The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
Ladies Auxiliary Are To
Furnish Mass Outfits.
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almost fail. have just returned from
| attending in your name, the Catholic
Congress held in Washington, D. c.,
for the purpose of coordinating Cath
Ollie war relief. From what l heard
discussed at this congress both by the
clergy and the .laity, am firmly con-
WINGED that the Church in America
is face to face with the biggest prob
lem of it's history.
You already know our A. o. H.
brothers are engaged in raising fund
of one million dollars to be used in
taking care of the families of the
members who are now with the colors,
as we'll as those who will join them
later. The knights of Columbus are
getting together fund of three mil
lion dollars for the purpose of build
ing recreation halls and furnishing
chaplains for the Catholic soldiers at
the training camps. Other Catholic
societies are doing their share toward
helping to furnish the recreation halls
that are now being erected by the
knights of Columbus. What is there
for us to do? At the present time
there is a most urgent need for so
Mass outfits for chaplains and. l have
set my heart on the Ladies' Auxiliary,
A. o. H., furnishing nearly all, if not
all of these Mass outfits Hibernian-
ism is an outgrowth of the Irishman's
love and veneration for the Holy Mass
and the priest Does it not seem that
the most appropriate war relief that
the Hibernian women of the land can
engage in is the furnishing of these
Mass outfits?
The cost Of the outfit is $1O0. Out
OF our big army of LOO divisions,
surely SO can be found to take care
Of these Mass outfits. l know some
of our prosperous divisions will be
only too glad to appropriate 500 from
their funds for this holy purpose
Where divisions are small they could
group together and purchase an out
fit. Some OF our members who are
blessed with a generos share of this
,, worlds goods, l know will feel it a
privilege to furnish Mass outfit in
the name of some dear one. Sisters,
this is a holy work and peculiarly
ours; we should not hesitate, but act
immediately. Send the Mass outfits
| (Which can be purchased of the Cath
olic Church Extension Society, Nc
Cormick Building, Chicago) or the
equivalent in money as soon as pos
sible, to Rev. Lewis j. O'Hern, G. S.
F., Woodward Building, Washington,
ID. c., and help assure the moral SAFE
ty of our boys. Hibernian mothers!
Sisters! Wives! You will want your
brave soldier laddies to come back to
you, not alone whole in body, but pure
| in soul-then act today. You have
never been found wanting in the past.
l am certain you will answer the call
made on you now.
In common with all other Catholic
societies we should begin to establish
Catholic War Relief Fund For this
purpose l would ask each division to
forward at once to Mrs. Susan Nc
nance our national secretary, "a Bald
win street, Charlestown, Mass, any
sum which they feel they can afford.
There is another matter about
which | must speak and it seems to
be the time for plain speaking. The
reports that were made at the recent
congress about the excuses that are
taking place just now in the name of
war and as war necessity, especial
: ly in the cities and towns where the
military training camps are stationed,
are appalling. We were told that
women and girls were running after
the soldiers in a shameless way. If
what we heard is true, then indeed,
have we to blush for our sex. We
who are members of an organization
OF American women of Irish blood and
Catholic faith, must do everything in
our power to stem the tide of wick
edness going on about us today, lest
like Sodom and Gomorrah our nation
be destroyed. AS Catholic women of
Irish blood and the ancient faith we
|
us and our beautiful, pure ideals to
sustain us. We must do our duty at
this time; we must not fail either the
church or nation, if we hope for our
own salvation. would ask the Hi
bernian mothers to guard carefully
f, their own dear, innocent daughters;
teach them the dangers lurking around
the military camp. The soldier to-
day, as in times gone by, presents a
very romantic figure to the innocent
mind of the young girl; alas, many
of the soldiers are pagan in their NOR
ais; youth is easily impressed, and
many crimes are being committed in
the name of patriotism. Oh, sisters,
If you value your heritage of purity,
guard it well in the lives of our young
innocent girls; see to it that they are
properly instructed as to the dangers
lurking in apparently innocent places;
preserve the DrODer disciDline in the