Annals of St. Ann's Hermitage: 1910
January. This month five Juniors were sent to the Novitiate.
March. This month the blessing of the Stations of the Cross mentioned above took place in the presence of the entire Community.
The Stations of the Cross which were in the Juniorate chapel were moved to the Novitiate chapel and blessed later by Rev. Father Williams.
May. The last day of this month a beautiful statue of Mary "Queen of Heaven" was put in the chapel. We already had statues of St. Joseph and St. Ann.
June. The 3rd of this month Brother Provincial and some of the Brothers from our schools in New York came to the Juniorate and the Novitiate for their exams. Five Juniors passed their exams for the "Regents" and obtained their diploma.
During this month we made arrangements for the Brothers who were going to follow summer courses. A few tents were put up for dormitories and classrooms. During the courses the Brothers had to suffer much from mosquitoes, especially at night. This nuisance led us to put in drainage in various places. The lake on the Beck [sic] property behind Central disappeared and other swampy places elsewhere were also drained.
July. Visit of Br. Stratonique, Superior General, and Bro. Angelicus, Assistant. Memorable for us that day, July 24, which marked the arrival of Rev. Brother Stratonique, Superior General, accompanied by Bro. Angelicus, Assistant.
They were more than satisfied in seeing such a beautiful and edifying Community. More than 60 Brothers from the House or summer students, 12 Novices, 16 Postulants, and 49 Juniors.
Reverend Brother could not contain his joy and he spoke enthusiastically of the marvelous development of our work in Poughkeepsie.
He spoke about it as his heart's ardent desire and showed our place as the center of a new Province to be established shortly. He even spoke of enlarging it.
They stayed a few days with us. Their presence was for all of us a sweet inspiration and a powerful stimulant to greater effort.
July. Annual Retreat. That year the annual retreat was preached by Rev. Father Williams. His sermons were dictated by his great heart and his great interest in our Institute.
At the end, which took place on the 26th , two Brothers made their Vow of Stability, 12 Novices made their First Vows, 15 Postulants took the Holy Habit; among the latter, 2 were from another Province, having come here to learn English.
July. Blessing of the Statue of St. Ann.That same day, July 26, a magnificent statue of St. Ann, gift of Mrs. F. Foley, was blessed by Rev. Father Williams and, in the presence of the entire Community, was put up near the entrance to the Juniorate, on a cement pedestal made by Bro. Titien. It was a memorial of Thanksgiving for all the favors received from our powerful and so good Patroness.
In a few substantial words Rev. Father Williams spoke of the beginnings of our work, of the spirit of sacrifice of the "little founders," and of the numerous favors obtained by Good St. Ann.
August. On the 27th a few Juniors enter the Novitiate. On that day we had 15 Novices, 12 Postulants, and 36 Juniors.
September. At the beginning of this month the Brothers from St. Peter's moved from the Chateau and took up residence in the stone house known as the "Gardener's House," which we had repaired and to which an addition had been made for a kitchen. As of then, the Brothers had a young Brother as cook and formed their own community.
Two working Brothers remained at the Chateau for lack of accommodations elsewhere.
House Personnel
School Year 1909-1910
Bro. Marie Anicetus, Director General, came July 1909.
Bro. Michel-Ange, farm and carriages
Bro. Desire Stanislas, garden
Bro. M. Pimen, plumbing
Bro. Jos. Anthyme, carpentry
Bro. François Isidore, tailor shop
Bro. Paul Gaspard, orchards
Bro. M. Martinien, linens; left Jan. 1910
Bro. Arthur Sebastien, linens; came 1910
Bro. Peter Anthony, kitchen; left Oct. 1909
Bro. Ambrose Paul, kitchen; left Oct. 1909
Bro. Gimel, kitchen; came Oct. 1909
Novitiate
Bro. Boniface, Master of Novices
Bro. Dacianus, left Sept. 1909
Bro. Natal
Bro. Abelus, Prefect
Bro. Zepheriny, came Sept. 1909
Bro. Henry Charles
Bro. Charles-Camille, died Sept. 1909
Bro. John Gabriel, cook; Oct. 1909
Bro. James Joseph, cook; Oct. 1909
Bro. Thomas Alban
Juniorate
Bro. John Casimir, Director
Bro. Felix de Cantalice, Sub-Director
Bro. Paul Stratonique, teacher
Bro. Henry Stanislas, teacher
Bro. Delphinus, teacher
Bro. Jos. Adjutor, teacher
Bro. Marcellien-Louis, infirmarian
St. Peter's: BB. Adolphe Armand, Director; M. Severinus, Paul-Mary, Albert-Marius, Victor-Henry
Last visit of Rev. Brother Stratonique, Superior General.
Returning from Canada, Rev. Brother Stratonique, Superior General, accompanied by Bro. Angelicus, Assistant General, and Bro. Ptolomeus, Provincial, came once more to see us and say a final goodbye.
His last words were very encouraging. He made positive allusion to the building of a large and spacious provincial house.
He left the following day at 1 p.m. for New York, taking with him two good and brave Juniors, one from Levis [Canada] and the other from here, Austin O'Donnell, to for the International Juniorate in Grugliasco.
We wished our travelers "Bon Voyage" and promised the help of our prayers.
Some time later we learned of their safe arrival in Europe.
October 29. Bro. Heribert replaces Bro. Boniface as Master of Novices.
House Personnel
School Year 1910-1911
Bro. M. Anicetus, Director & Econome
Bro. Michel-Ange, farm
Bro, Natal
Bro. François Isidore, tailor
Bro. Abelus, plumbing
Bro. Desire Stanislas, farm
Bro. Louis Sanctus, farm
Bro. Pierre Augustin, tailor
Bro. Jos. Anthyme, carpenter
Bro. Altin, carpenter
Bro. Cyril Arthur, came Dec.
Bro. Michael Norbert, came Dec.
Bro. Joseph Azarias, came Dec.
Bro. Gimel, cook
Scholasticate
Bro. M. Florentius, Professor
Bro. Ambrose Paul, student
Bro. Dominico, student
Bro. Eugene Francis, student
Bro. Francis Louis, student
Bro. Jos. Raphael, student
Bro. Louis Albert, student
Bro. Louis Euthyme, student
Bro. Wilfrid Mary, student
Novitiate
Bro. Boniface, M of Novices; left Oct.29
Bro. Heribert, M. of Novices; came Oct.29
Bro. Zepheriny, teacher
Bro. Charles Alphonse, teacher
Bro. Leo Anselm, cook
Bro. Mary Alexander, cook
Juniorate
Bro. John Casimir, Director
Bro. Felix de Cantalice, teacher
Bro. Hellade, teacher
Bro. Leo Clement, teacher
Bro. Joannes Adjutor, Prefect
St. Peter's
Bro. Adolph Armand, Director
Bro. M. Severinus, Sub-Director
Bro. Albert Marius, teacher
Bro. Victor Henri, teacher
Bro. Thomas Alban, teacher
Bro. Anthony of Padua, cook
November 11. Transfer of the Scholasticate. At the beginning of November of this year the English Scholasticate, then in New York, was transferred here and lodged in Central. It was placed under the direction of Bro. M. Florentius as professor.
Departure of Bro. Angelicus, Assistant General.
From November 17 to 24 we had the pleasure of having Bro. Angelicus, Assistant General, in our midst. It was his last visit. From here he went to New England, then to New York where he embarked for Europe on "La Lorraine" on December 15.
Our prayers and our best wishes went with him.
He visited all the Houses of the Province, leaving everywhere a new proof of his love and his entire devotedness to one and all.
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