Evening star., 1925-11-19
CATHOLIC COUNCIL
Of WOMEN ELECTS
Board Makes Mrs. Arthur
Mullen of Omaha President
of the Organization.

Mrs. Arthur Mullen of omaha,
Nebr., was elected president OF the
National Council Of Catholic Women
70 succeed Miss Florence Loehsr Of
New Orleans i the unal business
session Of the board OF directors at
rhe New Willard Hotel yesterday
orher officers elected We're:
Mrs. John \. Jackson OF seattle,
Wash. ilrst vice president; Mrs.
..sInes \. Bach or Milwaukee. second
N4ce president, aud Mrs. Carlton ! II.
Has es OF New York. third vice !reSi-
dent. Six women were elected to the
board or directors. They are: Airs.
John Mclfahon of Chicago. Mrs NJ.
7. O'Fallon Of Santa Ie. Miss Agnes
Bacon of Providence. L. l.: Mrs.
Frank Horigau Of Baltimore. Mrs.
Edwin Ford Of New Orleans and Mrs
Carlton J. II. Hayes OF New Yorl,
lity.
Believing that present-,ily violations
Of modeSty in dress and action called
for universal action. the council
adopted = resolution pledgins them
selves TO use every means at their dis
posal to lessen the temptation which
heset the children. to stop the rlo-v ot
Salacious literature. 10 discontinue
ma nifcSta tionS Of tndece1cv both in
reconstruct an effective public cons
rience by establishing 4 clean press
and a clean stage.
Pledges W"rl, Tor Peace.
IN aonthcl resolution they pledged
themselves 20 uphold the supremacy
II the principles Of justice and cha rit Y
as the only secure basis for Il lasting
peace and. without minimizing the
Importance of their duty to their
country, to 10 al il their power. indt-
ridualIy and collectively, TO bring
about an iuterna tion;l understanding.
with good will and ainity.
Miss Agnes kcEan. national ex.cu-
tive secretary. in L comprehensive re-
port outlined the work OF the society
in the past year. Special emphasis
was laid on the coming light against
the Cummins-N aile birth-controi bIlI
and the equal rights amendment.
which II is expected will b" introduced
~ the coming session OF Congress.
Women In Industry We're discussed
AT the luncheon Yesterday. Among
the slsak kerS We're Miss Mary L Wag-
gaman OF the United states Bureau Of
Labor Statistics, Miss Mae J. Schaill
-of the Virginia STATE department of
iabor, and the Very Rev. John 4.
Ryan. director, social action depart
.Dlent, National Catholic Welfare Con
teTente.
In q final address Bishop Joseph
SChrembs of Cleveland told the c0un-
Ill that although the Catholic Church
has grown to be one OF the greatest
institutions in America. this has been
largely due to the efforts Of the early
bishops and not to anything the pres
ent generation may have done. He
said that many OF the Catholic women
Of the country seem to be sitting back
with a pleased expression on Their.
faces consTatulating themselves on
what they have accomplished Your
work has been II fixture 50 far" he
asserted, for there are d great num-
ber of Catholic women In this country,
The very ones who most need YOUR
help. tnat have rot even been APP
preached by you"
He urged them 70 stop regarding the
foreign-born Catholic element in this
country as a coarse and uneduCated
body and 20 go ont to them and offer
a helping hand. for. he added, these
ignorant Immigrant women probably
come nearer to the ideal of the Pope
than do some Of the polished delegates
in this ro"tl"
He concluded by urging the council
70 abandon its projected campaign
To raise money for the Catholic Serv-
ice School and 10 subscribe the needed
amount themselves.
The ideals in American democracy
we're outlined by Rev John j. Burke,
general secretary of the National
catholic Welfare Conference. at the
annual banquet marking the adjourn
nlent of the fifth annual convention
OF the National Council Of Catholic
Women last night
The old ideals of our forefathers
regarding religious freedom. upright
morals and liberal education have
been forgotten, and this forgetfulues4
has brought America face to face
With crisis" the speaker said He
asserted that Catholic women can and
should carry on the movement % To-
nonsecrate our lost ideals
Mrs. John Machahon of Chicago
poke on individual and group re-
sponsibility, and Miss Mary Hawkes.,
Of Newark. y. j.. told of the aims
and ideals Of the National Council of
Catholic Women.