Final Script

WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO BORROW/USE FROM CLAIRE'S COLLECTION

- images:

- 6th annual banquet photo of St. Isabel

- San Antonio dinner photo (date?)

- clips from SKFPR talking about Sheldon Street Church (will post list Wednesday afternoon)

- objects:

- St. Isabel gavel and bell

- San Antonio banner and flag (after the procession)

- San Antonio membership certificate

- San Antonio correspondence/thank you notes

THINGS TO PURCHASE

- objects:

- Portuguese flag

- Cape Verde flag (?)

SUMMARY OF SECTION

- items in ITALICS are still outstanding

- images in BOLD can be sent as high-resolution .tif files

1) OPENING - GREAT DEPRESSION

- text (Tam): opening panel w/ general discussion of Great Depression

- image: photo of storefront with "New Deal Lunch" in the window (source=Lou Costa)

2) SAN ANTONIO SOCIETY

- text (Claire): 150 words commemorating the San Antonio Society

- images (2): A San Antonio Society dinner (date?) (source=Claire)

- object: San Antonio Society banner (will receive after procession on 5/9)

- object: American flag (will receive after procession on 5/9)

- object: Portuguese flag (purchase)

- object: Cape Verde flag (purchase)

- object: membership applications

- text (Amy) : explaining the application process and the function of the SAS

- object: thank you notes to Society from members

- text (Amy) : explaining the thank you notes + the important role of the SAS in the community

3) ST. ISABEL'S SOCIETY

- text (Daniel): general intro to St. Isabel's

- image group (4 photos): the one-year anniversary of the society (source=Lou Costa)

- image group (2 photos): panoramas of St. Isabel's banquet (source=Lou Costa)

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

- objects: St. Isabel's gavel and bell

4) PROCESSIONS/CELEBRATIONS

- text (Amy): context of processions and celebration in Fox Point

- image: procession from HRC w/ Yvonne Smart holding flag (source=Lou Costa)

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

- image: World War II Military Parade, 1946 (source=Lou Costa)

- image group (4 photos): HRC procession on Wickenden Street, February 1950 (source=Lou Costa)

5) HOLY ROSARY CHURCH

- text (Daniel): HRC as a community church, tensions in the community

- image: The Sisters of Saint Dorothy at the Holy Rosary Covent, February 1950 (source=Lou Costa)

- image group (2 photos): Sisters with their students (source=Lou Costa)

- image group (3 photos): First Communion at Holy Rosary (source=Lou Costa) + First Communion at Holy Rosary, 1936 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: The Monteiro boys at their Confirmation (source=Lou Costa)

- image group (2 photos) : John Enos and Vickie Vieira Wedding, September 1949 (source=Lou Costa)

- objects (Daniel): ephemera from the Catholic community

SHELDON STREET CHURCH

- text (Tam): SSC as a community church, events/activities hosted by the church

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

- additional images: TBD

- objects: children's chair (from Johnny Costa)

- video: 2 short clips of the church + possible interviews (will be discussed next week!)

SALVATION ARMY

- text (Amy): function of SA in the FP community

- image: playground (source=SA) - see attachments

- image: Vacation Bible School (source=SA)

1) OPENING - GREAT DEPRESSION

- text (Tam):

The Great Depression affected the majority of Americans, and the Cape Verdean community of Fox Point was no exception. The Wall Street Crash on October 29, 1929, or "Black Tuesday", ushered in a decade of high unemployment and financial hardship. In order to cope with this severe economic challenge, Cape Verdeans established beneficient societies to provide food, support, and services to members of their community. Some Cape Verdeans also turned to local churches for assistance, though not all were welcomed by the parish communities. Sharing the scarce resources available to them, the already vibrant and culturally rich Cape Verdean population weathered the Great Depression and emerged stronger and with an even greater sense of purpose.

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

2) SAN ANTONIO SOCIETY

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

NOTE: Because we cut the earlier organizations as a separate section, Claire will discuss the origins of the SAS as an offshoot of the Sociedade Santiago.

- object: San Antonio Society banner

- object: American flag

- object: Portuguese flag

- object: Cape Verde flag (?)

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

- 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 illustrates the very important role the association played in the lives of its members, particularly in times of sickness and mourning.

3) ST. ISABEL'S SOCIETY

- text (Daniel):

In 1941, seven years after the establishment of the San Antonio Society, a group of Cape Verdean women founded the St. Isabel’s Society. 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

4) PROCESSIONS/CELEBRATIONS

- text (Amy):

The Fox Point neighborhood hosted many parades and religious processions. For several years, the Sunday before Labor Day was marked by one of these lively celebrations. After morning mass at Holy Rosary Church, a procession of several hundred community members dressed in formal attire and top hats marched through Fox Point to the sounds of the Spirito Cabo Verdean, a twenty-five member band that played American marching music. From ethnic celebrations to Catholic feast days, the Cape Verdean community actively participated in these neighborhood events.

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

- photo caption: At the corner of Pike and Brook Streets, Yvonne Smart (front, center) holds the American flag as the Cape Verdean Society processes from Holy Rosary Church. Date unknown. Photo courtesy of Lou Costa.

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

- photo caption: Both Cape Verdean and American marching music were important features of the parades through Fox Point. Date unknown. Photo courtesy of Lou Costa.

- image: World War II Military Parade, 1946 (source=Lou Costa)

- photo caption: In 1946, Cape Verdean servicemen from Fox Point were honored with a parade through the neighborhood. Photo courtesy of Lou Costa.

- images (4): Procession on Wickenden Street, February 1950 (source=Lou Costa)

- group caption: The Catholic community also led processions through Fox Point. Members of the clergy led their congregations through the neighborhood with the procession ending with Mass at Holy Rosary Church. Procession on Wickenden Street, February 1950. Photo courtesy of Lou Costa.

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5) HOLY ROSARY CHURCH

- text (Daniel):

The majority of Cape Verdeans immigrants living in Fox Point were Roman Catholics. Many of them attended Holy Rosary Church, which had been established in the mid-1870s to serve the growing Portuguese-speaking population, known as the Azoreans. Racial and social tensions soon arose between the Cape Verdeans and the Azoreans who largely dominated parish life. Some Cape Verdeans did not feel welcome at the church, and they chose to leave the congregation. Despite these tensions, many Cape Verdeans found solace in the traditions of the Catholic faith that they had carried from Cape Verde and participated in the processions, festivals, and Sacraments offered at the Church, closely tying Holy Rosary to the lives of many community members.

- group caption: Holy Rosary housed the convent of the Sisters of Saint Dorothy. The Sisters ran the Catholic Catechism classes atttended by Catholic youth in the Cape Verdean community. Fox Point resident Joe Cruz recalled going to the classes at the Church: “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. And them nuns didn’t take any junk either.”

- image: The Sisters of Saint Dorothy at the Holy Rosary Covent, February 1950 (source=Lou Costa)

- image: Sisters with their students (source=Lou Costa)

- group caption: Vickie Vieira, the premier female American Cape Verdean singer, throughout the 1940s and 1950s was a Fox Point resident. In September 1949, Vickie Vieira married John Enos at Holy Rosary Church.

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

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

- objects: children's chair (from Johnny Costa)

NOTE: Claire and I discussed using 2-3 digital frames featuring the church and some of its members talking about their involvement. She is going to splice together 2-3 short pieces (2 minutes max) next week when she returns from Portugal.

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 overwhelming, 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: playground (source=SA) - see attachments

- photo caption: Children play in the yard behind the Salvation Army Settlement and Day Nursery on Transit Street.

- image: Vacation Bible School (source=SA)

- photo caption: Salvation Army staff pose with the proud graduates of the Summer Bible School Class of 1948.