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Chi ld renof Mary Co un ci l:El ayn e La ng en ieu x,presid en t,Paula Sahi n, Ma rga ret Fahlstr om
Children ofMary
On the Feast of Ma ter Admirabilis 1954,
the long awai ted day arrived! The SanDiego
College for Women hadits first reception into
the Children of Mary. The originalmembers
were Lillian Jimenez, Jacqueline Kearns,
Margaret Fahlstro m, Elayne Langenieux,
Paula Sabin, Diane Sinclair , Mary Louise
Turne r. At thei r first meet ing, Elayne was
elect ed pres ident; Pau la, vice p resident; and
Margare t, secretary . Main taining their posi
tions for two years, these officerswere of great
help to thei r moderator, Mother Parks, in
establishing as college tradit ions all the
special Sacred Heart devot ions, processions,
and practices.
The Lily Procession was i nstituted in 1952
and the May Crowning in 1953, while the
above members were still aspirants. Then, as
Children ofMary, their first corporate act was
to establish in 1954 a Gu ard ofHonor for the
Sacred Heart on First Fridays. The following
year, a parallel Guard ofHonor was instituted
for Our Lady.
On St. Madeleine Sophie's Feast, 1955,
Joan Fennell, Ruth Jimenez, Constance Sal
erno, and Mary Scott were received into the
congregation; and on Oct ober 20, 1955, Beth
Ann Smith, Mary AnnDa ly, Rosemary Cas
tillo, Kathleen Wollstein, Virginia Rodee,
Carol Reilly, and Mary Jimenez. The most