Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-23
CATHOLIC CHARITIES
ENDSSESS|ON HERE
National Officers and Execu-
tive Committees Are
Elected Today.
CARDINAL GIBBONS AGAIN
HONORARY PRESIDENT
Three Westinghouse Are Re-
Elected Manufacture of
Liquor Deplored.

With the election of national officers.
Including the reelection of three
Washingtonians, and of executive COM
mittees, the national conference of
Catholic charities at noon today closed
its four-day convention at the Catholic
University.
Cardinal Gibbons was reelected hon
orary president. Rt. Rev. Thomas
j. Shahan. president; William Fl. De
Lacy, treasurer, and Rev. DIR. William
j. kerby, secretary, We're the local
men reelected as national officers.
The manufacture and sale of intoxi-
eating liquors should be prohibited by
law" declared Rev. ]. J. Curran of
Wilkes-Barre, Pa. speaking at the
meeting of the committee on social and
civic activities held this morning in
Mcmahon Hall.
The traffic cannot be controlled by
the state, continued the speaker.
There seems to be no use in adopting
halfway measures about the liquor
traffic, as long as beer is beer and
whisky is whisky"
DR.. Curran declared the country has
reason to believe that the whisky traf-
hc IS doomed He asserted that the
in America. and that radical evil re-
quIreS a radical remedy.
Mrs. Thomas Burns of Chicago pre-
sided. Edwin Mu1ready of Boston dis
cussed the paper. Rev. John OGrady
OF Omaha read an address written by
Frank OHara on Wages and Poverty
That the relation of wages and mo-
rallty are not SO close as commonly
supposed was the theme of an address
by Rev John B. German of Brooklyn
RIamaS Toua &c DJeoe,,-a
In exceptional cases lack of employ
ment may have been the occasion OF
the first false STEP" declared DR.. Cor
man But it is almost universally
agreed that love of pleasure and a de-
sire for dress. rather than low wages,
have been responsible for most evil
me more thought We give the subject
the stronger the conviction comes home.
that We must look deeper for the fun
damental evils than irregular employ
ment and low wages
DIR. Anna Dwyer of Chicago discusssd
the paper.
The meeting of the committee on
iamlhes was presided over by DR..
Helen NJ Nolen of Toledo, Ohio. David
F. Tilley of Boston reviewed the legis-
iatlon relating to mothers pensions.
and traced the different laws from the
earnest. ENACTED in Missouri in 1911. to
the latest, of last year. John 2. Ready
or chicago and Miss Augusta Grace Of
PITTSBURGH discussed the matter
MISS Katherine NJ. Oman of New York
Mothers by Private Relief AGENCIES"
Jack Spaulding of Atlanta led the dis
cussion.
At the end of the committee meetings
tue Two sections of the conference
combined for the election of oficers
ana committees, formally bringing the
conference to close. The next meet
ing IS to be two years hence at the
Catholic University.
Officers and Committees.
The national officers elected and the
committees chosen are as follows.
National officers-Honorary presi
dent, James Cardinal Gibbons: presi-
dent, Rt- Rev. Thomas ]. Shahan, d. D. ::
wee presidents, Rev. Francis ]. O,Hara,
brooklyn, n ": Mrs. W. F. OiToole
81 Paui, Mimi; James F. Kennedy.
Shieago; James McMurry, Boston; !.
MCGOWAN, Indianapolis. Ind. mrs Ed
ward Mandei, New York: treasurer
Wliiiam II. De Lacy, Washington: sec
rotary, Rev. DR.. William j. KERRY
Washington; assistant secretaries, T.
Foley Husky, Baltimore; E. A. seymour
Detroit; Mrs. Thomas ]. Burns, Chi
cago.
Executive committee-The president
ana secretary and Edmond j. Butler,
New York; Mrs. Thomas A. Beat1ie
wheeling, w. Va; Miss Katherine r.
Williams, Milwaukee,; Rev. John 7
Sutler. St Louis; John A. Doyle, Louis
NJ. !. Seaman. Boston; Mrs. Henry
Clark. Jacksonville, Fla; W. f. walsh
Iumoeriand, Nd; Rev. E. V. O'Hara.
1 i.oa5iand. ORE; NJ P; Mooney. CIeve-
more; Jack j. Spalding, Atlanta. Ga.
Rev Thomas Devlin. Pittsburgh: Rev
Francis X Wastl, Philadelphia.
Committee on NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
d. NJ MOIlmnhy
chairman, NJ. d. Imhoff. Milwaukee.
mrs. Margaret Long, Chicago: Mrs W
T. No1rhead' Minneapolis; Rev. Thomas
y Michigan, Augusta, Ne; Mrs Herr,
Siinpson, Forest Glen Md: Miss Niria,1
pfiscoli, Des Moines Iowa: Mrs T. p
;icSaLia. Boise, Idaho; Mrs. Thomas
nst sr, oe ar Wash: Anthony Bodde,
port, X l.; Rev. Hugh Monaghan. Bsl-
Iinore' f. Cngs. Dubuque Iowa: Mrs
y. Moioney. New York; j. W. McGuire
providence, r. l. g
Sohnittee on Observation-Disclosures
MRS. NJ. H. Ford, Bridgeport. Conn !.
wee chairman, Rev. S. A. Ludlow. New
aork; Dr. Thomas c. Carrigan, Wash.
RsH G, Mrs. j. Leo Koib, Washington
Eev. Ihomas j. Moran, Arlington. N
- MISS Margaret b. Wise, CoIlinedale
"a MISS Mary Amberg, Chicago: Mrs
"a. T. Fox, Pittsburgh; Rev. T. i
LINEN. New york; Rev. c. H. LIE Blond
colndale, n. y: Miss Mildred Merrick
Washington; Rev DIR. James ]. Hig.
gins, Long Island City, N Y: Bro
Paul. Baltimore; Rev. Father Reagan
Pawtucket, II. l.
COMMITTEES on social and civic activi
ties-Chairman. Rev. Frederick Sieden-
burg, Chicago: vice chairman Miss
Mary a. Barr. Charlestown, Mass: Mrs
VI FlnIgan, Lyons, n. Y; David 4
MeCabe. Princeton. n J.; Rev. Jobr
OGrady, Washington; Mrs E T. adams
Maulsoh. Wis; Rev Francis Gavisk
inuiahaPoiis. Ind: Miss August NJ
trace; Plttsburgh: Miss Margaret Kelly
cleveland; Rev. j. Elliott Ross Austin
Tex: Rev. James Donahoe. ST paul
Minn- Mrs j. Hackett Milwaukee,
Wis; Miss Beatrice Canepa. Richmond
va Miss Terese p. ODonohue N.v
bus. Ohio.
Committee on sick and Detectives
Chairman, DIR. =. A. Wingerter, Wheel.
ing, w. Va: vice chairman, Miss NJ
Josephine Bleakie, Brookline. Mass
Miss Della Brew. Nashville. Tenn: Miss
Mary Mason. Cumberland, Nd. Mrs
John Roney. Pittsburgh; Rev. JOIN
Nesle. Meriden, Conn; DIR. Helen NoIen
Toledo. Ohio: Rev. J. ]. StapIeton. De.
troiti John NJ. Nolan, Paterson " I
Miss Mary NJ. Stratton, McKeesport
Pa: Miss Helen B. Greney. PhiladeI,
phia; Rev. Peter O'CaIlaghan, Chicago
DR. OMalley, Washing ton; Mrs Ber.
nard Ward. Benwood, W. Va: Mis-,
Josephine Mcmahon, New York
Committee on organization - Roberi
Biggs. chairman, Baltimore: E. J. Du.
f1a.y dol,