The New York herald., 1921-04-24
Catholic Charity
Week Opens To-day

Catholic Charities Renewal and Ex-
tension Week will start to-day in the
302 parishes of the Archdiocese of New
York, which includes 100000 Catholics
in Manhattan, The Bronx. Staten Island
and Westchester, Dutchess. Rocl1land
Putnam. Orange. Ulster and Sullivan
counties
During the week every wage earning
member of the faith will be canvassed
and asked to renew the pledge of sup
port made last year to the Catholic Char
tiles fund, when a total of more than
s960,000 was raised.
Two years ago, whom Archbishop Pat
rick J. Hayes succeeded to the throne
of Cardinal Farley. one Of his first acts
was to undertake a survey of all the
Catholic charities under his jurisdic-
tion. This survey required six months.
The Archbishop was convinced that it
was necessary for him to organize about
20 Catholic hospitals, children's homes,
day nurseries, settlements and homes FOR
the aged under one head. The survey
had revealed that they were overlapping
each other, suffering from lack of gen
eral supervision, and missing oppor-
tunities for larger services.
To meet this need of a central super
vising organization the Archbishop DR.
ganized last spring "The Catholic Char
tiles of the Archdiocese of New York"
with offices at Ia East Forty-seventh
street. and undertook campaign to get
100000 subscribers who would endow
1t with an annual income of at least
$500, 900.
The Archbishop stressed the point that
IL was Service he appealed fer rather
than actual monetary return. Two hun
dred and thirty-four thousand people
poured In approximately S969,000, al
most twice the amount the Archbishop
had set out to realize.
During this week every Catholic who
subscribed last year will be asked to re-
peat his contribution. In fact, $e30,000
of the amount raised was pledged for a
three year period. Catholics who were
not reached last year will be asked to
give what they feel they can afford.
A comprehensive campaign orzaniza-
tion has been perfected, reaching into
every parish. Archbishop Hayes is hon
orary president; George J. Gillespie is
active lay chairman of the Archbishop's
Committee of the Daity. The campaign
stan In active ClHrRe OF rne WOTK from
headquarters at ia East Forty seventh
street is composed of MGR. John J. Dunn.
Chancellor of the Archdiocese. who is
campaign director; the Rev. Robert IT.
Keegan, secretary Of charities TO tho
Archbishop, assistant campaign direc-
tor: and the Rev. Edward A. Hayes. or
ganization director. The Archdiocese
has been divided into six regions and
sixteen districts. with priests In charge
of the work In each. The regional e.
ractors are the Revs. John $. Snyf3r.
,seph Breslin, Eugene Callahan, Joseph
RYAN. John J. Duffy and John A. Lang
ton, -.
results obtained by Catholic Charities IN
its first year there has been published
the Catholic Charities Bulletin Three
issues of this four page publication, In
Newspaper form. have been distributed
to 500. 900 families The bulletin con-
tanned n report of the work accom-
plished, the plans for next year, the
financial statement and the Arch
bishops appeal for his peoples sup
port.
In addition four reel motion picture.
entitled "The Vineyard Of the Lord"
has been widely shown throughout tho
Archdiocese. This movie, completed az
a cost of $4,000. which was donated by
wealthy Catholic laynan interested
in Catholic charities, Is being directed
by Tefft johnson.