South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-04
q YOUNG WOMEN
TAKE WHITE VEIL
Four of the PoStuIateS at ST.
Mary'S Friday Are From
South Bend.

Twenty-one young women re-
ceived the habit OF the sisters OF the
Holy Cross. in LOretto chapel. ST.
Mays convent. this morni.g at
o'clock, Rev Thomas Nagnier e. 5.
g.. chaplain OF the institution. off,
ciaring.
Four OF these newly received
members are of South Bend fam
lilies, Misses Mary Celmer. Eva NJ.
Blui. Ceorgiana Greasy and Juhana
Muellner. who have assumed the
names in religion Of Sister Mary
Gennaro. Sister Mary Cora. Sister
Mary Christeta and Sister Mary
Piacida-
Others Who Took Veil.
The others are. Miss Bride NJ.
Keyes, Dingle Ireland. Sister Mary
ConsOlata; Miss Ruth a. Herbert.
Newport. Nd, Sister Mary Gloria;
Miss Della A. Flynn. Washington.
d. c.. Sister Mary Delphine; Miss
Susan +. smith. Washington. d. G.,
Sister Frances Roma. Miss Clara NJ.
Afetras. Dowasiac. Mich. Sister
Mary Floracita. Miss Lorna NJ.
Hynes. Flint. Mich, Sister Mary
Iaurentia. Miss Clara l. Malay. Gas
City. Ind, Sister Mary Lumen; Miss
Clare Kreutzer, Peru, Ind, Sister
Mary Clarina; Miss Marguerite
Schies, Anderson, Ind. Sister Mary
Antoinette: Miss Stella NJ. Derr,
Hampshire. H., Sister Stella Maria;
Miss Elizabeth Gettier, Morris, H.,
Sister Mary Htldegardis; Miss Helen
:. MulHgan, Leadville, Colo, Sister
Mary Helen Rose; Miss Isabelle G.
Sullivan. Eureka, Utah, sister Mary
Maude: Miss Catherine h. DermOdy,
ogden Utah Sister Mary Maria
Coronata; Miss Magdalena Simon,
Rupert. Idaho. Sister Mary Hilarion;
Miss Katherine j. Kavanagh, Aus
tin. Texas, Sister Mary ROsalma;
Miss Catherine Weise. Austin, Texas.
Sister Mary Hernandez.
Bishop Unable TO Attend.
Rt Rev. Herman Joseph Alerding,
bishop Of Fort Wayne who was TO
have invested the postulants with
the white veil, was unable 10 attend,
owing to illness Father Wagner was
assisted by Revs. Joseph Gallagher
and Francis Wenniger as deacon and
sub-deacon respectively, both III the
ceremony of investure and in the
solemn high mass which followed.
Rev William Common G. 5. c., was
master Of ceremonies; Donald Mac
Gregor. thurifer. and seminarians
from Holy Cross seminary, Notre
Dame, acOiytes.
The sermon of the occasion was
delivered by Rev Wesley Donahue.
&. X. g.. of the Holy Cross mission
band, Notre Dame. and was a beau
tiful and touching address upon the
text: What Return Shall L Make
Thee. O Lord ." Father Donahue had
Just closed the retreat for the postu-
lants 10 whom this sermon was
principally addressed.
Attending i'm the sanctuary were
the following clergymen. Rev Ar
thur Barry O'NeH. G.. s. c., Rev.
Matthew Schumacher. G.. s. c.. Rev.
j. J. French. G.. 5. c.. Rev. John b.
Scheier. G.. = O.. Rev. Charles Fin
ner. c. :. c.. Rev. Wendell Phillips
Corcoran. c.. S. c.. Rev Bernard
Molloy. c. ). c.. Rev. James NOEL
hone. c. :. c.. Rev Thomas Lahey.
G.. s. c.. Rev. John b. Delaney. @.
S. G.. Rev Matthias Oswald. G.. s. u.
Rev William Bolger. C. ). c.. and
Rev. Father Gerhard OF Mellon. Wis.
Church is Filled.
The body of the church of Loretto
was FILLED with relatives and friends
OF the newly invested nuns. even
the vestibule being taxed 10 its ca
pacity Beautiful music was render
ed by the sisters choir. The church
was eXquisitely decorated and light
ed. and there were times during the
solemn ceremony when the emo
tions especially of near relatives OF
the young nuns, could not be entire
Is concealed.
Six hundred sisters of the Holy
Cross are now gathered at S. Mary 3
from all parts Of the country 20 at
tend the summer school and 90 make
their annual retreats. These are
given I'M two sections, one for young
CT mem beers. from July 2S TO Aug. 4.
and one from Aug 70 Aug. Is. az
which time dnal vows viii be taken
by postulants who. by that time. viii
have completed their term Of proba-
ton