Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-12-16
Bishop O'Donaghue In Happy
Manner Commends
Society.
Conference Reports show Gain
OF Members in Fourteen
Parishes.
is DOING MUCH FOR The POOR
Y

Last Sunday afternoon Knights OF
Columbus Hall was taxed to its
utmost capacity to accommodate the
500 or 700 men who assembled to
attend the quarterly meeting of the
Sc. Vincent de Paul Cociety of Louis
Vile and hear the words of the Right
Rev. Bishop O'Donaghue and
Fathers Donahue and Deepen. The
meeting was opened by President J.
j. Caffrey, Bishop O'Donaghue and
Father Denahue occupying seats be-
side him.
After the reading of the minutes
by Secretary Thomas Bohan reports
were read from the various confer
eEces, fourteen reporting gains in
membership ranging from one to
torty-five for Holy Cross Conferences,
only recently organized. The confer
epces showing the greatest gains
were st. Patrick's with sixteen, st.
Georges and st. Anthony's seventeen
each and Holy Trinity thirty-eight.
Nealy 200 men stood before Presi-
dent Caffrey for enrolment, and to
them he explained the intention and
purpose Of the st. Vincent de Paul
Society, which was to aid the poor
and needy wherever found. All that
was expected from membership was
the spiritual benefits promised,
reward that would amply repay all
who assist in relieving the unfor-
tunate and helpless.
The work of the various confer
ences showed that hundreds of poor
families had been furnished with
food, clothing, shoes, coal and med
lciLes and aided in other ways and
that thousands of visits had been
made. John Doyle stated that seven
boys at the School of Reform would
receive their first holy communion
on Christmas morning. For those
looking after the welfare of the
fifty-four boys in that institution II
was now work of love rather than
hardship, and care woul1 be taken
that these little unfortunates know
the true meaning of Christmas. Fol
lowing the reading of communities
tions President Caffrey urged that
ali make more visitations, thus doing
greater work, and then introduced
Bishop O'Donaghue, who was greetsx
with rapturous and long continued
applause.
Bishop O'Donaghue said he came
with pleasure, but rather to learn
than teach. He was pleased with
the attendance and reports, which
evidenced healthy condition and
show a spiritual zeal and charity.
He was earnestly interested in every
work that is to aid religion and the
church. Good Catholics, he said.
set an example in the neighborhooi/
In which they live, and therefore
urged them to keep alive.tz
lous spirit and reap the
store for those who do
The Bishop expressed
fled with the work at the
Reform, and then spoke
Catholic press, making a str0\
peal for the Record and the sIA
Of the orphans. IN closing he sim
cerely promised his aid and hoped
for the blessing of heaven upon this
great charity society.
Rev. Father Donahue, of the
Cathedral, spoke on the observancei
OF the rules and the conduct OF Off
GERS and the conferences. suggesting
work that might be done at Tho Cit
Hospital and Aims House. r
Deepen returned thanks to the
centIans for their splendid assist
for the Record and the orphans.
meeting, he said, was the best
held in Louisville. Prayer was
fered by the Spiritual Director.
Father Donahue, and thMSreet g
ering dispersed