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Letter from Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap. to Fr. Edwin Fitzgibbon OFM Cap., Provincial Minister, regarding the order’s activities in Oregon and Delaware. Father Fenelon reports declining a request from the Archbishop of Portland for priests to work with the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). He cites a lack of ‘quasi trained priests’ available in the States but agrees to forward the matter to the Father Provincial for a final decision. He also notes that despite communications sent to the various Houses, there has been no change regarding the wearing of beards. He suggests that the five friars due to return to Ireland this year should be delayed for at least a year to ensure a lasting ‘impression may be made on all who shave’.

Photograph of a group of four Capuchin Friars in California. A manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘Some familiar faces, 1923’. The group includes Fr. Anthony Holmes OFM Cap. and Fr. Raphael Quinn OFM Cap.

Photograph of (from left) Fr. Ambrose Brunton OFM Cap., Fr. Anthony Holmes OFM Cap., and Fr. Clement Connolly OFM Cap.

Photograph of Fr. Ambrose Brunton OFM Cap., Fr. Anthony Holmes OFM Cap., and Fr. Clement Connolly OFM Cap. on a boating excursion.

Photograph of Fr. Anthony Holmes OFM Cap., Fr. Casimir Butler OFM Cap., Fr. Ferdinand Glenny OFM Cap., and Fr. Adrian Sharkett OFM Cap. in Hermiston, Oregon

Copy of the decrees and resolutions of the Custos Provincial (Fr. Stephen Murtagh OFM Cap.) and Consultors. The document outlines the critical administrative, financial, and personnel changes for the Capuchin Franciscan friars in California and Oregon.

Administrative & Financial Decisions:
New Friary at Burlingame: Plans are to be drawn for a new friary. A petition will be sent to Archbishop Mitty requesting that the parish cover the cost of its erection.
Roseburg School Project: Father Berchmans is tasked with investigating the financial viability of building a school at the Roseburg parish.
Establishment of a Custos Provincial Fund: A new fund is created to cover local expenses, assist friars traveling from Ireland, and save for a future ‘Seraphic School’.
Banking Protocols: All money must now be banked in the name of the Order (not individuals), ideally requiring two friars’ names for registration.

The document lists several reassignments of friars across various the California and Oregon missions:
Fr. Alban: Appointed Superior of Old Mission Santa Inez and Pastor of the Parish.
Fr. Anthony: Moved from Fort Bragg to Burlingame.
Fr. Fergus: Moved from Burlingame to St. Lawrence, Los Angeles.
Fr. Victor: Moved from St. Lawrence to the Novitiate at Wilmington.
Fr. Richard: Moved from St. Lawrence to Ukiah.
Fr. Irenaeus: Moved from Ukiah to Wilmington.
Fr. Leopold: Appointed to St. Lawrence, Los Angeles.
Fr. Roger: Appointed to Fort Bragg.

Photograph of a group of seven Capuchin Friars in Ukiah, California. Manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘circa 1925 at Ukiah’. The group includes Fr. Urban Riordan OFM Cap. and Fr. Raphael Quinn OFM Cap.

Photograph of Capuchin Friars and other clerics playing golf in California. Manuscript annotation on the reverse reads ‘Fr. Anthony at the bat’. This is most likely Fr. Anthony Holmes OFM Cap. (1886-1947).

Fr. Juan Antonio (Joseph Antony) de San Juan en Persiceto OFM Cap., Minister General of the Capuchin Order, during a visitation to the Irish Capuchin friars residing at Ukiah in California. The group includes Fr. Joseph Fenelon OFM Cap., Fr. Anthony Holmes OFM Cap., Fr. Raphael Quinn OFM Cap., Fr. Leo Sheehan OFM Cap., Fr. Ambrose Brunton OFM Cap., and Fr. Sebastian Brennan OFM Cap.

Photograph of Fr. Anthony Holmes OFM Cap. (left) and Fr. Casimir Butler OFM Cap.