itis , ▁G arn ys , ▁Vien y b ė , ▁Ž va ig ž d ė , ▁G any to jas , ▁Ž em dir b ys , ▁Dra ug ija , ▁R yg os ▁g ars as . ▁ ▁The ▁society ▁also ▁organized ▁local ▁chap ters ▁to ▁dist ribute ▁the ▁publications ▁and ▁educ ate ▁local ▁residents ▁on ▁Catholic ▁values ▁and ▁world view . ▁The ▁chap ters ▁were ▁also ▁active ▁in ▁fighting ▁ill iter acy , ▁sm oking ▁and ▁alco hol ▁consumption , ▁organ izing ▁re put able ▁entertain ment ▁( e . g . ▁musical ▁performances ▁or ▁sport ▁compet itions ). ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁society ▁had ▁some ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members . ▁The ▁membership ▁pe aked ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁members , ▁of ▁which ▁ 5 6 % ▁were ▁abroad ▁– ▁mostly ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁Italy , ▁Poland , ▁Palest ine , ▁Lat via . ▁By ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁membership ▁di pped ▁to ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁with ▁about ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁in ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 2 , ▁the ▁society ▁purchased ▁prem ises ▁near ▁the ▁Town ▁Hall ▁and ▁the ▁Ka unas ▁Pri est ▁Sem inary ▁( present - day ▁Rot u š ė s ▁a . ▁ 2 3 ). ▁Most ▁of ▁its ▁publications ▁were ▁published ▁at ▁the ▁printing ▁press ▁of ▁S ali am onas ▁Ban ait is