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 SISTERS OF THE HOUSE OF THE 
 GOOD SHEPHERD 
 
 Chicago
 
 DEDICATED IN LOVING FIDELITY TO THE FIRST FRIEND AND 
 
 LIFELONG BENEFACTOR OF THE HOUSE OF THE GOOD 
 
 SHEPHERD IN CHICAGO, THE LATE RIGHT 
 
 REVEREND JAMES McMuLLEN, D. D., 
 
 BISHOP OF DAVENPORT, IOWA.
 
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 HE story we would lay before you found its begin- 
 ning" in another century and another land, in the 
 heart of a saintly and intrepid priest of God who 
 bore the rigor of criticism, scoffing or coldness of 
 his brethren, trial and anxiety, with the same forti- 
 tude which has characterized all spiritual pioneers who, under 
 the guidance of the Holy Spirit, have borne the torch of wis- 
 dom and understanding to a farther goal of Christianity. It 
 was in the year 1639 that Blessed Pere John Eudes, a mis 
 sionary, and founder of the Congregation of Jesus and 
 Mary, while engaged in preaching in the town of Caen, won 
 by his marvelous zeal and eloquence, a remarkable number 
 of converts among women from a sinful and abandoned life. 
 Assisted by a few pious and charitable women, he found a 
 home for his repentant children, which place was termed a 
 "Refuge." Realizing their need of religious ministration and 
 continued aid toward the goal of final perseverance, Pere 
 Eudes determined to establish an order of women who would 
 find their vocation in the spiritual and temporal care of the 
 "lost sheep," and from the small community which first as- 
 sisted him, developed the order of "Our Lady of Charity," 
 
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 having for its object the regeneration of erring and unfor- 
 tunate women, and to which their father and founder gave 
 the rule of St. Augustine with the modifications suitable for 
 their work. The Sisters of the Visitation had been of the 
 greatest assistance to Fere Eudes. and it is related that 
 Mother Francis Paten, Superior of the Visitation Convent at 
 Caens, at his request, relinquished her charge to assume the 
 direction of the new order of Our Lady of Charity. Pere 
 Eudes himself begged from door to door for the support of 
 his cause, which, indeed, met with great opposition even from 
 those of the "household of the faith," who shared, with the 
 world in general, a skepticism concerning the repentance of 
 the woman who had surrendered her birthright of purity. He 
 was not discouraged, opposing to all objections his strong and 
 simple faith that with God all things are possible and His 
 grace sufficient for each and every one of His creatures. The 
 wonderful success of this work even during the lifetime of 
 Pere Eudes, and its subsequent spread over the world, speak 
 his justification. The joy and privilege was his to learn of the 
 approbation of the Holy See for his sisterhood and its sanc- 
 tion of perpetual vows, although this was not granted until 
 1666, more than twenty years after the establishment of the 
 first House of the Order. At his demise there were in France 
 several convents existent. A sketch of his life, written by 
 Rt. Rev. Bishop Hedley, O. S. B., of Newport, in England, 
 gives the following concise account of the foundation and 
 spread of the community: 
 
 "Founded in the first half of the seventeenth century under 
 the name of Our Lady of Charity, its various Houses were, 
 by its original rule, independent of each other each observ- 
 ing the rule of St. Augustine and the Constitution of the 
 
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 VKNKRABLE MOTHER MARY OF ST. EUPHRASIA 
 FOUNDRESS OF THE GENERALATE
 
 Founder under the jurisdiction of the diocesan authority. In 
 1835, however, the House of Angers, which was then gov- 
 erned by Mother Pelletier, 'persuaded that union constitutes 
 strength/ petitioned the Holy See that it might be erected 
 into a Mother House in respect of all its own foundations or 
 filiations. The Congregation thus originated has spread all 
 over the Catholic world under the name of the 'Good Shep- 
 herd.' " 
 
 The Holy Spirit guarded the undertaking throughout the 
 terrible period of the French Revolution, and when subse- 
 quent years brought somewhat of peace, the House at Tours 
 had received within its doors a young postulant who had en- 
 tered, after overcoming much opposition from those near and 
 dear to her, and who was destined through arduous trial and 
 sorrow, to accomplish great things for the Order; to send its 
 influence beyond France and Europe to the Orient, to the 
 New World across the sea in truth to "all nations." On 
 October 20th, 1814, Rose Pelletier presented herself to the 
 House of Refuge of Our Lady of Charity at Tours, and here, 
 under the name of Sister Mary of St. Euphrasia, spent the 
 years of her novitiate "growing in grace and wisdom," to so 
 remarkable a degree as to win the admiration of all her as- 
 sociates. Eleven years later, though but twenty-nine years 
 of age, she was elected Superior of this same House, and her 
 first act was one which revealed the courage of her character 
 and the breadth of her Christianity. This additional under- 
 taking was the establishment of the Magdalen community, and 
 its initiation is described in brief by Fr. Robert Eaton, author 
 of a little narrative of her life published by the Catholic Truth 
 Society of London : "Her first work was to establish a Com- 
 munity of 'Magdalens.' She had noticed that among the 
 
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 penitents there were many whose conversion to God was sin- 
 cere and lasting, and who desired to enter the religious state, 
 so that the remainder of their lives might be devoted to penance, 
 prayer and reparation. The Rule forbade their being accepted 
 among the Sisters, and other Communities seemed unwilling 
 to receive them. Mother St. Euphrasia therefore took the 
 first opportunity to lay before her Council her long-cherished 
 wish, and drew up for the new Community a rule embodying 
 the spirit of St. Teresa, their brown habit also resembling 
 that of the Carmelites. They earned their livelihood chiefly 
 by needlework, and passed long hours in silence and prayer." 
 She has thus been instrumental in perpetuating the serv- 
 ice of love and reparation offered long ago by the first Mag- 
 dalen, bestowing upon her children the alabaster box of 
 prayer's precious ointment that they may have courage to 
 kneel at their Saviour's feet. 
 
 Mother Mary of St. Euphrasia exhibited from the begin- 
 ning her zeal for the extension of the Order, and in a short 
 time the House at Angers was established. Here eventually 
 she found her home, becoming Superior in 1831, and here it 
 was also that the idea of the Generalate occurred to her, 
 realizing that the isolated condition of the different Houses 
 of Refuge hindered the greater development of this wonder- 
 ful charity. It would not be possible to describe in so limited 
 a space this very interesting stage of the history of Mother 
 St. Euphrasia and her Order. Suffice it to say that in at- 
 tempting to carry forth her designs she encountered many 
 obstacles at home and abroad, and as quite frequently hap- 
 pens she met with more bitterness and greater opposition 
 at home than away from it. In some quarters she suffered 
 
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 KXTKRIOR CHAI-EL OF MOTHER HOUSE, ANGERS, FRANCE. CONTAINING RKLICS 
 
 OF ST. ACAPES, SENT BY POPE GREGORY XVI TO THE VENERABLE 
 
 MOTHER. ERECTED IN 1832
 
 OlAI'Kl, (IF I.MM.U fl.ATK CoNCKI'TION, ERKCTKI) BY THK VKNKRABLE 
 FnfNhKI.SS, AXCJKRS, pRANCK
 
 unmerited contumely and harsh aspersion, causing; her ex- 
 ceeding grief, but she placed the matter in the hands of 
 holy men, her prayers were unremitting, and no word of re- 
 proach escaped her lips. In the end she accomplished that 
 which she had felt impelled to undertake by the direction of 
 God. The Bishop of Angers remained her friend and at Rome 
 her cause was befriended by Cardinal Vicar Odescalchi. She 
 iotind a most eloquent advocate in Father Kohlman, S. J., 
 then Consultor to the Congregation of Bishops and Regu- 
 lars. It is told that when the decree in favor of the Generalate 
 was approved and confirmed by Gregory XVI, in 1835, that 
 the Jesuit Father objected to the clause empowering the 
 Superior to found refuges in France only, asking that it read 
 "the whole world." Cardinal Odescalchi smilingly said: "It 
 would seem that you would make a second Society of Jesus 
 of this Congregation." "Exactly," returned Father Kohl- 
 man. "It shall be so," answered the Cardinal, "for indeed 
 this work deserves to be universal." The decree was con- 
 firmed by an Apostolic Brief dated April 3, 1835, the Supe- 
 rior of the House at Angers was declared Superior General 
 of all others, thus establishing this convent as the Mother- 
 house, and the name of the Congregation was henceforward 
 to be known as "Our Lady of Charity of the Good Shepherd." 
 It was indeed a most beautiful choice to symbolize and per- 
 petuate this work of our compassionate Saviour under His 
 title of "Good Shepherd," as there is perhaps no other les- 
 son given to us which portrays so lovingly His pity and 
 eager yearning for the return of the sinner whose repentance 
 shall bring gladness to Heaven itself. 
 
 Throughout this period, Houses had been instituted at 
 different points in France Grenoble, Poitiers, and others, and 
 
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 now commenced the wider progress of the Order, spreading 
 to England, Germany, to the Orient and North and South 
 America within a space of time incredibly short. 
 
 Mother St. Euphrasia seems to have possessed a most 
 remarkable insight concerning the needs of the widely differ- 
 ing characters sheltered within her fold. The sublimity of 
 her faith had first been manifested in the establishment of 
 the religious community of the Magdalens, but there were 
 among her children others who were not called to this austere 
 life, nevertheless they loved the sacred dwelling of the Good 
 Shepherd, shrinking from a return to the world wherein 
 lurked temptation and the glamour of dangerous pathways. 
 It was in 1835 that she wisely provided the class termed 
 "Consecrated Penitents," arranging for them a special dress, 
 which distinguished them from other penitents, and permit- 
 ting them to make an "Act of Consecration to Our Lady of 
 Dolors," to be renewed annually of their own volition. Mem- 
 bers of this Class have remained with the Sisters a lifetime 
 as a most edifying example of piety and fidelity to their com- 
 panions, thus assisting them to obtain the precious gift of 
 God's peace which they themselves have secured. 
 
 In 1842 a little band of missionary Sisters left Angers, re- 
 sponding to the repeated solicitation of Mgr. Flaget, Bishop 
 of Louisville, Ky., and here the first House of the Good 
 Shepherd was established in the United States. Today 
 the number of convents is fifty-five. Venerable Mother 
 Mary of St. Euphrasia, Foundress of the Generalate. lived 
 to realize the miraculous spread of Pere Eudes' little com- 
 munity unto all parts of the world. The history of her life 
 abounds with numerous edifying anecdotes ; with much testi- 
 mony to the marvelous efficacy of prayer, with splendid ex- 
 
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 INTERIOR OF CHAPEL OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION 
 TOMB OF THE VENERABLE FOUNDRESS
 
 ample of bodily suffering heroically borne. It is the life of 
 a saintly and courageous woman and the church has hon- 
 ored her with the title of "Venerable," and one day may 
 confer a greater. 
 
 The birth and growth of this mission in Chicago is, of 
 course, our chief concern. Few of us realize or have any 
 knowledge of the great and lasting good which has been ac- 
 complished in our metropolis during the last fifty years by 
 the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. The spiritual and temporal 
 value of the work is most intimately and obviously com- 
 mingled. To save the souls of women who have strayed 
 unfortunately, and stimulate them to brave endeavor; to 
 preserve the innocence and lead to paths of industry young 
 girls of careless parentage, unsound training, or wayward 
 instinct, must appeal alike to the spiritual preceptor and to 
 the civic representative. It is a cause which may well merit 
 the thoughtful attention of the sincere philanthropist as a 
 means of far-reaching good to humanity. 
 
 The narrative following endeavors to acquaint our broad- 
 minded and generous-hearted citizens with an institution 
 which is struggling to maintain an arduous and beneficent 
 enterprise in their midst. 
 
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 MOTHKR MARY ST. DOMITILLO LA ROSK 
 FOURTH SUPKRIORKSS GKNKRAL
 
 I. 
 
 A (Salfrn Jubilee 
 
 1859-1909. 
 
 "(So ye into 5is gates u>itr| praise, into Ejis courts n>itfj 
 rtymns, ano gioe glory to fjis name." PS. 99. 
 
 HE Household of the Good Shepherd is filled with 
 rejoicing, for the fruit of "faith and good works" 
 has reached maturity, and the benediction earned 
 of fifty years in His service descends today as a 
 golden glow of promise, revealing to the beholder 
 a half century milestone built in spacious structures, illustrat- 
 ing a task bravely and quietly wrought by the untiring effort 
 of a body of tender-hearted and great-souled women whose 
 labor is crowned today, in whose jubilee we participate, and 
 whose prayer of thanksgiving we echo. The eye may indeed 
 behold this temporal success, but the mind may not fathom 
 the measure of spiritual good accomplished. Only the Good 
 Shepherd Himself may count the souls snatched from the 
 byways and led from the highways through the ceaseless 
 vigilance of His servant who seeks the lost sheep again and 
 again, and softly steals homeward with a sin-stained burden 
 close to her pitying heart, guiding not alone to human shelter, 
 but beyond to the Tabernacle where He speaks the word of 
 healing, "Nor shall I condemn thee. Go and sin no more." 
 Chicago in 1859 and the years immediately following, is 
 to a majority of us a story fondly related by near and dear 
 ones who participated in its hour of joy or sorrow a story 
 invested with a sacred character if the hand of death has 
 
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 FIRST HOME OF SISTERS IN 1859
 
 sealed the lips which revealed with love and pride the birth 
 and growth of the world-renowned city on the shore of Lake 
 Michigan. In all probability there are surviving many of 
 those honorable citizens who gave of their means and strength 
 first to build, and again to renew its prosperity, and one or 
 more may recollect a little frame cottage on Price Place (West 
 Side), which was the first home of the Sisters of the Good 
 Shepherd in Chicago. The little community who founded the 
 House came, at the solicitation of Rt. Rev. Bishop Duggan, 
 from the Provincial House in St. Louis, and consisted of 
 four members, the Superior, Mother Mary of St. John Bap- 
 tist Jackson ; Sister Mary of St. Philomene Cavanagh ; 
 Sister Mary of St. Augustine Smith, and Sister Mary Martha 
 Shine, the last named an out-of-door sister destined to become 
 a familiar and beloved figure upon the busy streets of Chi- 
 cago. The Superior, Mother St. John Baptist, was a niece of 
 the Provincial, Mother St. Francis, and at the time a very 
 young woman. Her sacrifice was assuredly in this instance 
 not to be lightly regarded, relinquishing the home and com- 
 panionship of a near and loving relative to set forth upon 
 an unknown pioneer mission and weighted with the responsi- 
 bility of a new foundation. She is living to-day, and no doubt 
 though far distant from the scene of her early charge she 
 rejoices with us all in the great and vigorous institution which 
 marks the progress of the humble prairie habitation of fifty 
 years ago. 
 
 It was on May 18th, 1859, that these good Sisters bade 
 farewell to their Southern home, and it will be readily under- 
 stood that traveling was not the convenient and uninterrupted 
 affair of to-day. There were delays which necessitated re- 
 maining over night in Mattoon, 111., causing some discomfort, 
 
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 but the following day, May 20th, they arrived in Chicago, 
 and were most heartily welcomed at the depot by Rev. Dr. 
 McMullen, Pastor of the Holy Name Cathedral, escorted 
 thence to the Convent of the Sisters of Mercy, where awaited 
 them kind-hearted Bishop Duggan and a few charitable 
 friends. After partaking of the gracious hospitality of the 
 Sisters of Mercy, the travelers were conducted to the dwell- 
 ing on Price Place, and found awaiting them a little flock 
 presided over by Sister Mary Gonzaga of the Order of Mercy, 
 who, in their charity had temporarily guarded these souls 
 until the advent of the Good Shepherd community. The 
 house had been made ready for their reception through the 
 generosity of Dr. McMullen, the first of their friends, and 
 one who remained faithful and zealous to the end. It was due 
 to his unflagging energy that the work of the Good Shepherd 
 Sisters progressed so steadily in the early days, giving his 
 aid and counsel in every difficulty, raising funds and inter- 
 esting individuals who later became valued friends of the 
 Institution. Associated with Dr. McMullen, as an early 
 friend and active worker was Rev. James J. McGovern, D. D., 
 now of Lockport, 111., who still evinces his cordial interest in 
 the welfare of the flock. For years it was his custom to say 
 mass at the convent, a self-imposed duty which no stress of 
 inclement weather overcame. 
 
 During the six months which the Sisters resided at Price 
 Place they supported themselves and their little household 
 by means of the laundry and needlework, aided further by 
 donations from kind-hearted neighbors. The flock, however, 
 rapidly increased, and in November of the same year, a more 
 spacious residence on Franklin Street, was secured. 
 
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 RIGHT REVERRND BISHOP MCMULLKN, D. D.
 
 It was not long before this building proved inadequate 
 for the accommodation of the steadily growing number, and 
 Bishop Duggan offered to purchase a convent site for the 
 Sisters, giving them choice of several. Mother St. John Bap- 
 tist decided upon the corner of Market and Hill Streets, a 
 tract comprising 100 x 200 feet. Dr. Dunne, Vicar-General, 
 and other clergymen interested themselves thoroughly, or- 
 ganizing a bazaar, from the proceeds of which was erected a 
 two-story frame building, sufficiently large, it was deemed, to 
 serve their need for a time, and with grateful hearts the 
 Sisters were preparing to take possession of their own home, 
 anticipating with holy zeal the time when they might have 
 ample shelter for the straying sheep. Their courage and de- 
 votion, however, was destined to meet a severe test, when on 
 the 15th of August the distressing tidings were received that 
 the new structure had been burned to the ground. The news 
 of the disaster reached Sister Martha while traveling about 
 the city on her daily errands, and it is said, that her grief was 
 so pitiful as ten move one of the bystanders to offer comfort. 
 "Never mind, Sister," he said, "you lost a frame house but 
 you will have a brick one soon," and this prophecy was 
 fulfilled. The cheerful fortitude of the Sisters urged their 
 friends to redoubled effort, and in September of the following 
 year the Good Shepherd Nuns were installed in a building of 
 brick, comprising three stories, and had under their protec- 
 tion twenty-six souls, whose disposition and industry gave 
 much encouragement to their guardians. Here also they were 
 enabled to establish their Cloister. It is evident therefore 
 that the first structure would have answered their need for 
 another short period only, and its occupation may possibly, 
 
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 in the eyes of Providence, have been deemed a waste of 
 time. 
 
 1862. 
 
 Two years later Bishop Duggan, desiring the Institution 
 to have the benefit of more ground, added to his first pur- 
 chase an adjacent lot which brought the total area of the 
 property to 220 x 221 feet. A vegetable garden was intro- 
 duced which was cared for by the penitents, providing a source 
 of much enjoyment, and assisting also to some extent in the 
 income. The Institution did not possess the means necessary 
 to procure a horse and wagon for conveying the laundry, and 
 Sister Martha was obliged to carry heavy bundles and baskets 
 to and from the Convent, often to points far distant, and as 
 much hardship was entailed this source of revenue was finally 
 dispensed with, seeking in its stead a field for their skill in 
 needlework. Sister Martha marshaled her abilities in this 
 direction, and assisted by the kindness and diligence of Mr. 
 Wm. O'Brien, work of this description was procured, and in 
 time their first sewing machine purchased. 
 
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 RlCVERKNl) J. J. MCGOVKRN, D. D.
 
 II. 
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 N the year 1864, Mother St. John Baptist, who had 
 for a period of five years wisely guided the initial 
 effort of the Good Shepherd work in Chicago, was 
 called to Philadelphia, bequeathing to her succes- 
 sor. Mother Mary of Nativity Noreau, a charge of 
 one hundred "children." The Civil War had oppressed the 
 country for a period of three years and its blight had closed 
 in upon the youngest of the cities. Mother Nativity was 
 ushered in at a severely trying hour. Crosses of the most de- 
 pressing character assailed her, for there could scarcely be a 
 greater burden than anxiety for the very sustenance of those 
 whom we love, entrusted to our care. It will not require a 
 vivid imagination to conjure the daily, almost hourly watch- 
 fulness of trifles which must have been her portion in order 
 to insure the sternest economy in distributing the necessaries 
 of life; but of no avail! Destitution gripped the household. 
 When it would seem that distress had reached the climax the 
 prayers of the Sisters were answered, and on Christmas day 
 the Good Shepherd brought relief to His flock. Through the 
 charitable effort of Mr. Win. Onahan, Mr. Thomas Rrenan, 
 Mr. Edward Hayden and other good friends, who had made 
 known the supreme need of the Sisters, a collection of $400 
 was presented to the Institution. A few months later Bishop 
 Duggan evinced his paternal watchfulness by donating a por- 
 tion of the Orphan Collection, and thus they were enabled 
 to survive a dark period. 
 
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 1856. 
 
 A frame building was now erected for the purpose of segre- 
 gating the younger children, in accordance with that feature 
 of the work which seeks to preserve the innocence of girls 
 of tender years and lead to paths of industry and self sup- 
 port. The department was opened with fourteen in number, 
 whose duties consisted of a half-day of study, the remaining 
 period devoted to domestic industries. Within another year, 
 however, necessity called for larger quarters. 
 
 Another difficulty encountered at this time bore a serious 
 aspect and seemed almost impossible to surmount, but the 
 aid which the Sisters relied upon when hemmed in by the im- 
 possible was supernatural and has never failed them. In this 
 instance a vacant tract of ground adjoining their own had 
 been offered for sale, and realizing the necessity of guarding 
 against intrusion the Sisters had essayed to purchase it. The 
 wherewithal, however, was lacking and the Bishop was there- 
 fore loth to consent to negotiation. Later, however, word 
 was brought to the Sisters that the land was to be sold im- 
 mediately to parties who planned to convert it into a Pleasure 
 Resort, and that the price offered was $9,000. Investigation 
 proved the rumor a certainty. Obviously it would be impos- 
 sible for the Institution to continue its avocation beside such 
 a neighbor, and the Bishop confronted by the gravity of the 
 situation granted permission to negotiate. The Sisters had 
 but $500, and with this sum as a first payment secured from 
 the owner, a non-Catholic, the deed and contract. 
 
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 MOTHKR M.OF ST. JOHN BAPTIST JACKSON, FIRST STPKKIOR OK CHICAC.O. 1859
 
 III. 
 
 Jfattlt anb Works 
 
 N 1868 the Institution had attained to such pro- 
 portions that it became necessary to materially 
 enlarge the dwelling. The outlook concerning 
 funds, however, was quite as meager as usual ; quite 
 as usual also Mother Nativity ignored so slight an 
 obstacle. Having called a meeting of benefactors and friends 
 she laid before them her needs and her plans. The former 
 were conceded, and the latter approved. However, when 
 they learned that the Institution was in debt $1,400 for 
 ground previously purchased, and had no funds whatever 
 with which to start a building, they might be pardoned if 
 from the merely human standpoint they demurred and pro- 
 nounced such an undertaking chimerical, respectfully advis- 
 ing that she await the restoration of the Bishop's health be- 
 fore venturing further in the matter. Mother Nativity was 
 not daunted. The sheep sought shelter and the fold must 
 be enlarged, so despite opposition and discouraging counsel, 
 but undoubtedly armed with a heavenly host, the new build- 
 ing was undertaken and pushed to completion, the Sisters 
 who had besieged St. Joseph for assistance, literally became 
 his substitutes, laying the floor in each room as it became 
 necessary to occupy it owing to the crowded condition of 
 the old quarters. As might be expected such energetic en- 
 deavor caused renewed effort among their friends, both clergy 
 and laity, and much aid was rendered through numerous 
 festivals and bazaars organized in their behalf. In the fall 
 
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 of 1870 the Convent building was completed, and with solemn 
 and befitting ceremony the Blessel Sacrament was removed 
 from the old to the new home on Sedgwick Street. 
 
 1869. 
 
 In December, 1869, Mother Nativity established the first 
 community of Magdalens in Chicago, which aggregated six 
 chosen souls. Their monastery was of the most humble de- 
 scription, but the piety and ardor of the favored postulants 
 constituted ample adornment. In the month of July follow- 
 ing they received the brown robe, symbolical of penitence, ac- 
 cepting therewith the austere rule and blessed solitude which 
 .would lead them to the Master's feet. The Sisters speak 
 with reverence and awe of the sanctity of lives terminated 
 within their midst, and when the repentant and faithful heart 
 is released, being summoned to Eternal Life, it is with a 
 holy and solemn joy that the Good Shepherd Sisters yield 
 their guardianship to Him whose love has redeemed her. 
 
 During these early years the clergy of Chicago manifested 
 unceasing interest, giving of their time and means in active 
 work, bestowing their spiritual aid with such zeal and un- 
 stinted measure as to merit the unfailing prayer and gratitude 
 of the Sisters. Rev. Father John Waldron, Pastor of St. 
 John's Church, was a generous friend from the beginning. 
 His name was always inscribed in Sister Martha's book 
 and he gave a munificent price for the handwork of the Sis- 
 ters on his altars and vestments. The annals chronicle the 
 name of Rev. Father Edwards as a devoted friend, and Rev. 
 Thomas Burke, Pastor of St. Columba's Church, confessor 
 to the penitents for six years, who was most successful with 
 the souls committed to his care, winning them to perseverance,. 
 
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 COUNT WM. J. ONAHAN
 
 possessing their confidence and guiding with wisdom. Rev. 
 Dr. Butler bequeathed at his death $1,000, from which it will 
 be seen that from the beginning the clergy of Chicago have 
 been charitably disposed toward the Good Shepherd cause. 
 There were undoubtedly other names as faithfully chronicled, 
 but the calamity of 1871 has swept from existence by far 
 the greater part of the record. 
 
 Among the laity the friends of the Institution during this 
 period were so faithful and generous from every point of view, 
 particularly when we realize the small Catholic population 
 of the time and the many persistent calls upon their charity, 
 that it is not amiss to mention here the names of a few of 
 the early benefactors. Names which reveal those of our 
 Catholic citizens who have nourished our pioneer undertak- 
 ings from infancy and aided them toward vigor and honor 
 in the name of the Faith they love. Some have passed 
 death's portal to claim their inheritance, others survive, still 
 laboring in the vineyard ; all will leave to the children of 
 the Church an example of unselfish generosity bestowed with- 
 out ostentation. Mr. Thomas Brenan, from the beginning 
 a trusted friend and sympathizer, constant throughout all 
 the struggles of the community; Mr. Daniel O'Hara and Mr. 
 Thomas Hayden, ever tendering ready assistance. Mr. \Vin. 
 J. Onahan, whose name is mentioned in connection with every 
 Catholic enterprise of note, whose pen has ably championed 
 the cause of the Church, has always given practical assistance 
 and encouragement to the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. Mr. 
 C. C. Copeland, at that period a young lawyer blessed with 
 a generous share of wealth, and but just received within the 
 Church, became then and has always remained a staunch and 
 loyal friend, his purse ever open to the appeal of the Good 
 
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 Shepherd. His munificent gifts to various communities and 
 Catholic philanthropy have undoubtedly laid up for him the 
 "treasure which neither rust nor moth shall consume." 
 
 Through the efforts of Messrs. Onahan, B re nan and 
 O'Hara at the State Capitol, a dividend was granted from 
 the City Fines, and through Air. Redmond Prindiville, an- 
 other devoted friend, the Immunity of the Institution from 
 water taxation was secured. 
 
 Mr. Bernard J. Caulfield, who will be recalled by old-timers, 
 bestowed throughout his lifetime the bounty of his legal skill 
 and experience. Hon. E. O. Brown has served the Institu- 
 tion devotedly in the same manner for many years, maintain- 
 ing still his cordial interest. In the medical profession names 
 are recorded which bring to light the charitable goodness of 
 Chicago's first physicians : Dr. Wm. Winer, who tendered 
 his services gratis from 1865 until his death in 1872. On 
 the eve of his demise he was received into the Catholic 
 church by Rt. Rev. Bishop Foley, and no doubt the grate- 
 ful prayers of the Good Shepherd flock procured for him this 
 blessing. Dr. P. McDonald became his successor, and by his 
 unremitting care and attention won many benedictions from 
 the household. Dr. D. L. Scheppers also meets with grate- 
 ful acknowledgment in the annals of the Sisters. Dr. C. D. 
 Bradley, another well known physician, watched over the 
 health of the Institution for years, responding to every call 
 with the kindest charity. 
 
 It must indeed be gratifying to the surviving benefactors 
 to contemplate the splendid fruition of the little plant which 
 their charity has nurtured. 
 
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 MR. C. C. COPKLAND.
 
 IV. 
 
 A lag nf itaaater. 
 
 E enter now upon a period in the history of the 
 Good Shepherd Sisters which is fraught with heart- 
 rending sorrow. "Woe and desolation" indeed en- 
 compassed them. The horror of the year 1871 
 has not faded from the recollection of Chicagoans, 
 and the younger generation who have no memory of the 
 calamity will nevertheless be unable to forget the scenes of 
 destruction graphically described by their kindred. In com- 
 mon with all, the Sisters at Hill Street, heard the tocsin 
 of alarm, learning when morning broke that the south end 
 of the city had been swept into oblivion. From their windows 
 they watched a dazed and smoke-blackened stream of hu- 
 manity seek the open prairie, a pitiable band of wanderers 
 bereft of home and perhaps of kindred. The Sisters im- 
 mediately devoted their energies toward alleviating as far 
 as possible the needs of the wayfarers, cooking and prepar- 
 ing food for all within their gates. They had as yet no fear 
 that the flames would reach the Convent, believing them- 
 selves at a safe distance and knowing the wind to be in a 
 quarter favorable to them. So confident were they of im- 
 munity that they sent for the orphans on the neighboring 
 plains, 250 of whom, with the Sisters of St. Joseph, had found 
 there a resting place, and these poor children partook of the 
 hospitality offered, grimy, hungry and tired, as was the plight 
 of one and all. Some who had befriended the Institution 
 sought its shelter for their wives and children, and all were 
 
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 gladly welcomed. However, as the forenoon advanced the 
 wind shifted and the flames spread to the north. The out- 
 look from the belfry warned that the time was short and the 
 household prepared for flight. With a faint hope that the 
 services of a passing van might be secured all the clothing and 
 furniture possible were conveyed to the street, but it had 
 now come to such a pass that each individual was bent upon 
 saving his own life and property and gave heed to no one 
 else. Through the tumult of the panic-stricken fugitives the 
 Sisters and their charges now forced their way, wanderers in 
 search of an abiding place, witnessing as they passed, out- 
 breaks of frenzied grief and sorrow, parents, relatives, friends, 
 separated from their dear ones, many of whom never found 
 reunion. Not a few instances of insanity spelled the sequel 
 of that dreadful day; some dropped from fatigue and were 
 trampled to death. At evening those of the Sisters and their 
 children who had managed to remain together despite the 
 crush of humanity, found shelter under a sidewalk at Divi- 
 sion Street bridge, and here they awaited the coming of the 
 remainder of their number, expecting to pass the night at 
 this point. They had fasted since the breakfast hour, some 
 since the evening meal previous, and it is related that one 
 child having found a raw onion devoured it with avidity, the 
 others eyeing her with envy. 
 
 Mother Nativity with others of the Sisters at length ar- 
 rived and word was then brought to them that the pastor 
 of St. Stephen's Church, offered a large hall in connection 
 with the parochial school, which would at least afford a roof 
 over their heads. In the meantime also, faithful Mr. Brenan 
 had sought them out, arriving with an express wagon, and 
 they were conveyed, together with such belongings as they 
 
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 HON. THOMAS BRENAN
 
 had managed to carry, to the school building. Here they 
 spent the night, fearing a second alarm and an order to march 
 forward, for the flames still lit up the city and a watchman 
 had been stationed in the steeple of the church that in case 
 of danger all might be aroused. 
 
 When morning broke the Sisters learned that their beau- 
 tiful Convent home on Sedgwick Street, but just completed, 
 lay in ruins, and they faced the realization that they were in- 
 deed homeless in the strictest sense of the word, their altar 
 and their cloister destroyed. Mother Nativity started forth 
 in search of a shelter for the Sisters, and those of the "chil- 
 dren" who still remained in their care, numbering in all nine- 
 ty-six. The Sisters of Charity offered as a temporary home, 
 four of their school rooms, which was gratefully accepted, 
 and here they found food which had been provided by the citi- 
 zens of St. Louis, the first city to come to the aid of Chicago's 
 destitute inhabitants. Several offers of assistance were ten- 
 dered Mother Nativity, the annals recording that of Dr. J. J. 
 McGovern, some fifteen miles distant, to establish them in his 
 parish, but this they could not accept without permission from 
 the Bishop, and at that time, Rt. Rev. James E. Foley was 
 absent from the doomed city. Upon his return he immediately 
 sought the homeless community, and even though overcome 
 with sorrow at the distressing scenes and tidings which 
 everywhere greeted him, he would not hear of the abandon- 
 ment of the Good Shepherd work in Chicago. 
 
 At this time also the Superior of the Ladies of the Sacred 
 Heart, Mme. Gauthreaux, learning of the extreme difficulties 
 which beset her sister religious, nobly quitted her cloister 
 for the purpose of proffering a large school building near the 
 Convent, assuring the Good Shepherd Nuns of all aid within 
 
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 her power to render. Once more the wanderers set forth 
 with their meagre possessions. This time humans, goods and 
 chattels were disposed in a couple of coal wagons, and though 
 the children appear to have enjoyed these peripatetic jour- 
 neys thoroughly, it is not recorded that the Sisters discovered 
 in such occasions aught else than the necessity for renewed 
 resignation and courage. However, the welcome accorded by 
 the Ladies of the Sacred Heart was as Balm of Gilead, these 
 admirable women serving them with palatable food cooked 
 by their own hands, and thus for the first time in many days 
 they ate like human beings. The hour of trial, however, was 
 not spent ; the tranquil seclusion of the cloister was still 
 denied, and for a little while longer must they follow the way 
 ot the cross with Him who had not where to lay His head. 
 Most reluctantly was Bishop Foley obliged to deprive them 
 of the school building, as on account of the devastation of 
 property it became necessary to make use of it for educational 
 purposes, the period being one of much necessity in this di- 
 rection. Acting, therefore, upon the advice of the Bishop 
 the Good Shepherd charges were transferred to Houses at 
 other points in the United States, and Mother Nativity con- 
 centrated her effort toward the rehabilitation of the House of 
 the Good Shepherd in Chicago. 
 
 The following is an excerpt from the communication sent 
 at this time to the Mother House at Angers and written by 
 Mother Mary of Nativity herself: 
 
 "Casting a look on the geographical map of the New World 
 and directing your researches afar from the great city of 
 Eastern America, beyond the prosperous States of New Eng- 
 land, and reascending the rapid course of the greatest Lakes 
 of the universe, you shall find sitting like a benign queen 
 
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 RIGHT RF.V. BISHOP FOLF.Y
 
 'The Garden City.' Her Indian name 'Chicago' is nothing 
 but a veil to hide her munificence. Her arms open to all by 
 numerous rivers, canals and railroads, makes one aware that 
 the riches which daily arrive at her port are distributed to 
 other cities less favored by the great waters of the earth. 
 
 "Only a few weeks ago all in Chicago was smiling, all 
 was prosperous, abundance reigned in her granaries ; this 
 queen established by nature seemed to say to her sisters of 
 the West, 'Rejoice, the great Master has blessed the harvest, 
 there shall be bread for all, push on, push forward your 
 chariots, relieve my chest loaded and oppressed by the weight 
 of my riches, fill up your cellars, receive from my abundance.' 
 But one day, the 8th of October, 1871, when the peaceful 
 inhabitants of the suburbs were breathing the perfumed air, 
 the atmosphere suddenly took fire, the King of Kings was 
 angry. The wind blew toward the east, and in a few hours 
 thousands of magnificent marble structures from seven to 
 eight stories high crumbled to dust ; the lava of flames which 
 gushed from these sumptuous edifices flew to devour the 
 heart of the city and then rolled on to precipitate itself into 
 our lovely Lake Michigan, there to be extinguished. 
 
 "But God who chastises and tries His children for their 
 good, ordered the destructive element to change its course 
 and turn toward the north the wind was blowing furiously, 
 the drought was extreme and the great reservoir of water 
 which fed the city had disappeared in the conflagration. 
 
 "The new field for the flames was traced by wooden dwell- 
 ings; now and then it would find on its passage an edifice in 
 stone or brick which would announce its fall by a noise simi- 
 lar to that of thunder. The whirlwind of fire which au- 
 daciously rose towards heaven was pushed back by an invisible 
 
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 hand and spread to the right and left, to cause new disasters 
 and give new scenes of terror in other directions an hour 
 later the scourge had reached Market Street and your Sisters 
 of Chicago had no shelter. 
 
 "To-day, 20th of December, 1871, the ruins of our monas- 
 tery are still smoking the family of the Good Shepherd has 
 taken refuge in a small, very small wooden building situated 
 in the western division of the city. Nothing is left of it on 
 earth but a firm heart attached to the work which has been 
 confided to its care." * * * 
 
 "Several of our monasteries in the States came to our 
 help immediately after the fire with a kindness and generosity 
 that we shall never forget. Our loss is valued at One Hundred 
 and Eighteen Thousand Dollars. No portion of the building 
 remains, no, not even the foundation which was literally 
 baked by the burning of 90 tons of coal which we had stored 
 in our cellar. Six months after the fire, this coal was still 
 burning in the kitchen cellar, so much so that the laboring 
 men were obliged to cover their wheelbarrows with tin to 
 
 remove the cinders ; oftentimes they warmed their dinner over 
 
 f 
 
 these burning coals. The theater of the fire covered 2,080 
 acres of land ; two houses alone escaped ; the number of houses 
 burned is from 17,000 to 18,000. The remains of about 200 
 persons were found among the debris ; one of these victims 
 was a merchant who gave us work for several years ; a few 
 of his bones were found near his safe. Those of his wife 
 were never found, and the lady's sister lost her mind through 
 grief over the unfortunate death of her dear relative. Since 
 then she recognizes no one, but passes her days in crying 
 from door to door. This fact is only one of the many sad 
 stories we might recount were we better posted with the 
 
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 misfortunes of this terrible catastrophe. Certain it is that 
 modern history will never register a more formidable fire. 
 The total loss is estimated at $190,000,000." 
 
 Old residents in the vicinity of Hill and Market Streets will 
 recollect the long low buildings erected soon after the fire and 
 used by the Sisters as kitchen, laundry and dwelling. One 
 Sister who was clever with carpenter tools fashioned a series 
 of berths around the room used as a dormitory, and here they 
 chronicle they slept quite comfortably. Certainly the devotion 
 of the Sisters to St. Joseph was always rewarded, if in no 
 other way than that of conferring his proxy upon one of 
 their number. 
 
 How they maintained existence in these days is a marvel, 
 but they managed to do so, aided by faithful friends. Notable 
 assistance is recorded in the annals as given by the Aid and 
 Relief Society which, in response to the personal appeal of 
 Mother Nativity, gave her $1,500 worth of lumber to start a 
 shelter. Mr. C. C. Copeland paid the Sisters a visit, after an 
 absence from the city, and his kind heart was greatly touched 
 at their plight. Finding that what they most needed was a 
 heating plant for the buildings, he at once gave them a check 
 for the amount necessary. He was a loyal and ardent friend 
 of Mother Nativity, and a constant contributor to Sister 
 Martha's demands for her children. 
 
 The different religious orders of women were throughout 
 this period, and have always been, most generous and display- 
 ing a tender-hearted consideration for their Sister Religious 
 in their difficulties. Thus commenced with the Sisters of the 
 Good Shepherd, as with all the inhabitants of the stricken 
 town, that great work of reconstruction which, in its speed 
 
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 and quick stride towards opulence is unparalleled in modern 
 history. 
 
 It is in the days following the conflagration that Sister 
 Martha became so familiar a figure to the citizens of Chicago, 
 and it is to her indefatigable effort that the Convent owed 
 the greater part of its temporal relief. The older people tell 
 us of meeting little Sister Martha of the Good Shepherd, often 
 travel-stained and weary, but ever cheerful and contented, 
 with her basket on her arm ; or burdened with numerous 
 bundles resultant of her expeditions in search of sustenance. 
 Sometimes they met her at the end of the day bound city- 
 ward from Bridgeport, seated upon the wagon of a kindly 
 expressman, having won by her inimitably persuasive recital 
 a supply of meat from the generous-hearted packers of the 
 section. Endowed with good Christian common sense, earn- 
 est, filled with zeal, winning admiration from those she met 
 and no grudging gift for her cause. Her willing feet have 
 trudged beyond the boundary of our ken, no doubt have 
 brought her to His feet to hear the loving encomium, "Well 
 done, thou good and faithful servant." 
 
 1872. 
 
 To Rev. Ferdinand Cooseman, S. J., the community and 
 children were indebted for many kind and helpful visits. His 
 efforts had greatly stimulated devotion to the Sacred Heart 
 of Jesus, and in his charity he had initiated a course of re- 
 ligious instruction for the flock, but of this blessing they 
 were deprived by his death. Rev. P. Conway, Vicar-General 
 of the diocese, was a most devoted friend, and in his will be- 
 queathed to the Institution a legacy of $1,000. 
 
 The Annals of the Sisters express a lasting debt of grati- 
 tude toward the priests of struggling parishes in and around 
 
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 Chicago, who so generously permitted them to collect alms 
 throughout their parishes and gave from their slender re- 
 sources. One of their most zealous friends was Rev. D. J. 
 Riordan, who devoted several years to the spiritual welfare 
 of the children, and through his unwearying endeavor many 
 souls have been reclaimed. Though no longer immediately 
 associated with the Institution, Father Riordan continues his 
 solicitude and kindly interest. 
 
 1876-1879. 
 
 The work of general rebuilding went forward very slowly. 
 The foundation of the North Wing was laid in the year 
 1876 owing to the generosity of Mr. Eugene O'Reilly, a con- 
 stant and munificent donor, who gave all the stone necessary 
 for this part of the work, but lack of funds prevented com- 
 pletion at the time. Another very generous and frequent 
 donor, one whose charity the Sisters have never appealed to 
 in vain, is Mr. John R. Walsh, and the Good Shepherd house- 
 hold bestows in return its grateful prayers for his welfare. 
 Mr. Michael Cudahy, whose gifts to Catholic institutions and 
 assistance toward their maintenance, places his name high 
 on the roll of philanthropy, earns for his particular kindness 
 to the Institution earnest plea for every blessing. As grate- 
 fully chronicled is the name of his brother, Mr. John Cudahy, 
 who has demonstrated like benevolent characteristics. 
 
 Mr. Chas. A. Mair, who became interested in the work 
 at this period, continues his assistance with praiseworthy 
 fidelity, another name appended to the list of charitable hearts 
 which the Sisters daily recommend to Him who will repay in 
 "good measure and pressed down, and shaken together and 
 running over." 
 
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 The death of Rt. Rev. Bishop Foley, in February, 1879, 
 came as a severe blow to the House of the Good Shepherd, 
 who had been deeply attached to this Father whose aid and 
 kindness throughout the fearful difficulties of the preceding 
 years had been a source of comfort and encouragement. His 
 visits to the children had left peace in their hearts, and his 
 counsel and sympathy had been relied upon and deeply ap- 
 preciated by Mother Nativity during the eight short years of 
 his diocesan administration. Mother Nativity herself ar- 
 ranged the mourning drapery of the chapel in honor of their 
 lamented Bishop, and it remained thus for the next few 
 weeks serving, as will be noted, the same office for herself. 
 
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 MOTHER MARY OF THE NATIVITY NOREAU
 
 V. 
 
 3ln 
 
 " Wtyo sfyall ftnb a raliant woman ? (Efye price of fyer is as things 
 brought from afar off, anb from ttye uttermost coasts. Witty ttje 
 fruit of h,er fyanbs stye tyas planteb a pineyarb." prop. 3j: \o--\o. 
 
 ..A>~V \v*_ n 1879 
 
 X the month of March, 1879, God's messenger en- 
 tered the Convent portal, summoning from her 
 labors a most beloved mother and a wise and tender 
 guide of the flock. Mother Mary of the Nativity 
 was indeed one of those women who could ill be 
 spared from a world not rich in sacrifice and unswerving de- 
 votion to a noble aim, yet her part and her share had un- 
 doubtedly reached the full and overflowing measure, and 
 other hands must in turn carry the burden and glean 
 the harvest. A human pen may not adequately portray the 
 splendid faith and courage manifested by this noble lady, 
 who, nothing daunted by repeated misfortune turned with 
 renewed ardor to build another and a greater structure. From 
 the foregoing pages we have learned that under her direction 
 the perilous epoch of the Civil War was safely passed and 
 her Institution brought to a thriving and productive stage, 
 both spiritually and temporally. One brief day, however, re- 
 duced to ashes the labor of twelve years, but the disaster 
 failed to quench her divinely fortified spirit. 
 
 The name of Mother Nativity should find a monument in 
 the heart of Chicago, for under her guidance a great and last- 
 ing benefit to the community at large had been inaugurated 
 
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 and brought to a flourishing condition. This is self-evident. 
 To gauge, however, the deeper spiritual significance would 
 require more than human attributes. What benediction ac- 
 companied her to the Judgment seat when the souls of those 
 whom she had aided to salvation breathed her name ! Rev. 
 Dr. McMullen administered to her the last rites of the 
 Church she had served so zealously, and the Requiem mass 
 was offered by Rev. D. J. Riordan who, as a boy had served 
 at the first altar of the Good Shepherd in Chicago. In paying 
 the final tribute to this loyal heart Rev. Dr. McMullen was 
 unable to control his emotion, and those of the Catholic laity 
 present mingled their tears with his own, for she had won 
 the friendship and respect of one and all, and it was with the 
 tenderest regret and love that they accompanied the mortal 
 remains to their final resting place. 
 
 Friends, both clergy and laity, who had ever befriended 
 her efforts, deemed they might best attest their loyalty by 
 endeavoring to complete her labors, and pledged themselves 
 to further in every manner possible the fulfilment of her 
 plans for the House of the Good Shepherd. 
 
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 Hie ui 
 
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 ullje IGifr of tljr 
 
 (3from tlje ^pauialj of Cilia $Jmtrr br Hr0tt.) 
 
 Region of life and light ! 
 Land of the good whose earthly toils are o'er ! 
 
 Xor frost nor heat may blight 
 
 Thy vernal beauty, fertile shore, 
 Yielding thy blessed fruits for evermore. 
 
 There, without crook or sling, 
 \Yalks the Good Shepherd ; blossoms white and red 
 
 Round his meek temples cling; 
 
 And to sweet pastures led, 
 The flock he loves beneath his eye is fed. 
 
 He guides, and near him they 
 Follow delighted, for he makes them go 
 
 \Yhere dwells eternal May, 
 
 And heavenly roses blow, 
 Deathless, and gathered but again to grow. 
 
 He leads them to the height 
 Named of the infinite and long-sought Good, 
 
 And fountains of delight ; 
 
 And where His feet have stood 
 Springs up, along the way, their tender food. 
 
 From his sweet lute flow forth 
 Immortal harmonies, of power to still 
 
 All passions born of earth 
 
 And draw the ardent will 
 Its destiny of goodness to fulfill. 
 
 ^Collection of William Cullen Bryant. 
 
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 VI. 
 
 " dbor not for tlje meat wtycty perbbetb,, but for tfyat 
 rotyeb, enouretri unto life enerlasting." 3^ n > 27 - 
 
 OXG hours of sacrifice and patient devotion found 
 reward when the souls won during the trying and 
 struggling years since the inception of the Insti- 
 tution were enumerated. During twenty years 
 some sixty souls had received the habit of the Mag- 
 dalen. In addition some thousand or more souls were won 
 to repentance. No better idea may be obtained of the phe- 
 nomenal good accomplished, nor of the justification of per- 
 sisting in the undertaking than that which is conveyed in the 
 letter of Mother Nativity to the Mother House in France, af- 
 ter the great fire : 
 
 "The Good Shepherd at Chicago has been destroyed in 
 an incredibly short space of time, like a little scrap of paper 
 used to light a candle. It had been founded twelve years. 
 Some persons, hearing of its total destruction, might deem 
 it a great pity that so much trouble should have been ex- 
 pended on the erection of a house which was to disappear 
 from the face of the earth just as it was beginning to do some 
 real good. Do not, dearest Sisters, distress yourselves on 
 this account. Your Sisters, who have carried on this work 
 for God in Chicago are not discouraged ; far from it ; the 
 star of hope lights up the ruins they behold around them. 
 When the day again dawns, it will be all the brighter because 
 of the dark night by which it was preceded. During the 
 
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 twelve years that are past, we were not inactive; we received 
 under our roof more than a thousand children (penitents). 
 Baptism was administered to forty-four of these, who, en- 
 slaved as they were to Satan, would, but for this Refuge, 
 never have been emancipated from his bondage, nor entitled 
 to claim their heavenly inheritance. A great many children 
 made their First Communion and were confirmed. A consid- 
 erable number of our beloved penitents consecrated the re- 
 mainder of their life to Our Lady of Dolour, and ended their 
 days in this tranquil asylum of penance. Had the sole re- 
 sult of all our labors and toils been to snatch one single soul 
 from the jaws of hell, we should consider ourselves greatly 
 privileged by having been chosen (unworthy as we are) to 
 be instrumental in the conversion of that soul." 
 
 In this same communication Mother Nativity relates one 
 of these striking conversions : 
 
 "A poor girl named Agnes had been brought against her 
 will, by her mother, to the Good Shepherd at Chicago. She 
 could not resign herself to the loss of her liberty. Through 
 the influence of the Sisters she was, however, induced to dedi- 
 cate herself for three years to Our Lady of Dolours, and as- 
 sume the habit of the 'Consecrated' penitents, firmly pur- 
 posing at the end of that period to return to the world. When 
 the day came, her mother, distrusting the girl's resolution, 
 refused to take her home. Agnes gave way to an outburst of 
 anger and indignation. It seemed as if all the good she had 
 gained during her long period of penance was to be swept 
 away at a single blow. Dreading lest this should indeed 
 be the case, the Superior of the Good Shepherd persuaded 
 the mother that her wisest course would be to accede to her 
 
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 MAIX ENTRANCE
 
 daughter's wish. The woman accordingly went to the Con- 
 vent, and in the kindest manner offered to restore to Agnes 
 the liberty for which she longed. For a few moments the 
 girl was silent; then she exclaimed: 'Do not think about 
 me any more. Since I am now free to do as I choose, I 
 mean to spend my days in this holy retreat, and never see 
 anything of the world again.' Thereupon she immediately 
 went to the chapel and remained on her knees before the 
 Blessed Sacrament, absorbed in devotion, until she was called 
 away by the Sisters. Who can tell what she asked of God 
 in those moments of recollection? Only a few days after, 
 she asked to see a priest, as she wished to make a general 
 confession, 'because,' she added, 'I shall die soon.' From the 
 time that her confession was made, her life was one of unin- 
 terrupted spiritual delight. She frequently expressed her 
 conviction that her end was near at hand, and so indeed it 
 was. One day the Infirmarian thought she appeared to be 
 seriously ill, and the doctor who was summoned pronounced 
 her condition to be extremely critical. It was deemed ad- 
 visable to administer the last sacraments to her. Two days . 
 later, she inquired what festival it was that the nuns were 
 preparing to celebrate on the morrow. She was told that it 
 was Our Lady of Mount Carmel. A look of rapture lit up 
 her countenance. 'Oh !' she exclaimed, 'that is the day on 
 which I am to be in Heaven ! Be quick, help me to dress, 
 that I may go at once upon my way.' The Infirmarian was 
 obliged to raise her up and seat her on the edge of her bed. 
 Nothing would content her short of being completely dressed ; 
 her veil which she wore as a consecrated penitent had to be 
 brought to her, and shoes put on her feet ; upon this she par- 
 ticularly insisted. Every preparation was made as if a long 
 
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 journey was in contemplation. The bystanders looked on in 
 silence, in bewildered amazement. Agnes would not tolerate 
 any delay : 'I must make haste/ she said, 'or I shall be too 
 late for the festival.' When all was at length done according 
 to her wishes, she sank back exhausted, and asked what the 
 time was. On being told, she rejoined : 'That is well, now 
 it is time for me to go.' The Infirmarian gently raised her 
 head from the pillow; devoutly she uttered the names of 
 Jesus, Mary and Joseph ; then her spirit took flight to its 
 home on high, there to keep glad festival to all eternity. 
 
 "The Religious, on consigning the mortal remains of this 
 favored child of Mary to the grave, felt that it would have 
 been well worth founding the Convent of Chicago, if merely 
 for the sake of saving that one soul by its means." 
 
 Still another marvelous conversion is recorded in the An- 
 nals, of a stricken soul who, after long years of prayer and 
 penance, passed away within the Good Shepherd Sanctuary 
 but a few years since. The story of this woman, once an 
 honored wife and mother, is quoted as follows : 
 
 "Husband and children may still be living in the enjoyment 
 of wealth and the esteem of those around them ; they may have 
 lost all recollection of the poor outcast, or thought of her as 
 of one long since dead. They are certainly far from supposing 
 that all those years she lived a contrite, humble penitent, self- 
 condemned to perpetual imprisonment in the House of the 
 Good Shepherd. 
 
 "While still a young and innocent girl, and leading a happy, 
 careless life, in her childhood's home beyond the Atlantic, she 
 won the love of an honorable man, who made her his wife, 
 and together they came to the United States, to make it their 
 
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 future home. Oh ! what a mercy from God if the ocean had 
 given them a home in its depths ! 
 
 "The young couple reached their destination, and were 
 soon comfortably settled. Business prospered, and in a few 
 years a group of lovely children surrounded them. 
 
 "All went well until, in an evil hour, the husband, hearing 
 stories of the western gold fields and of the immense fortunes 
 suddenly acquired there, was seized with an irresistible im- 
 pulse to try his luck, and had no rest until he put this project 
 in execution. At length, everything being in readiness, he 
 bade adieu to his wife and little ones, leaving them well pro- 
 vided for during his absence. For a time the mails brought 
 him regular tidings from his distant home, and in anticipa- 
 tion he was often in their midst, lavishing on them the com- 
 forts, and even luxuries, which his fast-growing wealth would 
 enable him to procure. 
 
 "A change came. His pleasant anticipations gave place to 
 dark forebodings. The letters which had so often cheered 
 his hours of loneliness and toil grew less frequent, and at 
 length ceased. It was in vain that he sought an explana- 
 tion ; therefore he resolved to return, and accordingly left. 
 He hurried to his former abode ; it was deserted. * * * 
 By degrees he learned the story of his wife's shame the 
 same old one of man's villainy and woman's weakness. Bro- 
 kenhearted, he hurried away from the desecrated shrine. All 
 his love for the guilty woman was killed ; he wished never 
 more to look upon her ; but it was only through her that he 
 could find his children. After many weary journeyings and 
 fruitless inquiries, he tracked his unfortunate wife to the vile 
 den where she sought a refuge when deserted by the destroyer 
 of her happiness. On meeting her injured husband her terror 
 
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 was extreme; but she had nothing to fear. He was too brok- 
 enhearted to punish, but he was also too outraged to forgive 
 her. Bitter reproaches did he heap upon her. The informa- 
 tion he came to seek she could not furnish, for she did not 
 know what became of the children after her flight. They 
 parted, never again to meet in life. He went away no one 
 knew whither, leaving her to meditate on the misery her 
 folly had caused, and which was then fully realized by this 
 faithless wife and mother. 
 
 "There was not then a House of the Good Shepherd to 
 which she could fly in this first hour of repentance. No 
 way seemed open to her but sin. She entered upon it, rush- 
 ing madly into dissipation. All hope gone, she sought but 
 oblivion, and found it in drink. In a short time she reached 
 the very lowest strata of degradation. Shameless and de- 
 fiant, her disorders caused her to be brought again and again 
 before the courts. Her liberation after each term of im- 
 prisonment was followed by a relapse into her old excesses. 
 Her sad case was made known to the Sisters, and they felt 
 that one so utterly abandoned had strong claims on their 
 sympathy and interest. Sister Martha sought the poor, lost 
 sheep, and after much persuasion prevailed upon her to enter 
 the fold of the Good Shepherd. Her early training and the 
 natural goodness of her heart were powerful helps to her con- 
 version. She could not make any atonement to her injured 
 husband and children, but she could atone to her offended 
 Creator, who had declared that He willed not the death of a 
 sinner, but rather that the sinner be converted and live, and 
 that in whatever day the offender called upon Him he should 
 be heard; that his sins, were they even scarlet, should be 
 
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 made white. She resolved, therefore, to devote the remain- 
 ing years of her life to penance in the retirement of the House 
 of the Good Shepherd. Once only during thirty-four years 
 did she waver in her determination. After the departure of 
 Mother Baptist, to whom she was attached with a grateful 
 affection, she grew discouraged and left the Institution, but 
 was easily persuaded by her guardian angel, Sister Martha, to 
 return, and she ever after remained faithful. 
 
 "When the disaster of the great fire destroyed the Convent, 
 she accompanied the Sisters in their wanderings, sharing 
 their privations and helping them in their labors. During 
 this time of freedom she had every opportunity to test the 
 strength of her good purposes ; she had no fear of relapsing 
 into bad habits, but this did not tempt her to leave her 
 solitude, where she remained until death opened her prison 
 door a few short years ago. And may we not hope that for 
 her it was a transfer to that blessed abode where neither sin 
 nor sorrow may reach her? There she may look on her dear 
 ones without shame, for she will be purified." 
 
 In the chapel of the Good Shepherd today we may find one 
 holy soul whose head, bowed in humble piety, is white with 
 the snow of seventy odd years. Jealously she guards the 
 Blessed Sacrament, whose presence she scarcely leaves, and 
 fearful lest even a footfall may disturb her beloved Lord, she 
 will hasten to close the chapel door should it by any inad- 
 vertence be left open. She is called Philomcne and on the 
 1st of May. 1910, will celebrate her fiftieth anniversary be- 
 neath the roof of the Good Shepherd. She came at the in- 
 stance of Rev. Father Burke, S. J., when twenty-four years 
 of age. This good priest was her confessor also, and when 
 at times she grew restive and wished to forsake her shelter 
 
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 he induced her to remain yet a little while longer until she 
 is now almost the sole link with the early days. She has 
 many very interesting anecdotes to relate of the youthful 
 days of the Institution, of those who have lived and died 
 within its walls, or passed to other scenes. She retains a very 
 vivid memory of a faithful dog whose vocation it was to 
 guard the grounds. Judging from her recollection he was 
 undoubtedly a descendant of the ancient Cerberus, for he will- 
 ingly permitted all to enter, barring inexorably any who would 
 depart. He had, however, forsaken the terrible post of his an- 
 cestor, becoming sentinel of the Gate of Peace. 
 
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 VII. 
 
 OTHER MARY of St. Angelique, for a number of 
 
 years Assistant to Mother Mary of Nativity, was 
 appointed her successor, and one of the first bless- 
 ings chronicled during her administration was the 
 advent of a Spiritual Director. Previous to this 
 event the Sisters had been obliged to depend upon the serv- 
 ices of priests who were already overburdened with parish 
 duties owing to the steadily growing population, and the 
 Sisters had thankfully accepted the intermittent service vouch- 
 safed. The necessity for remaining away from confession for 
 a length of time not in accordance with their rule and desire 
 constituted a hardship, and in addition the flock was denied 
 much salutary instruction. Mother Nativity had assured th< 
 Sisters that her first request of her dear Lord would be the 
 favor of a Spiritual Director and Father Confessor for her com- 
 munity, and when, on the feast of St. Joseph, following her 
 death, Father Van Hulst, S. J., came to the convent, they felt 
 certain her prayer had been answered. For twenty-five years 
 this good priest remained with them their faithful friend, sav- 
 ing countless souls by his zeal and devotion. Evidently he 
 was a very special guardian of the work of the Good Shepherd, 
 for he had served them at St. Louis for twenty-five years pre- 
 vious. He is still living, here in Chicago, at the age of ninety 
 five years. Most of the Magdalens at this House have 
 
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 received the habit at his hands, many of whom owe their vo- 
 cations to his encouraging counsel. His name is held in ven- 
 eration and love by the House of the Good Shepherd. 
 
 In 1880, Chicago was honored with the distinguished title 
 of Archdiocese, and her first Archbishop, Most Rev. Patrick 
 A. Feehan, is remembered gratefully, owing to his kindly pro- 
 tection and his ready and generous assistance constantly ac- 
 corded. 
 
 The steadily increasing household now encountered a new 
 difficulty. It became impossible to supply employment for all, 
 or to obtain from their labor sufficient remuneration. The aid 
 of faithful friends was again enlisted, and among the first to 
 respond was Mr. Wm. Devine, a familiar name among old 
 residents. This gentleman procured for the Institution the 
 work of Kinsley's Restaurant, a city landmark, and friends 
 will remember that for twenty-five years the laundry work of 
 this celebrated restaurant constituted the principal means of 
 support. There were constantly recurring periods of distress- 
 ing anxiety, and the annals relate interesting accounts of 
 unexpected contributions whose timely advent seemed miracu- 
 lous, and which came in answer to days of prayer. Upon one 
 occasion a lady and gentleman called at the Convent, asking 
 if they might be of assistance. Learning of the great pov- 
 erty of the House they immediately sent in a large supply of 
 provisions and coal. A little later the need of apparel for the 
 children was imperative. The Sisters appealed to St. Joseph 
 in their dire need, and in a day or so a letter was received 
 from an old friend inquiring for their welfare, and enclosing 
 a check for $1,500. 
 
 In 1882 the Sisters reorganized the Preservation Class, 
 which they had been unable to re-establish after the fire. In 
 
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 ORATORY MAGDALENS' BUILDING
 
 a very short time upward of 100 children were sheltered. 
 Mother Mary of St. Angelique was called to another field in 
 1889. She had zealously carried on the work of her predeces- 
 sor, and left many friends in Chicago to regret her departure. 
 Mother Mary of Holy Cross was appointed to succeed her, who 
 found confronting her the immediate need of a larger house 
 and more spacious ground. Mr. Thomas Brenan, their good 
 friend and adviser, was consulted, and a decision reached that 
 the time was propitious for purchasing a suitable tract of land. 
 The present site at Grace Street and Racine Avenue was 
 agreed upon, although the objection was raised that the situa- 
 tion was rather distant from city travel and convenience to be 
 practicable. We have, however, but to look about us today 
 to realize the justification of a wise choice. During her ad- 
 ministration the Golden Jubilee of the foundation of the Or- 
 der of the Good Shepherd was celebrated. The Chicago con- 
 vent tendered its tribute. Most Rev. P. A. Feehan celebrated 
 High Mass, assisted by the reverend clergy. Distinguished 
 visitors honored the House by their presence. Cardinal Gib- 
 bons, Most Rev. Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, and Very 
 Rev. Dr. Hartsmann, Bishop of Cleveland, bestowed their 
 benediction and praised the noble work in progress. 
 
 In 1894 we find Chicago possessed of a population of 1,500,- 
 000 people of whom 550,000 were counted Catholics, whose 
 zeal and generosity were manifested by the substantial evi- 
 dence of 200 churches, a majority of these edifices being a 
 credit to the great city. A number of Catholics had prospered, 
 winning wealth, and their gifts to charitable and religious 
 enterprises were of generous proportions, unstintingly and 
 gracefully bestowed at all times. It was through such a 
 source that the House of the Good Shepherd was able to 
 
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 maintain existence and keep pace with the march of progress ; 
 but the measure of success attained exacted a penalty by 
 arousing envy in the minds of those who failed to realize so 
 high and marvelous a vocation. The Sisters were much an- 
 noyed by a society terming themselves the "Women's Al- 
 liance," who based their opposition on the fact that the peni- 
 tents were deprived of liberty, and so endeavored to secure 
 the control of the Institution for their own purposes. They 
 demanded admittance. The Sisters, guarding the welfare of 
 their charges, and the violation of their sanctuary, denied ad- 
 mission, but invited the Mayor and the City Council to visit 
 the Convent, each and every department. The invitation was 
 accepted, the children greeting the city fathers with songs 
 and entertaining addresses. The visitors complimented the 
 Sisters on their work, on the splendid order and harmony 
 which prevailed throughout, expressing sentiments of un- 
 stinted admiration and praise, and admitting that they had 
 been unaware that there was in our midst so excellent an 
 institution. In addition, they promised each department a 
 treat of bon-bons, and were quite as good as their word, thus 
 rendering their visit memorable and one which the children 
 declared the sweetest of the year. 
 
 In 1895 the Mother Visitor General and the Mother Provin- 
 cial of France, representing the Mother House at Angers, 
 reached the great western city of the plains, and were made 
 most welcome. Coming from the very land of the Order's 
 birth, from the convent which had sheltered the saintly 
 Mother Pelletier, this visit of the Mother Visitor General 
 chronicled a red-letter day in the annals of the Chicago com- 
 munity. It would have given the good Mother much happi- 
 ness could she have witnessed the housing of her western fold 
 
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 MOST RKV. JA.MKS K. Qnci.KY. D. D., ARCHBISHOP OF CHICACO
 
 in healthful and commodious surroundings, a blessing to be 
 deferred a few years longer. 
 
 In 1898, Mother Mary of Holy Cross was named Provincial, 
 and left Chicago for St. Paul. Her successor, Mother St. 
 Anysia Fitzgerald, served but a short period ere she was 
 called to her eternal home, and Mother Mary of Five Wounds- 
 Benny, was appointed Superior. Under her direction the 
 preliminary steps were taken concerning the erection of the 
 new structures at Grace Street. 
 
 The death of Archbishop Feehan, in 1902, was a source of 
 grief to the Sisters. His paternal care was manifested, as 
 each occasion of necessity arose, and in any extreme difficulty 
 they had but to appeal to him to win immediate assistance. 
 Awaiting the appointment of his successor, Right Rev. Peter J. 
 Mukloon temporarily took charge of the diocese, and his zeal 
 and interest is always practically manifested. He has re- 
 mained a cordial and warm-hearted friend. 
 
 In March, 1903, the present Archbishop, Most Rev. James 
 Edward Ouigley, was appointed. A month later he visited 
 the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, and at once befriended their 
 cause. His interest and energetic endeavor have given marked 
 impetus to the progress of the work at Grace Street. Through 
 the instrumentality of Bishop Mukloon, prominent and 
 wealthy men interested themselves sufficiently to form a "Citi- 
 zens' Committee to Aid the Sisters of the House of the Good 
 Shepherd in the Erecting of Adequate Buildings for the per- 
 formance of their Chosen Work of Saving Women and Girls." 
 The Committee appointed to collect funds was composed of 
 the following well-known gentlemen : 
 
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 RICHARD S. TUTHILL, Chairman. 
 C. F. BI-KHRI.K, Secretary. 
 MICHAKL KOCH, Assistant Secretary. 
 Z. P. BROSSEAU, Treasurer. 
 E. O. BROUN, 1st Vice- President. 
 \V. M. McE\VEX, 2nd Vice- President. 
 JAMES H. BURKE, 3rd Vice- President. 
 CHAS. A. A! AIR, 4th Vice-President. 
 C. C. COPELAND, 5th Vice-President. 
 
 HENRY E. WEAVER, EDWARD HINES, JOHN S. COOPER, Executive Committee. 
 T. D. HURLEY, Press Committee. 
 
 Bishop Muldoon presided at this meeting, giving his time 
 and attention freely, winning friends and contributing to the 
 cause. The sum of $12,000 was realized, the Archbishop head- 
 ing the contribution with $5,000. Mr. Michael Cuclahy be- 
 stowed a like amount, and numbers of smaller contributions 
 were given with as generous a spirit. 
 
 The pastors of Chicago are yearly contributors, some in- 
 teresting themselves so far as to give benefits in their par- 
 ishes in aid of this charity. In 1906, Rev. M. J. Dorney, of 
 St. Gabriel's Church, presented nearly $2,000, the proceeds of 
 an entertainment given in his parish. In 1908, Father Scanlan, 
 of St. John's Church, and Father Dore, of Mount Carmel 
 Church, gave from the proceeds of a benefit ball game the 
 sum of $2,000. Rev. Joseph McMahon and Rev. M. J. Mc- 
 Guire are stanch friends, and Rev. Father Lamb bequeathed 
 to the Sisters at his death a legacy of $500.00. The Re- 
 demptorist Fathers presented, in 1905, the sum of $600.00 de- 
 rived from an entertainment given by the Young Ladies' 
 Dramatic Circle of their parish. The Jesuit Fathers have been 
 friends from the beginning, giving time and unremitting at- 
 tention to the spiritual needs of the flock. The Benedictine 
 and Paulist Fathers have tendered their quota. The near 
 
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 CORRIDOR ENTRANCE TO CHILDREN'S CLASS ROOMS
 
 neighbors of the Good Shepherd, the Vincentian Fathers, give 
 without requital their spiritual service, and at present are the 
 faithful custodians of the religious welfare of the Institution. 
 
 The charity of many whose names rank high in the pro- 
 fessions of law and medicine is chronicled in deepest grati- 
 tude. Such has been accorded with unfailing devotion ; talent 
 and skill bestowed with cheerful alacrity. Dr. F. Harnisch, 
 Oculist, Dr. G. E. Mahoney, Aurist, Dr. E. M. Smith, at pres- 
 ent their constant friend in need, and others whose names have 
 been inscribed at the close of the volume as a testimonial of 
 grateful hearts. 
 
 Mr. Wrh. Amberg, Mr. Philip Hoyne, Mr. Andrew Cum- 
 mings, and Mr. Michael Keeley, are mentioned at this period, 
 the first-named continuing a constant contributor. Mr. R. 
 F. Edgcomb manifests a lively interest and his treats are 
 very especially appreciated by the children, it being not at 
 all unusual for this kind-hearted gentleman to donate suffi- 
 cient ice cream for all within the House, and his floral gifts 
 to the altar are gladly welcomed. Mr. D. E. Sullivan holds a 
 special place, earned through his numerous benefactions. 
 
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 F 
 
 R
 
 VIII. 
 
 present 
 
 1904. 
 
 URING the fourteen years preceding this date the 
 buildings at Hill Street, necessarily of inferior con- 
 struction, had been steadily deteriorating and now 
 became unfit for habitation. They had, moreover, 
 passed their full capacity for accommodation ; thus 
 it became necessary to consider their prompt replacement. 
 The site was not as favorable as formerly, owing to 
 the steady encroachment of city life, and it was the 
 realization of this difficulty which had brought about the 
 purchase, in 1889, of the ground at Grace Street and Racine 
 Avenue. The Institution was, of course, in debt for this 
 land and the burden of meeting the interest was a heavy one. 
 How, then, were they to accomplish the erection of a 
 convent and other necessary structures? As noted before, the 
 buildings at Hill Street were practically worthless, and it was 
 difficult to see what possible appeal this large tract of ground 
 so encumbered could make to the modern business eye, at 
 least to such an extent as to bring a fair value to the Institu- 
 tion. The plight was really a desperate one, but the Sisters 
 had faith in prayer. For fifteen years public prayers had 
 been offered, asking the intercession of Our Lady of Lourdes, 
 and they felt certain she would enlist the aid of charitable 
 hearts. Finally, friends of the Order foresaw in this corner 
 an admirable site for one of the public parks or playgrounds 
 which have recently become a part of Chicago's practical 
 philanthropy, and to this end directed the attention of the 
 
 113
 
 City Council to the possibilities involved. A committee was 
 appointed to investigate the matter and visit the grounds. 
 All expressed their approval of the plan and the need for a 
 playground in this section of the city, but it was only after 
 numerous delays and days of suspense that the sale was con- 
 summated. The sum ultimately realized, while perhaps not 
 representing the total value to the Institution, was, upon the 
 advice of their counselors, accepted, and the city took pos- 
 session in July, 1907. Meanwhile, in May, 1904, plans for 
 the new structures had been approved, and on September 8th, 
 excavation for the first buildings at Grace Street (laundry 
 and power house) had been started, and the first spadeful of 
 earth for the new home of the Good Shepherd was dug by 
 the Rev. Dr. McGovern of Lockport, 111., one of their first 
 friends. On the feast of St. Joseph of the following year, 
 seven Sisters and sixty penitents took possession of the 
 laundry building, which served as a temporary abode while 
 the new wing was in course of erection. 
 
 In the month of April, 1904, the House of the Good Shep- 
 herd was plunged into mourning. The passing of Mr. Thomas 
 Brenan marked the loss of a most generous, loyal and self- 
 sacrificing friend. Always watchful of their interests, ever 
 ready to defend their rights, giving in unstinted measure of 
 his means and valuable counsel, his indeed was the title of 
 Benefactor. From the very days of their inception he had 
 befriended them ; had aided them throughout their struggle of 
 1871, remembering them in the confusion and guiding to 
 safety when driven from the convent by approaching flames. 
 He had been their agent and representative in every affair 
 of moment to the Institution, and in entering upon the pres- 
 ent great undertaking of a new habitat-ion they realized that 
 
 114
 
 they had' been deprived of a much-needed support, and that 
 from their midst had gone forth a loving and faithful friend 
 for whose eternal welfare they would never cease to pray. 
 
 1906. 
 
 Early in the year 1906 the "Children's Wing," comprising 
 various departments, was completed and ready for occupancy, 
 and now commenced the initial egress from the home of 
 nearly half a century. The charity of Chicago's citizens was 
 demonstrated when the different merchants and business men 
 of the city provided the vans necessary to remove the be- 
 longings of the Institution to the new abode, and on the 8th 
 of February, mass was celebrated in the temporary chapel 
 on the top floor, following which the structures were blessed 
 by His Grace Most Rev. Archbishop Quigley. 
 
 Although a portion of the household had taken up their 
 residence at Grace Street in February as stated, it was not 
 until August 1st of the same year that the final exodus took 
 place. It was on that day that the Mother and Sisters, to- 
 gether with the Magdalens, bade farewell to walls hallowed 
 by most sacred and loving memories, sweet with the odor of 
 sacrifice; to corridors echoing with the history of years of 
 brave endeavor culminating in splendid spiritual victory; to 
 those rooms where souls of angelic purity had sped forth to 
 greet a Heavenly bridegroom, and from the stronghold of 
 which chastened and reunited children of God had hopefully 
 gone to Him who would judge them. Perhaps there may 
 have still remained a few dear souls who had grown old in 
 service in this shelter, whose faithful hearts suffered a poig- 
 nant stab as they crossed the threshold for the last time. 
 One consolation at least remained to all, for their sanctified 
 
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 dwelling would never be desecrated by an unholy use. The 
 pillars would fall and the ground would henceforth echo with 
 the revivified breath of the children of toil. Of the six favored 
 souls who constituted the first Magdalen community in Chi- 
 cago, one still lives, and she never wearies of recalling the 
 early days of the foundation, of the miracles of grace she has 
 witnessed and of the saintly lives closed within this peaceful 
 shelter. 
 
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 IX. 
 
 ' Auxiliary. 
 
 00 & ttyngs S MI comc 
 forty unto ttje resurrection of life." 3fytt>.,29. 
 
 1907. 
 
 need of ;i convent building was pressing hard 
 upon the Sisters; indeed, situated as they were in- 
 yoked much hardship and they realized that they 
 must have continual financial assistance in order 
 to meet their obligations. Knowing that much aid 
 had been secured in other large cities through the existence 
 of an Auxiliary in the world, it was decided to ask per- 
 mission of His Grace Most Rev. Archbishop Ouigley to 
 inaugurate an Auxiliary of the Good Shepherd among the 
 charitable women of Chicago, many of whom had long been 
 interested in the work. The Archbishop expressed his ap- 
 proval and the ready response of those ladies approached upon 
 the subject was most gratifying. Accordingly on June 7th, 
 1907, a meeting was called and the Auxiliary organized. In 
 October of the same year the first meeting of the Society was 
 held, presided over by His Grace the Archbishop, and the 
 number of women present was a very encouraging beginning. 
 The Archbishop explained the object of the association, which 
 was to represent an organized effort to co-operate with the 
 Sisters in their labor of regeneration; to aid them by mate- 
 rial support, and to further in every way possible the work 
 of the Institution ; the membership fee is $5.00 per year. Its 
 membership is steadily increasing, owing to the zeal of its 
 officers, and now numbers 350. They have pledged them- 
 selves responsible for the interest on the heavy loans which 
 
 121
 
 the Sisters have been obliged to take, and if they can do this, 
 it means certainly a very material lightening of the load. 
 
 1908. 
 
 In April of this year, the Ladies' Auxiliary secured, through 
 the energetic efforts of the president, Mrs. Cavanagh, and her 
 able assistants, the services of Archbishop Glennon of St. 
 Louis, whose renown as an orator is .well-known. He was 
 prevailed upon to come to Chicago to lecture for the benefit 
 of the Good Shepherd House. The title of his discourse was 
 "The Philosophy of Charity," and on the evening of April 
 22nd, 1908, the concourse gathered in Orchestra Hall to at- 
 test their appreciation of the eminent lecturer was said to 
 be the most representative Catholic gathering in the annals 
 of Chicago. The proceeds amounted to $4,000, from which 
 it will be gathered that the Ladies' Auxiliary is very much in 
 earnest. As the women of Chicago become interested and 
 enter its ranks the Auxiliary will be enabled to help the In- 
 stitution out of many difficulties and also to become a source 
 of permanent, practical assistance. Souls needing succor wan- 
 der in our midst. Let us not delay with what meed of en- 
 couragement we may offer, be it great or small, for the mite 
 of each individual makes possible marvelous undertakings. 
 
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 /[ Q^iliary 
 J ^^^> 
 
 of Ihe 
 
 !~|ouse Of Jqe qood 
 
 l^eV. James G. Quigley 
 ^pifilual Direclof
 
 Auxiliary 
 
 MOST REV. JAMES E. QUIGLEY, Spiritual Director. 
 
 MRS. PATRICK CAVANAGH, President. 
 
 MRS. WILLIAM A. AMBERG, Vice-President. 
 
 MRS. JOHN CUDAHY, Vice-President. 
 
 MRS. Z. P. BROSSEAU, Treasurer. 
 
 Miss JOSEPHINE MORAN, Financial Secretary. 
 
 Miss SUSAN ROCHE, Recording Secretary. 
 
 Miss CATHERINE E. AMAN. 
 MRS. THEODORE J. AMBERG. 
 MRS. EDWARD O. BROWN. 
 MRS. CHARLES F. BUEHRLE. 
 MRS. JOHN P. BYRNE. 
 MRS. CHARLES P. CALDWELL. 
 MRS. PATRICK CLEARY. 
 MRS. M. J. CORBOY. 
 MRS. MICHAEL CUDAHY. 
 MRS. RICHMOND DEAN. 
 Miss JOANNA FORTUNE. 
 MRS. THOMAS GAHAN. 
 
 MRS. DANIEL V. GALLERY. 
 MRS. P. J. GERAGHTY. 
 MRS. ANDREW J. GRAHAM. 
 MRS. MARK E. GUERIN. 
 MRS. EDWARD J. HINES. 
 MRS. JOHN B. INDERRIEDEN. 
 MRS. WILLIAM J. LLOYD. 
 MRS. JAMES F. MEAGHER. 
 MRS. CHARLES H. MOODY. 
 MRS. FRANK X. MUDD. 
 MRS. JOHN C. O'NEILL. 
 MRS. LAWRENCE J. REED. 
 MRS. CHARLES F. SPALDING. 
 
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 Auxiliary fflrmbrrs 
 
 Aman, Miss Catherine 
 Amberg, Mrs. A. J. 
 Amberg, Mrs. John H. 
 Amberg, Mrs. John Ward 
 Amberg, Miss Mary 
 Amberg, Mrs. Theodore J. 
 Amberg, Mrs. William A. 
 Amberg, Mr. William A. 
 Armour, Mrs. P. D. 
 Baackes, Mrs. Frank 
 Baby, Mr. Harry J. 
 Bacon, Mrs. G. V. 
 Baker, Mrs. B. F. 
 Barnard, Mrs. James H. 
 Barrett, Mrs. J. P. 
 Eartelme, Mrs. A. T. 
 Bartelme, Miss Mary 
 Bauerle, Miss M. A. 
 Beauvais, Mrs. E. A. 
 Benner, Mrs. M. 
 Bergeron, Rev. A. L. 
 Black, Mrs. Maurice 
 Blish, Mrs. Geo. 
 Booth, Mr. John 
 Booth, Mrs. John 
 Borgmeier, Miss Alice 
 Boyle, Miss Irene K. 
 Boylston, Mrs. John 
 Bradley, Mrs. C. D. 
 Braun, Mrs. J. G. 
 Braun, Miss Adele 
 Braun, Miss Helen 
 Bremner, Mrs. D. F. 
 Brennan, Miss Elizabeth 
 
 Brosseau, Mrs. Z. P. 
 Brosseau, Mr. Z. P. 
 Brosseau, Mrs. A. 
 Brown, Mrs. E. O. 
 Buehrle, Mrs. Charles 
 Buen, Miss M. 
 Buhman, Mrs. T. W. 
 Burke, Mrs. D. F. 
 Burns, Miss M. E. 
 Burns, Mrs. John E. 
 Byrne, Mrs. J. P. 
 Cagney, Mrs. J. 
 Cahill, Mrs. D. J. 
 Cahill, Mrs. J. B. 
 Caldwell, Mrs. C. P. 
 Callaghan, Mrs. K. 
 Cannon, Mr. Thos. H. 
 Cantillon, Mrs. M. E. 
 Carr, Miss Agnes 
 Carroll, Mrs. J. M. 
 Carroll, Mrs. D. M. 
 Carry, Mrs. E. F. 
 Cashin, Mrs. J. 
 Casey, Mrs. E. S. 
 Cavanagh, Mrs. Patrick. 
 Cavanaugh, Mrs. J. B. 
 Caverly, Miss Lilly A. 
 Caverly, Mrs. J. B. 
 Christoph, Miss A. 
 Clare, Mrs. James 
 Clarke, Mrs. J. V. 
 Cleary, Mrs. H. 
 Cleary, Mrs. Patrick 
 Clifford, Hon. R. W. 
 
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 Auxiliary 
 
 Clifford, Mrs. J. 
 Clifford, Miss Anna 
 Clifford, Miss Catherine 
 Conlan, Mrs. J. J., Jr. 
 Connery, Mrs. J. T. 
 Connery, Mrs. J. P. 
 Cowan, Mrs. W. K. 
 Conway, Rev. P. C. 
 Cooke, Mrs. C. H. 
 Cooke, Mrs. Geo. J. 
 Cooke, Mr. Geo. J. 
 Cooper, Mr. J. 
 Cooper, Mrs. R. W. 
 Copeland, Mr. C. C. 
 Corboy, Mrs. M. J. 
 Costello, Miss Anna 
 Coughlin, Mrs. Wm. P. 
 Cowan, Mrs. W. K. 
 Crane, Mr. W. J. 
 Cremin, Mrs. Joseph W. 
 Crowe, Mrs. F. 
 Crowley, Mrs. J. J. 
 Cudahy, Miss Elizabeth 
 Cndahy, Mrs. John 
 Cudahy, Mr. John 
 Cudahy, Mrs. Michael 
 Cudden, Mrs. Jno. 
 Cummings, Mrs. W. 
 Curtarn, Mrs. J. 
 Cashing, Mrs. Margaret. 
 Gushing, Miss Alice 
 Dady, Mrs. Lorena. 
 Dailey, Mrs. 
 Dalton, Miss Anna 
 
 Daly, Mrs. J. C. 
 Dean, Mrs. Richmond 
 Dempsey, Mrs. E. 
 Deneiffe, Miss 
 Dennehy, Mrs. T. C. 
 Diggles, Mrs. J. W. 
 Doyle, Mrs. E. 
 Duce, Mr. Herbert C. 
 Dunne, Mrs. E. F. 
 Dunne, Mrs. James. 
 Eagle, Mrs. J. E. 
 Farley, Mrs. P. H. 
 Eckert, Mrs. 
 Eldridge, Mrs. A. R. 
 Erler, Mrs. Robert G. 
 Erskine, Mrs. Thos. 
 Every, Miss Margaret 
 Fanning, Mrs. Margaret 
 Fitzgerald, Mrs. H. J. 
 Fitzgerald, Miss Mollie 
 Fitzgibbons, Mrs. Annie 
 Flaherty, Rev. J. J. 
 Flood, Miss Catherine 
 Flood, Mrs. T. 
 Foley, Mrs. Harry B. 
 Foley, Rev. W. M. 
 Foote, Mrs. Peter 
 Foote, Mrs. Peter, Jr. 
 Ford, Mrs. John 
 Fortune, Miss Joanna 
 Fortune, Mrs. John L. 
 Fortune, Mr. Peter 
 Fox, Rev. E. J. 
 Fritscher, Mrs. Charles 
 
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 Auxiliary firmbrrH - 
 
 Fuerman, Mrs. M. 
 Gaffney, Miss Mary. 
 Gahan, Mrs. Thos. 
 Gallery, Mrs. D. V. 
 Gallery, Miss Martha 
 Gallery, Mrs. John J. 
 Garibaldi, Mrs. John ... 
 Garraghan, Mrs. E. F. 
 Garvey, Mr. J. W. 
 Geary, Mrs. Wm. V. 
 Geraghty, Miss Helen 
 Geraghty, Mrs. P. J. 
 Gerold, Mrs. Fran. 
 Gilman, Mrs. Geo. P. 
 Gilman, Miss Mary 
 Glenn, Miss Annie 
 Graf, Mrs. Anton 
 Graham, Mrs. A. J. 
 Griffin, Mrs. Francis 
 Griffith, Prof. C. E. 
 Gubbins, Mrs. Geo. P. 
 Guerin, Mrs. Mark E. 
 Gunderson, Mrs. G. W. 
 Guthrie, Mrs. Geo. P. 
 Hallinan, Mrs. T. P. 
 Hannah, Mrs. A. D. 
 Hardin, Mrs. M. D. 
 Hassis, Mrs. 
 Heaney, Mrs. L. J. 
 Herely, Mrs. Wm. 
 Higgins, Mrs. J. F. 
 Hill, Mrs. Lysander 
 Hines, Mrs. Edw. 
 Hogg, Mrs. David 
 
 Hummer, Mrs. John L. 
 Hurley, Mrs. E. N. 
 Hntchins, Mrs. H. C. 
 Hutton, Mrs. 
 Inderrieden, Mrs. J. B. 
 Inderrieden, Miss Leontinc 
 Inderrieden, Miss Lillian 
 Inderrieden, Miss Zoe 
 Jennings, Miss E. 
 Juergen, Mrs. Wm. 
 Kelly, Mrs. D. F. 
 Kelly, Mrs. M. R. 
 Kelsh, Miss A. 
 Kenny, Miss E. 
 Kenny, Mrs. S. 
 Kenny, Mrs. S.T. 
 Kent, Mrs. Thos. M. 
 Killner, Mrs. G. W. 
 Kirk, Mr. Walter R. 
 Kirke, Miss Mamie 
 Kirwin, Mr. M. U. 
 Knisely, Mrs. J. A. 
 Koctsch, Miss 
 La Bounty, Mrs. M. J. 
 Lange, Mrs. F. J. 
 Lamb, Miss Margaret 
 Lamb, Mrs. M. 
 Lambert, Mrs. F 
 Lawler, Mrs. E. J. 
 Lawler, Mr. E. J. 
 Lawler, Mrs. P. J. 
 Lawler, Mr. P. J. 
 Lee, Mrs. John 
 *<* Leafgreen, Mrs. B. A. 
 
 130
 
 Auxiliary fflrmbrra 
 
 Lehman, Mrs. J. A 
 Leonard, Mrs. T. J. 
 Lloyd. Mrs. W. J. 
 Long, Mrs. John 
 Lord, Mrs. John R. 
 Lydon, Mrs. A. 
 Lyman, Mrs. W. A. 
 Lynch, Mrs. James 
 Madden, Mrs. M. S. 
 Maher, Mr. Jas. T. 
 Mair, Mr. Chas. A. 
 Mair, Mrs. Chas. A. 
 Malcher, Mrs. O. 
 Maloney, Mrs. J. 
 Marx, Miss 
 Marx, Mrs. Jos. 
 Mahony, Mrs. Geo. \Y. 
 Munhall, Mr.Wm. D. 
 Mullin. Miss A. 
 McAndrews, Miss Nellie 
 McCarthy, Rev. Geo. T. 
 McCarthy, Mrs. Denis 
 McCarthy, Mrs. P. F. 
 McCarthy, Mrs. Florence 
 McCarthy, Miss Agnes 
 McCormick, Mrs. E. O. 
 McDonnell, Mrs. E. J. 
 McDonough, Mrs. E. J. 
 McElwee, Mrs. R. H. 
 McGillen, Mrs. J. 
 McGovern, Mrs. Mary 
 McGuinn, Miss Mary 
 McGuire, Mrs. D. M. 
 McHall, Mr. W. W. 
 
 McHugh, Mr. Bernard 
 McHugh, Mr. Patrick 
 McKenna, Miss Minnie 
 McLaughlin, Mrs. George 
 McMahon, Mrs. J. 
 McMannon, Miss Bridget 
 McMannon, Miss M. 
 McNamee, Mrs. Mary 
 McNamee, Mrs. Fannie 
 McNulty, Mrs. T. J. 
 McShane, Mrs. J. C. 
 Meade, Miss K. 
 Meade, Mrs. Henry 
 Meagher, Mrs. James 
 Metzger, Mrs. Stella 
 Metzger, Mrs. W. G. 
 Moffett, Mrs. John 
 Mohony, Mrs. Chas. T. 
 Moraney, Mrs. T. R. 
 Morrissey, Rev. John 
 Moshier, Mrs. W. H. 
 Moody, Mrs. Chas. H. 
 Flanagan. Mrs. A. 
 Moran, Miss J. 
 Moran, Mrs. Thos. A. 
 Mudd, Mrs. F. X. 
 Murphy, Mrs. D. P. 
 Murphy, Mrs. J. G. 
 Murphy, Mrs. R. J. 
 Murphy, Miss Anna M. 
 Murphy, Mrs. J. B. 
 Murphy, Mrs. J. E. 
 Nanney, Mrs. G.A. 
 Nelson, Mrs. W. P. 
 
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 Auxiliary 
 
 OJontumrJi 
 
 Xe\vton, Mrs. R. 
 Newman, Mrs. Dewey 
 Norkett, Mrs. Chas. 
 O'Brien, Mrs. W. V. 
 O'Brien, Miss A. T. 
 O'Connell, Mrs. J. 
 O'Connor, Mrs. C. 
 O'Connor, Mrs. Jas. 
 O'Connor, Mrs. M. 
 O'Gara, Miss Catherine 
 O'Gara, Mrs. Thos. 
 O'Grady, Mrs. J. J. 
 O'Keefe, Mrs. P. J. 
 O'Malley, Mrs. P. 
 O'Neill, Mrs. J.C 
 O'Shea, Mrs. David 
 Ortmann, Mrs. Rudolph 
 Parke, Mrs. Geo. 
 Plamondon, Mrs. C. A. 
 Pratt, Mrs. F. B. 
 Prindiville, Mrs. John 
 Powers, Mrs. Anna 
 Quigley, Most Rev. J. E. 
 Quigley, Mrs. Mary 
 Quinn, Mrs. Geo. 
 Railton, Mrs. B.A. 
 Rappal, Mrs. L. L. 
 Reed, Mrs. Lawrence J. 
 Reedy, Mrs. Thomas J. 
 Rend, Mrs. W. P. 
 Rice, Mrs. M. H. 
 Rigney, Mrs. Mary 
 Robinson, Mrs. John C. 
 Robinson, Mrs. C. A. 
 
 Roche, Miss Susan 
 Roebie, Mrs. W. C. 
 Rourke, Mrs. Emma 
 Rourke, Miss Emma D. 
 Ryan. Mrs. Andrew J. 
 Ryan, Mrs. J. J. 
 Schneider, Mrs. A. 
 Schowalter, Mrs. Geo. E. 
 Scully, Mrs. D. F. 
 Scully, Mr. Thos. F. 
 Sevey, Mrs. Geo. E. 
 Sheridan, Mrs. X. J. 
 Shields, Mrs. Sarah 
 Short, Mrs. C. J. 
 Short. Mr. C. J. 
 Short, Mrs. M.J. 
 Shortall. Mrs. J. G. 
 Shugrue, Mrs. M. F. 
 Smith, Mrs. E. M. 
 Smith, Mrs. J.C. 
 Smith, Mr. J.C. 
 Smith, Miss Margaret 
 Spalding, Mrs. C. F. 
 Stack, Miss Joanna 
 Stack, Mrs. James. 
 Steinbach, Miss L. 
 Stenson, Mrs. James 
 Stehan, Mrs.J. E. 
 Stockton, Mrs. John W. 
 Sullivan, Mrs. D. E. 
 Sullivan, Mrs. M. 
 Sullivan, Mr. Alex 
 Swanson, Mrs. A. J. 
 Sweeney, Mrs. Jas. F. 
 
 134
 
 Auxiliary 
 
 Theurer, Mrs. Joseph 
 Tonahy, Miss N. 
 Turk, Miss Emma 
 Tuthill, Mrs. R. S. 
 Tuttle, Mrs. G. 
 Tuttle, Mrs. R. 
 Twomey, Mrs. W. T. 
 Vizard, Miss Mary B. 
 Vaughn, Miss M. E. 
 Ward, Miss Anna 
 Ward, Mrs. M. E. 
 Washburne, Mrs. Hempstead 
 
 (C0ntuu& 
 
 Watry, Mrs. N. 
 Webb, Mrs. Thos. 
 Welch, Mrs. W. H. 
 Well, Mrs. Thomas 
 Williams, Mrs. G. W. 
 Winslow, Mrs. Chas. S. 
 Wise, Mrs. Louis M. 
 Wise, Mr. Louis M. 
 Wolford, Mrs. Jacob J. 
 Young, Mrs. Fred 
 Zen, Mrs. Wm. 
 
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 l 
 
 O
 
 X. 
 
 nf Qlnnu^nt Qlnrn^r 
 
 "<O|ere sfyall no coil approactj unto tfyee, nor stjall ttje scourge 
 come ntgrf % btoetlmg; for 76 fyattj gioen 715 angels charge 
 ^ ooer tljee, to keep tfyee in all ttyy ways. PS. xc., \Q=\\. 
 
 ,HE day so long desired had dawned. The convent 
 walls were in course of erection and its corner stone 
 awaited the blessing of Mother Church. If the 
 dreary aspect of the out-of-door world may have 
 given cause for anxiety, all misgivings were dis- 
 pelled as the hour for the ceremonies approached by the stead- 
 ily gathering concourse of people within the grounds. De- 
 spite a raw atmosphere and drizzling rain, an escort of fifty of 
 Chicago's notable laity attended His Grace Most Rev. Arch- 
 bishop Quigley, and clergy; also accompanying were the rep- 
 resentative Catholic societies of the city, a great body of men 
 whose presence and dignified bearing proclaimed splendid 
 testimony of their loyal faith. They met at the residence of 
 the Archbishop and accompanied him to the Convent of the 
 Good Shepherd, where, amid impressive ceremonies, assisted 
 by a choir of 100 voices from St. Vincent's Church, the con- 
 vent corner stone was laid on Sunday, October 25th, 1908. 
 
 Rev. Father J. L. O'Reagan, C. M., was the first to address 
 this assembly of some 8,000 people, who, sheltered beneath 
 umbrellas and oblivious of discomfort, listened to his earnest 
 appeal in behalf of Christ's erring souls. A most eloquent 
 tribute was tendered the Sisters by Hon. Judge Tuthill, al- 
 ways an ardent supporter of their cause, and in view of his 
 
 139
 
 judicial position, well equipped to speak intelligently upon the 
 subject. His continued interest in the success of the institu- 
 tion and appreciation of the results achieved by the Sisters of 
 the Good Shepherd reveal a broad-minded charity, as he is not 
 a member of the Catholic faith. The following, which is 
 quoted from the Chicago Examiner of October 26th, contains 
 the gist of his remarks upon this occasion, and is a testimonial 
 worthy of preservation : 
 
 "Judge Tuthill spoke feelingly of the good that the Sisters 
 of the Good Shepherd have been quietly doing for years. He 
 declared that these Sisters worked without blare of trumpets, 
 that they gave up their families and society, sacrificed their 
 fortunes in many instances and gave their lives entirely to 
 work among the wayward women and girls. 
 
 " 'I have known of the unselfish, loving work of these Sisters 
 of the Good Shepherd for thirty-five years,' said Judge Tut- 
 hill. Tn the last ten years I have known much of their work 
 because, in my judicial capacity, I have had to send many a 
 wayward soul here, which these religious women have re- 
 claimed. They have saved to society many precious lives and 
 have transformed thousands of wayward girls into noble, re- 
 ligious women. 
 
 " 'No one occupies a higher, prouder position, no, not even 
 the President of this great and glorious country, than the wom- 
 an who makes a home. These Sisters are making women 
 who will make homes out of some material which less Chris- 
 tian and less devoted souls would shrink from handling. It 
 is the duty of every Christian to help, and may God speed 
 this inspired work.' ' 
 
 There were other speakers who attested their admiration 
 and bespoke the earnest hope that the work might secure the 
 assistance necessary to its maintenance and welfare, among 
 them Hon. Judge E. O. Brown and Win. J. Onahan. 
 
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 n
 
 XI. 
 
 ttljttt 
 
 " (Ebon sb.alt sprinkle me roitb hyssop anb3 stjall 
 be deanseb; tliou sb,alt trash, me anb 3 srjall be 
 mabe trbjter tfyan snonx" PS. I., 9. 
 
 HE idea which many of us entertain concerning the 
 life of the inmates of the House of the Good Shep- 
 herd is possibly one of gloom and sorrow, a house- 
 hold devoid of joy or hope, and without seeking 
 further enlightenment we dismiss its contemplation 
 with a shudder. But come, let us enter beyond the door which 
 the white-robed Sister has unlocked, and our footsteps shall 
 be led through a fair pasture wherein souls dwell seeking the 
 path of salvation. So calm is the atmosphere that we may 
 imagine we have reached the brink of Bethsaida, the sheep 
 pool of old, which, at the bidding of God's angel, poured forth 
 the waters of healing. 
 
 \\ V enter first a sunny and peaceful corridor at one end 
 of which is an oratory, and growing plants ranged about be- 
 queath a cheerful aspect; upon the white walls messages of 
 God's love and goodness speak comfort. To the left is the 
 large, bright class room of the Juvenile Department, occupied 
 by groups of industrious girls busily engaged at needlework. 
 At the time of our visit they are perhaps embroidering insignia 
 of various sorts used by different colleges, schools or large 
 business houses, and which is sent to the Institution by firms 
 engaged in its manufacture. The girls here represent prac- 
 tically all ages and have been placed in some instances by 
 their parents, or are committed by the Courts, either because 
 
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 they have not the proper guardians or through the fact that 
 their home surroundings and associations endanger their 
 morals. Parents place their daughters with the Sisters when 
 they have become too unruly for home management and the 
 realization is forced upon them that the first steps downward 
 are being taken. But the girls are not of the depraved order, 
 and when permitted to remain in the Institution for any rea- 
 sonable length of time their progress is most encouraging, in 
 time returning to the world fulfilling a sphere of usefulness 
 and leading a Christian life. The program of the day con- 
 stitutes a portion devoted to sewing or embroidery, accord- 
 ing to the particular accomplishment of the pupil ; at noon, 
 dinner and recess, an hour and a half; the afternoon devoted to 
 study. They are a bright and happy group of young folks 
 whom a word of commendation will delight. 
 
 Ushered into an adjoining room the whirring of numerous 
 machines operated by electricity greets us, and here we find 
 another group of this same department comprised of the girls 
 who have advanced sufficiently to work upon garments 
 skirts, waists, wrappers, etc., according to skill. The material 
 is sent to the Institution by various manufacturers in the city, 
 and it is accepted gratefully, not at all because it represents 
 any pecuniary value to the Sisters, which unfortunately it does 
 not, but because of the means it affords to inculcate the virtue 
 of industry, the first and most important, the keynote which 
 brings harmony to the whole. Coming to the Sisters un- 
 taught, of idle habit, it is no slight task to overcome the indo- 
 lent spirit, although when once convinced that there is no 
 alternative they finally make the best of it. Then, too, they 
 grow to dearly love the Sisters, from whom, perhaps, they 
 have received their first kindness. If the poor children were 
 
 146
 
 in the world striving to earn a living upon the miserable sum 
 which they earn here, or have the ability to earn anywhere, 
 their lot would indeed be a far cry from the sweet and simple 
 home comforts, the kind and watchful care and practical educa- 
 tion bestowed upon them by the Sisters of the Good Shep- 
 herd. Or where in sickness they would be wisely and lov- 
 ingly tended. One great difficulty which interferes with the 
 completeness of their task is the fact that there is no rigid 
 law which compels the girls to remain in the Institution for 
 a period of time which the Sisters would find sufficient to 
 bring about good results. If the court commits a girl for a 
 certain period, after a few weeks the parents are constantly 
 seeking her release, besieging the Sisters, tormenting the 
 magistrate, and urging the girl to return home ; not often, in- 
 deed, moved by motives of parental affection, but in many 
 cases actuated by the desire for the meagre wage which the 
 child may earn. Suspicion and discontent are thus engen- 
 dered, and the girl returns to the class room in a sullen mood, 
 remaining thus until her release is effected, when she resumes 
 once more her former habits, and perhaps in time enters the 
 ranks of the depraved, all of which might have been pre- 
 vented by a year's residence with the Sisters of the Good 
 Shepherd. This period, indeed, seems all too short a time 
 in which to sow the seeds of virtue and industry in gardens 
 so choked with weeds. A little time is certainly necessary to 
 win them from love of excitement and the garish life of the 
 street to which they have been accustomed, and it is not sur- 
 prising that the contrast of quiet convent days does not im- 
 mediately induce a contented spirit, to say nothing of grat- 
 itude, the latter being the last attribute which their guardians 
 
 149
 
 discover, though in time this, too, is won, an example of 
 unfailing patience and faithful kindness having its effect. 
 
 At the end of the hall another door is unlocked and we 
 enter the Reformatory. Within is maintained the same ideal 
 surrounding; a large and airy class room, furnished with 
 books, pictures, the piano, and always the little oratory. The 
 girls of this section are employed in the laundry and at kin- 
 dred tasks ; part of their time is devoted to the sewing ma- 
 chine. As in the Juvenile department, they are instructed in 
 the fundamental principles of the English language and 
 studies contained in the primary curriculum, their education 
 in a majority of instances having been totally neglected. A 
 classification according to age is, of course, not possible. She 
 who seeks shelter requires no other credential save a repentant 
 heart. Her own name is recorded in secret and another be- 
 stowed Upon her by which she is known while in the Insti- 
 tution. It matters not her creed nor her country. Her former 
 life may be laid aside as a garment worn. Each division is 
 equipped with its separate class room, dining room, kitchen, 
 playground and dormitory, conducted separately, the tasks 
 attendant upon their care being assigned to girls respectively 
 of each department. 
 
 Under the direction of the Sisters in charge, the machin- 
 ery of the laundry is operated by the girls. All is manipulated 
 with ease and expedition, the equipment consisting of every 
 modern aid necessary for systematic handling of the work. In 
 the ironing room each one works at a separate stand, and no 
 one is idle. The Sisters tell us that those girls who have re- 
 mained with them for any length of time chafe under a slack 
 condition of work and pray fervently for its increase. The 
 
 ISO
 
 Uicut nf Hauaturij 
 
 Hurmitiinj 
 
 Juucutb 
 
 Ditrmtlnry
 
 desire of those in charge is to keep them as busy and con- 
 tented as possible, and industrious activity is necessary in 
 order that they may have little or no time for unhappy ret- 
 rospection. In each case they are employed upon the task 
 for which they display the greatest aptitude. 
 
 The kitchen is also equipped with modern devices which 
 reduce the labor of preparing food for so large a family. The 
 spotlessly clean and pleasant dining rooms are at present 
 crowded and the white dormitories are also beset by the same 
 difficulty. The fact that this building contains, in addition to 
 the forty Sisters, some 500 inmates with more arriving, will 
 convince us that the convent building has certainly not been 
 completed a day too soon, as this crowded condition is detri- 
 mental to the best results desired. 
 
 Few up-to-date convent boarding schools contain brighter 
 class rooms, sunnier corridors or dormitories. Most certainly 
 none could be equipped with better sanitary conditions. The 
 environment bestows health of mind and body and is the very 
 breath of peace and simple comfort. The high walls deny a 
 curious world and the stricken soul may walk unmolested 
 through green lawns and garden paths. The tortured heart 
 has found "Sanctuary!" 
 
 It may occur to some of us that the most discouraging 
 phase arises from the relapse into evil ways after periods of 
 reform. We cannot quite trust the conversion. Not so, how- 
 ever, with the Sisters of the Good Shepherd. They will re- 
 late to you numerous incidents of girls who have been sent 
 to them unwillingly; who left them again and yet again, re- 
 turning in time of their own volition, seeking regeneration, 
 and eventually succeeding in overcoming all temptation and 
 
 153
 
 winning the gift of final perseverance. If we pause to con- 
 sider the magnitude of such a victory, of the struggle through 
 which the soul has passed, humility will be our portion, and 
 pondering the lesson that the just man's fall is counted seventy 
 times seven in the day, we may grant patience to the sinner. 
 
 There are days of Heavenly rejoicing in the convent when 
 the purifying waters of baptism are poured upon those who 
 have worked and prayed for this gift (for it is not granted 
 easily), and again when the ransomed souls kneel to receive 
 the body and blood of their Saviour. The Sisters treasure in- 
 stances of conversion which seem nothing short of miraculous, 
 living testimony of God's power and goodness. "To watch 
 the working of God's grace within these poor souls," said one 
 of the Sisters, "is wonderful !" Her ardor is appreciated if 
 one is privileged to view the "Children" congregated in the 
 convent chapel before the Blessed Sacrament on the day of 
 their Baptism or First Communion. Upon the countenance 
 of each purity, peace, and holy resolve are written. Renewed 
 in Christ they return to their companions as an encouraging 
 example and a sweet compensation to their guardians. 
 
 The present statistics of the Institution record a harvest 
 of more than 18,000 souls committed to its care within the 
 last fifty years. 
 
 The splendid progress of the new habitation at Grace 
 Street, the hopeful outlook and host of friends, are due in the 
 greater measure to the able generalship and superhuman en- 
 deavor of Mother Mary of Loretta Grace, the present dearly 
 loved Superior. The Chapel and Magdalen Wing are lacking 
 to complete an imposing architectural harmony, to say noth- 
 ing of the actual need for these buildings which will shortly 
 occur. Let us hope generous-hearted friends will do all in 
 
 154
 
 their power to hasten the completion of the structures which 
 are necessary for the welfare of the Institution. 
 
 For ourselves, whom God has chosen to work His will in 
 a different sphere, let us as women contribute our share, mani- 
 festing our admiration for a noble work, for those splendid 
 daughters of Christ, the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, a 
 crown of honor to our sex, who are consecrated so especially 
 to carry forth His designs. It is indeed a most rare vocation 
 which calls the fairest blossoms of purity, bidding them seek 
 amid spiritual disease the prisoner of sin, nursing her back to 
 health. Well for us if our charity shall earn the grateful plea 
 of a pure advocate, or the beseeching prayer of the Magdalen 
 whose contrite heart and purged soul finds in our Lord so 
 ready a listener, so dear a friend. If we have aided in the 
 cure of souls grown glorious in His sight, may we not hope 
 to find in the hour of judgment our own failures written in 
 the sand, even though so much has been given to us that much 
 may justly be expected. 
 
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 (^rom tfye Spanish of Bartolome eonarbo be Qrgcnsola.*) 
 
 Blessed, yet sinful one, and broken-hearted ! 
 
 The crowd are pointing at her so forlorn, 
 
 In wonder and in scorn ! 
 Thou weepest days of innocence departed ! 
 
 Thou weepest, and thy tears have power to move 
 
 The Lord to pity and love. 
 
 The greatest of thy follies is forgiven, 
 
 Even for the least of all the tears that shine 
 
 On that pale cheek of thine. 
 Thou didst kneel down, to Him who came from Heaven, 
 
 Evil and ignorant, and thou shalt rise 
 
 Holy, and pure, and wise. 
 
 It is not much that to the fragrant blossom 
 
 The ragged brier should change, the bitter fir 
 
 Distil Arabian myrrh; 
 Nor that, upon the wintry desert's bosom, 
 
 The harvest should rise plenteous, and the swain 
 
 Bear home the abundant grain. 
 
 But come and see the bleak and barren mountains, 
 
 Thick to their tops with roses ; come and see 
 
 Leaves on the dry, dead tree ! 
 The perished plant, set out by living fountains 
 
 Grows fruitful, and its beauteous branches rise 
 
 Forever toward the skies. 
 
 *Collection of William Cullen Brvant. 
 
 158
 
 3(n 
 
 " Say tfys boby anynjfyere; be not concerneb 
 about tljat. (El^is only 3 request tfyat you 
 remember me at tfye altar of tl|e ori), 
 n)l]eresoeper you may be."
 
 fln flDemoriam 
 
 Baggott, Edward 
 Beebe, Thomas H. 
 Bowen, Chancy H. 
 Boomer, Mr. 
 Bouton, N. T. 
 Bradley, C. D.. M. D. 
 Brenan, Hon. Thomas 
 Burke. James H. 
 Cashion, John 
 Cavanagh, Patrick 
 Caulfield, B. G. 
 Corkery, Daniel 
 Condon, W. H. 
 Corwith, Mr. 
 Corrigan, Mrs. Mary 
 Clark, J. V. 
 Crane, Albert 
 Dalton, Joh. E. 
 Dennehy, C. 
 Derrickson, R. P. 
 
 Dore, E. F. 
 Dunne, Edward 
 Dunne, James 
 Fairbanks, N. K. 
 Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Marg. 
 Farwell, C. B. 
 Farwell, J. V. 
 Gahan, Thomas 
 Goggin, James 
 Gormully. R. P. 
 Hallowed, Mrs. John 
 Hayden, Edward 
 Headen, Mr. Frank 
 Henrotin, F., M. D. 
 Hooley, R. 
 Hoyne, Philip A. 
 Jackson, Mrs. E. 
 Keeley, Michael 
 Kiolbassa, Peter 
 Larkin, Mrs. M. A. 
 
 160
 
 fln flfeemoriam 
 
 Lehman, C. J. 
 Lynch, Thomas 
 Moran, Hon. Thomas A. 
 Moran, Mrs. Josephine 
 Mulveil, Mrs. Mary 
 Murphy, John 
 McAuley, Michael 
 McAuley, Mrs. Michael 
 McDonald, P., M. D. 
 McDonnell, Miss H. 
 McHugh, P. 
 McLaughlin, W. F. 
 McMannon, Miss Bridget 
 McMullen, Mrs. James 
 McMullen, James 
 Neu, Bernard 
 O'Brien, Wm. 
 Onahan, Mrs. W. J. 
 O'Hara, Daniel 
 O'Hara, Mrs. Daniel 
 O'Neill, Mrs. Ann 
 
 O'Reilly, Eugene 
 O'Reilly, Mrs. Eugene 
 Quan, W. J. 
 Reid, John 
 Riordan, Mathew 
 Scullin, Mrs. John 
 Senn, Nicholas, M. D. 
 Sherwin, Joseph 
 Sheppers, D. Q., M. D. 
 Shields, Michael 
 Scammon, Henry 
 Smith, Mrs. Ann 
 Smith, Gen. G. W. 
 Smith, Peter 
 Starr, Miss Eliza Allen 
 Stack, John 
 Stenson, James 
 Sullivan, J. B. 
 Weiner, William, M. D. 
 Young, Otto 
 
 161
 
 1859 
 
 1909 
 
 A 
 
 Inscribed by Ihe 
 
 in i nicaqo 
 
 I'hjeir
 
 "Anfc 31 urill 01 U? tlje? Jjifctott treasures, 
 attfo 1(|? nmre abJt rtcl|r0 0f B^rr^t plare a, 
 tljal tl|nw rnagfat kttaiu 3( am tl| 
 tuljo rail th?? bg ti|g nam?." 3Ia. xlu.
 
 Icupfartora 
 
 Aden, B. 
 Agnew, John 
 Agnew, John B. 
 Agnew, P. J. 
 Allen. B. 
 Alt, G. H., M. D. 
 Amberg, William A. 
 Angelberg, Michael 
 Anguish, B.D. 
 Armstrong, H. J. 
 Baggott. Edward 
 Ball, F. L. 
 Barrett, Joseph 
 Barrett, Professor 
 Beck, J. G., M. D. 
 Beebe, Thomas 
 Beidler, G. 
 Beuller, Mrs. E. L. 
 Bennett. Miss N. 
 Bergmeyer, Mrs. M. 
 Berkly, Mrs. M. 
 Biggar, Wm. J. 
 Black, J. 
 
 Black, Hon. John C. 
 Blatz, Val. 
 Blish, Mrs. George 
 Boomer, Mr. 
 Booth, John 
 Bouton, N. S. 
 Bowen, Chancy 
 Boyle, Thomas 
 Bradley, C. D., M. D. 
 
 Brand, M. 
 Bremner, D. T. 
 Bremner, Mr. R. J. 
 Breen, J. 
 Breyer, Chas. C. 
 Brosseau, Z. P. 
 Brower, Daniel R., M. D 
 Brown, Hon. E. O. 
 Buehrle, C. F. 
 Burke, Alex 
 Burke, Frank 
 Burke, James H. 
 Burke, Miss Nora 
 Burke, Robert Emmet 
 Burke, T. J. 
 Burns, John 
 Burns, Jno. E. 
 Burns, Miss M. E. 
 Busse, Hon. Fred A. 
 Cannan, Mrs. D. 
 Cannon, Thomas 1 1. 
 Carey, E. F. 
 Carr, C. 
 Carroll, D. M. 
 Cashion, John 
 Caulfield, B. G. 
 Cavanagh, John 
 Caverly, J. R. 
 Clifford, John 
 Clark, J. V. 
 Clark, H. B. 
 
 163
 
 Clark, J. M. 
 Clarke, H. V. 
 Clarke, Mrs. 
 Cohen, John 
 Coleman, F. D. 
 Condon, W. H. 
 Connors, M. 
 Conway, S. 
 Conway, R. F. 
 Cooke, Geo. J. 
 Cooper, Jno. S. 
 Cooper, John 
 Cooper, R. S. 
 Cooper, Robert W. 
 Copeland, C. C. 
 Corcoran, F. E. 
 Cordo, M. F. I. 
 Corkery, Daniel 
 Corwith, Mr. 
 Coughlin, John J. 
 Cox, Mrs. Wm. 
 Crane, W. J. 
 Crane, Albert 
 Crowe, Miss K. 
 Crowe, Thomas, M. D. 
 Cudahy, John 
 Cudahy, Michael 
 Cullerton, C. F. 
 Cullerton, E. F. 
 Culliny, P. 
 Cummings, Andrew 
 Dalton, John E. 
 Davis, John D. 
 Davis, N. S., Jr., M. D. 
 Dawes, C. W. 
 Dean, W. 
 
 Deering, M. 
 Delaney, Thomas F. 
 Dempsey, Miss B. 
 Dennehy, C. 
 Dennehy, Chas. 
 Dennehy, Mrs. Ann 
 Derrickson, R. P. 
 Devine, M. 
 Devine, Wm. 
 Devlin, Chas. J. 
 Dolan, A. N. J., M. D. 
 Domat, Mrs. F. 
 Donohue, M. A. 
 Dore, E. F. 
 Dore, R. M. 
 Dorsey, John 
 Dreiske, Louis F. 
 Duffy, C. N. 
 Edgecomb, Robert T. 
 Edgcomb, R. F. 
 Emmerich, Chas. 
 Erickson, E. O. 
 Fairbanks, N. J. 
 Falvey, John 
 Farley, J. K. 
 Farwell, J. V. 
 Farwell, C.B. 
 Field, Mrs. Marshall, Jr. 
 Finnell, John 
 Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Anna 
 Flynn, Hugh 
 Fortune, Peter 
 Fox, P. 
 
 Fuller, Wesley 
 Gahan, Thomas 
 
 164
 
 Gahan, Mrs. Thomas 
 Gallery, J. J. 
 Gallup, D. G. 
 Garrity, Patrick 
 Giles, James 
 Goggin, James 
 Gormully, P. 
 Gormully, Mrs. Philip 
 Govern, M. 
 Grace, Miss Imeldo 
 Grady, W. J. 
 Graham, A. H. 
 Grant, Mrs. U. S. 
 Haller, G. 
 Halligan, Frank 
 Hallowed, John 
 Halowed, Mrs. M. 
 Halpin, John D. 
 Hammell, E. 
 Hamberg, Simon 
 Hanacy, J. B. 
 Hand, Peter 
 Hanecy, E. 
 Haney, John B. 
 Hanlon, J. J. 
 Hannah, Mrs. A. D. 
 Harahan, W. J. 
 Hardy, F. A. 
 Hardy, F. E. 
 Harnisch, Francis, M. D. 
 Hayden, Frank 
 Hayes, D. H. 
 Headen, Frank 
 Heeney, John B. 
 Heffernan, P. H. 
 Henney, John B. 
 
 Henrotin, Fernand, M. D. 
 
 Hereley, Mrs. M. B. 
 
 Higgins, J. F. 
 
 Hines, Edward 
 
 Hock, Joseph 
 
 Hogan, T.A., M. D. 
 
 Holbrook, B. 
 
 Hooley, R. 
 
 Hooley, Mrs. R. 
 
 Howe, W. 
 
 Hoyne, Philip 
 
 Hughes, John 
 
 Humphrey, John 
 
 Hutchinson, Chas. L. 
 
 Hurley, T. D. 
 
 Hyde, James N., M. D. 
 
 Hyllested, M. 
 
 Ishani, M. 
 
 Johnson, A. L. 
 
 Keith, Edson 
 
 Keefe, Thos. H. 
 
 Keefe, Miss M. A. 
 
 Keeley, Michael 
 
 Kelly, James 
 
 Kelly, J.J. 
 
 Kelley, Thomas 
 
 Kenally. M. 
 
 Kenna, Mrs. E. 
 
 Kennedy, Mrs. M. 
 
 Keyes, R. A. 
 
 Kimball, N. W. 
 
 King. J.A. 
 
 Kiolbassa, Peter 
 
 Kirke, Jas. J. 
 
 Kock, Michael 
 
 Kransz, Peter P. 
 
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 Kreer, J. J. 
 Krentzler, E. 
 Kuntz, Peter 
 Lacey, E. 
 Laflin, Geo. 
 Lamb, Miss M. 
 Lantry, Thomas B. 
 Laughlin, Jones 
 Lehman, Mrs. A. 
 Lehman, C. J. 
 Lloyd, W. J. 
 Lloyd, W. G. 
 Loeb, William 
 Loftus, P. 
 Lowden, F. O. 
 Lucas, J. 
 Lynch, Thomas 
 Lynch, J. A. 
 Lynch, James 
 Lynch, J. D. 
 Lydon, Wm. A. 
 Lyons, Jas. 
 Mack, J. W. 
 Mackin, J. 
 Mackin, John 
 Maher, James 
 Mahoney, G. W., M. D. 
 Mair, Chas. A. 
 Malloy, Jno. 
 Marshall, Geo. 
 Marshall, Geo. E. 
 Maueribo, D. 
 Mayer, Oscar 
 McAuley, Frank 
 McBean, M. 
 McCasselly, Sidney 
 
 McConnell, James 
 McDonald, M. 
 McDonnell, V. D. 
 McDonnell, Miss H. 
 McEvoy, Joseph 
 McEwen, W. M. 
 McGivern, T. F. 
 McGovern, M. 
 McGovern, M. H. 
 McGuire, Mrs. John 
 McGuire, Miss Antoinette 
 McHugh, P. 
 McKenna, Phillip 1. 
 McKinley, M. L. 
 McLoughlin, W. F. 
 McMaster, John A. 
 McMaster, John A. 
 McNally, T. 
 McNamee, Mrs. M. 
 McVeagh, Franklin 
 Meehan, Mrs. D. 
 Meehan, M. 
 Miller, Mrs. Roswell 
 Montgomery, F. M. 
 Morgan, Leslie 
 Moxley, Wm. J. 
 Mudd, F. X. 
 Murphy, J. B., M. D. 
 Murphy, D. J. 
 Murray, Owen 
 Naughton, M. 
 Ogden, Wm. B. 
 Onahan, Hon. W. J. 
 Ostrowski, Theodore 
 O'Brien, D. 
 O'Brien, J. H. 
 
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 O'Brien, Miss M. 
 O'Connell, T. 
 O'Connor, Miss A. 
 O'Connor, Mrs. 
 O'Donnell. P. H. 
 O'Keefe, P. J. 
 O'Kccfe. Mrs. P. J. 
 O'Leary. J. 
 O'Leary, Mrs. Jas. 
 O'Malley, P. 
 O'M alley, Thomas 
 O'Neill, John, M. D. 
 O'Neill, F. 
 O'Reilly, Eugene. 
 Patten, James A. 
 Palmer, Potter 
 Peabody, J. 
 Peabody, J. B. 
 Peats, Alfred 
 Pierce, Mrs. H. 
 Piper, H. 
 Plamondon, A. 
 Plamondon, Mrs. A. 
 Plamondon, Charles 
 Powers. John 
 Powers, Harry J. 
 Prindiville, Thomas W. 
 Prindiville, J. K. 
 Quan, W. J. 
 Quilty. John 
 Ratty, N. F. 
 Reed. Louis 
 Reedy, J. W. 
 Rend. W. P. 
 Revell, Alexander H. 
 Reynolds, J. J. 
 
 Ringley, Fred J. 
 Ritchie, W. C. 
 Robinson, H. P. 
 Roche, Mrs. R. 
 Roche, R. 
 Rosene, E. A. 
 Ruckheim, Miss L. 
 Ruddy, Watson 
 Russell, Wm. 
 Ryan, D. W. 
 Ryan, Frank 
 Ryan, John M. 
 Ryan, A. J. 
 Ryan, T. 
 Ryan, T. J. 
 Ryan, M. F. 
 Ryan, T. E. 
 Ryan, J. J. 
 Ryan, William 
 Rycroft, H. t. 
 Rycroft, Mrs. H. E. 
 Ryerson, James 
 Ryerson; Joseph T. 
 Ryerson, Martin 
 Scammon, Henry 
 Scanlan, Daniel 
 Scharf, Miss M. 
 Schlitz, Joseph 
 Schlitz, James 
 Schneider, Adam 
 Schoeffer, P. 
 Schowalter, Mrs. 
 Schreiber, G. L., M. D. 
 Scullin, John 
 Scullin, Mrs. John 
 Scully, D. B. 
 
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 Secord, Mrs. I. L. 
 Seng, V. J. 
 
 Senn, Nicholas, M. D. 
 Sexton, John 
 Shaeffer, Mr. M. 
 Shanahan, D. S. 
 Shears, Mrs. Geo. 
 Shields, M. 
 Shufeldt, H. H. 
 Smith, Byron L. 
 Smith, Orson 
 Smith, E. M., M. D. 
 Smith, Peter 
 Smith, John 
 Smith, Mrs. J. G. 
 Smulski, John A. 
 Smyth, Mrs. J. 
 Smyth, John M. 
 Southwell, H. E. 
 Specker, J. B. 
 Stanton, W. 
 Starr, Miss Eliza Allen 
 St. Clair, Mrs. M. 
 Stenson, James 
 Stevens, Percy 
 Stuart, D. A. 
 Sullivan, J. B. 
 Sullivan, Wm. J. 
 Sullivan, Michael 
 Sullivan, Mrs. M. 
 Sullivan, Mrs. D. E. 
 
 &. Sullivan, D. E. 
 
 Sullivan, Mrs. P. W. 
 
 Supeen, Wm. F. 
 
 Sweeney, Denis 
 
 Taylor, Prof. Thomas 
 
 Taylor, Mrs. M. A. 
 
 Tewes, Mr. H. 
 
 Thompson, Joseph K. 
 
 Thompson, Mr. J. J. 
 
 Tilden, Wm. 
 
 Tilley, Robert, M. D. 
 
 Toley, Mrs. M. 
 
 Toomey, M. 
 
 Tosetti, Ernst 
 
 Tuthill, Hon. R. S. 
 & Wade, Festus J. 
 
 Wade, James F. 
 
 Wade, J. J. 
 
 Walsh, John R. 
 
 Walsh. M. G. 
 
 Walsh, Vincent J. 
 
 Ward, Mrs. S. 
 
 Weaver, H. E 
 
 West, Roy O. 
 
 Williams, Ralph 
 
 Woerner, I. 
 
 Wolff, J. 
 
 Worthington, Henry 
 
 Yerkes, Chas. T. 
 
 Young, Miss Ella 
 
 Young, O. 
 
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 Abendpost, The 
 Acme Cracker Co. 
 Alexian Brothers 
 Aldrich Bakery 
 Allegretti Co., B. 
 Allen Co., B. 
 American Tobacco Co. 
 Anguish Co., D. B. 
 Armour & Co. 
 Ascher & Co., Theo. 
 Atlas Lead Co. 
 Baggott Co., E. 
 Barnett Bros. 
 Barnston Tea Company. 
 Barrett & Barrett 
 Bartholomew & Leight Co. 
 Batcheller & Co., Geo. 
 Baum Co., C. F. 
 Bear Bros. 
 Becker, Mayer & Co. 
 Reed & Sherwin 
 Benziger Bros. 
 Booth & Co., A. 
 Borsch & Co. 
 Bowman Dairy Co. 
 Bradner Smith Co. 
 Breen & Kennedy 
 Bremner Bros. 
 Bremner Bakery Co. 
 Bunge Pickle Co. 
 Bunge Co., Wm. H. 
 Burlev & Co. 
 Burley & Tyrrell 
 Butler Paper Co., J. W. 
 Cable Company, The 
 Callahan & Co., A. P. 
 
 Cameron, Amberg & Co. 
 
 Carroll & Lancaster Co. 
 
 Carroll's Sons, John 
 
 Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co. 
 
 Carter & Howe 
 
 Case & Martin 
 
 Casper Hohn Co. 
 
 Cavanagh & Co. 
 
 Central Bedding Co. 
 
 Century Soap Co. 
 
 Citizens Brewing Co. 
 
 Champion Chemical Works 
 
 Chandler & Co. 
 
 Chicago Aid and Relief Fund 
 
 Trudell, Mr. (Chairman above 
 
 society) 
 
 Chicago Biscuit Co. 
 Chicago Crushed Stone Co. 
 Chicago Edison Co. 
 Chicago Lead Co. 
 Chicago Mercantile Co. 
 Chicago Pie Co. 
 Chicago Straw Works. 
 Collens & Wiese 
 Comerford Co., F. D. 
 Commercial National Bank 
 Consolidated Bottling Works 
 Consolidated Fire Works Co. 
 Conway Co., R. F. 
 Cooke Co., George A. 
 Corbin, May & Co. 
 Crane Bros. 
 Cremin & O'Connor 
 Cupples Co., Samuel 
 Danchy Iron Works 
 Davis Co., John 
 
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 Davis Construction Co. 
 
 Dawson Co., Martin. ^ 
 
 Dee Co., Wm. E. 
 
 Deering, Hamill & Co. 
 
 Delaney & Murphy 
 
 Diener & Co., T. L. 
 
 Dodge & Co., H. L. 
 
 Dr. E. L. Graves Tooth Powder Co. 
 
 Driebus, Heim Co. 
 
 Drieska & Co., L. F. 
 
 Durand & Kasper Co. 
 
 Durnbury & Click 
 
 Eaton & Prince Co. 
 
 Eichengreen & Co. 
 
 Emerich Co., Chas. 
 
 Fairbanks Soap Co., N. K. 
 
 Fairbanks. Morse Co. 
 
 Farley Candy Co. 
 
 Field, Marshall & Co. 
 
 First National Bank 
 
 Fleischer Paper Box Co. 
 
 Fortune Bros. 
 
 Frazier Axle Grease Co. 
 
 Fuller & Fuller 
 
 Gage, Downs Co. 
 
 Gale & Blocki 
 
 Gallagher Bros. 
 
 Garden City Paving & Post Co. 
 
 Click & Corna 
 
 Goodwillie & Co. 
 
 Gormuly & Jeffery 
 
 Gould & Co., L. 
 
 Cradle, Stroltz & Co. 
 
 Granger, Farwell & Co. 
 
 Great Lakes Dredging & Docks Co. 4! ^ 
 
 Hammond Co., G. W. 
 
 Hamilton Club 
 Haney Co., J. B. 
 Hayes Bros. 
 Headstrom & Co., E. 
 Heath & Milligan 
 Heinz Co., H. J. 
 Heissler & Junge Co. 
 Hennessy, Evans & Co. 
 Herrick Bros. 
 Herrick Co.,W. P. 
 Holman Soap Co. 
 Home Bakery 
 Homeyer Co., H. 
 Hoyne Bros. 
 Illinois Bottling Co. 
 Interior Woodwork Co. 
 Interior Woodmaking Co. 
 International Bakery 
 International Salt Co. 
 Irwin Bros. 
 Jenkins & Reynolds 
 Jones, Laughlin Co. 
 John R. Walsh. 
 Karpen & Bros., S. 
 Kavanaugh Bros. 
 Keeley Bros. 
 Keeley & Company 
 Kelly Coal Co., J. J. 
 Kennedy Biscuit Co. 
 Kerfoot Co., W. W. 
 Kirk Soap Co., James S. 
 Knittel & Co., K. 
 Koenig Medicine Co. 
 Kohnstamm Co., H. 
 Lane Pyrotechnic Co. 
 Lavezzorio Co., J. B. 
 
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 Libby, McNeill & Libbv 
 
 Liquozone Co. 
 
 Live Poultry Transportation Co. 
 
 Loeser & Co., John 
 
 Lusky, White & Coolidge. 
 
 Lyon & Healy 
 
 Mandel Bros. 
 
 Manhattan Brewing Co. 
 
 Mann, John W. 
 
 Marshall, Jackson Co. 
 
 Martin Dawson Co. 
 
 Mason, Lewis Co. 
 
 Mayer & Miller Co. 
 
 May wood Nursery 
 
 McClurg, A. C. & Co. 
 
 McEvoy Brewing Co. 
 
 McLaughlin Co., W. F. 
 
 McVeagh Co., Franklin 
 
 Meacham & Wright Co. 
 
 Middendorf Co., Geo. 
 
 Moxley & Co., J. 
 
 Mullen Brewing Co. 
 
 M unger Laundry Co. 
 
 Murphy Bros. 
 
 Murphy Varnish Co. 
 
 National Biscuit Co. 
 
 National Lead Co. 
 
 National Malleable Casting Co. 
 
 National Malleable Co. 
 
 Nelson Morris Co. 
 
 New Idea Millinery Co. 
 
 New York Products Co. 
 
 Newman & Sons, I. 
 
 Nixon Spice Co. 
 
 Noel Co., Theo. 
 
 O'Brien Bros. 
 Ogden Gas Co. 
 Pan-American Co. 
 Pan Confection Co. 
 Peterson Nursery 
 Piper Co., H. 
 Pittsburg Plate Glass Co. 
 Plamondon Mfg. Co., A. 
 Porter Nursery 
 Postum Cereal Co. 
 Price Baking Powder Co. 
 Proctor & Gamble Soap Co. 
 Quaker Oats Co. 
 Quan Co., W. J. 
 Randolph Box & Label Co. 
 Rauth Bros. Co. 
 Reber Preserving Co. 
 Reedy Foundry Co. 
 Revell & Co., A. H. 
 Rich Co., H. M. 
 Rich Millinery Co. 
 Richardson Coal Co. 
 Rockwood Bros. 
 Ruckheim & Eckstein 
 Ruet Paper Box Co. 
 Runtz Box Co., Henry 
 Ryan Cooperage Co., W. 
 Ryan, J. J. & Co. 
 Ryan & Hart 
 Schoenhofen Co., Peter. 
 Schuetler & Holtz. 
 Schuettler Co., Peter 
 Schultz Co., Joseph 
 Schultze Box Co. 
 Schultze & Co. 
 Scully Bros. 
 
 171
 
 Scully Syrup Co., D. B. 
 Seigmund Co., Geo. 
 Sexton & Co., John 
 Sharp & Smith. 
 Shaw Pickling Co. 
 Sheridan Bakery Co. 
 Shields Candy Co., M. 
 Siegel Cooper & Co. 
 Singer Sewing Machine Co. 
 Slyder Candy Co. 
 Spielman Bros. 
 Sprague, Warner Co. 
 Standard Oil Co. 
 Star Concrete Co. 
 State Bank of Chicago 
 State National Bank 
 Steele-Wedeles Co. 
 Stein & Co. 
 
 Stein, Ebertshauser & Co. 
 Stenson Co. 
 Sterne & Maley Co. 
 Strauss Bros. 
 Stuart & Co., M. R. 
 Studebaker MIR. Co. 
 
 St. Vincent de Paul Society, 
 Dubuque, Iowa. 
 
 Sour Kraut Candv Co. 
 
 Sullivan Bros., B. 
 
 Sullivan Machine Co. 
 
 Sullivan & Mack Co. 
 
 Swift & Co. 
 
 Tobey Co., The 
 
 Tobey Furniture Co. 
 
 The Hub Company 
 
 Thompson & Taylor 
 
 Troy Laundry Machine Co. 
 
 Truax, Greene Co. 
 
 Union Wire Mattress Co. 
 
 U. S. Brewing Co. 
 
 Wacker & Birk 
 
 Wampole & Co., H. K. 
 
 Weinhober Co., E. 
 
 Welch & Myerth 
 
 Western Plumbing Supply Co. 
 
 Wheeler, Fisher Co. 
 
 Wheeler & Wilson 
 
 Wills, D. & Co. 
 
 Wilson Bros. 
 
 Wolf & Sons,J. 
 
 Wolf, J. Mfg. Co. 
 
 Wolff Manufacturing Co. 
 
 Wyeth Bros. 
 
 Zander, Reum Co. 
 
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