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Sessions Will BE Held at tho
Catholic University OF
America.
All Catholic Charity Organizations
Are Invited TO Send
Delegates.
MANY DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

The National Conference Of Cath
Ollie Charities has Just made an
nouncement of the papers and speak
ers in the general meetings which
will be attended by all delegates to
the conference, which will be held
September 22 to 25 at the Catholic
University of America at Washing
ton, d. c. The conference sermon
at the solemn opening mass will be
preached by the Right Rev. Bishop
Canevin, of Pittsburgh.
At the first general session on
Sunday evening, September %,
Right Rev. Thomas J. Shahan, rector
Of the Catholic University at Wash
ngton, will deliver the Presidents
address, in which he will dwell upon
the church in charity. Thomas NJ.
Mulry, of New York City, President
of the Particular Council of the st.
Vincent de Paul Society, will have
for his subject "The Government in
Charity" and F. P. Kenkel, of st.
Louis, editor of Social Justice and
the Daily Amerika and Director of
the Central Bureau of the Central
Verein, will discourse on culture and
charity.
The programme for the second
general meeting of the conference,
Monday evening, September 90, is as
follows: "The Poor as Victims of
Their Material Environment" DR..
Lawrence F. Flick, President Free
Hospital for Poor Consumptives and
White Haven Sanitorium Associa-
ton, organizer and ex-Medical Di-
rector of the Henry Phipps Institute
TOR the study, treatment and preven-
ton of tuberculosis, Philadelphia;
"The Poor as Victims of Their
Moral and Social Environment" Miss
Katherine r. Williams, of Mil
waukee, member of the State Board
- A. SSgiseansif,. Rge=
~ Jon of the GNN[and Social Rights
of the Poor" James F. Kennedy.
President of the Particular Council
of the St. Vincent de Paul Society,
Chicago.
At the third general meeting of
he conference the following papers
will be presented: Cooperation
Among Catholic Charities" Miss
Adelaide M. Walsh, Chicago; Co
operation Among All Charities" DIR.
James G. Hagerty, professor of eco
lomics and sociology in the Ohio
State University, Columbus; Coop
sration Between the Parochial
school and Relief Agencies" Rev.
Joseph F. Smith, Superintendent of
Catholic schools of the archdiocese OF
New York; "Our Need of a Directory
If Catholic Charities" by the Secre-
AIRY of the conference. The pro-
yrammes of the different sections
will be made known later.
In view of the many inquiries con-
,erning the National Conference of
Charities, the Secretary has
ssued the announcement that all
Catholics who are in any manner in
crested in Catholic charities will be
to the conference and will
De entitled to take full part in meet
ngs and discussions. It is not neces-
iary therefore that one be delegated
by a Catholic charity organization in
rider TO have the right to attend the
conference.
All Catholic charity organizations
ire invited TO send delegates, but II
S not necessary for them to present
of any kind. AS it is the
iesire of the Executive Committee TO
promote personal acquaintanceship
lmong leaders in Catholic charities
n the United States, the largest pos
ible attendance Of those interested
n Catholic charities is urged. Mem
)ership is not limited by the pay
nent of dues. However, contribu-
ion Of SO entities one to be listed as
! paying member of the conference
or two years and to receive a bound
'opy of the proceedings without
'urther cost. A contribution of $40
antilles one TO be enrolled among the
members of the confer
snee and to receive a second copy OF
he report without further cost upon
request. Information concerning all
eatures OF the conference will be
Ient to those who apply TO the Sec
'etary, National Conference of Cath
'lic Charities. Catholic University,
ID. C.