Eden Hall
...ir school, Bishop Francis Kenrick recommended the community to see a site closer to Philadelphia. Originally, the sisters opened a temporary school and convent at Logan Square as they searched for suitable land. It seemed that prayers were answered when word of an estate for sale reached the ear of
In Her Own Right: Jane and Marianne Campbell
...Jane and Marianne were also active in the Catholic intellectual circles of Philadelphia. Jane would be elected to the ACHS board in 1894 and serve as its recording secretary.[2] Jane’s first major role in the suffragist movement was organizing the Women’s Suffrage Society of Philadelphia in 1892 where she served
Catholic Club of Philadelphia records, 1871-1923 (MC 23)
Proposed in May 1875, the Catholic Club of Philadelphia, formerly the De Sales Institute of Philadelphia, was organized January 2, 1877. The club, one of many founded in major cities throughout the country during the late 19th century, offered wealthy men of a certain socioeconomic background cultural, intellectual, and social
41st International Eucharistic Congress
...to 1881, when a one day congress was held in Lille, France and attended by 800 people. The event in Philadelphia would last for a week and be attended by over 1,500,000 people including 44 Cardinals and 417 bishops from around the world. [1] Production of Foolsgold. Halvey A443.011 Planning