The Irish standard., 1918-10-19
Work Of National War
Council Organization
The Six Primary Divisions Are Represented by Able and Dis
tinguished Laymen-- Hearty Cooperation
Of the hierarchy

New York, Oct. 17.-Thanlls to the |
immediate and hearty cooperation of
the hierarchy and the eager accept |
ance by the Catholic people of the
plans issued from headquarters, the
organization of the National Catholic |
War Council has already caught up
with that which had been effected by
the United War Work Campaign COM
mittees. For the purposes of the
United Drive, the division of the coun-
try into six military districts has been
followed, and the United War Work
leaders of the six districts have just
been in conference in New York for
the elaboration of final plans. The
Right Rev. Peter j. Muldoon, who is
personally directing the National
Catholic War Council organization, ad
dressed these gentlemen and spent an
afternoon in conference with them.
Bishop Muldoon was able to show that
in many respects the Catholic organi-
zation was even somewhat in advance
of what was looked for at this time,
and the field directors were more
than delighted to learn of the truly
vast number of those whose help in
the thousands of Catholic parishes
could be absolutely depended upon to
promote the work of the United Cam
paign
In these six primary divisions, the
National Catholic War Council is rep
resented by very able and distin-
guished laymen. In New York are
Mr.. Adrian Iselin, head of the great
Wall Street banking house which
bears his name,r and Mr.. Hubert Nc
Donnell, who was one of the directing
spirits Of the great Diocesan Drive in
New York last spring. In Chicago
Mr.. John v. T. Murphy of the Hiber-
nian Banking Association, also a
member of the Advisory Finance
Committee of the National Catholic
War Council, has accepted the charge.
In the New England district Mr..
James J. Phelan, of the banking firm
of Hornblower & Weeks, is taking
very active part. Mr.. Phelan is also
one of the Catholic representatives on
the Committee of Eleven which has
oversight of the whole campaign. In
the Southeastern district, Mr.. Jack J.
Spaulding, distinguished attorney of
Atlanta, is the Catholic representa-
tive. On the coast, Mr.. Edward J..
Tobin, of the Hibernian Banking
House, accepted this charge. Mr.. To-
bin has indeed thrown himself unre-
servedly into this work In the
Southern district the Catholic repre-
sentative is Mr.. J. w. Phillip, of Dal-
las.
Notable appointments have also
been made to several of the National
Committees. Thus, DR.. John G.
Coyle, widely known in the Catholic
lecture field, is the representative on
the National Speakers Committee.
Superintendent of Education in New
York, and Mrs. Emma L. Murray,
presently of the Board of Education,
are our representatives on the Com.
mittee for Victory Boys and Girls.
Mrs. Nicholas F. Brady has been ap.
pointed to confer in all matters per
tinent to women's participation in the
campaign, and Mr.. John J. Kirby is
named to the committee in charge of
work among university and college
students.
A matter of great present interest
is the adequate recruiting of the Catho
lie body of speakers. The lay and
clerical representatives of the Bishops
in each diocese are supplying lists
and in addition, the national societies
have been requested to send in the
names of their principal speakers
These lists are coming in, and, where
desirable that the names of all who
can be useful in this phase of the worH
should be made available without de
lay.
The work of the last few weeks has
been concentrated upon the arrange
ment for conferences in the fourteen
metropolitan districts. The plans
made have been considerably upset by
the prevalence of influenza, and sew
eral of the conferences have had tt
be postponed. The first, however, was
held on Monday, October 7th, at Den
yer, where the authorities made an ex
ceptioH to the rule against public meet
ings by allowing this one to be helt