4 St. Antonio Society

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April 13

Things to do this week:

Tam

- ASAP:

- post text for missing labels

- post update on phone calls to Yvonne Smart and Johnny Costa

- post links to pictures for Sheldon Street Church

- post list of items to be used from Sheldon Street Church

- BY WEDNESDAY:

- look up the following people in oral histories: Henry Monteiro, Bernard Monteiro, Sister Soares, John Britto, Yvonne Smart

Daniel

- ASAP:

- post update on phone call to Fr. Escobar at HRC

- post list of items to be used from HRC

- BY WEDNESDAY:

- look up the following people in oral histories: Joe Cruz, Anna Duarte, Fr. Antonion Rebello, Dean Cabral, Ernie Costa, Tony Costa

Amy

- ASAP:

- contact Claire about lack of Sheldon Street information

- organize list of loans for Claire

- TUESDAY:

- contact Erin Wells about text/image/object design

- photocopy/scan correspondence to send to Erin Wells

- photocopy membership applications for exhibition

- meet with writing fellow on Tuesday

- BY WEDNESDAY:

- look up the following people in oral histories: Vicki Viera, John Enos, Sylvestre Perry, Irene Perry, Sister Polly (Teixera)

April 12

- PLEASE post your label text by Monday!

- I was up all night looking for and posting photos within the wiki page for ease of organizing (see groupings)

- If there are pictures you don't like (i.e. don't want to include), make a list so we can discuss

- I scheduled a meeting with Brian (writing fellow) for Tuesday at 5:30pm - I'll go since you two are in class

- We really need info about Sheldon Street from Claire - there's very little on Flickr and I haven't been able to get ahold of the Congregational Church - if one of you could please take that on, that'd be much appreciated

- We should look up the following names in the oral histories. They were identified in photographs: Henry Monteiro, Bernard Monteiro, Sister Soares, John Britto, Vicki Viera (Micah's group is talking about her), John Enos, Sylvestre Perry, Irene Perry, Sister Polly (Teixera), Joe Cruz (we quote him in the HRC panel), Anna Duarte, Yvonne Smart (Tam's talking to Yvonne), Fr. Antonio Rebello, Dean Cabral, Ernie Costa, Tony Costa

April 11

- I've got a bunch of photos from Annie Valk (from Lou Costa) that we can also use. I'll upload them tonight.

- I met with Marlene Lopes and...

1) The photos we wanted to use are not available. The citation from the Coli and Lobban article was incorrect.

2) She had no information/images about any of these organizations. She wasn't really familiar with any of them except that she knew they had existed.

3) She suggested we contact the museum in East Providence. Tam is calling Yvonne Smart, so hopefully, they'll have something.

- We need to get this draft text to the writing fellow by Monday afternoon at the latest. I copied you both on the email I sent to him.

I moved all of our old notes to a subpage

OPENING - GREAT DEPRESSION

- text (Tam):

TBD

- image: storefront (source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxpoint/2655391149/)

EARLY ORGANIZATIONS - HOLY NAME, SOCIEDADE SANTIAGO

- text (Amy):

In response to the challenges new Cape Verdean immigrants faced upon their arrival, mutual aid organizations were established to support the community and share the scare resources available to them. The Holy Name Society and the Sociedade Santiago were two Catholic voluntary associations in Providence. Founded in 1923, the Holy Name Society claimed more than 900 Cape Verdean members along the East Coast. A procession through Fox Point on the Sunday before Labor Day celebrating Cape Verdean ethnicity brought members from all eight chapters to Providence. The Sociedade Santiago was established in 1926 and provided sick benefits and mortuary expenses of its members. More than 450 Cape Verdeans participated in the Sociedade Santiago's annual dance and banquet.

- ~~image: Holy Name (source=RIC) - Providence, September 1930.~~

- ~~image: Holy Name + Spirito Capeverdeano Band (source=RIC)~~

- ~~image: Socidade Santiago (source=RIC) - Providence, July 1929~~

SAN ANTONIO SOCIETY

- text (Claire): main label for the SAS, commemorating the 75th anniversary

- image: A San Antonio Society dinner (date?)

- object: thank you notes to Society from members

- text (Amy):

Among its many activities, the San Antonio Society provided sickness and death benefits to its members. According to its bylaws the association aimed "to bolster the spiritual side of life, in such activities as annual masses, visiting the sick, comforting and giving solace to the bereaved, and in various ways promoting the virtues of understanding to its fullest extent." This sampling of correspondence sent to the San Antonio Society illustrate the very important role the association played in the lives of its members, particularly in times of sickness and mourning.

- object: San Antonio Society banner

- object: American flag

HOLY ROSARY CHURCH

- text (Daniel):

The vast majority of Cape Verdeans attended Holy Rosary Catholic Church, which served as a center for community and spiritual life. [I think this opening line may need some revision. We want to make sure we fact check before we make this very definite statement.] Although the Azorean population outnumbered the Cape Verdeans in the parish, the Cape Verdean congregation actively partcipated in the Catholic community by marching in processions, participating in religious festivals and holy day activities, and attending Sunday Mass and Catechism classes. Former Fox Point resident Joe Cruz recalled the integral part Holy Rosary played in the Cape Verdean community: “You had to go; you didn’t have a choice. There was no, ‘No, I’m not going to catechism or whatever.’ You went, and that was it." Remembering his Catechism classes, Cruz chuckled, "them nuns didn’t take any junk either.”

PROCESSIONS:

- image: procession photo (source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxpoint/2414376931/)

- image: procession, date? (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Holy Rosary Church Feast Day, 1944 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: procession, Holy Rosary Church, 1936 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: procession, August 1949 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: procession - doesn't look like Providence! (source=Lou Costa)

- image: procession, June 1942 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: procession, date unknown (source=Lou Costa)

- image: procession, May 1948 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: procession photo, August 1940 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Procession on Wickenden Street, 1950 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Procession on Wickenden Street, February 1950 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Procession at Holy Rosary, February 1950 (source=Lou Costa)

FIRST COMMUNION:

- image: First Communion at Holy Rosary (source=Lou Costa)

- image: First Communion at Holy Rosary, 1936 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: First Communion, Anna Duarte Cruz and Joe Cruz, date unknown (source=Lou Costa)

- image: First Communion at Holy Rosary, date unknown (source=Lou Costa)

- image: First Communion at Holy Rosary, John Britton, date unknown (source=Lou Costa)

- image: First Communion at Holy Rosary, Tony Costa, 1936 (source=Lou Costa)

CONFIRMATION:

- image: Henry and Bernard Monteiro at Confirmation at Holy Rosary, 1946 (source=Lou Costa)

NUNS/CONVENT:

- image: Sister Soares and Rosemary Arruda (Azorean), 1959 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Holy Rosary nun, 1958 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Holy Rosary nuns at convent, February 1950 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Polly Teixeira as a novice, 1947 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Holy Rosary nun, March 1950 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Holy Rosary Convent, February 1950 (source=Lou Costa)

PRIESTS:

- image: Fr. Antonio R. Rebello, 1958 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Fr. Rebello (identified as pastor of Holy Rosary) and sailors, date unknown (source=Lou Costa)

ALTAR BOYS:

- image: Dean Cabral + Ernie Costa, Altar Boy, date unknown (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Anthony "Tony" Costa, Altar Boy, c. 1944 (source=Lou Costa)

WEDDINGS:

- image: John Enos and Vicki Viera Wedding, September 1949 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Anna Duarte and Joe Cruz Wedding, date unknown (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Perry Wedding, 1943 (source=Lou Costa)

- objects: make list of potential objects

- contact: Fr. Escobar

SHELDON STREET CHURCH

- text (Tam):

TBD

- image: Sheldon Street Varsity Basketball Team, 1933 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Sunday School (source=Congregational Church)

- image: Boy Scout Troop (source=Congregational Church)

- image: look for Flickr photos of Sheldon Street and post links here:

- contact: contact Johnny Costa about Sheldon Street Church (ask about images?)

ST. ISABEL'S SOCIETY

- text (Daniel):

Seven years after the establishment of the San Antonio Society, a group of Cape Verdean women founded the St. Isabel’s Society in 1941. Originally conceived as a social club, the St. Isabel Society organized dinners and events that fostered a sense of community amongst the residents of Fox Point. These events gave Cape Verdeans the opportunity to socialize with their neighbors, promoting and preserving their ethnic identity. In addition to these social functions, during the holidays the Society collected canned goods for needy Cape Verdean families. The St. Isabel's Society illustrated the important role of women in caring for the residents and culture of the Cape Verdean Fox Point community.

- image: the one-year anniversary (source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxpoint/3256702924/)

- image: the one-year anniversary (source=http://www.flickr.com/photos/foxpoint/3256702636/)

- image: the 6th annual banquet (source=Claire)

- image: two additional images from Annie Valk - too large for scanner (will need to take to Brown printing services to be scanned)

- objects: St. Isabel's gavel and bell

SALVATION ARMY

- text (Amy):

Formerly located on Transit Street, the Salvation Army Settlement and Day Nursery provided daytime care for pre-school and elementary school children in cases of family stress or need. When the challenges of inadequate housing, extended illness, poverty, or personal problems became too much for a family to handle, the Salvation Army was there to help. Regardless of race or religious affiliation, families in need turned to the Salvation Army's corp of teachers, social workers and family counselors for support, guidance, and understanding. In addition to providing child care for families in need, the Salvation Army ran Vacation Bible School and other youth events in the summer.

- image: SA ladies (source=Claire)

- image: playground (source=SA) - see attachments - Children play in the yard behind the Salvation Army Settlement and Day Nursery on Transit Street.

- image: Vacation Bible School (source=SA) - Salvation Army staff pose with the proud graduates of the Summer Bible School Class of 1948.

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BORROW

- images:

- 6th annual banquet photo of St. Isabel

- Salvation Army ladies

- San Antonio dinner photo (date?)

- objects:

- St. Isabel gavel and bell

- San Antonio banner and flag (after the procession)

- San Antonio membership certificate

- San Antonio correspondance/thank you notes

FOLLOW UP PAST FRIDAY, 4/10

- talk to Yvonne Smart (procession photo?)

- talk to Cookie Lima (first communion photo + other photos)

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