The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1914-10-24
Social Service Bulletin

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
cial service section of the Federation
Bulletin, 2.914 news letters have
been sent weekly to the Catholic
press of every language, 1870
monthly to the labor press. while
about 2,400 have been sent irregu-
larly to the secular press. The man
ner in which this work has been re-
ceived speaks for it better than any
report. The 2,640 letters received!
in the course of the year demon
strate the acquaintance that our
work has found abroad. Lectures
have been given to the number of "a.
More than half of these lectures were
limited to the state Of Wisconsin
while the remainder were distribut-
ed over regions extending as far
West as Seattle and East to Boston.
Several strike situations have been
Investigated and reported upon, not
ably the great copper strike in Michi-
gan, and one strike has been settled
directly through the work of our Of
flee. Conferences have been held
with Catholic and non-Catholic or
CARNATIONS interested in the same or
similar lines of work, seven of which
took place in social relations. These
conferences have been held in Eng
land. Belgium. France, Germany and
Spain, and but for the war great re-
suit would have accrued from them.
Catholic Labor Day celebrations:
have been encouraged through our
circulars and press organs. Our Of
flee has kept closely in touch with.
the labor movement of the country
and many leaders of the same, and.
was represented at the Convention.
of the American Federation of Labor.
whereby was also brought about that.
Two dignitaries of the Church.
Bishops O'Dea of Seattle, and Car.
roll of Helena. addressed the great.
labor convention from it's own plat.
form. It would be difficult to EMU,
merate all the many details through
which the relations of the Fedora
ton of Labor with Catholic societies.
has become more and more intimate.
but which promises much for the flu
ture of the phase of Catholic en-,
deavor. The movement started at.
the convention last year for Fed.
Grafton school Of social service has.
made some progress and with some,
good will and sacrifice could be.
made practical in short time. There.
has also been practical cooperation
with the Industrial Relations Commits.
sion of the U. S. Government and
with the National Civic Federation
and similar movements, some of q.
legislative and some of a deliberate
character. The social service of the
Catholic Federation is not limited to-
its Social Service Commission. Sep
arate and distinct, but similar insti-
tutions are in existence, as well as
the large number of so-called social
service commissions of the State Fed
GRAFTON of Catholic Societies and the
County Federation Of Catholic So,
cieties. some of which perform as
much if not more work than the
central Office. In fact, the whole.
work of the central office conceives
its functions to be that of bringing
the individual forces to work togeth-.
er. rather than considering itself as
an Independent body. A conference
OF such associations, commissions
and societies was held recently in
, conjunction with the annual conven-
ton Of the A. F. G. 8. at Baltimore.
Sept. 27-30. 1914, of which the pro-
ceedings will be published in PAM.
phlet form.
Catholic Business Girls Cooperative
Clubs.
Miss Susan w. Wendell, of Grand
Rapids, Michigan, representing the
Business Girls Cooperative Clubs at
the 18th Annual Convention of the
Catholic Federation, attracted the at
tention and interest Of the delegates
| to the splendid organization. This
| club was organized for the purpose
) of securing positions in the business
world for working girls and for the
1 Improvement of their social and bus
p mess conditions. The Club has a
). lady business manager who secures
}. good positions for the girls by being
Y in communication with business
n firms. The Club also maintains ar
9 educational fund for the benefit Of
e girls eager to improve their earning
e capabilities by a course of business
l. training. This course. as well as thu
II club, is endorsed by the Catholic