Robert M. O’Reilly, Surgeon General
...General of the United States Army serving from September 7, 1902 to January 14, 1909. O'Reilly served a long military medical career beginning as a medical cadet in August 1862 during the Civil War. Notable accomplishments include a position as the physician at the White House during both of President
A “petulant girl”?: Josephine Walsh’s diaries
...had the expense of paper, ink and time!" Walsh on the business of writing. 1906 diary, page 1. Walsh on the business of writing. 1906 diary, page 2. Josie wanted to be a writer, but this was a tough dream for a woman in the early twentieth century. It appears
Catholic Philopatrian Literary Institute
...a lecture and discussion Institute as the means to improve it. On December 14, 1850, Father Sourin had a small meeting where he discussed the idea starting such a group. The following week, the first official meeting was held at Old St. Mary’s Rectory with 14 men in attendance.[3] There
Building of the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
...gast, D.D. and the Dedication of the Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul, Nov. 17, 1915. [4] Annual Report of the Central Committee of the Cathedral of SS. Peter and Paul, For the Year Ending December 31, 1846, 4. [5] Letter from Bishop Francis Kenrick to Bishop Peter Kenrick, 08/17/1846,