The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-10-18
HOLY NAME CONGRESS- ENDS.
Plans for Development Considered-car-
dinal Gibbons Gave Dinner.

Baltimore, Oct lsT The first national
congress Of the Holy Name society of the
United States, which assembled Monday,
closed yesterday with meeting of the
diocesan and parish spiritual directors
ut the Catholic club, at which questions
pertaining to the development of the so
ciety were considered. The congress
practically finished its business Monday,
crystallizing in series of resolutions, a
unanimous sentiment against profanity
and immortality and in favor of better
standard of living for all America. A
dinner given by Cardinal Gibbons to the
visiting prelates at Notre Dame college
and a reception to the cardinal BY the
Tabernacle society of the cathedral
ish completed the program Of egeuts
yesterday in the cardinals dual jubilee
celebration
Joseph A. Sheehan of Boston was one
of nine delegates to receive at the hands
Of the apostolic delegate at the opening
session Of the Congress testimonial
OF merit for the good work he has done
in the development of the society in
Boston.
The Boston and other New England
members of the organization figured
prominently in the jubilee parade which
was the greatest Catholic procession ever
seen in Baltimore.
The Knights of Columbus had the
right of line. Following them came the
Holy Name delegations from New York
City and Brooklyn. The New England
ers were next There were between
800 and 400 Bostonians and they made
fine showing
As they marched past the reviewing
stand in front Of the cathedral, they at
tracted the special attention of the ven
cradle cardinal and he remarked to the
prelates near him on their good appear.
ance. The cardinal seemed particularly
pleased that New England and New
York should be so well represented
Cardinal Gibbons told the delegates
that he did not know OF any society
in the United States that has commend
ed itself more TO the American people
MT large than the Society of the Holy
Name.
Monsgnor Falcondo, the apostolic del
egate read letter from Cardinal Merry
Del Val, the papal secretary of state,
transmitting the pope's approval of the
congress and his apostolic bened lotion
to the members of the society and those
attending the convention.
Resolutions We're passed dealing with
the following conditions:
Proposing plans for an extensive cam.
paign to establish Holy Name societies
in every parish; reaflirming the chief
pledge of the society against profanity
and urging members to work to restrict
this habit; deploring the laxity of Sun
day Observance in some localities; in
dorsing The Christ Child badge as the
official insignia of the society; accepting
the three hundred days Indulgence Of
fered by the pope for all members who
wear the official badge; deploring pro-
family on the stage, obscene postal cards
and immoral moving picture exhibitions
and pledging itself to work in every way
to have these evils ended
At their meeting at Calvert hall, the
bishops agreed that an archbishop be
chosen to act as director general of the |
Holy Name society The archbishop win |
be designated at some future meeting Of
the hierarchy. The bishops also en-
dorsed a plan for establishing junior
Holy Name societies.