New Britain herald., 1928-01-20

Broad and Gold streets and In April. .ls02. he begaa the erection ef . new church. the present graaite edifice facing on Broad street. This was completed and occupied on February 2s. 1904.
 This was only the beginning of remarkable program of building entered into by Father Bojnowski. Two parentless. waifs, brought to him for care after their mother had died. inspired him with the idea ot an orphanage. The father was earning $a q week and he could not afford to keep .hem in an institu- ton. In Aprtl, loot. hs purchased tenement house on Orange street near tho first ,hurch for $500 and started hts orphanase, which has grown until. in 2 new building. are now housed abo1t l50 children.
 To solve the problem of having caretakerx for ;he orphans. Father Bojnowski foualed the order of nuns known as tho Children of Mary of the Immaculate Coneep- tion. Several women joined tbe or der and of these original postulants three still are living; Victoria Prous- ba. Barbara Waltora and Zofia Mys- liwska. There Ire 7S nuns in the order today. which extends to Ware. Mass.. Harrison. N. J.. Williamsburg Bridge. N. Y.. and Sunnyside. N. Y.
 In 1906 Father Boinowski pur- chased a six-lamily house on Colo street for . parochiai school q con- vent and for an extended orphan age.
 In 1908. he founded a priatiny plant and established a weekly paper which is published today and known as "The Catholic Leader" The plant is located on Durritt street and cost s20,o0o. Its equipment is worth $l00.000. The paper has a circula- tion of over co.ooo and goes to all parts of Europe, Asia. Africa and South America. A. E. Andrulewicz is the editor and Father Bojnowski the supervisor.
 In 1910. a new parochiai school. one ot tho finest buildings of its kind in the state, was erected on Gold street. It is three storiea high and combines !: class rooms. . par. ish hall on the third door. . swim. ming pool in the basement aud other features. lts cost was tlS0.o0o.
 During all this time, Father Bot. nowski had also been acquiring ex. tcnsive property in the northwest section of tho city. property avail. able for farm land and other uses. He bought this under tho name of the order of the Children of Mary of the Immaculate Conception. In area 1t includes c60 acres He also found- cd a cemetery and in ls2: began plans for the present handsome or phanase which was built at a cost of $300.000.
 In 1925. he built St. Lucyan's Home. . place for old people. This institution houses about 70 men and women who are also cared for by the members of the order Of the Children of Mary.
 Outside of local activities, he has provided home for immigrant girls from foreign shores by the purchase at <e6-4.7 w. 9th street, New York city. of an 30 room building. Young women of any de- nomination arc welcomed there un- til they can get settled in this coun- try. .
 Tho latest work Is the new paro- chial school on Orange street pt a cost of t26o.ooo. About l.S00 chil- dren attend. A day nursery is also conducted on Orange street wherc about 90 children arc cared for while their mothers are lt work. Besides all these accomplish naents, Father Bojnowski k contemplating the erection of . public and . tuber- culosis hospital. Although tho plans are tentative. Father Bojnowski hopes to build tho institutions in tha near future.