The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-09-18
SISTERS BUILD
| Big new HOME
Carmelite Sisters Are Now
Erecting $4,000 Home for
Aged On Large Site South
OF Kenosha.
READY IN TWO MONTHS
New Home, Called "st. Joseph Home
Of Our Lady, Will Provide Accom-
modations for At Least Thirty First
Of Several Buildings TO Be Erected.

That new $4,000 Home for the
Aged was being erected in Kenosha
county by the Carmelite Sisters, was
the announcement made this morning
by the mother superior of the Kenosha
branch of the order at the present
home Of the organization at the corner
of Wisconsin street and Sheridan Road.
The new home, which is now well on
the way towards completion, is located
on the eight-acre plot purchased sew
eral years ago by the order and located
about three miles south Of Kenosha
near Balm Station. 1t is part of the
old Gehl estate property but was added
to by more recent purchase made by
the Carmelite Sisters this spring.
The new home, which will be called
st. Joseph s Home Of Our Lady,
will be one of the largest owned by the
order in the state Of Wisconsin. The
building now being erected will have
rooms for thirty attendants at the home
in addition to the chapel and the sis
tiers residence both of which are being
built into the main structure. The
house which was originally located on
the plat has been made q part of the
new structure but has been completely
overhauled in the process. It was
stated today that the building was only
one Of number which might be built
in coming years on the plat which will
make the Kenosha county branch of
the Carmelite Sisters one of their larg
est institutions in America.
The work on this home was started
when the Carmelite Sisters first came
to Kenosha more than two years ago
but was halted because of the war.
The building of the large home was re-
newed early this summer and instruc-
tions given to hurry it as much as pos
sible in order to care for the large num-
Der Of applications now being made to
the sisters.
Architect Joseph Lindl, who drew the
plans for the new building and who
has been in charge for the past two
months, declared that the building
would be ready for occupancy within
two months. It is to be modern in ev-
erv respect and will give ample room
for expansion to meet the demands made
upon the sisters for places in the home.
The establishment of the new home
for the aged will give the Carmclite
Sisters an opportunity to realize
dream which. they have hoped for ever
since they came to Kenosha several
wears ago. Their original plan was to
have a home both for aged men and
aged women but because of their limit
ed quarters on Wisconsin street they
have been forced to accept only women
at the home The new institution on
the Balm road will give them an oppor
tunitv to admit men as well as women
to the home.
The plans for the new home will not
at all interfere with the continuance
of the home which has been located in
Kenosha and which has been SO sue
cessful. The funds for the establish
ment Of the new branch were largely
furnished by the mother house of the
organization and additional sisters will
be sent to Kenosha to help meet the
new demand.
The announcement of the extension
Of the holdings of the Carmelite Sisters
in Kenosha county was welcomed here
this morning. The organization has
won praise and support in Kenosha by
their splendid work since they came
here but short time ago and the pub
lie was pleased to hear of the new st.
Joseph IS Home which is to be opened
in very few weeks.