Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-27
CATHOLIC CONFERENCE
PROGRAM IS ARRANGED
Many Noted Churchmen to At
tend Meeting at University
Beginning September Is.

ference Of Catholic Charities to he held
at the Catholic University OF America,
this city, September - TO 2s. inclusive.
we're practically completed today. The
committee in charge has issued a sched-
ule Of the proceedings Of the four days
sessions. Sunday, September y. at 10
am. there will be solemn high mass in
the chapel OF divinity hall. Catholic Uni
versity. in the presence of Mgr. Diomede
Falconio. apostolic delegate TO the United
States, with sermon by Most Rev. Arch
bishop Blenk Of New Orleans.
At the close of the religious services the
delegates to the conference will be receivd
by the apostolic delegate and Ri. Rev.
Mgr. shahan. rector Of the university and
president OF the conference. At 2 in the
afternoon there will be a meeting for or
tees, and in the evening a pubic meeting
will be held in one OF the theaters or
large halls or the city.
Cardinal Gibbons will preside and il is
expected that the address OF welcome will
be made By Cuno H. Rudolph, chairman
OF the Board Of Commissioners of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Mgr. Shahan will make
an address on THE Practical Mission OF
the Conference" and Judge NJ. ODohorty
Of Louisville, KY, will read a paper on
SdtHOtC lucdiS Shoits.
Presentation Of Reports.
Monday morning there will be the pre-
sentation Of reports and discussion of the
conditions of Catholic charities in cities
dioceses and states. At the session In
the evening papers will be read as fo,-
lows: THE State and Private Institu-
tions," David Tilley OF Boston; .'Recog-
milton Of Religion of Dependents" Paul
Fuller OF New York; Natural Rights Of
Dependents" Rev. DIR. John w. Melody
OF Chicago; Report on the international
Association for tire Protection OF Young
Girls" Rev. T. MuellerSimont of Straas-
burg. Germany. Reports will also be
heard from different cities on Dangers to
Which Young Girls Are Exposed and
the work Of protection will be informally
discussed.
Tuesday. September q, at the morning
session, Robert Biggs OF Baltimore. will
present the chief paper on The Prob
lens Presented by the Dependent Fami-
Her." to be followed by discussion OF the
subject. which Is expected to take up the
entire forenoon. In the afternoon there
will be an excursion to points Of interest
about the city. and at the evening session
the topics OF interest, The Church and
Social Reform Mgr. White OF Brook
lyn; n; y, will speak on The Church
woodlock OF New York on THE De-
velopment of the Social Conscience and
Rev. Joseph McSorley. &. s. p, of New
York on. The Layman in Social Re-
form" Wednesday. September rs. at the
Girten Of Chicago will read paper on
Problems in Delinquency" to be fol-
lowed by a two-hour discussion OF the
paper. each speaker to have ten min
ganixation OF the National Conference OF
Catholic Charities will be completed. and
there will be an election of officers for
the ensuing year.
Joseph W. Brooks. we'll known In charl-
table work I'm Baltimore, will read q paper
during the convention on Fresh Air
Homes for Catholic Children" and Mrs.
James Ryan. also Of Baltimore, on THE
Hygiene Of the Home
Organized Last February.
The. National Conference OF Catholic
Charities was organized at the Catholic
University last February. receiving much
encouragement and approval from many
members Of the American hierarchy, SUBJ
sequently receiving the personal blessing
Of the holy father. The meeting was at
tended by well known leaders i'm Cath
Ole charity from various states and offi-
GERS were elected as follows: CARDINAL
Gibbons. honorary president; hit. Rev.
Mgr. Shahan, rector OF the university,
president: William H. De Lacy. judge OF
the Juvenile Court OF Washington, treas
urer: Rev DR.. William J. Kirby. secr--
tary;' vice presidents, Mr.. Thomas NJ.
Mulry Of New York. Mr.. Thomas G. Ra-
pier Of New Orleans. Ri. Rev. Bishop
Anderson Of Boston. Mr.. James X. Ken
needy Of Chicago and Mrs. Thomas II.
Carter OF Helena. Mont. Membership in
the conference as an organization and at
tendance at the meetings are open to all
Catholics who are engaged in charity
work.
: All Catholic charity associations. lay
and religious, are entitled to send any
number OF delegates. and each diocese.
each state and each city may send repre-
sentatives. II Is not intended that the
conference will at any time either d.
rectly or indirectly enter the field Of re-
lief or displace an existing organization.
A novel feature of the program OF the
conference has been planned which will
extend Its scope greatly without In any
way hindering its effectiveness. About
thirty papers are to be written for the
and will be printed in advance
and distributed to the delegates upon
their arrival. Opportunity will then be
given to all who are interested in any
given topic to meet the author and to en-
gage In formal discussion with him. This
years conference will in the main be de-
voted to lay charity. as the problems
more pressing than those which are found
In our institutional charities. The ses-
sions OF the conference will be held at the
Catholic University of America. and il
need be at Trinity College. the grounds
OF which adjoin.
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