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St. Anthony'sContinued From Pag? I.Itep-States was in 1923 when five sitters Arrived here to start a com* munity. Their number haa grown j to 28 In this country, who take rare of the aick at the Mother of Good Counaei Home, St. Louie, and v St. Anthony's Infirmary, Alton, ! h Each inatttution haa beds to ac-f ‘ commodate from 90 to 95 patient a i 1(j In addition to chronic and medical *-caaea, St. Anthony’a Infirmary # take* care of rontagioua caaea.The five sisters who came to Alton in 1924 to take over the property of the Siater* of Precious Blond, the Nazareth Home, and found St. Anthony’a Infirmary, included Siater M. Hiidegardia.! ? Siater M. Hilda, Siater M Damela, Siater M Columbe and Slater M Gottharde.Of the original five only two re- f mam at the infirmary. TTtey are ^ Siater M. Hiidegardia and Stater! I1 M. Gottharde. Siater Columbe, P who was former Miiterior at the ' infirmary, and Siater Da me la are1 -at the Mother of Good Counaei) I Home in St. Louis, and Sister J Hilda died in 1934.Infirmary Enlarged Among early improvements was! the addition of a wing in 1928 at the cost of 11(30,0(H) to provide an iaoiatton department to care for contagious rase*. In 1934 another wing waa added at the coat of;1 Sld.ooo to be used as a novitiate for the sisters. Other improvement* have been made and equipment added from time to time until the institution at the present j ll time is one of the best equipped of; ' Its kind in this section of the country.The number of sisters at the infirmary has grown from five to 17 in Alton, and there are U at the Mother of Good Counsel Home jSt Ilt;ouis. The superior at St. Anthony * is Sister Agatha.I*
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Alton Evening Telegraph
Alton, Illinois, US
Tue, Nov 21, 1944
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