The San Francisco call., 1896-07-20
Regular Quarterly Conference
Held Yesterday at St.
Brigid's.
ARCHBISHOP RIoRDAN TALKS
Urges That the Needy Be Given Sym
pathy as Well as Material
Assistance.

The quarterly conference of the repre-
sentatives of the ST. Vincent de Paul So
ciety from the various Catholic churches
of this City was held yesterday afternoon
at the hall of st. Brigd's Church, Broad
way and Van Ness avenue. In the absence
of the president, John NJ. Burnett, the
meeting was presided over by Arch bishop
Riordan. The vice. president, @. d. Doug
las, and the secretary. P. II. Thomas, and
delegates from most of the City parishes
were present
The Almshouse committee reported that
since the previous conference, held in
April last, two visits had been made to the
Almshouse, one Immediately after the
conference and one after the installation
of the new superintendent. The various
wards of the institution had been in
spected, and the committee had left con
siderable litera ture for the library. They
reported a general improvement in the
condition OF affairs at the Almshouse.
especially in the library and in the new
chapel recently built.
Archbishop Rlordan. who is the spirit
ual director of the society and who pre-
sided yesterday spoke in praise of the So
ciety's work and exhorted the members to
future effort. He noticed with pleasure,
III lH6 reports tFOnl IuS ulHSFenL PARISHES,
an increase in the percentage of attend
ance at the m aetings of the society,
The Arch bishop commended especially
the personal visits made by the members
of the society among The poor. 1.-The st.
Vincent de Paul Society,"" he declared,
"alms not merely to minister to the cor
poral wants of the needy by giving them
money, food or clothes. but also to encour-
age them by kind words and sympathy. l
would urge therefore, that the members
OF the society continue with increased in
terest their visits among the poor and the
unfortunate
The following reports from the branches
OF the society in the various parishes were
read and placed on file:
st. Brendan's Parish-ActiFe members and
subscri bers, 20; average attendance at meet
ings, 80 per cent; families relieved, IL; per-
sons in same, 81; visits made, 80; receipts,
$206 90; expenditures, S29; balance, $I77 go.
secretary.
s.. Mary's qathedral-Actiye members and
ubseribers, 10; average attendance, rs per
cent; families relieved. 10Y; persons in same,
801; receipts, 1882 81; disbursements
$199 90; balance, $l33 81. r G. Green, pFesi-
dent; r Morrissey, secretary.
ST. Josephis IaFish-Aetiye members and
subscribers, 104; average attendance, "a per
gent; families relieved, 90; persons in same,
disbursements, $297 So; balance, 1891 90.
John Lycett president; d. NJ. Fitzgerald,
secre tary.
St. Peters Parish-Active members and sub
seribers, rs; average attendance IA per cent;
families relieved, 35i persons in same 81
visits made, 81; yeSeipts, S41s SO; disburse-
president; c. D, Douglas, secretary.
Sacred Heart Parish-Aetiye members and
cent; families relieved, 10; persons in same,
76i visits made, %; receipts, 1863 45; dis
bHrsements. Sl07 8oi balance, sol %. J. C.
MURPHY, president; J. J, Walsh, secretary.
s.. Paul's Parish-Active members and sub
serihers, 80; average attendance 80 per cent;
tamil families rseyesd' 10; persons @ n same, 49,
ments, $63 90; balance, S31 %. Thomas Rat
ugan, president; NJ. W. Farrell, secretary.
St, Dominic's Parish-Active members and
subscribers, "a; average attendance, 81 1t
per cent; families relieved, 15; persons in
same, 4S; visits made, 81 receipts, $40 40;
Disbursements, $l37 20; balance, $11 20. p
j. White, president; James Coffey secretary.
81. Roses Parish-Active members and sub
scrieers, % average attendance, 80 per cent;
families relieved, 4sj persons in same, las !;
visits made 70; receipts, $299 80; disburse-
meRts, $l0S 90; balance, $19l 15. I. B.
Roach, president; Joseph Cusack, secretary.
st. Francis, Parish-Active members and
subscribers, 81; average attendance go per
cent? families relieved, % persons in same
70; visits made, 43; receipts, $106 40; ex-
penditures, $l7S 80; balance. 1894 35. John
Brougham, PRESIDENT; William Gillespie, sec
retaFy,
subscribers, 8; average. attendance, 80 per
45; visits made, %; receipts, $270; expendi-
lures, $105; balance, $165. j. M. Burnett,
president; Thomas Ryan, secretary.
81. Teresas Pafish-Active members and
subscribers, II average. attendance, go per
cent; receipts, S29 55; disbursements, S43 So:
balance, S135. ]. +. Mcdonald, president;
7. Lovett, secretary.
A collection was taken at the close of
the meeting amounting to 81 80. The
next meeting will be held at Mission
Dolores Church, Dolores and Sixteenth
streets, and meeting will also be held at
some near date in the future at st. Vim
cents Orphan Asylum at San Rafael.