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Former President Tells History of Woman's Catholic Organizatoin Club founded about one year after Wilmette Life Wilmette Life had issued its first edition almost a year before the Woman's Catholic Club of Wilemtte was formed. Mrs. Frank X. Thale, 710 Linden avenue, former president of the WOman's Catholic Club of Wilmette, presents a bit of history of that organization in a most interesting manner. From its records she has taken the minutes of the meeting at which the club was formed on March 25, 1913. They read as follows: "At the solicitation of the Reverend Father Shannon, the ladies of St. Francis Xavier's church met March 25, 1913, at the Ouilmette Country Club, to perfect a permanent organization or club. "Mrs. P.J. Cunneen was appointed chairman pro tem and Mrs. Herbert Morin, secretary pro tem. "The first order of business was the naming of the club, finally it was voted by acclamation to name the organization "The Woman's Catholic Club of Wilmette, Illinois." "Next in order the following committees were appointed: Sanctuary, Social, Culture and Membership. "Next in order, the membership committee reported the following charter members of the club: Miss M. Boland, Mrs. F. J. Brahm, Mrs. G. J. Bichl, Mrs. J. D. Cross, Mrs. W. D. Colyer, Mrs. D. Carnall, Mrs. P. J. Cunneen, Mrs. W. F. Connor, Mrs. F. E. Clark, Mrs. J. F. Dempsey, Mrs. M. F. Driscoll, Mrs. Katherine Dickson, Mrs. F. B. Dolan, Miss Katherine Eden, Mrs. George English, Mrs. FitzGibbons, Mrs. G. F. Fouts, Miss Freihage, Mrs. A. P. Fouse [unclear], Mrs. John Fisher, Mrs. Frank Gallagher, Mrs. H. G. Hodgkins, Mrs. F. F. Kelley, Mrs. Joseph I. Kelly, Mrs. Edward Kirchberg, Mrs. C. H. Kavanaugh, Mrs. J. T. Kenny, Mrs. Mary Kunz, Mrs. Frank Kutten, Miss Gertrude Ketcham, Mrs. Lonnsprey, Mrs. W. D. Leary, Mrs. McKenna, Mrs. Herbert A. Morin, Mrs. J. M. Murphy, Mrs. John Millen, Mrs. J. W. May, Mrs. B. M astersen, Miss L. Mueller, Mrs. H. Meyer, Mrs. P.J. O'Sullivan, Mrs. J. J. O'Connell, Mrs. H. J. Schlacks, Mrs. Carl Schroeder, Mrs. E. F. Schoenick, Mrs. Frank J. Seng, Mrs. Agnes Seng, Mrs. James W. Sheahan, Mrs. F. Schoeppe, Mrs. E. J. Schager, Miss Gertrude Stack, Mrs. J. H. Verhalen, Mrs. H. M. Van Hoesen, Mrs. J. B. Watt, Mrs. J. F. Weidlin, Mrs. Harry Wilson, Mrs. Rightmire, Miss Katherine M. Robertson, Miss Robinson. "The instructive and entertaining features of our first meting consisted of music by Miss Dorothy Rea, vocalist, assisted by Miss Marjory Lusted, pianist. The Rev. Dr. Smith of New York delivered a lecture to the ladies on their duties in their homes and to the working girls in general "The meeting adjourned to convene at a future date subject to the pleasure of the chairman. "Social half hour followed, refreshments were served. Respectrully submitted Ella A. Morin Secretary<br><br> <b>Aid Charities</b><br> Further information of the club is given by Mrs. Thale as follows: "Thus one year after Wilmette Life was born, the Woman's Catholic Club came into existence as shown by these minutes of the first meeting. The club became affiliated with the State Federation of Woman's Clubs in January, 1914. "Soon a Philanthropic department was added which was connected with the locah board of charities. The club became an associate member of the Evanston Day Nursery. At the second meeting a press chairman was appointed. In that first year, Miss Harriet Vittum, Rev. Father Siedenberg, S.J., and Thomas Daly, Irish-Italian poet were among the speakers at the meetings. The reading of "Pollyanna" and several talks on Woman suffrage were among the early programs. "In October, 1916, the Junior auxiliary was formed. IN February, 1917, the club was invited to send a delegate to the meeting to form a Parent-Teacher association for New Trier High School.<br><br> <b>Red Cross Work</b><br> "In 1917 came the World War and the club cooperated with the Woman's Corps of the Wilmette Guard to do Red Cross work. The minutes of May 1917 state "Because of the appeal of (Continued on p. 30) Holy Comforter Church Had its Modest Start Thirty-seven Years ago. The church of the Holy Comforter was 12 years old when Wilmette Life was established. One Sunday night at the end of April, 1900, a small group of peopole gathered in the little stone building of the Kenilworth Union church. They had been called together by the Rev. Dr. Moore, rector of Christ Church, Winnetka, who had been holding services in various homes, for the purpose of organizing a parish of the Episcopal church in Kenilworth. A parish was thus formed, with the Rev. Mr. Moore a devout, Godly, scholarsly man, as priest, and the congregation consisting of Mrs. Charles Adams, Mr. and Mrs. Alpheus S. Badger, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Lloyd, Mrs. Charles Sturges, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Taylor Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. William F. Wood. Thereafter services were held every Sunday evening during 1900 and 1901. The Rv. Mr. Moore walked from and to Winnetka to hold the services, asking no compensation. In 1903 the congregation, still growing, called the Rev. Freeborn Garrettson Jewett Jr. as rector. About this time the Union church decided to try again and the building was no longer available for Episcopal services, so the congregation decided to build at once a church for themselves. Growth and expansion have continued under the present rector. Numbering 49 communicants and 65 members in 1922, the parish now numbers over 400 confirmed people and 800 baptized members. A stone memorial recory was built and connected to the church with a stone cloister in 1925. In the same year a national shrine was created by the removal of the body of Eugene Field, the children's poet, from Graceland cemetery, Chicago, to the cloister close located between church and rectory. The rector's garden, constructed by the rector himself as a hobby, contains a relief map of the Holy land depticting the country as it was in Christ's time. In this garden are many historical relics which have been donated by visitors to the garden, some 3,000 to 4,000 people from every state in the Union making pilgrimages to the tomb and garden each year. Entertains Club Mrs. Byron C. Stolp in May 0f 1912 gave a luncheon to eighteen women friends including members of the Travel Club. Elsie Thal 565 LIncoln Ave. Winnetka Clearance Suits and dress coats Almer Coe & Company Optical, photographic and Meterological instruments 105 North Wabash Ave 78 East Jackson Boulevard 18 South La Salle Street 1645 Orrington Ave., Evanston