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WisconsiB. Mother Maxy Catherine Roth was the School, Oakland, Cal.; Sacred Heart Academy, Los first superior of the congregation in America and was Angeles, Cal.; St. Michael's Parochical School, re-electedvicaressgeneralin July, 1912. at the general Los Angeles, Cal.; St. Gabriers Parochial School, chapter held in Salamanca. Spain. The conmiunity Mission San Gabriel, Cal.; St. Catherine's Orphan- kept Holy Rosary Hospital as a branch house and in ace^ Anaheim, Cal.; The Albertinum Orphuiage, the year 1914 another mission was taken up in Han- UJuah, Cal.; St. Mary's Orphanage, Mission San ford, California, where the Sisters conduct Sacred Jo86, Cal.; St. Mary's Parochial school, Portland, Heart Hospital and St. Rose's Parochial School. At Ore.; Holy Rosary Parochial School, Portland, present the congregation numbers 38 professed Sisters Ore.; Colegio de la Imaculada Concepcion, Dalpam, and 13 novices. D. F., Mexico; Colegio San Rafael, Mexico City. Racine f Wis. — The Community of St. Catherine of The congregation numbers 205 professed Sisters, 16 Sienna with mother-house at Racine, Wisconsin, novices, and 12 postulants.

celebrated its golden jubilee in 1912. Mother Mary San Rafael, Cal. — ^These Sisters, with mother-house

Hyacintha Oberbrunner, who had been prioress at San Rafael, conduct establishments in the Arch-

feneral for thirty-five years, died at an advanced age, diocese of San Francisco and in the Diocese of

8 September, 1915. Mother Mary Cecilia Fox, Sacramento. The Sisters in the community number

who was elected prioress general in 1907, died 11 151; novices 5; postulants 9.

November, 1915. At the general chapter 25 March, Shepard. Ohio, — ^The work of this congregation,

1916, Mother Mary Romana Thom was elected to with motner-house at Shepard, Ohio, is entirely

succeed Mother Mary Cecilia Fox. The most im- educational. The constitutions, approved in 1891.

gortant institutions of the congregation, other than are awaiting in Rome the sanction of their revision

t. Catherine's Academy and Day School connected according to the new Code of Canon Law. In

with the mother-house at Racine, Wis., are 7 high August, 1915, the estate of Miss Blanche Potter

schools, 41 parochial schools, and 1 home for ladies, at Eagle Park, Ossining-on-Hudson, N. Y., was

The membership of the congregation is 360, including purchsied as a boarding school for ^Is. In July,

316 professed Sisters, 26 novices, and 18 postulants, 1917, the present mother general, Minam Masterson.

with 10,000 children entrusted to their care. succeeded Mother Vincentia Erskine, who resigned

Saint Catharine, Ky. — On 26 April, 1918, the St. her office. Mother Vincentia was bom 25 Noveinoer,

Catherine of Sienna Community, witn mother-house 1852, at Hunter, N. Y., and received her early edu-

at St. Catharine, near Springfield, Ky., was ap- cation in New York schods. She entered the Domini-

? roved by Rome as an independent congregation, can Order and made her profession 8 April, 1875,

Cardinal Fnihwirth O. P., was appointed cardinal becoming novice-mistress in 1885 and prioress itf

protector. The rule conforms to the new Code of 1891. She was chosen for the newly-created office of

Canon Law. On 25 July, 1918, Mother Francesca mother general in 1893, when the Holy See elevated

Kearney was elected the first mother general. She the congregation to the dignity of a pontifical insti-

had been elected prioress 25 July, 1915, succeeding tuto. from modest proportions the missionary field

Mother M.Aquin, whose second term of office began served by the Sisters under Mother Vincentia has

25 July, 1912. The following new foundations have been increased to one of importance, including 21

been made: Sacred Heart Academy, Watertown, parochial schools and 4 academies. Mother vin-

Mass., 1912; Sacred Heart School, East Boston, centia was elected three times to the office of mother-

1912; St. Anthony School, Cedar Rapids, Neb., general and asked to be released from a fourth

1912;. St. Mary School, Dawson, Neb., 1913; St. election. She wss^ however, appointed vicar general

John School, North Cambridge, Mass., 1913; St. in 1917, which office she held until her death on 17

Patrick School, Fremont, Neo., 1914; St. James December, 1919. Closely associated with Mother

School, Kearney, Neb., 1915; St. Patrick School^ Vincentia was Sister Mary Thomas Scanlan, who

Havelock, Neb., 1916; St. Patrick School, Missoun died 10 December, 1918. At present the congrega-

Valley, Iowa, .1916; St. Dominic Academy for small tion numbers 295 professed religious, 26 novices, and

boys, Waverly, Mass., 1917; St. Brendan School, 10 postulants. New foundations include 1 academy

1918; St. Patrick School, McCook, Neb., 1918; and 5 parochial schools.

St. Mary School. Red Oak, Iowa, 1919; St. Bartholo- Sinsinawa, Wis. — ^The Congregation of the Most

mew School, Chicago, 111., 1921; Sacred Heart Holy Rosary, with mother-house at Saint Clara

School, Soutn Bend, Ind., 1921; St. Catharine of Convent, Sinsinawaj Wisconsin, has been under the

Sienna Hospital, McCook, Neb., 1921. The con- administration of Sister Clara Conway as prioress,

gregation numbers 350 members in charse of 2 normal 1849-1854, Sister Joanna Clark, prioress 1854-1864,

schools, 7 academies, 25 parochial schools, 1 con- Mother M. Regina Mulqueeney, general superior,

servatory, and 1 hospital, with 10,000 children under 1864-1867, Mother M. Emuy Power, general superior,

their instruction. 1867-1909, and the present general superior Mother

San Josi, Cal, — ^The Califomian Cong[regation of Mary Samuel, 1909. At the death of Mother Emily

the Queen of the Most Holy Rosary, with mother- Power in 1909 there were 47 convents with her Sisters

house at San Jos6, Cal., was founded in 1876 by three teachini^ in 52 schools located in various dioceses of

Sisters from Brookl3m. who took char^ of St. the United States. In 1888, after a previous visit

Boniface's Parochial School in San Francisco. The to Rome, Mother Emily obtiuned from the Holy

first regular convent of the congregation was erected See the formal canonical approval of the revised

in San Francisco and dedicated 29 November, 1883, Constitutions of the Congregation, few essential

under the title of the Immaculate Conception. This points of which were invalidate by the new Code of

was the mother-house of the conjrregation definitely Canon Law. The College of Saint Clara, Sinsinawa,

incorporated 28 January, 1890. Tiie present mother- Wis., was chartered in 1901. Associated with Mother

house and novitiate was esteblished in 1891, at Emily in her labors for Catholic education were many

Mission San Jos6, Alameda Co., Cal. In 1899 a gifted religious, among whom were: Sisters Alberta

second novitiate was established in Europe, in the Duffy, Benedicta Kennedy, M. Charles Botromeo,

diocese of Li^, and a third in Mexico City in 1921. and Alexius Duffy. all writers; Sisters M. Reginald

At present the congregation has the following insti- Kean and M. Bonaventure Tracy^ successively

tutions: Immaculate Conception Academy, San Prioress of Saint Clara Convent; Sister Gertrude

Francisco, Cal^ St. Boniface's Parochial School, Power, superior of t^e Dominican congregation in

San Francisco, Cal.; St. Anthony's Parochial School. Faribault, Minn.; Sister Mary Georse Adamson,

San Francisco, Cal.; St. Elizabeth's Parochial who braved the dangers of the World War to make a