“Happy Birthday to Sister Mary Alvira” on 10/31/2018
“Sometimes it really will pay for you to subscribe to the “NEWSPAPER” – – as this next PHOTO – is one of those rare PHOTOS – that is worth a million – just to see the “NUNS” that, you knew way back in the “1940’s” – when, they never ate anything in the “public” view – but NOW, in 1985 – if my guess on the ‘year’ is correct – are now allowed to be seen eating and enjoying a real fine treat, one that we all like – the “ICE CREAM CONE” – and I think the “NUNS” like the treat!”
“Happy Birthday…Sister Mary Alvira”
“Happy Birthday to Sister Mary Alvira… and her Birthday is on October 31st…which is… also… HALLOWEEN!”
Sister Mary Alvira is the NUN sitting on the left of this photo… enjoying an ice cream cone on the “Anniversary” Sunday Celebration taking place at the German St. Vincent’s Orphan Home.
The “NUNS” did not pose for pictures, way back when I was a small child at the Orphanage, but – today you see more and more photos of the NUNS, but for me NOW – “Sister Mary Alvira” has passed on to her greater reward – and it is too late to get photos that would be more current.
The above photo is a good likeness of “Sister Mary Alvira”…as I remember her. When, I was a very little girl – living at the Orphanage, – I really did not like her, but – many years before I came to this Orphanage – she and her own four older sisters were also placed in the very same Orphan HOME as I remember, that their own Mother had died… and their Father had no way to take care of them – so they were “ORPHANS” – and four of these five girls did decide to join the “Sisters of Christian Charity” – so that they were a part of the Orphanage System – most of their lives.
“Sister Mary Alvira” was the youngest of these girls and was a teacher of the 5th and 6th grades, at the time, that – I came to live there. One of the other and older siblings – “Sister Mary Emeline” also came to serve as a “NUN” in the same Orphanage, and was in charge of the “Boys’ Dining Room” and I was assigned to work for her… and she was so nice and kind , that I became a very good friend of her’s for LIFE. Just because “Sister Emeline” was a blood sister of “Sister Mary Alvira” – I changed my way of thinking about “Sister M. Alvira” – and she too, became a very good and long lasting friend – until the day that each of them passed on to the sweet reward of ever lasting eternity, with our Almighty Creator, where they were each, in hopes of going to – on that final and last day.
My memories are good of each of these “sisters” who also became “SISTERS” in the same Convent in Wilmette, Illinois!
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY… SISTER MARY ALVIRA” on 10/31/2018 .
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