The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-29
CATHOLIC ALUMNAE
IN Big FEDERATION
Organization Completed at Con-
ventiOn Which Will End
This Afternoon.
TO AID CHURCH SCHOOLS

The first convention OF the 1nterna-
tional Federation OF Catholic Alumne Is
now being held in New York The con-
vention opened Friday evening at the
Hotel McAlpin and will terminate this
afternoon. More than 1000 Catholic
schools academies and colleges In all
parts OF the United States and Canada
are represented. and the crowd that filled
the Blue room at the McAlpin Friday eve
ming was 50 large 1t overlooked into the
halls and all PARTS OF the hotel. Nearly
1000 delegates, guests and friends were
there.
BY invitation Of the New York Chap
Ter OF the AlumnP Association OF st.
Joseph's College. Emmitsburg. Md, and
under the auspices of His EminenCe, john
Cardinal Farley. women graduates from
200 institutions In Canada and more than
! 800 In America are ORGANIZING this fedora
ton, which is the first of its Kind In the
history of the Cath lie Church,
we plan to help Catholic schools b.
the interchange of ideas and brins trem
| NJ to the highest standard" said Mrs
| James J. Sheeran of Brooklyn. regent OF
| the New York chapter AT present only
| three of our schools are rated class \
% WASHINGTON. There is no reason why
| they should not an come w to this mark
ana We shall Try our best by every effort
OF this association to Improve them
I'VE plan to compile complete de-
sCriptive catalogue of all the Catholic
schools and 20 establish bureau Il
+ Catholic normal graduates. We wish to
! encourage the reading Of the Catholic
lplcss and to strengthen in every way the
bond between catholic alumnn in this
country and Canada. Cardinal Gibbons.
! Cardinal Farley. Cardinal OConncll and
nrclatcs from all parts of the country
/ have sent heir written approval our
/ leading schools, representing nearly al
catholic teaching orders. have joined with
enthusiasm TO make the Federation OF
Aiunnr an International success"
/ Al the opening meeting the Rev Michael
. Reilly OF New York was chairman. and
! among those taking part were Counties y
Eleanor tolEiu, Mrs Thomas Brennan.
Mrs. William Cl'ary Mrs Thomas K"i,-
ing, Mrs. John OMEN and Mrs. Lorenzo
{ THO.
Mass was celebrated yesterday morning
J in -. Iatri'k's e.. hedral, Cardinal Farley
being the celehrant. and an all day bust
ness session WAS held IN the Green Room
nt The McNlpn. 4 luncheon was served
AT the hotel and afterward these officers
fOr thc coming year We're elected
President. Miss clare CoCan. 4 NJ II
Brooklyn first vice. president Mrs Small.
st Jusoph's Iolleg.. Toronto; second vice
resident. N~s. Frank Hahn. More Dame
Academy, Dayton, Ohio; corr spending
secretary. Miss Hester sullivan; financial
secretary. Miss Irene Cullen: recording
secretary, Mrs John McEniry: chairman
OF the press committee. Miss Regina
Fisher.
To overlook and assist the different
organizations in each State the follow
luE governors were elected Alabama
Miss Helen shelby Holbroo; Arkansas.
Miss Anna Joyce; California, Miss Mary
Malloy Connecticut, Mrs. Charles Jack
son; Delaware. Miss sara Maloy
Florida, Miss Margaret oBr,cn Georgia,
Miss Gertrude Kelley; Illinois Miss Jen-
nj" Iln!kyard; Kentucky Mrs William
Price Louisiana, Mrs. Andrew keeney
Indiana, Mr.. care II. Laugsdale: Iowa
Miss Joscphin" l.Itt.g Maryland. Mr.,
Frank S'r.vener, Massa chusetts, Mis-
Pauline Maher; Michigan, Miss katherine
FLYNN. Missouri, Miss stella Guick New
Jersey, Mrs q. II Sommer; New York
Miss Lorenzo, graduate OF the College
and Academy Of New Rochelle Ohio. Mrs
Putnam Anawalt oregon. Mrs. Cordela
Murphy PENNSYLVANIA, Mrs. Charles Mer,
riil Texas. Miss Kate Iayden Vermont
Mrs T.. G. Revere; West Virginia. Mis-,
Anna W.nEcrter. Wisconsin, Mrs j. /.
Foley; New Hampshire, Mrs. MaCQuee
Iuey. and Montreal, Canada, Miss Cugh
Ian.
An executive committee to draw III
the constitution was formed of the OFT, srs
with Mis-. James J Sheeran as chair
man. The constitution viii be drawn NJ
and submitted at the next annual meeting
in Chicago on Saturday, Sunday and Mon,
day Of THANKSGIVING week In 1918.
\ sacred concert and farewell rcoep
ton will he held this afternoon in Inc
Winter Garden OF TIA" Hotel MrAlpm
witch will be followed by short bus mess