The Washington herald., 1915-11-14

Representing all sections OF the United
States, delegates OF the ST. Vincent ID
Paul Society, the Catholic church's on
cial international organization of charity
will assemble in executive sessions In
Washington on November % and q when
a general reorganization will be effected
to esta blish the national headquarters
OF the society in this city. The con-
ference will be held in the Catholic Uni
versity Of America at Brookland and will
be presided over by his eminence, Cardl-
nal. Gibbons. .. .-.-'
The plans for the unihcstion OF the
various American bodies Of the world
wide society and the establishment OF a
national headquarters in the Capital OF
the nation have already been perfected
and require only the formal ratification
of the delegate committee from each of
the provinces in the country to put them
into immediate effect. Under the existing
plan, which has been In operation since
the founding of the first American branch
of the society half a century ago each
province-that is. each division controlled
by an archbishop. reports directly to the
parent organization in Paris.
There are fourteen of these provinces.
with an active lay membership OF 1900
workers. The provinces are Balti-
more (Which includes the Washington
Dubuque. Milwaukee. New Orleans. New
York. San Francisco, Philadelphia, Seat
tie, ST. Paul. Oregon City. and Santa Fe.
At the Forthcoming conference all Of
these provinces will be consolidated I'M
der the one governing body to be estab-
lished in Washington and to be known as
the superior council of the United States,
which will deal thereafter directly with
the international headquarters in Paris
H.,
ing to the St Vincent de Paul Society
In America
On Provincial Lines.
Under the new order the. society will
be divided on provincial lines with
metropolitan central council In each
province, which will have complete turis-
diction In that province and be under the
superior council Of the United States.
reporting to It concerning its organiza-
ton and activities.
superior council Of the United States Will
be conducted by a committee Of seven
presidents OF American divisions Of the
st. Vincent de Paul Society. They are
President Thomas NJ. Mulry. of New
York; President Thomas G. Rapier, of
New Orleans; President J. L. Hornsby,
of st. Louis; President Richard c. Gan
non, of Chicago; President John Rea. OF
Philadelphia; President James A. Nc
Murray. Of Boston. and President Thomas
W. Hynes, OF Brooklyn.
For months past extensive prepare
lions have been under way for the
coming conference. at which the vari-
Gus national officers will inaugurate a
of extension and reorganiza-
ton throughout the country. Prepara-
tons by the local officers for the hand
ling of the conference are nearly COM
pleted. The Washington body OF Vim
centians will be represented at the ses-
sions by the Particular Council Of the
District of Columbia. which is the
head body of the society in the Dis
trict and is composed of the spiritual
directors. presidents, and vice presi-
tents Of the various parish branches of
and vicinity.
The Executive omcers.
The executive officers of the Par
ocular Council are:
Spiritual director. Rt Rev. Mgr |
William T. Russell. D. D., rector OF |
It. Pstrici's Church; president, Judge
William II. DeLacy;- vice president, |
thomas K Gallaher: secretary. NJ =
ioseph Ryan; corresponding secretary. (
E. Woodward; treasurer, William
). Normoyle.
Prominent among the delegates at
he conference will be the committee
I the Superior Council of New York.
eaded by President Thomas NJ. Null
y. . prominent banker. whose deyo-