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ORDER PLANS NEW NOVITIATE
BOSTON -- THE VERY REV. JAMES ALBERIONE OF ROME,
ITALY, FOUNDER OF THE PIOUS SOCIETY OF THE
DAUGHTERS OF ST. PAUL, AND SISTER TECLA MERLO
(SECOND FROM LEFT), ALSO OF ROME, WHO IS THE
ORDER'S FIRST MOTHER GENERAL, VIEW BLUEPRINTS OF
A NEW NOVITIATE AND CHAPEL BUILDINGS AT THE
SOCIETY'S AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS HERE. OTHERS IN
THE PHOTO ARE, LEFT TO RIGHT, MOTHER PAULA,
DIRECTORESS OF THE ORDER IN THE U.S., STATE
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER JOHN A. VOLPE, WHOSE PRIVATE
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IS ERECTING THE NEW CONVENT;
JOHN VALTZ, ARCHITECT; AND S. PETER VOLPE,
TREASURER OF THE CONSTRUCTION FIRM. THE DAUGHTERS
OF ST. PAUL CONDUCT A MODERN APOSTOLATE BY
SPREADING CATHOLIC DOCTRINE THROUGH THE PRESS,
RADIO AND MOTION PICTURES. THEY OPERATE A COMBINA-
TION RELIGIOUS ARTICLES STORE AND BOOK AND FILM
CENTER IN THE DOWNTOWN SHOPPING DISTRICT HERE.
CREDIT MUST READ:
RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (CB-BOST-9E-55-LRB-C)