Evening star., 1916-09-20
st. Vincent de Paul Society to
Erect in BrookIand National
Headquarters Building.
CARDINAL GIBBONS AGAIN
IS HONORARY PRESIDENT
Bishop Shahan, Head of National
Conference Of Catholic Charities,
Also Is Reelected.


University II Brookland a building
which is to be the headquarters OF
Catholic charities in the United States
This announcement was made at the
closing session Of the fourth biennia
meeting of the National Conference Of
the Catholic Charities, at the Catholic
University. following a decision at the
sectional meeting last night.
Cardinal Gibbons was reelected hon.
orary president and Bishop Thomas ]
Shahan, rector of the Catholic Uni.
National Conference this afternoon.
Rev. DIR. William J. Kerby of the
Catholic University was reelected sec.
retary, and William H. De Lacy, former
judge Of the Juvenile Court, succeeded
himself as treasurer.
Other National officers.
Other national officers for 1s17-1s1s
elected today. were as follows: Vice
presidents. Mgr. Fletcher Of Baltimore
Miss Mary Marrick of Washington. D
c.; r. c. Cannon of Chicago, Miss A.
Williams of Milwaukee, Wis; Father
Gressle of Cincinnati and Henry Heide
of New York; assistant secretaries, Mr.
F. Edward Mitchell of Washington, ID
c.; Miss Frances Leitch of Brooklyn, n
Y. and T. B. Graham of New York.
Mrs. T. H. Galbally of this city was
elected a member of the committee on
sick and detectives Other Washing
tonians elected to committees were
Miss Margaret Tally and j. B. Sullivan,
children's committee. and Rev. DIR.
OGraIy and Charles Neill. social and
civic committee
cablegram from the Pope, confer
ring his benediction upon the conven-
tion. was received from Cardinal Gas
parri at Rome.
Morning Sees Windup.
This morning saw the windup of the
big charity meeting. and was devoted
to the closing session of the various
committees. followed by general
meeting in McMahon Hall. At this
meeting William H. De Lacy, chairman
of the resolutions committee, brought in
resolutions thanking all those con-
cerned in the conference who were re-
sponsible for the big success of the
meeting, the largest ever held.
Among the resolutions of thanks was
one to ]. Leo Kolb. F. Edward Mitchell.
Rev. DR.. John OGrady and other men,
bers Of the local committee on arrange
ments. Another resolution expressed
the death of Mgr. Dennis J. MacMahon
and Thomas NJ. Mulry.
At the meeting of the committee or
children, one of the two sectional meet
ings held this morning before the fare
well meeting, Miss Mercedes Murray
Of Baltimore severely criticised the
tendency to commit a dependent child
to a reformatory.
Stigma Cast on Children.
"Reformatories," said Miss Murray
"aim to keep dependent children entire
ly separate. Nevertheless, such insti-
tutions are a handicap to the future
of these children. The very fact that
the child has been an inmate of re-
formatory casts a stigma on him
Rev Edward Hawks OF Philadelphia
speaking on The Availability of Pa.
rochial Schools and Parish Halls as So
cial Centers," said that he thought the
time had come When the church should
become. a social as well as n religious
center.
He said the church must safeguard
the children against the danger to
which they are exposed in modern in
dustrial centers by providing whole
some entertainment.
Miss Adelaide Walsh of Chicago and
Rev John McNicholas of New York de-
lixered addresses at the meeting of the
committee on sick and detectives. Miss
Walsh dealt with the enlistment of
trained nurses in the service of the
poor. DIR. McNichoias gave survey OF
the work of the Catholic sister~nurses
in the United States on behalf of the
sick poor. DIR. J. Richard Kelvin of
Brooklyn read a paper on the social
worker duty on the prevention of i'll
ness.
Juvenile Delinquency Discussed.
ASPECTS of Juvenile delinquency featured
the general session Of the conference
held in Mcmahon Hall last night. with
Thomas W. Hynes Of Brooklyn as
chairman.
The solemn duty of parents to ex-
ercise proper supervision over their
children, coupled with the duty of the
church to provide a place for healthy
relaxation for young folks. were
themes dwelt upon by Patrick Mallon
Of New York city.
The shortcomings of children, Mr.
Mallon said, are due in great measure
to the parents themselves. THE ap-
pearance of so many children in the
Juvenile courts today Is because parents
don't exercise proper supervision over
them" he said.
Dangerous Period of Youth.
speaker said. is when the boy or girl
goes out to work for living. He ad-
vised against sending the child out to
work until il is absolutely necessary.
The duty of the church. he continued
Is TO be an instrumentality by which
proper places for the healthy relax
alton Of youth can De provided. Young
folk are too prone to go to dance halls
and places of cheap amusement lacking
other more sheltered places where they
can be more wholesomely amused
Brief discussions of the general topic
led last night by Mr.. Hynes. c. d
Gillespie, Pittsburgh; Rev. Brother
Paulian, New York: Miss Mary Kelley
Philadelphia, and Edwin Mulready OF
Boston.
liRion is responsible for vast amount
of delinquency among children, Mr. Gil.
lespfe said, voicing the opinion that the
sodaIities might be useful in taking
care of children of careless and indif'
ferent parents during the crltica
years
Mrs Margaret McGoorty Long of Chi
cago was elected president of the WON
ems section of the conferences at s
| meeting held yesterday afternoon
Other officers elected were Mrs DAME
and the executive committee, Mrs
Charles P. Mullen. Mrs, Charlotte N
| Quinlan, Dubuque, Iowa; Mrs. A. w
Biser. Austin, Tex; Mrs. Thomai
Coonan, Minneapolis: Mrs. Henry Clark
Jacksonville, Fla; Mrs. S. A. Beattie
| wheeling, w. Va; Mrs. N. H. Ford
Bridgeport. Conn. and Miss Nelli'
OConnor. Toronto. Canada.
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