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Four A5 sized pages. Double sided.

Feast of the Assumption (15th August). Letter to Prior.

TEXT:
Caritas
MONKSTOWN.
Eve of the Assumption
1934
Dear Father Prior
Since writing
to Dom
David I heard the Nurse
Rockwell College is leaving
as they are getting Nuns
to look after things.
enclose the answer I receiv
from
Sr. Mc Carthy
to the
letter I wrote asking
was
true
that Miss Foley
was leaving on receivin
this
this morning
Fr. McCarthy to communicate at
once with Miss Foley to hope
to get in touch
with her personally
very soon. In the meantime
you or Dom Gerard might
like to write to some of
your personal friends
among the Fathers as to
the character of Miss Foley
Miss O' Hanlon is a very
good nurse looks capable
is good at minding
She is bright and was
to. wards
much attracted
the spiritual atmosphere
at Glenstal she was
educated by the Holy Child
Nuns at Harrogate is I think
deeply religious without much
show + I feel Greenbank
if she came to MONKSTOWN
Glenstal as Nurse. Matron
she would be anxious
help in every way
to. wards
the success of the college.
She is very fond of children
She has no college experience
but has acted as Matron
in a hospital.
the finds the salary very
small + owing
to the
reasons I mentioned
in
my letter
to Dom David
could not possibily
take the position
at Glensta
I promised her
I would put
the
facts of her case before
you

• see if you would be
  able to give a
  salary on the
  other hand she realizes how
  difficult things must be
  or you till the college
  increases. I shall keep in
  touch with (in case others
  her
  fail. The salary
  has
  Always been considered
  a little bit small.
  should like very much to
  know your wish on
  this
  Matter.
  There is no use returning
  to Glenstal till I am sure
  a
  Matron.

Before deciding
as
to whether
it is necessary
have
three maids with the cook
I would like
to know
you have any
more aplicati
for next term. Has
turned up
yet
I
Baptist says
they
have
decided
to send
their boy
to Glenstal
I regret
to have to say
fear the Fitzgeralds have
decided
to send their
boy to Clongowes, there
just

a very slight chance still
perhaps if you wrote enclosing
a prospectus or
Letter still if one o
the fathers were in town and
called. The Mother is not
keen on Clongowes. I shall
call this week + do my
best
I met Frank McCann on
Sunday, he did not seem
upset by the change,
he
is coming back
May I have the permission
to get somethings that are
necessary
or
the kitchen
and household at Glenstal.
As Mr. O' Toole in down with
you will be glad to hear I am
in touch with two very fine
vocation I trust
God to direct to. wards
the Medical Missionary Society
but I fear even if they do
join
the little company they
will not be free to come
tell November or December.
So I shall probably
have
to staff Glenstal with paid
hands
this term
I am very sorry to hear of
the illness of Br. Conrad I feel
very much for him he was so

• happy.
  Are you satisfied with the
  present cooking
  I shall write I again when I hear
  from Miss Foley
  Please remember me to Dom