The Washington times., 1920-09-22
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HELP NEGROES.
Hierarchy Of U. S. Meets in
Capital Today-education
Main Topic.

Extension OF Catholic education,
with particular reference to Catholic
University, advancement OF the negro,
and foreign missions, were among the
chief topics under discussion today
when the Catholic hierarchy of the
United States met in Brookland today.
James Cardinal Gibbons. or Balti-
more, presided, with william Cardinal
O'ConneIl. OF Boston, and seventy nve
archbishops and bishops in attend
ance. The meeting began at 10
o'clock this morning and will end late
this afternoon.
This Is the annual meeting OF the
hierachy. and is held TO settle all mat
ters regarding the Catholic church In
this country. Many important mat
ters are being brought up. but as alb
Solute secrecy Is observed during the
meeting. the results of the conference
Will not be known until late tonight.
COMMITTEES REPORTS.
The bishops will also receive ana
discuss reports from their admins
trative committee which supervises
and directs the activities of the Ma.
tionsl Catholic Welfare Council.
Archbishop Edward J. Hanna, of
San Francisco. is chairman Of the ad
n;inistrative committed. It's other
.,
Dougherty. chairman, department of
laws and legislation: the Most Rev.
Austin ]. Bowling, st. Paul. chairman.
department of education: the Rt. Rev.
+. j. Muldoon. vice chairman, admin
istrative committee and chairman de-
partment of social action:i the RI.
Rev. Joseph Schrembs. chairman, de-
partment Of lay organizations; the
Rt Rev. J. F. Regis CaneSin, member
administrative committee; the RI
Rev william T. Russell, chairman
department publicity.ypress and liter
sture, and the Rev. John j. Burkr,
C. S. p. general secretary.
The executive Committee Of the Nj
tional Catholic Laymen's Council.
which is the Aggregation OF all the
lay organisations of the Catholic
Church in the United States. is in ses-
sion today. Richmond Dean, of Chi
cago, is chairman of the committee.
The Rt Rev. Bishop Schrembs. chair
nan OF the department of lay organi-
cations, will attend. 49,.
HOLD TRU STEEs MEETING.
The meeting or the trustees of the
Catholic University was held at Cald-
well Hall yesterday, Tuesday, and re-
ports from the rector, Rt. Rev. -Thom-
as J. Shahan on the completion Of the
new gymnasium and the progress OF
efforts 70 2coiect--a fund OF $5,00O,00O
for the National Shrine Of the Immac-
ulate Conception. were heard The
trustees authorized the completion OF
the crypt of the shrine which Is ex-
pected to be ready for use within
three years and which will provide
place for great religious ceremonies
and celebrations at the university.
The trustees announced they had
given special emphasis to the i'm
portance of Catholic higher education
for laymen and laywomen. This they
declared was one of the most vital
issues now facing the Catholic Church
in the United States.
The National Catholic Welfare
Council which is carrying into effect
the reconstruction program adopted
by the bishops yea rago. has its
headquarters at 1872 Massachusetts
avenue in Washington and operates
through the department of laws and
legislation. department of education,
department of social action, depart
ment Of lay organizations, and the
department of publicity, press and
literature.