Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-06-20
A CRY OF THE ANHQUATED.
PROTESTS AGAINST PAINTING THE
CONVENT.
THE PUBLIc'S INTERFERENCE WITH WHAT DOES NOT CON
Germ THEM-OLD BUILDING CRUMsLEG TO DECAY
PAINTED TO PRESERVE IT.
RAISES A FURORE IN AND OUT OF TOWN
TO PRESERVE 1T.

the results. AT the walls 81 The
house Nere then shor0gzhiy serapesf
dowu 10 the Diaster Daring -1is
! process. great patches ~ tbs vail
especially fhe paneieI walls which
had become loosened Dy 4ampness.
fell, the dayligLt could he seen ln
many places through the vail neees-
iiatiDg the hiring 81 q plasrerfr. who
Was kept busy for about tUo months
After the walls we're All repaired. tneT
we've covered with two coats - var
nisb. Upon trial. this did not prove
sufficient. a coat % white lead was
then pat over the vanish and al
outer walls received a coat 81 damp
proof paint before the plastleo was
~ applied. % insure it, adhesion
N0tufthstandinx All this. daring the
recent rains. the walls were al dis-
cOI0red With dampDess. as ~ old
For months past the Sisters consulted
with many persons - experience IN
such matters. and all were % the 0pIn-
ion that there would BE- nv Nay a
remedying the evil unless something
be done 10 the exterior Belrz relue-
taut - change the appearance % the
exterior 81 the h0use. they drst tried
every means as before stated. 90
remedy the evil from within, even
having all the old putty removed
from all the windows and replaced
by fresber. but A. al their Efforts
proved futile. they were compelled 60
have recourse to the only alternatiVes
they hal the buIIding painted with
n damp proof paint-a rather expen-
sise paint. but the only kind thai
xOHld answer tie purpose
lt may here be stated that = great
amount 81 the damage in the base-
ment 81 the bOnse may ~ traced t0
the fact that the old we'll whieh Hal
servsI for wears as a cess-peoI- w2s
ia some way deprived u SIS natural
outlet. thus forcing the water naek
into the basement The well even
tnalIy nIIed mp 70 the brink. expos
ing the inmates - the Convent -
typhoid. Earnest application was
made TO the city C0aneiI in August
and freauently aftsrward Tor q sewer
10 he laid on ~hipw right street. hu1
the same was only laid in February
II would be impossible - state In
detail all that has been done since last
september TO preserve the house- IN
the pariOG the ffooE Has fOund - have
sunkeu in one part Jpou rsmov ing
the ceiling ami part % tbe wall % tne
room beneath. ft Was discovered that
the bI0ek 81 black walnut ahieh haA1
served as q support % one q the main
gir,Iers had r0tted away ami IN con
sequence the girisr had fallen tive
inches. carving the floor above wsGh
IL. Two rooms had to bs re-ftsorrsl n
the old fIO0Ts were very n1ueh destroy
Ell BY wood worms
II was a cause Of gre2l distress %
the Sisters 10 he obliged - pail down
Il the ~e0rnices % the two rear roonls %
the first fiOOr. A. they we're beautiful
models Of Gresk art. and onEy after a
waste Of money and futile attempts 60
save them. did they e0nelads to have
them removed. as they could not Dos-
sibIy afford to have them entirely raa-
! ovated- However. they sueeeeelef IA
saving those directly over the m41telss
and supplied the ether parts with meta
eOrniees Of Greek art. which predouna-
mates in the house Five ceilings we're
| in bad condition and threatened - BE-
dangerous-they were replaced by
metal ceilings. also in kepshng win
the house They Likewise lAbored
| strenuously 10 restore the beautiful
| scroll work and carving 81 the old
1 manteIs. which had bee0uzs obli1er-
ated bv paint This ~0rk The Sisters
did mostly themssIves--pa patiently 1e-
/ voting saturday after Saturday o. r.
4 The border o. tie (srsek fret-Wo
| around the mantels had 60 be tAksn
1 down. as il was imposslole - ~
move the paint from il. 1ut 1he >1s1ers
1 had the pieces Duplicated ansl wiEh
i their own hands are replacing t1eu1s
As they could not othsrwise Afford II
Does this Justify the st41sment 81
many who have said that The Sisters
i do not apprecfAte their ELI h0me--eE
that they ara ignorant 0f Is Axr-
As to the second 4ssertion-EnA1 ths
Sisters had moBey - spend ant there-
fore used il 70 paint the orieks- r. =
| a very erroneoas supposl1i01- As .
4 consequence % trying % preserve 11e
oil house. which they are accused %
| fgnorantIy destroying the >isEers
haxe the burden q I've tAousansl
| dolIars-s3 00o-siebt upon t1em- wi11
no outlook 0f being able - canesl
this debt for many years - e0na@s
a. they receive nothing fz0m the eon-
| grszafi0n buE = ussagre salary toE
/ four teachers eniy- rhs sz1Ary % I1e
1 teacher u the eolored ze1oo4 oslnz
paid by Ms Morrell t1e >-1per1orezz
aud assistant teacher q L1e eoL0r@sl
school receive o1E 14lE sal4ry- Az0w
ing that they lad no nssoGEess =
aeueud upon- bur thsfE SAY. -
| sisters have tried IN every W4E ~
keen the dsb1 as low - poss1ole.
Nanv o. the watls wsrs seEaps1 1owu
| and much * the paint eurne4 On 81
TIE sisters rhemselves- afrsr rA@ls
eIazs hours az1 q S4rurIzys sasg
also nat ths frst coat of vanish apoa
The majority e ths walis-aIl - -
1 - a. amraw n - Frus4 wlnMN