New Britain herald., 1929-08-13
POLISH SlS7ERH0OD 25TH ANNIVERSARY
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 in this work through the fact that he was faced at the time with the problem of providing the orphans with caretakers. Women of the parish volunteered their lives to promote progress of the church and of the original number of eight four are still alive. They are Sister Koleta (Antonette Bernard), Sister Agnes Barbara Waltora), Sister l Germaine (Zofa Mysliwska) and Sister Lucy (Victoria Prousba). Sister Koleta is mother superior at Elizabeth, N. J., Sister Germaine is mother superior at Shadyside, N. !. Sister Lucy is mother superior at the Bronz. New York, and Sister Agnes is in this city
 Salemn High Mass Thursday On Thursday at o'clock the sii- yer anniversary will be celebrated at the Ohphans' home on North Bur ritt street with a solemn high mass at which all the orphans and nuns will attend. The bishop, Rt Rev. J. J. Milan of Hartford, will cele- brate the mass and will be assisted by clergymcn from throughout the state. The observance will continue until Sunday when all parshioners can join in the observance. The solemn high mass at 1O:3O on Sun day will be celebrated by Bishop Morris F. McAuliffe, auxiliary
 bishop of the diocese who will be assisted by Rev. S. Musiel of Harsz
 ford, arch priest; Rev. J. Ceppa of Meriden, deacon; Rev. r. Wladasz.
 sub deacon. and Rev. A. Kowal-
 czyk of this city master of cerc- | monies.
 A banquet at the Polish Orphan
 2ge on Sunday at 5 o'clock will cor
 clude the celebration of the silver
 anniversary. People of all nation
 alities, benefactors of the orphans
 and city officials will be invited to
 attend the banquet at which clergy
 men from many cities of this state
 will speak.
 113 Children at OrphanaSe | IiO plCoNllI IlulllDcT OL OTDlldlS at
 the home is 113, ranging from ? to
 $ years of age, who assist in the
 light work at the farm. Since it's founding in 1904 to the present day
 the total number of orphans who
 have made their home in the asylum at Orange street, Gold street and
 North Burritt street is almost 900, many of whom, after becoming
 adults, remained and assisted in the
 caretaking of .he orphans. Children of all nationalities have found refuge
 and comfort in the home and also
 children of other races were reared
 and cared for by the nuns. This was made possible by the frequent
 contributions of the benefactors and members of the parish. Many of
 the orphans are being sent through
 college through the care of Father
 Bojnowski. who wishes in every way
 to comfort them and overcome their handicaps.
 The sisterhood at present enjoys
 a membership of more than 1000, many of whom were orphans who ! spent their childhood in the Gold : street orphans home. The novitiate class of six young women who of fered their services for the church 2 some time ago will be made mem- bers of the order on Sunday. when f Rev. Father Bojnowski decided to have an orphanage. The property 7 at 4S Orange street was more ex- l pensive than the parish could afford
 and so Father Bojnowski was in 3 duced to borrow $500 to buy the = necessary furniture and fixtures = The following year 1t was necessary v to enlarge the institution in order f to accommodate the children that , were sent there. A three story I building was rected On Gold street
 in which the girl orphans made their
 home. The Orange street home was
 turned into the boys orphanage and o this system was practiced for many years At the same time a religious Y community of Sisters was organized u and they have tried to make the
 lives of the orphans who knew not : a mothers care, as interesting and :. happy as possible.
 New Home Erected
 Father Bojnowski invested in t farm land on North Burritt and AL
 den streets, the chosen site for the t new orphanage. After years of labor = and toll the land was cleared of r brush. trees and stones and was e turned into a modern farm. Build e irgs were erected and all farm i'm
 plements were installed for cultivat-
 ing the soil. The farm yields the necessary fruits and vegetables for the upkeep of the nuns and orphans and what is not used in the institu, n tion is sold on the market.
 Soon the quarters on Orange and Gold streets were cramped and many
 orphans who submitted applications
 could not be accommodated Witt
 the permission and cooperation o1
 Bishop Milan it was decided to erec' z a modern, fire proof building in al l. most the center of the plot of land l. between North Burritt and Alder
 street
 le The work on the new orphanag, s. was commenced in April, 1922, after l. a general contract was closed a ,e S200000, including heating, light 7t rainting, plumbing, furniture anc at fixtures. The building is 165 fee l. deep and four stories high and is Q h. Italian Renaissance style. It is on' f, of the most modern and convenicn r. charitable institutions in the Nev V England states.
 +s The dedication of the nev of orphans home took place almost ol ,o the anniversary of the founding o q, the Sisters of Mary of the Immacu
 late Conception. It was dedicated A. on August 12, 1922, with a solemn 70 high mass which clergymen from al D. over the country attended. Sine t thcn the Orange street home ha