The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-21
CHURCH SOCIETY
IS REORGANIzED
ISt. Vincent de Paul Associa-
ton Establishes National
Headquarters Here
PROVINCES ARE PLANNED
Body in Session at Catholic University
Reports Vast Philanthropic
Activities for Year.


Representatives of the St Vincent
de Paul Society from all sections of
the United States yesterday afternoon
assembled at the Catholic University
at Brookland in the first meeting of
the conference, held for the purpose
of reorganizing the society and d.
viding IL into ecclesiastical provinces
along the same lines as those of the
Catholic church itself.
President Thomas NJ. Mulry, OF New
York, was installed as head of the
new Superior Council of the United
States, the headquarters of which
will be In this city. and which will be
in supreme Jurisdiction over the or
ganization throughout the country.
Mr. Mulry presided at the session yes
terday afternoon. The new council
was formally established. and all flu
ture relations of the ST. Vincent de
Paul Society in this country and the
international headquarters will be
conducted between the Washington
headquarters and the parent organiza-
ton in Paris. France.
The Rt. Rev. Bishop Thomas ]. Sha-
han, rector of Catholic University, and
the Most Rev. Archbishop Hanna. of
the diocese of San Francisco. deliver
ed addresses to the Vincentians. Both
ecclesiastics lauded the work being
done unselfshly, without remunera-
ton or glory. by the members of the
society, and predicted increased sue
cess to their efforts as a result Of the
reorganization plans.
At the conclusion of yesterdays
session the plans for dividing the So
ciety and for extending the work had
not been completed. The officers ex-
pressed the opinion. however. that all
of the work OF the conference would
be closed At the sessions to he held
at Catholic University today.
Dol Conferences.
The new Superior Council OF the United
States. II was announced at the confer
cnce, will have Jurisdiction over 96l par
ish conferences In this country. with a
total active membership OF nearly If. 900
men who are personally and continuously
engaged throughout the entire year in
relief work among the poor and destitute.
The reports of these branches for the
year 1914 show 5000 families assisted,
IS. 900 visits to the homes OF the poor.
5000 situations secured for breadwinners
of dependent families. and an approx
mated expenditure Of $500
Among the delegates present at yester-
days conference were: John A Graham,
of New Orleans: J. J. Spalding, of At
lanta: Robert Biggs and Joseph w
Brooks. of Baltimore: Judge william H.
De Lacy and Thomas X. Gallaher, of
Washington. D. c.: John A Doyle. Of
Louisville: Louis Fuss. of st. Louis; ].
Metz and NJ. OConnell. OF Dubuque;
Richard c. Gannsn and James F. Ken
nedy. OF Chicago: NJ. p. Mooney. OF
Cleveland: John C. Nolan. OF ST. Paul;
John Rea. Edward J. Du Nee and ]. ].
Fitzgerald. of Philadelphia: John Gull
foyle. of Jersey City; William d. o'Brien.
of Troy. N. Y: Thomas M. Mulry.
Michael J. Scanlon. James J. Reed. Pat
rick II. Bird. and Edmond ]. Butler. OF
New York; Thomas W. Hynes, James ].
Greene and Hugh D. McGrane. of Brook
Ign; James A. McMurry, J. Wise, Bern
ard c. Kelly. of Boston; and p. H. Rear
don. of Hartford.