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Catholic Women Report Fine Record to His Grace The thirteenth annual general conference of the Catholic Women's league was held in the rooms, Nestle house, on May 24, the feast of Our Lady Help of Christians. The morning session was opened by Mrs. Maxwell, the president, who welcomed the Rev. A. Langmead, the chaplain, The afternoon session was presided over by His Grace the Archbishop, who expressed his pleasure with the work of the League. The reports of all the was read; also "The Papal ence of Catholic Women is branches were read by their Address to Women" and a to be held in this State for respective secretaries, show- short paper on "Modern the first time. The conference is to begin on October ing a very fine amount of Marriage." A delightful afternoon tea 28 and continue to Novemcharitable work which is being done. was served by the ladies of ber 4. Members hope to from A paper on "Domestic the Maylands branch, under welcome delegates science for girls and man- the leadership of Mrs. Child, every State In the Comual training for boys in all and was much appreciated monwealth and women from all over West Australia. Catholic schools," written by all present. (Continued on Page 6) The next Federal conferby Miss Martin, of Highgate,
AFTER THE 10 O'CLOCK MASS at ST. BRIGID'S Church, West Perth, on May 27, His Grace the Archbishop blessed the new car donated by the Polish comm unity to their chaplain, the Rev. After the A wire from Sydney last week announced the holy death of a W. Dzieciol (pictured above with the Archbishop). humble Redemptorist lay-brother, who was once a well known fig- Ceremony two little girls in national costume read an address of
Laybrother, Father of Nun, Dies at 74 ure in Perth.
welcome.
Brother Brendan, C.SS.R., Father Robinson established succeed where others had formerly Mr. Patrick Clo- a branch of the confratern- failed. hesy, was born in Limerick, ity in the Monastery church, He made his vows on DeHe North Perth, Patrick Clo- cember 30, 1941. Ten years Ireland, 74 years ago. came to Western Australia hesy soon handed in his of prayer and humble, in 1912 with his wife and name as a member of St. childlike submission brought More than 1,000 persons attended the Catholic Ball at the only child, who 'later be- Vincent's de Paul's section. him to a peaceful, holy The death of his wife in death on May 21, the very Embassy on May 28, when 69 debutantes were presented to His came a Sister of Mercy in 1940 brought back a long- day that the feast of his Grace, the Archbishop by Miss Margaret Collopy, president of the the Perth Archdiocese. He was a stonemason by ing that he had felt as a patron, St. Brendan, was trade, and specimens of his boy, but that he had never being kept in Ireland. A National Catholic Girls' Movement. skilled and careful crafts- had an opportunity to fulfil. few weeks before his death In the official party with thoine, were: Misses S. Cos- McCaughey, J. Branch, P. manship may be seen in the With heroic courage, at 63 he remarked to one of his the Archbishop were the tello, E. Hooper, Margaret Meyer, P. Gallagher, M. Karrakatta cemetery and in years of age, he knocked at religious confreres that God Rev. E. Sullivan (diocesan and Mary Applebee, A. Lowry, M. Williams, R. the graceful arches of the the Monastery door and had been very good to him chaplain of the Youth Grant, M. Boyle, K. Flynn, Coupland , H. Wood, J. new G.P.O. Men who work- asked to be received as a in granting to him in his old Movements), the Rt. Rev. M. Thornton, B. Fitzgerald, Carey, A. Travis, M. and E. He was ad- age what he had longed for Mgr. J. T. McMahon, the A. Schmidt, I. Chegwidden, Anderson, P. Murphy, J. ed with him bear testimony lay -brother. Thomas, E. to his sterling upright char- mitted, but no one expected in vain as a boy. "I owe it Rev. J. Hogan, Miss Thelma A. Cabassi, M. Moynihan, B. Dudley, M. to remain long. acter and to his uncompro- him (secretary, N.C.- Miller, J. Jones, C. Nation, Priestley, P. McFall, P. to Our Lady," he said; the Murray mising Catholic faith. The Monastery records re- Blessed Virgi is very pow- G.M.), and Miss Pat Kelly. D. Mann, J. Rose, F. Mc- Perrott, J. Norrish, M. Namara, C. Clune, B. Char- Cross, B. Hunt, M. O'Brien, Before leaving Ireland he late how the young Brothers erful and so very good." His Grace was met by Mr. les, C. Volker, M. Hogan, S. White, J. Bydder, K. had been a prefect in the smiled at his efforts to settle president, J. Harris, G. Higgins, M. Daly, M. O'Connor, R. Hall, There will be a Solemn Ray Twomey, largest men's Confraternity into the religious life; but in the world, the famous when they saw him at his Requiem Mass for his soul and Mr. Ray Gleeson, vice- McCann, B. Western, S. M. McLernon, M. Jones, J. Holy Family Confraternity prayers, they soon realised in the Monastery church at president, of the Y.C.W., Cain, T. Casey, J. Wilkie, J. Symonds, M. Leen, M. Mulin the Church of the "Holy that he was no ordinary a date to be announced The debutantes, who were Jones, L. Earl, B. Metcalf, cahy, N. Brennan, and P. Fathers" in Limerick. When man. He was destined to trained by Mr. John Paran- F. McKenzie, M. Cox, P. McAuliffe.
SPECTACULAR FEATURE OF THE CATHOLIC BALL each year is the presentation of debutantes to the Archbishop. -Victor Penrose Portrait. This year 69 young ladies made their social debut. (Other pictu res inside.)