Benoit, Father Julian, Fort Wayne, Indiana, to Archbishop John Baptist Purcell, of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1871 July 10

Purcell did not astonish him by his remarks about the young ladies who were waiting on table on the occasion of the funeral of Bishop John H. Luers. Benoit was too busy to go from house to house to get enough elderly ladies and the assistant invited the Young Ladies' Sodality to assist. He realized the undesirableness of the situation but once the error had been made, he did not want to hurt their feelings. Another time he will not have nagroes but Ganymede will take the place of Hebe and the scandal of the weak will be avoided. :: II-5-e A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.