Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-09-19


v. Murphy was consulting architect.
nearly 200 inmates
The Catholic Home for Aged Ladies.
3043 T street northwest, is conducted
by Miss Mary Horrigan. as superfn-
tendent, with accommodations for Is.
st. Margaret Mary Home, 1898 p
street northwest, of which Miss
Horrigan is also superintendent, is d
boarding home for elderly ladies.
st. GATHERINGS Home for self-sup-
porting girls. 101 North Carolina
avenue southeast, is conducted by the
Sisters of Mercy and has eliminates.
The, Sisters of Bon sSecours. 400
Yuma street, take care of the sick in
their own homes
The Holy Family Kindergarten and
Day Nursery. GIG Third street. is con-
Quoted bJ the Crsuline Sisters.
Many Orders for Women.
Other religious orders of women in
Washington include-the Ursuline
Motherhouse, SIG Fourth street north
west; the Convent of the Religious
of the Perpetual Alteration. 14l9 V
street northwest, and the Convent OF
inc 'NdSItu ~ massachusetts
avenue. where they have 30 pupils
The Bureau of Catholic Indian Mis-
sioas has headquarters at 2O21 II
street northwest Rev William
Hughes is director.
Tekdkwitha House, the headquar-
ters of the Society for the Preserva
ton of the Faith Among Indian Chill
dren, is at 200 II street northwest
1t is in charge of the Sisters of the
Blessed Sacrament for Indians and
colored people. Mother NJ. Borgia is
superior.
Z: Parishes in City.
There are 80 Catholic parishes in
Washington. most of which conduct
parochal schools. They include:
St Aloysius. corner of l and North
Capitol streets northwest, where the
Jesuit fathers are in charge. Con-
nccted with this parish is GonZaga
College and High School and a pa
rochial school for girls conducted by
the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur
There are 400 boys and 4o4 girls in
these schools. s.. Aloysius Church
has just been beautifully redecorated
1t has one distinguishing art gem
Above the main altar is a large mural
painting by Brumidi, who did the
most notable mural decoration in the
United States Capitol. The painting
in st. Aloysius Church sanctuary is
the only Brumidi painting outside the
Capitol. 1t represents a young prince
receiving his first holy communion.
st. AIMS, Wisconsin avenue, has a
parochial school conducted by the
Sisters Of Providence, and has 1928
pupils.
st. Anthony's, Monroe and Twelfth
streets nnrtbaaSf haS -,
building and is the first model school
in the country. where teachers from
the Teachers College go to see proper
parochial school instruction exempt
fed Every teacher in this school has
at least an A. B. degree The Sisters
of st. Dominic are in charge.
The Assumption, corner of Alabama
avenue and Seventh street southeast
Congress Heights, conducts missions
at Oxon Hill, Prince Georges County
and St Ignatius.
northwest. is for the exclusive use
of colored people. a school con-
Quoted by the Oblate Sisters of Provl-
dence is attended by ESQ pupils.
The Church of the Blessed Sacra.
ment, 1898 Patterson street. Chevy
Chase, has a school conducted by the
Sisters of the Holy Cross. with 10;
pupils in attendance.
st. Cyprian's. Thirteenth and {
streets. southeast. has a schaal con.
Quoted by the Oblate Sisters of Proyi.
dence with 440 pupils.
st. Dominic's, Sixth and z streets
southwest. is in charge of Dominican
fathers. In the school conducted by
the Sisters of the Third Order of St
Dominic there are more than 400 pu-
pills.
st. Francis De Sales, Evarts and
Twelfth streets northeast, conducts
missions at Mount Rainier, Prince
Georges County, and ST. James.
st. Gabriel's, Varnum street north
west, near Grant Circle. is the baby
parish in Washington. 1t has just
built one of the finest granite school
buildings in this part of the country
Church of the Good Shepherd, 23s
street southwest, is for colored
Catholics.
Holy Comforter, Fourteenth and
East Capitol streets. has school for
500 pupils conducted by the Sisters
of st. Joseph.
Holy Name. Eleventh and X streets
northeast.
Holy Redeemer, 1889 New Jersey
avenue northwest, is for the exclu-
sive use of colored people.
Holy Rosary, Third and F. streets
northwest, is an Italian parish.
Holy Trinity, Thirty-sixth and @
streets northwest (Georgetown), has
separate boys and girls schools in
new buildings, both taught by the
Sisters of Mercy. There are more
than 800 boys and more than $50 girls
in attendance.
Immaculate Conception, Eighth and
N street northwest, has a school for
-
with $50 pupils, and a school for girls
taught by the Daughters of Charity
of st. Vincent de Paul, with 200 pu-
pills.
ST. Joseph's, corner Second and c
streets northeast, has parochia1
school in charge of the Sisters OF
Notre Dame, with 200 pupils.
st. Martins, North Capitol and 7
streets, is building new parochial