The Washington herald., 1914-09-22
PROTECT GIRLS,
URGE CATHOLICS
Committee viii Look After
Women Visitors to Panama
Exposition.
DISCUSS WELFARE WORK
Charities Conference Hears Addresses
on Social Conditions by Well
known Experts.

Protection OF girls was the theme Of
several speakers at the first days ses-
sion of the National Conference Of Cath
olic Charities in Mcmahon Hall, Cath
olic University. Special consideration
was given the subject in connection with
the Panama-Pacifc Exposition, and
committee was appointed to develop
systematic way Of looking after the
young women who go to San Francisco
10 visit the exposition.
On this committee are Mrs. 7. J. Meder.
of Chicago, chairman; Miss Feinler. OF
Wheeling; Miss Catherine ODonnen, Of
Pittsburgh; Mrs. Henry Clark of Jack
sonville, Fla; Mrs. Annie Z. Murphy, of
Washington, D. C.; Mrs. NJ. H. Ford, of
Bridgeport, Cenn.i Miss Mcmahon, Of
New York; Miss CalIie Raynor, of Chi
cago; Miss Neagle, Pittsburgh; Mrs.
Thomas Beattie, Wheeling; Miss Marga-
ret Kelly. Cleveland; Miss K. R. Will
Hams. Milwaukee; Mrs. T. Renner.
Rochester.
Various PhaseS Discussed.
Various phases of this work were dis
cussed by Mrs. Beattie, Wheeling. w.
Va; Mrs. Meder. Chicago; Rev. ]. J.
Butler, st. Louis; Mrs. aKtherine r.
Williams, Milwaukee; Miss McMahon,
New York; Miss Margaret Kelly, Cleve-
land, who included in their remarks re-
ports on the organized work of protec-
ton Of yOung girls in their several To-
calities.
Mgr. Shahan, president Of the con-
ference, delivered an address. He traced
the identity of mission between Trinity |
College as a school for the higher edu- |
cation Of women and the National Con-
ference of Catholic Charities whose pur-
pose is to promote efficiency in relief |
hrl-
character Of its spirit. Mgr. Shahan was |
followed by Rev. Edward Garesche. S. J.. |
Of St Louis, who explained the relation |
Of sodalities Of the Blessed Virgin to |
social work throughout the United States |
Opening of Conference.
The conference was opened by Most |
Rev. Archbishop John Bonzano, apostolic |
delegate to the United States. A sermon |
was preached by Most Rev. Archbishop |
keape, Of Dubuque, and an address of |
welcome by Mgr. Shahan, president OF
the Catholic University.
Charles p. Nell. director of welfare Of |
the American Smelling and Refining |
Company, Of New York, delivered an ad- |
dress on training for social work Re |
ports OF directors of instruction in this |
branch Of work were heard. T. B. Gra-
ham, of New York. connected with the |
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
on Life Insurance and Social Service"
after which there was a general discus
sion, in which Rev. F. Siendenburg. s. J.,
dean, Of LOyola School Of Sociology, of
Chicago, and Rev. J. N. Scanlon, of Bos-
ton, and Mrs J. N. Molamphy, OF Pitts
burgh, took part.
Relief work was the subject Of ad-
dresses by Thomas NJ Mulry, Of the St
Vincent de Paul Society, Of New York; J.
Paul societies OF Milwaukee and Balti-
Of Chicago, and N. D Imhoff, and Mrs.
ATchibald Coulter. Of the St Vincent de
Pal societies OF Milwaukee and Balti-
more. respectively.
Tuberculosis Treatment.
DR.. Lawrence Flick, medical director
of White Haven Sanitarium, at PhIladel-
phia, delivered an address on the dag
nosis and care of incipient tuberculosis
Special subjects were treated in ad-
dresses by Right Rev. Mgr. P. H. Nc
Dewitt, superintendent Of Parachial
Schools of Philadelphia Miss Mary Jose
phine Bleakie. Of Boston; Mrs. NJ. c.
Dunphy, Of New York: Dr. D. J. Nc
Carthy. Of Philadelphia, and DIR. T H
Barnett, of Philadelphia
Work among children and social settle
ment were the subjects Of speeches
hy James Fee, Of Boston: Mrs John
MacMahon. Chicago; Miss Mary A. Barr
Charleston. W. V: Robert Biggs Balti-
more; Mrs NJ. H. Ford. Bridgeport,
burgh.
Temperance. morality. economics, and
allied questions in connection with char
ity work were taken up in the addresses
Of Rev. DR.. John A Ryan. Of st. Paul,
Mimi: Mrs T. J. Meder. Chicago; Rob
ert Biggs, Baltimore; James O'Connen,
Washington. and David A. McCabe.