The Washington herald., 1921-10-13
CATHOLIC WOMEN :
PURCHASE SCHOOL
FOR SERVICE WORK
National Council Buys
Site and Buildings
Near Park.

The irst convention Of the National
Council Of Catholic Women was
opened yesterday in the New willard
Hotel with announcement that the
organization had purchased the 5-s1re
tract and buildings near Rock Creek
Park. now occupied by the Fairmont
Seminary. and would present Il COM
plete TO the National Catholic Servfee
School TO be opened here November I.
The school, under the directorship
Of DR.. Charles p. NELL. will train
young Catholic women for social serv-
Ice work. At present II consists OF
three good-sfzed buildings with ca
pacity for at least seventy-ive resi-
dent students. II is situated at a4eo
Nineteenth street northwest
Women from Every State.
The convention is attended byyvomen
from an the States OF the Union and
represents every Catholic woman's
organization in the country. Sessions
will continue through today and to-
morrow.
Preceded by a solemn mass cele-
brsted yesterday morning at St
Matthews Church and a reception OF
delegates at the White House by Mrs.
Warren @. Harding, wife OF the Presi-
dent. the first regular session Of the
convention was opened at the New
willard Hotel at O'Clock by Mrs.
W. T. Donovan, Of St Louis. ffrst
vice president. in the absence Of the
president, Mrs. Michael Gavin. Of New
York. Mrs. Gavin had been called 90
St Paul by the illness OF her mother,
Mrs. James J..Hill. widow Of tire
famous railroad magnate.
The address Of welcome, given ba
Theodore Roosevelt, Assistant Score
tary of the Navy. was followed by tls
address { the day by the Very Rev.
Thomas +. Burke. c. :. r., superior
general Of the Paulist Fathers, settlng
forth the purpose and scope OF rms
6rst national meeting Of Cstholh-
yromen. The evening session was a!'
l,Infromal reception 20 delegates.
.srhis country OF ours. America.
"a the svnthesis Of law" declared
Fa,ber Burke. Love Of liberty and
resnect for lawfully constituted ST-
thority are the two great elemeh''
in the nations life that make her
what she is
Your organization has to meet
the times and their needs, the ne"''s
of those around you as well a. yo"E
own. You have TO realize that th-sr
needs with which you viii concer"
yourselves are the needs of ts''
nation. You are Interested in INV
welfare Of your whole country. aial
while you have your tasks OF Local
character TO accomplish. your w"r'S''
in your own city and your own
state, you must look beyond TO TIN.
whole broad America
Freuca Like workers.
In a visit recently to France IN"
sneaker said. he mad inquired which
/ in the opinion OF the Inhabitants
were the best welfare agents that
worked there during the war and
he found that il was those sent
| from Clifton School. 800 W street,
this city. established by the National
Catholic War Council.
Today's program Of the conven-
tion includes business reports from
/ . TO 10 a m. followed by a series Of
addresses and papers as follows:
American Catholics in the War.
by Michael williams. author OF the
Official history Of the National Cath
olic War Council: Education" by
I Rev. James II. Ryan; Press and
/ Publicity. hN JuSNlu MNNNdA 'N-
cial Action" by Rev. John A. Ryan.
Luncheon for Delegates.
There will be a luncheon for dele
gates at the National Catholic Com
munity House. sol + street north
west The afternoon session viii Ne
taken up with the subject Of immi-
grafton. Americanization and social
welfare work for the IMMIGRANT.
Among the Washington delegates
at the convention are: Mrs. Robert
A. Babbitt. Of 324 Indiana avenue
Mrs. S. Gantley. Of 1900 X street
northwest: Miss Catherine Hartt, Of
Isl Sixth street northeast: Mrs..
George J. May. OF 1903 Henyda
street. Mrs Charles Neill. Of S2i In
diana avenue: Miss Mary 3. O'Toole,
Of 1887 Mintwood place; Ms. Mary
lC. Ratcliffe. Of the Ladies' Auxiliary
Of the knights Of ST. John, No. 81:
Mrs. Hester Jones SurEuy. OF 1910
NJ streeT northwest and Mrs. Mar
garet Van zant. Of 621 A street
northeast.