Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-21
WILBUR AND DAVIS
TO GREET VISITORS
Cabinet Members to Repre-
sent U. S. at Catholic
Charities Conference.

Secretaries Wilbur of the Interior
Department and Davis of the Labor
Department are to represent the Cow
prnment in welcoming some 10000 dele
rates to the sixteenth annual meeting
Of the National Conference VI Catholic
Charities which opens here next Sun
day.
Representatives of several thou
aand members from more than
arore of the leading Catholic or
carnations in Washington, such as
the Knights of Columbus, the ST.
Vincent De Paul Society, the Holy Name
Society. the Catholic Daughters, the
Daughters of Isabelle and the Christ
Child Society are to meet in Carroll
Hail tomorrow night to perfect plans
for registration, reception. housing and
entertainment OF the delegates to the
big gathering of charity and social well
fare workers from all parts OF the
country.
The headquarters of the convention
are in the Willard Hotel.
Representatives Of more than oO0
hospitals 500 child-caring homes, 40
homes for the aged, 40 diocesan agencies
for charity and many other religious
and lay organizations will attend.
Plan JOINT meeting.
- The ST. Vincent de Paul Society as
usual. will hold its meeting In eonjunc-
zion with the conference.
Miss Mary c. Boland, grand regent
of the Catholic Daughters OF America
and chairman of the local committee
On registration, has guaranteed large
force of registrants from her organlSa-
ton at all the sessions.
: Miss Mary Mattingly, president OF the
eodality Union and chairman Of the
local committee on housing Miss
elizabeth Dolan, governor OF the Dis
Fr4ct Chapter, International Federation
az Catholic Alumnae; Miss Katherine
C. Radcliffe, regent of the Daughters OF
Isabella; Miss Elizabeth Lynn. president
81 the Ladies' Auxiliary, Ancient ORDER
OF Hibernians; Miss M. A. Kennedy,
supreme trustee, Catholic Womens
SenevoIent Legion; Miss Florence Judge,
president District Chapter, Trinity
College Alumnae; Mrs. r. l.. Donovan
and Mrs. Jesse Prosise of the Ladies OF
Charity: George Cleary, president OF
the Particular Council, Society Of the
Saint Vincent de Paul and vice chair
man of the local committee; William
J. Feely, State deputy, Knights OF Co
iun1bus, assisted by Charles w. Darr,
president of the Washington Chamber
of Commerce; Caesar Aiello, president
Of the Washington section, Holy Name
Society, assisted by Patrick j. Haiti
ran. K s. S., a veteran worker In the
orQanizati ton: James T. Mccarthy, Dis
trict president, Ancient Order OF Hiber-
mans, assisted by Joseph A. DAILY, and
Rosa Downing, president of the Man
ressa Club, are cooperating under the
direction OF DR.. Charles P. Neill,
formerly United States Commissioner
Of Labor and chairman of the local
executive committee preparing for the
convention.
Among the prominent Washington
speakers will be Right Rev. James H.
Ryan. honorary president of the con-
ference and rector of the Catholic Uni
eersity; DR.. William j. Kerby director
Of the department of sociology, Catho-
lie University; DR.. Thomas Werner
Moore. director of the clinic for nervous
And mental diseases Providence Hospi-
tai. and professor of psychology In the
Catholic University; DR.. John M.
Cooper. professor OF anthropology,
Catholic University; DR.. Frank O'Hara,
professor of economics, Catholic Uni
Tersity, and DIR. NELL.
other Distinguished Speakers.
Other distinguished speakers viii in
clude DR.. Shirley Wynne, health COM
missioner. New York City. John L. OAR
fuuzet, Galveston, Tex; Mrs. z. j. Nc
Donald. Waterbury, Conn, and Rev.
Games Corrigan. s. j.. Boston College,
Chestnut Hill, Mass; DR.. Clifford SHAW,
director of delinquency studies OF the
Bureau of Juvenile research, Chicago,
and DR.. Henry Schumacher, director
Child Guidance Clinic. Cleveland, who
will speak on the program Of the COM
ri1ittee on health.
Speakers Of national Importance on
the program Of the committee on social
and economic problems discussing the
pressing question of unemployment are
Or. Leo Wolman. director Of research:
Analgamated Clothing workers OF
America, New York City, and j. Rogers
FTannery, Pittsburg Pa.
: other reports will be based respec-
lively on a study of the relationship
between Catholic organizations and
ochests;" a survey Of Catholic action
among Spanish and Mexican people IN
the United States; a report regarding
chaplain service in penal institutions.
a report Of findings on the general
Trend Of Catholic relief. An EFFORT VIII
Be made to explain the increased re-
lief budgets over period Of 10 years