The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-15

The annual meeting Of the Rhode Island
Catholic Woman's club was held IN tle
hall of la Sale academy on BroadWaS
last evening with a very large d''ehU'
ance. ....aa.
The meeting Was OF unusual interest
not only because of the fact that ~ WdS
the annual session, but because the ses-
sion was supplemented by lecture py
Miss Susan a. Dodge of this CITY. ths
well-known Shakesperean scholar ana
teacher.
The business meeting. was called to or
der shortly afEr ,sI 9siock G,aps ps IGe E Ersig
Tehs This pos 1I 'HG attepded nnly by the members
OF the club and that the meeting must
have been of vital interest was proHea
by the fact that 1t icb oGaSinueSa tSa FTssts Of
the club were admitted TO enjoy the lee
ture. .,,-.r,>-,-
During the business meeting annual re-
/ ports were presented as follows: Ke
! cording secretary. Miss Nj. Josephine Ma, M
/ roney; corresponding secretary. MISS
MMsY Mgsaa Hhe neporrs saTe sS review Of
the work of the club done during tfc
year. and we're most encouraging In char
acter.
Miss Craig delivered also the following
address which was dignihed. graceful.
and most enthusiastically received by her
constituents:
MISS CRAIG's ADDRESS.
The annual meeting Of woman's CLUB
has come to be an event of Importance,
not alone TO it's own members but to
those who regard II from afar: Ihls
statement applies with peculiar force To
the Catholic Womans club. All our move
ments are followed with serious inter-
est on the part OF the community at
large. Perhaps this is because we are
the only distinctly Catholic woman's clup
i'm our section OF the country: perhaps be-
cause our success has been so immediate,
so sudden. for we do seem to nave sprung
ful-armed into the arena of Rhode ISL
and club life.
, our success OF two short years is in
deed phenomenal. other clubs OF the
state may establish. their claims To SEN
r iority OF existence. but when 1t comes to
, vitality. 20 earnessness and TO enthus-
| iasm. the Catholic Womans club Is
prominent.
However. club members, our success
k so remarkable is yet but partial. Oui
aim is still far beyond US. Our STANDARD
= year must be another step in our de-
n Is still far in a distance and we mus
push forward -te-Faa+ize -it-Anathel
Y velopment. For us there can be M
e standing still IL .s either forward o'
backward: either growing success o
|, failure
e The year Just closing Is an improvmen
= over out first year. II has given US or
@ ganizatlon and independent life. GU
n members nights bore witness 10 on
D strength and our power to be self active
= But even these utilized only a small pro
norton OF our talent our Right Rev
. ereni bishop has constantly urged upo
II us the need for freedom OF speech. dis
cussion at our meetings and ! take thl
= opportunity 10 emphasize this need. on
V OF the benefits coming from an associa
ton like ours. Is In the fact that tn
members kindle one another. Why nc
let the sparks fly? We must not allo'
IDEAS with which we disagree 10 be in
posed upon US we must speak freely cve
as we think freely.
We must face the fact that n ioinin
ourselves TO club like this we have M
sumed duties which are somewhat SAT
red. IL is undesirable 20 prescribe
complete list of specific duties. | wou
however. urge YOU to meet the rcquir
ments OF constitution and bye-law bot
in letter and I'm spirit, to support a.
encourage the club by word and by dee
we owe Il to our Right Reverend Biz
on. whose support moral and mater
has been unstlnted. We owe IL 90 o.
Reverend Moderator VINO has encourag'
rs throughout two years. we owe u
our sympathetic friends. we owe IL
ourselves to succeed.
Wear your badges then sincerely. n
only upon your garments but In 20
hearts and by this sign conquer.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Al the close OF the address officers we
elected as follows:
Moderator Rev. Cornelius Clifford.
President Miss clara r. Craig
Vice President Mrs-Inhn McManuS-
Recording Secretary-Miss NJ.
sepheue Maroney
corresponding Secretary-Miss Mary
$ Mugan.
Rcristrars-M Mrs John J. Banlgan, NJ
Matthew s. Dwyer.
Executive Roard-Mrs Matthew
Dvyvcr. Mss Minnie Teehan. Miss i'e
o'p,nnel. ter meNpires i9oi, Mrs Jo
VII McNanus. Miss clara r. traig Miss ~
A NcArdie. term expires loS. Miss
"' Jossnhene Moroney. Miss Mary A s y
gan