Handwritten report by ‘Grandmother’. Walter Schubert, an American, giving regular talks on the Bible. He is connected with the Seventh Day Adventists, Ranelagh. Lucy Kingston in charge of arrangements for World Adult Educationalists. Would be glad of check on uniforms in Larkhill and Coolock N.S. children without uniforms victimised, although it is not compulsory.
-15 December 1955. Bayley-Butler, Professor J., 81 Ranelagh Road, Dublin. Correspondence with Fr. L. Martin, Secretary, relating to an invitation from Jean Duhamel for the Archbishop to visit Eu, burial place of +Laurence O’Toole.
Crosbie, Elizabeth, 31 Albany Road, Ranelagh, Dublin 6, thanking the Archbishop for applying to the Holy Father for the ‘Bone Merenti’ Medal.
Heagney, A., 7 Lower Cherryfield Avenue, Ranelagh. Copy of her letter to the Secretarty, School-Children’s Protection Society, deploring physical punishment in Catholic schools where ‘teachers are equipped with sticks or straps in order to acquaint the children with the loving doctrine of Christ.’ Two letters to newspapers enclosed.
McCullough, Domhnall, 12 Oakley Road, Ranelagh, thanking + McQuaid for his kind expression of sympathy on the death of his mother.
O’Toole, M.J., 12 Mt. Pleasant Place, Ranelagh. Asks the Archbishop to use his offices with the Standard to ensure that it will be printed by Catholics for Catholics.
File relating to parochial property. Includes mention of St. Bernadette Hall (48 Lower Rathmines Road), 52 Lower Rathmines Road (old presbytery), 6 Ranelagh (property of Bridget McDonnell), 34 & 35 Richmond Hill, Bessborough Parade (youth and community centre), and 33 Richmond Hill.
Letter from Mary Banon, Ranelagh, to the Archbishop’s Secretary asking if anything can be done to prevent cinemas, dance halls and theatres from re-opening after Holy Week as Passiontide will not end until midnight on Saturday next.
Tarpey, Eileen, 24 Mt. Pleasant Sqr., Ranelagh. Seeks work in one of the kitchens serving out meals.
Whelan, James, 50 Ranelagh Road. He and his wife are anxious about their son Kevin who reached Singapore as chaplain on 12 January before it was attacked. Seeks information on him.