Good Counsel College - Vestigia Yearbook (White Plains, NY)

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QZEQ V IE SQT IgG LA QGXQ J, I Alumnae ' I MARY R. CORLEY, '27 , . . . . President VJ M. ELIZABETH WILSON, '28 . , VicefP1'esident CLAIRE V. CORLEY, '28 . . Recording Secretary HELEN F. KEENAN, '29 . . Corresponding Secretary GERALDINE M. GRANT, '30 ,...,.. Treasurer Consistent with the increase in membership, the Held of achievement of the Alumnae organization has been extended considerably in the past year. The enthusiastic response which characterized the opening meeting in October apparently was prophetic of the year's remarkable success. Perhaps the sight of the new and beautiful Preston Hall acted as a kind of impetus in stimulating the spontaneity and wholefheartedness which attended every point of endeavor from the very start. Under the efficient and competent leadership of Mary R. Corley, '27, the association may boast of a number of innovations, the success of which warrants, it is hoped, their establishment as precedents. The nrst annual dance held in the Jade Room of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, in November, auspiciously marked the beginning of things. Marguerite C. Dolan, '27, past president of the alumnae, was at the head of the committeefinfcharge. After the regular quarterly meeting in january, a performance of Enter the Hero and The Torchbearersf' two onefact plays, was given in the college auditorium. It is expected that work on a larger scale in the line of dramatics will continue. Kathryn M. Leonard, '29, managed the entire work on this project. In large part was. the success of the annual bridge due to M. Elizabeth Wilson, '28, chairman. The bridge was held in the Roof Garden of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in April. At the first meeting held at the college in October, a plan was inaugurated which provided that members residing in various locations, establish chapters under the section names: Manhattan, Westchester, BrooklynfLong Island, Jersey. With this arrangement a series of diversihed events were given and much was accomplished in the matter of material benefit to the organization. Foremost in these activities was the Spring Dance sponsored by the Westchester Chapter and held in the be' ginning of April at the Hotel Plaza. Good Counsel Alumnae has always played a very active part in the work of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae. While the Federation permits each alumnae association the pursuit of its individual aims, it was primarily planned to secure unined effort in maintaining certain ideals of Catholic Womanhood, and in the furtherance of Catholic Education, Literature and Social Service. At the annual Communion breakfast of the New York Circle of the Federation, held at the Hotel Pierre in December, a number of Good Counsel Alumnae served on the usher committee. At the annual bridge and fashion show, held at the Waldorf Astoria in March, alumnae were selected to assist on the mannequin, prize, and usher committees. That project of Federation work in which Good Counsel Alumnae are especially interested at the present is the transcribing of books in Revised Braille for the Xavier Free Publication for the Blind. It is earnestly hoped that the success which the organization enjoyed in the past year is merely a presage of greater and worthier accomplishments in the not too distant future. emoyatmbfbem as Q is wsmtwarmtwa W

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JEQ V IE SQT IgG QA QFXQ W ashington, the Courageous QWinning essay in the Washington Bicentennial Oratorical Contestl Two hundred years ago on February 22nd, 1732, Augustine and Mary Washington received into their arms their lirstfborn child to whom the name of George was given. Little did these parents imagine that their babe would go out into the world, from the seclusion of his home amid the forests of the Potomac, to render the name of Washington the most illustrious in the annals of our race. We are passing through a period of anxiety, unrest, and bewilderment. To restore the world to normalcy conferences have been called, committees have been formed, yet little has been accomplished thus far. Why is it that we seem so unable to cop: with this present situation? What quality is lacking in the public men of today which prevents their rallying their forces to victory? Is it Courf agen? I think it might very well be and, because of my belief, I am going to ask you to utake pattern from the past, as it were, and bear with me as I offer Washington, the Courageous. However, before I enter into a detailed discussion of this subject may I present a short sketch or outline of the public life of George Washington. We might discuss his childhood and the happy hours spent in a home where the influences of domestic and Christian virtues tended to ennoble him. We might tell of his young manhood when, at the age of nineteen, he was regarded as one of the promif nent men of the State of Virginia. But I keep that period just a bit out of the public eye. I hold sacred those days spent amid the quiet and peace of friends and family. I do not say, let us forget them. Ah! No-for surely those days which contribute so definitely and clearly to the moulding of the man, must never be forgotten. Rather do I plead that when we consider the Character of Washington we recall the environment and influences which played so vital a part in the makefup of that character. In 1759, Mount Vernon welcomes back the soldier of twentyfseven, whose name is revered throughout the colonies. A few quiet years roll by and we see our hero as the planter,the merchant, the justice of Virginia county court. When, in 1774, the need of united action on the part of the Colonists is imminent, Washington does not hesitate to sacrifice home ties and service in his own colony. Sad at parting with the friends and surroundings he loved, yes, but happy to rush to the 6 5e?6i5sf9f an Q as is JBSRSQZSSXQEK W 113