The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-06
Weak Minded Girls
Major Problem Now
Kathleen Crowley Tells Communion Breakfast Audi
ence Modern DamseIs Resemble Painted Indians

Naugatuck, May 6-Impressive
talks by Miss Kathleen Crowley
probation officer Of Waterbury and
by Miss Irene Brennan, well known
local teacher and by Rev Richard
p. Morrissey, pastor of st Mary's
church, featured the annual COM
munion breakfast of the Children
of Mary of that church yesterday
morning in the church hall.
About 100 persons attended the
breakfast and about 120 received
holy communion in a body at the
mass preceding.
Miss Crowley. whose talk covered
variety of subjects, discussed the
futlity of war. Wars, she said, are
made by old people and the econ
omic reason is the only real cause
of war, the desire to secure moro
trade. 1t is the boys and young
men who fight the wars, she added.
She told the girls they did not
have to carry banners to influence
the men against war. She urged
them to talk quietly in the factor
les and in their homes against war
to their friends. She cited in
dramatic fashion the tragic at
tempts to walk, of a young SOL
der, who lost both legs in the
World war. This, she said, was
the greatest argument for no more
wars, to her.
She discussed in interesting
style her work as probation officer
and also as girls club head. The
girl today is the chief problem in
probation work, she said. There
are. three subtle influences which
injure the young girls. These are
Objectionable advertisements in
magazines, the "silly" practice OF
changing styles every six months
and the fact that for a time the in
fiuence of the movies" has been
a vulgar one.
Look Like Indians
Many girls think, she said, that
in order to be beautiful, they must
look something on the style of an
Indian, with several kinds of lip
stick and rouge and three or four
layers Of cream. A weak minded
girl at the movies, seeing charac-
ters drinking and smoking, thinks
that to be attractive these are the
things to do.
From probation work she has
found many boys like the movies
SO much they will steal to get
money to go. Girls of foreign born
parents, who do not speak English,
often have conflicts at home. In
such cases, the probation officer
tries to learn the background OF
the girls parents and grandparents
and learn all about the school rec
ord and nature of the girl. Less
girls from Waterbury are sent to
corrective homes in year thar
are sent from other cite in q
Of the House of the Good Shepherd
! and urged members of the loca
society to visit there sometime.
There are 1418 members Of thu
Girls club Of which 500 are mem,
bers OF sewing classes, $50 cooking
classes and the rest in athletic ant
other activities. Miss Crowley
| pointed out that the Girls club Ii
/ helpful because girls active there
dom. get into trouble in other
| places. She said there are cooking
classes for engaged boys and girls,
where the young men also learn to
cook.
Miss Brennan told of visits to
various Catholic shrines and CATH
edrals in Europe, in an interesting
talk featured by precise choice of
diction.
Miss Brennan Talks
She visited the shrine of Our
Lady Of Lourdes at Lourdes,
France, the shrine of st Theresa
in France, that of st Martin Of
Tours, at patron saint of the SOL