Rumor Of Lee Harvey Oswald Having Lived At St. Vincent's As A Child... Debunked???

I heard a rumor last night that Lee Harvey Oswald had lived in St. Vincent's Orphanage as a child.  Well, it wasn't actually a rumor, it was one of our local, slightly inebriated (OK.. heavily inebriated... lol) guests telling a new check-in this information as if it were fact.  I had never heard that before so I decided to do a little Googling.  See the below links and snips... which claim that LHO's older brothers were actually placed in a Catholic boarding school in Algiers, LA at some point and then later on, the brothers and eventually LHO were put into a Lutheran orphanage (St. Vincent's was a Catholic orphanage)... so unless there is better evidence found, there is no viable evidence other than an inebriated guest's claim that Lee Harvey Oswald was ever an orphan at St. Vincent's.  Of course, all of these official reports could be wrong and the inebriated guest could be right... wouldn't be the first or last time that happens.  LOL

Lenny Vasbinder

http://www.archives.gov/research/jfk/warren-commission-report/appendix-13.html

Two months later, on October 18, 1939, a second son was born.31 He was named Lee after his father; Harvey was his paternal grandmother's maiden name. 32 For a while after her husband's death, Mrs. Oswald remained in the Alvar Street house without working; she probably lived on life insurance proceeds. 33 Sometime in 1940, she rented the house to Dr. Bruno F. Mancuso the doctor who had delivered Lee.34 (Dr. Mancuso continued to rent the house until 1944,35 when Marguerite obtained a judgment of possession against him.36 She sold the house for $6,500 to the First Homestead and Savings Association, which resold it to Dr. Mancuso.)37 She herself moved to a rented house at 1242 Congress Street, where she lived for about half a year.38 For part of this period after Oswald's death, the two older boys were placed in the Infant Jesus College, a Catholic boarding school in Algiers, La., a suburb of New Orleans. 39 Neither they nor their mother liked this arrangement, 40 which John thought was intended to save money;41 it lasted for less than a year, after which the boys returned to the school Frantz and then transferred to the George Washington Elementary School. 42

Probably in contemplation of the sale of the house, Mrs. Oswald applied in December 1941 to the Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem Orphan Asylum Association for the admission of her two older sons to the orphan asylum, known as the Bethlehem Children's Home; she stated on the application that she could contribute $20 per month to their maintenance and would supply shoes and clothing.51 She had inquired also about Lee, who was too young to be admitted. 52 John and Robert were accepted and entered the home on January 3, 1942.

http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/orphan.htm

By January 1944, Mrs. Oswald and Ekdahl had decided to marry. She withdrew Lee from the Children's Home and moved with him to Dallas, where Ekdahl expected to be located. They planned to postpone the marriage until the end of the school year so that the older boys could complete the year at the home before they left it. In the meantime, she would care for Ekdahl, who was recovering from a serious illness, probably a heart attack. Mrs. Oswald has testified that when she arrived in Dallas, she decided that she did not want to marry Ekdahl after all. Using part of the proceeds from the sale of the Alvar Street house, she purchased a house at 4801 Victor Street, a portion of which she rented. In June, John and Robert left the Children's Home and joined their mother in Dallas. They entered the nearby Davy Crockett Elementary School the following September.

http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fos06

OSWALD, LEE HARVEY (1939–1963). Lee Harvey Oswald, alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, on October 18, 1939, the third son of Marguerite Claverie Oswald. His father, Robert Lee Oswald, had died of a heart attack two months earlier. Young Oswald was placed in a Lutheran orphanage at the age of three, but he was removed when his mother left for Dallas in January 1944 and remarried.

Oh yes, it's Mardi Gras time!!!

A couple of Mardi Gras events/parades have already taken place around New Orleans, starting on January 6, 2013 (the 12th night of Christmas) with The Phunny Phorty Phellows and the Krewe de Jeanne D’Arc Parade (Joan Of Arc).  There have also been many Mardi Gras Balls that will continue throughout the Mardi Gras season.

But things are really starting to gear up next weekend (January 19 & 20, 2013) in the French Quarter with the Krewe du Vieux parading in the Marigny, Faubourg and the French Quarter on Saturday evening/night along with the KreweDelusion, January 19, 2013 and the children's parade, Krewe Of Little Rascals, parading in Metairie on Sunday, January 20, 2013 during the day.

The REALLY BIG weekends start on January 25-27, 2013 and February 1-3, 2013 (including the Superbowl in New Orleans) and then Mardi Gras Weekend (as it's called, but it's actually a full week of parades and partying) starting on Wednesday, February 6 through Mardi Gras Day & Night (Fat Tuesday) on February 12, 2013... whew.. I'm getting tired just thinking about all the partying!!!

Complete Parade Schedule compliments of Arthur Hardy's Mardi Gras Guide follows:  

SUNDAY, January 6TH
Phunny Phorty Phellows Uptown 7:00 p.m.
Krewe de Jeanne D’Arc ♫ French Quarter 6:00 p.m.  

SATURDAY, January 19th
Krewe du Vieux French Quarter 6:30 p.m.
krewedelusion ♫ French Quarter 7:15 p.m.

SUNDAY, January 20th
Little Rascals Metairie 12:00 p.m.
Krewe of Slidellians Slidell 1:00 p.m.
Krewe of Claude - CANCELLED Slidell follows Slidellians  

FRIDAY, January 25th
Krewe of Cork ♫ French Quarter 3:00 p.m.
Krewe of Oshun Uptown 6:00 p.m.
Krewe of Cleopatra Uptown 6:30 p.m. ***moved from Westbank***  

SATURDAY, January 26th
Krewe of Pontchartrain Uptown 1:00 p.m.
Krewe of Choctaw Uptown follows Pontchartrain. ***moved from Westbank***
Knights of Sparta Uptown 6:00 p.m.
Krewe of Pygmalion Uptown 6:45 p.m.
Chewbacchus ♫ Faubourg Marginy 8:00 p.m.
Mystic Knights of Adonis Westbank 12:00 p.m.
Krewe of Bilge Slidell 12:00 p.m.
Mona Lisa & Moon Pie ♫ Slidell 7:00 p.m.  

SUNDAY, January 27th
Krewe of Carrollton Uptown 12:00 p.m.
Krewe of King Arthur Uptown 1:15 p.m.
Mystic Krewe of Barkus ♫ French Quarter 2:00 p.m.
Krewe of Thor Metairie 2:00 p.m.
Krewe of Perseus Slidell 1:00 p.m.
Krewe of Dionysus Slidell follows Perseus
Krewe of Tchefuncte Madisonville 2:00 p.m.
Pearl River Lions Club Pearl River 1:15 p.m.

FRIDAY, February 1st
Knights of Excalibur Metairie 7:00 p.m.
Krewe of Atlas Metairie 7:30 p.m.
Krewe of Eve Mandeville 7:00 p.m.
Krewe of Hercules Houma 6:00 p.m.  

SATURDAY, February 2nd
Krewe of Caesar Metairie 6:00 p.m.
Knights of Nemesis St. Bernard 1:00 p.m.
Krewe of Alla Westbank 12:00 p.m.
Krewe De Paws ♫ Slidell 10:00 a.m.
Krewe of Push Mow Abita Springs 11:00 a.m.
Krewe of Olympia Covington 6:00 p.m.
Mystic Krewe of Titans Slidell 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of Tee Caillou Chauvin 12:00 p.m.
Krewe of Aquarius Houma 6:30 p.m.  

SUNDAY, February 3rd

Krewe of Hyacinthians Houma 12:30 p.m.
Krewe of Titans Houma follows Hyacinthians  

and The Superbowl  

WEDNESDAY, February 6th
Mystic Krewe of Druids Uptown 6:30 p.m.
Mystic Krewe of Nyx Uptown 7:00 p.m.  

THURSDAY, February 7th
Knights of Babylon Uptown 5:45 p.m.
Knights of Chaos Uptown 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of Muses Uptown 6:30 p.m.  

FRIDAY, February 8th
Divine Protectors of Endangered Pleasures or DIVA ♫ French Quarter 1:30 p.m.
Knights of Hermes Uptown 6:00 p.m.
Le Krewe d'Etat Uptown 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of Morpheus Uptown 7:00 p.m.
Krewe of Centurions Metairie 7:00 p.m.
Krewe of Selene Slidell 6:30 p.m.
The Original Krewe of Orpheus Mandeville 7:00 p.m. - CANCELLED
Krewe of Aphrodite Houma 6:30 p.m.  

SATURDAY, February 9th
Krewe of Iris Uptown 11:00 a.m.
Krewe of Tucks Uptown 12:00 p.m.
Krewe of Endymion Mid-City 4:15 p.m.
Krewe of Isis Metairie 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of NOMTOC Westbank 10:45 a.m.
Krewe of Bush Bush 9:00 a.m.
Krewe of Salt Bayou Slidell 2:00 p.m.
Krewe of Mardi Gras Houma 6:30 p.m.  

SUNDAY, February 10th
Krewe of Okeanos Uptown 11:00 a.m.
Krewe of Mid-City Uptown 11:45 a.m.
Krewe of Thoth Uptown 12:00 p.m.
 Krewe of Bacchus Uptown 5:15 p.m.
Corps de Napoleon Metairie 5:30 p.m.
Grand Isle Independent Grand Isle 1:00 p.m.
 Terreanians Houma 12:30 p.m.
Krewe of Montegut Montegut 2:00 p.m.

MONDAY, February 11th
Krewe of Proteus Uptown 5:15 p.m.
Krewe of Orpheus Uptown 6:00 p.m.
Krewe of Hera Metairie 6:30 p.m.
Krewe of Zeus Metairie 7:00 p.m.
Krewe of Cleopatra Houma 6:30 p.m.  

MARDI GRAS DAY, Fat Tuesday, February 12th 2013
Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Uptown 8:00 a.m.
Krewe of Rex Uptown 10:00 a.m.
Krewe of Elks Orleans Uptown after Rex
Krewe of Crescent City Uptown after Elks
Krewe of Argus Metairie 10:00 a.m.
Krewe of Elks Jefferson Metairie after Argus
Krewe of Jefferson Metairie after Elks Jefferson
Krewe of Grela Gretna 11:00 a.m.
Lions Covington 10:00 a.m.
Krewe of Covington Covington, after Lions
Krewe of Lyra Mandeville follows Covington
Krewe of Houmas Houma 11:00 a.m.
Krewe of Kajuns Houma follows Houmas
Krewe of Bonne Terre Montegut 4:00 p.m.
Krewe of Skunks Lacombe 1:00 p.m.
Krewe of Chahta-Ima Lacombe 1:00 p.m.
Mardi Gras Day Marching Clubs Irish Channel Corner Club ♫ Uptown 6:30 a.m.
Jefferson City Buzzards ♫ Uptown 6:45 a.m.
Lyons Carnival Club ♫ Uptown 7:00 a.m.
Pete Fountain's Half-Fast Walking Club ♫ Uptown 7:45 a.m.
Mondo Kayo Social & Marching Club ♫ Uptown 7:45 a.m.
Societé de Saint Anne ♫ Marigney / Bywater French Quarter 10:00 a.m.
KOE ♫ French Quarter 10:15 a.m.

LA-SPCA Is Giving FREE (or very low-cost, only $20.00) Vaccinations, Microchip, etc.

Since St. Vincent's Guesthouse is a "Pet Friendly" guesthouse, I thought this might be good information for our long term guests/residents who have pets. This event was originally scheduled for the first Saturday of January (5th) but it was postponed to January 12th due to bad weather since folks have to stand in line outside at the below location.

Speaking of "Pet Friendly", there is a small one-time cleaning fee for pets depending on their size and the fee ranges from around $15.00 on up, regardless on your length of stay unless you are a really long-term guest/resident, then it could be a couple hundred dollars for the one-time fee.  We do have a quota on how many pets and especially on BIG dogs and right now, we aren't taking any more BIG dogs but dogs around 30 pounds or less are still OK.  

01/12/13 Update - Just got back with Barney getting all his missing but needed shots and microchip.

Lenny Vasbinder

Event Details - 70117 Vaccinations and More 
 
Sat, 12 Jan, 2013 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Join us at New Orleans Fire Department Engine 27 at 2118 Elysian Fields Ave as The LA/SPCA provides free microchips, vaccinations, rabies tags, and collars to owned dogs of residents of the 70117 zip code.  Proof of residency in 70117 required for free services.  Non-residents can receive services for a $20 fee.  Custom ID Tags will be available for purchase. Residents of 70117 will also be able to book appointments for free spay/neuter appointments. Services are first come, first served. Services are bundled and will not be given separately.

Location:	New Orleans Fire Department Engine 27 2118 Elysian Fields Ave New Orleans, LA 70117
Fees:	Free for residents of 70117. Orleans Parish residents from other zip codes may receive services for $20 per animal. Services unavailable for residents of other Parishes.
Contact:	504-368-5191
Calendar:	Louisiana SPCA Event Calendar
Category:	SPCA Hosted

Lots Of Updating to "Goodby Delta Angel, Hello Desperado's" and "Nearby Bars, Restaurants, etc..." Posts

I just got done updating these two pages of the blog.

http://stvincentsguesthouseneworleans.blogspot.com/2012/11/goodbye-delta-angel-hello-desperados.html

http://stvincentsguesthouseneworleans.blogspot.com/2012/12/nearby-bars-restaurants-groceries.html

So go check out the updates and added information!

Lenny Vasbinder