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61 Debutantes at Catholic Ball SPECTACULAR PRESENTATION AT EMBASSY
Helen Keller Visits Perth
On the occasion of the Annual Catholic Ball, organised by the National Catholic Girls' Movement, and held in the Embassy Ballroom on Monday evening, May 31st., sixty-one debutantes here presented to His Grace the Archbishop by Miss Margaret Gray, Diocesan President of the Movement.
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Brother O'Neill's "Guiding Star" Soon after her arrival in Australia, Miss Helen Keller paid a
visit to "Villa Maria," Melbourne, where she was welcomed by Rev. Brother O'Neill, who himself has done so much to pioneer the work for handicapped children, and the staff.
Brother O'Neill said that her visit was for him ''a supreme years, moment." For twenty ever since he lost his sight, he had looked upon her as his guiding star. The first book he rea in Braille was her life. "One must have experienced at least one of Miss Keller's handicaps before understanding what
"In she has achieved," he said. her own right she has achieved the stature of one of the greatest women in the United States, and therefore in the world." "ONE OF THE GREATEST WOMEN IN THE WORLD." "Not only does she know most of the major modern languages, Able to present have been of in- a Doctorate of Letters), but it but she is also familiar Greek anti Latin-think how as- estimable value to teachers all also made it much more difficult over the world-ior instance, a to learn to speak-that in fact an achievement that is tonishing when she has had to gather most book used in the training of v.as the hardest thing she ever of her experience and knowledge Christian Brothers devotes a spe- had to do." dal chapter to Helen Keller. through the sense of touch. "Twenty-five years it took her, "Miss Keller was the first per. twenty-five years as an adult to "In our admiration of the courson to learn to speak without learn what a child picks up in age and tenacity which enabled three. Miss Keller to rise above her dis- hearing a human voice." abilities, we are apt to forget Miss Keller, he said, misses her Miss Keller's message is that that she is a scholar and an au- hearing far more than her sight. people can overcome as great obthority, not a talking doll to be She never feels blind-texture stacles as she had if they were held up for our admiration. and scents convey to her many of wiiling to work hard and have She is a brilliant Woman, a Uni- the impressions that we gather faith in God. versity graaluate, who has set to through our vision. The lack of She has only one ambition-to work to record her own problem: hearing, ate explained, not only he able to keep on working until The psycholo- rut her off from the source at the handicapped everywhere have and solutions. gical facts which she has been learning (yet she can now boast a chance in life.
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His Grace was accompanied Ruth Atkin?on, Pauline Boland, the presentation cwre- Moira' Herbert, Therese Dwyer, mony by the Rt. Rev. Monsignors Therese Sullivan, Veronica O'SulMoss and McMahon, Very Rev. livan, Carmen Knuckey, Jaqueline Father Rafferty (Adm.), Rev. Bresland, Elizabeth Massoni, Elsie Father O'Farrell (private secret- Bestwick, Fay Beattie, Patricia ary to His Grace), Rev. Father McCusker, Gwendoline Smith, Sullivan (Diocesan Chaplain, Marie Boladeras, Lillian Bell N.C.G.M.), and Misses Margaret man, Betty Logan, Joan Towning, Gray (president), Mary Conner Gloria Dawson, Dorothy Connor, (vice-president), and Thelma Hilary Barnett, Ruth BrockMurray (secretary), of the N.C.- hurst, Daphne Percival, Margaret G.M. Brophy, Theresa Lowry, Verna The official party included Sir Herbert, Valma Salter, Myrna Thomas Meagher and Miss Anne Leavy, Rose McAleer, Margaret Meagher, the Honourable H. Se7 Leaver, Aileen Dunne, Kathleen ward and Mrs. Seward, and Dr. McDonald, Patricia Andrew:, and Mrs. K. Worner. Marie O'Connor, Margaret Nind, The Catholic Ball has been for Maureen Kilmartin, Aileen some years one of the social high- Crock, Rhona Johnson, Margaret lights of the year ,and its con- Rogers, Aileen Moncrieff, tinued success speaks well of the Elaine Lynch, Mary Goerke, enthusiasm of the members and Kathleen Hughan, Ellen Moran, Patricia the efficiency of the organises Therese Carrington, of the N.C.G.M. Bourke, Pauline Guilfoyle, Elaine Over a thousand persons wit- Boucher, Eileen McFall, Shirley nessed the presentation to Hs Hogan, Roberta Scheurer, BerGrace of the debutantes. Those nice Tonkin, Ruby Franin, Anne presented were as follows: Girando. Dolores O'Hara, BernaBerniese Demorest, Bernadette dette McDonald, Lorna Kinshelia, Roberts, Margaret McDowell, Marie Brown, Therese Murphy.
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