' "Member of Audit Bureau of CifeuldHom lig h t Catholic Homes Care for Dependents Contents Copyrighted by the Catholic Press Society, Inc. 1944 — Permission to Reproduce, Except on Couple’s 15 Children Model Articles Othervriss Marked, Given After 12 M. Friday Following Issue Institutions Average For National Family Week DENVER CATHaiC 37 Years’ Service te If the sponsors of National carpenter now employed in Denver. whose mothers are forced to work; family week in Colorado, May 7-14, It is possible that he may be trans­ the service to and fellowship with Children in Colorado re looking for a representative ferred to Alaska soon. Mrs. Con­ families of men in service; the amily on which to focus attention, nelly is the former Loretta Marvel conserving of family interest and hat of Mr. and Mrs. John Con- of St. Patrick’s parish, Denver. At ties of men in the armed forces; lelly certainly should qualify. A one time she served as & . Register the readjustment of returning REGISTER 307 Babies Placed for Adoption in Past 10 ifteenth child was born to this correspondent' for Holy Family service men in family and civilian )enver Catholic couple this week. parish. life. The National Catholic Welfare Conference News Service Supplies The Denver Catholic Register. We The 15 children of the Connellys Mrs. Connelly looks forward to The entire program is in accord Years; Varied Work for Youngsters Is tanjre from the new baby, Lawrence with the Catnolic viewpoint, and Have Also the International News Service (Wire and Mail), a Largo Special Service, Seven Smaller being able to enroll her children in Services, Photo Features, and Wide World Photos. I Bernard, born in St. Joseph’s St. John’s school after the family Catholic participation in the move­ Recounted in Annual Report r lospitai Tuesday, to Jack the moves. She is strong in her con­ ment is an outgrowth of the recent Family Life conference that treated VOL. XXXIX. No. 36. DEN\T)R, COLO., THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1944. $1 PER YEAR Idest, who is 19, and a petty viction that the public schools do The eight Catholic child-care institutions of Colorado, fTicer in the navy, where he is a not furnish sufficient direction and these same problems. •harmacist’s mate and a student moral guidance to young children. with an average of 37 years’ service each, have housed, f dentistry. All except Jack are Governor 'Vivian proclaimed clothed, and fed 29,943 dependent children, according to the r home, but the second sf5n, National Family week in Colorado Worst Scare for Denver CathoUc Woman, 4 Children 17th annual report of the Catholic Charities released this leorge, will leave for the coast at the request of a committee con­ ;uard this summer. The others in week by the Rt. Rev. Monsignor John R. Mulroy, director. St. sisting of Rabbi Herbert Friedman, Vincent’s home in Denver, founded in 1883, and Sacred Heart rder are James, Charles, Billy, Dean Paul Roberts, and Mrs. J'§|Army _ Girls Is ■lugene, Patricia. Earl, Bobby, T. Tierney, president of the .Xrc Fled From Philippines Before War orphanage, Pueblo, established in 1903, have cared for 7,918 «une. Shirley, Walter, Danny, and diocesan Council of Catholic | and 6,526, respectively. Other institutions contributing to \oyola Marie. There are no twins Women, representing Archbishop: the amazing record of charity are ' m the family. In Wax Museum Urban .1. Vehr. The local commit­ Action in the Southwest Pacific I whether or not it proved invulner- Father Reilly died,’’ she added. St. Clara's orphanage, Denver. The Connellys came to Denver tee worked in conjunction with the bout a year ago after spending holda a consUnt interest for arable to Japanese bombing, Mrs. W hep'^st we heard of him he 6,080; Convent of the Good^ national committee, on which the Two Denver girls, pals of college Catholic woman in Denver, Mrs )Vard does not know. was Tn ^-Manila. And everyone lome 18 years in Pueblo, where all Rev. Edgar Schmiedeler, O.S.B.. is Shepherd, Denver, 5,618; Queen [ 'he children attended the Sacred days and buddies in the army die­ Gladys Kidder Ward. Although “ I do not even know whether knows what happened there." the Catholic representative. 'The there are many things she cartnot of Heaven orphanage, Denver, leart parochial school. At present aim of Family week is to emphasize titians’ corps, endured the rigors 4- + + + hey are living at 559 Bryant , . , . .discuss, she knows much of the 2,460; St. Joseph’s Baby annex, the spiritual foundations and re­ troet, but expect to move in the of an Atlantic crossing only personally, for she and her Denver, 1,044; the J. K. Mullen| sources of the family, and the im­ p:et the scare of their lives among approxi- L “ ear future to 147 Fillmore street, portance of religion as a basic force home for boys, Ft. Logan, 244; vhere they have purchased a home. London wax museum. Lieutenants n,at,eiy 700 evacuated from Fort in establishing and maintaining the W w , a «« A A I J A I A M U A l l l t _ . ft . ft .ft and St. Coletta's school, Long­ ^Ir. Connelly is a government Natalie Swan and Helen Kelly McKinley in the Philippines months home. National Family week were browsing through the world- before the Japanese sneak attack mont, 53. focu.ses attention upon the needs famous Madame Tus.saud wax on Pearl harbor. Her husband. Actually this repre.sents only a and the responsibilities of the home. museum in England's capital, mar­ HflLFOFGOIL Col. Donald M. Ward, is at present partial estimate of the total con­ The religious leaders sponsoring veling at the lifelike figures around base surgeon with the army in the the hall. There were Hitler and tribution of the Charities to the Family week call upon all civic, , . , , „ .Fiji islands. Finally, it was in the The half-way mark was passed educational, and social forces to his cohorts and Churchil . Roose- Philippines that Mrs. Ward cn- welfare of the homeless young­ Tuesday evening in the $50,000 support and co-operate with reli­ velt, Bette Davis, Chiang Kai-shek, te^ed the Church, sters in the past half century. campaign being conducted by the gious forces in dealing with condi­ and the Sleeping Beauty— all s o '. ,, . Typical of work carried on by the Victory in ’44 club of St. Louis’ M O N OF tions resulting from the war and real looking that they seemed LlDPS !\OW Ifl Charities in other fields is the parish, Englewood, to establish a the resulting breakdown in the in­ ready to speak. At one end was James’ PaHsh achievement of having placed 147 reserve fund for the post-war erec­ fluence of the home. The committee the figure of a guard, who con­ She lives with her four children children in fo.ster homes in 1943. tion of a new school and recreation emphasizes the responsibility of the trived to deceive the vi.sitors by Sipiilar services for other young­ center. In the workers' meeting — Donna, 9; Neal, 7; Diana, 3; and ;home in curbing juvenile delin- standing stiff and motionless like sters, moreover, such as securing on Monday evening, the first full jquency; the need for conserving i U I l IS DEM the other forms. When Lt. Kelly Marilyn, 21 months— in St. James’ residence with relatives, obtaining day 0^ the actual parish campaign I family life; the counteracting of & 'I L ', . ’I’"*?; “ iPTi.h. Th.nkf.1 .h.t lh.y were part-time employment, and solv­ canvass, a total of $4,057 in •.u ,! negative influences resulting from ing a variety of problem."!, are all pledges and cash was tallied. This A close link with Blessednjjg war; the care of children (Turn to Page 2 — Column 5) able to leave before trouble began, 'ranees Xavier Cabrini was Mrs. Ward recalls that the army regularly rendered by the central amount was .supplemented by napped by the death of .Mother! transport in which the women and office. The adoption program of $3,575 the next night. Added to gnatius of the Missionary Sisters! children traveled was very crowded the Charities has al.s6 functioned the more than $17,000 pledged at f the Sacred Heart in St. An- Archbishop Vehr Urges but the meals were exceflent and effectively in obtaining placements the campaign banquet last week hony's hospital. Denver, Monday well served. There was no black­ for 307 babies in the past 10 years. and the special collection principal, t 8:80 a.m. The nun, who re- out because at that time, February, The financial report for the the total for the campaign funt^, lained in vigorous health despite 1941, there was no danger of Japa­ year 1943 shows that $223,436.40 as of 'Tuesday night, tops the $25,- er nearly 78 years, suffered a Every Catholic to Spend nese submarines or bombers. Ex­ was extended in carrying on this 000 mark. The Cardinal team, troke Saturday and never re- cept for a 36-hour storm, during important work of child welfare. managed by Jame.s Garvin, has ac­ >ained consciousne.ss. She came to which the ship listed dangerously, This amounts to more than one- counted for the following amounts: -he I'nited .States in 1889 with the journey wa.s without unpleas­ third of the total charity expendi­ Kurtz, $402; M'alsh, $776; Young, [other Cabrini and for many years Hour in Prayer on D-Day ant incident in 23 days.