The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-06-17
LOCAL SOCIETY
NOW NATIONAL
Catholic Woman's Club
Votes to Join the Ma
tionaI Federation.
CLIMAX or DECADE

sha has become more than local So
ciety; it has identified itself with ma
tional ends.
AS fitting finale to the festivities
celebrating the tenth anniversary of
its founding, the club voted on Satur-
day afternoon to become a member of
the National Federation of Catholic
Woman's Clubs, an organization which
had its beginnings in the state con-
vention of Catholic Woman's Clubs
held in Kenosha in June of 1919.
In afiliating with the larger associa-
ton, the local chapter is something of
a pioneer. 1t is the first auxiliary in
Wisconsin outside of Milwaukee to
join the national federation. The RAJ
cine club is expected to follow in its
train in the near future; also the soci-
cites in other leading cities of the
state. In this way the Kenosha club
will have inaugurated the movement
that will make Wisconsin Catholic
Woman's Clubs prominent in the coun-
ellis Of the national federation.
"No action could more fittingly
crown our first decade" said Mrs. c. R.
Stanhope, first president of the club,
in commenting on the episode. at
shows that in ten years time we have
advanced from a little circle to an In
tegral part in national association.
That is real progress"
Other leaders of the club were equal
ly enthusiastic in their Endorsement Of
its action.
A Memorable Meeting.
The vote which identified the local
society with the national federation
followed the annual luncheon of the
club, held in the ballroom of the Elks'
home at high noon on Saturday. The
gathering was in every way an epoch
making event for members of the
Catholic Woman's Club.
It began with banquet arranged
and served under the direction of a
social committee, headed by Mrs. Jo-
seph Gaffney and ably assisted by Mrs.
Walter White, president of the club.
Appointments in lavender and white
gave the necessary lilac-time touch
and made the function admirably APP
propriate to the early summer season.
The after-dinner oratory began with a
resume of the clubs first ten years by
Mrs. White. It reviewed the many
achievements of the society and gave
special mention to its presidents as
follows:
To Mrs. c. R. Stanhope, the highest
praise for inaugurating the first poll
cies of the club; to Mrs. ]. G. Rhode,
credit for introducing year books and
formal programs into the life of the
club; to Mrs. A. A. Isermann, congra-
tulations on the founding and success
full work Of the Junior League; to
Mrs. Alice Quigley, the honor Of estab-
fishing the Drama Circle; and to Miss
Mary Langan, the glory of organizing
the club for war-work and giving it
prestige in both state and national
circles.
Subsequently Mrs. White summar-
lied the clubs work for the year just
passed with special emphasis upon its
contributions to St. GATHERINGS Hospi-
tai; $1,000 on tag day; $4,000 from
the house to house canvass, intended
to "help the sisters. help the sick;
and $500 from a special fund raised
during the spring Of the current year
A Musical InterIude.
After Mrs. Whites speech musical
tinge was given to the afternoons
work by the exquisite piano solos Of
Miss Marian Lansdowne and the mas
terful vocal offerings Of Miss Yerda
Noren. accompanied at the piano by
Miss Margaret Becker. w. Wesley La
Violette also made convincing speech
in exploitation of a symphony orches-
ira and civic chorus for Kenosha to be
sponsored and maintained by its vari-
Gus. clubs.
Mrs. Meehan Makes Revelations.
The main addresses of the afternoon
session were delivered by Mrs. James
Meehan, director of the Catholic com
munity houses in Milwaukee, and Mrs.
James Hackett, also of Milwaukee, who
is a member of the board of directors
for the National Federation of Cath
Ole Woman's Clubs.
"Sixty- eight thousand girls" said
,.
life in the United States during the
past year. Their whereabouts are
complete mysteries to their parents
and friends. It is to prevent such
catastrophes as these that community
houses are established. Those main
tanned in Milwaukee have been a de-
cided success. In two years time sixty
thousand girls have taken advantage
Of their housing and recreational IA
cilities. These probably saved thou
sands of them from the great despair
that leads to eternal questions-where
did they go? and why ?"
Mrs. Meehan's speech was convincing
and persuaded many who heard her
that possibly community house
was needed in Kenosha as another
splendid project to be inaugurated and
advanced by the Catholic Woman's
Club.
Mrs. Hackett spoke for the national
federation and undoubtedly gave i'm
petus to the movement favoring the
clubs utilization with that organiza-
ton.
It was decided In Saturdays meet
ing that the club would formally cele-
brate its tenth birthday in early Sep
TENDER. It is probable that Mrs.
Michael Gavin, president Of the nation
al federation, will be the speaker for
that important occasion. Another fea-
ture of the gathering will be the pre-
sanfafiay of Mary Rally memorial RI