The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-09-06

1887 the Cardinal was stricken Witn a recurrence of the Phlebitis, a vein inflammation, at St. Joseph's and was rushed to New York. At that time indigestion was given as the reason. He spent six weeks recuperating.
 Cardinal Hayes presided over a diocese comprising 47l7 square miles and including the counties of Manhattan and the Bronx and Richmond in New York city and Duchess, Orange, Putnam, Rock. land, Sullivan, Ulster and Vest chester in New York State. The Catholic population of the diocese is estimated at 100000 and 1t in- cludes 372 churches, 1850 priests, 90,787 students of parish schools, one university, nine colleges, s6 high schools and 266 elementary schools.
 Cardinal Hayes retired to St. Joe seph's noticeably fatigued from at- tendance and speeches at series of commencement exercises at Catholic colleges in his Jurisdiction. As late as Aug. IS he presided at all day ceremonies on the grounds of St. Joseph in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the religious profession of Rev. Mother ?olycar- pa, the superior of the Dominican Nuns who manages the sanatorium and school.
 Born Very Humble
 T was born very humble" Car- dinal Hayes used to say and the tenement in which his birth took place stood In Q shoddy square of the lower east side in a district which has oddly enough given the city many of It's great political and church figures. Alfred E. Smith lived nearby and lively lad named George Mundelein, now the archbi- shop of Chicago, was boyhood friend.
 He credited his Aunt Ellen with his progress through the pristhood for his mother died when he was four and his aunt perceived in him what she termed "the callin'." He went to a neighborho0d church school where he made friends with George Mundelein and then to De La Sale institute where hri effec- tive left hook discouraged his schoolmates from calling him "The Little Pope"
 He later received an A. B. degree from Manhattan college and an M. A. degree from the same institution four years later. 1892. From there he went to Catholic University in Washington where he received e degree of Bachelor of Sacred The ology in 1894. He had been or- dained at St. Joseph's seminary in Troy, N. Y. in 1892 and after his studies at Catholic university he was assigned to St. dabrlel,s church here.
 Turning Point Of Life
 That was the turning point of his life for the pastor of St. 0a- briefs was Msgr. John Farley, later Cardinal, and his interest in the young priest greatly contributed to Cardinal Hayes rise. When Car dinal Farley became rchbishop he appointed Cardinal Hayes lis sec- retary and later made him chsncel- Tor of the archdiocese. In 1914 at the request of Cardinal Farley the Pope elevated Cardinal Hayes to the position of auxiliary bishop of the Metropolitan See. During the war he was bishop ordinary of the army and navy.
 His World War religious and charitable work won him interna- tional acclaim. He was preparing to visit the battlefields in France when Cardinal Farley died and he abandoned the trip to take over government of the archdiocese. Pope Benedict appointed him arch bishop and one of his first acts was to form the Catholic charities with himself at the head.
 He was officially confirmed a Cardinal on March 27, 1924 before the side altar of St. Peters in Rome by Pope Plus xI. In the same cere- mony his boyhood friend and com- panion, George Mundelein also re- ceived the red cap.
 His Life Work
 Cardinal Hayes spent half his life fighting birth control, Com- munism, indecent shows and die vorce. He openly prayed for the victory of General Franco in Spain.
 President Roosevelt, who met Cardinal Hayes. during the war, headed . glittering list cf notables who expressed regret at the pre- lates passing. The president said Cardinal Hayes had mafle A .eleen