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• J UN E l TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Page W orId Peace Plea of N. C. W. C. Ad Progress of Catholic Education. .. 17 m.ini~trative Committee. .. 3 Plans for N. C. C. ' W. Convention in Around the Conference Table ........ 4 Los Angeles Diocese. '.' . .. 18 -Holy Father Expresses Profound Satis St. Louis Archdiocesan Council Holds faction With N. C. W. C. ... .. ... 5 Second Annual Convention ......... 19 Legislation and the People. .. 6 What Catholic Women's Organizations Eminent Catholic Lawyers Defend Are Doing at Home. .. 20 Rights of Private School .......... 7 What Catholic Women Are Doing In the Field of Immigration . .. 8 Abroad .............- .......... , .. 23 National Catholic Service School Com- The End of Hysteria .............,. .. 24 pletes Successful Year ............ 9 By REv. JOHN A. RYAN, D.D. Campaign for War Records in Spring- Digest of N. C. W. C. Social Action fi.eld, Illinois, Diocese ............. 11 News Releases ................... 26 Successful Convention of Catholic Press Annual Meeting of Rockford DiQcesan Association ...................... 12 Council, N. C. W. C............... 27 When the Movies Are Worth While. .. 13 By EDITH H. JARBOE How Can We Get Our Catholic Men To N. C. W. C. Health Demonstration at Attend M.eetings .................. 29 Washington, D. C................. 14 By E. J. O'CONNOR By MARY E. SPENCER - What Councils of N. C. C. M. Are Doing 31 Volume VI, No. 1 June,1924 Published Monthly by the NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE 1312 Massachusetts-Avenue N.W. Washington, D. C. 2 THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE BULLETIN EVER Y, AMERICAN AN ACTIVE CITIZEN IS THE SLOGAN OF THE N. C. W. C. CITIZENSHIP CAMPAIGN WHICH IS WORKING 1. To help our Catholic schools in their task of civic education; 2. To aid in the civic education of non-citizens; and 3. To promote greater civic activity on the part of individual Catholics and organizations of Catholic men and women . and of all our people. HERE IS THE CIVIC EDUCATION LITERATURE OF THE N. C. W. C. Will You Aid in Promoting the Study of These Useful Books in Your Community f THE CIVICS CATECHISM IS PRINTED IN THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGES: (N.B.: In allforeign language editions the English version parallel-columns the foreign translation. ) ENGLISH ARABIC CROATIAN FRENCH GERMAN ITALIAN LITHUANIAN POLISH PORTUGUESE ROUMANIAN ·SLOVAK F SLOVEN IAN . CIVIcs CATOCHJSM . SPANISH ••'n"" *Firat edition exhausted Additional translations or re prints of first editions will be issued whenever the demand is sufficient to warTant publi cation. Every American Citizen, native born as well as naturalized, should possess a copy of the "Civics Catechism on the Rights and Duties of American Citizens" and carefully study its contents. Its 96 pages explain the fundamentals of our ' American Democracy as no other booklet has yet explained them. Every citizen should, therefore, for his own informa tion and in the interest of his civic duty, p_urchase a copy of this Catechism and familiarize himself with its contents. English and foreign language editions, 10 cents per single copy; special prices in quantity lots. The N. C. W. C. Asks the Cooperation of Organizations of Catholic Men and Women in Furthering the Objects of the N. C. W. C. Citizenship Campaign. For additional information write N. C. W. C. CITIZENSHIP BUREAU, 1311 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE, WASHINGTON, D. C. THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE BULLETIN 3 Pled for World Peacf! !ssued by !N. C. W. C. AdmInIstra tive Committee HE FOLL~WING plea for world peace was issued by the N. C. V..,r. c. Administrative Committee, meeting in Washing T ton during the first week in May to consider the various N. C. W. c. activities of the Conference: B U.LLETIN HE heartening evidences of a more extended and abiding peace T among nation who have long been at enmity are a source of Published Monthly by the joy and hope to eery follower of the Prince of Peace. To us also, as Americans it is a further source of congratulation that, NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE without in any way impairing our sovereignty as a nation or violating the traditions that have so long guided us, we have played an effective Entered as second-class matter October 6, 1921, at the p()St office at Washington, D. C., and even a leading part ·in this work of enduring peace. under the Act of March 3, 1879. Accepted for mailing at special rate of postage provided E CANNOT but feel that the one great source of inspiration for in section 1103, Act of October 8, 1917, W of this truly Christian work among men has been the leader authorized October 27, 1921. Subscription ship of the Holy Father, who by his unbounded charity to the needy Price: One dollar per year in advance; out side the United States, $1.25 per year. of all nations has shown good-will to all, and manifested himself as the father of that good-will which should rule <;mr conduct na tionally and internationally. N. C. W. C. Administrative Committee MOST REV. EDWA'RD J. HANNA, D.D. E SHOULD, individually and through organizations, earnestly Archbishop of San Francisco W study to preserve the peace of the world. Our dealings, our Chairman thoughts, our aims, should be in the path of peace. Peace should be our goal. In our dealings with other nations we should refuse from MOST REV. AUSTIN DOWLING, D.D. the very outset to falter in justice or to give offense. Vve have as a Archbishop of St. Paul nation our own destiny: We have our own soul to keep. We need Chairman Department of Education not unfairly discriminate against particular peoples and we should RT. REV. P. J. MULDOON, D.D. exhaust every channel of conference and discussion with other nations Bishop of Rockford on any matter in dispute. In all these conferences we should always Chairman Department of Social Action keep in mind the fundamental principle of Christian doctrine and action, a right regard for the dignity of the individual man and RT. REV. JOSEPH SCHREMBS, D.D. of the family unit in our civilization. Bishop of Oeveland Chairman Department of Lay RESIDENT COOLIDGE'S recent suggestion of another Limi Organi.zations P tation of Armament Conference is a step towards a more RT. REV. EDMUND F. GIBBONS, D.D. permanent peace. For the goal of all our national strivings and Bishop of Albany diplomacy should be a reasonable settlement of international disputes Chairinan Department of Laws and by friendly discussion rather than by resort to arms. Under the Legislation Providence of God, our country must take the leading place in many fields of world activity. Charity as well as justice. to all; RT. REV. LOUIS S. WALSH, D.D. ill-feeling and discourtesy to none will keep u as a nation in the . Bishop of Portland way of righteousness. Chairman Department of Publicity, Press and Literature Flag Day-June 14 RT. REV. PHILIP R McDEVITT, D.D. "[ pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America and to the Re· Bishop of Harrisburg P11blic for which it st,ands, o,~e Nation, indivisible, with Liberty and hlstice for all." HE FLAG of the United States of America was first authorized by Congress June 14, 1777. This date-June 14-is now observed as Flag REV. JOHN J. BURKE, C.S.P. T Day throughout the United States and its possessions. General Secretary The colors of the Flag rriay be thus explained: The red is for valor, zeal and fervency; the white for hope, purity, cleanliness of life, and rectitude of con duct; the blue, the color of heaven, for reverence to God, loyalty, sincerity, justice and truth. The National Americanism Commission, composed of some sixty national CHARLES A. McMAHON, Editor patriotic, civic and welfare organizations, which met in Washington in May, Office of Publication -1923, and again last month, adopted a code describing in detail how to display the Flag and how to respect it. This conference also adopted the wording of the 1312 Massachusetts Avenue pledge to the Flag printed above as the official pledge. Copies of the Flag Washington, D. C. code may be obtained by writing to the Headquarters of the American Legion Indianapolis, Indiana. ' 4 THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE ' BULLETIN AROUND THE CONFERENCE TABLE "Come now,that we may take counsel together."-2 Esdras, Chapter VI: 7. and per thousand persons is notoriously sin, June 23-26, 1924. The sessions will I N THE death of Right Reverend Louis lower in the city than in the country. begin June 24 after a Sebastian Walsh, the Administrative Passing over the moral, economic and C. E. A. pontifical high Mass at Committee of the National Catholic Wel intellectual causes of this condition, we note Meeting at 9.30 o'clock in St. John's fare Conference loses an earnest and one powerful factor which is a matter of Milwaukee Cat h e dral with His c 0 u rag e 0 u s member common observation. It is that of housing. Grace, Archbishop Mess Death of and the cause of edu In the large cities the majority of families mer of Milwaukee as celebrant. T:le Arch Bishop cation and social wel occupy dwellings which are too small to bishop will preach the sermon at the Mass. Walsh fare a capable and con accommodate comfortably a family of more Headquarters during the convention will be scientious leader. As than three or four children. Let anyone in the Hotel Wisconsin. Over 1,500 dele Chairman of the N. C. W. C. Press and who doubts this statement observe and re gates will attend the meeting.