The Irish standard., 1914-05-16
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
CATHOLIC CHARITIES.
Catholic University.

Catholic University,
Mailed at Washington May IL. 1914.
Preparations for the third bienni-
al meeting of the National Confer
ence of Catholic Charities at the
Catholic University. Washington.
September 20, Fl. 20 and %. are
nearly completed. The first meet
ing in 1910 was attended by $50
delegates. The second meeting in
1912 registered $50. Indications Of
growing interest in the Conference
are found on every side. The Ex-
ecutive Committee expects this
years meeting to surpass its prede-
cessors in enthusiasm and in the
number of delegates who will
attend. Extraordinary activity in
Catholic charities is now found in
all of our larger cities. The Ma
tional Conference Of Catholic chart
ties is one phase Of the remarkable
progress that is now witnessed on All
sides. The growing conviction that
the Conference answers a real nead
IN our national organization. prom
Uses well for its rapid DEVELOPMENT
into a power in our charities.
The solemn opening Mass vii, ha
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sung by His Excellency. Most Rev.
john Bonzano. Apostolic Delegate
Inc Conference sermon will no
preached by Most. Rev. Archbisbon
keane Of Dubuque.
There will be three genera,
meetings Of the entire conference IN
the evenings Of September 90 81
20. All Of the other work Of the
conference will be done in section
meetings, each Of which has its own
program relating to different Sec
lions of the field of relief. There are
four such committees this year: one
on families, of Which Mr.. Thomas
Mulry of New York is Chairman and
Mrs. Otto Garges Of Washington is
vice chairman; one on sick and de-
fectives, of which DR.. Lawrence F.
Flick of Philadelphia is chairman
and DR.. Mary O'Brien Porter of Chi
cago is vice chairman; one on child
rem, Of which Mr.. James E. Fee, Of
Boston, is chairman and Miss Marie
E. Lynch of st. Louis is vice chair
man. One on social and civic activi-
ties, of which Rev. DR.. John A. Ryan
of St. Paul is chairman and Mrs.
Thomas Burns of Chicago is vice
chairman.
The programs of the four sections
will be announced shortly.
The topics and speakers for the
general meetings are as follows:
Sept. 20.-"The Relation Of the
Federal Investigation Of Industrial
Relations to Problems Of Poverty. :"
Mr.. F. P. Walsh. Kansas City. chair
man of the Federal Commission on
Industrial Relations; 1.-THE Case for
Charities Endorsement Committees"
Mr.. Richard Dean. Chicago: 1.-THE
Case Against Charities Endorsement
Committees" DR.. Charles O'Dono-
van, Baltimore.
Sept. 21.-"Training for Social
Work." DR.. Charles p. Neill, New
York; Life insurance and service. !"
Mr.. T. B. Graham. New York; RE
ports from Courses Of Training in
Practical Charities Given in 1913
IA. Chicago: Rev. Frederick Sled
enburg. 8. j.; Boston" Rev. M. ].
Seaman: Baltimore" Mr.. ]. w.
Brooks; Cumberland" Mr.. w. E.
Walsh; Washington" Miss Mary
Merrick: Pittsburgh. Mrs. T. Nolan
ply.
setp. 22.-"The Scope of City
Conferences Of Charities" Mr.. Ed
mond ]. Butler. New York; 'Typi-
cal Organization Of q City Confer
ence in Catholic Charities Mr.. ].
J. Fitzgerald, Brooklyn: 1.-THE Work
Of the Pittsburgh Conference of
Catholic Charities. Rev. Thomas
Devlin; 1.-THE Work Of the st. Louis
City Conference Of Catholic Chart
ties" Rev. ]. ]. Butler.