The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-08
HIGHEST TRIBUTE
Is RENDERED TO
SISTER VERONICA
Noble Woman Laid to Rest With
Touching and Impressive
Ceremonies.

Never before in all the history of
Pensacola, perhaps, has any funeral
service drawn together sorrowing
friends from so many creeds and
classes as that OF Sister Veronica,
which took place yesterday morning
at 8 o'clock requiem mass at the Sa-
cred Heart church, with the Rev.
Bishop Edward p Allen of Mobile
presiding, assisted by other prelates
from out of town, and the priests of
| the Pensacola diocese.
The beautiful music. which seemed
to breathe the story of the life of this
Iconsecrated woman, in soft cadences
and triumphant burst Of sacred song,
the wealth of flowers and the beauty
of the service combined to carry to all
those who sorrowed the message that
Sister Veronica would have had them
reeeive-a message Of hope and faith.
To this sanity Sister Of Charity,
whose life had been given to kind and
noble deeds. Bishop Allen paid the
highest tribute, calling attention not
only to the fine and sanity character,
but to the ability that had been hers,
and that had added much to her vir-
tues.
Bishop Allen said that his acquaint-
ance with Sister Veronica dated from
a meeting IS years ago in Mobile, at
the time of a yellow fever epidemic,
when the horrors of an epidemic had
not been assuaged through the fight
that science has since waged.
Bishop Allen told of the splendid
work at this time of this sanity wom-
an. and OF meeting her again, Is years
ago, when in Greensboro, NJ c., at the
time that she had organized a hospital
in that city. and of meeting her again,
when the Pensacola hospital was es-
tablished in Pensacola.
Sister Veronica has been Sister Su-
perior at the Pensacola hospital from
the time of its organization until about
six months ago, when, owing to her
failing health, she was forced to rele-
gate some OF her duties to others, and
Sister Louise succeeded her as Sister
Superior.
In his sermon, Bishop Allen spoke
particularly of the tact. and gracious
ness of Sister Veronica. He said that
when the Pensacola hospital was
opened here there was a feeling among
some Of the people of Pensacola that
because of the fact that the Sisters
of Charity We're at its head, and it was
conducted under the auspices of the
Roman Catholic church, that a preju-
dice might be engendered. Bishop
Allen stated that this had not been
true, and that this fact was largely
due to the tact Of Sister Veronica, who
was so greatly beloved by all who
came under her influence.
He said that within the walls of the
hospital all creeds and faiths had been
treated and had found there rest and
peace, and that there were many hearts
that mourned Sister Veronica. in death
who had learned to love her in life,
though they were members of other
congregations.
The sacred edifice was threnged with
those who had loved Sister Veronica,
and wished to pay to her their last
tribute of respect, among these being
all of the various orders of the sister
hoods Of the Roman Catholic church,
the nurses of the Pensacola hospital,
the physicians Of Pensacola, all Of
whom had seats specially reserved for
them.
Following We're the pail bearers: Jo-
.seph Quina, Sr, S. T. McAdam, J. J.
Sullivan, Sr, Max L. Bear. e. r. Ma
loIa and DR.. F. G. Renshaw.