The Washington times., 1921-04-24

committee OF the washington section,
headed by, Capt. Harry Walsh. They
will then parade across the Union
Station plaza. by the Capitol. down
Maryland avenue and thence to 81.
Dominic's Church, where they VIII at
tend the solemn high mass.
The Rev. John Carroll Moore Will
be oelebrant Of the solemn high mass.
The other officers will be chaplains
of Holy Name societies in the District.
The sermon of the mass will be
preached by the Rev. DR.. john A..
Cavanaugh.
Following the mass the delegates
will visit various points of Interest In
Washington and then return to 81.
Dominic's hall. where the convention
will begin at o'clock.
Joseph T. Fitzgerald. president OF
the Holy Name Society OF st. DOM
mics Church and vice president Of the
Washington section. will have charge
will be the guests OF the Holy Name
Society OF st. Dominic's Church.
TO ELECT PRESIDENT.
The convention will be called to
order by President Haltigan. The
most important business to be trans
acted will be the election OF a presi-
dent OF the entire Baltimore Archdio-
cesar Union Of Holy Name societies.
The office Is now held by Bishop Cor
rigan of Baltimore. but owing to the
press of clerical business in the arch
diocese, caused by the death OF Car
dinal Gibbons. the bishop will be I'M
able to hold the office next year
1t Is expected that Mr.. Haltigan
will be elected to this office. At
present he is the only man whose
candidacy has been announced, al
though IT Is understood that John +.
A1thron, OF Baltimore. also Is a can
didate.
The principal speaker Of the af-
ternoon Will be Judge Wendell
Phillips stafford. who will deliver
an address on The Holy Name" He
Will be followed by Father Smith,
Of the Dominican House of Studies of
Catholic University, who will ad-
dress the delegates on the work of
the Holy Name societies in the Bal
timore archdiocese. The Rev. p. c.
Gavan, pastor of the Church Of the
Sacred Heart, will speak on the ac-
tivities of the Washington section
Of the union, Of which he is chap
lain.
CONVENTION CLOSES AT r. n.
Aho Will Ciose dDOul
$3.50 o'clock In order to give the
visiting delegates time to get an
early train out of the city.
The Holy Name Society had its
origin in the Council of Lyons, 1874.
which prescribed that the faithful
should have special devotion to the
name Of Jesus. and that PREPARATIONS
might be made for. thekinsults Of
fered to IL by the Albigenses and
other blasphemers ~
Pope Gregory the Tenth selected
the Dominicans to preach tNe de-
votion, which he did by letter to the
master-general OF the Dominican
Order. and every Dominican Church
In Europe at that time had an altar
erected to the Holy Name of Jesus
and societies and confraternitiae
were established to spread the de-
votion among the people.
Great announcement was given to
the development Of the society by
Pope Leo the Thirteenth at the close
of the nineteenth century Up to
that time only one society was per-
mitted in each town or city Pope
Leo in 1896 abolished that restriction
by giving power to the bishops to
dispense with this provision. and
since then branches OF the society
have multiplied very rapidly In the
United States. and they have been
formed into diocesan unions under a
director-general appointed by the
ordinary or bishop.
GROWTH IS RAPID.
So rapidly has the society grown
in recent years that its members are
approximately three millions. Great
public professions are held in many
places each year. and profound
reverence for the Holy Name is being
cultivated in every community. and
an adherence of biasphemy. profan-
ity and immortality is the result.
In Washington the members OF the
Holy Name Society receive com.
munion on the second Sunday Of each
month at their respective churches.
at present there are approximately
10000 members of the society in the
District