The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1951-12-21
OF Interest To Women
By Our Correspondents

WEST JEFFERSON-As a spir-
ituai background for Christmas the
0blate Fathers of Mary Immacu-
late will conduct their annual day
of recollection for the women of
the parish of SITS Simon and Jude,
Sunday, Dec. %. Rev. Raymond
Danehy, pastor, Rev. Eugene
Sweeney, Rev. James Cleary, Rev.
Francis McConville and Rev. Thorn
as Morrin will be the speakers at
the exercises, which will begin
with Mass at 10 a. m. and end with
a Holy Hour from to 6.
Miss Stella Reinhard, presi-
dent of the Friends of St Rita's,
will entertain the guests at st.
Rita's Home, Columbus, with a
program on. the Nativity of
Christ during the holidays.
AT recent meeting the
Friends presented Mother Re-
gina with a donation of 1862.
Following a dinner at the Chit
tenden Hotel, Nov. 81, the follow
ing recently elected officers of
Circle 353, Daughters of Isabella,
were installed by the National
Vice-Regent, Helen T. Howard:
Mrs. William E. Taylor, regent;
Mrs. James Gilmore, vice-regent;
Mrs. Charles Learned, past regent;
Miss Catherine Howard, recording
secretary; Miss Grace Dudd, fin
ancial secretary; Mrs. Howard
Lane, treasurer; Mrs. Helen T.
Howard and Mrs. Lena Thomas,
trustees; Mrs. Albert Korbel, Gus.
todian; Mrs. John Power, mon.
itor; Mrs. Anna Salvatore and Mrs
George Schornak, guards; Mrs. Pet
er Smith, chancellor; Mrs. William
Kapper, scribe; Miss Florence Eli
ber, organist; Miss nellie Vile and
Mrs. Charles hartman, guides, and
Mrs. Karl Huter, banner bearer.
st. Mary of the Springs Acad-
emy Alumnae held children's
Christmas party Sunday, Dec. is
from 3 to 5 p. m. at St Mary
of the Springs.
Miss Marilyn Schleuter, Miss
10 Ellen Gaines and Miss Col
leen Coady were in charge of
the arrangements. They we're as
sisted by:
Miss Geraldine Guinvil1e,
Miss Shirley Sternecher, Miss
Martha DilenSchneider, Mrs. Rob-
ert Leister, Miss Sylvia Shaffer,
Miss Margaret Zang, Mrs. Clark
Knowles, Mrs. John Patton, Mrs.
Mervin Roland, Mrs. Louis Wag-
ner and Mrs. John Hutson.
NEWARK-The Council of Cath
olic Women of Blessed Sacrament
parish entertained with a potluck
supper and Christmas party Dec
6 in the parish hall.
Following the party. the pastor
the Rev. Richard Crosser, enrolled
4 forty new members in the Rosary
Altar society.
WEST JEFFERSON - The
women of SITS. Simon and Jude
parish gave Christmas party
for the children of the parish
Dec. 18 in the Township Hall.
Mrs. Walter Ducey was the gen.
eral chairman aided by the fol-
lowing committee chairmen:
Mrs. Elmer Holland, Mrs. c. J.
Murray, Mrs. John Hackett, Mrs.
David Ducey, Mrs. Robert Rich
ards and Mrs. Phillip McDaniels.
L0GAN-The following officers
of the PCCW of st. Johns parish
were elected at a recent meeting:
Miss Adelaide Fox, president;
Mrs. Hubert Daugherty, vice-pres
ident; Mrs. Edison Forsythe, secre.
tary; and Mrs Albert Kaiser, treas
urer.
MARION-A gift exchange fol-
lowed potluck dinner at the an
nual party held by the Catholic
Ladies of Columbia, in the Com
munity house recently.
Prizes were won by Mrs. Ida
Lesser, Mrs. Marie McAndrew,
Mrs. Helen Welmes, Miss Flor
ence Mclaughlin, Mrs. Ellen
Coulter and Mrs. Nora Fetter.
MARION-More than 200 staple
articles were donated at the an
nual pantry shower for the Sisters
of Charity, at recent meeting of
the Daughters of Isabella.
Mrs. Mary Powers, chairman of
a committee cooperating with the
Catholic Charities, Council of Cath
olic Women, outlined plans for the
parish charities.