The Washington herald., 1912-09-22

With the celebration of solemn high
mass at the Catholic University OF
America at Brookland. the second bien-
NAL meeting of the National Conference
of Catholic Charities will be opened at
10 o'clock this morning. 1t is expected
that between 800 and 500 delegates will
attend the conference. Many have al
ready arrived and scores OF others are
expected to-day.
The aims of the conference as stated
by those in charge of the sessions are
TO bring about exchange Of views among
experienced Catholic men and women
who are active in the work Of charity, to
collect and publish information concern
ing organizations. problems, and results
in Catholic charity, to bring to express
sion a general policy toward distinctive
modern questions in relief and preven-
tion. and toward methods and tendencies
in them. and to encourage further de-
velopment OF a literature in which the
religious and social ideals Of charity Will
find dignified expression"
Opens with High Mass.
The solemn high mass will begin this
morning promptly at 10 o'clock 1t will
be celebrated by Mgr. William T. Rus
sell. rector of St. Patrick's Church. The
conference sermon will be preached by
Right Rev. ]. F. Regis Canevin, Bishop
of Pittsburg. Pa. The Paulist fathers
will assist in the celebration Of the mass.
The music will be in charge Of the Marist
fathers.
At 12:aO o'clock this afternoon there will
be a meeting of the executive committee.
At $50 o'clock there will be a meeting
of women's organizations for the discus
sion of the Federation and Protection
of Young Girls"
At o'clock in the evening the formal
opening ewill take place. when public
meeting will be held. The address OF
welcome will be delivered by Gen. John
A. Johnston, District Commissioner.
The Church in Charity will be the
theme of an address by Right Rev. Mgr.
Thomas ]. Shahan, rector of the Cath
oIic University. Thomas NJ. Mulry, presi-
dent of the Superior Council. St Vincent
de Paul Society. New York City, will
speak on The Government in Charity.
Charity and Culture" will be the topic
of an address by F. P. Kenkel. editor Of
The Social Justice and The Daily Amer
lea, of st. Louis, and member of the
board of directors of the central bureau
OF the Central Verein. st. Louis
The conference will continue to-mor-
row, Tuesday, and Wednesday. All of
the meetings will be held at the Catholic
University. His Eminence James Cardi-
nal Gibbons is honorary president of the
organization. A telegram has been re-
ceived from the cardinal. stating that he
will find it impossible to attend the ses-
sions of the convention. The other Off
GERS of the organization are Mgr. Sha-
han, president: Judge William H De
Lacy. of the Juvenile Court. treasurer,
and Rev. DR.. William J. kerby, secre-
tary.
Was Organized Here.
The national conference was organized
at the Catholic University February 19,
1910 The first convention was held there
September D to IS, 1910. 1t was attended
by approximately 40 delegates, repre-
senting twenty-four States and thirty
eight cities.
At $50 o'clock tomorrow morning a
section meeting of the committee on
needy families will be held. One of the |
features will be the address of the chair |
man. Robert Biggs, of Baltimore, Md, |
president of Particular Council, St Vim |
cent de Paul Society. ''Desertion and |
Nonsupport' will be the subject of an |
address by Patrick Mallon. probation Off |
Ger at the Brooklyn Children's Court, |
Brooklyn. n. Y. Miss Mary E. Shinnick. |
probation officer at Cincinnati. Ohio. will |
speak on The Pensioning of Widows and |
Child Labor" will be discussed by DR.. |
Thomas c. Carrigan. acting dean of the |
law faculty at the Catholic University.
At the same hour there will be a ses- |
sion Of the committee on dependent chill |
dren. An address will be made by the |
chairman, Mrs Thomas Hughes Kelly. |
who is also chairman of the committee |
on day nurseries of the Association OF
Catholic Charities of New York City. J
Present Methods in the Care and Train |
ing of Defective Children will be the |
theme Of an address by Rev. Michael Nc
Carthy, S. j., Of New York City. DR.. |
Mary o'Brien Porter, chairman of the
protectorate Of the Catholic Woman's
League of Chicago. will speak on ''Medi-
cal Point of View of Mentally and Physi-
cally Defective Children"
Delinquent Children.
Likewise. at the same hour of $50 a
section meeting of the committee on de-
linquent children will be held. Edwin
Mulready. of Boston, Mass, chairman of
the committee and executive officer and
secretary Of the Massachusetts Proba-
ton Commission. will deliver an address,
after which ]. J. -McLoughlin, of New
Orleans. La, member OF the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
will speak on Prevention of DeIn.
quency." Necessary Legislation will
be discussed by Mrs. Tnaddeus ]. Meder
member of the Catholic Woman's League
Of Chicago. There will follow a discus
sion, to be opened by Hon. Charles A. 4
De Courcy, Of the Massachusetts Su-
preme Judicial Court.
At o'clock in the afternoon there will
be meetings of various organizations af-
hliated with the conference. At 81
D clock there will be a public meeting /
devoted to a discussion Of THE City and
Its Poor
President Taft will receive the dele
rates at the White House at 80 o'clock
mn VCC OTrnED An TI0rsD O1yi