Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1916-12-08


superior and cenlinuel ii ID
tans position until Jrae,
the sisters Of Mercy wsrd II
the sisters of the Holy GU
During sister Psula's senuas
the paroehiai school incrensed
school of live rooms o ~ sehoo
rooms. The pupils OF the scild
prepared 10 successfully pass
amina,ions for entrance 10 lhe
school. Some OF the teachers
Sisters de Chantai, Uhfysostos
Para, and Regina. Under the
| ance OF the Mother superior sn4
able corps Of assistants The school
brought up to a high standard q
| cheney.
Besides their duties ID the NJ
| rooms the Sisters Of Mercy took CHI
of the junior choir, cared fofthe nd
and took charge of the church soct(
of ladies, among these the chtidre
Mary and The ST. Anne Societyt
the most prominent. Sisters Cam
| lus, Catherine, de Chsntef, and a
da, were especially active Ia
| work.
| The boarding school, Notfe On
| Academy, was started when the Stol
came In 1878 but II was not until
that |. Ind developed, hroadened
expanded until II took promlu1
| place among the leading Cho
Boarding schools of the stats.
school reached an cxcellence In
tracted pupils from many q
cities. liz built up reputation
WAS a credit TO the Sisters, the pnfs
and the city. That the influeuce
Notre Dame Acadamy was = lM994!
influence was evidenced by the roe4
year after year of many The yoNl
lady graduates who cat 80 within
the graduation exercises NJ ols
mater and to meet again the
who had done SO much In
their lives so that they were
take their places In the world
(; American women. AT such uQ
Bishop aud the Priests swho M
| marks or addresses never failed
Jude to the splendid work the Il
was doing. 1t was only at such p
that the sisters received public
milton for their faithful lNbors g.
praise which was justly their d.
was noble work, a lasting wor4
one that still influences many
The first graduate from the q
1884, was Miss Minnie O'i,eaFys
Sister NJ. Leontine, who gradu
with honors. She Is now organic
The cathedral at Hartford. In lS04
number OF boarders had increases
such an extent that the chapel
was added Sister al. GonzagA a.
the first Directress OF the boarders
al her death was succeeded BY q
VI. Stella, who is now superior III
Agnes Home, Hnrtford. The ilttetel
musical and dramatic features ct
school were always carefully dtreqe
mud the commencementsex exercises ~
always occasions of great interest. 3
| annual celebration OF st. Pnula's ~
wps always source Of pleasure 20
many friends and her Silver Juul
was day Of universal pleasure. Qtl
Sisters who celebrated their Silver
bliees In Putnam were:,Sisters Eulal
de Chsntal, Michael, Camillis q
Leontine.
And so this band Of women, "
had consecrated yheir lives 70
church and its work, apart from
world which they had rem Dune
were nevertheless. engaged IN Z w
ihat would make Itself felt and
make Itself felt far beyond the q
fines Of ST. Mary's parish. Honor
due them for this useful service and
tribute is due them In chronicaIltnE
history of the parish wherein th
servedso long and faithfully.
The women members OF the pati
have also shared Ia It's prog ress q
l =.
upbuilding. Through their soclet
they have been active in church
fairs. Various entertainments A.
been held and thus hundreds Of doll
have been contributed through III
efforts. They have many little dutl
TO perform and have always %
ready aud willing to do their pl
whenever they have been called up