The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-04-05
Mother Augustine, Vicaress
General of America,
Died Here Sunday.
rs LEADER OF ORDER
Named Head of Order in
America at General Council
in Spain Last Fall.

Mother Mary Augustine, aged Al,
vicaress general of America of the
Dominican Order of St. Catherine of
Sienna, Portugal, which order is in
charge of the St. GATHERINGS hos
pital in Kenosha, died Sunday after
noon just before. four o'clock at her
room at the hospital She had been
i'll for the past two weeks and for
several days little hope for her re-
covery had been held.
When taken i'll, specialists declared
first that she was suffering from an
ulcer which fasting for several days
would probably cure. This treatment
failed and an operation was undertak
en- as a last resort to save her life.
She was unable in her weakened con-
dition to rally from the shock of the
operation Although at the point of
death for several days, she fingered
on, almost miraculously, in the hopes
of seeing her sister, Sister Mary, a
novitiate of the order, who reached
Kenosha from California late Satur-
day evening. Rallying somewhat by
reason Of this, she was able ON Easter
morning to partake of the Holy Eu-
charist; relapse came late Sunday
afternoon from which she could not
rally.
Great Loss to the Order.
The death of Mother Augustine cast
shadow not only over the st. Cath
crimes hospital in Kenosha, where
she had endeared herself to all in the
few months which she had been here,
but also over all branches of the or
der both in America and in Europe,
as she had been leader known
throughout the circles of the order.
She was a native of Newry, County
Down, Ireland, her secular name be-
ing Mary Augustine Collins. She
early consec ated her life to the
church and had gone to Portugal to
take the vows of the Dominican Or
der, taking the last vows in March
1907. The fifteenth anniversary of
this event was but recently celebrated
at the ST. GATHERINGS hospital here.
In Portugal she had early shown
great ability as a leader of the order
forced from that country by the rev.
olution, she led group which came
to America and settled in Oregon.
Named Vicaress in 1922.
She had remained as a leader Of the
group in Oregon until 1922. During
that time she had taken an active in
terest in the establishment of the
L h.
come the head of the order in Am
erica.
Al the general meeting of the or
der held in Spain last summer she
was elected vicaress, general of the
Dominican Sisters in America and
since that time she had lived in Ke-
nosha.
of her character. In guiding the
members of the order she had en-
phasized her zeal in the motto, "All
for God" and had lived a life of sac
rifice and devotion. She was a moth
er to all of the members of the or
der in America and although compar-
atively young had reached command
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ganization. While burdened with
the cares of the vicate and of the
novitiate she had found time to aid in
the most mental services of the sis
terhood and had thus endeared her
self to all.
Requiem High Mass Tuesday.
High tribute to the memory of
Mother Augustine was paid this morn
ing by all of the organizations with
whom she had been connected while
in Kenosha. The general staff of the
St. GATHERINGS hospital held a spe-
cial meeting early this afternoon and
adopted resolutions of coincidence and
respect.
Solemn requiem high mass will be
held at the chapel at the st. Gather
ines hospital at nine o'clock Tuesday
morning with the Reverend Father
Thuente, O. P. as the chief celebrant
and assisted by priests from all the
congregations in Kenosha. Inter
ment will be in the St. GATHERINGS
plot in the st. George cemetery.
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