Evening star., 1950-11-06
Catho|icCharity
Session EIects3
D. {. Residents
Sister Serena Named
With Mser. o'Grody
And Harry Kirk
By Cospor Names

Three Washington resident
we're elected to high Office in tn,
National Conference of Catholi'
Charities at the organization
final meeting today. The confer
ence, which has been meeting a
the Hotel Statler. opened las
Thursday.
Sister Serena. superior OF st
Vincent's Home and School
Fourth and Edgewood streets NE.
was elected first vice president O
the national body.
The Right Rev. Msgr. JOIN
O'Grady of Catholic Universit.
was elected secretary for his 31s
consecutive term. Harry Kirk, O
1904 Otis street NE. was elected
treasurer. Mr.. Kirk is also presi
dent of the st. Vincent de Pau
Society of Washington.
Chicagoan Is President
The new president of the con
ference is the Right Rev. Msgr
Vincent w. Cooke of Chicago
Msgr. Cooke, supervisor of chari
ties for the Chicago archdiocese
succeeds Edmond Borgia Butlel
of New York as president.
Vice presidents elected were thu
Rev. Andre M. Guillemette o.
Montreal, Msgr. James j. Lyncf
of New York, Robert F. Lyons Of
St. Louis and Miss Lucille Ken!
nedy of Sacramento, Calf.
Two Washington residents also
were chosen for the conference S
Board of Directors. Msgr. John
j. McClafferty, dean of the Ma
tional Catholic School of Social
Service, Catholic University, was
chosen to fill a three-year term
on the board. Miss Florence Muir
ray of 1900 Sixteenth street NV
was elected to fill the two-year
unexpired term of Mr.. Kirk.
The meeting today called or
hotels and other housing facilities
here to extend to every delegate
to the White House Conference
on Children and Youth. full and
equal facilities, regardless of race.
The midcentury White House
Conference on Children and Youth
will be held here December 3 tc
December 7.
1,5O0 in Attendance.
More than 1900 delegates from
all parts of the country attended
the conference, which observed the
40th anniversary of its founding
1t was founded in 1910 at Catholic
University.
Meanwhile, Korean war relief
has been given top priority by the
Catholic hierarchy, Francis Cardi-
nal Spellman, Archbishop of New
York, disclosed here last night.
The Nations Catholics will be
called on to contribute clothing
and funds in a special collection
in all churches the Sunday before
Thanksgiving. Cardinal Spellman
said the supplies would be used
for relief in both Asia and Europe
but that Korea's needs would
come first.
Cardinal Spellman made the dis
closure at a press conference at
the residence of the Most Rev
Patrick A. O'Boyle. Archbishop OF
Washington, short time before
he addressed an overflow crowd OF
priests and laity at the Catholic
University gymnasium in connec-
ton with the joint meetings of the
Catholic Charities group and the
Society of st. Vincent de Paul.
Returned From Rome.
Cardinal Spellman, who arrived
in the United States Saturday
from Rome where he attended the
historic consistory making of1icia
the dogma of the bodily ASsump.
ton of the Virgin Mary. an
nounced Pope Plus XII had ex.
pressed his gratitude to the Amer.
lean people for their prayers ane
material assistance for the needy
of Europe and Asia.
Cardinal Spellman added:
THE Holy Father urges all of III
to lead lives of piety and charity
imploring us to fortify ourselves
with strength of spirit, promptness
of action and fidelity in the OBJ
servance of the commandants o1
God and the Sermon on the
Mount" He quoted the Pope as
saying There is one truth and one
law for all, the rich and poor, the
great and small, and that is the
law of love, the law of the first
commandment.
Caesar AielIo Presides.
Cardinal Spellman declared that
"the man who will not proffel
help to the poor or afflicted will
deny the true God and pledge al
legiance to the God of hate, sell
f1shness and greed"
caesar l.. Alello, president OF the
Board of the District Catholic
Charities, presided at the meeting
Archbishop O'Boyle. in his ser.
mon at a solemn pontificial mas!
for the delegates yesterday in st
Matthews Cathedral, said the spiri
and driving force of the Nationa
Topferepce Of Catholic Charitie
dis to rewaken and to rekindle tn
flame of charity in every Catholi'
soul so that all of us will bette
realize that the practice of thi
great Christian virtue is our per
sonal responsibility"
The Most Rev. Peter L. Ireton
Bishop of Richmond, celebrated
the mass which drew more thai
$500 worshippers.