Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-07
CATHOLIC women
REVIEW THE WORK
Of THEIR LEAGUE
Boise Branch of Interna-
tional Organization Has
Had Remarkable Growth
During the Past Year.

The report Of the work Of the lea
que of Catholic women Of the Boise
branch of the International league
read at the last meeting by Mrs.
George F. Steele. president, proved so
interesting that a general request by
the membership was made that 1t be
published. 1t IL rs follows:
Members Of the Catholic Women's
league and esteemed friends: When
at the beginning OF the club year l
accepted the office you honored me
with l said that l hoped with your
kind cooperation and generous assis-
lance, my tenure of office might not
be altogether a failure-as to whether
my hopes have or have not been real
lied, Is for you to decide. At that
| time l promised to give you of the
best that was in me and now l may
conscientiously say have tried to live
UP to my pledge as nearly as it was
possible for me to do so. l have found
you one and all ever ready with the
kind word and the helping hand. Ever
| ready to applaud my successes and
condone my mistakes and for this l
| thank you.
I'VE have had twelve meetings since
the beginning of the club year--each
one successful from both literary
and social standpoint. In my years
of experience in club work, I have
never listened to papers Of higher
standard than 1t has been my pleasure
to listen to here. They have all been
Of high grade and reflect great
credit upon the personnel of our
| Ia aviu Nrlr he hnn
practically a renewal of our study OF
the history Of our great country. With
this difference we have viewed it from
a Catholic standpoint. Consequently
we have learned to look at things In
a cleaser and truer light aud in sc
doing have increased. IL possible. oul
pride Of membership in that great
church and what she has done fol
America in discovery and settlement;
in helping to establish our government
and in aiding to preserve it-as wei
as in the upbuilding of 1t in a mora
and intellectual way. How much we
would like to have had our non Cath.
Ollie friends with us in this work FOL
in the resulting research in regard to
the founding of colonies and establish,
ment Of their governments, the we'll
known fallacy that the Catholic
church is the foe of liberty must neet
have been disproved to their entire
understanding and satisfaction
WORK OF COMMITTEES.
And here let me give n need OF
praise to the work of the program
committee, under the able leadership
of one who has ever been ready at al
times to give her time and attention
J to further the good of our league. Ant
so with the other committees-the ex.
J cellent reports of which you have jus
listened to. Whether 1t be the on,
under which the membership ha,
grown since the beginning of the yea
, to ~, or that the boys and girls
which has labored so zealously To-
the good of the young, or the press
, which has kept us notified as to wha
we should do. while at the same time
, informing others as to what we hav,
done; or the entertainment committee
which has furnished several very sue
cessful amusements for our youni
men and women, or the civic who's
chairman has not spared herself il
, any way in furthering our Interests
, along those lines or the work of tn
, social service committee, Of which w
are justly proud and which ha
brought helpful cheer and comfort t.
many an oppressed and suffering
heart, to one and all offer my CRATE
: full appreciation for their assistance.
This is also extended, and in thi
l feel I have your sanction, to Rever
, end Fathers Keyzer and Mueller an
Miss French for their instructive talk
and also to those honored guests VIII
have favored us at various times wit
, their presence and their ideas. T
the sisters of ST. Teresa's academ
I who sraciously consented to their pu
pills appearing here and to the pupil
r themselves and to cali others who hav
!. contributed the beautiful music-in
{ strumental and vocal-which has ad