The Washington times., 1920-09-13
DISCUSS CARE !
Of CHILDREN
Delegates to Catholic Charities
Convention Also Hear Talks
on "The Family"

The 1000 delegates attending the
national conference OF Catholic chart
ties at the Catholic University divided
into two groups this morning to hear
discussnons respectively on The Fam
lily" and The Children"
The discussions were more or less
technical and confined to plans for
the best administration of charity by
the Catholic organizations.
Questions Of a more general nature
will be discussed at the general meet
Ing this evening at Mcmahon Hall,
when Rt. Rev. Thomas +. Hickey,
bishop OF Rochester, and one of the
most noted speakers at the confer
ence. will talk on Financing Catho-
lie Charities"
At the meeting this morning OF the
committee on families. Robert Biggs,
president OF the Society OF st. Vincent
de Paul, Baltimore, presided. Rev.
W. Il. Corr. diocesan director OF char
tiles, Los Angeles, Cal, told the COM
mittee something of the adminisrrs-
tive problems in relief work. and
Mrs. Anne Sindall Nagle, executive
secretary of the Society st. Vincent
de Paul. led in a discussion of the
problems OF organization.
CARE OF CHILDREN.
Mrs. w. II. Hefferan. Of Chicago.
presided over the meeting OF the COM
mittee on Children, and gave IL report
OF her observations on the care of
children in European countries. Miss
Mary c. Tinney, general inspector,
Department of Public Welfare, New
York, gave a short talk on "Jllegiti-
macy" and Mrs. Mary Mugan, assist
ant superintendent of schools. Fall
River, Mass, talked on THE School
and Social Service"
Other short talks were given by
Rev. John F. Doherty diocesan direc-
tor of charities, St. Paul; Miss A. Ma
dorah Donohue, field agent, United
States Interdepartmental Social Hy-
giene Field Service. Maryland. and
Miss Agnes G: Regan. executive sec
retary. National Council of Catholic
Women, Washington.
JUDGE DOOLEY TO SPEAK.
Hon. Edward j. Dooley, presiding
justice, court of domestic relations,
Brooklyn, will address the conference
this afternoon on THE Need of the
Family" and Miss Rose J. McHugh,
assistant director, department of So
cial action, National Catholic We'll
fare Council, of Chicago, will speak
on The Proper Relations Between the
Volunteer Worker and'the Courts"
The Rev. Leo Kramer, chaplain of
the Illinois State penitentiary, will
tell of the duties of the Catholic chap
lain in institutions for the delin-
quent. He will be followed by the
Rev. Michael J. Byrne, chaplain United
States penitentiary. Atlanta.
At the evening session which begins
at o'clock addresses will be made by
Rev. +. Keegan, Secretary for Chari-
ties to the Archbishop. New York; Rt.
Rev. Thomas F. Hickey, Bishop of Roch
ester; Hon. Robert Biggs, president
Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Balti-
more; and Rev. Joseph Reiner, Re-
gent, School of Commerce and Sociol-
ogy, st Xavier College, Cincinnati.
At the first evening session of the
conference, held last night at Nc
Mahon all, Secretory of the State Col
by: Hon. Thomas J. Duffy, chairman,
Industrial Commission of Ohio; and
Miss Helen p. Mccormack, Assistant
District Attorney. of Brooklyn; ad-
ing the conference.
Secretary Colby praised the social
welfare work of the Catholics during
the war and the continued activities
in this country during peace.
There is no charitable work in the
world, / think. that is carried on with
such conviction. with such intrepidity
and with such quiet modesty and
such effectiveness as the Catholic
charities of the world" he said.
The conference will close Thursday
at noon.