
After her graduation she was regular
attendant al the Cathedral in Baltimore,
and became a fast friend of Cardinal Glib
bons and of the Rev. w. I. Russell. The
religious order with which she has cast
her lot is one Of the strctest of the pres
ent-day sisters 1t is variOusly known as
the Sisters Of Charity. Order of Gray Sis
ters, Daughter of Charity and Sisters of
ST. Vincent de Paul. The home house is
in Emmitsburg, Nd. Mother Mariana is
mother superior and In control of al the
sister in the United States.
The duties Of the Sisters are very Try
ing They arise at 4 O'Clock in the morn
ing and so through their devotional ex-
ercises. At 6 O'Clock they sit down %
the simplest of breakfasts eating Just
enough to keep their strength until 4
o clock in the afternoon, when they take
another light meal. Under no circum-
stances do they eat more than two mca s
a day. Originally the rules of the order
permitted only one, but Il was deemed ad
visable TO make slight change in this
respect
The garb of the Sisters is distinguished
from that of other similar orders by he
white hood with the streaming cornettes,
The postulauts are not permitted to take
TIE veil, but must serve for a time until
they are convinced that their decision is
irreVocable, when they are formally &C.
cepted into the order
Their duties are TO minister TO the wants
Of the sick aud needy. In the hospi al
they care for the patients and sympa-
thize with the friends who come TO in
quire for them. They are expected to be
present W hen wanted, In the operating
room. and their gentle hearts are often
torn by scenes of suffering. l is not a life
one would adopt who sought ease and
comfort Its rigorous requirements are
ample proof Of the sincerity OF its MEM
bers