Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-01
Director of Rural Life Bureau
Addresses Ninth Annual Con-
vention in Hotel MayfIoWer.
SURVEY OF NEGLECTED.
ENDEAVORS ADVISED
Committee Appointments Announc-
ed-Prayers Given for Settlement
Of Mexican Church Problems.

were stressed today by Rev. Edwin v.
O'Hara, director of the Catholic Rural
Life Bureau, before the National Coun-
Gil of Catholic Women, meeting in the
Hotel Mayf1ower in the third day OF Its
ninth annual convention.
DR.. O'Hara's address was delivered at
0 short general session which convened
at noon following special group confer
ences throughout the morning.
Pointing out the cooperation between
the Diocesan Council and the National
Council of Catholic Women, Father
OHara said
ton the Diocesan Council should survey
the field to see what work is being neg
lected, It will be found in every do
cese," he added that while many So
cieties are striving to compete with each
other in doing certain lines OF work
that other lines often more important
lie entirely unnoticed."
Work Must Be Handled.
It may be necessary for the Diocesan
Council to carry on special work FOR
time to cover certain fields of Christian
endeavor until some other organization
is ready to take over such special WORK,
he indicated.
The conferences held during the
morning. included those on "organlza-
tions" and on the diocesan and state.
The former was opened with prayer
by Right Rev. Msgr. P. c. Gavin, rector
Of the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Cath
Ollie Church here. and was presided over
by Miss Mary G.. Hawks, While MRS:
M. j. O'Fallon, presided at the second
named group meeting.
The purpose of the meetings was to
discuss various affiliated organization
a.
tional Council of Catholic Women, with
a view to making specific recommends
tfons as to how better work and CO.
operation may be obtained. The pollcles
decided upon are to be brought before
the General Assembly for its approval
at q business meeting later.
Council Million Strong.
The council represents approximately
100000 women throughout the Goun-
try, including the membership In IA
national organizations, SO diocesan or
eanizations and 1.450 separate organi-
cations in various localities.
Today's program was officially opened
with prayers of thanksgiving in st.
Element of the Catholic Church dis
putes In Mexico. Holy communion was
administered to the Mexican delegates
and the national officers of the council
by Archbishop Nicholas, Primate OF
Serbia.
The following committee appoint
ments were announced today:
Nominating commlttee-Mlss Mar
guerite Boylan, Hartford, Conn, chair
man; Mrs. Roy Lewis, Milwaukee; Mrs.
j. w. Keogh, Sioux Falls; Mrs George
N Fell, Toledo; Miss Isabel Fogarty,
Springfield, Ill; Miss Mary Reilly,
Scranton, Pa. Miss Margaret Hickey,
Kansas City; Mrs. w. A. Walliser, San
Antonio; Mrs. A. H. s. Bird, Salt Lake
City; Mrs. James B. King, New Or
leans; Mrs Rose Reilly, Butte; Mrs. j.
Washington, D. c.; Miss Teresa O'Don-
ahue, New York; Mrs. P. j. Quinn New
York, and Mrs. Hugh Higgins, Dubuque.
Washington Woman Named.
Resolutions committee:
Miss Louise Darr, Washington, D. c.,
chairman; Mrs. Zeller, Oregon City;
Mrs. j. j. Bernet, Cleveland; Mrs. Viola
S. O'Connell, Detroit; Mrs. A. S.
Musante, San Francisco; Miss Mary C..
Duffy, Catholic Daughters of America:
Miss Katherine R. Williams, Milwau-
kee; Mrs. David Irwin, Lake City,
Mimi; Miss Ana Dill Gamble, York,
Pa: Miss Irene Devlin, Theta Phi
Fraternity; Miss Anna Rose Kimple,
Toledo; Mrs. J. P. Donley, Denver, and
Miss Cecilia Yawman Rochester.
Credentials committee-Mrs. Minerva
Boyd, Daughters of Isabella, chairman;
Mrs. T. j. Collins. West Virginia; Mrs.
A. e. Kendall, Houston; Mrs. ]. Stuart
Maher, Portland; Miss Ethel Morse,
Tampa; Mrs. Walsh, Scranton; Mrs
D. G. Monaghan, Denver, and Mrs.
Henry Granting, Milwaukee.
Amendments committee-Mrs. Arthur
r. Mullen, Omaha, chairman; Mrs. A.
r. Adelman, Madison. N. j.: Mrs. Rose
Roy, Los Angeles: Mrs. Alfred Whit
ton, Washington. D. c.; Miss Gertrude
Shiels, Cincinnati; Mrs. Grace M. Cro-
nan, Youngstown Mrs. Frank j. Van
Laanen, Green Bay, and Mrs. B. j.
Hannega. Pittsburgh.
Honored at Luncheon.
Honored at a luncheon in the Hotel
Mayhower yesterday, Bishop Joseph
Schrembs of Cleveland, Episcopal chair
National Catholic Welfare Conference,
was presented with leather bound
brochure in which were engraved the
names of the Catholic women of the
Cleveland diocese who contributed the
first $4,000 toward the $4,000 scholar
ship in the National Catholic School
of Social Service.
LIE IIScu VI SphiIuoi u Az
schools was stressed at a meeting of
the council by Mrs. Frank A. MCGOWAN
Of Canton, Ohio, who spoke on THE
Catholic Contribution to Our National
Life" ...-.
Addresses on physical and psychology
ical influences on children were
features of the session late this after
noon. The convention will continue
through Thursday with the election
of officers and adoption of resolutions
Thursday afternoon, followed by a
banquet that night.
Calling attention to the unending
conflict between established religion and
impious radicalism, Rev. j. Fulton
Sheen of the Catholic University de-
partnent of theology in an address last
night before the council denounced ma
tionalism, pharsaism and neopagan-
ism as parasitical impedinlents to
American progress.
Glove Thy Neishbor."
Supporting his remarks with the
Christian principle of love thy neigh
Dor as myself" DR.. Sheen, in admon-
ishing the radical nationalistic element
in this country, said, Love and devo-
ton to country does not mean hatred
of every other nation. American
does not necessarily mean anti-Ameri-
can"
Patriotism. DR.. Sheen advised, condi-
toned by impartial cosmopolitan in
struction in our public schools is the
most sensible method Of realizing inter-
a,,aify Tha iden fhot national