Members of Wisconsin attended the Catholic Daughters of the Americas National Biennial Convention in Sioux Falls, South Dakota July 17 to July 21. At the convention, the top national governing body of five executive officers and nine national directors were elected. Proposed amendments to the by-laws concerning governance of the organization and new resolutions were discussed and voted upon by delegates. Catholic Daughters met, planned, prayed and talked together. Pictured, from left: Jeanne Austad, state treasurer; Susan Hicks, national director and state secretary; Bernice Lansing, state first vice regent; Most Reverend Paul J. Swain, Bishop of Diocese of Sioux Falls, S.D.; Jo Hammen, past state regent and past national director; Ruth Busch, Wisconsin State Regent; Dolores Kitzinger, Regent Court Ave Maria #1011; Father David Flanagan, Wisconsin State Chaplain. For more information about Wisconsin Catholic Daughters contact Ruth Busch, wist2015@icloud.com or visit www.catholicdaughters.org.
Catholic Daughters Convention