The morning call., 1890-12-15
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL.
Considerable Charitable Work
Done by the Society.
Quarterly Meeting Of the Thirteen Confer.
ences-A Committee Appointed to
Visit the Almshouse.

The fourth quarterly meeting Of the year
OF the thirteen conferences of the Society Of
st. Vincent de Paul was held in st. Peters
Hall, Twenty-fifth and Florida streets, yes
teTday afternoon. Archbishop Riordan pre-
sided and at his left sat the President, J. NJ.
Burnett, and on his right the Secretary, P.
j.. Thomas. Early in the morning the gene
raj communion servic es and solemn high
mass were celebrated in st. Peters Church.
alter which an instructive sermon on
Charity" was preached by Rev. Father
Casey, the pastor.
The business meeting in the afternoon
was opened with prayer by the Archbishop.
Next came the reading of the following re-
! ports from the parish conferences. showing
the vast amount of charitable work done
during the past three months:
st. Mary's-Families relieved during the
quarter 90, persons in same 1866 receipts
S455 %, expenditures $472 O5, visits made
IT..
St Patrick relieved 81, visits
made 19l, receipts $621 30. expenditures
1858 20.
St Joseph's-Familes relieved 1O1, visits
made III, receipts $403 is. expenditures
S402 TO-
st. Francis-Families relieved 20, visits
made "a, receipts $40 81, expenditures
S133 10.
st. Peter's-Families relieved IS, visits
made 49, receipts 1886 16, expenditures
$2l5.
st. Rose's-Familles relieved 81, visits
$50 so.
ST. Brendan-Families relieved Is, visits
made mac, 245, receipts $326, expenditures
Sacred Heart-Famiies relieved 90 visits
$40 So
st. Paul's-Families relieved TO- visits
made 30. receipts $l06 rs, expenditures
St. Teresa-F Families relieved 7. visits
SS7 so.
St. Francis, Mission Dolores-Families
renewed %, visits made 125, receipts S45S 90,
expenditures S37 30.
ST Bridget's-Families relieved II, visits
| S197 30.
st. Dominic's-Famlies relieved A, visits
made 113, receipts S39S 10, expenditures
1928 10.
Archbishop Riordan called attention to a
communication from the Superior Council
OF the society In New York, and asked that
eacn conference send its dues of So to that
Douy before the first of the coming year.
his Grace also promised to take steps
toward the formation of conferences in the
three parishes where there are none at
present
1t was suggested that each conference
should make a printed report monthly. A
notion to have the annual reports printed
was opposed on the ground that the in
creased expense was unnecessary. 1t was
discovered that at the last meeting com
mltlee was selected to have this matter at
tended to. and so the question was declared
disposed Of
The Archbishop said a special committee
should be appointed to visit the Almshouse
Sunday afternoons. In that institution
there are $50 persons, 500 of whom are
Catholics. 1t Was time to show these poor,
unfortunate persons that they were not for
gotten. His Grace further said that some
OF the conferences needed instruction and
favored the publicity of their reports He
also urged greater zeal In charitable work.
The work done by people outside of the
churches" he said, us astonishing. How
little is done by the Catholic people who,
from their teachings, ought to be forward
IN charitable acts. All people, if properly
approached, will generously assist in the
work. While | fnd a little fault, on the
Whole we may congratulate ourselves that
great and good WORK is going on. We
should be particularly charitable at this
season of the year. May the spirit of the
Christmas season of doing good to others be
with you all forever"
AS committee to visit the Almshouse.
President Richard Curtis, Vice-President
Frank McAlear, and Anthony Quill of st.
Peters conference were appointed by the
Chair.
The conference then adjourned to recon-
yene three months hence, at the new
Cathedral.