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Letter from Fr. Thomas Dowling OFM Cap. to Fr. Peter Bowe OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, discussing the mission’s current state and significant future opportunities in California. Father Thomas states that he is ‘exceedingly happy to be away from all the turmoil in the Old Country’. He notes that ‘the demand for our services is growing’. He also mentions receiving invitations to preach in various parishes and notes that their schedule for the fall is already filling up. He specifically mentions Fr. Basil, who is described as a ‘great favorite’ with both the people and the clergy, and notes that it would be a ‘great loss’ to the mission if he were recalled to Ireland.

A studio photograph of Fr. Benginus Brennan OFM Cap.

Letter from Fr. Luke Sheehan OFM Cap., Bend, Oregon, urging the Provincial Minister to tell Father Benignus that he is doing ‘great work’ and is ‘the man in the gap’. He believes this validation would help Bernard ‘cheer up’, feel appreciated, and ‘forget to complain’. Reference is also made to Father Leonard Brophy’s well-being.

Letter from Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap. to Fr. Colman Griffin OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, explaining that his delay in writing was due to traveling to Oregon for the funeral of Bishop Fahey, the Co-adjutor Bishop of Baker. He reports that the Father General was disappointed by the lack of staff in Wilmington. A letter from the Guardian there describes the community as being in ‘dire financial straits’ due to the shortage of personnel. He also refers to the declining health of Fr. Benignus Brennan OFM Cap.