At a great meeting in San Francisco addressed by Archbishop Hanna and Senator Phelan, Mrs. W. G. McAdoo, daughter of President Wilson, joined in the cheers that were offered : for a "free Ireland." ■"•'■ '■'".' Sister Alphonsus, of the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Mapperley, England, has been decorated "by King George with the Royal Red Cross. During the whole period of the war .Sister Alphonsus has been engaged in nursing wounded soldiers, who gave, her the name of "The White .Sister" on account' of her white habit. The Royal Red Cross was given to Sister Alphonsus at Buckingham Palace by the King himself;
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New Zealand Tablet, 31 July 1919, Page 29
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102Untitled New Zealand Tablet, 31 July 1919, Page 29
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