The Catholic bulletin., 1921-11-12

Guild of Catholic Women: A large
number of members attended the
monthly meeting of the Guild held last
| Monday in the Wilder building. An
interesting report of the convention
OF the National Council of Catholic
| Women, held recently in Washington,
was given by Mrs. w. J. O'Toole.
The speaker made special mention of
the recently established school in
| Washington where Catholic young
women are trained for Social Service
work. Mrs. O'Toole is president of
{! the Minnesota Division of the Nation
al Council of Catholic Women and will
preside at the conference which opens
November Is, at the Curtis hotel, Min
neapolis. Mrs. r. A. Walsh and Mrs.
| Dexter Hamilton were named dele
gates to represent the Guild at this
| conference.
The Civics department, of which
Mrs. George w. Lawson is chairman,
is planning to devote some of it's
meetings to discussion of the pro-
posed new city charter.
| The Arts and Letters department
will give an illustrated program at the
Public Library, November 20.
Christ Child Society: The Christ
| Child Society has commenced it's pro-
gram for the coming year. The annu-
/ al election of officers was held last
| month and the officers for the en-
suing year are: Frances M. Lynch,
president; Eleanor Bowling, first vice
president; Esther O'Halloran, second
vice president; Grace Donahue, third
vice president; Margaret Joyce, re-
cording secretary; Helen MCGUIRE
corresponding secretary; Henrietta
Boeke, treasurer; Rose Klumb, audi
tor.
The work of this society is prfnci-.
pally among children. Recently a
class Of boys and girls at the Proven.
torium was given special instruction
before receiving their solemn first
Communion. Rosaries, prayer books
and scapulars were given to the chill
dren, and dresses and wells provided
for the girls of the class.
Appropriate hymns were sung by the
Misses Helen Mcclure, Marie Mcclure,
Helene Brings and Frances Lynch, ac-
companied by Miss Grace Firnette, vio-
linist.
A membership drive has been start
ed under the direction of Miss Mary
McNabb. The membership committee
unrino 10 oh oil hn
olic girls in the city. Any girl inter
ested in the work of the Christ Child
Society, who has not been approached
by the membership committee, is in
Vited to send her name to Miss Mary
McNabb, 231 Arundel street, or to the
Christ Child Community Center, 4O8
View street.
Plans are being made for a Christ
mas Sale to be held at the Community
Center. The date will be announced
later.
The regular meeting will he held
Sunday, November 13, at 4:3O P. NJ,
at 4OS View street. All members are
urged to attend.
MINNEAPOLIS.
Church of st. Bridget: The Domin-
lean Fathers, Rev. Vincent Cleary and
Rev. J. C. Timony, will give a two
weeks mission at the Church of ST.
Bridget, beginning Sunday, November
27. The first week will be for wom-
en-, the second week for men. This
is the first time two weeks mission
has been given here. This arrange
ment makes room for people outside
the parish who are desirous of attend
ing.
The "Old Maids Convention" was
staged in st. Bridget's hall Thursday
evening, November 8. The house was
cvercrowded. At the close, one heard
on all sides the highest praise of the
| program. Visitors were surprised to
find so much trained talent in this new
parish. The participants deserve
warmest thanks from the congregation
and merit proper recognition of their
| splendid work as entertainers.
The next big social event is de-
lightful program to be given by the
young ladies of the parish on Novem-
her 22-the anniversary of the dedica-
ton of the church. The entertain
nient will be varied. Before the close
Of the program there will be an auc.
ton of lunches which each purchaser
will find to be very pleasing to the
taste.
Seton Guild: Armistice day was
chosen by the Merry Makers club OF
Seton Guild for social party which
was given in the lecture room of the
Guild hall. The Seton girls, at the re
quest of Mr. Homer w. Borst of the
Minneapolis Council of Social Agen
cies, gave Living Picture program in
the Dayton company windows the
same evening.
The Guild membership drive, which
started few weeks ago with Mis-.
Margaret Graham in charge, closed
last Monday evening with dinner ant
, reception to new members in tn,
Guild rooms.
, Miss Mary Byrnes, director of tn,
current events and round table dis
cussion class, met her class Monda,
evening at $3.50 in the Guild rooms. 4
. discussion took place on the confer
4 ence now in session in London be
tween the delegates of the Irish re
| nuh1ic and those ann0intod h1, Craa