The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1907-06-01
HONOR PAID TO MISS CONWAY.
Editor of The Pilot" Receives Lac
tare Medal.
lFronl BOSTON Herald.l

NT iODl Boston fterdlu.D
For her. the love and admiration of
/ her friends; the sincere respect and
/ homage of thinking men and women
of all denominations, but eminent
! ly those of the Catholic faith: gentle
woman in every respect, yet gifted
with the brain and judgment of a
man.
This is the third time that the
Laetare medal has come to Boston. but
never yet has il been more worthily
/ deserved fittirgly bestowed than in
this instance"
These were among the tributes paid
to Miss Catherine i. Conway, editor of
the Boston Pilot who was presented
with the Laetare medal of Notre
Dame university last Friday evening
in Boston College hall. the occasion be
ing seized upon by her many friends
to testify to their love and respect to
her as woman of sterling worth.
Each year the Indiana university
cOnfers a medal on an American Cath
Ollie distinguished for services to
science. art. literature, religion, or hu
mainly On earth recurring Laetare
Sunday the name of the choice is made
known for the year and the medal
takes its title from the date of its be-
stOWal.
Twice before has the medal come TO
Boston. the first time to the venerable
Patrick Donohoe, first editor of the
Pilot. and again. in 1905. to Thomas b.
Fitzpatrick head of the Boston firm
of Brown. Durrell & Co.
The audience was a representative
gathering of Catholic Boston and Vi
ciEity. There were also many members
of other denominations in attendance,
for Miss COnway's fame and reputa-
ton is not limited to one sect or peo-
pie. His grace. the Most Rev. William
II. O'Connell. archbishop-coadju of
Boston. speaking both for himself and
the venerable Archbishop Williams,
who was unable to be present, delivered
the Introductory address.
He paid n glowing tribute TO the life
work of Miss Conway in the Catholic
cause. Not alone in her writings, in
her work as Catholic editor did she
deserve honor. but also in the jealous,
faithful performance of the little duties
of daily life.
She had that one great quality of
knowing what and what not to say.
Good judgment. compounded with
both rhetoric and reverence-the two
qualities most essentially necessary in
the character of a Catholic editor
were to be found in all her writings.
The presentation of the medal was
made by the Rev. John w. Cavanaugll,
c. s. c., president of the University of
Notre Dame, in touching terms, refer
ring to Miss Conways example and
services to American Catholicity. The
Rev. Thomas l. Gdsson, 5. j., president
Of Boston college, read Miss Conway's
response. She expressed her heartfelt
gratitude to the university and its fac
ulty for thus honoring her and the pro-
fession which she represented by num-
bering her among the illuStriOus num-
Der of those who had been granted the
medal in the past.
OF her association with the ever-la-
mented John Boyle O'Reilly, whose as
sociate editor she was in the pubIica-
ton of the Pilot, she spoke in tender
and reverent vein.
The Rt. Rev Bernard J. McQuaid,
bishop of Rochester, \. Y. Miss Con-
ways early friend and advisor, gave
many interesting "reminiscences of
Miss Conway's early days in Rochester.
Henry V. Macksey, president of the
Catholic union. presented the congrat-
ulations of the union to Miss Conway
and read a number of kilograms from
prominent literary people in every part
of the United States expressing their
regards and best wishes to Miss Con-
way.
At the close of The exercises the aud
fence enthusiastically accepted Miss
Conway's Invitation to step up on the
platform and shake hands with her.
Nearly all, if not quite, were her per-
sonal friends. and she must have been
tired rout when the evening closed Il
notable event in her life.