Bishop Buddy Scrapbook 1946-1948

Bishop Buddy To Bless Statue Most Rev. Charles Francis Buddy, D.D., Bishop of the San Diego Diocese, will bless the new statue of Our Lady of Fatima at the Na- tional Catholic Community Service Club, 925 First Ave., at 3 p.m. to- morrow. Following the ceremonies, ,the .statue will be placed in the Clubs shrine room. Charles K. Sweetman, chairman of the N. C. C. S. optrating com- mittee, will be ma;st.er of cere- monies. Assisting wilt-be Miss Ruth Jerkins, Wesley Lewis, men of the House Council and women of the Ave Maria Society. The Club, operated under aus- pices of the national organization and Bishop Buddy, was opened in January to serve "cultural educa- tional, social and religiou~ needs of the men in the defense forces," Sweetman said. Miss Agnes Dona- hue, former director of the Old Town U. S. 0.-N. C. C. S. Club, is executive secretary. Mrs. Flor- ence Cochran is assistant executive secretary, and Miss Elizabeth Knapp ai:id Mrs. Ruth Ritchey, pro- gram assistants.