The Washington times., 1932-03-30
Catholic Club
to Meet Here
in April

The Middle Atlantic province
of the Federation of College
Catholic Clubs will meet in
Washington for the first time
when 1t convenes it's seven
teenth annual convention at
the Mayflower Hotel on April
20, SO and May /. More than
200 delegates will assemble as
representatives of the 81 Cath
olic clubs from colleges and
universities of the Middle At
lantic States.
Among the patrons for this
event are the Royal Italian
ambassador and Nobil Donna
Antonietta de Martino; the
Japanese Ambassador and Nine.
Debuchi, the Ambassador of
Great Britain and Lady Lind
say. the Ambassador of Brazil
and Nine. de Lima e Silva,
the Minister of Austria and
Nine. Prochnik, the Minister of
Guatemala and Sonora de Reel
nos. the Minister of the Irish
Free State and Mrs. MacWhite.
the minister of Jugoslavia, DR..
Leonide Pitamic; the Minister
Of Venezuela and Sonora de
Arcaya, the Minister of Colon
bia and Sonora Dona Ester de
Lozano, Justice Wendell Phil
lips Stafford, DR.. and Mrs.
William Allen Wilbur, DR..
Charles Clinton Swisher. Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac Cans, Mrs. Mon
cure Burke, Miss Marie M.
Ready and the Gibbons Club of
William and Mary College.
Centers of Social Life
The Federation of College
Catholic Clubs was organized
in 1915 to coordinate and ad-
vance the work of the college
Catholic clubs in existence at
that time and to spread the
movement to other nonsectarian
colleges in America. In the
II years of its existence the
federation has grown to in
clude a membership of 110
clubs throughout the United
States and Canada, comprising
$4,000 university students. The
individual clubs are authorized
centers for the religious and
social life of Catholic students.
The Catholic club movement is
founded on the principles ex-
pressed in Cardinal NeWman'S
Idea of a University" and has
become known as Newmanism.
The Newman Club of George
Washington University will be
host for the Washington con-
vention, and the opening ad-
dress of welcome to visiting
delegates will be given by the
provost of George Washington
University, DR.. William Allen
Wilbur. The convention will
be presided over by the chair
man of the Middle Atlantic
province, Mr.. Joseph O'Connor,
who is recent graduate of the
George Washington University
Law School and a past presl-
dent of the George Washington
Newman Club.
Among the noted lecturers on
the educational program will
be the Rev. Ignatius Smith, o.
P, of the Catholic University
of America, who will deliver
the principal address. Rev.
DR.. John W. Keogh. University
of Pennsylvania, Chaplain of
the Middle Atlantic Province,
will be in charge of the re-
ligious discussion. Conferences
will be devoted to studies of
the problems affecting the
younger members of society
in university life, and designed
to promote in them the ideals
of Catholic faith and good citi-
zenship.
Elaborate Program
An elaborate program of So
cial events is planned for the
entertainment of delegates and
guests attending. consisting of
a formal reception and ball in
the Chinese room of the May
flower Hotel, and visits to
Mount Vernon and the Fran
ciscan Monastery at Brookland
together with other features
of historic value in connection
with the George Washington
Bicentennial Celebration.
The convention will close on
Sunday, May /, with a cor
porate communion mass at st.
Patrick's Church, which will be
celebrated by the Rev. DR..
John Heating Cartwright, chap
lain of the Newman Club, of
George Washington University.
Following the mass, breakfast
will be served at the Mayflower
Hotel, at which the convention
will be ADDRESSED by Major Gen.
Paul B. Malone, commanding
general of the Third Corps
Area of the U. S. Army.
Local Man to Wed
Mrs. John F. Archbold, of