Evening star., 1927-05-08
c. i. CLUBS HOLD
ANNUAL TAP Day
$4,000 Recently Donated to
National Shrine of I'm
maCuIate Conception.

ItIdUuiQtC OOItVCptlUIt-
May was tap day" for the social
clubs on the Catholic University
campus. At this time some % mem
bers OF the freshman class accepted
bids to become members of the clubs
a maximum membership of 10 men in
each class is the distinguishing fea.
ture of these clubs the Abbey Club
the Dod Noon Club and the Utopian
Club.
The Student Council has announced
that May 20 will be the date of the
annual athletic smoker. This affair
is given each year by the under.
graduate student, body of the univer-
sity 10 honor the graduating letter
men of every sport. Final plans for
the occasion have not yet been
published.
On behalf of the Catholic Foresters
Thomas j. Cannon, their national
president recently presented to the
rector of the university $4,000 to be
used for the benefit of the National
Shrine of the Immaculate Concep-
ton, the university church Mr.. Nc.
Avoy of New York City is also the
donor of $4,000 to the shrine.
John Meng Elected.
Acting as representative of the
student body, the Student Council re-
Gently elected the first officers of the
newly organized Catholic Students
Mission Crusade at the university
John Meng of Cleveland. Ohio was
chosen president: Stephen Towel, also
of Cleveland was made vice president;
Thomas Hart of Decatur, ILL.,, was
elected treasurer, and Francis O'keefe
Of Philadelphia was named secretary
of the organization.
At recent meeting of the bod
Noon Club, Stephen Towel of Cleve-
land, Ohio, was elected president of
the society, while Wilfred Howell of
Bangor, Me-, was named vice presi.
dent. The same club brought the
seasons social calendar to an end on
last Saturday evening when 1t gave
its annual Spring dance at the Carl
ton Hotel.
The last social act of the class OF
/ 1927, as q group will take place next
| Friday evening. when it presents it's
4 senior ball at the Willard Hotel Dick
Liebert and an 11-piece orchestra will
furnish music for the occasion The
committee in charge of the affair is
John j. Stack, chairman: Morgan V
Martin, Sylvio Fl. Couture, William S.
Sullivan, Edward F. Keale, Joseph d.
Tierney, Francis X. Baumert, William
]. Quayle, Thomas r. Marshall and
John A. Casey.
The first inter-club dance in the
history of the university will take
place Saturday evening. The four
social clubs of the university, the
Abbey Club, the bod Noon Club, the
| Utopian Club and the Senators Club
composed of day students), will com
bine to present formal dance for
their own members. The dance will
be held in the rose room of the
Washington Hotel, with Mike Fera
! and his orchestra furnishing the
music, Seventy-five couples are ex-
/ pected to attend. The affair is in
charge of committee composed of
members of the inter-club council.
/ Today will witness the opening of
/ the annual Spring exhibition of the
school of architecture. The exhibit
this year will be held in the salons of
the National Shrine. Several prize
| winning drawings, will be shown,
among them the winning design for
q carlton tower, which earned for its
maker, John f.. Miller of Cleveland,
Ohio, a scholarship to the Fontain-
1 bleau School of Fine Arts. The win
ming design in the Beaux Arts Ball
competition, an Egyptian Barge"
will also be exhibited by Mr.. Miller,
while Thomas Locraft Of Washington
is the author of the drawing which
placed second in the Henry Adams
prize competition. Besides these prize
winning drawings, many more medal
winners. honorable mentions. etc, will
be found hanging in the exhibition.
Concert Is Held.
The annual Spring concert and
dance of the University Glee Club
took place on Friday evening last.
Some 500 people attended the con-
cert, which was presented in the ball
room of the Willard Hotel A varied
program, featured with selections by
the double quartet, composed of Glee
Club membrs, and piano solos by Mrs.
| Louise Ryan-McNerney, was pre-
sented by the club. The program was
as follows:
"Salutation," Judge Me. o Lord, -
White Stag" by the Glee Club;
"Adoramus Te' and Morning" by
the double quartet; "Holy Mother
Sings" THE Chapel" "Ole Uncle
Moon" by the Glee Club Shutdown
CHopekirk). "Etude in d Flat" Hiszt),
"Liebeswalzer" MoszkowskD, by Mrs.
Louise Ryan.McNerney: "Who Is Syl-
| via DcduteOuS NlgHI, Iale
Moon," "At Fathers Door," by the
Glee Club.
Two hours Of dancing followed the
concert. Music for the dance was
furnished by the Marcerons Orches-
ira.
Disingenuous, unfair and un-Amer-
lean" expressions on Mexico by Fred
erick J. Libby, executive SECRETARY of
the National Council for Prevention
of War, and the apparent intent to
broadcast the executive secretary IS
views, have led Rev. DR.. John A.
Ryan. internationally known sociol-
ogist and economist and member of
the faculty of philosophy of Catholic
University, to send in his resignation
as member of the executive board
Of the council.
Letters Held Propaganda.
DIR. Ryan's action came when Mr..
Libby announced to u number of
newspapers that he would send them
weekly letter on Mexico, the con-
: tents of which would be confined ex-
clusively to the official news Of Mex
ico." Official news would, of course,
be only that issued or approved by
President Gales of Mexico. and hence
all favoring his side of the contro-
versy in which he is now engaged.
In expressing his views. DR.. Ryan
declared that the letters of Libby
were nothing short of Gales propa-
ganda and that because of his love of
Justice and truth he could not in any
way acquiesce with his work
Mr.. Libby. in reply to Dr.. Ryan's
communication, expressed very
great regret" on learning of his resig-
nation, but steadfastly upheld his po-
sition in regard to the news letters,