The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-28

National leaders in all fields ol social welfare will participate ir the discussions at the National
 Conference of Catholic Charities ir New York october 1 to at the Waldorf Hotel. according to the program announced yesterday bJ the committee on arrangements al Catholic Charities headquarters AT Madison avenue. The program just announced, is designed te bring to bear the greatest weight of experience available upon the social problems involved in the work of economic reconstruction.
 The most distinguished gathering of Catholic hierarchy in recent years Is indicated by the fact that nearly forty Archblshops and Bishops will attend at the personal invitation of Cardinals to partfci- pate in this nineteenth annual gath ering. Speakers include men and women prominent in federal, state, and church charitable and social welfare activities.
 In addition to the general ses- sions, deliberations and discussions are divided into seven topics which are: Families, Children. Health, Child Guidance. Protective Care, Social Economic Problems, Neigh borhood and Community Activities. and special sessions for the Society of St Vincent do Paul, Diocesan Di- rectors, Conference of Religious and Apost olate of the Sea.
 Speakers on questions of social and economic recovery will be AL fred F. Smith. former governor of New York, whose topic will be Leadership for Social Welfare" Reverend William J. Kerby, Cath ollie University. will speak on "rhe addresses will be given by the cognani, and Monsignor Robert F. ence. Governor Herbert H. Lehman and Mayor John P. O'Brien also will speak.
 International and national poli- cies will be discussed by Dr Parker T. Moon, Columbia University. Honorable Frances Perkins. United States Secretary of Labor, Rev Aloysius J. Hogan. $. J., president. Fordham University, and Rev pr John A. Ryan. Catholic University. At symposium on questions of re- lief as 1t pertains to municipal, state and federal agencies the speakers will be Mary l.. Gibbons, director of the Home Relief Bur eau of New York City, William Hodson, president. National Con- ference of Social Work, and United States Senator Robert F. Wagner.
 The committee on Families, Miss Gibbons, chairman, will deal with relief programs under the auspices of public and private agencies in the field of social welfare. This sec. ton too will consider present day trends in family case work as af. fecting family life in America Prominent among the speakers on these subjects are Harry l.. Hop. kins, Federal Emergency Relief Administrator, Rev John O'Grady Washington, D. C.. Rev Thomas L Brennock, Joanna C. Colcord, Rus. sell Sage Foundation, New York City.
 The committee on Children oi which Miss Florence l.. Sullivan Loyola School of Social Work is chairman will discuss utilization oi public and private agencies in the Catholic program of child care Other meetings of the Children'f section will deal with plans for de- pendent adolescents. Chief among the speakers will be Rev c. H. Le Blond. director of Catholic Char ities. Cleveland; Anna King, West. ern Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio; Rev Bryan McEntegart Catholic Charities. New York City; Miss May Sargent, Catholic Char. ities, Los Angeles, California: J Prentice Murphy. Philadelphia Pennsylvania; Aida Bowler. U. S Children's Bureau, Washington; D C., and Paul E. Kubitschek, M. D.. Director of Child Guidance Insti. tute. St Louis. Missouri.
 Father Le Blond.' whose selection as Bishop of St Joseph, Missouri has just been announced, has su. material in the health section o1 mental health will consider ways and means for setting up diocesan programs of mental hygiene. Thii division will feature such speakers as: Dr Frank J. O'Brien, Bureau oi Child Guidance, Board of Educa. ton, New York City; Dr William M. Doody, Catholic Charities Guid. ance Institute, New York City: Fla. ther R. c. Mccarthy, S. J., St Louil University; Dr Thomas w. Brock. bank, Catholic Charities Chilt Guidance Institute, New York City Dr Arthur Fl. Ruggles. Providence Rhode Island. The division on phy. sicai health proposes to investigate recent trends in hospital socia service activities.
 The chief probation officer 1T Essex County, New Jersey. Josepf P. Murphy is chairman of the com. mittee on Protective Care. The sec. ton meetings of this committed will be devoted to discussion of tht entire group of case work tech. niques involved in systems of pro. bation and parole. Special empha. sis will be given to the indirect case work relating to the develop. ment of volunteer effort in the field of protective care. Speakers will be Sanford Bates. executive of U. & Prison Board, Washington. D. C.i