Evening star., 1943-03-29
Bishop McNamara
Halls Missionaries
For Aid 10 U. 5. Forces
Christionized Motives
Helping Americans,
He Tells Crusaders

Praising members of the Catholic
Students Mission Crusade for help
ing to spread religion abroad, where
1t is proving of aid among natives
now helping American armed forces,
the Most Rev. John Nj. McNamara,
auxiliary bishop of Baltimore and
Washington, yesterday called for
preservation Eat home of the religion
you have helped to propagate
abroad"
Bishop McNamara addressed the
annual rally of the crusade at st.
Gabriel's Church, Grant Circle,
where he presented many awards to
the students. Attending also we're
representatives of the Catholic Uni
versity Conference of Clerics and
Religious. who are to be assigned
later to foreign fields.
THE nag of the United States is
flying today in villages across the
sea-" said Bishop McNamara.
Marching under that nag are SOL
diers and sailors Of the United States
Army and Navy. If they have re-
ceived a hand extended to them In
friendship, rather than in hate, q
hand raised to bless rather than to
kill, it is because of the missionaries,
who received their support from
YOU"
Marching from the parish hall to
the church, where they recited the
Crusaders pledge, were members of
the conference Of clerics, high school
and veteran units. They were re-
viewed by Bishop McNamara and
by the Right Rev. Louis C. Vaeth,
archdiocesan director of the Society
for the Propagation of the Faith.
Ofi1cer cadets of St. Johns College
stood at attention, with sabers
drawn, as the bishop pronounced the
benediction.
Awards were presented as follows:
Grand Cross-Brother Bartholo-
NEW Paytos, S. A., president of the
University Clerical Conference; Miss
Mary Louise Smith, Vaeth Unit.
Paladin Jewel-To the following
members of the university confer
ence: Fra. Norbert Lain, s. A.; Fra.
Matthew T. Conlin, o. F. M; Rev.
Mr.. John Mulvey, S. M. A.; Frank
McGough, C. S. P. To the following
members of the Veteran Units:
Charles Shinkwin, Vaeth Unit; Miss
Vennie Berger, Carol Unit; Miss
Marie O'Dea, Francis Xavier Unit;
Pvt. James Dawson, Flanagan Unit;
Miss Beth Hassett, Corrigan Unit.
To the following members OF the
Catholic high school units: Miss
Barbara Fehr, Holy Cross Academy:
Miss Glare Norris, Holy Cross Acade-
my; Miss Patricia Doyle, st. Cecilia's
Academy; Thomas Duffy. St.
Anthony's High School; Miss Shirley
Radcliffe. Holy Trinity High School;
Robert Frankfurt, st. Paul's Acad-
emy; Miss Rita McAuliff, st. Rose s !:
Miss Patricia Foster, Academy of
the Holy Name; Clarence Gibbs, St.
Johns College. To the following
of the public high school units: Miss
Eileen Mitchell, st. AIMS Unit. Miss
Mary McLachlen, st. Benedict's q
Unit; Miss Patricia McNicholas, st.
Timothy's Unit; Edward Penn, st.
Gabriels Unit; Thomas Bourke, st.
Gemma Unit; Manuel Biguglio, st.
Bernard's Unit.
Archbishop's Medal-To the follow
ing of the conference: Fra. Justin
Mccarthy, o. F. NJ; Fra. Ronald
Gray, O. Carm.: Rev. Charles
OLaughlin. o. s. B.: Father Bertin
Roll, o. r. M. Cap; Fra. Cyrus
Chvala. To the following of the
Veteran Units: Mrs. Anna Mae
Needham, Vaeth Unit: Walter Scott,
Carol Unit; Miss Mary Claveloux,
Conroy Unit; James Widmayer, Ca
brint Unit; Miss Dorothy Harmon,
Francis Xavier Unit. To the fol-
lowing Catholic High School units:
Miss Patricia Conley, st. Cecilia 5
Academy; Miss Louise Masterson,
st. Anthony's High School; Frank
Perkinson, st. Paul's Academy; Miss
Mary Willoughby, Academy of the
Holy Names; William r. Gernardt,
st. Johns College.
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