Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-10-02
PRESIDENT GREETS
CATHOLIC WOMEN
Council Delegates Received
at White House-Business
Session Outlined.

Following business session, featured
by discussions pertaining to the func-
tioning of the National Council OF
Catholic Women in reference to afhli-
ated organizations, in the Hotel May
flower today, the delegates were re-
ceived by President Hoover at the
White House shortly after noon.
The discussions this morning were
mostly in reference to national Catho-
lie organizations represented in the
council also diocesan and State or
carnations Reports were made by
the organizations sections on parents
and teachers, study clubs and religious
vocation schools. Specific recommen-
dations regarding the functioning OF
the various groups probably will be
made in the form OF resolutions to
come up later in the convention, it is
pointed out.
Miss Hawks PreSideS.
Miss Mary G.. Hawks, president OF
the council. presided at the morning
session, which was opened with prayer
by Rev. Michael Fitzpatrick, rector OF
st. Aloysius Catholic Church. Today's
program was officially opened with mass
at st. Matthews Catholic Church for
both the living and deceased members
of the National Council of Catholic
Women.
A feature of the program of the con-
vention later this afternoon is an adj
dress by Rev. John A. Ryan, director
of the National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference, social action department,
whose subject is women Workers and
Protective Legislation as opposed to the
Equal Rights Amendment"
Rev. George w. Johnson, executive
secretary of the National Catholic We'll
fare Conference, Department of Edu.
cation, in an address before the dele
gates last night predicted that dan
ger is in the offing" in the tendency
of modern times for parents to depend
too much on the schools for the train
ing of children. The religious aspect
in training is being neglected in this
manner, he said.
He referred briefly to the propose
for the establishment of a Federal
department of education, to which, hi
said the Catholics are not opposed be.
cause it has been assured that such
bill will not affect private schools.
Brief Addresses in Program.
Brief addresses also were delivered at
last nights meeting by Rev. John
Burke of this city, who told of the
duties ana RESPONSIVENESS VI Ilic COuLi-
Gil. and by Mrs. John P. Boland of the
Catholic Truth Society of England.
Love in the home was held aS the
outstanding preventive and corrective
for crime and insanity in an address
prepared by Rev. DR.. Paul Hanly
Furfey of Catholic University, which
was read at the session late yesterday
afternoon by Miss Agnes Ryan, execu-
tive secretary of the council.
Crime and insanity often have their
causes in Embellishments of children
In the pre-schoel period" DR.. Furfey's
paper declared, adding, First among
the preventives and correctives Of
these abnormal tendencies is love-"
Enlarging upon the subject of low
and understanding, DR.. Furfey stressed
the need of properly guided love. al
'unselfish love" which makes parent
act in the best interest of the children
"The parent whose selfish love will no
permit daughter TO follow a religious
vocation is certainly interfering will
the child's best interests"
THE pre-school child is in the cru
cial age for habit formation, he said
In no later period is it SO easy to &C