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gation, 105 of which are outside of France. There M. M. Hospital, Rossland, B.C., established in

are about 1830 Sisters in the institute. Their work 1896 and enlarged for the lubilee in 1921: St. Anthon3r's

is educational and charitable. The institute has Wenatchee, Wash., established in 1916, and a new

hospitals, schools, homes for the aged, orphan asylums building accommodating 60 patients erected in 1921.

and one refuge for lepers. The schools are parochial. The hospitals in Greenwooa, B.C., and in Sewazd,

hiffh schools, academies for youn^ ladies, training Alaska (founded 1915), were closed in 1918 owinc to

schools for nurses. In France, smce the persecu- war conditions. The Domestic Science School

tions, a large number of sewing-classes have been Jersey City, was closed as the site was needed for

opened for young girls, also sanitariums for the pre- buildmg for aiiother purpose. The school for the

vention of tuberculosis, for war-orphans, or otherwise Blind at Jersey City, purchased in 1909, was added

afflicted persons. In the American province alone, to in 1915, and now has accommodations for 200.

there are about 11,703 patients cared for yearly. At Englewood in 1912 accommodation was provided

There are about 3345 pupils attending the parochial for orphan bovs who were removed from York St.,

schools,' about 1700 in the Sunday-scnool classes. Jersey City; the orphan girls remained at York St.

As the rule has been revised at Rome to meet the An office was erected for the "Orphan's Messenger"

requirements of a generalate in 1874 and to obtain in 1912, where boys are taught printing and girls

papal approbation, few changes had to be made to office work. In 1916 Mrs. Barbara Givemaud

meet the requirements of the new Canon Law. donated her estate at Homestead, N. J., to be used as

The term of office for local superiors, however, has an orphanage for boys and girls between the ages of

been limited to three years and, exceptionally, to two and seven years: the Givemaud Orphanage ac-

six years. commodates 115. In 1917 Mr. and Mrs. T. J.

SUlersjaf St, Joseph of St, Fattier (cf. C. E., VIII — Maloney donated their estate at Waldwick, N. J.,

516d). — ^This congregation, with mother-house at to the Sisters; the farm at St. Joseph's Villa is cul-

St. Vallier, France, has a provincial house, novitiate, tivated for the benefit of the orphans and in 1920 a

and boardmg school in Quebec, and 7 other founda- school was opened on the estate. But later on St.

tions in Canada, all of which are model and element- Luke's parochial school was opened on church grounds

ary schools and 3 of which are boarding schools as with an attendance of 138. In the same year St.

well. Joseph's High School at Nelson, B. C, was erected.

LriTLB Daughters of St. Joseph (cf. C. E., In 1921 a school was opened in Vancouver, B. C.

VIII — 517a). — ^The community now has two houses A new convent in Nottmeham, England, was pur-

in Montreal, the original foundation at 45 rue Notre chased in 1910, and a club house for working girls was

Dame de Lourdes and the new mother-house at 989 erected in Nottingham in 1912. A new convent was

rue Sherbrooke Ouest, erected in 1911. There are purchased in London, England, in 1921. 109 professed Sisters, 13 novices, and 4 postulants. The total number of members in the commimity

The superior general is Sister Marie-Philom^ne. is 222, and there are 21 foundations. There are

Polish Franciscan Sisters of St. Joseph (cf. 4 homes for working girls, accommodating 420;

C. E., VIII — ^51 7b). — ^This community, with mother- 1 home for the blind, accommodating 200; 4 or-

house and novitiate at St. Joseph's Convent, Stevens phanages with capacity for 450 children; 6 parochial

Point, Wisconsin, numbers 381 professed Sisters, schools with an attendance of 1170; 4 middle class

70 novices, and 33 postulants. Tney are in charge schools with an attendance of 350; 3 hospitals with

of 39 schools with 21 ,468 pupils. 1530 patients treated annually; 3400 visits to the sick

Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace (cf. C. E., VIII poor annually; 280,000 publication memberships of

— 517c}. — ^In 1909 there was an election of a general the ''Orphan's Messenger" with an annual corres-

superior at the mother-house, in Nottingham, Eng- pondence of 110^000. Sodalities and Sunday schools

land, and Mother Teresa was elected for a second are connected with most of the institutions, term of six years. At the expiration of this time, in Sisters of St. Joseph of St. Hyacinths (cf.

1915, a general chapter could not be convened owing C. E., VIII— 518b). — ^This congregation, with

to difficulty in travelling during war time. Dlb- mother-house at St. Hyacinthe^ Canada, has 3

pensation was therefore obtained each year until elementary and model schools m St. Hyacinthe,

1919, when tiie chapter assembled at Englewood. 22 outside the city and within the diocesan limits,

N. J., and elected Mother Agatha superior general 2 in the Diocese of St. Boniface, and 1 in the Diocese

for six years. In May, 1910, the constitutions, which of Regina. There are 265 professed Sisters, 23

had been previously submitted to the Sacred (Ik)n- novices, 12 postulants, and 46 juvenists. gregation of Religious for approval, were returned Sisters of St. Joseph of the AppARmoN (cf.

with directions to have them altered to conform to the C. E., VIII — 518b), a congregation founded in

reouirements of the Revised Code of Canon Law. 1830 at Gaillac (Tarn), France, by Mile. Emilie de

The Sisters have charge of the following homes for Vialar, who placed it under the patronage of St.

working girls: St. Joseph's, Jersey City, opened in Joseph. The institute has for its principal object to

1885; a large summer home at Englewoocf, N. J., honor the mystery of the Incarnation revealed to

erected in 1888; the Hotel Washington, Jersey City, St. Joseoh, thus the title of "The Apparition." The

purchased in 1902, and accommodating 100; Loretto Sisters devote themselves to the education of chil-

Hall, at Newark, N. J., opened in 1915 and enlarged dren, rich and poor, and the care of the sick of all

in 1918, with accommodations for 100, and extensive classes; and in the missions all kinds of charitable

adjoininKgroundsfor outdoor exercise, and purchased works are undertaken. They have numerous estab-

in 1921; Vula Lourdes, Englewood, erected in 1916 as a lishments in different parts of the world; there are

summer vacation house for St. Mary's and Loretto 31 in the English colonies. In addition to many

Hall; St. Teresa's at Seattle, Wash., accommodating hospitals, homes, orphanages, and dispensaries, there

only 50 girls, bought in 1909, and the work trans- are 120 houses mostly for education. The number of

f erred in 1921 to the Terry Hotel, accommodating pupils in 1920 was about 18,200; orphans 1100;

170, and purchased through the zeal of Bishop 113,537 people were attended in the dispensaries;

O'Dea; Rosary Hall, Vancouver, B.C.^ oi)ened in 5845 were admitted into the hospitals for a long

1914 and enlarged to double its capacity in 1919. period and 283,998 for a short time only. The

The following nospitals are under their care: St. Manchester home for aged, infirm, and side ladies

Joseph's, BeUingham, Wash., established in 1890, of every creed will have to be enlarged to accomodate

removed to a more suitable location and enlarged in its many patrons. There are 1200 members of the

1900, and enlarged to double its capacity in 1909; congregation, many of whom have received dis-