Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-30
EXTOL RELIGIOUS ART
Local Catholic Pastors Speak
at Women's Circle Banquet.
URGES CHRISTIAN UNITY
Very Rev. A.. P. Doyle Says a Com
munity Of Interests Should
Be Established.

Religious art. in painting and. in music
was extolled at the fifth annual congress
and banquet Of the National Catholic
Women's Circle last night at the Shore
ham and attended by many Of the promi-
nent Catholic clergymen and laymen Of
Washington. Mrs. Raphael Leo Shana-
felt was the toastmistress and Mrs.
James ]. Cooper the presiding hostess
Mrs Margaret L. Coops, president Of the
circle, whose enthusiasm for the organi-
cation furnished the Inspiration that keeps
1t ever progressing, extended heartiest
greetings to members and guests in the
way to enlist their earnest support for
another year Of work for the society.
Among those who responded to toasts
were Mgr. Thomas J. Shahan. rector of
the Catholic University, who spoke on the
univers1tys summer school work; Mgr.
Church. who spoke on art in Church
Music; Very Rev. A. p. Doyle, rector Of
the Apostolic Mission House, on Chris
tan Unity; Rev. DR.. Charles w Currier
on Spanish America" and Rev. DR.. John
M. Cooper on "A Goal and q Way"
Father DOyle's plea for Christian unity.
through which the Christian forces OF the
world would present q militant and az
gress1ve front to the common foe OF In.
ndelism, was greeted with prolonged ap-
plause.
Should Know Each Other Better.
I'm order to obtain reunion Of the
churches more quickly" concluded Father
Doyle, 1T is necessary as q first step to
come together more frequently, to unite
oftener for some common purpose. to
establish q community OF interests In
some way or other. for most OF our ami
mosittes and Misunderstanding come
from not knowing each other we'll enough
or OF having proper appreciation OF each
others motives. It Is necessary to build
the bridge over the streams OF prejudice,
ignorance and error that run between the
various bodies OF our common Christian
ity. These streams are the great barriers
that keep us apart"
Circle Echoes" proved one OF the
They were toasts by members Of the
society, chiefly to frescoes and mo-
sales. Those responding were Mrs.
Gitterman. Miss Knight Miss DAILY,
Miss COnnell. Mrs. Andrew. Miss Man
sell. Miss Hardness, Miss Marvin, Miss
sillers. Miss CLANCY. Miss Luckett, Miss
Maisak and Miss Kemp.
The work Of the circle. directed by
it's president, Mrs. Coope. was briefly
outlined by her.
For the past i've years" she said.
sit has been my pleasure to direct the
classes in the Catholic Women's Circle
in their study OF Christian art During
that period we have handled upward
of 5000 Photographic reproductions Of
the old masters and the new"
Among the guests who responded i'm
formally were Gen. Ospina. Judge Will
liam H. De Lacy. Thomas J. Donovan
and Senator Ashurst Of Arizona.
Those Who Attended Banquet.
The guests who enjoyed the always
good menu Of the circles annual banquet
and reluctantly left the banquet board at
the conclusion of the .toasts with praises
for those who arranged the affair were
Mgr. Thomas J. Shahan, rector Of the
Catholic University OF America. Mgr.
william T. Russell, pastor OF St. Pat
ricks Church; Very Rev. A.. p. Doyle,
C. s. p. rector OF the Apostolic Mission
House; Rev. Dr.. Charles Warren Cur
rier, Rev. DIR. John. n. Cooper. Rev.
Father Shandell. s. j.: Rev. Eugene De
L. Mcdonnell. s.. j.: Rev. Father Nc
Namara, Rev. James 6myth. Rev. A. J.
Van Ingieg6s1s, Rev. A. M. Mark, Rev.
Father Conroy, Judge william De Lacy
Gen. Pedro Mel Ospina. Mrs. Nellie Fea-
ley, Senator III, r. Ashurst and Mrs
Ashurst, Mrs. A. e. Murphy, Representa-
tive Ben johnson and Mrs. johnson.
Thomas J. Donovan and Mrs. Donovan,
Miss Callinan, Capt. and Mrs. Margaret
Coope. Representative Joseph Taggart
and Mrs. Taggart.
DR.. John Milton Gitterman and Mrs.
Gatterman, Miss Mabel knight. Miss
Agnes DAILY, Miss LiliiAn Connell. Mrs.