The Washington times., 1914-09-23
CATHOLIC SOCIETIES
.NDORSE PROHIBITION
fharities Conference in Final
Session Takes Stand on
Temperance Question.

Encoura cement Of national prohihi-
IN was voiced by speakers at the
osing session of the national confer
nee of Catholic charities today in the
atholic University of America
In urging the cooperation of social
nd civic activities in promoting tenn
"rance. the Rev. J. J. Curran, of
,Vilkesbarre. Pa. declared that the
abit of strong drink among the work
ng class is the most fruitful source Of
"egeneracy, of poverty in the home, and
I crime in the nation
In discussing Wages and Morality"
he Rev. John B. German. diocesan
Commissioner of charities of Brooklyn.
said that those who lure the girl away
are not from the tenement district, but
are more prosperous and stepped greater
IN immortality
Blames Love of Dress.
In exceptional cases." he said, lack
Of employment has been the occasion of
the first false step. but the love of
pleasure and the desire for dress,
rather than low wages, has been re-
sponsible for most of the evil
In the general concluding session, at
which all branches of the conference
participated. the choice of officers of
the committee on organization was rati-
ned. The officers and committee MEM
hers elected follow:
Honorary president, Cardinal Gibbons;
IIesident, the Rt. Rev. Thomas J.
~hahan. D. T.. of the Catholic Uni
versitv: vice presidents. the Rev. fran
is J. OIiara, of Brooklyn, X. Y; Mrs.
~. F. O'Toole, of st: Paul. Mimi;
smes McMurray. Of Boston. Mass; J.
HcGowan, of Indianapolis. Ind; Mrs.
Toward Mandel. of New York; treas
.rer. William H. DeLacy. of W ashins-
lon: secretary, the Hes. Or. William
J. kerby. of the Catholic University;
assistant secretaries. =. Foley Hisky, of
Baltimore; B. A. Seymour, OF Detroit.
Mich; Mrs. Thomas !. Burns, Of Chi
ago.
New-Executive Committee
Executive Committee-The president
and the secretary and Edmond J. But
Ter. of New York: Mrs. Thomas A
beattie of Wheeling w. Va; Miss
katherine R. Williams. OF Milwaukee;
ne Rev. John J. Butler, of st. Louis
Io.; John 4. Doyle. OF Louisville. Ky:
Mrs T. J. Meder. of Chicago: the Rev.
VI. J. Scanlan, of Boston: Mrs. Henry
ark. OF Jacksonville, Fla; W. K.
Walsh, OF Cumberland. Md; the Rev
r. \. OHara, OF Portland, Ore: NJ.
=. Mooney. of Cleveland Ohio; Dr.
Jack J. Spaldins. of Atlanta, Ga: the
Rev. Thos. Devlin. of Pittsburgh, the Rev.
Francis y. WastL of Philadelphia Pa;
Committee on families - Chairman.
Mrs. J. NJ. SMolamphy. of Pittsburgh, |
Ia: vice chairman, NJ d. Imhofr. "i
Milwaukee. Wis; Mrs. Margaret Long,
of Chicago: Mrs W. J. Moorhead. If
Minneapolis. Mimi; the Rev. Thomas
4 Henry Simpson. of Forest Glen. Nd;
Miss Miriam Driscoll. of--Des Moines,
pwa; Mrs. l. Ia-McCalla, of Boise.
iaho; Mrs; Thomas Ryan. of Seattle,
ash: Anthony Bodde, of Detroit; Mrs.
orence sullivan. of Newport. r. J.;
more: P. Ungs. of DUBUQUE, Iowa; Mrs.
= Moloney. of New York city; j. w.
Mcclure. of Providence. r. l.
Mrs NJ. II. Ford. Bridgeport, Conn:
ice chairman. the Rev. S. A. Ludlow |
II New York city; DR.. Thomas c. Carri- |
gan. OF Washington; Mrs. J. Leo Kolb. |
Of Washington: the Rev. Thomas J. |
-aret B. Wise. of Collingdale. Pa; NJ SIS |
Mary Amberg. of Chicago; Mrs. NJ. f. |
roN. Of Pittsburgh; the Rev. T. J. |
I.ynch. of New York: the Rev. c. H. lie |
Blond. of Cleveland: the Rev Brother |
Barnaoas. Of L-incolndale, y. Y; Miss |
Mildred Merrick. of Washington: the |
Rev Dr.. James J. Higgins. of Long Is
and City. y. y: Brother Paul. of Bal |
timore: the Rev. Father Reagan. of |
Pawtucket, R /.
Committee on Social and Civic Ac-
iVities-Chairman. tho Rev. Frederick
Siedenburg. of Chic ago. Ill: vice chair
man. Miss Mary a. Barr. of Charleston.
Mass nss;a Mrs; E, N; Mo5;J Ejpisan ] Of LIONS
'. j.. the Re-. John O'Grady. of
Washington; Mrs. + 7. Adams. Of
Madison. Wis; the Rev. Francis Cav
SIX. Of Indianapolis. Ind Miss August
Kelly. Of Cleveland. OHIO: the Rev. J.
Elliott Ross. of Austin. Tex.: tn, Pe,-
lanes Donahoe. Of 81. Paul Mimi
Mrs. J; Hackett. IF Milwaukee,. Wis
Va; Miss Teresa r. O'Donohue. of
N-w York city; DR.. Thomas Iaggerty.
~ Columbus. Ohio
Committee on sick and detectives
Wheeling. ". Va; vice chairman. Miss
" Josephine Bleakie. Of Brookline.
Mass: Miss Della Brew. of Nashville
Tenn, Miss Mary Mason. of Cumber-
land. Md; Mrs. John Roney. of Pitts
hurgh: the Rev. John Neale. Of Meri-
den, Conn; Dr. Helen NOlen of ToIe-
90. Ohio: the Rev. J J. StapletOn Of
Detroit, Mich: John NJ. Nolan. of Pat
erson. n j.; Miss Mary NJ. Stratton. of
McKeesport, Pa; Miss Helen b. Gren-
ey, of Philadelphia, Pa: the Rev
Peter O'CaHaghan. of Chicago; DR.
Mary O'MalIey. Of Washington: Mrs
Bernard Ward. of Benwood W. Va:
Miss Josephine Mcmahon, Of New
York.
Committee on oreanization-Chair-
man Robert Biggs. of Baltimore. Md:
z. J. DuMee. OF Philadelphia; Thomas
" Hynes. of Brooklyn: the Rev. NJ J |
SCanlan. Of Boston: Miss Sallie Grieves
Gaynor. OF Chicago: the Rev. Thomas
Devlin. of Pittsburgh: Miss Katherine
x. Williams. Of Milwaukee, Wis, and
Mrs. Thomas Beattie of Wheeling.
Lever To Vice