The Washington herald., 1914-09-24
Cardinal IS HONOREl
BY CATHOLIC CHARITIES
Reelected Honorary President in Las
Days Session of National
Conference.
OTHER OFFICERS ARE CHOSEN
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The reelection Of Cardinal Gibbons,
honorary president. a discussion Of the
liquor trafic and causes Of immortality
were features of the last days sessions
of the national conference of Catholic
charities yesterday at the Catholic Uni
versity
Rev. J. ]. Curran. OF Wilkesbarre, Pa.
declared the manufacture and sale of
intoxicating liquors should be prohibited.
There is no use for halfway measures,
he said. so long as beer is beer and
whisky is whisky.
Love Of pleasure and desire for dress
were declared by Rev. John 3. German.
Of Brooklyn. n. Y. TO he responsible
for most evil. The new officers and COM
mittees are as follows:
National discretionary president,
Cardinal Gibbons: president. Right Rev.
Thomas J. Shahan, d. D.; vice presI-
dents. Rev Francis J. O'Hara, Brooklyn.
Mimi James F Kennedy, Chicago;
James NJ. Murry. Boston. J. McGowan,
indianapolis, Ind: Mrs. Edward Mandel.
New York: treasurer. William II. De
Lacy. Washington: secretary. Rev. DR..
William J. Kerby. Washington: assistant
secretaries. T. Foley Hisky. Baltimore:
r. A Seymour. Detroit. Mrs. Thomas J.
Burns. Chicago.
Executive committee-The president
and secretary and Edmond J. Butler,
New York. Mrs Thomas A Beattie,
Wheeling W. Va Miss katherine r.
Williams, Milwaukee; Rev. John J.
Butler. 81. Louis. John A. Doyle. Louis
VILE: Mrs. T. J. Meder. Chicago; Rev.
9. J. Scanlan. Boston: Mrs. Henry
Clark. Jacksonville. Fla; W. E. Walsh.
Cumberland, Nd: Rev. E. V. O'Hara.
Portland, Ore: VI. T. Mooney, Cleve-
land, Or. Charles O'DonOvan. Balti-
more: Jack J. SpaldinG. Atlanta. Ga
Rev. Thomas Devlin. Pittsburgh; Rev
Francis y Wastl. Philadelphia.
Committee on families-Chairman. Mrs
J. NJ MolamPhy. Pittsburgh; vice chair
man. NJ u. Imhoff. Milwaukee; Mrs
Margaret Long. Chicago: Mrs W. J
Moorhead. Minneapolis. Rev. Thomas J
NelliCan. Augusta. Me. Mrs Henry
simpson. Forest Glen. Md: Miss Miriam
Drscoll. Des Moines. Iowa: Mrs. l. T
McCalla, Boise. Idaho; Mrs. Thomas
Ryan. Seattle. Wash: Anthony Boddie
Detroit; Mrs Florence Sullivan. New,
port. r. l.; Rev. Hugh Monaghan. Bal.
timore: T. JnGs Dubuque. Iowa. Mrs
II. MOloney. New York; J. ". Mcclure
Providence. r. J.
Committee on Children-Chairman. Mrs
VI. II. Ford Bridgeport. Conn: vice chair
man, Rev. :. 4. Ludlow. New York; Or
Thomas e CarriEan, Washington; Mrs
]. Leo Eolb. Washington: Rev. Thomas J
Moran, Arlington. y. j: Miss MarEare
B. Wise. COllingdale. Pa; Miss Mary Am
berg. Chicago: Mrs. VI. +. Fox. Pitts
hurgh: Rev. T. J. Lynch. New York: Rev
G II. lie Blond. Cleveland: Rev. Brother
Barnabas. ILncolndale. y. Y. Miss Nil,
dred MerriCk. WashintOn: ReT. Dr. James
J. Higgins. Long Island City. y. Y. RrOth.
er Paul. RaltimOre; Rev. Father Reagan
PawtuCket. r. I.
Committee on social and civic activi-
ties-Chairman. Rev. Frederick Sieden-
bur. Chicago: vice chairman, Miss Mary
A. Barr. Charlestown. Mass; Mrs. +. NJ
Finigan. Lyons. y. Y: David \. Nc
Cabe. Princeton. y. J.; Rev. John
O'Grady. Washington: Mrs. f. T. Adams
Madison. Wis: Rev. Francis Gavisk. In
dianapOlis Ind: Miss August VI. Grace,
Pittsburgh; Miss Margaret Kelly. Cleve-
land; Rev. J. Elliott Ross. Austin. Tex.
Rev. James DonahOe. ST. Paul. Minn.
Mrs. J. HaCkett. Milwaukee. Wis: Miss
Beatrice Canepa. Richmond Va: Miss
Terese R O'Donohue. New York: Dr.
Thomas HaEgerty. Columbus. Ohio
Committee On sick and detectives
Chairman. Dr. c. \. WinEerter. Wheel
ing W. Va: vice chairman. Miss NJ.
Josephine Bleakie. Rrookline. Mass
Miss Della Brew, Nashville, Tenn: Miss