The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1922-08-12
HOW THEY HELP NEEDY
BUSINESS METHODS APPLIED -
CHICAGO CATHOLIC CHARITY
WORK Is HIGHLY PRAISED
COMMENDED BY OFFICIAL OR
GAN OF THE ASSOCIATION OF
COMMERCE.

Commentator of the work of the
Associated Catholic Charities of the
Archdiocese Of Chicago, and rredic.
ton that its plan will be adopted gen
orally in Catholic charity all over the
country is contained in an editorial in
Chicago Commerce, the official publ.
cation of the Chicago Association of
Commerce, an organization of some
10000 industrial, financial and COM
mercial concerns of the city.
The association maintains a depart
ment of Subscription Investigation,
which passes upon all subscription So
Letting bodies of the city. The edi-
torial is based on the findings and re-
port Of Henry Stewart, the head of
that department.
An Experts Tribute.
Under the caption, Administration
of Catholic Charities" Chicago Com
merce says editorially:
Organization of the Catholic char.
tiles of Chicago receives an interest
ing exposition by Henry Stewart, sec.
rotary of the Subscription Investigat.
ing Department of the Association OF
Commerce, who comes to the conclu
sion that the Catholic charities plan
of this city bids fair to become adopt
ed by followers of that Church every.
where.
':The Associated Catholic Charities
of the archdiocese of Chicago was
formed December "a, 1917. There are
369 directors and an executive com
mittee of IS prominent business men.
This committee makes systematic Wis
it's to the beneficiary institutions of
the archdiocese, and because the mem
bers of this committee are business
men their administrative standards
are those of economy and efficiency,
and by encouragement of Archbishop
Mundelein they feel the utmost free
dom in suggesting institutional i'm
provements. To extend practically
the policies of the organization there
are 700 priests and 12S conferences of
the Society of st. Vincent de. Paul.
There are also other relief societies,
and the aggregate of workers on the
problems of poverty is about $500.
A central charities bureau relates the
parish priests to the various jnstitu-
tons.
ut is the observation of Mr.. Stew.
art, than whom nobody is better in
formed on charity organization i'll this
city, that the Catholics have worked
out method whereby conditions of
sickness and distress are very quick
ly registered in the central oreaniza-
ton, and that the vast knowledge and
experience of the priests working in
their parishes constitute one of the
chief assets of the general plan. 1t is
the prediction of this observer that
in the next twenty years Catholic
charity will, not only as now, he eff
ficient in succor and relief, but will
have made important progress in pre-
ventive activities.
Children Taught to Understand Work.
ct is noteworthy that the children
in Chicago's Catholic schools are be-
ing educated to appreciate the sacrf,
fetal service of their Church in be
half of the needy, and this is evidenc.
ed by the fact that $4,000 children
have written essays on the different
phases of relief work in which is en-.
gagged the Associated Catholic Chart
ties. Mr.. Stewart says that the official
annual report of the directors Of this
great organization is business mans
document setting forth fundam entail
methods and achievements"