The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-07-10

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CATHOLIC CHAPLAIN CONGRESS-.
All arrangements are now perfected
for the Catholic Chaplain Congress, to
convene in San Francisco the middle
of July.
Right Rev. Edward ]. Hanna, Arch
bishop of San Francisco. will preside
at the opening mass. Tuesday, July
30, and also deliver the sermon.
The mass will be celebrated by the
Senior Chaplain, Rev. Timothy P.
sn'Keefe. of the Fifth Cavalry, now sta
= ed at Fort Myer, Va; with Rev.
els B. Doherty, Third U. s. Cav
IS, Fort Sam, Houston, Texas. as
deacon; and Rev. George Waring,
Eleventh U. s. Cavalry. Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas, as sub.deacon. The
Rev. Edward F. Brophy. Of the Coast
Artillery Corps, Fort Baker, CAL, will
be master Of ceremonies.
The meetings will be held daily dur
ing the week of the Congress, at the
new Young Mems Institute, this be-
ing the first occasion on which this
beautiful structure will be utilized.
( Papers will be read by the various
chaplains on different phases of army
and navy life. among which will be
the following:
Relation of the Catholic Chaplain
to the Local Ecclesiastical Authori-
ties" by Rev. Timothy P. O'Keefe.
Life on the Border" by Rev. Fran
cis B. Doherty, who has had wide
experience on the border of Mexico,
and practically lived with the troops
in the field for the past two years.
prisons and Prisoners Construc-
tion versus Destruction" by Rev.
George ]. Waring, who was selected
by the War Department to inaugurate
the new system introduced relative to
prisoners at the big military prison at
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
THE Catholic Chaplain in the Phil
ippine Islands," by Rev. Edward F..
Brophy, Fort Baker, California.
"The Catholic Chaplain in the
Field" by Rev. Jeremiah A. Lenehan.
Texas City, Texas, who has seen con-
tinuous field service since his appoint
ment to the army two years ago.
Opportunities of Catholic Chap
lain at a Recruiting Station" by Rev.
John e. Rockford, Fort slocum, N. Y,
who has been at this big recruiting sta
ton since entering the service. Il
Amusement of the Enlisted Man.
by Rev. Ignatius Fealy (formerly Of
st. Joseph's Church, Washington, D.
c., but now Chaplain at Schofeld
Barracks, Honolulu.
Besides the regular army and navy
chaplains, the Congress will be at
tended by various other Catholic
,Chaplains engaged in similar work,
among whom will be Very Rev. Francis
G. Kelley, DID,, President of the Cath
oltc Church Extension Society, Chi
cago, Ill; Rev. g.. q. Frund, Of the
United States Public Health Service,
Fort Stanton, N. NJ; Rev. James
Hickey, Chaplain Of the United States
Penitentiary. Atlanta, Georgia; Rev.
Joseph r. Mclaughlin, Of Fisher Iss
land, N. Y, who has charge Of the
many Catholic troops stationed in his
vicinity.
All of the regular retired army chap
lains have been requested to be pres
ent, to give the Congress the benefit Of
their experience in this field Of work.
They are as follows:
Rev. Albert ]. Bader, New York;
Rev. P. P. Carey, New York; Rev. Ed
ward H. FitzGerald, Los Angeles, Cal;
Rev. Patrick ]. Hart, White Bear Lake.
Mimi; Rev. Edward ]. Vattmann, Of
Willmette, Ill.
Many clergymen Of the San Fran
cisco diocese interested in work Of this
kind, have been invited to attend and
join in the discussion.
A Memorial service will be held dur
ing the Congress for Very Rev. Alexan-
der p. Doyle, esp, who was first
appointed to represent the Catholic
Archbishops in Chaplain matters In
Washington, and the celebrant Of the
mass on this occasion will be Rev.
Lewis ]. O'Hearn, esp, Of st. PauPs
College, Catholic University Of Amer
ica, successor Of Father Doyle.
It will be recalled that Father Doyle
was Californian; the first ever Or
dained to the priesthood from that
State, and that he died while on .
visit to San Francisco In August, 1912.
Father O'Hearn will leave for the
coast July IL, where he will be the
guest Of the Paulist Fathers at Old
Saint Mary's, San Francisco. Cal.
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