Mr. Martial Andrieu me permission to copy the article about PID in its entirety HAPPY http://histoiresdecarcassonne.blogs.lindependant.com/ Thanks again to Martial
which, moreover, made a remarkable research work on a musiscien Carcassonnais Paul Lacombe who emerged from oblivion (see lectures, articles and participating in various festival the City.)
"The Happy Nest (2)
" Happy Nest "was an orphanage in the city which hosted in 1949, children supervised by the Sisters of St. Vincent de Paul and a few instructors like Ms. Sarraute Jacqueline, Madeleine, Helena, etc. ... He succeeded well in "The sewing room" which was an establishment of Young girls of the same type between the two wars. The conditions were initially housed orphans (as graçons) were very poor and limit unhealthy. The sisters were very authoritarian and children bewildered by these terms. A number was assigned to each resident during that his stay could not exceed his 14 years (after graduation certificate). The first arriving were the three brothers Viero (Rene, Andrew and Gilbert) and the Rodriguez brothers (Gerard, Guy and Robert), brothers Coste (Raoul and Paul), the brothers Fabro (René and Louis), and Rey, Boyer, Arrigna etc ... The end of this period coincided with the arrival rigid new sisters much more sympathetic: Laguette Sister (Mother Superior), Sister St. Vincent (childcare), Sister Martha (Kitchen), Sister Henrietta (gardening, animal raising food), Sister Theresa (Quartermaster). Their transformation arriving traffic the establishment of a peaceful and humane place despite the absence of parental love.
Laguette Sr. and his parents, sister Harriet, Andre Viero at the entrance of Happy Nest. It is now the entrance to the hotel to the city's dungeon.
From left to right: Sister Vincent Laguette sister, Sister Therese, Sister Martha and Sister Henriette
The sisters brought children on Sunday in the countryside or at the stage Domec for rugby. They played also in the lists in the sport with young residents. There were also other activities such as cinema, circus and summer holiday camps or in the sea It happened that some orphans are welcomed by families to spend the day. For André Viero, it was a lasting recognition of Mr. and Mrs. Bataillé who inhabited the plateau Paul Lacombe.
Behind the orphanage, there was a garden where the nuns used to grow vegetables and a donkey "Grisette"
Sister Henriette left every Thursday and Saturday mornings Grisette with the market, to collect the food offered by the market gardeners solidarity. Andre Viero has fond memories for all inhabitants of the city: the brothers Sarraute, Solanilla, Vidal, Pech, Peyo, Pujol, Gaillagot, Commander Béteille Mr. Cadene, Abbe Pierre Pont Combe and slag.
Brothers Coste and Gilbert Viero during a card game.
Happy Nest was closed in 1962 and is family Pujol who bought into the Hotel du donjon. The sisters went to the nursing home in St Vincent Montolieu where they are buried. "
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Many thanks to Mr. Andre Viero for his memories and photo
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