The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VIII, 1909Various
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The journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Vol. VIII, 1909
Various
American-Irish Historical Society -- Periodicals; Ethnology -- United States -- Periodicals; Irish Americans -- Periodicals
CARTER DAY NURSERY. GIFT BY MR. PATRICK CARTER, MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE
COUNCIL, IN HONOR OF DECEASED SON.
CEREMONY TAKES PLACE AT HANDSOME BUILDING, CORNER PINE AND BYRON
STREETS, IN PRESENCE OF CLERGY, PROMINENT BUSINESS MEN AND
REPRESENTATIVES OF RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS.
BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL.
In the presence of members of the clergy, prominent business men and
representatives of various religious denominations, the new Day Nursery,
erected at Pine and Byron streets as a memorial to Edward A. Carter, by
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Patrick Carter, was formally transferred to
Bishop Matthew Harkins at 11 o’clock yesterday morning. Previous to this
ceremony there was a low Mass, at which Bishop Harkins was the
celebrant, Rev. Austin Dowling, also a member of the American Irish
Historical Society, acting as his assistant, at which time the building
was blessed.
A large audience assembled in the hall on the second floor to witness
the transfer of the keys, the deed and other documents to the Bishop. It
numbered men and women prominent in the business and social life of the
city, as well as others interested in charitable work.
After Bishop Harkins, wearing the purple robes of his office, had taken
a seat on the stage, with Fr. Dowling on his right and Rev. William Pyne
on his left, Mr. Carter made the following speech in presenting the
structure to the Bishop:
MR. CARTER’S ADDRESS.
“Bishop Harkins: In my own name and that of Mrs. Carter I have great
pleasure in handing over to you this morning, as the representative of
Nazareth home and the head of the diocese of Providence, the keys of the
Edward A. Carter Memorial, the receipted bills for its cost and a
paid-up five years’ policy of insurance on the building for $15,000.
“I am sure it is a happy moment for Mrs. Carter and for me; I may say,
the proudest moment of our lives, to be in a position to commemorate in
this way our son who gave such promise in his youth, and who was taken
from us so suddenly.
“A little more than a year ago we laid him away in St. Francis Cemetery
and with him the hopes that we had built upon, but the money which would
have been his to invest in business had he lived we have resolved to lay
aside for his memory in another kind of investment.
“This is our only stipulation—that it be administered prudently,
scientifically, but with mercy and in the spirit of Christian charity.
“We have no fear, Bishop, that the money which we have given to the
Nazareth Home will ever be diverted from the purpose for which we intend
it. We require no bonds from you, for your high standing makes the
ordinary safeguard of business in this case unnecessary. Into whatever
hands you entrust it, we feel certain that they will execute what we
plan.
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