Incarnate Word Academy - Aurora Yearbook (Corpus Christi, TX)

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Mothers' Club members were kept busy throughout the school year making plans and sponsoring success- ful activities. The Mothers' Club is affiliated with the National Council of Catholic Women. Major projects for the year of '57-'58 were a Spaghetti Supper, a card party, and the Mother and Daughter Banquet. Officers for the '57-'58 term were Mrs. Vincent Skrobarcek. Presidentg Mrs. Clem Sherek, Vice- Presidentg Mrs. James Johnston. Secretaryg Mrs. Phil Robinson, Treasurerg Mrs. Fred Leonard, Par- liamentarian. Sister Mary George is sponsor of the club. ' - Q av sv X Mrs. Vincent Skrobarcek President . . A. MGTHER ' CLUB ' v. cw- , 4' ' W, . The Mother and Daughter Banquet, which is sponsored by the Mothers' Club every year in May, was a great success again this year.

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5 rf' 5-0 F Y 5' J 1 . ' . 1' i K 4 , l . -, , t - qt 1 t- A ' ' . vm' lf .9 Aa' ' 3 l ,- 'N Leading the Sodality this yt-in , were: Treasurer. Barbara Wort-1-i. Alternate Representative, Jeanette Strykg 54-eretary. Otelia tlarcia. Second Representative. P e g gy Donahue: First Representative. Louise Clineg Moderator, Sister M. Xavier: l're1'ect. Geraldine Petru: and Vice-l'reiect, Barbara Mathieu, The Sodality is a religious organi- zation xvhich fosters in its members a tilial love and devotion for our Blessed All-ther. for the purpose of self-sunetitEeation. and to enable d t'f their I'lCl lll'l0l'i Sod'i'ists have two special means to enatile them to attain their the Sodalists to help save an sane i y ,, ., . t. . , purpose: They must live the Sodality Way of Life spiritually by observing the Rules of the Sodality concerning their spiritual life: and they practice the works of the Apostolate according to their abilities and the wishes and needs of their Bishop. They visited the sick and distributed literature in the hospitals: they collected canceled stamps for the missionsg they sold religious Christmas cards to encourage people to put Christ in Christmasx they sold ezinfly to help with their SSCA expensesg they worked for the hltlarian Award , which is awarded Sodalities Xkliiljfl meet the requirements of the Central Sodality. RELIGIOIL ORGANIZATION GF IWA 'V 1 Y v f 1 v v Q 1 3 1 1 V i 1 ' ' ' V : ' 7 v -v It If ng L ' f i f f r- , 3 ' ' 1 tp ' 4 Z. i. 1, at Elf .4 2 5 I .L I: 1, Sr .I I l 1 L ri N -D -1 - 7 The Legion of L' 5 3, li SL. L , J' l 4 i Mary ii an inter- L V K, ' ' i f L 'M .L- nationa organi- Fl - K 7 ri 'f , P1 N-1 zation begun in J- S I hd L 'H bl ' J - bb D- I' at J if Dublin, Ireland, - 'A 'L 'i --f' -,, 'A ' an J 41 ,4 . ,, ' in 1921. our Lady . - A L - i' seat of Wisdom B L 1 Q 3 1 B . B - Prfiweiidium , .V W, 4, I . at ' was or- L 'tv ff ' ' N' Q ganized in the Q L Y L L I-1 'sv' H' ' li, Y I spring of 1957. , I An' D - Members of the i ' Iii- ,Q I u ' - Legion of Mary Q V V 54 5 at IWA visited t J ,l yy at ,- H the Hearth and 'Q I ji , helped to distrib- ute Holy Com- munion to the pa- tients there. Offi- cers of Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Praesidium were: Lillian Farias, Presidentg Shelby Miller, Vice- Presidentg Mary M. Malish, Secre- taryg Mary Lou Garza. Treasurerg and Spiritual Di- rectress. Sister Agnes Marie.

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I . Eff. .QW Planning for the Annual Ham Dinner traditionally served the last Sunday each January are Mrs. Ver- non Krause. Sister Benedict, Mrs. Howard B. Fish Cstandingl Miss Christine Ragland, Mrs. Harry Hoag. Mrs. Robert Daugherty, and Mrs. Max Baughman. The principal fund-raising activity of the Association finds hundreds of graduates and ex-students lending a hand for their Alma Mater. Officers during the ear included Mrs Howard Fish President' Mrs Albert Kollaja, Vice-Presidentg Mrs. Roy Rodriguez. Corresponding Secretaryg Mrs. Max Baughman, Re- cording Secretaryg and Mrs. Grace Campbell, Treas- urer. Sister Jeanne Francis is Moderator. 55 CH411 -R fa, M20 ' C-9 F ALUMNAE ASSOCIATIO . is 1 . ' 7' .Q'+Q Of' 42 .' 5 7. .- -'ff A. , 2 tl 1 as Z 1 Q0 'lf AE 1 5. o f O0 I 93 A A 0 Q' ! l G . Z I 5 O , W el li - 1' Along with its purpose of assisting IWA in various ways, the Alumnae Association 'R' ,' seeks to perpetuate old friendships and foster new ones. To these ends, monthly 19 4 meetings of the 260-odd members in the Association range from socials. family parties, F C to more serious gatherings. One of the highlights of the year is the Ivy Chain ceremony, ' ' during which graduating members of the current class are inducted into the Alumnae, officers for the coming year installed, Solemn Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament given by llis Excellency, the Bishop of Corpus Christi, and a reception held in the cafeteria to climax the evening. These enthusiastic Alumnae members went to the Annual Convention, held this year in San An- tonio, to represent Incarnate Word Academy in the Texas Chapter of the International Federation of Catholic Alumnae.