The San Francisco call., 1899-07-24
CATHOLICS MEET
To REPORT ON
CHARITABLE WORK
Notable Session at
San Rafael.
THE ARCHBISHOP PRESENT
THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL CON-
FERENCES REPORT.
Delegates From Thirteen Branches
Attend Mass and Compare Work
Done to Relieve the Paro-
chial Poor.

Over 100 of the representa- tives of the
thirteen conferences of the Society of st.
Vincent de Paul took part in the quarter
Iy meeting of the combined conferences
held yesterday at the Catholic Orphan
Asylum a San Rafael. The st. Vincent
de Paul Society is organized in all the
parishes of this city to relieve the neces-
stiles of poor parishioners.
The delegates to the meeting yesterday
assembled in the asylum chapel at II
0 clock a. m, when mass was celebrated
by Rev. D. O. Crowley, director of the
Youths Directory. His Grace Archbishop
Riordan, the spiritual director of the or
ganization, was present in the sanctuary,
together with the following clergy: Revs.
Hugh Lagan OF Sacred Heart parish, P.
E. MulIigan, J. Verwelleghein OF Fancou-
yer, J. +. Cottle, J. Byrne and Brothers
Lascian and Walter OF the Christian
Brotherhood.
The reception to the delegates was
planned BY Very Rev. Brother Michael,
director OF the San Rafael Orphan Asy-
lum. At the conclusion of the mass the
Archbishop called the quarterly meeting
OF the conference to order and President
Burnett asked for reports from the vari-
Gus paTochial branches. The reports OF
moneys paid in charity were as follows:
St. Roses parish-Active members. "a; fami-
lies relieved during the three months ended
July / ~; persons relieved, 80; receipts during
the quarter $94 65; disbursements, SIS so; presi-
dent l. b. Roche; secretary W. r. Walsh.
CafbedraI Darish-Active members IS; fam
lilies relieved 6S; persons relieved III, receipts
$371 95 disbursements, S343 10; president, George
Green; secretary, w. F. White.
families relieved, q; persons, 20; receipts
s52 IA disbursements, so %; president A D.
St. James parish-Members 10; families re-
lieved. .; persons. 10; receipts, SSZ; eXpendi-
Mission Dolores parish-Members. III; fami-
lies relieved. i persons, IS receipts. $40 50 dis
eenrstarv Frank w warren
St. Joseph parish-Members. So; families re-
lieved. 46; persons 2o2 receipts & $2oi re, 70 dis
secretary. D. NJ. Fit1gerald. 80 ..,.
relieved, To- persons. 65: receipts, S22S so; dis
bursements, S144 30; president. Thomas y Brlen;
secretary, ?. J. Mckeown; .,.--
Sacred Heart parishmMembers. 30; families
relieved Il; persons. 81; receipts, S45 90; eX-
penditures, S4S IS; president, J. c. Murphy sec
St Brendan's parish-Members %; families
relieved %; persons, 80; receipts 500 70; dis
St, BTigid's parish--Members, 5; families
relieved "a. persons, 81; receipts. 1924; dis
bursements. $50: president, J. NJ. Burnett; sec
St Pauis parish-Members. Al; families
lieved u; persons, %; receipts. S4s 30; dis
bursements 81 S9 p PreSIdentIl aeraIl IhoInas Ratu-
St Peters parish-Members, 146; families re
lieved, 81: persons, 16; receipts, $g6 40; DIS
bursements Sis 95,,GIas 30; President r. curtis
St Patrick's parish-Members. 1S1; families
relieved As: persons $50; receipts, including
balance on hand, S307 10; disbursements s2SS so;
president, J. Shirley.
In other words, during the past three
months the combined conferences, with
an active membership of 767, have re-
leved 369 families in the thirteen par
ishes; have also relieved 1174 persons, col
lected $l134 %, and expended $16l9 10 in
charity.
At the conclusion of the meeting The
delegates and guests attended a special
entertainment given by the boys Of the
asylum in honor of the Archbishop. There
was an overture by the band composed of
the following members. under the direc-
tion of Brother Fidelis w. SpOoner, Z.
Murphy, Z. Ryan, John Batteate, F.
Loughery, G.. Mccall, l. Valencia, Vim
cent Allen, F. Main. F. Roach, B. Scott,
F. Cullen. J. Cafferty, George Carroll. s.
G.. Bumgarten, James Hughes, f. Peter
son, @. Banchero, J. Wayne, 1. Noble,
Nat Evans. J. Knoop, H. Schultz, c. Du-
gan, L. More. f. McGOnigle, F. Madden
and ]. Flanagan. Several choruses were
sung by the asylum choir in excellent
time and voice. Harry Butler read an
address of welcome to the Archbishop,
after which his Grace addressed the dele
gates and invited guests briefly on the
good work done by the Society of ST. Vim
cent de Paul in relieveing the needs of the
poor people of the parishes of this city.
This society" he said. expresses fully