Evening star., 1940-03-05
Archbishop Cur|ey
Turns $1,000 Banquet
Money 10 Charity
Foreeoes Traditional
Diocese installation
Celebration Here

Archbishop Michael j. Curley of
the Baltimore diocese announced
last night at the goth annual meet
ing of the Catholic Charities OF
Washington at the Willard Hote!
that he would give $4,000 to auxil-
iaries of the charities as a commem-
Grafton of his installation on Easter
Monday as archbishop Of the new
Washington diocese.
Speaking before some $50 men,
bers of Catholic charity agencies
and Washington priests. Archbishop
Curley said he intended giving the
money for charitable purposes in
stead of using it for the traditional
installation banquet. He gave $500
to four auxiliaries: The St. Vincent
de Paul Society, Ladies of Charity,
the Milk Fund Committee of the
Ladies of Charity and the Christ
Child Society.
Archbishop Curley stated that the
gift really commemorated the in
stallation of the diocese of Wash
ington.
Msgr. Shehan Reports.
Msgr. Lawrence Shehan. executive
of the agencies. characterized by
Archbishop Curley as one of the
finest priests in the archdiocese of
Baltimore and in the City of Wash
ington, reported that 1901 cases were
taken care of last year by the Or
ganization's family department. In
the children's department, he said
the organization cared for AL cases.
The report showed an increase of al
most 100 cases over the number Of
families helped last year and an in
crease of 16 children cared for in
foster homes.
Officers of the charities and the
Board of Directors for this year, who
were elected prior to the meeting,
were announced by Caesar Aiello
acting for Adam Weschler, treas
urer.
DR.. Henry Crosson was reelected
president Other officers included
George O'Connor, first vice presi-
dent, John Saul, second vice presi-
dent; James CollifloWer, third vice
president; Allen Pope, secretary, and
Mr.. Weschler, treasurer.
Board Elected.
Elected to the board besides the
six officers were Mr. Aiello, DR..
Ernest Aschenbach, Frederick E. Al
temus, Henry j. Auth, George I.
Berger, Francis x. Callahan,
Michael F. Calnan, the Rev. J. K.
Cartwright, D. D.; Walter J. Casey
Eugene A. Clark, George J. Cleary,
William j. Cogger, Leo A. Codd the
Right Rev. E. J. Connolly. J. Had
ley Doyle, DR.. George R. Ellis, James
B. Flynn, Ferdinand Fraser, Fran
els j. Kane, Dr. M. Darcy Magee,
Joseph j. Malloy, Charles P. Ma
loney, Arthur J. May, Victor S.
Mersch, William J. Neale, Daniel
w. O'Donoghue, jr.; Myles Quail,
John A. Reilly, Herman Schulties,
Harry Somerville, Daniel Spriggs,
Joseph P. Tumulty and M. x. Will
Ucl uiIlS.
Reports by officers of the auxiliary
organizations included Mr.. Cleary
president of the St. Vincent de Paul
Society; Mrs. Frank SchWoerer
president of the Ladies of Charity:
Mrs George OConnor of the Ladies
Milk Fund Committee, Miss Stellita
Stapleton of the Christ Child So
ciety and Mr.. Schulties, president OF
the Merrick Boys Camp.
Archbishop Curley concluded his
talk by lauding the work of the
charities and its auxiliaries. He
stressed that charity is the best
approach to Christ.
IF you are not good to the poor,
God won't know you exist" he said
Miss Catherine Kane played Sc
lections on a harp in an "intermis-
sion" before Archbishop Curley' S
address.