Scope and Contents Howe asks Hudson to send the defective copy of Rose F. Howe's memoir to Mr. Robert Fergus . Father Martin van de Laar was delighted with the "Record" and made a plan of a little memoir to form a missionary pamphlet he was going to publish. Then the control of his salary was taken from him. He had to present his accounts to his superior. One of Archbishop Patrick A. Feehan's first acts of mercy was to refund to this priest all that had been withheld. Howe confided her plan for a memorial...

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Father M. O'Reilly of Valparaiso has ordered one hundred copies of the "Record". Together with the orders of Father Aegidius Hennemann andFather Martin Van der Laar orders for three hundred and sixty six books have been received. Howe has heard through a former friend that Van der Laar has left the country. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Howe thinks the introduction to "Record of a Suffering Soul" appropriate. In Hudson's hands it will be a success, all 3000 copies. Hudson did right in putting his name on the copyright. She does not care about the form of the advertisement, so long as it appears in the Ave Maria. How strange that Doctor Hallinan should be with Father Aegidius Hennemann, O.S.B. . Howe wrote Father William Kilroy, he was surprised to receive her request concerning the "Record of a Suffering Soul". Daisy...

Scope and Contents Howe received the copy of "Record of a Suffering Soul" for which she thanks Hudson. Doctor Kilroy acknowledged receipt of Rose Howe 's Memoirs and sends a copy of Visit to "Bois d' Haine". Father Aegidius Hennemann sent her a picture of St. Francis de Sales to whom she has devotion. Howe knows the original Daisy Garnett who lives in Chicago and visits the Dorseys occasionally in Washington. Eliza Allen Starr claims Howe and Garnett are exactly alike. Howe wrote to Anna Hanson Dorsey...

Scope and Contents Howe sends the check for Dr. Kilroy's five dollars. She did think of going to St. Mary's next week but she is not well. She asks Hudson to give her compliments to Mother Angela Gillespie . Dr. Kilroy writes he was so scared by Pearl that he could hardly sleep after reading the pamphlet. The consequences of what people say are often serious; so it was with the statement that Howe was like Daisy Garnet . When she was a child, many predicted Howe would terminate in reckless worldliness. ::...

Scope and Contents Howe forwards Father Augustus Bessonies ' $2 together with $3 for the Pio Nono monument. The Sisters of St. Mary's Institute ordered three dozen copies of the book "Record of a Suffering Soul", but have not received them yet. She inquires if Brother Francis Andrew Sweeney is ill. Howe believes Bishop John McMullen ordered Bishop Thomas Foley 's monument. Archbishop Patrick Feehan is kind to Eliza Allen Starr, but she is not the woman who influences him. Had Rome accepted the vote of the...

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Howe encloses a check for the New Orleans Carmelites. It is strange that the Sisters of St. Mary's of the Woods had trouble getting their copies of "Record of a Suffering Soul". Howe wrote to the Chicago people about it but got no reply. Howe intended to give them a chance to repair past injustice, but they did not take it. Father Burke has taken fifty copies, and Mother Catherine Feehan has also ordered fifty copies. General Jonathan Scammon visited Howe. :: X-2-j A.L.S. 4pp. 8vo.

Scope and Contents Howe visited Father Michael O'Reilly at Valparaiso and cleared up the misunderstanding about the books. She asks Hudson to order for her Blessed Henry Suso 's work "Little Book of Eternal Wisdom" from the London Publisher, Thomas Richardson Son. Howe discusses her argument with Jonathan Scammen over Emmanuel Swedenborg's filching of Catholic teachings. She saw Bishop Joseph Dwenger recently; he urged her to take care of her health. Father Joseph Kroll feared that Howe was going to scold...

Scope and Contents She has been unable to answer his letter of November 15 because she and her sister have been making the Jubilee, and have been so fatigued by the long walks to the parish church that they have not had sufficient time to write. At first she delayed answering Hudson until her sister had completed the index of subjects that he said he would be glad to receive. But the final cause of her delay was a serious fall she suffered which invalided her for two days. In a few days Hudson will...

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Hudson is invited to attend the blessing of their cemetery by Father H. F. J. Kroll on September 26. She received the two copies of Father John A. Zahm's lecture. It is a good supplement to "Modern Scientific Thought and Christian Doctrine". Howe gives her opinion on the value of Catholic and secular education. She deplores the effect that public school education has on Catholic children. :: X-3-a A.L.S 8pp. 12mo.

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Last Saturday their stations of the cross received the sanction of religion. Besides Father H. F. J. Kroll, Fathers Charles Bache and F. P. Nussbaum were present. Howe sends a note on the dedication for the Ave Maria. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Howe inquires if there is a German edition of the "Manual of the Holy Face", which she can get a German woman, who is a convert to Catholicism. She forwards two dollars for the woman as an offering for a special intention. Howe suggests that when Father H. F. J. Kroll needs help such as Father Stanislaus Fitte, C.S.C., sometimes gives, Hudson should come in his place. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 4pp. 12mo.

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Howe inquires if Hudson received the two dollars she sent recently. She requests duplicates of all the October issues of the Ave Maria. :: X-3-a A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Howe thanks Hudson for the favor. She submits an article for the Ave Maria. Howe asks Hudson to get her Faber's "Mary at the Foot of the Cross." :: X-3-a A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Howe sends Hudson Christmas greetings. She believes Lew Wallace has a vocation and wishes God would grant him the gift of the true faith. Howe knew Isabella Braun in Munich and has a volume of her little journal. When she next visits Notre Dame, she will bring Frances Terry, General Alfred Howe Terry's younger sister with her. :: X-3-c A.L.S. 5pp. 16mo.

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Howe thanks Hudson for the newspaper and asks him for a copy of the Ave Maria. She inquires if Hudson has seen the enclosed clipping concerning General Philip Sheridan :: X-3-e A.L.S. 2pp. 32mo.

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Howe thanks Hudson for the copy of the French magazine containing the "Ave Maris Stella". :: X-3-g A.L.S. 2pp. 32mo.

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Howe has received the book "Foot of the Cross". She thinks the writer of the article on Louis Pasteur has cruel ideas about allowing dumb animals to be used for Medical experiments. :: X-3-b A.L.S. 5pp. 12mo.

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Howe looked for a copy of the paper mentioning the accident but could not find it. She received a letter from Bishop Camillus Paul Maes the other day. :: X-3-b A.L.S. 2pp. 16mo.

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Father H.F.J. Kroll will, with the approbation of Bishop Dwenger have a regular celebration of the festival of Corpus Christi. The enclosed dollar is for Father Granger. :: X-3-c A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

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Howe describes the preparations that were made at the Bailly Homestead for the celebration of the Feast of Corpus Christi. Father H. F. Kroll received Bishop Dwenger's permission to celebrate Mass out of doors for the occasion. :: X-3-c A.L.S. 6pp. 12mo.

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Howe requests copies of "Record of a Suffering Soul" and "Festival of the Most Holy Rosary". Father H.F.J. Kroll is grateful for the procession and the First Communion class. General Alfred H. Terry is Howe's father's nephew. Terry's blemishes are his Indian policies and his attitude toward Catholics. Hudson would be amused to see Terry's embarrassment on these points whenever Howe visits Terry's family. :: X-3-c A.L.S. 4pp. 16mo.

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Howe will be unable to visit Notre Dame on August 15. She asks Hudson if he can give more information on the murder of Archbishop Charles Seghers :: X-3-e A.L.S. 2pp. 8vo.

Scope and Contents She received Hudson's letter. Hudson's kind offer of assistance will probably be used although she definitely does not like the subscription method of raising money. She is sorry that she omitted Father Frederick Faber's priestly title in her list of authors. She does not like the way the word catholicity has usurped the meaning of the word Catholicism. She is fully aware of the fact that many literary critics consider the writings of her and her sister frivolous but she defends her...

Scope and Contents Is Hudson aware of the compulsory education agitation originated in the Women's Club of Chicago? There is some hatred of the Catholic Church in it, but more sheer love of notoriety. Nearly a year ago, Howe boarded in the family of the ringleader of the gang. Her parents were friends of Robert G. Ingersoll. Members of that committee of the Women's Club used to call where Howe boarded. The leader is about forty years old, showy in general appearance and well known in offices downtown. She...

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Howe requests Hudson send copies of the Ave Maria containing the review of "Robert Elsmere" to Doctor H. Green of Chesterton. She has heard that Father Stanislaus Fitte, C.S.C. received the impression from some Chicago clergy that her mother had profitably disposed of her property and is enjoying a liberal fortune. This is a mistake. It is evident that an attempt to defraud Howe of her inheritance is being made. :: X-3-h A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Hudson's letter with enclosure received. Also the two last issues of the Scholastic. She has not received the Ave Maria for January 31. :: X-2-f A. Postcard S. 32 mo.

Scope and Contents She encloses a letter written to her by Father Henri Delbaere which because of its outstanding quality she wants returned so that she may keep it as a life-long treasure. She wishes to correct an impression given by the letter. She did not ask Delbaere to canvass regularly for her, but merely to use his influence for her advantage whenever a dignified opportunity presented itself. Just for the sake of appearance she believes it would be a good idea if Notre Dame and St. Mary's both...

Scope and Contents She received Hudson's letter and was glad to hear that he has already written to the publisher. The sending of the list was delayed so that she could include the names of several who she felt certain would soon subscribe. She explains the particulars involved in these additional names. She wonders whether it would be advisable to sell the books in Protestant book stores. Fifty cents is enclosed for which she wants Hudson to send her three copies of an old issue of the Ave Maria. ::...

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She received Hudson's note inclosing a letter from the publishing company. She wrote to them answering their questions and asking the price of composition. The subscription for twenty copies of "Louise Lateau" by Notre Dame will create the desired effect on the publishers. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. crown 8 vo.