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1886 1894
1897
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1903
1915
1927
1930
1931
HISTORICAL SUMMARY (NOTES)
Annual report to Bishop bv Fr. Waesberghe-lists population of Kiln at 225.
New Church to be built-old one too small. Annual report states it is to be built by Fr. DeMorangies.
Report lists 383 white and 8 colored
School mentioned as ?St. Marys? Population 11 boys, 17 girls
Fr. Schmitt unable, because of frequent illness, to attend the missions in Kiln- left diocese.
Annual report?Catholic population 310 Bayou LaCroix	95 White	50 Indian	0 Negro
Bayou Cadet	293 ?	0	0
Pearlington	134	0	0
Logtown	64 ?	0	4
Fr. Chauvin changed from assistant at O.L.G. to administrator of Jourdan River and missions.
Talk of purchase of Fenton property, new lot, more central. Deccmber-John Ulysses asks about report to sell property (where his house was) - denied by Bishop Gunn. Taxes were unpaid on the leased property.
Fr. A C. Denis reports: White Cypress Church(Infant Jesus of Prague) almost finished. Loan of $500.00 from Bishop until Extension Society7 grant arrives.
Mill closes - not to re-open. Many out of work. Church now has no electric lights. Fr. Denis has to install own generator (for church and rectory'). Buys house across street for housekeeper.
Fr. Denis writes that he has nothing to complain of -"has enough to eat and has a cook? but ?looks forward to hard times during the winter"?.
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ll)34	Fr. Denis - attacked by a ruffian. Fr. Mortier dies. Bishop loans
Fr. Denis $250.00 to help buy a new car. Fr. Sonn (of Delisle) ill? relatives in France notified. Asks Bishop for prayers for "the poorest people in your diocese?.
1938	Fr. Denis recommends parish missions be divided.
1939	Fr. Denis establishes Trust Fund, interest to be used for insurance	(on
churches).
1941 New roof on Church. Looking for sisters to work here. Rumor his health not good- upset when Bishop inquires?consideres it a joke.
1945 Fr. Denis suffers stroke?April 22nd. paralysis. April 24th-
hospitalized. S.V.D. priest assists here til Fr. Toner, M.S.S T., took over as administrator. $2500.00 collected for new church in Catahoula.
1949	Settlement of Ulysses property by church?quit claim deed given to
parish.Confirmation class for Kiln and missions numbered 107? largest ever Our Lady of the Pines (Catahoula) dedicated by Bishop
1954 Youth Center constructed (cost $20,520.00.) Mr. Crump, benefactor.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Bayou LaCroix (Holy Cross Church) had Indian school?lists 23 Indian children. 1896. T Teacher: Mary Zengarling. Population of Bayou La Croix? 1898?95-white?50-Indians.
A note from a report of 1903 states: ?The first days of December(1902) the last Indian families have left my missions, so there are no more Indians now here around?. (Given to Fr. Gmelch at O.L.G. in 1927.)
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