Evening star., 1941-11-02
Catholic Leaders See
Church as Powerful
Link for Americas
Long-S -Stonding Religious
Bond Cited at Event
For Women Visitors

The Catholic religion. which has
been a common denOminator. be-
tween North Central and South
America in the past. can be still a
more powerful one in the future,
representative of every Catholic Or
ganization in Washington and three
delegates TO the Inter American
Commission of Women agreed yes
terday at luncheon held by Wash
ington Catholic women at the May
flower to honor the commission.
The Rev. Edmund A Walsh. S. j.,
vice president of Georgetown Uni
verSity. described the univerSity's S
connection with South America
which began when South American
students started attending George
town soon after its founding more
than $50 years ago
This long standing bond, respond
ed Sonora Ana Rosa de Martinez
Guerrero of Argentina, commission
chairman. is badly in need of ma
terial strengthening Immediately.
United States Catholics should send
money for a hospital or school, as
German, French and English Catho-
lies have done. she said So far
only businessmen have appeared to
represent the United States friend
illness and they give nothing she
added.
Nazi Activity Cited.
NaZl propagandiStS in South
America, she explained, are trying
TO convince the people that both
English and Americans are too Prot
estant to understand the Latin point
of view. The 25,000000 Catholics
in the United States, she said, must
give to South America to give us
the idea that they are with us and
want to help US
Belief in the possibilities of the
religious bond between the Americas
also was stated in the first speech
made in the United States by the
newest member of the commission,
Sonora Angela de Chacun of Costa
Rica.
AS further bond declared DR..
Franklin Dunham, executive direc-
tor of the National Catholic Com
munlty Service. South American
radio programs should be translated
and rebroadcast to North America
in addition to programs short waved
from here.
As he cited Georgetowns con-
trlbutlon to inter- American rela-
tions, Father Walsh observed that
the rapprochement and co-opera-
ton between the two continents are
mot a recent thing" in Catholic
institutions. Discovery" of South
America, he contended, has been
astonishingly recent in many quar-
ters.
Msgr. Mccormick Speaks.
Contribution of Catholic Univer-
sity was summed up by its vice
rector, Msgr. Patrick j. Mccormick
To language courses in Spanish and
Portuguese. he said, have been
added study of the literature of
Brazil and Argentina
Hoi4tIiUutlOll VI llit ma llOIldI
Catholic Welfare Conference, ac-
cording to the Rev. Dr., Howard
Carroll, its assistant secretary. has
been the personal touch of friend
illness made by the National Council
of Catholic Women. Activity for
merly carried on by a bureau of
inter-American collabora ton which
existed several years ago in the con-
ference, he added, has recently been
revived by all departments of the
organization.
Sonora Carmen de Loazado Lo-
zado, Bolivian delegate to the COM
mission, was introduced by Miss
Mary Winslow American delegate.
The Rev. Lucien L. Lauerman. of
the National Catholic School of
Social Service. mentioned the num-
bers of South American students
sent on scholarships to the school
since its founding 81 years ago.
Among representatives of local
Catholic organiza tions introduced
by the presiding officer. Mrs. John
F. Victory, president of the local
auxiliary of the social service school.
were Mrs. Edward Keating, Miss
1rma Piepho. Kappa Gamma Pi;
Miss Augusta Uhl, Miss Katherine
Rupert and Miss Florence Winter
Of the Catholic Daughters of Amer
lea: Miss Elizabeth Dolan. Daugh-
ters of Isabella: Mrs Charles P.
Neill. Christ Child Society; Mrs.
George O'Connor and Mrs. Gertrude
Horrigan: Miss Katherine Bowers,
Curley Club; Miss Christabel Hill,
governor of the Interfederation of
Catholic Alumnae: Miss Mary Mat
tingly, Sodality Union: the Very
Rev. Irwin Abbelman, Washington
Catholic Poetry Society: Miss Lii
liam E. Fahey, National Ladies Aux
iliary of the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians: Miss Katherine Davis,
and Miss Miriam Hartnett. alumnae
of the School of Social Work.