History of Sainte Marie, Saint Mary's Church and Sainte Marie Township, Precincts 1 and 2, Jasper County, Illinois, celebrating [the quasquicentennial] Sept. 1, 2, 3, 1962, Part 8

Author: Hartrich, Mary Clotilde Huber
Publication date: 1962
Publisher: [Sainte Marie? Ill.]
Number of Pages: 84


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Here, too, the wind whistles through the empty barns and granaries, sighs mournfully through casements across empty rooms where so many happy people have lived.


It is to be hoped some energetic young farmer and his family take over the old Rennier homestead and bring it back to life again.


Saint Mary's Cemetery


Saint Mary's cemetery is an interesting and historical place.


Laid out by the founding fathers, it covers possibly two acres of ground on a gentle rise at the south end of Sainte Marie.


Fine old pine trees shade the well-kept graves. Here we find tombstones marked Jacques Picquet, born 1791, and Theodore Hartrich, 1793. On many stone markers the birth dates are in the early 1800's.


Paul Bogard, flag committeeman of American Legion


Post 932, Sainte Marie, told us in 1957 that there are 24 known Civil War veterans buried there, including such well known names as those of Col. J. J. Rider, Lieut. Xavier Picquet and First Sergt. Dan O'Donnel. There are graves of veterans of the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II and the Korean conflict.


Within a space of possibly 100 square feet there are graves of soldiers of five wars.


In the town cemetery there are bodies of two Civil War veterans.


In Saint Mary's cemetery, there are the graves of two priests, Father Laughran, who was assistant to Father Sandrock, died in 1860, and Father Virnich, who came to Sainte Marie in 1881 and was the parish priest for more than 52 years.


Both of these priests asked to be buried with their parishioners.


Letter From White House THE WHITE HOUSE


Washington


May 16, 1962


Dear Mrs. Hartrich:


Many thanks for your letter to the President concern- ing the joint observance of the 125th anniversary of your town of Sainte Marie and Saint Mary's Church.


May I, on the President's behalf, extend warm greet- ings and best wishes to all who will be gathering for this notable event. Through the years your town and church have contributed to the strength and vitality of both the community and the Nation, and the President is confident that you will continue to grow in service to God and man. Sincerely,


Ralph A. Dungan, Special Assistant to the President


Mrs. Ferdinand Hartrich Post Office Box 121 Sainte Marie, Illinois


Friendly letters of congratulations also were received from Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois and the office of Mayor Richard J. Daley of Chicago.


Letter From Father De Palma


Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia July 1, 1961


Dear Mrs. Hartrich:


I am pleased to learn that next year Sainte Marie shall celebrate its 125th birthday and that for the special anniversary a history of the town shall be published. Please accept our heartiest congratulations and sincere wishes for a truly joyful commemoration.


I am particularly pleased to share in your joy because of the happy relationship which has existed between the residents of Sainte Marie and vicinity, especially the members of the Assumption Parish, and our religious com- munity for over 35 years. Moreover, as local superior of the Sacred Heart Novitiate I became acquainted with


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People You Know in Sainte Marie of 1962


Top left photo shows the entertainment committee, left to right, Pat Moran, Rosemary Mullinax, Bob Swisher, Freda Swisher, Don Spitzer, Margaret Menacher, Edwin Hahn, Angela Hahn, Ed Ritz and Bertha Ritz.


Top right photo shows the church committee, left to right, Romona Hunzinger, Cathryn Kocher, Bernadette Zuber, Olivia Sheridan, Gladys Reis, Helen Radke, Celeste Keller, chairman, Mildred Alblinger, treasurer, Serena Kaufmann, Angela Geltz, Ursula Huff, Geraldine Gowin and Letha Zuber.


Lower left photo shows Holy Name and Knights of Columbus officers, left to right, Arthur Keller, Ted Litzelman, Louis Reis, Marion Keller and Eugene Bigard.


Lower right photo show the Sainte Marie Town Board, left to right, Richard Hunzinger, Andrew Sheridan, Bob Swisher, Ed Stone, Leonard Sheridan, Paul Faltemier and Mayor Lawrence Hartrich.


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various members of the Sainte Marie community and, above all, was privileged to take a small part in the religious service of the members of the Assumption parish. Believe me, we have very fond memories of those years between 1945 and 1952.


I should add that during the above-mentioned years I came into closer contact with the mending club-gen- erous and kind women of the Sainte Marie Parish. It is certainly good to hear that the Ladies of the Altar Society have again formed a mending club and continue to meet at the Sacred Heart Novitiate. We are ever grateful to them and all others who have been and still are so kind to our Fathers, Brothers, Novices and Postulants. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus reward all of you in His unique way.


With cordial greetings to all and an assurance of my humble prayers for continued success and prosperity in the Lord, I remain


Very respectfully in Christ, Joseph De Palma, S.C.J., Sup. Gen.


The Very Rev. Joseph De Palma, S.C.J., who is Su- perior General over 22 countries, was on a regular visita- tion to the North Amercian Continent these past three months. Father De Palma studied as a novitiate at the Mission in Sainte Marie in about 1925.


On June 19 the ladies of the mending club, who go each week to do the mending for the 60 or more students and priests, were invited to a Mass read especially for them by Father De Palma.


In visiting with the club later, Father De Palma told them "Of all the countries and cities I've seen, I still like the S. C. J. home here the best. I hope to end my days in peaceful Sainte Marie."


The mending club was organized by Miss Marie Picquet, daughter of Pioneer Joseph Picquet, about 33 years ago. One member, Miss Mary Bolander, attended every mending day for 25 years without being absent once.


Wabash Valley Association


One of the newer and very important organizations in this area is the Jasper County Chapter of the Wabash Valley Association.


The organization, formed about four years ago, is dedicated to work for the total development of the water resources of the Wabash River Basin, with specific em- phasis locally on the Embarras River Valley, of which our area is a vital part.


The Jasper County Chapter is one of the most active of all the chapters in both Illinois and Indiana. There are approximately 150 members.


Officers of the chapter are: President, Eugene Hart- rich; vice-president, Burton Acklin; and secretary, Clete Jansen. Other directors are Lowell Diel, Glenn Dappert, Charles Graham, Noel Ikemire, Sheldon Kocher and Louis Valbert.


Merle D. Yost and R. E. Apple are directors from the Jasper County Chapter to the Wabash Valley Association. Mr. Yost also is a member of the Executive Committee of the W. V. A.


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Choir Robes, Graduation


Gowns and Women's Gym Clothing


Happy Birthday,


Sainte Marie


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Community of Sacred Heart Novitiate


Happy Birthday and Good Wishes to


My old home town, Sainte Marie, and Saint Mary's Parish on this their 125th birthday.


Mrs. Olivia Hartrich Litzelman


GREETINGS


To all our friends of the old home town on its 125th anniversary and best wishes for the years ahead.


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Belles of Sainte Marie


Top row, left to right, Celeste Schmidt, Barbara Wagner, Kathy Gowin, Ann Moran.


Center row, left to right, Carolyn Wagner, Rita Fisher, Mary Ellen Kocher, Glenda Reis.


Bottom row, left to right, Kathy Ritz, Mary Lou Hahn, Sharon Keller, Mary Ruth Hartrich.


Lower right, Jean Keller.


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Greetings and Good Wishes to Sainte Marie, Saint Mary's Church and Sainte Marie Township en Their 125th Birthday! American Legion Auxiliary POST 932


Best Wishes and Happy Birthday to Sainte Marie, Saint Mary's Parish and Sainte Marie Township.


Blanche Chapman


Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy Birthday to Sainte Marie, Saint Mary's Parish and Sainte Marie Township on Their 125th Anniversary.


Saint Mary's Mending Club


Greetings and Best Wishes to Sainte Marie, Saint Mary's Church and Sainte Marie Township.


Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Litzelman


IN MEMORY OF


Our Beloved Grandfather, Joseph Petar Huber, Whose Motto in Life Was, "Give Generously and It Will Return." HELEN HUBER SCHACKMANN MAYME HUBER HARTRICH JOSEPHINE HUBER ALBLINGER


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The Author's Thanks


We come now to the closing chapter of this history of Sainte Mary's Church, Sainte Marie and Sainte Marie Township. To you who have read it we hope you have learned some historical facts you did not know before, hope you enjoyed our little jokes and stories, hope, too, the younger generation has a better understanding of the trials and tribulations of our Pioneer forefathers.


Never will we appreciate all the hardships they en- dured to clear away the forests, build tillable fields free of stumps, build fine highways and pleasant homes. There are discrepancies, of course. Going back over 125 years, it is not humanly possible to do otherwise.


Our thanks go to Rev. George Windsor for the story of the priests since Father Peter Virnich, History of the Saint Mary's Church down to the present day; to J. N. Yost and Dorthan Reigle of the Bend vicinity for their invaluable help in tracing names and dates in their churches, schools and cemeteries.


To all the advertisers, whose financial help made this book possible.


To Mrs. Kathryn Hobgood of Evansville, Ind., who came to my home to type the script I'd written; to Mrs. Mary Ready for her hours of talk on "olden" times from which I caught many names and dates; to Kathy Gowin for typing for me; to Mrs. Charlene Bolander, good friend, for her help in getting together the names of all our re- ligious nuns from Sainte Marie, names too, of all our citizens who lived to be more than 90 years, and the names of those who weathered the storms of married life for more than 60 years.


My thanks to everyone who helped with this history in the smallest way.


It is my sincerest wish that everyone continue to plant trees, flowers and shrubs around their homes and farmsteads, and I'll feel amply paid. By doing this we not only beautify our homes, we beautify our Community, State and Nation.


Always Remember, "We are part of the early history of the State of Illinois."


Very Sincerely Yours, Mrs. Ferdinand Hartrich, Historian, Sainte Marie, Illinois


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