Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-26
MEETS HERE IN: 1914
Decision of Conference of
Catholic Charities.
SESSIONS COME TO END
Plan to Hold Annual Conventions
Fails of Adoption.
POPE SENDS HIS BLESSINGS
Apostolic Delegate Delivers Address
to Delegates-Resoluti
of Thanks Passed.

Selecting Washington as it's next meet
| ing place-in 1914-the National Confer
, ence of Catholic Charities which has
| been in session at the Catholic Cniver-
Sty since Sunday, adjourned yesterday
| after spirited debate as to the advisa-
| bility of changing the present plan of
| biennial meetings to annual conv entions.
the advocates of biennial meetings win
ming their point.
The result was largely due to the sup
port given to the biennial meeting plan
| by Rev. Dr. William j. kerby, who did
most of the work of organizing the con-
ference Just closed, when he told the
| delegates
| IF YOU start having the conference
annually you will have a funeral
| In cableSram from Pope Plus Y he
| conveyed to the delegates his blessing
and congratulated them on the work they
We're doing for the poor and needy of
the church A letter from Cardinal Mer
ry del VAL the papal secretary of state
at Rome, in which he commended the
plan of having the charities of the Cath
Ole Church in one national organization,
was read to the delegates
|. The apostolic delegate at Washington,
| Mgr. BOnZano visited the conference,
| and in an address to the delegates de-
| clared that the Pope was greatly pleased
with what had been accomplished for
| charity by the American Catholic orSani-
| cation. For his visit and address the
| conference adopted resolutions of thanks
| to the delegate.
Thanks Are Given.
| Many other resolutions of thanks We're
| adopted by the conference in its closing
| hours. a sense of its obligation for
| the Inequalities and other courtesies as
| we'll as subscription of funds, extended
| the conference by Washingtonians.
| Specific thanks were extended to Rt. Rev.
| Thomas j. Shahan, rector of the Catho-
| lie University, for his entertainment of
| the members of the conference; to Dis
| trict Commissioner John A. Johnston, for
| his welcome; to Rt. Rev. Regis Canevin,
| D. D.. for his presence: to Very Rev.
| Walter Elliott, c. S. p, for the hospital
| ty of the Apostolic Mission House; to the
Sisters of Charity of Providence Hospi-
tai for the presence of trained nurses to
care for visitors; to Washington automo-
| bile dealers and pubic-spirited citizens
who placed their automobiles at the dis
| position of visitors; to Rev. DR.. William
| j. kerby. for his untiring energy and
| zeal and tact in making the conference d
success. and to his principal assistant, r.
Edward Mitchell of the Washington COM
mittee on arrangements; to Mgr. Will
| liam II. Russell, celebrant of the opening
| mass, and the Paulist and Marist fathers
| Tor their assistance III celeDldtlHS
| masses; to the hierarchy for its encour-
| agement, and to the secular press Tor
| it's courtesy and fairness.
The resolution thanking DIR. kerby
states:
His services in planning our excellent
program, his geniality in welcoming the
| guests at the university and his great
| skill and tact in making arrangements
for the convenience and pleasure of the
delegates are directly responsible for the
success of the conference.
Old Officers Reelected.
| The conference also expressed its
| Sense of irreparable loss in the death of
Rev. Francis Foy and Mgr. White, found
ers of the conference, and faithful friends
| of the friends of Christ
| The old officers were reelected rs fol-
lows: Honorary president, Cardinal Glib
! bons: president, Mgr. Shahan, rector of
the Catholic University; secretary, Rev.
Dr. William J. kerby: treasurer, Judge
William H. DeLacy, Washington.
| Mgr Shahan delivered the closing adj
dress. He said he regarded the organ
ization of the National Conference of
Charities as the greatest single act that
| the university of which he is the head
had accomplished in it's existence.