The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1920-03-20

l.
MRS. w. J. o'TooLE OF ST.
PAUL ON BOARD OF DIRECTORS
With the solemn and inspiring
strains of Holy God, We Praise Thy
Name" and the parting words OF
Bishop Schrembs, to bear in mind
the great and lofty nature OF their
tasks, a notable assembly of Catholic
laywOmen closed its three days con-
ference at Washington Saturday.
March 6, by electing its officers and
the directors of the National Catholic
W0mcns Council.
The conference was held under the
auspices of Right Rev. Joseph
Schrembs, ID. d.. Bishop of Toledo,
Ohio, and Chairman of the Depart
ment of Lay ORGANIZATIONS OF the Ma
1ional Catholic Welfare Council with
which the National Catholic WOmen's
Council will be directly affiliated. The
chairman of the conference was Rev.
John J. Burke. C. S. P, the executive
secretary of the National Catholic
Welfare Council. The secretary of
the conference was Rev. John NJ.
COOpcr, Phi. D., executive secretary OF
the committee on Women's Activities
for the National Catholic War Council.
There were present one hundred
and tWenty-siX voting delegates, rep
rpsenting thirteen ont of the fourteen
provinces of the United States. and
some twenty visiting delegates. n
large number of interested visitors
were present during all sessions OF
the conference
Council Opens.
In mis- opening speech, Bishop
Schrembs struck the keynote of the
conference when he declared that the
Catholic Women of the United States
had learned to do big things in big
way by their many services on behalf
of the Government and the Church
during and since the war, and that
now they had an opportunity to apply
their knowledge and their enthusiasm
in a manner which would make their
work continually more important for
COD ana country.
Cardinal Gibbons sent this message
TO Bishop Schrembs: MY blessing
and best personal wishes through you
to the National Catholic Women S
Council in conference assembled.
Bishop Schrembs, upon motion of the
conference, sent the following re-
sponse: Your Eminence:-The del
egates to the organization meeting OF
the National Catholic Women's Coun-
ell iOn me in vOicing Warmest thanks
for your words of encouragement.
The meeting is full Of enthusiasm and
PROMISE"
Father Burke referred to the Holy
Fathers opinion that America is to
play a highly important part in the
regeneration of the world. America
was a democracy, and democracy de-
manded not only the education OF the
conscience but the application of in
1elligence to carry on the tasks set
Nv the conscience Motive is no good
Substitute for action. Efficient union
and cooperation are the secret of sue
cess.
Officers are Elected.
The officers elected by the delegates
were as follows: Mrs. Michael Gavin
New York, president; Mrs. w. T. Don
ovan, st. Louis, first vice president
Miss Agnes Regan, San Francisco
second vice president; Mrs. Theress
Molamphy, Pittsburgh, third vice
president: Miss Florence Loeber O
New Orleans, treasurer: Mrs. Harr.
Benzinger, Baltimore, secretary.
Mrs. Gavin is a daughter of the late
Jarnes ]. Hill of st. Paul.
The conference elected a Board o
Directors consisting of one represent
ative of each of the fourteen Arch
6lioceses, or ecclesiastical province
of the United States. The following
were elected:
Baltimore, Mrs. Harry Benzinger O
Baltimore; Boston, Mrs. Francis
Slattery of Boston; Chicago, Mr.:
Edw. |. Cudahy of Chicago; Cincl1
natl, Mrs. F. E. Mackentepe OF Cl1
cinnati; Dubuque, Mrs. Louis Nash
Omaha: Milwaukee, Mrs. James t
Hackett of Milwaukee; New Orleans
Miss Florence Loeber of New o.
leans; New York, Mrs. Michael Gavl
of New York; Oregon, Mrs. Arthl
Gerbel of Seattle; Philadelphia, Mr.
Theresa Molamphy of Pittsburgh; >
Louis, Mrs. W. T. Donovan OF )
Louis; st. Paul, Mrs. w. j. OToole
st. Paul: San Francisco, Miss Agnt
Regan of St Francisco; Sante F
Mrs. Ellen Weckbaugh of Denver.
No better account OF the Wol
which the conference has cut out Il
itself. and upon which the new Boal
of Directors will begin at once. cou
be given than by quoting in this pla'
- report submitted by the Committ'
on Program, which was adopted
the conference and referred to Il
Board of Directors for the guidan
and direction of the Board, in CO
junction with the Constitution. II
: report was as follows:
Plan of Work.
81. That the National Catho
Women's Council establish its oV
monthly Bulletin.
"2. That The National CathO
Women's Council enter into negof