The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-05-09
100, 900 Letters On
Catholic Truth Hour
Father AEern, Radio Lecturer, Guest Of Local WOm-
ems Council Officers Reelected, Reports Filed

Hennessey; immigration, Miss Ju-
lie McGrath; utilization with Ma
tional Catholic School of Social
Work, Miss -Genevieve Carolan;
motor corps, Miss Grace Daily; pub
licity, Miss Margaret Maloney.
Clergy Present
Seated at the speakers and guest
tables last night were the honor
guests, the officers of the counS
ell and the following clergy: Rev
erends Francis ]. Barrett, James
NJ, Coughlin, John T. Conner, Will
liam F. Casey, Joseph Donnelly,
John Dial, Bernard J. Foster, John
], Hayes, Michael Heating, Rich
ard Morrissey, Thomas B. McGar-
ny, Thomas p. Mulcahy, Joseph J.
Valantiejus, Edward L. Morrison,
Francis M. O'Shea, Henry Quinn,
Joseph Rice, George Reilly, Felix
Scoglio, William Wirkus, James
Woods, Jerome Cooke, Francis
Breen and Henry j. Coleman.
Miss Kathryn ]. Hayes, who pre-
sided at the business meeting, read
a detailed report of the councils
activities for the year during
which time many social and edu-
cational events were outstanding.
The councils receipts as tabulated
in the financial report totalled
over three thousand dollars for
the year 1894, which money Is ap-
piled to the diocesan bureau in
carrying out it's welfare program.
Welcome
Father Cryne in his welcoming
address commented on the splen-
did work of the council and bu-
reau since their first meeting 10
years ago, through the years Of
depression when the council MEM
bership, of necessity, was some
what reduced, and said he was
happy to welcome the members
once more at a dinner meeting. In
the financial statement printed on
the program receipts totalled $685.
529.57.
Reports Of the family depart
ment submitted by Miss Agnes
Fitzpatrick, family welfare worker,
and Miss Edna Mae Maloney of
the children's department., were
likewise presented to the members
through the printed program,
showing in the former a total of
24S cases, 1902 involved, the
amount of relief amounting to over
eight thousand dollars, with relief
cases, amount of milk, value OF
clothing, medical and dental care,
home visits and bureaus, office In
terviews, letters wriScn. religious
adjustments, and employment Sc
cured, cited; Npiile in the latter
department, total cases of 17S chill
dren, involved, children in board
ing homes and in diocesan institute
tions, physical examinations, medi-
cal and dental care, religious adj
justments, home visits and business
calls, office visits, etc, were cited.
Council Praised
His Honor Frank Hayes, was the
first speaker of the evening. He
congratulated the council and bu-
reau on their work and spoke of
social welfare work in the interests
of Catholic action in the highest
terms. He commented on the
rapidly disappearing term, charity.
Rev George Grady, state director,
who was scheduled to appear, was
unable to attend.
| A timely and pertinent talk,
"Broadcasting-on the Air and
OFF" was the subject Of a very en-
PERTAINING discussion by Rev Mi
chael J. Ahern, 8. j., Of Weston
College, Weston, Mass, whose pro-
| gram on the air "The Catholic
Truth Hour" is one of the most
outstanding broadcasts over the
Yankee network. Father Ahern
gave q rapid fire talk in which he
discussed the advances made In
Catholic broadcasting, from the
time when his hour was first or
ganized on a station or two until
| to-day 1t is heard over IL stations,
the 18th arrived at this week with
the addition Of Station WATR of
this city, now included in this far
reaching network.
100000 Letters
In the six years since their start,
said Father Ahern, he had received
practically one hundred thousand
letters, the majority commenda-
tory. The other type, unfavor-
ably critical, he said. were for the
most part anonymous, poorly writ
ten, and pronouncedly bigoted in
their tone. He entertained the
audience at length last night In
reading samples OF some Of the
so-called "unanimous" letters, as
one party termed It. Father
Ahern stated that the object of hts
broadcasting hour was to present
Catholic truth to those who cared
to listen, the first year OF the
broadcast, he said, was devoted to
the presentation Of misunderstood
facts about the Catholic faith; the
second to the Roman cathechism,
the third and fourth to Catholic
Doctrine which is still the theme
OF the broadcasts, after which, he
said, they will begin. all over again.
Eternal Truth
"Catholic truth Is eternal" said