The St. Louis Republic., 1900-09-07
Universal Celebration of the Found.
ing of the Sisterhood
to Take Place.
ANNIVERSARY NOVEMBER Fl.
Comedies With the Feast of the
Presentation of the Blessed
Virgin-Reception to Arch
bishop Kain.

November q next will mark the centen-
nial anniversary of the Order Of the Sacred
Heart
Preparations are in progress for the cele-
bration Of the centennial on an elaborate
scale. Every house in the order. numbering
H. and located in every part or the siooc'
except Asia. VIII observe the centennial and
as far as local conditions will permit the
celebration will be uniform throughout The
world
The Order Of the Sacred Heart was
founded by the Reverend Mother Parat in
Paris, France on November 81. 1900. Just at
the close OF the French Revolution. when
all schools and churches were closed. with
great zeal she devoted her energies 70 the
cause in which she had enlisted for ]'fe. In
addition to being very holy woman khe
was highly educated and possessad execu-
tive ability to a marked degree
Her cause prospered from the outser. In
few years the converts OF the Sacred
Heart were recognized as the finest educa-
tional institutions IN France. and spreading
over all parts of Europe the younger IN
stitutions obtained the reputation OF the
parent house. Early the order crossed the
Atlantic. and now has houses in every
:
South America and the West Indies. The
only portion Of the world it has not yet
reached is Asia
Africa, Australia and New Zealand all
have fiourishing institutions.
In the hundred years OF Its existence inc
order has had but four superior generals,
the Reverend Mother Barat remaining at
the head until 1866, the year of her death.
| The present superior general Is the Rever-
end Mother Dlgby, an English woman OF
nobls birth
The frs. house Of the order IN St. Louis
was established in 1877 by Mother Philippine
Rose Duchesne whose cause OF beatinca-
ticn is about to be introduced at Rome.
The house was located on what Is now
Broadway opposite the old French Market
The site was then aad for many years on
tho western limits of the city. AS ST. LOUIS
grew commercially and territorislly, Mary
vile Convent was built at Meramec street
I and Nebraska avenue. and as the Broaf-
way house was now in the heart OF the
business section and no longer desirable
location for the convention the dignity. of
the title Of parent house was transferred 70
Maryyille. This was about twenty-five
vent on Broadway was abandoned Alto
gether and a new house built at Maryland
ana Taylor avenues. -.
All details for the centennial celebration
have not yet been comp!etec. The generai
plan or the programme. however. Is as fol-
lows:
a tricuuin or preparation, consls tLio oL
spiritual exercises and Instructions with the
exposition and benediction Of the blessed
sacrament will be held on November Is. Is
and 20. On November q the anniversary
comedies with the feast of the Presentation
of the Blessed Virgin. On that day ponti-
fical high mass will be celebrated with a
sermon. After the mass a reception viii
be given the Right Reverend Archbishop j.
J. Kain and the clergy Of the city by the
pupils at which reception all old pupils will
be invited TO attend
on November - there VIII be holiday
and q reunion Of all the former pupils who
can be gotten together and all the Sacred
Heart alumnae OF St. Louis. For the edi-
hcation and enjoyment of those who attend
q drama Will be presented by the present
pupils OF Maryyille Convent.
The reverend mother is deSirous that all
graduates OF the St. Louis converts of the
order shall renew their acquaintance with
their alma mater on the occasion of the
first centennial celebration of the Order OF
the, Sacred Heart