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Solemn Pontifical Ma»§, City Auditorium, 11 A, M, Sunday, Aug. «. Mast Meetings, City Auditorium, 8 P. M., Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, Aug. S, 7, and 8-All Open to Puhlle DENVER LAUDED FOR SOCIAL WORK ORGANJZATION Contents Copyrighted by the Catholic Press Society, Inc., 1939— Permission to Reproduce, Excepting O r I Denver at the National Conference o f Catholic Char- on Articles Otherwise Marked, Given A fter 12 M. Friday Following Issue____________ X.X.Il’ X X I l l l 'J tIJ mobiliae* in a war against licknets, poverty, and crime. Promi­ nent leaders in social welfare work from all over the United States are converging on the city to confer NATIONAL CIRCULATION, 430,895; DENVER CATHOLIC REGISTER, 20,343 Msgr. O’Grady Says on the problems o f increasing the efficiency o f charitable agencies already in action and o f establishing r new means to relieve needless suffering. Members of the Hierarchy, diocesan clergy, and religious, as well as outstanding lay figures, will participate in the conference, which will be climaxed'Wednesday evening, Aug. 9, with a mammoth banquet at the Cosmopolitan hotel. DENVER CAmOUC Nowhere Are People Better Inform eii 300 CominiHae Workers at Flial Mealing; Per* REGISTER manenl Graap Planned; Enlhasiasni ) n The National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service Supplies The Denver Catholic Register. We Have I Also the International News Service (Wire and Mail), a Large Special Service, Seven Smaller Services, Over Convention High Photo Features, and Wide World Photos. I IV VOL. xxxrv. No. 50. DENVi^, COLO., THURSDAY, AUG. 3, 1939. $2 PER YEAR (By C. J. M cN eill) 1 Nowhere in all America are people better informed on Goal Is 106 Colorado Societies charity and welfare problems or better prepared for organ­ ized social work than in Colorado, which will be host this 1, week and next to the 25th National Conference of Catholic 23 De Paul Conferences Charities and the annual meeting of the St. Vincent de Paul society. So said the Rt. Rev. Monsignor John O’Grady of Wash­ EKPECIEDIT Are Organized on Tour ington, secretary of the National conference, at the final meeting of the convention com­ mittee in the Cosmopolitan hotel Welfare Leaders When the history of the national organized and functioning de Paul Wednesday night. Three hun­ Charities meet and SL Vincent de units, there are also 23 conferences dred members of local committees Paul convention in Denver is in Denver under the direction of took part in the meeting, which was chronicled, perhaps the greatest Clarence D. O’Brien, president of called by the Very Rev. Mbnsignor More than 1,000 persons from single contribution to the Church Denver’s Particular council. It is John R. Mulroy, diocesan director all parts of the country are ex­ locally will be found in the impetus estimated that the society already of Catholic Charities, the most en­ pected to join in bringing the 25th given to the St. Vincent de Paul has an active membership in excess thusiastic and the most import^t meeting of the National Confer­ society in the diocese. The Rt. of 700 men in the diocese. charities session ever held in Colo­ ence of Catholic Charities to a Rev. Monsigmor John O’Grady, sec­ The program being developed in rado. Out of this meeting is ex­ brilliant climax when they gather retary of the National Conference the Denver diocese through the de pected to grow a permanent chari­ at 7 p. m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, in of Catholic Charities, completed Paul conferences suggests a totally ties committee to carry on the out­ the Lincoln room of the Shirley his pre-conference organization new pattern of militant lay Cathol standing organization work done Savoy hotel for the conference tour of Colorado this week and an­ icism. For the first time in more in preparation for the Charities banquet and addresses by two men nounced the formation of 23 con­ than half a century of Catholicism conference. of national reputation. Adolf ferences in cities outside Denver in Colorado, the Church is launch­ With members of the Hierarchy, Berle, Jr., assistant secretary of and preparations made for the ing a dynamic program designed to diocesan directors of Catholic state of the United States, will establishment of a score of others marshal the resources, spiritual Charities, priests, religious, and speak on the “ Borderland of in the rural sections of the state. and material, of impoverished lay persons from all over the Charity and Justice,” and Harold The prelate’s goal is an active con farmers, enslaved Mexican beet United States pouring into Denver M. Stephens, justice of the United ference in each of the 106 parishes workers, and the unclassified army for the conference, enthusiasm for States court of appeals, will dis­ in the diocese havingving resident of forgotten men without employ­ the biggest Catholic convention cuss “ Democracy and Christian priests. In addition to the recently ment or scarcely surviving on ever held in this region is running Charity.” The closing address starvation budget. high in Denver and throughout will be delivered by the Most Rev. Nation’s Premier Colorado. Urban J. 'Vehr, Bishop of Denver. Schedule for Every important speaker at Miss Mary L. Gibbons, president Catholic Action Project Wednesday night’s general meet­ of the National Conference of The program being sponsored by ing predicted that the conference Catholic Charities, will preside at Transportation the Washington Charities prelate will produce an unprecedented up­ Saintly Archbishop’s Ring the banquet and speakers’ table. in the Denver diocese is the na swing in Catholic activity through­ Registorials Six of Denver’s best singers will tion’s premier Catholic. Action proj out the Denver diocese and in Cath- provide a program of music. Is Announced ect It is a radical departure from (Tumto Page i — Column 3) Is Rare Denver Treasure Reservations for the banquet existing functions of the St. Vin­ must be made by Tuesday after­ cent de Paul society. In practically WELCOME, CATHOUC noon, Aug. 8, with the parish The chairman of transportation for the National Conference of all dioceses of the 'U. S. the de Paul Community Chest CHARITIES DELEGATES chairman or with the banquet com­ conferences are operative only in '*'i| (By Ruth Vincent) favors that have been granted mittee at headquarters in the Cos­ Catholic Charities announces the Founder Is 111 in The Denver Catholic Reghter through Archbishop Orozco’s inter­ following schedule of automobile Ihe larger cities, and are devoted extends a warm welcome to the Anybody’s eyes would gleam mopolitan hotel. principally to meeting critical re Denver Hospital at the sight qf a ring composed of cession. Those familiar with the Assisting the Rev. John P. service for delegates: many visitors who have come for history of the ring affirm that its On Saturday at 12 noon drivers lief problems otherwise uncared the National Conference o f Cath­ one seven and one-half carat dia­ Moran, head of the banquet com­ possession is made more desirable will meet the nuns at the Broad­ for and-unsolved. The novel pro­ The only turrivor of a group olic Charities, one o f the outstand­ mond surrounded by 13 one-carat mittee, are Mrs. John P. Akolt, because it was once owned by the way entrance of the Cosmopolitan gram in^tuted here by Monsignor o f three who founded the Com­ ing conventions of the year. This stones. But the fact that that ring vice chairman; Mrs. George * E saintly Ordinary. hotel for the sisters’ luncheon. O’Grady, at the instig;ation of the munity Chest movement in is pre-eminently an age o f social was once in the possession of an Taylor, flower committee chair The nuns will he met at the same Most Rev. Bishop Urban J. Vehr, Denver over 50 years ago, the welfare work. Were it not for tl\e Archbishop who may one day be Workmanship It Exquisite man; Mrs. John Murtaugh, ticket looks to the development of active beatified makes it immeasurably The huge, flashing diamond and booth chairman; Mrs. Leonard place at 5 p. m. Sunday and taken Rt. Rev. Monsignor William many experts who have been to the sisters’ tea. conferences at strategic spots in O’Ryan is confined to St. Jos­ trained in recent years in this tech­ more valuable. Such a treasure, its smaller companions lie in a set­ Swigert, arrangements chairman; the smaller cities and rural areas. worth at least $10,000, is owned by ting of exquisite wprkmanship, Thomas Egan and Thomas Mor­ Those planning to attend the eph’s hospital, Denver. It is nique, the transition period o f women’s reception at the Bon' Complementing the already exist­ hoped that he may recover suf­ civilisation through which we are Mrs. Ruth Landry, a convert and which, experts say, might have rissey, prowam committee; Judge ing activities of the de Paul so­ the wife of Lieut. W. C. Landry, a taken a year to fashion! The dates Joseph Walsh and Joseph Craven, fils residence Sunday afternoon ficiently to attend the 2Sth assing would be many times more at 3 will be picked up- at tke ciety, moreover, will be a Christian meeting o f the National Con­ Einfer. Calho'Tfc workers are member of the air corps at Lowry (Turn to Page i — ColuviTV- t } ' "~(Tum to Page 5 — C olu m n i ) plan of study and discussion to field. Broadway entrance o f the Cos­ ference of Catholic Charities. gathered in the present conference mopolitan at 2:30. (Turn to Page 5 — C olu m n i ) to keep abreast with the latest de­ According to an official document Before the evening meetings on vices of social science and also to written by the Most Rev.

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