Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-06-03
VILLA ALUMNAE
STARTS A FUND
Pledges Sum of 800 for the Pur-
chase of Chaplain Kits, Zach
to Cost 500.
CAMPAIGN TO OCCUR N FALL
Drive Throughout Nation Takes
Place In September for Patri-
otto Cause.

An investment of $500 was
pledged at the business meeting OF
villa de Chantal alumnae held at
1880 yesterday morning at the
academy. 1t will be toward the
purchase of four chaplain kits, at
800 each. and probably is the first
contribution to this patriotic work,
a big drive for the kits is TO be
made throughout the United States
next September. The kits. presum-
ably are to be stocked for winter
use OF the chapIains at work in
the war field.
The Chicago chapter Of villa do
Chautal alumnae, which was rep
resented at the meeting by Mrs.
Helen Syron Young, assistant to
Charles J. Keller, public director
OF Illinois war savings committee,
pledged itself to furnish 500 for
kit, OF the Tri-city chapter three
classes pledged $25 each. one class
. s35, Mrs. Alice Hayes Murphy of
Rock Island $25, the rest OF the al
ual subscriptions OF IS each, to-
falling $500 Mrs. murphy was the
first young woman to be gradual
ed from the academy after its re-
moval here from Maysville. KY,
her graduation taking place in
1903, and being the only graduate
of that year, the academy's first
year here in 1901 having three
graduates from Maysville. Today
the academy numbers over so
alumnae OF Rock Island alone,
with II OF the Visitation Sisters as
graduates OF the school II will be
recalled that the Visitation Sisters
were presented two 500 Liberty
Loan bonds, one by the Tri-city
chapter, the other being the gift
OF the Chicago chapter The Chi
cago chapter has membership
of 90 graduates and is very live
organization. In the Third Liberty
Loan campaign it won the hand
some flag in competition with 9TH
er Chicago alumnae, the presenta-
ton OF the flag taking place at an
elaborate dinner given in honor Of
the Villa de Chantal girls.
No meeting of the alumnae was
held last year on account Of the
war, but this year it was felt that
much could be accomplished for
furthering patriotic work plans if
there be a Homecoming and the
pledging of the chaplains kits al
ready is proof of one Of its re
suits, About 100 Out-of-tCwn girls
are here, which wit hthose from
are here, which with those from
ing at yesterdays meeting. The
program of the days was:
Mass at 1880, Father AlfOns
Wyngeartz. Villa chaplain, in the
offices. Breakfast at Sis. Bust
ness meeting at 1890. Dinner at
1890. The afternoon hours were
given over to Homecoming visits,
with a picnic supper served on the
campus at $50. Most Of the visit
ing alumnae returned to their
homes this evening, few remain
ing at the academy for a further
visit. Election of officers resulted
as follows:
President-AIiss Marie Bayless,
New York
First Vice President-M Miss Marie
Cain. Peoria.
second vice tTeSlutuL - MISS
Dorothy Pierr, Moline.
Third Vice President-Miss Isa-
belle Syron. Chicago.
Recording Secretary-Niss Mar
garet Musfebdt, Rock Island.
Treasurer-Aiss Clara Math,
Rock Island.
Miss Marie Bayless was elected
a delegate at. large to the Inter
national Federation OF Catholic
alumnae TO be held in October at
St Louis, with Mrs. Helen Syr0n
Young of Chicago as alternate.
Miss Julia Code Of Bradford. Ill,
was elected state delegate TO the
same meeting. Miss Bayless is at
work upon plans for a federation
of all the Visitation alumnae in
this country, there being quite u
few academies Of this order. The
late Mrs Potter Palmer was
graduate Of the Georgetown Nisi-
tation academy, as was Miss Nellie
Grant, daughter OF President
Grant. Visitation graduates are
numbered as quite a few among
the ladies of the cabinet at Wash
ington, and Miss Bayless' idea, II
furthered, should provide an ef-
fectIye association.
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