Evening star., 1925-11-18
CATHOLIC WOMEN
ELECT DIRECTORS
Four Chosen to National
Board at Today's Session
of Convention.

Four new members of the natinna!
board of directors of the National
Council Of Catholic Women were elected
at todaE's session Of their annual
convention at the New Willard Hotel.
They are: Mrs. John MacMahon of
the archdiocese Of Chicago. Mrs. NJ
j. OFallon of Denver, diocese of FL
Paso: Mrs. Edwin Ford of the archdio-
cese of New Orleans. and Mrs. Carlton
j. II. Hays of New York.
The delegates will elect directors
from the archdiocese of Baltimore
and Boston this afternoon. They
will also elect national president
and vice president.
Rev. John a. Lynch. field secretary.
Catholic Medical Mission Board. Spoke
on the urgent need of medical mis-
sions in the different mission sta
tions. The work of the MEDICAL mis-
sion is itself "a preaching of the
gospel he said
He told of the Maryknol Sisters
who have sent four women TO Mar
Guette College to study medicine and
TO he used in mission work.
-Four tools are absolutely neces-
sary to will souls to Christ" ths
speaker concluded They are:
Priests. sisters. doctors and nurses.
The big four
Message From Pope
Catholic women of America were
commended for the stand they have
taken regarding indecencies in dress
and were urged to continue the fight
for modest garments in a message
from Pope Plus NJ. which was read
for the first time in this country at
the session last night The mes
sage. which was originally presented
to the women attending the Interna-
lonal Union of Catholic Women's
Leagues. was brought to this country
by Mrs. Harry NJ. Benziger of Ralti-
more. who returned from the confer
ence last saturday. Rishop Joseph
Schremhs Of Clevela nd read The mes
Sa ge.. 80 -sar
There areNsa number OF women
calling, themselves Christians who
are adroca ting indecent fashions"
me message read. "hut in fact thew
dlshonor the name or Christian
Regarding the plea Of many edu-
Gators that If they enforce modesty
in dress, mothers will withdraw tbeir
daughters from school His Holiness
said: Let them withdraw their
daughters. 1t matters little: Christian
modestr in dress must be enforced Ar
any price. Indeed. il is in the very
name of humanity that il is necessary
10 hght for decency in dress"
III the United States and Great
brltaln engage in war In the near
future 1t Will he in a titantic struggle
Tor control of the oil fields Of tbA
world. DR.. Charles G. Fenwick nro.
lessor of political science at Brvn
Ma"r college, told the delesetes.
II Is up to the people. especially The
tathonc people. the speaker asserted
10 protect the interests of the world
oy forcing statesmen to procure
some KIND of satisfactory world
court of arbitration
Prof. Tenwick smoke NJ tho nras.,.
ruthless economic war being wared
between the nations of the worid
out SAID that he regarded the s,,c
eesslui arbitration of the trouble be-
tween Bulgaria and Greece as q
c,i'erlon OF equal success in han.
oilns the troubles that NAV arisa
among the great powers.
He reminded the members of tb.
power they had to influence the morals
of the world i''o' "is
Mgr Thomas V. Shannon Of Chi.
caso spoke on the Eucharjstic Con.
gress Ia. be held in Chicago neyt
June. He said that over ! 600 ooo
peopie are expected to take com.
munion in one day.
Care Of Children.
The care of children was discussad
AT the luncheon given by the Wash.
inston Christ Child Society vesterdav
Inc spea kers We're Rev. John +
Surke. Rev. William j. Kerbv. Miss
1face Abbott Of the Children's Ru.
Ieau, Labor Department. and DR.
Anna Densel OF the Catholic Medical
Mission.
Pledges totaling $500. 900 for use al
the National Catholic School Of Social
Service were secured at the session
yesterday afternoon. Trained rradu.
ates in Catholic social work are sent
to all parts OF the country from the
school.
Rev. William j. kerby spoke on the
school, and general financial discus.
sion was held
The Women in Industry" was dis.
cussed at the luncheon today. The
speakers included Miss Mary T. was-
Samsp OF the United States Bureau OF
Labor Sta atistics: Miss Mae J. Schaill
OF the Virginia State Labor Depart.
ment, and Rev. John a. Ryan. di-
rector Of the social action depart
ment. National Catholic Welfare
Council