The Washington herald., 1918-04-04
ST. MATTHEW'S
GETS BIG GIFT
FROM BISHOP
Church Campaign Opened
with $1,000 from Right
Rev. I. ]. Shahan.

Rt Rev Thomas ]. shahan. rector
of the Catholic University and titu-
lar bishop Of Germanicopolis, is the
first contributor to the 100000
campaign by St. Matthew'S Parish
for liberty bonds to be applied on
the church debt. Bishop Shahan
made a cash contribution og $1,000
which was announced amid applause
at the meeting OF the campaign or
ganization last night. This con-
tribuation was made direct to Rt
Rev. Mgr. Thomas s. Lee, pastor
OF st. Matthew'S parish.
Although solicitation for funds Is
prohibited until the actual start
of the ten-day drive. Friday morn
ing, voluntary contributions will be
accepted and credited to the ex-
ecutive committee.
Series Of Dinners.
Patriotic appeals will feature the
banquet at the Ebbitt Hotel this
evening to open the campaign. Dis
trict Commissioner W. Gwynn Gar
diner, Representative George F.
O'Shaunessy, of Rhode Island; WILL
lam E. Leahy, assistant District At
torney; John Hadley Doyle. Dis
trict president OF the Holy Name
Society. and Monsignor Lee will be
the principal speakers. George II,
Howard, chairman of the st. Mat
thew's Campaign organization, will
preside and act as POSTMASTER.
More than 125 social, professional
and business leaders enlisted in the
liberty bond drive will be guests
of Monsignor Lee at the dinner to-
night. Returns will be made each
evening at a series of dinners dur
ing the next ten days, including
Sundays. Silk banners win be
awarded to the leading mems team
and the leading women's team
bringing in the largest returns each
evening. On the last night of the
drive silver loving cups will be
awarded to the teams bringing in
the biggest total for the ten days,
Among these in the campaign Or
ganization are:
women's Teams.
Team A-Mrs. H. H. Benson, chair
man: Mrs. Helen Carroll Avery. Mrs.
Carrie Lee Hawser, Miss A. Stuart.
Mrs. corcoran Thorn and Miss Mary
Thompson.
Team B-Mrs. H. J. Crosson. cap
tain; Mrs. C. F. Byrne, Miss Shea,
Miss Elizabeth Shea, Miss Eileen
Shea, Miss Mamie Young, Miss
Forsythe, Miss Fisher and Mrs. T. F.
MaIlan.
Team C-Niss May Fennwick. cap
tain; Mrs. Kelly. Mrs. hammond,
Miss Elizabeth Toldridge, Miss Jose
phine BraendIe. Mrs. H. P, Mccain.
Miss E. Eccleston and Mrs. Braen-
die.
, Team D-Mrs. Anna F. Haney, cap
tain; Miss Esther Hauber. Miss Mar
garet E. Haske, Miss Mary Duke,
Miss Agnes May Reu. Mrs. Rose
| Burgdorf. Elizabeth Tally and Miss
May Atchison.
Team E-Miss Isabelle May, cap
/ tain; Miss Patten, Mrs. Pultz. Nine,
de Sibour. Miss Hinckley. Miss E
Morgan, Mrs. Martin, Miss joe
phine Patton and Mrs. Gravenbe~.
Team F-Miss Mary Mccarthy, c
tain; Miss NJ. Conroy. MissM Dam
her, Mrs. John Collins. Miss Mary
Mccall, Miss NJ. Boyle. Miss E. Scan
| lon and Miss NJ. Crowley.
Team G-Miss Marian NJ Sands,
captain; Miss Rosa v. Sands, Miss
Bertha O'Toole, Mrs. William D.
Owens, Mrs. Henrietta NJ. Smith, Mrs.
Lawrence Tierney, Mrs. D. K. Nc
Carthy and Mrs. William Kerney
Carr.
Team H-Miss Mary J. Sullivan,
captain: Miss Margaret Delahanty,
Miss Phobie Ahern and Miss Marga-
ret McKenna.
Team Mrs. v. Zalesak, captain
Miss Hannah Verdelman. Miss Edna
Manning, Mrs. John F. Craven. Mrs.
Alice Zoll, Mrs. Frank Cassell, Miss
Helen Hughes and Miss Margaret
Wade.
Mems Teams.
IN the mems division the makeup
of the teams is as follows:
Team 1-Blaine Coppinger, captain
Hannis Taylor. William H. Clagett
John Montaine, Capt. Joseph P. Nc.
Crink, Frank W. HHl and Richard
Gibson.
Team 2-Henry r. Cover. captain
Harry K. Hickey. John D. Foley, P
F. Hannah, William Hannah, Jos.
ept I. Weller and Thomas Bryan
Huyck.
Team 5Paul E. johnson. captain
James Haney. william T. Finn. Johr
Hauber. J. F. O'Mara and George
IMcCloud.
Team IN. F. Mangan. captain
John T. Crowley. James D. Mahn, ]
d. O'Connor, Lawrence Mangan, Johr
P. Manning, A. E. Marrh, Jr., an6
Edmond Barry.
i Team kEdUard nERriap nan.