Evening star., 1937-09-28
YOUTH PROBLEMS
CALLED UNIVERSAL
Fundamentally Same in All
Countries, Catholic
Women Told.

Youth is about to renew the face
Of the earth. Miss Catherine Jarboe
1928 Randolph street northeast, to-
day told the delegates to the Nationa,
Council Of Catholic Women at the
Maynower.
From q youth meeting in April in
Brussels Miss Jarboe said she got "a
better understanding Of the univer-
salty of the church, a fuller realiza-
tion that the problems which we seeI
to solve are fundamentally the sam,
In all countries, that We are truly
members OF one body, each sue.
ceeding the other and each having
something to give the other"
Miss Jarboe went to Brussels 4.
the councils delegate to the youth
division Of the International Unior
OF Catholic Women's Leagues. Sh,
Is q stenographer but devotes much
OF her time to the activities of thu
N. c. c. w.
/ went to see one OF the Belgian
youth groups which was having 8
study week during the Easter holi.
days" she related. Belgium is yer,
thoroughly organized for Catholic Ac.
ton, being representative Of q number
OF the other countries which are also
divided into occupational groups.
They have what they call the J
=. C.s, the j. o. C.'s and the J. A. C.'s
The j. E. C.'s are the school children
who upon leaving school become
either ]. o. C.'s or ]. A. C.'s, that Is
they pass into the groups of younq
Catholic workers-the industrial groups
or into the groups of young Catholic
farm workers"
$50 Delegates Attend.
Two hundred and fifty delegates
from 21 countries, every delegate in
terested in organizing the activities
OF young people in her own land,
attended the Brussels meeting. Miss
JarbOe said.
Msgr. Michael j. Ready, who. with
Miss Jarboe. was among four speakers
on youth at the luncheon meeting,
warned the women that modern young
people have seen too many water
front alleys marked Dead End" as he
urged adoption of a program under
the aegis of the church which would
stand for the truth" as well as Or
ganize against error.
Harsh economic conditions tempt
youth to despair" Msgr Ready, the
general secretary OF the National
catholic Welfare Conference, said.
"Obscenity dulls its Ideals
message for the Catholic working
girl kept by demands Of business from
the religious atmosphere of the Cath
olic home was offered by Miss Helen
Chizmar. who has worked for several
years with the Catholic Business Girls
Club. in Toledo, Ohio, to aid young
working women to preserve the solace
which comes from constant practice
OF their religion.
Time for Meditation.
Which girl, after a long and irving
time devoted entirely to business
hasn't felt the need of few moments
spent in meditation" Miss Chizmar
asked. Out Of such religious medita-
ton the Catholic girl can arm herself
against communism, she said, explain
ing:
'xThe Catholic working girl must
remain stanch in her determination to
keep her daily actions above criticism.
and she must In answering questions
keep herself well informed on matters
OF her religion and the Catholic atti-
tude on the subject. She must con-
stantly keep one step ahead of those
who 50 diligently follow in Marks foot
steps"
A further discussion Of youth sched-
uled for this afternoon was to bring
talks on the subject from Mrs. Alice
Conway Carney, community organizer
for the Girl Scouts, Inc, and Rev.
Vincent Mooney OF the Youth Bureau.
National Catholic Welfare Conference.
Most Rev. James E. Kearney, Bish-
op OF Rochester. will talk tonight on
The Response of YOUTH" and Right
Rev. Msgr. Joseph M. Corrigan, rector
of Catholic University. will speak
about Education"