TOE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. FEBRUARY 21, 1909.
CLOSES 50TH YEAR
Bt. Mary's Academy to Ob
serve Anniversary.
HOW SCHOOL WAS FOUNDED
Twelve Sisters of Holy Xamcs
Braved Hardships of Pioneer
Days to Establish Insti
tution In Portland.
In mid-June. 1909. the Slaters of the
Holy Names of Jesus and Mary, the
pioneer Catholic sisterhood of the
Northwest, will celebrate the 50th an
olversary of their arrival in Portland
At the solicitation of Most Rev.F. N
Blanchet. D. .. first archbishop of
Oregon. II sisters of the above-nam
order, from Montreal. Canada, under
took the establishment of a school in
Portland. These 12 sisters were young
talented; soma were of Canadian par
entage, others were of Irish ancestry,
but ail were brave In heart, and while
all were free to accept or reject the
appointment of their superiors to t-.e
distant field of labor on the Pacifi
Coast, no one hesitated. The 12 sis
ters of the Holy Names for Pcc-tland
two sisters of Providence for van
couver, Wash., two sisters of St. Anne
for Victoria, B. C, led by Archbishop
Blanchet, left Montreal September 16
1859. They sailed from New York by
way of the Isthmus of Panama and ar
rived at Portland October 21, 1859.
Before his departure for Montreal
Archbishop Blanchet had purchased
the unfinished house built by Dnr.icl
H. Lownsdale on the southwestern bor
der of the frontier town. The house.
untenanted for some time, aerved as a
refuge for town vagrants. The first
sight of the wretched condition of their
future home would have discouraged
the stoutest heart. Though completely
exhausted from a long sea Journey, the
sisters forgot all desire of physloal
comforts in their efforts to make the
house habitable.
"The large store" of Portland In
1859, whose proprietors were the
Hirsch Bros., furnished the sisters with
their first meager bill of merchandise,
end that on credit, for the monetary
resources of the community did not ex
ceed a few dollars. Their poverty
forced them to be content with the
rude floor for thein bed and carpetbags
for their pillows. The six blankets
purchased (luring the afternoon, in
ome unaccountable manner, responded
to the needs of 13. It was not until
the beginning of December that these
conditions were ameliorated. In later
days these courageous sisters often
told of the keen relish -'lth which they
partook of their humbla fare of dry
bread and of the Joyful spirit mat
reigned among the little band.
The main building of the Lownsdale
House was of two stories, with a wing
17x17 on either side. The wintry rains
came unbidden through the roof and
the cold December winds found an
equally easy access through clefts in
the walls. Archbishop Blanchet. mm
aelf. lived like the poorest of the poor
and could give nothing more acceptable
than his genuine sympathy, and tnis
was never wanting.
On November . 1859, the sisters
opened a school for girls. The first
day showed an enrollment of six pu
pils, of which number three vera of the
Catholic faith, one of the Episcopalian
rreed. and two were of the Jewish.
On November 16, the sisters welcomed
a little orphan girl aged 7 years, their
first boarding pupil. The first piano,
purchased In New York in September.
Journeyed around Cape Horn. In Feb
ruary Its arrival was a heartily wel
comed by the students as by the sis
ters. Piano lessons were at once in
augurated in the school. Lessons in
drawing, painting, and needle-work
were features of the curriculum.
Tho duties of teaching and the care
of a boarding-school would have
seemed a task onerous enough for 12
sisters. Before a year had elapsed,
multiplied duties came. The mission
of the Sister of Charity, then an un
filled one, was supplied by the Sisters
of the Holy Name; almost daily they
were called upon to visit the sick,
sometimes providing them with both
food and clothing. It was not an un
usual occurance for a sister who had
spent her day In the class-room, to
keep vigil throughout the night by tha
bed of suffering. Homeless children
were brought to the school for gratu
itous keeping. The unemployed woman
claimed the protection and assistance
of the nuns. The wretched parent In
whose heart there was but a flicker
ing ray of mother-love, turned her
thoughts to the little convent doorstep
as a place of safety for her rejected
Infant. Every form of suffering hu
manity hoped to find In the Catholic
sisterhood relief, comfort, and protec
tion, and the records of those early
years prove that their trust was not
unrounded.
In December. 1R59, the sisters of St.
Mary's Academy opened a school for
little boys, which existed until 1872.
Many a prominent oltlzen of Portland
today looks hack with a sense of pleas
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days, spent under the protecting care
of the Sisters of the Holy Names. The
little orphan girls. In the early days.
were domiciled with the boarding; pu
pils; among: the latter were daughters
of prominent early pioneer families of
the state. It may have proved a dis
cipline for these refined young: girls
to aid their teachers In caring; for the
homeless girls, but the close sympathy
thus developed between sisters and pu
pils grew Into a loyalty which can nev
er be surpassed among- later genera
tion of students. - "As loyal as pioneer
Btudents," is the Ideal often held up
before Bt. Mary's 20th century glrL -
The hall now standing at the corner
of Fifth and Mill streets was primary
lly built for a boys' orphanage. The
opening- of St. Michael's College In 1872
materially altered the demand for such
an Institution and the orphan g-irls
were subsequently transferred to it.
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gagement of her youngest daughter, Isa
bel Frances, to Milton B. Chiiders, the
marriage to take place Tuesday evening,
February 23, at St. Mark's Church, Nine
teenth and Quimby streets.
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The wedding; of Miss Cecil Gore, of
Vancouver, B. C, to J. A. W. Gar
diner, of Portland, will take place in
Portland, Thursday evening, February
25.
Irving-ton Tennis Clubhouse for danc
ing or social parties. Apply to Mr.
Rowe, Lumbermen's National Bank.
COMIXG EVKXTS.
The Sunday "at home" at the Y. W.
C. A., Seventh and Taylor, offers a full
programme. At 4 o'clock Mrs. II. H. At
kinson, Just returned from Turkey, where
her husband is a physician, will give a
talk on "Experiences in a Strange Land."
Miss Atkinson has the power of bringing
vividly before her hearers the life in
Turkey from a woman's point of view.
At 4 M there will be a musical pro-
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gramme. Among the numbers are a so
prano solo, "Awake My Soul" (Wiegand),
Miss Carrie Seal: contralto solo. "Alone
With God" (Bailey), Mrs. L. Hammond;
duet. Miss Bva Wells and Mrs. Buck
man. The chief address of the afternoon
will be by Rev. Daniel T. Thomas, "Re
ligion in the Home." A social half hour.
when a light supper will be served, will
close the "at home" to which all girls
are invited.
The Columbian Choral Society will give
a programme at the Y. W. C. A. audi
torium "Wednesday evening, March 3, for
the benefit of the T. W C. A. furnishing
fund. The club is composed of the fol
lowing members: Catherine Covach, di
rector; tenors, J. S. Shields, Scott Kent,
James Banuon; sopranos, Catherine
Covach, Eva Wells, Ada Larsen: con
traltos, Rose Frledle, Mrs. J. S. Monte,
Mrs. L. Hammond; bassos. Joseph Tau
scher, Gustav Cramer, Benjamin Winne
Bxan. Mis Mabel Fraley, accompanist.
A reception to the Rev. Henry Rus
sell Talbot, the' new rector of St. David's
Episcopal Church, will be given Tuesday
evening at the residence of Dr. S. EL
Joseph!. An excellent programme has
been arranged, as follows: Vocal solos.
D. B. Mackie, Miss Clara Howell and
Miss Lillian Gardner; violin solo, Miss
Regina Shea; piano solos. Miss Claire
Oakes, Miss Mabel Warren and Miss Gra
ham. An Invitation la extended to the
friends of St. David's.
The U. C. T. Social Club has been or
ganized in the membership of Oregon
Council No. U, United Commercial Trav
elers, and the first of a series of parties
Will be an informal card and dancing
party at Women of Woodcraft Hall,
Tenth and Salmon streets, on Friday
evening. February 26. Any stranger U.
C. T. boys who may be in the city at
that time will be welcome.
The parish of St. David's will hold
a reception to welcome Rev. Henry Russell
Talbot, its new rector, on . Tuesday
evening, at the residence of the senior
warden. Dr. S. E. Josephi, East Twelfth
and East Morrison streets. All those
Interested in St. David's are cordially
invited. The reception wil be under the
management of the women's guild.
.
Tomorrow, from S to B o'clock, the
ladies of the Aid and Missionary Society
of the First Presbyterian church will
give their annual colonial tea at the
residence of Mrs. A. G. Klosterman, 20s
Twenty-fourth street, corner Kearney.
All the ladies of the church and congre
gation axe cordially invited to attend.
Miss Leota Siegner. an elocution
teacher, and her pupils will give a
recital at the Seaman's Friend Insti
tute. Friday evening, February 26. She
will be assisted by the musical depart
ment of the Woman's Club. Ine solo
ists are Mrs. Dhuria, Mrs. Price, Mrs.
Branch and Miss Harwes.
Mr. and Mrs. L. Krause will receive
their friends todajr from Ho t F. U at
their home, 325 Thirteenth street. In honor
of the confirmation of their son, William.
The Sewing Society of the Lincoln-Garfield
Relief Corps will meet with Mrs.
Williams, 290 Sellwood street, Tuesday,
February 23.
Mrs. L. C. Bailey will entertain the
ladies of the Portland Heights Club on
Tuesday afternoon.
SOCIETY PERSONALS.
Mrs. W. F. Osburn, of Eugene, Is vis
iting in the city.
J. A. Higgin8 left on Tuesday for a
month's trip East.
Mrs. C. Lewis Mead is among the many
Portlanders visiting in Southern Califor
nia. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Roberts left on
Wednesday for a tour of Southern Cali
fornia. Mrs. E. J. Oliver, of 157 Tenth street,
now in New York, is expected home
about the flret week In March.
Mrs. H. F. Gibson, of Seattle, spent
several daj-s last week as the guest of
her mother, Mrs. R. P. Earhart.
Mrs. P. B. KInsey left Saturday
night for a visit with her daughter,
Mrs. B. C. Towns, of Burlingame, Cal.
Mrs. George Gerald Root, accompanied
by her father, J. T. Cromwell, and her
little daughters, Geraldine and Edna May,
will leave the latter part of the week to
spend several months In Los Angeles,
Cal.
Alonzo F. Burke, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Burke, who recently underwent a
severe operation, is convalescing rapidly.
Mrs. F. H. Alllston, accompanied by her
sister, Mrs. H. F. Gibson, of Seattle, re
turned Friday from a three-months trip
to Southern California.
Mrs. R. E. Bonduiant, with her daugh
ter, Margaret Pauline, have returned
home after a visit with Mrs. Bondurant's
sister, Mrs. W. F. Osburn.
Air. and Mrs. A. Cotetonage and daugh
ter Mary have left for San Francisco, to
be present at the marriace of their son
Samuel to Miss Sarah Peters, of San
Francisco.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Ellison, with their
little son Earl, have left for San Fran
risco to attend the wedding of Mrs.
Ellison's brother, Samuel Constonage, to
Miss Sarah Peters.
Among the rassengers of the Mon
golia, leaving San Francisco February
16 for Yokohama, was Fred Zimmerman,
of Portland, who will spend the year in
India, Egypt and Europe.
Guests from Portland attending the an
niversary party of Mr. and Mrs. j. T.
Pomeroy. of Salem, were: Mrs. C Cor
nelius, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Cornelius
and Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kirts.
Mr. snd Mrs. Julius Durkheimer and
son Sylvan left last night for an extended
European trip, going via Ban Francisco
and the Gulf States. They will tour
America two. months before- crossing tha
Atlantic.
Miss Celia Chernis, accompanied by her
mother, left Saturday for Corvallis, Or.,
to be gone 10 days. She will attend the
"Prom." given by the Oregon Agricul
tural College, at which her brother Jo
seph is a student.
Miss Helen Watt, of Medford, Or., who
is attending St. Helen's Hall, Is tho
guest of Mrs. It. P. Graham over Mon
day vacation at the Hall. Mr. and Mrs.
Graham recently returned from a month's
sojourn In California.
Thomas E. Armstcad, wife and two
daughters, leave Portland early this week
for Vancouver, where they take passage
on the Canadian Pacific steamship sailing
February 26 for Honolulu. They will bo
away from the city for four months.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Katzky nave
moved to Lents and will be nt home to
their friends at tlielr residence. 129
Thirty-second avenue, corner Marie,
the first Sunday of the month. Mr.
Otto Katzky, of Wadena, Minn., la
their guest.
John Itedondo Sutton, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. N. Sutton, of this city. Is spend
ing a short vacation with his mother in
Washington, D. "'. Mr. Sutton will, on
March 1. enter West Point, having re
ceived his appointment from Senator
Jonathan Bourne.
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