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She has received the 17th Installment and the Ave Maria containing the account of the miraculous rescue of your Father General Edward Sorin, C.S.C. aboard the ship he was on. Intends to write an article on this event. "The Child of the Cross" was longer than anticipated for the Ave Maria. She is pleased that the first few pages of the Annunciation are in accord what you have in mind. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She hopes to have news about the formation of a new order. She has completed the first chapters of "Going Forward" and will take some time to complete it. There will be about six to eight chapters. Rather set on the topic for the first three chapters, but is undecided on the rest. She has a limited knowledge of the following languages: French, Italian and Spanish, but not German. She is happy to receive the money order, although wishes to carry on his work gratis. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 3pp....

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She is sending the first article relating incidents about Our Lady for the month of May and hymn of St. Bonaventure what she copied for him. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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She asks if Father Hudson is going to visit the coming Centennial which is regarded as an important event. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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She regrets she is still unable to announce the materialization of a certain expectation of hers which accounted for the delay in acknowledging Hudson's letter. She will be glad to try to write the articles for the feasts of Christmas and New Year. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Strange as it may seem the death of a dear friend, Sister Cornelia Connelly, makes her rejoice for besides putting an end to the sister's many earthly trials she also feels that the Religious Order of which the sister was the real foundress will new succeed. She is uncertain whether it is permissible to print a short biography of the sister in the Ave Maria. She feels greatly indebted to the Blessed Virgin and to the priests at Notre Dame for the prompt way in which they obtained her...

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Miss Meany encloses a translation for the Ave Maria from the Annals of St. Joseph. She hopes that the feast of St. Joseph will bring the fulfillment of Hudson's fondest desires. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents The sickness of her aunt who has received the Last Sacraments and her own illness has prevented her from answering Hudson's letter sooner. She is pleased with the story Hudson sent her and if he is not in too much of a hurry she will have it translated and ready for the July and August issues of the Ave Maria. She is sending the first of a series of stories on "Our Lady's work in our midst". The others will follow as soon as possible. She was sorry to hear that Hudson was ill. :: X-2-d...

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She received Hudson's letter. She planned to rewrite the story but her time has been so completely occupied that she has decided to make only a few alterations and deletions. She intends to add some information about a miracle and a remarkable cure. She wants Hudson's opinion on a series of articles concerning the Litanies which she intends to write. She is happy to hear that Hudson's health has improved. :: X-2-d A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents In delayed answer to Hudson's query, she states that she already has secured the Archbishop's permission to begin the publishing of St. Patrick's Monthly. The only remaining obstacle hindering the printing of the first number is a lack of funds. In order to remove this impediment, to the first publication of this magazine founded with the purpose of encouraging Catholic business enterprise among women she humbly asks Hudson to pay for the many different articles she has contributed to...

Scope and Contents Mary L. Meany expresses gratitude to Hudson for the ten dollars she received from him and for the graces of the last few weeks which she is sure are a result of his prayers. She explains why his prayers were so highly valued. When she first spoke of the order of the Immaculate Conception to her confessor, the Encyclical of Pio Nono regarding secret orders seemed to show her that she was to have an active part in the struggle between the Church and those secret orders. Her confessor and...

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She is glad to hear that Hudson received the manuscript of the "Pilgrimage". She will send the two first days of the "Month of Mary" and the preface for the number in advance and, following that, portions each week in time for publication. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 1p. crown 8vo.

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Miss Meany hopes that her story. St. Martin, was not too late. She returns the Magazine with it and thanks Hudson for the loan. She will send more copy soon. She thanks Hudson for his note and for the remittance it contained. She will keep the money toward her poor St. Patrick's monthly. :: X-2-e A.L.S. 1p. crown 8vo.

Scope and Contents "Dion and the Sibyls" went to the wrong person for notice. Miss Meany believes the fashion nowadays for Catholic authors is to separate what was united in the Incarnation and show Christ as a historical personage. She disagrees with this idea and will have nothing to do with it as she believes in edifying Catholic stories. In the story Dion and the Sibyls she notices that the most eloquent passage in it is a glorification of gladiators who are silent under the agony of a violent death....

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Hudson's telegram received. The fifth part of the story of the "Statue" was mailed yesterday. The third installment was mailed that day and the second was mailed 10 or 11 days previously. Have all of these been lost? Miss Meany will send the conclusion tomorrow, two weeks before it should appear. If any portion is missing, Hudson should write. :: X-2-f A.L.S. 1p. 8vo

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Hudson's card received. The manuscripts have been mailed regularly. The final pages should be at Notre Dame by Monday. So many failures of the mail in succession are not probable so the articles must have been mislaid at the publication office. Miss Meany will rewrite any part that is missing. :: X-2-f A.Postcard S. 32 mo

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Hudson's letter and money order received. Miss Meany will send "The Eve of the Assumption" on Friday, hoping it will arrive in time for the Festival. :: X-2-f A.L.S. 1p. 12mo

Scope and Contents Miss Meany has completed "St. Anne." She managed to keep it within the limits desired. Due to her health, Miss Meany cannot send as many stories for the "Children's Department" as intended. "The Eve of the Assumption" was not complete but seemed to end well. She is working on "The Emigrants", but it is not for the Children's Department. Half of it was sent last week under the name of "After the Nights the Day." She will forward the remainder of it if Hudson does not have a serial story...

Scope and Contents She has looked each week in the Ave Maria for news of the health and whereabouts of Father Hudson, but was disappointed. She hopes his visit to Georgetown was invigorating and restful. She is grateful to Father Hudson's "successor" for including three of her articles which she names. She is anxious for payment since she is starting a new venture. She has moved from the home of her worldly relatives and with her aunt will start an Institute for Catholic women, to give adults whatever...

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Meany inquires if Hudson could use a story she wrote years ago, but never published, in the Youth's Department of the Ave Maria. She has written to Mother Angela. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Meany sends the conclusions of her story. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 32mo.

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Meany is glad Hudson received her story in time. She plans to submit a story next week. Meany thanks Hudson for the ten dollar money order. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

Scope and Contents Meany is soliciting funds not that she has Archbishop James Frederick Wood 's permission to start Saint Patrick's Institute for Ladies. She hopes Hudson will pardon her long silence but she wanted to be sure of Wood's approval before appealing to Hudson's generosity. Meany received the October issue of the Ave Maria which contains her two stories "The Children's Rosary Sunday" and "Trials of a Young Artist"; three other stories of hers were printed by the Catholic Standard during the...

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Following Hudson's request, Meany compiled and encloses a list of her articles which appeared in the Ave Maria; they total fifty pages. Deducting the twenty dollars Hudson forwarded, Meany believes she has another thirty dollars coming. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Meany received Hudson's letter with the two enclosures. She was happy to inscribe Hudson's name on the list of patrons of the St. Patrick 's Institute . Shortly she will send an article on "Father Joseph's Shrine". :: X-2-i A.L.S. 1p. 12mo.

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Now that the Land League has submitted to the Church, according to a recent article in the Irish World, Meany submits an article on the Irish Question. If Mr. Ford is sincere he is to be encouraged. Meany has always abhorred his paper. She requests a copy of the last three numbers of the Ave Maria. :: X-2-i A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.

Scope and Contents She tells Hudson of the death of her sister, speaking of their estrangement, which lasted to the end, hastening her death. She sends a sketch for the Feast of St. Aloysius. If admired, a sort of sequel for the Feast of the Visitation, will be sent. If Fr. Hudson has not the first part of "Our Lady of Miracles" which she sent some years ago, she will rewrite it. She outlines a few thoughts and asks Hudson's opinion. It seems to be Divine Will that the Institute begins in Philadelphia....

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Meany thanks Hudson for his letter and copies of the Ave Maria. She has visited all the large establishments but has been unable to get a position. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 1p. 4to.

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Many requests old issues of the Ave Maria for use as samples in her attempt to get new subscribers. She offers to re-write a sketch she recently submitted. :: X-2-h A.L.S. 3pp. 12mo.

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Meany is pleased to hear that Hudson has not been forced by bad health to give up his position as editor of the Ave Maria. Meany has a sketch of California and New England, which she wishes to submit to the Ave Maria. She encloses a note for Brother Secretary. :: X-2-k A.L.S. 2pp. 12mo.