The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-11-15

and surviving In out historical traditions
as well as In our English literature.
AT this point the speaker traced the
progress of these hostile ideas from the
Elzabethan period down through Milton
Spencer aud Bacon TO our own time
lie then raised the question. is there
any remedy" lie believed there was, III
Catholics OF today would make them
selves acquainted with the literature ana
PHILOSOPHY of our own times; II they
would steep themselves i'm its phrases,
learn it's fundamental ideas with the OBJ
jeet OF making that alien dialect the me-
diumsfor carrying the ideas which were
as old as Christ
He urged upon his hearers TO address
the men OF their own time with the dia-
lect Of their own time. for that had peeh
the way OF the church always.
At the close of his admirable address
Father Cllfford referred to the object and
aims of the Woinsns Catholic club, urE-
ing those present 10 be earnest ana un-
tring in their efforts for its advance
ment.
He urged strongly the right sort Of
membership. the co-operat tive kind which
does not lag behind and wonder where or
how the movement Ia going 10 end. In re-
sponss 10 the clereymans plea large
number signed the constitution and paid
the admission fee thus becoming members
Of the club.
Adopted is follows;
Constitution OF the Catholic Women's
| club
Article l. Name: This organization
| shall he named the Catholic Womens
! club, and shall be placed under the pa
| tronase 81 at. Francis Xavier.
Article H. object: The object OF this
| oreanizatio shall be TO promote Catholic
| interests I'm the intellectual order. and
! shall he attained by the united action of
! Catholic women.
! Article Ill. Membership: Any Catholic
woman OF Providence and vicinity may
| become member upon recommendation
| Of the executive committee ann election
| by two-third vote OF the organization
| cast by ballot al a regular meeting.
/ Membership shall be conditional upon
the signing or the constitution. attend
| ancs Al three-fourths of the meetings,
| and the payment OF the annual dues.
| Proviso: forfeiture OF membership
| because of the second condition shall be
| subject to the decision OF the executive
| committee.
Article w Meetings: Section J. A
| meeting shall he held on the second
| Tbursdav OF each month from October 10
| MAY. inclusive, at 7:30 .. m.
sec. 2. The order OF exercises at each
meeting shall be:
(a) Short religious exercise,
| (bD Lecture on subject suited 10 the
| the object or the society. Sub
| tect shall he announced prior
| TO the meeting
Sec g The meeting held in MAY
shall be the annual meeting
| Article v OFFICERS: The officers shall
| consist Of a director and an executive
| committee OF nine members. The diree'
| tors shall have charge Of the religious
| exercises be moderator of the meetings
| and a member or the executive committee
ex-onicio. The executive committee shal
have the general management Of the af
| fairs or the organization.
Article VI. Elections: Section
f, The directors shall he appointed by IN,
Rt Rev Bishop OF Providence.
sec 2 One-third of the executivs com
mittes shall he elected by ballot at th
annual meeting and shall hold ofhc
| for three years.
see. . Tho executive committee shal
select from its own secretaries. treasurer
and such other officers for the oreaniza
| ton as N may determine
krticI. VII Dues The annual due
shall be one dollar. and shall be psyabl
| a. the annual meeting.
The ofhcers Of the club are as follows
Director and president, ex-offcio, Rev
Father clifford
Recording secretarv. Katherine CawleS
Tres Mary McArde
CORES pondlng secretarys. Mrs. Micha,
r. Dooley. Miss Ellen Mcguire. Miss rs
Their McCarty.
, Executive board. Mrs John McManui
= Mrs Michael =. poolsy. Miss clara =
I. Crais. Miss Mary McArdle Miss Margsrs
= Dawson. Miss Margaret Tally. Miss W
l. | ther NcCarty. all % Providence. Mis-
!. Katherine Cawley. of East Providence
/. ! and Miss Ellen Masuire OF Pswtucket