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Conference, will Mssr. Carroll.
be succeeded as general secretary o
the conference by the Very Rev
Howard J. Carroll, now assistan
secretary.
The conservation ceremony will b,
impressive and elaborate, in keepin,
with traditions of the Catholic faith
Will Deliver Sermon.
The conservation sermon will b.
delivered by Archbishop Edward
Mooney of Detroit. who is chairman
of the Administrative Board of tn.
NCWC.
The two co-consecrators will bs
Archbishop John T. McNicholas o.
Cincinnati and Bishop Edward
Francis Hoban of Cleveland.
Msgr. Ready, who is one of tn,
prominent Catholic clergymen in the
United States, with internationa
renown, was one of five new bishop.
named to fill as many vacant see.
in four States.
News Warmly Received.
Msgr. Ready has held the NCWC
post since 1886, and was assistan
general secretary from 1891 unit
that time. News of his appoint
ment was warmly received through
out the Capital today not onl,
among Catholics, but also amoni
other faiths, where he has mad,
many friends.
| Election of Msgr. Carroll to hi
new post took place at the organi
zation meeting of the newly electes
Administrative Board of the NCWC
tThe board was elected at the annua
general meeting Of the Catholi,
bishops ofsthe United States, which
Closed yesterday at Catholic Uni
1versity.> Chairman of the Admins.
trative Board is Archbishop Edward
Mooney of Detroit.
Rev. Lawler Reappointed.
The Administrative Board invited
Bishop-elect Ready to serve as al
assistant bishop and assigned hin
to the Office of assistant secretary
The Administrative Board alst
reappointed the Rev. James Lawler
priest of the Archdiocese Of Chi.
cago, to serve as assistant to tn,
general secretary.
The other new bishops were an
nounced as follows:
The Right Rev. Msgr John Georg
Bennett, pastor of st. Joseph
Church, Garrett. Ind, to be the frs
bishop Of the new diocese of Lafay.
cite in Indiana.
The Right Rev. Msgr. Henr,
Joseph Grimmelsman, rector O
the Pontifical College Josephinum
Worthington, Ohio, to be first bisho,
of the new diocese of Evansville, Ind
The Right Rev. Msgr. William
Theodore Mulloy, pastor of st
Mary's Cathedral, Fargo, N. OAK, tt
be bishop Of Covington, KY.
internationally Known.
The Rev. Edward Francis Ryan
pastor of the Church of the Holy
Name, West Roxbury, Boston, to b,
bishop of Burlington.
Bishop-elect Ready had becom,
one of the most widely knowr
churchmen in the country. ane
through participation in various in.
|ternational conferences had gained
an international reputation.
Twice he had been honored by
the Pope and had served on specia
committees for the President of the
United States.
Born in New Haven, Conn, Apri
10, 1893, the bishop-elect was reared
in Ohio
Educated at st. Vincent's College
Latrobe. Pa; st. Bernard's Semi.
nary, Rochester, and St. Mary.
Seminary, Cleveland, the bishop.
elect was ordained to the priesthood
in 1918.
Holds Other Posts.
In addition to his post as genera
secretary of the NCWC, Msgr. Ready
also is secretary of the Board o1
Trustees of the National Catholic
Community Service Zone of the 81,
agencies of the USO), secretary oi
the Board of Trustees of the Wal
Relief Services, NCWC;; president o1
the Board of Trustees of the Ma
tional Catholic School of Socia
Service here, and a member of the
Board of Directors of the Nationa
Refugee Service, Inc, New Yorl
City.
He is serving on the President.
Advisory Committee for Politica
Refugees. In 1888 he was named b,
the President on the Board of Wis,
itors at the Naval Academy and ir
194S he was chosen as one of q
group of religious leaders to visit
military training centers.
He was made papal chamber
lain In 1894. and Pope Plus nomi.
mated him domestic prelate ir
1887.
Msgr. Ready has often appeared
before congressional committees tt
represent the Catholic viewpoint or
legislation and proposal affectinf
education, immigration, Fedora
housing and other matters OF ma.
tional Importance.
GoebReIs called our Flying For.
tresses Flying Cofins." We need
more Of them over Germany. Lett
an back the attack. Buy more Wa
Bonds.