Evening journal., 1921-06-06
ALUMNAE HAS
LUNCHEON PARTY
Graduates Of Ursuline Acad-
emy Entertain Members
of 1921 Class
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
BY MRS. H. J. LAWSON

The Ursuline Academy Alumnae
held its annual luncheon satur-
day afternoon at Namaan's-on-the-
Delaware. sixty-one members were
present, including the class Of 1921,
which will be graduated on June IS.
Mrs. Harry ]. Lawson presided
and welcomed the guests. Miss
Katharine Dougherty responded to
the toast. "Class Of 1921" and Miss
Alice Kelleher gave an interesting
report Of the work the Alumnae has
done and is doing in connection
with the Juvenile Court. Il sends
two instructors regularly TO the
Girls Industrial School at Claymont
where they have a class OF is in
Christian doctrine. The Alumnae
lately has added Sunny Brook Cot
tage to its responsibilities, looking
after the spiritual welfare of the
Catholic children there.
Miss Mercede Walsh spoke most
entertalningly OF the principles Of
ORGANIZATION" and Miss Ellen Walsh
made a splendid address on '"rhe
Vote and Catholic Women"
TN the field OF politics" she said,
there are many issues pending
which touch closely the life Of every
woman. As wage earners We are
naturally interested in legislation in
volving thrift, taxation and public
expenditures. As individuals we
want laws which win insure pure
food and efficient supervision OF the
distribution and marketing OF that
food. We should have an intelligent
understanding Of factory laws and
municipal hygiene.
yet. in the life Of every woman
the greatest gift God can bestov
upon her outside Of a religious voca-
} ton is the supreme honor Of moth.
erhood. therefore. 1t follows that al
things concerning child life have q
D first claim upon our thought and at
tention. our Juvenile Court work
relief work, social service md child
b welfare interests, teaching hom'
nursing give opportunities which w'
Z must not ignore"
Mrs. Lawson made several an
b nouncements, including an invitation
to the Ursuline commencement oi
b June Is, and plans for the gardei
party which will be given for tn
benefit Of the child welfare worl
3 undertaken by the Alumnae and So
b. dality at Grant Lodge on June is
I and a plea that the Ursuline Unit
b under the chairmanship OF Mrs. T
2 A. Kirby resume its Red Cros
r work and improve its already excel
10 lent record.
s Those present al the luncheon wer
= Mrs. Harry G.. Lawson, Miss Mary
/. Horty, Miss Ellen Walsh, Mis-
a Mary f. Kelly. Miss Anna NJ. Z
o lott. Miss Elinor NJ. Monagha
i Miss sara F. Malloy. Miss or
T. r. Byrne. Miss Ellen r. Ford. MI
Alice Kelleher. Miss Mercedes Walls
Mss Kitty Dougherty, Miss Mario
walsh. Miss Mary L. O'Neill. Mi
Catherine O. Hunt. Miss Gladys d.
. shell. Miss Mary Kelly. Miss Mar
- Kruger. Mrs. F. A. Kirby. Mr.
- Bess l.. Carroll. Mrs. Paul
Thatcher. Miss Mary r A. Rossel
Miss Catherine W. Sweeney, Mi,
. Katharine S. Kienle. Mrs. Edit
. Mason. Miss Marion Dougherty. Mi
A / anne MuAAANs MISS AANANAA W. AHNM'
Miss Louise c. Hughes. Miss MAJ
n ion r. Casey, Miss Helen NJ. Case.
: Mrs. Frederick J. Gibney. Mi
q Elizabeth A. Gibney." Miss Mary
i'll Higgins. Miss +. c. Donnahue. Mi
Mary G. Donnahue. Miss Edith
4 lowell. Miss Mary NJ. keenan,. Mi
n Katharine NJ. Horty. Miss Mary 4
n Daley, Miss Marie L. Celia Mi
Is Margaret NJ. Kelley, Miss Anne \
Sweeney, Miss Mary NJ. Sweene
ID Mss Ellen S. Devine. Miss Marie
e Devine Miss Loretta b. Smith. Mi
j. Mary James Russell. Miss Mary
Shaw, Miss Mary A. O'Keefe. Mi
Regina A. Hughes. Miss Margar
NJ. McCafferty, Miss Frances 81
zeret. Miss Margaret f. Casey. Mi
y julia A. Casey. Miss Marguerite
y Gallagher, Miss Marie NJ Monagha
Mss Mary c. Byrne Miss Agnes J
I1orty. Miss Katharyn Bowe an