New-York tribune., 1919-06-29
N. Y. Catholics Seek
$500, 900 Fund Today
For Work in France
Pontiff Cables the Papal
Blessing ON Subscribers to
Campaign; Money to Re-
build Churches Necessary

Members of the 29s Catholic churches
of the Archdiocese of New York to-day
will subscribe to the fund to help
devastated churches in France, and the
indications are that more than 100000
will be collected.
More than $500 workers have been
pleading the cause Of the stricken
Catholics Of France during the last
week, and yesterday Archbishop Hayes
issued a personal appeal to the clergy
urging their fullest cooperation in the
campaign, pointing out that the money
must be obtained if the Catholic faith
is to be preserved in France.
He repeated that the non- Catholic
organizations doing reconstruction
work in France must be thwarted in
their attempts at proselytizing. Pope
Benedict has cabled the papal benedic-
tion upon all participating in the work,
and the names Of contributors will be
sent to the Vatican in a memorial
Committees Are Active
The Downtown Committee, under the
Craftsmanship of William D. Guthrie:
the Womens Committee, under Mrs
Michael Gavin; the League of Catholic
Women, under Miss Teresa r. O'Dono-
hue; the Catholic Big Brothers, under
George Macdonald; the Catholic Club,
represented by Thomas F. Farrell, and
the Knights Of Columbus have been
leaders in the work for contributions.
r. Among those who have subscribed
are Mrs. Michael Gavin, $4,000;
Thomas Fortune Ryan, $4,000; Will
lam Iselin, $4,000; William D. Guthrie,
$1,000; James Byrne, $4,000; Morgan j.
$4,000; Albert B. Boardman, $4,000;
Adrian Iselin, $1,000; Countess Geor-
gine Iseln, 81 900; John G. Agar. 81 900;
Allan A. Ryan, $1,000; Charles Hayden,
$1,000; Henry Heide, $1,000; George
Macdonald, $1,000; George Macdonald
(for Catholic Big Brothers), $500; Mrs.
Margaret Larsen, $3.50; Jones & Baker,
$500; Joseph P. Grace, $2,500; Alfonso
de Navarro, $500; Mrs. Gerald Borden,
$500; Mrs. Seton Henry, 5000.
Mrs. Marshall Russell, $500; Rhoda
Lewisohn, $100; Mrs. George Loft, $50;
Mrs. Francis A. McNutt, $3.50; Mrs
Charles E. Mitchell, $3.50; Mrs Henry
W. AalC, 9lUU; ". l.. DuVal, S5UU;
Helen Healy Quinn (for Thomas a KEN
pis Society,", $500; Charles j. Welch,
S500;. Julia D. Stanley, $100; Mrs. AL
fred Chaplin, $3.50; Blanche H. Sheehan,
$3.50; Mrs. B. Van Gerbig, $3.50; Louis
Firth, $3.50; Mrs. Morgan Firth, 5000;
Benjamin Strong, jr, 5000; Mrs. DON
aid Harper, $425; Mrs. J. Walter Wood,
$500; Miss Marie La Montague, ,$1O0.
Names Going to Pope
The big collection will be made at
all masses to-day, beginning at the 6
o'clock morning service and closing at
the noon service. Contributions will
be placed in special envelopes which
were distributed last Sunday in all the
churches, and the collections will be
turned over to Monsignor John J.
Dunn, chancellor of the archdiocese, at
% East Fiftyfrst Street, where the
names of contributors and amounts will
be tabulated and the memorial pre-
pared for Pope Benedict.
Archbishop Hayes has received cable
grams from the Pope and Cardinals
Annette and Lucon, of France, thanking
all American Catholics for their inter-
est in providing temporary shelters