c. c. SEPTEMBER OUR INTEREST IN THE CARIBBEAN By Wm. F. Montavon MSGR. HESSOUN CZECH LEADER By Rev. Wenceslas Michalicka THE WOMEN'S PARISH SODALITIES CONVENTION By Dorothy J. Willmann THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC WOMEN'S LEAGUE By Stephanie Herz THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS B"y Patrick J. Ward OTHER FEATURES Dr. O'Hara Named Bishop of Great Falls, Montana-Church in America Mourns Archbishop Messmer-10th Anniversary of the N. C. W. C. News Service---"Religious Enlightenment" Main Topic of National Catholic Rural Life Conference-Plans Complete for National Eucharistic Congress at Omaha-No C. C. M. to Report Ex­ pansion of Program at Kansas City Convention-Reports of 1930 Meeting of Cath­ olic Central Verein of America and Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus­ N. C. C. W. to Sound Call for New Decade of Catholic Action-Reports of Meetings of Diocesan Units of N. C. C. W.-Program of "Catholic Hour" to November 2, 1930 -N. C. W. C. Activities in the Field of Immigration. All-Year Program for Catholic P. T. A. Groups Subscription Price VOL. XII, No.9 Domestic-$l.00 per year September, 1930 Foreign-=-$l.25 per year 2 N. C. W. C. REVIEW September, 1930 N. C. W. C. REVIEW OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE N. C. w. C. ADMINISTRATIVE UThis organization (the N. C. N. C. W. C. DEPARTMENTS COMMITTEE W. C.) is not only useful, but AND BUREAUS MOST REV. EDWARD J. HANNA, D.D. Archbishcp of San Francisco necessary.. Wepraise all EXECUTIYE- Chairman who in any way cooperate in this The active executive of this De­ RT. REV. THOMAS F. LILLIS, D.D. great work."-POPE PIUS XI. partment is the General Secretary of Bishop of Kansas City the Conference, who also coordinates . Vice-Chairman the work of all its other departments. Chairman, Department of Social Action FACTS ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION Bureaus maintained are: Immi­ RT. REV. PHILIP R. McDEVITT, D.D. gration, Publicity and Information, Bishop of Harrisburg HE National Catbolic Welfare Conference was Historical Records, Publications, Bus­ Secretary T organized in September, 1919. iness and Auditing. The N. C. W. C. is a common agency acting un­ MOST REV. JOHN T. MC~ICHOLAS, der the authority of the Bishops to promote the EDUCATION- O.P., S.T.11. welfare of the Catholics of the country. Archbishop of Cincinnati Serves as a clearing house of in­ Chairman, Department of Education It has for its incorporated purposes "unifying, formation concerning Catholic edu­ coordinating and organizing the Catholic people of cation and as an advisory agency in RT. REV. JOSEPH SCHREMBS, D.D. the United States in works of education, social wel­ the development of Catholic schools Bishop of Cleveland fare, immigrant aid and other activities." and the Catholic school system. Chairman, Department of Lay It comprises six departments-ExE TIVE, EDU- Divisions: Statistics and Informa­ Organizations CATION, PRESS, SOCIAL ACTION, LEG and LAY tion, Teachers' Registration, Health RT. REV. HUGH C. BOYLE, D.D. ORGANIZATIONS. Education and Library. Bishop of Pittsburgh The Conference is conducted by an Administra­ PRESS- Chairman, Department of Publicity, tive Committee compOsed of seven Archbishops Press and Literature and Bishops. Serves the Catholic Press in the RT. REV. JOHN G. MURRAY, S.T.D. Each department of the N. C. W. C. is adminis­ United States and abroad with regu­ Bishop of Portland lar news, feature, editorial and pic­ tered by an Episcopal Chairman. torial services. Chairman, Legal Department Through the General Secretary, chief executive REV. JOHN J. BURKE, C.S.P., S.T.D. officer of the Conference, the reports of the Depart­ SOCIAL ACTION- General Secretary ments and information on the general work of the headquarter's staff are sent regularly to the mem- Covers the fields of I nduslrial Re­ lations, Citizenship, Social Work and The Purpose of the N. C. W. C. bers of the Administrative Committee. Ruml Welfare, serving therein as (1) IN THE WORDS OF OUR HOLY FATHER: . The administrative Bishops of the Conference re- a clearing house for Catholic social "Since you (the Bishops) reside in port annually upon their work to the Holy See. teaching, (2) a bureau of information cities far apart and there are matters Annually at the general meeting of the Bishops, and standards, and (3) an active or­ of a higher import demanding your detailed reports are submitted by the Administra- ganization to assist in establishing joint deliberation. • . it is im- tive Bishops of the Conference and authorization civic, social and economic welfare. perative that by taking counsel together secured for the work of the coming year. you all agree on one common aim and No official action is taken by any N. C. W. C. LEGAL- with one united will strive for its attain- department without authorization of its Episcopal Maintains a record of federal, ment by employing, as you now do, the Chairman. state and local legislation and ex­ means which are adequate and adapted No official action is taken in the name of the changes le~lative information with to present-day conditions." whole Conference without authorization and ap- other departments of the Conference -Pope Pius XI to the Bishops of the United proval of the Administrative Committee. States, August, 1927. and with interested organizations IN THE WORDS OF OUR BISHOPS: It is not the policy of the N. C. W. C. to create and individuals. IIWe have grouped together, under new organizations. the National Catholic Welfare Confer- It helps, unifies, and leaves to their own fields LAY ORGANIZATIONS- ence, the various agencies by which those that already exist. Comprises the NATIONAL COUNCIL the cause of religion is furthered. It aims to defend and to advance the welfare both OF CATHOLIC MEN and the NATIONAL Each of these, continuing its own of the Catholic Church and of our beloved Country. COUNCIL OF CATHOLIC WOMEN, special work in its chosen field, will It seeks to inform the life of America of right fun- both of which maintain at N. C. now derive additional support through damental principles of religion and morality. W. C. headquarters a permanent general cooperation. It is a central clearing house of information re- representation in the interests of the liThe task assigned to each depart- garding activities of Catholic men and women. Catholic laity of the United States. ment is so laborious and yet so promis- All that are helped-the dioceses and all within The N. C. C. M. and N. C. C. W. ing of results, that we may surely ex- the dioceses-may play their part in promoting the function directly through local units pect, with the Divine assistance and good work and in maintaining the common agency, of the two Councils and indirectly the loyal support of our clergy and the National Catholic Welfare Conference. through some 3500 affiliated societies. people, to promote more effectually The N. C. W. C. REVIEW records monthly The N. C. C. M. maintains at its the glory of God, the 1'nterests of His the work of the Conference and its affiliated organi- national headquarters a Catholic Evi­ Church, and the welfare of our zations. It presents our common needs and oppor- dence Bureau. Country." tunities. Its special articles are helpful to every The N. C. C. W. maintains in -From the 1919 Pastoral Letter of the Catholic organization and individual. Washington, D. C., the National Archbishops and Bishops of the Catholic School of Social Service. American Hierarchy. I I I--------------~-~ CHARL~A.McMAHo~E~fur --~--------------I PUBUSHED MONTHLY BY THE Publication Office NATIONAL CATHOLIC WELFARE CONFERENCE Editorial and Executive Office Industrial Building Entered Ill! second-class matter at the poet-<>ffice at Baltimore, Md., under the Act of 1312 Massachusetts Ave., N. W. March 3, 1879. All changes of address, renewals and subscriptions should be sent Washington, D. C. Baltimore. Md. direct to N. C. W. C. REVIEW. Industrial Building. Baltimore. Md., or 1312 M8BB8- chusetts Ave., N.W., WashingtOn, D. C. The contents oj the N. C. W. C. REVIEW are listed in the CATHOLIC PERIODICAL INDEX. September, 1930 N. C. vV. C. REVIEW 3 AROUND THE CONFERENCE TAB"LE "Come now, that we may take counsel together."-2 Esdras, Chapter VI: 7. NNOUNCEMENT OF THE appoint­ this year, 1930, marks the eighth year of ac­ THE LATEST ADDITION to the list of A ment of the Rev. Dr. Edwin V. O'Hara tivities of the Constitution Educational As­ diocesan Catholic weeklies is The Church to be Bishop of Great Falls, Mont., succeeding sociation in behalf of a worthy observance of World, launched July 18, 1930, by the Church Bishop Lenihan, resigned, has Constitution Week. The principal object of World Publishing Company of Bishop- been hailed throughout the c01.ln­ this annual observance is to develop a better The Portland, Maine. In his state- Elect try with unusual satisfaction. understanding of the meaning of the Consti­ Church ment of ecclesiastical approval, O'Hara Due to his intense activity in the tution and a keener appreciation of its value World the Rt. Rev. John Gregory Mur­ fields of Catholic rural welfare and importance. ray, D.D., Bishop of Portland, (a brief account Qf which appears on another In tllis respect, attention is directed to the says: " page)-a work that brought him in touch civic education literature which deals es­ "The Church World published,in our ~pisco­ with the problems of the Church in this par­ pecially with the Constitution of the United pal city to record the activities of the Church ticular field in practically every section of the States, published by the N.