i ; -fj h A " 'fa ' REPORT r J-‘ U"’ " :• ' / j-l 1 I I ! ' •>' • ; 4f *14: • ftf ‘ "A ' V -o?. : ': OF NEW YORK. I | TO THE COUNCIL GENERAL IN PARIS, FOR THE YEAR 1890. OFFICE: 2 LAFAYETTE PLACE, NEW YORK. 1891 . AE A 6 - Foa£T/ of 5r. Vincent de Paul. REPORT The Superior Council NEW YORK, TO THE COUNCIL GENERAL IN PARIS, For the Year 1890. Office: 2 Lafayette Place, NEW YORK. 1891. PRESS OF THE MISSION OF THE IMMACULATE VIRGIN, Mount Loretto, Staten Island, N. Y. ' • s t ¥r ‘Ft'" ft / Jfocirtig of J't. At ffawl. CIRCUMSCRIPTION OF NEW YORK, SUPERIOR COUNCIL OE NEW YORK. Constituted in February, 1860. Spiritual Director, Very Rev. Mons. JOHN M. FARLEY, 308 E. 37th Sfc. President, Vice-Presidents, JEREMIAH FITZPATRICK, JOSEPH A. KERNAN, 147 W. 4th St. 28 & 30 North Moore St. JAMES E. DOUGHERTY, 270 Madison St. Secretary, THOS. M. MULRY, 10 Perry St. Recording Secretary, DANIEL E. SCANNELL, 110 E. 12th St. Treasurer, PHILIP H. SHELLEY, 2 Lafayette Place. Librarian, Dr. JOHN B. LYNCH, 194 Church Sjt. Office: 2 Lafayette Place. Office Hours: 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The correspondence in the English language is mostly conducted by the Secretary, and that in the French language by Mr. Kernan, Vice-President. The Superior Council meets at No. 2 Lafayette Place, on the Wednesday after the first Monday of each month, at 8 o’clock, p. m. Communications requiring the special attention of the Council should be forwarded so as to reach the office about the first day of any month, and should be addressed not to any of the officers, but to the Superior Council, Society of St. Vincent de Paul, No. 2 Lafayette Place. Remittances should, if possible, be made in checks or post office orders, payable to the order of the Treasurer, Philip H. Shelley, and not in Currency. Dsacfdffied CENTRAL COUNCIL OF BOSTON. Organized December 8, 1889. Instituted by Council General , Paris, February 23, 1890. Spiritual Director, Very Rev. WILLIAM BYRNE, V. G., 6 Allen St. President, Vice-President, THOMAS F. RING, 141 Franklin St. J. J. KENNEDY, 1627 Tremont St. Secretary, JOHN J. MTJNDO, 176 Howard Ave., Dorchester. Treasurer, j. w. McDonald, 9 school st. Councillors, JOHN W. KEILY, Pres. P. C. Providence, R. I. MICHAEL CARNEY, 19 Circuit St., Roxbury. THOMAS SHAY, 22 Marcella St. Office: 36 Charity Building, Chardon St. Open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Central Council meets on the First Thursday of each month, at the Rooms of the Catholic Union, 602 Tremont St. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF NEW YORK. Instituted in March, 1857. (Incorporated April 10th, 1872, Chap. 197, Laws of 1872, page 540.) Spiritual Director, Very Rey. Mons. JOHN M. FARLEY, 308 E. 37th St. President, Vice-Presidents, JEREMIAH FITZPATRICK, A. Y. BRAILLY, M. D., 226 E. 50th St. 28 & 30 North Moore St. DANIEL E. SCANNELL, 110 E. 12th St. Secretary, WILLIAM KEOHANE, 5 Winthrop Place. Treasurer, WM. P. BYRNE, 345 W. 51st St. The Council meets in the Cathedral School-House, 111 E. 50th St., on the Second Monday of each month, at 8 o’clock, p.m. Communications requiring the attention of the Particular Council should be for- warded so as to reach the Secretary during the first week of any month. 5 PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF ALBANY. Instituted in January , 1860. Spiritual Director, Very Key. T. M. A. BURK, First St. PvcsidcYit NICHOLAS HUSSEY, 340 Madison Ave. Vice-President, PETER A. CASSIDY, 68 Myrtle Ave. S>ppvpfflvu rPvpn qi/vpv PATRICK FLANIGAN, 118 Philip St. FRANCIS ROCHE, ’l74 Eagle St The Council meets on the First Sunday of each month, at 7.30 o’clock, p. m., in the Cathedra] School-House, Jefferson St. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF WASHINGTON. Instituted in March, 1861. (Incorporated February 28tli, 1870, under the title of “ The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Washington, D. C. ”) Spiritual Director , Rev. J. A. WALTER, 10th and G Sts., N. W. Pv&S'iclc'Yit/ THOMAS E. WAGGAMAN, 917 F St., N. W. Vice-President, ALEX. PORTER MORSE, 1008 13th St., N. W. Sippvpfnyoi MILTON E. SMITH, 713 21st St., N. W. Tvgclsuvsv A. J. SCHWARTZ, 609 Massachusetts Ave., N. W. The Council meets in the evening of the First Wednesday of each month, in Carroll Hall, G St., between 9th and 10th Sts., N. W. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF PHILADELPHIA. Instituted in April, 1860. Spiritual Director, Rev. IGNATIUS F. HORSTMANN, D.D., 18th and Summer Sts. President, JOHN B. COLAHAN, S. E. Cor. 40th and Spruce Sts. Vice-President , W. B. FETTERMAN, 524 Walnut St. Corresponding Secretary, Recording Secretary, JOHN J. BYRNES, 35 S. Second St. JOSEPH A. BROWNE, 2100 Arch St. Tv cctsuvcv CHARLES McKEONE, 2554 Callowhill St. Special Works.— Visiting Prisons. P. H. SPELLISSY, EUSEBIO GUITERAS, JOSEPH W. KEARNEY. 3814 Spruce St. 3720 Chestnut St. 2208 N. Seventeenth St. Meets on the Second Wednesday of each month, at 8 o’clock, p.m., in the Cathe- dral School-House, Wood St., west of 18th. 6 PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF PITTSBURGH. Instituted in 1861. Spiritual Director, Very Rev. S. Wall, V. G., Cathedral. President , Vice-President, THOMAS KELLY, 148 41st St. J. J. THORNTON, 16th St., S. Side. Secretary , Treasurer , D. J. McKELVEY, 4809 Butler St. VALENTINE PFEUFFER, 78 19th St. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF LOUISVILLE. Instituted in May, 1861. Spiritual Director, Very Rev. M. BOUCHET, V. G., the Right Rev. Bishop’s Residence. President, JAMES CAMPBELL, 1523 W. Jefferson St. Vice-President, Vacant. Secretary, Treasurer pro tern. JOHN A. DOYLE, 853 7th St. JOHN A. DOYLE, 853 7th St. The Council meets on the First Monday of each month at 8 o’clock, p. m., at the residence of the Right Rev. Bishop, 183 5th St. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF DUBUQUE. Instituted in August, 1863. President, JOHN KEENAN, 83 Summit St. Vice-President, JOHN S. GARRIGAN, 147 Hill St. Secretary, THOMAS. M. IRISH, Arlington and Prairie Sts. Treasurer, JOHN KEENAN, 83 Summit St. The Council meets four times a year at the School-House of Cathedral and St. Patrick’s Church, alternately. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF ST. PAUL. Instituted in March, 1864. Spiritual Director, Rt. Rev. JOHN IRELAND, D.D., Leslie Ave. Cor. Chats- worth St. President, Vice President, M. J. O’CONNOR, 75 Iglehart St. MARK J. COSTELLO, 281 Rice St. Secretary, J. W. CROSSON, 898 Iglehart St. Treasurer , M. R. PRENDERGAST, 408 Ashland Ave. The Council meets on the Second Tuesday of each month at the Episcopal residence, at 7.30 o’clock, p, m. 7 PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE. Instituted in September , 1865. (Incorporated May 11th, 1867, under the title of “The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of the City of Baltimore. ”) Spiritual Director , Rev. THOMAS S. LEE, Cardinal’s Residence. President, F. W. DAMMANN, 731 W. Lanvale St. Vice-President, THOMAS A. WHELAN, 1711 Guilford Ave. Secretary, Treasurer, CHARLES W. HEUISLER, J. D. WHEELER, 207 St. Paul St. 1529 Edmondson Ave. The Council meets on the Third Thursday of each month, except August, at 8 o’clock, p. m., ac the Cardinal’s residence, 106 N. Charles St. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF BOSTON. Instituted in January, 1866. (Incorporated April 24th, 1869, Chapts. 197 and 273, Laws of 1869.) Spiritual Director, Very Rev. WILLIAM BYRNE, V. G., 6 Allen St. President , Vice-Presidents , THOMAS F. RING, J. J. KENNEDY, 1627 Tremont St. 146 Franklin St. THOMAS SHAY, 22 Marcella St. Secretary, JOHN J. MUNDO, 80 Emerald St. Treasurer.. j. w. McDonald, 9 school st. • The Council meets on the First Thursday of each month, at 8 o’clock, p.m., in the. rooms of the Catholic Union, 602 Tremont St. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF NEWARK. Instituted in June, 1869. Spiritual Director, Rt. Rev. Mons. G. H. DOANE, V. G., 35 Bleeker St. President , JOHN B. RICHMOND, M. D., 41 Clinton St. Vice-President, Secretary, JOHN REGAN, GEORGE W. SMITH, 109 James St. 17 South 4th St., Harrison, N. J. Treasurer , MILES McKEON, 17 Passaic St. The Council meets at least quarterly, at the residence of the Spiritual Director, at 35 Bleeker St., 8 o’clock, p. m. f / 8 PARTICULAR. COUNCIL OF TROY. Instituted in April , 1871. Spiritual Director, Rev. PETER HAVERMANS, Pastor of St. Mary’s Church. President, Vice-Presidents, EDWARD KELLY, MARTIN L. WHALEN, 330 4th St. 143 3d St. CHARLES BISSONETTE, Jefferson and 2d Sts. Treasurer, MICHAEL REILLY, 3d Ave., West Troy. Secretary, JAMES H. O’CONNELL, 708 25th St., West Troy. The Council meets on the Second Sunday of each month, in the basement of St. Mary’s Church, at 4.30 o’clock, p.m. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF CHICAGO. Instituted in February, 1872. Spiritual Director, Rev. THOMAS F. GALLIGAN, 147 W. Adams St. President, RICHARD C. GANNON, 52 Throop St. First Vice-President, Second Vice-President, I. C. HILDRETH, 52 Throop St. F. W. YOUNG, 676 W. Adams St Third Vice-President, DANIEL SCULLY, 350 Warren St. Secretary, JOHN ADAMS, 486 W. Taylor St. Vice-Secretary, C. S. O’MEARA, 152 W. Madison St. - Treasurer, J. J. COTTER, 181 Washington Boulevard. The Council meets on the First Friday of each month, at 8 o’clock, P.M., at 135 Desplaines St. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF SYRACUSE. Instituted in March, 1872. Spiritual Director, Rev. J. S. M. LYNCH. President, Vice-President , JOHN McGUIRE, 310 E. Willow St. FRANK DIEL, 612 W. Onondaga St. Secretary, JAMES BROGAN, 213 Madison St. Treasurer, THOMAS GARYEY, 417 Burnet St. 9 PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF PROVIDENCE. Instituted in March , 1872. Spiritual Director, Rev. WILLIAM STANG, St. Mary’s Church. President, Vice-President, JOHN W. KEILY, 45 Cypress St. D. D. DONOVAN, 42 East St. Treasurer, JOHN BEHAN, 224 Smith St. Secretary, JOHN W. McGUIRE, 40 Lippitt St. Committee on Special Works. Chairman, Wm. H. SHAW, What Cheer Building. The Council meets on the Third Monday of each month, in the Hall of Brownson Lyceum, 159 Westminster St., at 8 o’clock, p.m. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF JERSEY CITY. Instituted in December, 1872. Spiritual Director, Rt. Rev. Mons. R. R. SETON, D. D., Pavonia and Baldwin Aves. President, JOHN GUILFOYLE, 35 Gardner Ave. Vice-President, P. M. WELDON, Bergenwood Ave. Secretary, PATRICK F. LEE, 337 Henderson St. Treasurer, J. J. CRAVEN, M. D., 49 Morris St. The Council meets on the Second Monday of each month, at 8 o’clock, P. M., at Grand St. Hall. gjgf^Letters and packages to be addressed to the President. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF NEW HAVEN. Instituted in May, 1880. Spiritual Director, Rev. Father HIGGINS, O. P. President, Hon. WILLIAM C. ROBINSON, 137 Edward St. Vice-President, JOHN CONLON, 178 Franklin St. Secretary, Treasurer , ALEXANDER EMERY, 235 Blatchly Ave. PETER CORRY, 56 Mansfield St. The Council meets on the First Sundays of January, April, July, and October, in St. Mary’s Hall, at 7.30 o’clock, p.m. Letters and Express matter to be sent to Mr. Emery, as above. 10 PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF COHOES. Instituted in October, 1882. Spiritual Director , Rev. L. M. DUGAST, 64 Congress St. President, JAMES O’HARE, 81 Congress St. Vice-President, CHARLES DENN, 19 Garner St. Secretary, Treasurer, EDWARD FLANAGAN, 35 Yliet St. C. O. PERRIN, 31 Congress St. The Council meets on the Second Sunday of each month, at 4 o’clock, p. m., in the basement of St. Joseph’s (French) Church. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF TRENTON. Instituted in June, 1885. Spiritual Director, Rt. Rev. M. J. O’FARREL, D.D., North Warren St. President, ROBERT WILSON, 177 Broad St. Vice-President , JAMES SMITH, 111 Bridge St. Secretary, Treasurer, ARTHUR T. WILLIAMS, 265 Spring St. JAMES SMYTH, Bank St. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF SAN FRANCISCO. Spiritual Director, Very Rev. J. J. PRENDERGAST, V. G., 628 California St. President , Hon. JOHN M. BURNETT, 1713 Larkin St. Vice-President, FRANCIS SHIRLEY, 417 Tehama St. Secretary, Treasurer, P. J. THOMAS, ROGER O’DONNELL 1307 Vallejo St. 1318 Dupont St. |§ociettj of fjft. flfincent dc f|aul, SUPERIOR COUNCIL OF NEW YORK. 2 LAFAYETTE PLACE. New York, June 1, 1891. Monsieur A. Pages, President General , Paris. Sir and Dear Brother : We were hopeful of having the Report for 1890 in print earlier than the Report for 1889, but, owing to the number of places to hear from, we were obliged to delay the preparation of our Report in order to give all an opportunity of being mentioned. Three hundred and twenty-four (324) Conferences are named in this Report. Of this number 59 are within the Circumscrip- tion of the Central Council of Boston, Mass.; 25 within the Cir- cumscription of the Central Council of Baltimore, Md.; two hundred and twelve are united by particular Councils, and twenty-eight are Isolated Conferences. The annexed tables include reports from three hundred and eight Conferences, last year two hundred and eighty-seven re- ported. Of the Conferences not reporting, eleven (11) are united to Particular Councils and five (5) are Isolated. Twenty-one (21) Conferences make their first report. They are as follows : St. Michael , Springfield, Mass., St. Patrick , Monson, Mass., Sacred Heart , Worcester, Mass., St. Mary , Lawrence, Mass., 12 Holy Trinity , Boston, Mass., Sacred Heart , Providence, R. I., Dominic (Aspirant), Washington, D. C., $£. Peter Claver , Owr Mother of Good Counsel, Epiphany , Our Lady of Mercy, and Monica , of Philadelphia, Pa., $£. Kieran , Pittsburgh, Pa., jS& John the Evangelist , Baltimore, Md., /Sfc Charles , Our Lady of Sorrows, and Jarlath , of Chicago, 111., $£. John the Baptist , Syracuse, N. Y., Bridget , Jersey City, N. J., $£. Paw/, and Sacred Heart , San Francisco, Cal. Fifteen (15) Conferences were aggregated during the year 1890. They are as follows: Catharine , Charlestown, Mass., Assumption , Boston, Mass., Elizabeth , /Sfr. Malachy , and $£. Vincent , Chicago, 111., $£. Mary , Evanston, 111., Augustine , >S£ Paul , and Peter , Washington, D. C., $£. Teresa , Anacostia, D. C., Sacred Heart , Pittsburgh, Pa., Michael , $£. John, and Assumption of St. Paul, Minn., and $£. Nicholas, Jersey City, N J. The Central Council of Boston, Mass., received its Letter of Institution this year. RETURNS OF 1889 AND 1890 COMPARED. MEMBERS. 1889 . 1890 . Number of Conferences reporting 287 308 Number ofMembers stated as active 5,848 6,054 Average Attendance at weekly meetings . 3,087 3,235 Percentage of average attendance ...... .59 .65 WORKS. Number of poor families visited and re- lieved 13,939 13,152 Number of visits made to poor families. . 118,962 115,537 13 1889 . 1890 . Families on the relief roll, December 31st. . 2,641 2,828 Situations procured 875 920 Members assisting in teaching at Sunday- School ... .\ . 369 377 Average number of Boys attending Sun- day-School • 29,743 19,803 FINANCES. Receipts during the year from all sources 137,930 147,290 From Collections at meetings 24,030 25,703 Expenditures for relief of all kinds to the poor . . .... 141,737 139,515 Balance at the end of the year 49,463 55,299 GENERAL REMARKS. The report of the work accomplished during the year 1890, leads us to look forward very hopefully to the future of the Society in this country. There has been a noticeable increase in the number of newly aggregated Conferences, proving that the members realize the importance of obtaining every spiritual advantage connected with membership in the Society. We have, also, a large number of new Conferences to welcome into the Society, although we had hoped to include more ; they were not ready to send us their reports, owing to the short period which has elapsed since their organization. The mem- bers of the Central Council of Boston have not disappointed our hopes, and we refer to the report of that Council for evidence of their great zeal in the work. They have created a sort of revival through the New England States, and through visits and correspondence have aroused 14 such an interest in the work of our Society, that we have no doubt as to the result. Already indications reach us that the report for 1891 will not be behind the one we now present to you, if it is not far ahead in increased membership and work. The Central Council of Baltimore, as you know, has been instituted, but it is too early, as yet, to acquaint you with the progress made. We have, no doubt, but that they will also have a very good account to give of -themselves at the end of the year 1891. The Council composed as it is, of some of the most experi- enced and active members of the P. C. of Baltimore and Washington, will be in a position to advise intelligently on all subjects relating to the Society. The Councils and Conferences are all working in harmony with the Superior Council, and accept our words of advice or admonition, in a truly charitable Spirit. In some localities the rules have not been observed as care- fully as they should have been, owing to a misunderstanding of their importance, but in all cases the Conferences have expressed their willingness to follow our direction. We think that on the whole, a great improvement is noticeable in this respect, and we hope, through the means at our disposal, to increase the average in attendance at festivals of the Society, weekly meetings, and visits to the poor. Since the beginning of the year 1891, we have heard from localities in which the Society has never before had a foothold, expressing the desire on the part of priests or laymen to or- ganize Conferences. In a number of instances those commu- nications are from gentlemen who have been members of Conferences before moving to those localities. We expect to * have a fe ;^rnew Particular Councils formed before the end of the present yg^r. Our Society continues to command the respect of all denomi- 15 nations. The newspapers frequently find occasions to mention the work accomplished by our organization, and they never fail to express admiration for its system of relieving the poor. Although this good feeling is very gratifying to the members, it is fraught with danger to the success of our work. This pub- licity is contrary to the spirit of the Society.' It is only through following the example of our illustrious founders, who shunned publicity of every kind, that we may hope, with God’s help, to accomplish in the future what has been done in the past. Hearing ourselves publicly praised, we are apt to become puffed up with our own importance and lose sight of the fact that we are very insignificant instruments in the hands of Provi- dence, doing after all nothing compared with what we might accomplish did we but work with half the energy of Ozanam and his handful of followers. We hope, Sir and Dear Brother, that in your communications to us you will give us the benefit of your wise advice on these points. We feel that once the spirit of humility and retirement is lost, the usefulness of our Society will be greatly impaired. This is, we consider, the great difficulty we will have to guard against in the future. The preservation of the spirit of our founders, the dread of public display, the fact that we should be among the most humble of the many admirable organizations connected with the Catholic Church, are ideas which we must keep ever present in our minds in order to over- come the dangerous effects of public favor. We will now take up the Report for the year 1890, beginning with CENTRAL COUNCIL OF BOSTON, MASS. The Central Council has issued a very interesting report, giving a detailed account of the progress made. f 16 This report, however, does not enter into all the difficulties met with or obstacles overcome. From our knowledge of the amount of work accomplished by the C. C. of Boston, and the energy displayed by its members, we will add to the Report what their modesty would not permit them to say. We consider their example worthy of imitation by the mem- bers of the Society throughout the country. Did we but display the same zeal and persistancy in every part of the Cir- cumscription, there would be many more Conferences organized, and what is even of more account, these Conferences would be organized in strict conformity with the rules, and there would be no danger of a departure from the spirit of the Society. The comparative statements for the years 1889-1890, will give an idea of what the members are doing. COMPARATIVE STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS 1889 AND 1890. MEMBERSHIP AND WORE. 1889. 1890. Councils reporting, 2 2 Conferences reporting, 54 59 Active members on the roll, .... 974 1092 Average attendace at weekly meetings, per cent., .66 .66 Families aided during the year, . . . 2012 1909 Persons comprising these families 6985 6758 Visits made to the poor, 27,789 25,770 Families on the roll at the close of the year, 569 553 Situations procured, 132 187 FINANCES. Receipts from all sources, $33,258 $35,577 Of which the members contributed, 4,284 4,902 Expenditures, 34,255 33,680 Balances on hand, 11,421 13,018 The Secretary writes as follows: . “ We have the pleasure of presenting the Second Annual Report of our Central Coun- cil, covering the work for the year 1890. If we are not able to record as much progress 17 as we had hoped at the beginning of the year, it is not because any efforts were wanting, or that our officers have not done all that could be expected to organize and assist whenever an opportunity presented itself. We, however, feel some encourage- ment at results already obtained, and conclude that progress will be sure if slow. “We add reports from four new Isolated Conferences, viz: — St. Michael , Springfield; St. Patrick, Monson; Sacred Heart , Worcester; St. Mary, Lawrence; and two joined to Particular Councils, Holy Trinity of Boston, and Sacred Heart of Providence. Another, St. Patrick, of Manchester, was organize, but so near the close of the year as not to have accomplished anything to report on. St. Joseph , Springfield, was formed just as we were ready to put this report in print. “We regret the loss of one Conference, St. Mary, Star of the Sea, Beverly, which is hopelessly out of existence. “Our officers have visited Portland, Lowell, Lawrence, Holyoke, Springfield, Worce- ster, Haverhill, Woburn, and Providence, and something has been done in all of these places in the interest of the Society.” In speaking of the Isolated Conferences, many interesting incidents are given which space will not permit us to enter in our Report. The Conferences of St. Patrick and St. Dominic , of Portland, Me., given no details, but have had large expenditures, and have relieved many poor. The Conferences of St. Joseph , St. Ann , and St. Patrick , Manchester, N. H., are progressing steadily, thanks to the great encouragement given to them by the Right Rev. Bishop of the Diocese. St. Joseph's , writes: “ In December the officers of this Conference organized the Conference of St. Patrick in McGregorville, We now have three Con- ferences which paves the way to the formation of a Particular Council.” Next year’s report will prove their anticipations have been realized. St. Mary's , Lynn, Mass., owing to the great fire in November, 1889, had a larger task than usual to look after the poor, and obtain the necessary funds for their relief. The Secretary writes : “We spared neither means nor work to assist the destitute.” . 18 St. Bernard's, Fitchburgh, St. Joseph's, Pittsfield, send in their report but the reports do not show that the weekly visits to the poor have been carefully attended to. St. Patrick's, Chicopee Falls, St. Mary's , Fall River, send in reports. St. Michael's, Springfield, sends a remarkably fine report, showing very large receipts and expenditures, the latter caused by its relief of the poor and the expense of caring for destitute children, the latter a task which has been very thoroughly and ably accomplished. The Right Reverend Bishop and Reverend Spiritual Director are very earnest in their praise of the work, and have rendered every assistance in their power. Too much commendation cannot be given for the successful issue of the work in this city. We gladly welcome the first report of St. Patrick's, Monson. Sacred Heart, Worcester, was' organized May 5, and is, we hope, the first of a group in this large city, where we ought to have a Particular Council. St. Mary's, Lawrence, presents its first report, having been organized November 16, two of the officers of this Council assisting by invitation of Father O’Reilly, who is in hearty co-operation with the work. This Conference was formed for a purpose which might properly become a Special Work for the care of children, and out of it will probably grow others, and thence a Particular Council, which would in the usual course take general charge. St. Patrick's, Yalley Falls, R. I., sends a good report of their work in which they are largely assisted by the Sisters of mercy, who have made and distributed quite an amount in clothing. The reports from the Particular Councils of Boston and Provi- dence are attached, and as they are in full, it is only necessary here to direct attention to the very interesting account of the work performed in these two cities, particularly that for the 19 care of destitute and abandoned children, which in every large city should claim no inconsiderable share of our energies and means, and the religious instructions given in the Sackanosset State Reformatory School for boys. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF BOSTON, MASS. “ It is with the greatest pleasure that we announce the formation of a Conference among our German brothers, which was organized September 7; we are also pleased to welcome to the brotherhood of the Society, two Conferences which were on probation, as is customary before their admittance. Those referred to are the Assumption , aggregated May 26, and St. Catherine , June 2. “ There have been relieved, in the last year, 233 families less, the visits have fallen off about 3,300, and expenditures $3,112, all of which would seem to indicate some improvement in the condition of those liable to become dependent on our aid.” SPECIAL WORK.—PROTECTION" OF CHILDREN". Mr. Richard Keefe, the agent, gives the following statement for the year 1890 : “ I find myself with such a large amount of work all the time, that I have not been able to get out this report as soon as I would like, and for the same reason it will be necessary to make it as brief as possible. “ The Particular Council in February last granted my request for an assistant in the office; the wisdom of doing so, I think, will be conceded by all. The office is now open all day, and as a consequence we are able to hear of many more and important cases. Another good result of having a competent assistant, is shown in the collection of a large percentage of board of children from persons who ought to pay. “ The amount of money paid for board of children was $2,506.23, the Conferences paying $1,609.93, wdiile we have been able to get $896.30 from the relatives of the children, making a clear saving to the Conferences of nearly nine hundred dollars.” In closing his report, the agent says there is room for further development, as in the boarding of infants in the country, which we are already doing to some extent; but if carried out as we would like and probably may be obliged to, we shall need at least one more assistant for constant visiting of the children. This will call for more means with which to pay salary, railroad fares, etc., but the compensation will be a 20 larger saving of infants’ lives, and this saving we are doing our best to effect with the small resources that are in our hands. Number of visits made, 1646 Number of cases investigated, 6S3 Total number placed in homes, ....... 240 Situations procured, 19 Guardianship, 26 Boys on probation, 63 Adopted, 2 t CHILDREN PLACED DURING 1890. Harrison Ave. Home, St. Mary’s Infant Asylum, . . . House of the Angel Guardian, House of the Good Shepherd, Carney Hospital, St. Elizabeth’s Hospital, . St. Vincent’s Orpnan Asylum, ...... Working Boys’ Home, . Miss Walsh’s Home, Marcella St. Home, ........ Private families, Whole number placed, CHILDREN REMAINING DECEMBER 31, 1890. Harrison Ave. Home, 32 St. Mary’s Infant Asylum, 15 House of the Angel Guardian, 18 House of the Good Shepherd, 10 St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum, 5 Miss Walsh’s Home, 19 Marcella St. Home, 4 Private Families, 3 Whole number remaining December 31, 1890, . . 106 Our grateful thanks are due to the Most Reverend Archbishop J and the Reverend Clergy for the encouragement and donations ' given. The appeal for funds sent out last year brought us many con- tributions from kind friends, which are acknowledged in the Treasurer’s report. We hope our friends are satisfied that their 51 28 * 10 3 2 5 2 32 10 22 246 21 money was well spent, and that they may give again this year for “the poor that are always with ns.” To our Conferences, which have borne the largest part of the cost of this work, we can only say they have met every claim on them cheerfully and in many cases at a sacrifice to themselves. Such a spirit is most encouraging and we feel this mention of their constancy is due to our Conference members, and we thank them heartily for their great help. We wish to respectfully acknowledge the kind consideration with which the Honorable Justices of the several Courts have treated our agent, and to thank the various State and City offi- cials and agents of child-helping societies, for the many acts ot courtesy to him. The Directors of the Home on Harrison Avenue, the Brothers in charge of the House of the Angel Guardian, the Sisters at the St. Mary’s Infant Asylum and of the House of the Good Shepherd, and, indeed, every one of our local Catholic institutions, have given a hearty and generous co-opera- tion in the joint work of saving our children. APPEAL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS. “ Since March, 1888, when this department was opened, the agent and assistant made 4,090 visits, investigated 1,511 cases, placed in homes 659 children, procured 28 situa- tions, obtained guardianship for 47 children, and had 159 boys, who were before the Courts, placed on probation. “Briefly, these are the statistics; but they are more than mere statistics, they are a record of facts, miserable, wretched, shameful, burning facts. We cannot find it in our hearts to congratulate ourselves upon having done even this much, for in view of the waste and loss of child-life going on year after year, we should rather pray God to forgive us for our apathy in not commencing this work of rescue sooner^ If one of these children were^your own , what a fierce light would be thrown upon the figures which are now, to you, fortunately, only statistics. “In pity, then, for these poor, abandoned, tempted, and fallen fellow human beings, help this work whose mission is to save some, at least, out of the swift current of sin and destruction. “ Everyone can do a little. Last year one good woman wrote that she was ready to do something, though could not give any money, hut with her husband’s consent, she did take a child to her home and cared for it. 22 “Our plan of work covers principally the following: — “ Finding homes for abandoned infants and abused and neglected children “ Rescue of young girls from lives of shame. “Friendly assistance and oversight for boys brought for the first time before the Courts.” Holy Trinity Conference: “ Besides the relief of poor families, much interesting work among children whose parents have been indifferent, notably that of a boy whose father left him to shift for himself, and who, through the efforts of the members, was placed where his education and training woul J receive proper attention, pending being sent to relatives. “ This Conference, like St. Peter Claver’s among the colored men, in its work reaches all parts of the city and suburbs, and in both cases, Members come from all direc- tions.” y d. ft*} _ The Aspirant Conference of the Immaculate Conception reports : “ Seventeen Members, and during the year they looked after 357 absentees from Sunday-School, and in each case made a satisfactory report, referring to the Senior Conference those requiring clothing, which have always received prompt attention. Donahoe’s Magazine has been distributed were it was thought it would be acceptable, and addresses have been made to the members by the President of the Particular Council and officers of the Senior Conference. The work of these young men is most satisfactory and deserving of emulation and every encouragement.” It is gratifying to know that the Conference of St. Peter Claver (Colored), is making fair progress, and that the members are so warmly interested in the work assigned to them. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF PROVIDENCE, R. I. The following extracts are taken from Report to Central Council of Boston, Mass. “ Our anticipations of last year have been realized by the addition of another Conference to our roll. The Sacred Heart Conference of East Providence was organized February 23, 1890. “ It is gratifying to note some improvement in the work of our Conferences. During the past year our members have manifested much activity and zeal in assuming and prosecuting additional works while pursuing the ordinary duties in an earnest and intelligent manner. “The average attendance at weekly meetings of Conferences was fifty-six per cent., 23 and the average attendance at monthly meetings of the Particular Council was seventy per cent., which would have been much higher but for t^o delinquents.” SPECIAL WORKS. “ Emulating the example of our brothers the world over, the work of the society in the vicinity has been extended during the year, through the united efforts of the' Conferences, by undertaking the work of teaching a Sunday-School at the SOCKANOSSET SCHOOL FOR BOYS. “ This is a State reformatory school, situated in the town of Cranston, some six miles from the centre of the city, which one member from each Conference attends every Suadaj afternoon, weather permitting. Since beginning, February 23, 1890, the task assumed has been carried out by the sacrifices of the members attending. For three months there was an enforced vacation owing to sickness at the school. The expense entailed in prosecuting the work has been defrayed by each Conference, with one exception, contributing an equal amount. An insignificant outlay, considering results. “ Formerly all these boys depended upon one priest for instruction, who also said Mass every Sunday at the prison and at the House of Correction. Father Conlon of Natick now superintends the work of the members. Musical exercises are rendered nearly every Sunday by volunteers, and occasionally church choirs offer their services. Three classes are now being prepared for first Communion. The Chairman of the Committee on Special Work has charge of this work. “ This exhibit, it is hoped, will enlist volunteers among our members and stimulate others to make the sacrifice that the institution demands. To many of our Confer- ences, work of this nature is absolutely essential to keep the hands of members full of good works, a necessary condition to make a Conference prosperous.” ORPHANS’ EXCURSION. “The annual excursion provided each year by the Society for the orphans of St. Aloysius Asylum was conducted, as usual, by the Committee on Special Works, assisted by a committee of ladies and gentlemen from each parish. The expense amounted to $69.00 ; balance on hand, $5.70. The committee desire to acknowledge favors from the Union Railroad Company, the Continental Steamboat Company, and others. “The ‘Mission of Our Lady of the Rosary,’ of New York, in aid of destitute emigrant girls, was assisted as in former years.” THE ST. VINCENT DE PAUL INFANT ASYLUM. “ The most important action taken by the Society during 1890 in Providence, and the most charitable measure ever encouraged, was the substantial assistance rendered the project of establishing an infant asylum in this city, which received the cordial endorsement of the Right Rev. Bishop Harkins, who accepted from the Society for the purpose a fund with donation in kind and cash amounting to about $1,500, which fund originated under the following circumstances : 24 “ On the occasion of the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Society of St. Vincent dd Paul, the Superior Council of New York suggested that where possible the Conferences should adopt some special work in addition to the relief of the poor. Acting under this advice, the Particular Council of Providence instituted a fund for some charitable purpose then not definitely specified. In the course of the past year an opportunity presented itself for materially increasing the fund, which the Conferences unanimously decided to donate for the most pressing want of the Catholic community, viz: an asylum for children under four years of age, for whom there is no adequate accommodation at the orphan asylum. “ Steps have already been taken to organize a corporation to build and maintain the new institution, which will be placed under the patronage of St. Vincent de Paul, in recognition of the services and sacrifices of the brothers of our Society in furthering the project. Although the asylum will be managed and maintained by a newly created body, the members of our Society, it is hoped, will always foster and maintain an interest in the welfare of an object so identified with the life and work of St.Vincent de Paul, viz: the care and protection of homeless children.” We have nothing to add to this Report, except to express the pleasure it gives us to find the Particular Council of Providence, working so harmoniously with the other part of the Central Council of Boston, in propagating the good work of the Society. WASHINGTON, D. C. The Reports of this Particular Council and Conferences present, as usual, a splendid array of facts, which prove that the Society in Washington is moving along in its usual way accomplishing much Spiritual good among the poor, relieving a large amount of misery, and following out the rules conscientiously. Now that the Central Council of Baltimore, Md., is organized, the energy and zeal of the Washington Particular Council will be of great service in extending the usefulness of the Society through the Province of Baltimore. The printed Report which lies before us explains everything so clearly, that we can do no better than to embody extracts from it in our Report to the Council General. The Particular Council reports as follows : “During the year 1890 we organized one new Aspirant Conference—that of St. Dominic's ; and, although it was established about the middle of the year, we have 25 already reason to ‘Mieve that it will prove to be a valuable addition to our Society, and that it will train the young men composing it to become good members of the Senior Conference, which is one of the principal objects of these Aspirant Conferences. “ Whilst the summary of reports shows that we have been called upon to attend fewer families the past year than in 1889, we are happy to know that the poor have been well attended, and that a marked improvement is to be noticed in this respect, as our brothers by experience seem to acquire more fully the spirit of St. Vincent, and their visits are not made in a perfunctory manner. “ For the past two years there has not been so much suffering among the poor of Washington as usual. This is due to the mildness of the winters and to the abundance of work. “ We are pained to report the death of five of our brothers during the year. The names of the deceased will be found on the last page of this Report. “The following summary of the members and works of Conferences shows that during the year 1890 the number of our members increased- but five, and that whilst the receipts were larger than in 1889, we had fewer families to relieve, although the total expenditures were about the same.” MEMBERS, WORKS, AND FINANCES. 1889. 1890. MEMBERS. Number of Conferences 20 21 Number of active members December 31 354 359 Average attendance at meetings 244 238 Regular subscribers 141 141 WORKS. Number of — Families relieved during the year 613 579 Persons in same 1,872 73 1,932 71Families on roll December 31 Persons in same 202 5,044 259 5,809Visits made during year Situations procured 20 12 Members assisting at Sunday-School 85 90 Boys in attendance 2,627 2,412 FINANCES. Total receipts $3,585 40 1,537 94 $3,805 09 1,507 72Contributed by members Total expenditures 3,572 89 3,575 94 Balance on hand December 31 991 95 1,221 10 CONFERENCE NOTES. St. Patrick's Conference : “This Conference presents an exceedingly interesting report, from which we extract the following: The attention of the Conference was called to a family consist- ing of a mother and four children. The mother was sick and three of the children helpless to aid her. With the exception of a pittance, earned by her little boy, she was entirely destitute. Our Spiritual Director took charge of the case, and soon discovered 26 that the mother had but a short time to live, and that she had no religious convictions. She was taken to Providence Hospital, instructed, and prepared for death. After the death of the mother one boy was sent to St. James’ Home, Baltimore; one of the girls was placed in St. Vincent’s Asylum; the other was taken charge of by relatives. The oldest boy can support himself, and lives with a good Catholic family. •“In Alay the Conference was called upon to attend a Protestant who had formerly kept a loJging-house. The kindness of our brothers during his sickness attracted his attention, and he was led to examine the faith which actuates them in their work. He soon became a Catholic, and before his death received, at the hands of our Spiritual Director, the last sacraments of the Church.” St Aloysins' Conference: “This Conference reports that through the efforts of one of our brothers the father of a family, who was a drunkard, was induced to take the pledge and return to liis religious duties. He was enabled to secure a situation through the efforts of our brothers, and he is now doing well and'liis family are happy and comfortable. “ Several small children, abandoned by their father, were placed in an orphan asylum by this Conference. * “An old man who had not been to confession for twenty-five years was placed in the Home of the Little Sisters of the Poor, and is now very regular in attending to all his religious duties.” St Peter’s Conference : “ Ten or more of the brothers of St. Peter’s Conference are engaged in special works, and have labored assiduously to reform the prisoners of the jail and to relieve the wants of the inmates of other institutions. Considering the extent of their own parish-work the additional labor is worthy of special notice.” St Dominic's Conference : “ The brothers of this Conference found four children in a destitute condition, and succeeded in placing two of them in St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum, and the other two in St. Ann’s Infant Asylum.” Immaculate Conception Conference : “ This Conference had charge of the case of a poor colored man who had apparently never given the least thought to his soul’s welfare. One of our brothers labored for many months to induce him to realize that he had a soul which must live forever. After very many visits, the brother was rewarded by the conversion of the poor man, who was prepared for death, which soon ended his troubles on earth.” Holy Trinity Conference : “During the past year this Conference secured homes for two children; one was placed in St. Vincent’s Orphan Asylum, the other in St. Ann’s Infant Asylum.” 27 St. Stephen's Conference : “ The brothers of this Conference report that they were instrumental in inducing a poor woman, who had neglected her religious duties for years, to go to confession and Holy Communion. They also persuaded her to send her son to Sunday-School.” St Joseph's Conference: “ Through the efforts of the brothers of St. Joseph’s Conference a man addicted to strong drink was induced to take the pledge and go to his religious- duties. They also secured employment for one of his children.” St. Augustine's Conference: ‘‘This Conference took entire charge of a family consisting of a mother and five children, who had been deserted by the father while they were very destitute. “ It also provided a number of poor children with suitable clothing when they were to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. “ Christian burial was secured for a poor woman who had no money nor friends.” St Paul's Conference : “The brothers of this Conference, in addition to their parish-work, have rendered valuable aid to the Special Works Conference. “ They distributed during the year a large quantity of flour among the poor.” St. Aloysilts' Aspirant Conference: “The brothers composing this Conference were actively engaged during the year in visiting the parents of boys who absented themselves from Sunday-School. Good results followed this work. A large number of the poor boys of the parish were supplied with clothing, and thus enabled to attend school.” Holy Trinity Aspirant Conference : “ Among the cases attended by this Conference was that of a poor woman who had eleven children to care for. Her only resources were the scanty wages she earned by washing. The Conference provided clothing for the children, so that they are now able ,to attend school and go to church.” St. Peter's Aspirant Conference : “ One of the special works of this Conference is looking after boys who fail to attend Sunday-School. The brothers report that they feel rewarded for their labors by the good results which follow from their visiting the home of the absentees.” 28 St Dominic's Aspirant Conference : “ One of the brothers of this Conference resigned the latter part of the year in order to enter the Dominican Convent in Ohio to prepare for the holy priesthood.” CONFERENCE OF SPECIAL WORKS. “It affords ns great pleasure to report that the brothers composing this Conference have shown extraordinary zeal in their work during the past year, and that they have accomplished much good among the unfortunate inmates of our reformatory and penal institutions. The Particular Council has aided the Conference of Special Works by supplying funds whenever called upon. As the report of the Conference is highly inter- esting, we give copious quotations from it.” The Eeform School . — “ This institution, which is a reformatory for wiiite and colored * boys, contains on an average during the year about 27 Catholic youths. It is visited every Sunday afternoon by four of our brothers, accompanied by two or three ladies ; one of the latter is the organist. The services consist of prayer, singing, recitation of the catechism, and a fewT words of good advice. The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass is offered once in each month by a clergyman from a neighboring village, who hears the boys’ confessions. About eight or ten receive Holy Communion regularly. Several of the boys were supplied with good situations when they left the school. Dqring the year 400 Catholic papers, 50 prayer-books, and a number of premiums were distributed, and 215 visits made.” Washington Asylum . — “This contains a hospital, old people’s home, and the work- house. It is visited every Sunday by eleven or twelve of our brothers. Among the old people are about forty-six Catholics. They are assembled in two rooms, where services are held, consisting of the recitation of the Rosary, reading of the Gospel of the daiy, and reading of short sermons. Other brothers visit the hospital and work- house. Two of the Sisters of Notre Dame have cheerfully accepted the invitation to attend the female prisoners and patients. Two charitable ladies have taken charge of the sick woman’s ward in the hospital. The Fathers of St. Peter’s parish occasionally celebrate Mass for the inmates and attend the sick. During the year 7,250 Catholic papers, 150 magazines, 37 rosaries, 4 books, 20 scapulars, 17 spectacles, a quantity of clothing, tobacco, and many delicacies were distributed, and 290 visits made. During the same period 6 of the inmates were sent to the Home of the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, 1 to the Little Sisters of the Poor, and 1 to New York. One discharged inmate was sup- plied with a situation, and one who died was buried by our brothers. The Sisters re- port that much good has been accomplished among the women. One ’who led a wicked life for thirteen years has been induced to go to her duties, and has now a good home. A young girl was rescued from a life of sin, and after attending to her religious duties was secured a permanent home.” District Jail . —“Four or five of our brothers, and two or three of the Sisters of the Holy Cross visit the jail. Whilst our brothers visit the men, the Sisters attend the females. Those who are "permitted to leave their cells are assembled in a large room, where services similar to those at the Asylum are held. We have a good library for the prisoners. The Sisters have organized a class in catechism, and find the Catholic and 29 non-Catholic females willing to be instructed. Our brothers supplied some of the discharged prisoners with board until they could secure employment. Many have left the jail with good dispositions, and we believe that great good has been accomplished. The brothers report that through their efforts a commutation of a sentence was secured from the President of the United States for a colored boy under sentence of death, which by their labors was changed after seven months of anxious waiting, into im- prisonment for life. This boy, whose name is Lewis Williams, was without friends or money and was unable to secure a good defense. His youth (being only seventeen years of age) and his good conduct in the jail led to an investigation, which demon- strated the fact that he had acted in the heat of passion and under great provocation. As it was shown that he had no malice at the time of the commission of the deed, our brothers did not abandon their efforts until they had his sentence commuted. He is now a Catholic. One of our brothers, to give the prisoners a good example, joined the Father Matthew Total Abstinence Society, and by his advice over fifty persons took the pledge. During the year, 4,050 papers, 108 hymn books, 144 rosaries, 150 catechisms, 4 suits of clothing, 5 pairs of shoes, and other articles were distributed to the 300 prisoners who attended instructions. Nine situations were secured, 3 sent to the Home of the Good Shepherd, and 350 visits made. One of the brothers donated carriage-hire, valued at about $300, for the work.” Freedman' s'Hospital.—This is visited by six or eight brothers every Sunday. Two Sisters of Charity visit the woman’s ward once a week. The services are held in the chapel and are attended by twenty or twenty-five of those able to do so. Those confined to their beds are visited and consoled. The Aspiiant Conference of St. Aloysius’ has done good work in teaching catechism and in appropriating money for delicacies for the sick. The Fathers of St. Augustine’s Church visit the hospital regularly. Five thousand Catholic papers, 40 books, 45 catechisms, 20 medals, 10 rosaries, 2 railroad tickets, and many other articles were distributed. There were 7 conversions, 4 bap- tisms, and 2 burials during the year ; visits, 550.” Garfield Hospital.— 11 The members of the Conference of Special Works from St Paul's Conference visit this institution, sending three brothers there every Sunday. During the year they made 100 visits and distributed 400 papers.” Soldiers' Home—“ In December two of our brothers commenced to visit the old soldiers > among whom are many Catholics. One of the Dominican Fathers celebrates Mass in the chapel every Sunday. Our brothers have been well received by the inmates, who are pleased to have the lessons taught them in other days renewed.” Our Conferences generally provided the poor with good Christmas dinners. In many cases the quantity of food distri- buted was sufficient to last during the entire holiday season. Even the little children were not neglected at that joyous time, and the presentation of toys to them caused them in their child- hood to better appreciate the joy that fills every Christian heart at the anniversary of Our Lord’s birthday. / 30 We do not consider it necessary to add anything further to the above report as it speaks for itself. PHILADELPHIA, PA. The report of the Council and Conferences is very en- couraging. The comparative statement for the years 1889 and 1890 is as follows : 1889. 1890. Members on roll, . . . . . . . . . 614 686 Average attendance, . .... 344 371 Families relieved, . . . . . . . 1,850 1,670 Visits made, . . 12,200 11,954 Collection at meetings, * . . . . . $2,467 $2,795 Total receipt, 14,914 15,160 Total expenses, . . . . ’ . . . 9,372 16,142 There is a noticeable improvement in the Report for 1890. The number of visits made to the poor proves that the great duty of Vincentians is carefully attended to. The increase in membership is also a good sign that there is no falling off in energy and interest in the Society among the Catholics of Philadelphia. It is both our duty and pleasure to welcome into the Society five new Conferences. We extend a very warm welcome to St. Peter. Claver Conference of colored men, which is the first one established within the Circumscription of the Particular Council of Phila- delphia, among the colored Catholics. The following extracts, taken from the report of the Council, will be of interest : “We take pleasure in announcing that five new Conferences have been instituted under favorable auspices during the year. Their Reports, which are attached, show 31 zeal and earnestness. Their names and the dates on which they were respectively organized are as follows : “ St. Peter Claver, organized February 16th, 1890. “ Our Mother of Good Counsel, organized March 2d, 1890. “ Our Lady of Mercy, organized March 2d, 1890. The Epiphany, organized June 1st, 1890. “ St. Monica, organized October 12th, 1890. “ Of the foregoing St. Peter Claver' s is the first colored Conference in this Circum- scription. It is deserving of mention that some of our zealous members took such an interest in its welfare and prosperity, as to assist at its first meetings so that every- thing might be conducted in strict accordance with the rules. “ The Society is indebted to the generous action of His Grace, Archbishop Ryan, in relieving the Conferences from the obligation of paying for the support of orphan children sent by them to the several asylums. The action of His Grace went into effect on May 1st, last, thereby removing a heavy burden from the shoulders of many Conferences, and enabling them to deal more generously with poor families in distress. The Society, however, is still interested in the orphans, and a large amount of Con- ference funds is expended yearly in helping poor widows to feed and clothe their children. “ The Conference of the Immaculate Conception reports the conversion of a Protes- tant father of a Catholic family that it was assisting. The members of the committee, by kind persuasion, had him placed under instruction of a priest, and, he was baptized and received Holy Communion on Christmas Day. “The Conference of St. Peter's, Reading, Pa., reports having rescued seven children from the proselytising influences by which they were surrounded. “The Conference of St. Peter’s, Philadelphia, also reports saving eight children from like influences. “Two Conferences report 392 medical visits, and twenty office consultations, all having been given gratuitously to the poor by members, who are practising physicians.” The Special work of this Council has received its usual attention. We embody some extracts from the report of the Committee on visiting Prisons : The following report for the year ending December 31, 1890, from the Committee on u Visiting Prisons,” is respectfully submitted : “ The committee, at present, consists of three members, having had an addition of one in November. The new member is a zealous Vincentian, and, being a skilled linguist, gives his special attention to the French, Spanish, and Italian prisoners. It may be of interest to know that he was a student at the Sorbonne at Paris when Frederick Ozanam, the revered founder of our dear Society, was one of its famed professors. “ The number of visits made to the Penitentiary during the year was 75, and to the prisoners confined therein, who were chiefly Catholics, 2061. / 32 “ Hitherto your Committee was assigned to a certain small district (each visitor of the 4 Pennsylvania Prison Society,’ of which two of your Committee are members, is given one-half a 4 Block ’ or 4 Gallery ’ of cells, and is expected to visit and give his best attention to all the prisoners therein), but at the beginning of the year, by request of your Committee, they were given the privilege of visiting all parts of the prison in order to give their whole attention to the Catholics. The reason for the request was based on two facts ; first, that there were but two Catholics in a Committee of fifty (Penn. Prison Society); second, that when the visitor and prisoner are of the same creed, the visits are generally more efficacious. 44 Over two thousand copies of English and German Catholic newspapers, and two hundred Catholic almanacs were distributed; also many odd copies of the 4 Ave Maria’ and pamphlets on religious and moral subjects. Blessed medals, rosaries, pious pictures and leaflets were also given. The prison authorities, as usual, gener- ously supply Prayer Books, Catechisms, Testaments, and the ‘Following of Christ’ -when required by your Committee, who distribute them. “Rev. F. W. Gunn, S. J., is at present the Catholic Chaplain to the Penitentiary, his predecessor, Rev. D. J. McGoldrick, S. J., having been changed during the summer. “The chief duty of your Committee at present is, to serve as forerunners of the priest in his visit, to find out for him the Catholics in each 4 Block ’ or 4 Gallery ’ of cells, and announce to them the coming of the priest, giving, when time and occasion allow, brief instructions and advice in relation to the object of the priest’s visits. After each 4 Block ’ or 4 Gallery ’ is visited, the priest is provided with a list of the numbers designating the Catholics therein, and, as the number of each prisoner is hung on the outside of his cell door, a glance tells if the occupant is a Catholic, much time and labor is thus saved to the priest. 44 On account of the physical impossibility of so small a Committee as ours doing justice in visiting so large a number of Catholics as are now in the Penitentiary, with any prospect of accomplishing permanent good 'thereby, your Committee feel con- strained to express their discouragement at the magnitude of the work, and the few persons willing to engage in it. There are about four hundred Catholics among seven hundred non-Catholics, all of whom are indiscriminately confined in the seven hundred and twenty-five cells of the prison. Imagine a Committee of three to so large a num- ber, each of whom requires advice and encouragement, and very many Catechetical instructions. The idea is overpowering. Yet the Committee do all they can, but dis- couragement comes, when a Catholic is found who has been confined for years, who has but just had the first visit from a member of your Committee. There are many Catholics, it is feared, who are discharged from prison with no moral improvement, owing to the want of a Committee adequate to the work in question. Visiting prisoners is so peculiar, that not every person is fit to engage in it, yet when persons seemingly well qualified for visitors are invited to join your Committee, they either say they can- not spare the time or the work is uncongenial. 4 The Pennsylvania Prison Society ’ has a visiting Committee of not less than fifty, all of whom, but two, are non-Catho- lics. 4 The Society of St. Vincent de Paul,’ with a membership of over six hundred has a Committee of three. The contrast is lamentable. “Your Committee in order to be effective, should number at least fifteen zealous punctual members.” Thirty-four (34) Conferences have reported. 33 NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT. Three Conferences send their reports. As will be noticed there is a slight falling off in the membership, but we hope for better things in the future. We will endeavor to create more interest in the work of the Society in New Haven. One great cause of its backward condition is the lack of interest displayed by the members of the Particular Council who have held but one meeting during the year 1890. We hope to effect a great improvement in this respect, as it is useless to expect Conferences to prosper, where the Presidents and Vice-Presidents do not take interest enough in the work to meet once a month, in order to devise means for advancing the Society. The following is the comparison for the years 1889 and 1890 Conferences reporting. . . Active Members, Dec. 31 Average attendance Families relieved Visits made Families on roll, Dec. 21 1889 . 1890 . 3 3 55 51 35 30 57 56 555 540 8 48' Receipts Collected at Meetings. Expenditures Balance, Dec. 31 $548 $686 149 154 598 584 14 128 The President writes as follows: “ In presenting our Annual Report, we feel grateful that we have made partly good our promise of last year, by bringing St. John’s Conference into active working order, during the latter part of the year, although not in time to give a report. ' “ While we have been unable to hold our usual number of Particular Council meetings, we are encouraged by an increase in membership, and also by an increase in the amount of collections, allowing us a greater distribution of funds. “ The general meetings have not been as well attended as we would wish although the attendance ha$ been fair. The members receive Holy Communion on the Festivals of the Society, each Conference attending Mass and receiving the Sacrament, at its own Parish Church. 34 “The Special Works, consist in visiting the Jail and Alms House, where Mass is celebrated alternately at the said places on Supday. Catholic reading matter and religious articles are distributed to the prisoners and the poor. The Council held four general meetings during the year. “ But one meeting of the Particular Council was held during the year, although four meetings were called at the approved times. “ As will be seen by the foregoing letter the outlook is not at all unfavorable. “We feel confident that the year 1891 will show a great improvement. ” TROY, NEW YORK. Eight Conferences send their reports. The same Conferences reported last year. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. Active members Average attendance. Families relieved. . . Visits made 1889 - 104 66 177 2,416 Receipts $2,020 Expenditures Collection at meetings. Balance, Dec. 31 1,755 189 780 1890 . 96 63 157 1,091 1,844 1,633 218 874 As will be noticed the report for 1890 does not compass favorably with that of 1889. This Council has had some serious difficulties to contend with, but now that everything is moving along harmoniously there is good reason to hope for a great improvement in the condition of the Society in Troy. The Council writes: “ We have been trying to get reports from St. Bridget’s , West Troy, St. Jean de Baptiste , Troy, and Sacred Heart , West Troy, but without success. It appears that these Conferences have died out for the present and all our attempts to give them new life have proved unsuccessful.” The average attendance at the general meetings was 70, and at the Particular Council meetings, 15. The Particular Council holds its monthly meetings, regularly. 35 We regret the absence of interesting items in the Conference reports as it would be a pleasure to have an account of what our brothers in Troy have experienced during the past year. The Conference of St Mary's writes : “ The Conference is getting along very nicely and has assisted many poor during the year 1890. by supplying them with food and clothing. The Ladies’ Auxiliary Society, which meets twice a week, in the winter, to make and repair clothing, was of great assistance to the Conference. “We have not a large membership, but the members are good workers, and take a. great interest in the visiting of the poor, etc. We have a large number of subscribers who give Annually.” St Patricks, West Troy, writes: . 3... “ Sunday-School on Temperance Hill is taught by the Sisters. We pay rent for the building. About 75 boys attend.” The reports of the Conferences give evidence that the poor are carefully looked after, as the number of visits made to the poor at their homes, and the amount of money expended relieving them will show. The reports are, as usual, carefully prepared. We hope the next year’s report will show a great improve- ment in work performed and members on roll. ALBANY, NEW YORK. The Council and Seven Conferences send us very interesting Reports. This Council is very particular in conforming to the rules of the Society, and it is always a pleasure to read the account of their year’s work, as the members, while ministering to the temporal wants of God’s poor, never lose sight of their Spiritual needs. 36 Comparative statement for the years 1889 and 1890. 1889 1890 Members, • 106 ' 107 Average attendance, 72 72 Families relieved, 255 164 Visits made, 3,526 3,100 Total receipts, $3,856 $3,155 Collections at meetings, 336 284 Expenditures, 3,864 2,991 Although fewer families have been relieved the average of weekly visits is much higher. The falling off in the number of poor families was due to the fact that there were less people in need of assistance. All who required relief were visited and supplied with same by the members of the Conferences. The President, whose communications are always read with edification, writes as follows: “ I would wish very much to be able to report more progress in our little works, but still hope for a better state of things; I know, however, that the poor, or all who have come under the notice of our Society have been fairly well attended to. We have had a few new members during the year, and hope for more in the near future, which is sadly needed for the successful carrying on of the works allotted to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Attention to the Prisons, Hospitals, Sunday Schools, etc., is as usual ; but more good could be done with more workers. The Penitentiary ought to receive more attention than we are able to bestow on it and yet with a faithful Chaplain (a Francisan Father), with Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, and Sermon, Confessions, Holy Communion, instructions and distribution of religious reading matter the unfor- tunates confined therein might be worse off. The Prison Chapel has been nicely arranged for Divine service, and the Superintendent and his good wife afford every facility and privilege we could wish for. It will be noticed that few instances of special interest are reported by the Conferences, although many such occur during the year, but most of our members being old Vincentians, look upon these special cases as every- day occurrences, and while they attend to them faithfully, they leave the recording to be placed on the great book. “ The average attendance at the meeting of the Council and also those of the Confer- ences is fair, although some of the Conferences are seldom represented at the monthly meetings of the Council. This state of things tends to cripple our general works; still we are in hopes of a general improvement in this line. “ Our Right Rev. Bishop, who consents to assume the title, President of Honor, feels mtich interest in the work, and his appearance at our general meetings, his words of 37 encouragement, and advice, are of much value to us, as are also those of our Spiritual Director, Very Rev. Father Burke. “ There appears to be no reason why our work should not make great headway in the future. “ The average attendance at Council meetings is 10 ; at Holy Mass, Communion on Festivals, 59 ; at general meetings, 62. Assumption Conference, writes: “On June 29, 1890, our Eleventh Anniversay, the members of our Conference received Holy Communion in a body at High Mass. Our Spiritual Director spoke of the Society and urged the French people to connect themselves with it.” COHOES, NEW YORK. The Particular Council of Cohoes sends us a very encouraging report. We hope that the anticipations of the members will be realized, and that the year 1891 will usher into existance one or more new Conferences within their territory. The following is a comparative statement : 1889 . 1890 - Members, 143 116 Average attendance, 69 59 Families relieved, 57 82 Visits made, 555 569 Total receipts, $548 $627 Collection at meetings, 149 169 Expenditures, . . ........ 598 685 The comparison speaks well for the year 1890. The Secretary writes: “ The monthly meetings of the Council have not been as well attended as we would wish, but no duty has been neglected on that account. There has been a marked increase in attendance at the General meetings and Festivals. The Annual Retreat, held in November, was a grand success, owing to the able manner in which it was con- ducted by Rev. John F. Lowery, Pastor of St. Agnes’ Church. It is the desire of the Council to here express its gratitude to Rev. Father Lowery for his kind services, and the interest he took in making the retreat a success. “ The Rev. L. M. Dugast, Spiritual Director of the Council, had one of the side Altars in St. Joseph’s Church dedicated to the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The Council purchased a beautiful statue of St. Vincent de Paul, and had it placed on the 38 Altar. Many of the members of the Society make visits to the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph’s, and no doubt the §ite of the altar and its statue, reminds them that they are Vincentians, and perhaps an extra prayer is offered for the benefit of the Society in general. “ The four Conferences of this Council are in good working condition as will be seen by their reports. As stated in our previous report, we had hopes of organizing two new Conferences in the new Parishes of St. Ann and the Sacred Heart. But as yet we have not been successful in that direction on account of the priests and the people being so much engaged in completing their Churches. The Committee of this Council, who have the matter in charge, report that the Pastors of the said Churches are in favor of organizing Conferences in their Parishes as soon as circumstances will allow. “ One thing is noticeable in the foregoing letter, namely: The interest taken by the Clergy of Troy in the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in that City. “ This encouragement should be a great incentive to members to increase the sphere of our Society’s labors, in that locality, as with the Priests ^o aid them and advise them, no work in the line of Christian Charity, no matter how arduous, should daunt them.” SYRACUSE, NEW YORK. This Council and three Conferences send us reports. Thanks to the interest taking by the Rt. Rev. Bishop of the Dioce'se, the prospect for the future is very encouraging. The progress made during the past year, is shown by the figures below : Conferences reporting, 1889 . 2 1890 . 3 Members on roll, 37 72 Average attendance, . 25 31 Families relieved, * * e . 50 82 Visits made, 900 Collections at meetings, $179 Total receipts, . 178 445 Expenditures, 401 This comparison speaks well for the work of the past year. The average attendance is not as high as it should be, this is due to the large number of members, who entered the Society but did not persevere in the work. We have advised the Par- ticular Council to drop from the roll of Membership those who do not attend the meetings regularly or who take no active part 39 in the work. They are deriving no benefit from their Mem- bership and are only a cause of disedification and discourage- ment to others. The Secretary writes : St. Lucy’s, and St. Joseph’s, are new Conferences, and I am sure that at next January they will have good reports. St. Patrick’s has not been active, but we think that within a few weeks it will be recognized and doing good work. The President writes : “We regret the delay in forwarding our Annual Report, but we promise ammend- ment in the future. “During the past year the Particular Council has devoted its energies principally to the formation of new Conferences, and we are pleased to state that three new ones have been established, viz., one in St. John the Baptist’s Parish, one in St. Lucy’s Parish, and one in St. Joseph’s (French) Parish. These Conferences have entered into the spirit of our Society with a zeal that is commendable, and bids fair to rival the work of some of the older Conferences. 11 St John the Baptist Confererence has been doing some good work in calling the attention of the Police Department to the questionable pictures, and advertisements which have been distributed around the city, they have all visited the prisoners con- fined in the Penitentiary and distributed Catholic reading matter. “ The Cathedral Conference {St. John’s ) has established a Sunday-School for children who have been somewhat neglected in this respect, owing to their homes being some distance from the centre of the Parish. There are about seventy scholars who attend regularly and receive instruction. The school is maintained by the Conference and is in charge of one of the Priests connected with the Cathedral. “ The members of the Society attend in good numbers to the Festivals of the Society, and also the General meetings. “ The success we have attained during the past year, is due to the generous encour- agement given us by our Rt. Rev. Bishop P. A. Ludden, and to active work by the Very Rev. J. S. M. Lynch, V. G.” St. Mary's Conference writes : “ Our Conference has no special work, but they have made every effort to see that the poor of our Parish are relieved. We have taken special pains to see that young boys, such as newsboys, etc., are looked after in a spiritual way. We have assisted a a great many by furnishing them with clothing and shoes. “ We think the members of the Society are to be commended for their efforts in reviv- ing the Council and organizing Conferences. The few omissions or faults wilL have been corrected before the next report comes to hand. It is always difficult in the begin- ning to make everything move along smoothly, but with the good feeling displayed by our brothers in Syracuse, and the . encouragement they receive from the Right Rev. Bishop and Clergy, we anticipate a most excellent report for the year 1891.’ ’ 40 NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK. There is very little change in the condition of the Society in this city. Conferences reporting, Active Members, Dec. 31, Average attendance at meetings, Families relieved during year, . Numbers of visits made, . Situations procured, Members assisting in Sunday-School, Boys attending Sunday-School, Families on relief roll, Dec. 31, Total receipts, Collection at meetings, Total expenditures, 1889 . 1890 . 50 51 1,065 1,046 602 672 5,358 4,622 36,942 36,954 180 218 41 36 6,920 1,665 743 796 $42,487 $44,806 5,983 6,172 42,224 40,548 The comparative statement shows a falling off in membership and an increase in average attendance. In a City like New York, with its large Catholic population, it is a shame to find so few connecting themselves with the Conferences. Every year our Catholic Colleges are sending out young men and still we find scarcely any of them willing to give a part of their time in helping the poor, by becoming active members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. The young men who are members of the Society are almost, without excep- tion, hard working people, who, after their day’s toil, are willing to give part of their scant leisure time to the work of assisting both corporally and spiritually, God’s poor. The fact is plain to all that in the City of New York, the Society is making very slow headway. The attendance at the Festivals of the Society is very small, and at the evening meetings it is next to impossi- ble to procure a large attendance; therefore, if we expect to increase the usefulness of our Society, we must show others that we value the privileges of membership too highly to let any carelessness on our part deprive us of them. The Particular 41 Council will make heroic efforts this year to put more life and zeal into the work, and to organize new Conferences in the new Parishes. We expect, and hope to have, a much more encourag- ing report for next year. If we speak rather disparagingly of the past year, it is not because the members are not doing a great amount of work. It is because we realize that with such a large field to labor in, we must not be satisfied with ordinary achievement, but we must take advantage of every opportunity God gives us, to add greater glory to Holy Mother Church, by showing what Catholics are doing to improve the condition of the poor. As will be seen by the foregoing comparative statement, a large amount of misery has been alleviated. Along with this, great attention has been given to the children. Where Parochial Schools existed, the parents have been induced to send their children to such schools. Many children have been rescued from proselytizing influences and placed in Catholic Institutions, Space does not permit us to go into particulars, but we know that there has been a large amount of spiritual work done during the past year. Many dissipated and indifferent parents have become reconciled to the Church, boys and girls have been Confirmed and received First Communion, through the efforts of the members of the Conferences, and people who have been twenty or thirty years away from the Church, have been so softened and influenced by the charity, and kindness of the visitors, that they have returned to their duties and started on the right road once more. The work of looking after the children in the courts has realized our expectations, and the summary of the year, which we embody in this report, will speak for itself. Thanks to the good work done by a member of the Superior Council, who gives his services as a lawyer gratuitously, a number of children were rescued from the clutches of anti-Catolic Societies, after they / 42 had been illegally committed by the Judges to those institu- tions. The Special Work of the Randall’s Island Committee, is going along in its usual quiet way, doing a good work, and doing it well. The following report will show what they did last year. REPORT OF RANDALL’S ISLAND COMMITTEE FOR THE YEAR 1890. To the Particular Council of New York. Sies and Deae Beothees: “ In presenting this report, we feel it our duty, as Chairman of the Randall’s Island Committee, to express our gratitude to the ladies and gentlemen who have so zealously and cheerfully co-operated with us during the past year. “ In all sorts of weather, warm or cold, stormy or clear, they have shown their inter- est in the good work, by their regular attendance, and by their increasing activity and attention to their classes. “ The ladies, as usual, have surpassed us in every way, and we could almost wish they were eligible for admission into the Society of St. Yincent de Paul, as we believe they would be shining examples of zeal in all works, in which perseverance, charity, and courage are requisite. “The children of Randall’s Island, as usual, are looked after by the Rev. Father Gelinas, S. J., who is untiring in his zeal, and kind and generous to your Committee. He frequently expresses his great appreciation of our help to him in his work. “ The Committee has about 600 children under its charge. During the past year they have been most zealous and attentive, seldom absenting themselves, and then fre- quently by order of the doctor. “ The following is a list of teachers from the different Conferences: “ St. Mary, 3 ; St. James, 2 ; St. Theresa, 2 ; St. Mary Magdalen , 1; St. Lawrence 1; St. Alphonsus, 1; Holy Bosary, 1. “There are also six boys belonging to Randall’s Island teaching Sunday-School. “ The ladies, as usual, devote most of their attention to the girls, and perform the same work among them, that the men do among the boys. Miss M. Floyd has charge of the female teachers and also takes care of the Chapel. “ There is an excellent choir composed of forty of the children. “Very few of the children have not been to Confession. Indeed the children will compare favorably, with almost any Sunday-School, composed of children more favored in mind and body. “As fast as they are old enough or that they can realize the blessings derived from receiving the Sacraments, our energetic director, Father Gelinas, gives the mthe privi- lege of doing so. “ At Christmas, every child on the island receives a package of candy. “ The boys who assist in Catechism, etc., each received a polo shirt, tie, and handker- 43 chief, other children were given prayer-books, caps, and other presents. The prison women received tea, etc., for the first time. “ Each of the men received a piece of tobacco. In all about 800 people received gifts. “In making the distribution no distinction was made between Protestants and Catholics.” REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES. RECEIPTS. Particular Council of New York, $50 00 Through Commissioner E. C. Sheehy, ....... 28 00 Holy Rosary Conference, 10 00 St. John the Baptist Conference,........ 1 00 Total, $89 00 EXPENDITURES. Presents for prison women and hospital men, .... $8 82 Presents to teachers and children, 20 85 Candies, etc., for children, . 51 93 $81 60 Balance, . . $7 40 The hospitals have also been visited by a committee who reports as follows : “ The hospitals have been visited each Sunday, with but few exceptions. Fifteen thousand books, ‘Ave Marias,’ pamphlets, and various papers have been distributed very much to the relief of the poor patients, as it helped them pass away many a weary hour. We wish to thank the Rev. Father Walker of St. Lawrence's Conference, also the the Conferences of Holy Rosary and St. Stephen , and F. R. Pustet & Co. , for books, papers, etc., received from them during the past year. We need assistance in this department very much and we hope that some members of the Conferences will volunteer to aid us. “ The attendance at Mass and at Sunday-School is increasing, and we again ask the Particular Council to appeal to the different Conferences for more teachers. Those employed in the work have, in many instances, more pupils than we can give proper attention to, within the limited time given to us each Sunday, therefore, we beg of .our brothers who can do so to give a few hours each Sunday to this great work. It ^will bring many blessings on those taking part in it, and it will also be a source of great pleasure to be the means of teaching those poor children the truths of religion. “We have many pleasing incidents occurring each week, but this report is already so long that we will not trespass too much on your time. “ It is especially gratifying to notice the interest which tne six boys take in teaching their fellow inmates the Catechism. “ We have two cripples, who, though helpless and suffering, still manage to act as 44 teachers, and certainly it is a lesson to others, who hesitate to begin tne work, to see those two little fellows teaching Catechism. “ We cannot close without giving an exact copy of a letter received from a poor fellow in the idiot ward, who, though not in full possessions of his mental faculties, manages to teach Catechism. “ ‘ Dear Mr. Kilroy. I take the pleasure in writing you a few lines, hoping this will reach you in good time. Twenty-three boys goes to church in Pavilion E. We get up at five o’clock, please send me a writing book, please send me up some Homeless Childs for the boys to read during the week. We go to church six days, I count first Friday of the month. We go to church every Sunday evening; please tell Mr. O’Conner to send me next Sunday’s News. When you are coming up to church, Mr. Kilroy, tell Mr. Becker I was asking for him last Sunday morning ; please send me an answer as soon as you can. Joseph Schoen, Sunday-School Teacher “ Too much thanks cannot be given to the people in charge on Randall’s Island. “ They all help us in every way possible, and were it not for the good will shown by them our little work would not accomplish as much as it has done in the past. “ In conclusion we thank the Particular Council for the interest it takes in our work, and we will be pleased to have the members visit us at any time. “ Sincerely Yours, “RANDALL’S ISLAND COMMITTEE.” Want of space prevents ns from giving all of the interesting incidents recorded in the Conference reports, we, however, give the following : St Mary's Conference : “Two of our members teach Catechism to the boys confined in the Tombs (City Prison) 36 boys have been taught, of this number 14 have received Holy Communion, it being the first time for 4 of them to receive.” St Ignatius' Conference: “ Still continues to distribute Catholic reading matter to the inmates of the Alms House, Hospitals., and Prisons.” ' All Saints' Conference : “ Through the efforts of some of our members a family consisting of father, mother, and 3 children, who had fallen away from the Church, were brought to a sense of their duty, and are now attentive, good-living Catholics.” COURT OFFICER’S REPORT FOR 1890. Visits made to Courts and Prisons, Visits made to Homes of Children, 1280 273 45 The report is merely a summary of the work performed by our officer, and will give but a faint idea of the labor involved in attending to the same. The report is replete with many interesting incidents which we would like to include in this, but want of space will not allow. Five boys who had been committed to non-Catholic institu- tions, were (after legal means had been taken) released there- from and sent to institutions of our own faith. PARTICULAR COUNCIL OF NEW YORK. TREASURER’S REPORT FOR 1890. Receipts. Balance on hand, January 1st, 1890, $257 14 Donations from (Theatrical License Fund) 2,500 00 Donations from Conferences, 772 54 Collections at meetings, 49 28 Honorary Members, 25 00 Interest, 7 05 Total, $3,611 01 Expenditures. Conferences, $2,040 00 Superior Council of New York, 200 00 Jesuit Father’s (Offering at retreat), . 100 00 Randall’s Island Mission, 90 00 Expenses, including services at Court in behalf of poor children, . 963 15 Balance in bank, January 1st, 1891, 217 86 $3,611 01 W. P. Byrne, Treasurer. JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY. Eight Conferences send Reports. 1889 . 1890. Members, 117 174 Average attendance, 100 Families relieved, 169 Visits made, 2,289 46 Total receipts, Collection at meetings, Expenditures, 1889 . 1890 . $2,433 $3,473 659 879 2,228 3,513 The Report for 1890 is in every way a very satisfactory one. The increase in membership, in average attendance, and in families relieved are evidences of the spirit of activity which prevails in this Council. The members are desirous of conforming strictly to the rules and receive with pleasure any suggestions from the Superior Council. The President writes : “ When you are looking over the reports of Conferences, if there are any points in which we need brushing up, do not hesitate to communicate with us, as we desire to be in accord with the Superior Council in all things.” As will be noticed from the reports, St Bridget's Confer- ence appears again among the active workers. We take the following from the report. “The most interesting fact I have to report for the past year, and one which I feel will be hailed with pleasure by the Superior Council, is the resumption of the work by the Society at the county institutions at Snake Hill. “ This work, having once been allowed to die out, it appeared to be almost impossible to get it started again into active life—even after the members were prepared, the question of conveyance to and from Snake Hill on Sundays promised for a time to pre- vent any action. All this, however, has been happily solved, and the work is now pro- gressing in a most satisfactory manner, the President of the special w7orks reporting at the last meeting of the Particular Council that the attendance and zeal of the members was all that could be desired. On the question of providing funds for this godd work it was suggested that the various conferences secure yearly subscribers to a fund for that purpose, and one of the conferences has since handed in a list of subscribers of $30, and counting on the other conferences assisting, the question of expense is prac- tically settled. “ I enclose the report in full of special works as received by me. “ In looking over the table of receipts of the conferences it is to be regretted that' the practice of giving the entire receipts of poor boxes to the society is not more general. Following the advice of the conference of Presidents of Particular Council, held in New York, it is recommended as the safest and best means of obtaining money for distribution among the poor ; it is pure charity, and is free from all objections which For the Intentions of the Apostleship of Prayer. 1st Degree: THE MORNING OFFERING. O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer Thee the prayers, work, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Thy Divine Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass ; and in particular for social peace. 2d Degree: THE ROSARY DECADE. 1st Sorrowful Mystery—AGONY. Lord, grant the protection of Thy Divine Heart to our Holy Father, the Pope. 3d Degree: COMMUNION OF REPARATION. General Communion: *Sunday, the 16th. Your day is the*..... Patron: *St. Lawrence, Martyr, the 10th. Fruit: Sorrow.—Let not men of the world pursue with greater diligence the goods of earth, than you do the goods of Eternity. St. Ignatius Loyola, *Plenary Indulgence for Associates of League, ' m~J*! August General Intention. Social Peace. Intentions recommended by A merican Associates. ( Associates can gain 100 days’ Indulgence for each action offered for these Intentions. ) 1. S. St. Peter in Chains.—Messenger Readers. 2. *S. St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bp. D.—67,872 Thanks- givings. [Affliction. 3. M. Finding of St. Stephen’s Relics.— 34,711 In 4. T, St, Dominie, F .—34 £3Q Dead Associates. 5. W. OUR LADY OF SNOWS.—191, 797 Special, [ties. 6. Th. Transfiguration of our Lord.—3,196 Communi- 7. *F. St. Cajetan, F.—63,688 First Communions. 8. S. St. Cyriacus, M.—150.578 Departed Souls. 9. S. St. Romanus. Soldier, M.—35,643 Employment and Means. 10. M. St. Lawrence, M —4,285 Clergy. 11. T. St. Philomena, V. M.—189,722 Children. 12. W. St. Clare, V., F.—125,566 Families. [verance. 13. Th. St. John Berchmans (S.J.) — 137,696 Perse- 14. F. St. Hormisdas, P.—38,923 Reconciliations. 15. *S. ASSUMPTION B. Y. M. — 214,119 Spiritual Favors. [poral Favors. 16. *S. St. Joachim, Father B.Y.M.—136,368 Tem- 17. M.—Sts. Paul and Juliana, MM.—96,114 Conver- sions to the Faith. 18. T. St. Agapitus, Boy, M.—111,122 Young Persons. 19. W. St. Louis, Bp.—26,167 Schools. 20. Tlj^St. Bernard, Ah. D.—58,198 Sick. 21. F. SOahe Frances de Chantal, W.— 1,6'8 Missions. 22. S. St. Lambert, Ab.—6,519 Spiritual Works, Socie- ties. [Parishes. 23. *S. MOST PURE HEART OF MARY.— 7,273 24. M. St. Bartholomew, Ap.—394,343 Sinners. 25. T. St. Louis, King —102,124 Parents. 26. W. St. Zephyrinus, P. M.—3,765 Religious. 27. Th. St. Joseph Calasanctius, F.—8,387 Church Stu- dents, Novices. 28. F. St. Augustine, Bp. D.—2,639 Superiors. 29. S. Beheading of St. John Baptist.—36,912 Vocations. SO. S. St. Rose of Lima.— 15,693 Promoters. 31. M. St. Raymond Nonnatus.—103,672 Various. (*Plenary Indulgence for Associates.) Intentions to be recommended must be received before 1st of month : they are also sent to the Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart, where the Director-General of the Tu-ayne has a daily Mass said, for them, and are placed on the altar at La Saletle and Lourdes. For the Intentions of the Apostleship of Prayer. 1st Degree: THE MORNING OFFERING, O Jesus, through the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer Thee the prayers, work, and sufferings of this day for all the intentions of Thy Divine Heart, in union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass; and in particular for the peace of Christian Nations. 2d Degree: THE ROSARY DECADE. 3d Sorrowful Mystery—CROWNING WITH THORNS. Lord, grant the protection of Thy Divine Heart to our Holy Father, the Pope. 3d Degree: COMMUNION OF REPARATION. General Communion: *Sunday ,the 20th. Your day is the* Patron: *St. Michael, Archangel, the 29th. Fruit : Penance.—My sins merit still greater suffer- ing. St. Peter Claver. *Plenary Indulgence for Associates of League,. September General Intention. Peace among Christian Nations. Intentions recommended by American Associates. (Associates can gain 100 days' Indulgence for each action offered for these Intentions. ) 1. T. St. Giles, Abbot.-^Messenger Readers. 2. W. St. Stephen, King.—67,872 Thanksgivings. 3. Th. Japanese Martyrs.—22,542 In Affliction. 4. *F. St. Rose, V.— 2,123 Dead Associates. 5. S. St. Lawrence Justinian.—112,870 Special. 6. *S. St. Onesiphorus, M.—3,284 Communities. 7. M. St. Regina, Y.M.—28,038 First Communions. 8. *T. Nativity B.V.M.—18.912 Departed Souls. 9. W. St. Peter Claver (S.J.).—27,518 Employment and Means. 10. Th. St. Nicholas (O.S.A.) —3,414 Clergy. 11. F. Bl. Charles Spinola, M.—131,165 Children. 12. S. St. Guy.—35,541 Families. 13. S. Holy Name of Mary.—48,056 Perseverance. 14. M. Exaltation of the Holy Cross.—4,667 Reconcili- ations. 15. T. St. Catharine of Genoa. — 44,784 Spiritual Favors. 16. W. Sts. Cornelius and Cyprian, MM.—42,120 Tem- poral Favors. 17. Th. Stigmata of St. Francis.—43,349 Conversions to the Faith. 18. F. St. Joseph of Cupertino.—50,416 Young Persons. 19. S. St. Januarius, M.—11,132 Schools. 20. *S. Seven Sorrows B.V.M.—23,950 Sick. 21. *M. St. Matthew, Ap—2,065 Missions and Retreats. 22. T. St. Thomas, B.—647 Spiritual Works, Societies. 23. W. St. Thecla. —7,342 Parishes. 24. Th. Our Lady of Mercy.— 104,558 Sinners. 25. F. St. Finbar. —36,013 Parents. 26. S. Sts. Cyprian and Justina, MM—3,984 Religious. 27. S. Sts. Cosmas and Damian, MM.—3,454 Church Students, Novi ces. 28. M. St. Wenceslas, M.—1,137 Superiors. 29. T. St. Michael, Archangel.— 9,299 Vocations. 30. W. St. Jerome.— 10,902 Promoters. (*Plenary Indulgence for Associates.) Intentions to be recommended must be received before 1st of month : they are also sent to the Sanctuary of the Sacred Heart , where the Director- General of the League has a daily Blass said, for them , and are placed on the altar at La Saletle and Lourdes. 47 might be alleged against some methods of securing funds, and it can never bring any possible reproach on the Society. “ The comparison with the last Annual Report shows an increase in membership and in amounts received and expended. The large increase in members is partly accounted for by St. Bridget's Conference again appearing in the reports, but even without this there is a slight increase of members over last year. “I take pleasure to acknowledge that the attendance at the quarterly meeting is larger, and shows a commendable interest in the work of the Society. “ In closing I regret to be unable to report any new conferences organized during the past year. While there are, I believe, some sixteen Catholic churches scattered along this side of the Hudson, in Jersey City and Hoboken, yet there are only eight confer- ences, and, singular to say, the endeavor to organize in the other churches is a work of slow movement. However, it is hoped that this year will see one or more conferences added to the list.” Report of Special Work Committee. “The visits to the County Institutions were commenced on Sunday, November 30, 1890. We devote one hour to instructing in the Christian Doctrine the Children of the Alms House, in this we are assisted by the Sisters of Charity. The Penitentiary is visited by one of our members, who has a class of young men, 17 to 20 years of age, some of whom, previous to our brothers going to instruct them, had not received first Communion, but we are happy to state that they have since been prepared and with many of the others have received the Blessed Sacrament. “ The poor in the Alms House, and the sick in the hospital, are also carefully looked after and appreciate the attention shown them. We distribute religious articles and reading matter. “Great thanks are due to the County Officials for the facilities granted us in aid of our work.” St. Peter's Conference states : “Our Conference provides for fourteen Orphan Children, whom we have placed in an Orphanage. “ The Conferences also supplies shoes to all Orphan, and Half-Orphan children, in the Parish who attend Catholic Schools. All the families relieved, are advised to send their Children to Catholic Schools. This advice as a rule is followed. “ We also endeavor to reform drunkards. “ This Conference mentions two instances where, through the persuasion of the visit- ing members, two mothers were induced to call in the Priest, in both cases the people were reconciled to the Church and died fully prepared to meet their God. “One member of this Conference visits the Hospital after his working hours—he has already instructed tour Protestants, who, through his efforts, were Baptized and died in the Faith.” St. Patrick's writes : “ The efforts of this Conference are principally directed towards maintaining homes for families, from which one parent has been removed. 48 . i''- ' ' . “ One family of seven, under our care, have been seen to during all their trials. First, the father died, then a widow, who had two children of her own, was secured to keep the home, she merely having been a friend of the childrens’ mother, the Con- ference paid the rent and other expenses. “In God’s Providence death again left the children unprovided for, by taking away this poor woman ; some of the children were then sent to an institution, and the others were taken care of by friends, being still under the care of the Conference.” The Conference of St Mary , Hoboken, has six Orphans under its charge. St Nicholas' Conference states that their members are very particular in their visits to the poor, to see that they attend to their religious duties. One member, who had assisted a poor emigrant with his baggage to the It. It. depot, was so unfortu- nate as to have his leg broken while returning. We hope to welcome more Conferences next year. NEWARK, NEW JERSEY. Reports have been received from the Particular Council, and four Conferences. 1889 . 1890 . Members, 79 71 Average attendance, 44 45 Families relieved, 181 162 Visits made, 1,486 1,411 Total receipts, $685 $1,111 Collection at meetings, 395 329 Expenditures, 927 803 The Report shows a slight falling off in some particulars, which we hope to find improved in our next Annual Report. The President writes : “ Herewith find reports of the four Conferences, at present in this circumscription, together with that of the Particular Council; while none of them are as full, and satis- factory as desirable, they are in the main correct. * What is writ, is writ, would it were worthier.’ ” The following account of the work performed will be of 49 interest, as showing that our brothers in Newark are oy no means idle. “ The County Jail and Alms House are regularly visited by the members of St Joseph and St Patrick's Conferences, and the religious interests of the inmates looked after. “ St. Vincent’s Home for Boys, although as yet on a small scale, has sheltered, guided into habits of industry, and provided situations for a very large number of Boys, besides being utilized, to some extent, as a Day Nursery. Last spring, under the auspices of our Society, and with the approval of our Right Rev. Bishop and Clergy, the ladies of the several parishes in the City, united in giving a three nights’ festival, for the joint benefit of St. Vincent’s Home for Boys, and St. Mary’s Orphan Asylum, and which resulted in netting the sum of $900 for each institution, besides, bringing together, as never before, the Catholics of the entire City and establishing between them relations of personal acquaintance and friendship, thus welding them into one harmonious family. “ We hope next year to record an increase in Conferences, and membership.” TRENTON, NEW JERSEY. The Particular Council and three Conferences, send reports. Members, Average attendance, .... Families relieved, Visits made, 1889 . 45 27 28 908 1890 . 38 25 26 827 Total Receipts, Collection at meetings, .... Expenditures, $539 109 679 $669 110 777 The report while showing a slight falling off, is still a very favorable one. The visiting of the poor is carefully attended to, and the average attendance at the meetings is fair. We hope that Catholic young men will be attracted by the example of the members of the Conferences, to enter the Society and thus increase its capacity for work. With the small number of members in the Society in Trenton, very much good is accomplished, with a larger membership, some new fields could be entered, and the cause of Charity extended. 50 We regret the absence of interesting incidents, as we have no doubt that with such a large number of visits to the poor, many edifying examples have come under the observation of the members. The President writes : “Perhaps the most important addition to the diocese, is the erection of the new Orphan Asylum, at Hopewell, near Trenton, which is about to be commenced. The Asylum at New Brunswick being inadequate to accommodate the little ones. In this work the Conferences of Trenton have taken a very active part. We hope, by the next Annual Beport, to have a Home at Hopewell, which will enable us to take proper care of our many orphans, who are now almost homeless in this vicinity. “We have, also, procured homes for eight or ten orphans, two of whom were found with families where their faith was endangered. We were obliged to purchase their release, or allow them to be lost to the faith. “ The members of Our Lady of Lourdes' Conference continue to visit the prison, and are evidently doing good work. They also have a class of 23 deaf mutes, who receive instructions every Saturday.” BALTIMORE, MD. The reports from this Council and eighteen Conferences have been received. We have received, with pleasure, the first report of the Aspirant Conference of St John the Evangelist. We heartily welcome this young Conference into the Society, and wish it a long and useful career. The formation of a Central Council at Baltimore entails more work upon the Society in that City, but we feel confident, that with their experience in the past, their knowledge of the rules of our Society, and their deep interest in everything appertaining to its welfare the members will make of the Central Council, a great power for propagating the Society throughout their circumscription. Comparative statement for 1889 and 1890. 1889 . 1890. Members, 282 269 Average attendance, ... . . 179 176 51 Families relieved, . Visits made, . Receipts, Collection at meetings, Expenditures, 1889 . 1890 . 340 345 5,231 4,646 $5,031 $5,201 1,762 1,729 4,988 5,254 Although the comparison does not appear to result favor- ably for the year 1890, still the letter of the President explains why we have no reason to feel alarmed, and proves that the Particular Council of Baltimore is progressing steadily. The following extracts are taken from the letter of the President : j “ The letter of Institution of the Central Council of Baltimore has just been received. In the meantime we have been preparing for our work, and shall now, we trust, with zeal, proceed with it. Unfortunately it seems very difficult to attain to anything like perfection, thus there is, despite of earnest requests, a want of reply on the part of about one-half of the Conferences, to the printed questions, particularly to the two last ones, as to the work among the poor, aside from mere material assistance. But although this defect exists we are sure that it does not indicate an equal defect on the part of our brothers in their good works and that what they have performed the good works, they have neglected to record them. We trust that hereafter, the reports, in this respect, will be more satisfactory. “ Visits were made to all the Conferences during the year, and we hope with good results. “ We are glad to forward the application for aggregation of the Aspirant Conference of St. John, which makes an edifiying report. We had hoped to be able to report the organization of one or more new Conferences, but as yet we cannot do so but feel con- fident that during the coming year we will succeed in this respect. “ The special work (under the supervision of the Particular Council), in the penal institutions, has been as effective as formerly although not as full of interesting incidents, and the statistics are but partial; this is owing to a little temporary and exceptional difficulty. “We have to lament the decease during the year of six of our brothers, among whom was the Vice-President of the Particular Council, Thomas Whelan, Jr., and for all of whom we have had masses and prayers offered. “We reget that the attendance at the general meetings has not had a proportionate increase, there being an average of only 40 or 50 per cent, of the members present on those occasions; at the Holy Communion the attendance has been much better. “ If our resources were greater, much good work could be added to our ordinary works, such as patronages, etc.” The Report is an interesting one and we quote a few extracts : “ If several Conferences have omitted—not the good work among the poor, besides material aid—but merely the record of it, others have added to their statistical state- 52 raents that, which indicates the true aims and objects of the Society in relation to the poor, namely: The improvement of their morals and manners by extending to them the truer and higher charity of sincere sympathy with their hard lots, of consolation, encouragement and of advice, and others than simple material aid. “Thus the Conference of St. Vincent reports that a number of boys were found in a certain locality in the parish whose ages ranged from twelve to sixteen years. None of them attended church or school or had made their First Communion. Six Brothers of the Conference took charge of them, and, after three months, three of them had made their First Communion and all of the others were attending school. “ The Conference of St. Joseph reports the case of a man, with a wife and three children, who, owing to injuries received in a railroad accident, was rendered destitute. The family were not Catholics. The Conference rendered them aid, and the father sent his children to the parochial school. The father received -some money from the railroad company for his injuries, and insisted upon returning thirty-five dollars to the Conference, and has kept his children at the parochial school. “ The Conference of St. Gregory reports assisting a family consisting of father, mother, and five children; attending them during the last illness of the father; burying the father; and that they are still watching over the widow and children. “ Immaculate Conception Conference reports the case of a worthy family who were Baptists. The mother was taken sick with brain fever and the husband had to give up his work to nurse her, and the family were soon destitute. The Conference had the mother removed for treatment to Bayview, and the children placed in the infant asylum, thus enabling the father to return to work. The mother died; and the children still remain under the charge of the Conference, and the father is enabled to take care of himself, being a sober, industrious man. Another case reported is that of 'a man who, being out of work, took to drinking. Through the efforts of some of the brothers he was reclaimed, has signed the pledge, is working, and is now doing well. They also report the case of a widow, with four small children, who was discov- ered lying sick with pneumonia in squalor and poverty. Groceries, fuel and clothing were promptly furnished them, and the mother, now convalescent, is able to take care of herself and children. “ St. Anne's Conference reports the case of a man who was a Catholic, with a non- Catholic wife. The husband was so sick and delicate that he could not attend to his family at all. The Conference took charge and encouraged and assisted the man, and he was enabled to attend to his religious duties; and on Christmas morning the wife was baptized a Catholic, and is now an exemplary and devoted member of the Church.” We embody in full the report of the Committee on Special Works : ! ! HOUSE OF CORRECTION IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY, MARYLAND. “ About two hundred and fifty to three hundred prisoners, mainly tramps, are annually confined in this institution for one to three years. We have excess to all parts of the prison. We refer for statistics to the report of the chaplain, Rev. Father Boone, S. J. He, with three members of the Special Work and an organist (salaried), visit this prison twice a month—on the second and fourth Sundays; also a female 53 teacher for the female prisoners. In the afternoon of the second Sunday the chaplain preaches to all the prisoners assembled for this purpose in the chapel of the institution. On the morning of the fourth Sunday he offers Mass for the Catholic prisoners. “We have a small library for the benefit of our Catholic prisoners. On Christmas they received presents.” IN THE CITY JAIL. “We have but a small chance to do much good. Prisoners are confined but for a short time, and but a few come to the Sunday-School, in which one of our brothers teaches ; but there are a few ladies from the neighboring parish of Loyola, who teach a class of female prisoners. The chaplain visits the prison during the week and on Sundays; but we have not succeeded in making arrangements for the celebration of Mass on Sundays. “ The brother teaching in the jail has also succeeded in obtaining employment and clothes for some of the discharged prisoners. Of several prisoners who were induced to take the pledge against drunkenness, four have kept it and are doing well. Another poor fellow keeps faithful to his religious duties; has now a good position; tries to induce associates to attend to their religious duties. “ Of the female prisoners, two are awaiting trial for murder. The largest number are committed for drunkenness and other immoralities for thirty days; hence, the work among them is apparently not very effective. Still, six or seven have heen induced to go to the House of the Good Shepherd after their discharge. Christmas gifts were also distributed in this institution.” MARYLAND PENITENTIARY. “ The directors of this institution have thought best to reduce the number of Sunday- school teachers, eliminating some inexperienced young men—a change rather for the better. It does not impair the efficiency of our work. Now about five discreet members of the Society attend the Sunday-School, teaching and preparing the more ignorant ones for the pratice of their religious duties. “ The chaplain preaches to the prisoners before catechism instructions every Sunday morning except one, when he attends the House of Correction ; and also once a month in the afternoon of Sunday to all the prisoners, both Catholic and Protestant. He has access to the Catholic prisoners also when necessary during the week, and to those in the hospital of the prison. “Mass is offered every Sunday morning; and on Christmas morning with assistance of organist and some other instrumental music and a choir of six male singers, High Mass was celebrated, the altar and sanctuary being adorned with flowers and evergreens. “A sermon was preached, and about three hundred prisoners, Catholic and Protestant attended. Christmas cards and little presents were distributed. “ A man, after having been instructed in Sunday-School became converted, and after his discharge from prison, and too old to work, had a home procured for him with the Little Sisters of the Poor. “ The work in the penal institutions could be improved if means could be found to employ an office and salaried agent to look after prisoners when discharged.” 54 BAYVIEW ASYLUM “ Is the home for about twelve hundred to fourteen hundred poor people. Some five brothers visit this institution every Sunday morning, more especially to attend and teach the sick in the hospital of the institution. Instead of our chaplain, the Fathers (Redemptorist) of the Church of the Sacred Heart, in the neighborhood of the institution, attend here, offer Mass on Sundays and hear confessions. We regret that we have not been able to get statistics from them. We regret, also, that the other statistical reports of the penal institutions cover only the time of the incumbency of the present chaplain. “ Outside of the work in penal institutions by the brothers, a little instance occurred of a little girl being brought to a member of the Special Work by a gentlemen in the office of a (Protestant) lawyer who was engaged in procuring a divorce or separation for the parents of the child. Both were Protestants, but willing to pay board for the child in some Catholic institution, not objecting to its being brought up a Catholic. “ The Sisters of Charity were induced to take the little one into their institution of St. Mary’s Orphan Asylum.” We will conclude with a few items taken from the report of the new Aspirant Conference of St. John the Evangelist : “ The membership includes some of the most earnest and zealous Christain young men of the parish. The Conference meets every Sunday evening. “They have accomplished considerable good, such as forming Catechism Classes, furnishing clothing to needy persons', and reporting cases (which are out of their sphere, but which come under their observation) to the Senior Conferences. “One of the members procured a situation in a profession fora young man, who showed a marked talent for the same and is now spoken of in praise by his employers. “We have also procured clothing for a young man, thus enabling him to retain a position which he had obtained. “ Five young men have received instruction for Confirmation and First Communion. “ The Conference pays rent for a deserving old person, and have also made a donation to the Senior Conference. “ They have provided a boy (the son of a widow) with clothing, sent him to night school, and obtained a permanent position for him, thus enabling him to contribute toward the support of his mother. “ The members, with three exceptions, are teachers in the Sunday-School and belong to the several sodalities in the church. PITTSBURGH, PENN. We have received the report of the Particular Council and eight Conferences. The two Conferences, St. Peter and St Andrew of Allegheney City, are included ; of St Andrew's we 55 understand that they are now connected with the Particular Council, acting on this supposition we have placed that Conference among the list of those connected with the Pittsburgh Particular Council. If we have made a mistake, we will make the correction in our next report. But, now that the Particular Council of Pittsburgh is in good working order, we feel satisfied that every Conference will find it convenient to work with it for the general good. Comparative statement for the years 1889 and 1890. Conferences reporting, Members on roll, Average attendance, . Families relieved, Visits made, Total receipts, . Collection at meetings, Expenditures, . 1889 . 1890 . 5 8 136 165 65 84 70 151 928 1,328 $2,420 $2,651 156 324 1,470 2,825 The comparative statement realized our anticipations. There is an improvement in every respect, with the promise of even greater improvement in the future. We sincerely congratulate the Council on the progress made. The perseverance, self-sacri- fice and forbearance of the members have met with the reward they deserve. We hope they will continue to work harmoniously and earnestly together so that in the future we may look upon Pittsburgh as one of the model Counsel of the Circumscrip- tion. The indefatigable Secretary writes: “ Although very late this year, on account of various local delays, we now enclose you our Annual Report for 1890. Three new Conferences have been organized the past year. Holy Cross, St. Kieran, and St. Stanislaus, Katka (Polish). St. Kievan being the only one that sends a report. The other two having been organized very late in the year. “Our Conferences still continue to look after the welfare of Orphan children. Our brothers have, in several cases, prevented boys from being sent to the State Reform School. Not having any suitable home for Catholic boys at this place they sent the said boys to an Institution in New York, where their faith will be preserved for them. 56 V The Festivals of the Society have been very well attended by our members and also by our Rev. Spiritual Directors to whose presence we can largly attribute the success of our quarterly meetings. Our brothers continue in a body to approach the Holy Communion on each of the Festivals. Visits have been made to the Jail and Hospital during the past year and we trust with good results. Our Conferences also look after the school children and furnish all the necessary books free of charge. “ We feel proud of our letters of Institution, and hope that by becoming a real part of the Society, our work will be more effective. “We desire to express our sincere thanks to our Right Rev. Bishop, Very Rev. Vicar-General, and all the Clergy, as well as our brothers of the Society, for the valuable assistance rendered us during the past year.” St Michael's Conference writes: “We furnish clothing to the poor children so that they may attend school, and also to children making their First Communion. During the Sundays in Advent and Lent, we take up a special collection for the poor. This collection does not interfere with the regular Sunday collections. At the end of the Masses, our members stand at the church doors and receive whatever the parishioners in their Charity, are inclined to give. We have been doing this for some time and have met with great success. Our Pastor takes an active interest in our work. Many Pastors do not always understand the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, but where a Pastor takes an interest in the Society he can promote its progress in many ways. Ladies can help along the good work, but the men must always keep to the front.” Sacred Heart Conference reports: “ It is our intention to drop from the roll all those members who are not attentive to the meetings, and to be more careful in the future, in the selection of persons for membership, as many join the Society without a proper knowledge or due reflection of the rules.” The Conference of St Benedict the Moor sends a very encouraging report, from which the following is taken. “ As we are the only Conference of colored men, it falls to our lot to look after a great many colored Catholics, who have fallen; and endeavor to put them on the right path. “We are pleased to exert our humble efforts to establish and maintain a colored Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and we are sincerely grateful to our white brothers of this grand Society for their friendship and help extended to us in this work of Christian charity.” St Andrew's Conference, Allegheney City, reports very good progress, and gives evidence that the members are active in works of charity. LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, This Council and seven Conferences report. The comparative statement is as follows : 1889 . 1890 . Members, . 300 278 Average attendance, . 135 121 Families relieved, . 110 110 Visits made, . 717 700 Receipts, . $702 $822 Collection at meetings, . 488 483 Expenditures, . 677 894 The year 1890, shows a slight falling off in membership, although the work performed is about equal to that of the previous year. The letter from the Secretary explains the condition of affairs in Louisville, so clearly, that we think we can do no better than insert a large part of it in this Report. “ There is no disguising the fact, that, in this City the St. Vincent de Paul Society is gradually growing less in numbers, from year to year, and there must be a cause for it, but to state exactly what that cause is, appears to be difficult matter. I attribute it to several causes. First : the lack of work for the Conferences, and second : the formation of other Societies in the different Parishes. “ The working classes, as a rule, are prosperous; for several years past work has been abundant, the winter has been open and work in many trades has continued all through the year. This will, in a measure, explain why so little has been accomplished by the Society, in giving relief and also serve to confirm the first point I make about the decadence of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The brothers, assemble week after week, and finding no wTork to be done finally drop off, losing sight of the Indulgences they gain by attending the meetings, whether relief is to be given out or not. You will notice in the report of St. Cecilia's that no relief was given during the whole year, the brothers were prepared to aid the distressed, but no one applied to them for relief. One Sunday the brothers went through the Parish looking for persons in need, but could find none. “ Many of our members are under the impression that if they belong to one society in the Church, that it is enough for them. This is the idea that completely wiped out the Conference of St. Bridget. “We regret that Mr. Daniel E. Doherty (who has been President of the Particular Council for eight years) has been compelled to resign that position, owing to his business requiring his absence from the City, a great part of the time. Mr. James Campell, who has been an active member of the Society for thirty years, has been 58 unanimously confirmed by every Conference to be the President of the Particular Council. “On the 27th day of March, this City was visited by a cyclone, killing ninety-six persons, and destroying considerable property among which was the Church, Pastoral residence, and school-house of the Sacred Heart. The brothers of the Conference, the following Sunday, held their meeting in the ruins of the church. “The Particular Council agreed to aid the distressed Brethren, but happily the citizens formed relief corps and took upon themselves to relieve all distress under the direction of the ‘ Charity Organization,’ whose rules have been taken from the St. Vincent de Paul Society.” The Conference of the Assumption writes : “That every effort is made to induce the poor relieved by them to attend to their religious duties.” Sacred Heart Conference writes : “We have no orphans under our care, but we always make it a point to provide a good, substantial, Christmas dinner for the orphans of the Good Shepherd, and St. Vincent Asylum. On the last occasion a fine beef was presented to us by a young man, in commemoration of his deceased Father’s friendship for our Conference. The other necessaries were supplied by our Conference.” We have nothing to add to the report, further than to promise our aid and encouragement to the efforts made to improve the condition of the Society in Louisville. DUBUQUE, IOWA. The reports of this Council and the two Conferences were received. Members, Average attendance, . Families relieved, Visits made, Collection at meetings, Receipts, . . Expenses, 1889 . 1890 . 27 31 19 17 19 14 316 374 $45 $47 107 147 107 167 There is very little change in the condition of this Council. The visits to the poor are proof that the members are not derelict in this respect, and the reports show, that if they are 59 not making any great progress, they are not losing any ground. We hope to find an improvement in next year’s report. We regret very much the absence of any letter from the Council, giving us an idea of the condition and prospects for the future. The reports are carefully prepared, but there is an absence of interesting incidents. We hope next year to have a full account of the condition of this Council. The receipts from Honorary Members, and Subscribers, amount to $292, and a legacy of $500 was left to the Council. The expenditures include railroad fare for a poor woman, books and clothing for children, donations to the Conferences, to the Home of the Good Shepherd, Chicago, and the Infant Asylum, Chicago, also a Christmas dinner for the poor. These items give material for a very interesting record of the past year’s work and show satisfactorily that the spirit of St. Yincent de Paul is alive in Dubuque. ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. The comparative statement for the years 1889 and 1890 is as follows : 1889 . 1890 . Members, 445 440 Average attendance, . 179 143 Families relieved, 250 219 Visits made, . . .< 2,602 2,736 Receipts $2,712 $2,443 Collection at meetings, 1,394 1,139 Expenditures 2,395 2,326 ; Although the comparative statement is, in some respects, unfavorable to the year 1890. In the work of visiting the poor, we notice that though there were not as many families in want, still there is a larger number of visits to the poor. This speaks 60 well for the zeal of the members in this respect. The falling off in average attendance is explained in the usual way. Many members lose interest in the work after awhile and neglect attending the meetings. Our advice in all such cases is to drop from the roll, all who do not take an active interest in the work, and who absent themselves without good reason. The President of the Council writes as follows : “ We have the honor of submitting our report for 1890. We have annual reports from fourteen Conferences. Two Conferences fail to report, namely: St. Luke's and St. Stephen's. We think the former will resume active work in the near future, as it is in a new and growing parish. The cause of their inactivity is that there are no poor people in that neighborhood at present. “Asa rule our Conferences are doing good work, relieving promptly all cases brought to their notice. Some Conferences are taxed to their full capacity to take care of the poor in their midst, while others have less applicants. This, of course, is owing to the fact that the poor are located in greater numbers in some localities than in others. We think though it would be well for some Conferences to be more on the alert in their immediate neighborhood for families in needy circumstances. “ A few of our Conferences have fallen into the habit of meeting less frequently than once a week, but we hope to see them holding weekly meetings in the near future. “ Agreeably to suggestions in your November Circular some Conferences have dropped from the rolls those members who have absented themselves from the weekly meetings for a long time. “ By referring to our comparative statement it will be found that there is an increase in the number of visits made, but there is a slight decrease in the average attendance at meetings, also in receipts and expenditures. There is not quite as much interest taken in the general meetings as we would like to see, although it gives us pleasure to say that at the meeting of December 8th there was a very large attendance, and it was unusually interesting. The Most Kev. Archbishop Ireland honored us with his presence and addressed the meeting. “ No new Conferences have been organized during the past year, but we are confident of adding at least three of them this year. Letters of aggregation have been received for three of our Conferences during the year, namely: St. John's , St. Michael's and Assumption." St. Michael's Conference: “During the year the two sewing societies helped us by making new clothes and repairing old ones, so that the poor children could be kept at school.” St. John's Conference: The report of this Conference is very interesting ; we take a few extracts from it. 61 “ The members of this Conference have twice approached the Holy Communion in a Lody, once on the occasion of the reception of Letter of Aggregation and once with the view of gaining the Jubilee indulgence. “ A family consisting of parents and two small children were found living in extreme destitution, the father was willing to work, but was unable to obtain employment. The Conference provided them with food and fuel and induced the father to take the pledge, and have since obtained permanent employment for him, so that they are now self- supporting. “An old Lady in destitute condition was provided with clothing and admission into the Asylum of the Little Sisters of the Poor where she died shortly after. ’“ A poor woman dying from a complication of diseases, was found with three small children, a nurse was furnished, until death relieved her of suffering, and the children were provided with good homes. “Visits from the officers of the Particular Council give us great encouragement, and we would suggest that they become more frequent—they tend to make the members feel more interest in their work, and, by judicious instructions to the officers, as to their respective duties, help to make the workings of the Conference more perfect.” Assumption Conference writes : “We have found, in the short time of our existence, that it is not always profitable to have a large number of members on the roll, with but a few doing the work, we Lave after two years of existence, cut down the number to a lower figure, and feel satisfied that we now have a much better working Conference.” St. Vincent's Conference writes : “ The members of this Conference, with the assistance of our Spiritual Director, Lave cliarge of a Sunday-ScLool in a small village, two miles distant from the city; each child is given Rosary Beads and a Catechism of Christian Doctrine. “The members also visit the Work-House, and endeavor to reform the prisoners confined there; so far we have succeeded in inducing thirty (30) to take the Total Abstainence Pledge. The privilege of visiting the Work-House is a special favor, granted us by the Superintendent.” St Mary's of the Lake Conference writes: “ As was anticipated, the year has been one of continual struggle against difficulties and disappointments, we have been unable to hold regular meetings, owing to the illness of our President and from other causes ; we have now secured a permanent meeting place in the basement of the Church ; we have called meetings of the men of the Parish, and, with the aid of our Rev. Pastor (who is greatly interested in the work of the Society), we have secured several new members, and hope to have a more favor- able report the coming year. “We have organized an Aspirant Conference, which bids fair to outrival their seniors. “We also distribute among the various families religious reading matter, in English, Erench, and German languages. We are making arrangements to establish a Reading Room and Circulating Library.” 62 CHICAGO, ILL. Twenty-one Conferences send their reports. Members on roll, . . Average attendance, . Families relieved, Visits made, .... Families on relief roll, Dec. 31, Situations procured, . Collection at meetings, Total receipt, .... Total expenditures, . Balances, ..... 1889. 1890 . 330 361 175 196 1,146 1,182 6,925 6,635 177 220 118 100 $1,586 $1,930 9,468 8,961 9,354 8,531 1,777 2.102 In looking over the above statement, we find that there is an increase in membership, and average attendance for the year 1890. Although a larger number of families were relieved, the number of visits made to the poor was not equal to that of the previous year. The average attendance is not as high as it should be, but we must bear in mind that there have been many difficulties to contend with in establishing Conferences in Chicago, and it has required constant effort to keep up the interest of members in the work. In a large city, like Chicago, there is no scarcity of work for a society like that of the St. Vincent de Paul, and we expect before long, to have the pleasure of reporting a notable increase in membership. The decrease in the number of visits to the poor may be explained in this way, that they were not relieved, but for a short time. In writing to our brothers in Chicago, we will endeavor to impress upon their minds the importance of regular attendance at the weekly meetings, and the necessity of visiting the poor at their homes, at least once each week. Our communications from Chicago are always courteous and 63 charitable, and we are confident that the Particular Council is working earnestly to improve the condition of the Society in that city. His Grace, Most Rev. Archbishop Feehan of Chicago, is very much interested in the progress of the work, and has given his endorsement as follows: “I desire to earnestly recommend the St. Vincent de Paul Society, it is known throughout the whole world, as one of the most perfect, and meritorious organizations of Charity in existence, I would be glad to see its Conferences established everywhere.” With the approval of His Grace, for which we feel most grateful, and with the constant efforts of the Particular Council, we hope -for a great improvement in the future. We are pleased to welcome the three new Conferences of St Charles , Our Lady of Sorrows, and St Jarlath, and we hope they will persevere in the good work. The following extracts are taken from the printed report of the Particular Council during the Winter: “This year we departed from our former course; formerly we visited a Conference without notice, while this year we sent word, so that all the members might be present at the meeting. The result of this plan was, we had a larger attendance at the meetings we visited, and got a better insight into the work done by each Conference. We found something in each Conference we visited that was gratifying to us, and the officers of the Particular Council used the knowledge thus acquired to encourage or censure. It was truly edifying to hear each visitor as he was making his weekly reports dwell upon the spiritual wants of his poor, the parents induced to go.to church and to their duty> the children to attend the parochial schools and catechism, and in every instance some spiritual work of mercy done by the visitor. We also found in several of the Confer- ences the rent question, one of the difficulties under which they labor. Their poor are sometimes composed of large families of children ; the arrears of rent accumulated to a large amount before their distress was made known to the Conference. To meet these pressing demands would deplete the treasury of many Conferences. We advised the Conferences in those cases to procure cheaper tenements, and in order to keep the families together, pay the rent. We find an evil policy existing in some of the Confer- ences of a desire not to pay any rent at all; the effect of which would be to drive the poor from these parishes into other parishes where they would be entire strangers, with nobody to look after their wants. Our experience, especially during the winter, in visiting different Conferences, was that in each Conference we found something new and edifying that did not pertain to the other Conferences. The result of our experience is that we would advise the officers of Conferences and the members, as far as practicable, to interchange visits with each other, as each Conference will be edified by something to be learned by these 64 visits. We also find that where the President of a Conference is prompt and attentive at the meeting, and zealous in his efforts to have each member, however humble, take part in the proceeding of the meeting, these Conferences are the most active in reaching out to the wants of the poor, and that the President of that Conference makes each one feel that he has an interest in the Society; while, on the other hand, the indif- ferent President has a languishing Conference without energy or cohesion. In visiting the Conference we learned many things that ought to have been reported that, have not, through the fault of the Presidents and Secretaries. “ The three new Conferences of which we made mention last year, we are pleased to know, are in a fair way to aggregation. They are in the crowded heart of the city, we regret to say, some parishes with a large number of neglected poor depending upon the charity of neighboring Conferences. In these parishes our efforts to establish Confer- ences have met with no response. “ Holy Family Conference reports that in their parish is a band of noble ladies who have organized themselves into a sewing society, who cheerfully devote their leasure time in preparing garments for the poor of the parish, the materials being purchased from the proceeds of their own industry; and for years past they have expended hundreds of dollars annually in this quiet and silent charity. St. Patrick's Conference reports a sewing society establishad by the Young Ladies’ Sodality of their parish, and poor families recommended to them by the Conference are visited, and clothing is made for them by the young ladies. The charity of these young ladies cannot be too highly appreciated by the members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society ; we cannot reward them for the inestimable service rendered our Conference ; we know that they will receive their crown from the Father of the poor. “ St. Stephen’s Conference about two years ago, was merged into a Married Men’s Sodality, and the result was that there was too much ground to cover to attend to the duties of both societies. The members, seeing this, reorganized early last fall, devoting their best efforts to the interests of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul; since which reorganization the works of the Conference have been edifying to the officers of the Particular Council, and a blessing to the poor of their parish. “We are gratified to report that the Holy Name Conference, during the last year, has assumed the special work of visiting the County Jail, and distributed among the prisoners 1,545 Catholic papers and magazines, and instructed the juvenile prisoners in Christian Doctrines and distributed among them 230 catechisms. “ St. Vincent's Conference reports supplying Catholic reading matter to the inmates of St. Joseph’s Hospital and the Little Sisters of the Poor; also providing a home for a neglected mother and child at St. Vincent’s Infant Asylum, and instructing several children who were in danger of losing their faith. “ St. Jarlath's Conference reports, besides looking after the wants of their poor, a special charity, which the Particular Council looks upon as one of the grandest works of the Society in our City. In their parish is one of the largest institutions in Cook County, the County Hospital. The conference besides furnishing reading matter, gives weekly entertainments for the convalescent; music, essays and pious reading, at which the inmates attend in large numbers. The result of these meetings is numerous conversions and returns of the indifferent of our own Communion. “ Our annual retreat was well attended, instructive and edifying. In conclusion, we feel grateful to His Grace, the Archbishop, for his unfailing presence at our annual meetings, and his kind words of encouragement and letter of approval.” 65 SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. The Council and eleven Conferences report : * 1889. 1890. Members, 129 145 Average attendance, 90 110 Families relieved, . 718 986 Visits made, . . . 2,685 3,366 Collection at meetings, . $666 $845 Receipts, 6,557 9,285 Expenditures, 7,031 8,848 This comparison is very favorable for the year 1890. every branch we notice an increase. The amount of money expended proves that oar brothers have given practical aid to the poor. The number of families relieved, and the visits made, are a plain indication of the attention given, by the members of this Council, to the rules of the Society. We feel proud of our brothers in San Francisco, and we hope that they will continue to be guided by the Spirit of our Society, following faithfully in the footsteps of our beloved founder, and his band of heroic young Catholics. The Particular Council of San Francisco has published a little account of the work of the Society in that City for the past five years, since its organization. In looking over this history, we must not forget that theirs has been an uphill fight, and that it has cost much labor to arrive at the point where we now find the Conferences. The Secretary writes as follows: “ After many anixous days waiting, to hear from the Conferences, I am now able to send a few more Annual Reports for 1890. Two Conferences fail to report, viz.: Mission Dolores, and St. Dominic. One Conference has sent its report direct to the Superior Council, instead of having it pass through this Council as they were instructed to do. We will soon issue a printed report of the transactions of the Society in this City, since our organization, five years ago; and trust it will be an acceptable pamphlet. We shall also publish annual reports hereafter.” 66 St Peter's Conferences writes : “ This Conference cares for all the orphan children in the parish, until they can be sent to the Aslyum.” St Patrick's writes : “ We have furnished employment for 78 persons during the past year. We believe that form of charity best, which enables those in need to become self-supporting.” The members of the Council are very earnest in their efforts to improve the condition of affairs, and seem desirous of conforming to the rules in every particular. ISOLATED CONFERENCES. Twenty-three Isolated Conferences send in their reports. We frequently corresponded with the missing Conferences, on the subject, but without effect some have not answered our letters, and we doubt if they are still in existance. We think it better, however, before taking their names from the list, to make one more effort to revive them. We are greatly disappointed at not receiving the report from the Conference of St Mary , Evanston, Ills., as we think this Conference is in a very good condition. We hope that next year will show a full array of Conferences in our Annual Report. As a detailed account of each Conference would require too much space, we would respectfully refer to the statistics for a full report of the year’s work. St Joseph's Conference of Yonkers, N. Y., has been revived, and sends us a report of what has been done since its re-organization, November 3d, f to December 31st, 1890. Judging from the tone of the letters received, this Conference is in good hands, and has a bright future ahead. St Augustine , Lansingburgh, N. Y., sends a very carefully prepared report. 67 St. Mary , Amsterdam, N. Y., as usual sends a very interesting account of the work of the past year. This Conference con- tinues to take great interest in looking after the spiritual wants of working boys. St Michael , Buffalo, N. Y., sends their report very promptly. St. Nicholas , Atlantic City, N. J., writes: “ You will see, by this report, that we have twenty members on the roll, one-half of; whom do not attend, so we have their expulsion under consideration ; our Conference; has very little to do and was almost disbanded during the past year.” ^ St. John the Baptist , Pottsville, Pa., sends an excellent report. The number of visits to the poor is especially satisfac- tory, and many Conferences might take example from this one. “ St. Patrick's , Erie, Pa., writes: “No incident has occurred, during the past year, deserving of special reference. Applications for relief have been few, owing to the abundance of work of every description. Average attendance at meetings has been poor, owing to want of business to engage the Conference. All worthy applicants have been relieved. We will try to have a better attendance during the coming year.” « St. Peter's, Wilmington, Del., does not visit the poor accord- ing to the rules, as there is a record of twenty-two families re- lieved, and but twenty visits made. The Conference writes: “ The Conference has not done quite as well this year, as in some former years, but has helped all needy called to our attention. As stated before, many of our poor are old women, principally widows. As they are well known, they generally call the day after the meeting and receive their relief; this accounts for small attendance.” We have written to this Conference, explaining the irregu- larity of their proceedings, and insisting on the importance of following out the rules by visiting the poor at their homes. We hope that the next report will be an improvement on this one. 68 The reports of the Conferences of St. Mary , and St John the Evangelist (Aspirant), Alexandria, Ya., are very interesting. St Mary's writes : “ On Easter-day we lost our Vice-President, who was a true follower of St. Vincent de Paul, searching out the poor and relieving them, and doing all he possibly could to lighten their burdens.” St John the Evangelists Conference writes : “We have done very little work this year, although we have granted all the relief sought. We have, of course, to be very careful about visiting; the Visiting Committee of St. Mary's Conference select the poor for us to visit. “ An old colored man, nearly 100 years of age, who had been a slave in Maryland, and had often seen General Washington in his master’s boat, was assigned to the boys, who took great interest in his conversation. He had always been a faithful Catholic. He died about Easter.” The Conferences of St Patrick and St Peter of Richmond, Ya., send in the usual reports. St Patrick's report is carefully perpared and shows a fair amount ot work performed. Owing to the omission of some items, for example, the number of visits made during the year, we cannot do justice to the report of St Peter's Conference. The report of St Joseph's Conference, Wheeling, W. Ya,, comes to us very carefully perpared. The President writes: “ The Ladies of the Cathedral Congregation, have an organization known as, The Ladies’ Aid Society, which relieves many poor persons, of the female sex, thus assisting the Conference very materially.” • . St Patrick's Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, sends a report which it is a pleasure to read. The poor have been regularly visited, | there is also an increase in membership. Annunciation Conference, Cleveland, Ohio, also follows in the footsteps of St Patrick's Conference, showing that the Society is in good condition in Cleveland and leading us to look hope- fully for the formation of a Particular Council in the near future.. 69 The Conference of St. Francis de Sales , Toledo, Ohio, has relieved a great amount of poverty during the past year judging from their interesting report. We would advise them to drop a large number of members from the roll, as there is no use in carrying men on the roll who never attend the meetings. The average attendance is 8 out of 34. The Conferences of St Francis Seraph and St. Xavier , Cincinnati, Ohio, send reports which are in every way creditable. A Particular Council is being organized in that city, which will be of great benefit to the cause of Christian charily, and will greatly benefit our Society by increasing its power for good. Those Conferences take especial interest in the spiritual welfare of the poor and are full of zeal in every good work. We regret that want of space will not permit us to give more details. The Conference of SS. Peter and Paul , Detroit, Michigan, furnishes the usual record of families relieved and regularly visited, the attendance at the Communions and general meetings, was very good. St. Peter's Conference, Lexington, Ky., writes : “We have very few poor. The Conference is small, and the members endeavor to do all the good they can.” Sacred Heart Conference, North Temiscal, Cat., sends in a well prepared report. We regret the absence of particulars, as we desire to know the condition ot affairs in that section. There is but one report from Portland, Oregon. We regret the absence of the report of St. Lawrence! s Conference, as we hoped to organize a Particular Council before many years in Portland, Oregon. The report of Immaculate Conception Conference is very complete. The number of families relieved and the visits to 70 the poor, are ample evidence of the zeal of the members in following out the rules of the Society. We hope next year to hear an equally favorable account of the Conference of St Lawrence. We have been expecting a report from the Conference of the Holy Family , Omaha, Nebraska; but we have received none up to date, although we feel assured that they are making good headway. We have corresponded with them on different occasions and they all seemed anxious to follow out the rules carefully. The First Annual Report of the Conference of St Joseph , Nashville, Tenn., is before us. We warmly welcome our new recruit and predict for it a long service in the work of the Society. This Conference was organized in the early part of January, 1890. We hope soon to forward its application for aggregation. The Conference writes : “ For good reasons we could not hold meetings regularly the past year, our members and Spiritual Director are alive to the importance of the work of the Conference and hope to be able to give a more satisfactory report in our next annual statement. Any suggestion from you will be thankfully received.” Since the close of the year 1890, correspondence has been carried on between this Council and Spokane Falls, Washington ; also West Superior, Wis. ; and South Omaha, Neb. ; in all of which places Conferences are being organized. Before next year we hope to welcome into the Society, Con- ferences from each of these localities. Our great difficulty is to keep up the interest in the meetings, it is very hard to have an excellent average attendance, or to make the members realize the great privilege it is to be per- mitted to visit God’s poor, that we may draw to ourselves lessons of resignation to the Divine Will, and of thankfulness for many favors, from the example of patience and faith which many of 71 those poor creatures give us. We will continue, with God’s help, to do all in our power to impress upon the members the importance of conforming to the rules. With the Central and Particular Councils to unite with us, nothing need discourage us, and we look forward with joyful anticipation to the future of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in this country. With warmest expressions of attachment, and with feelings of gratitude for the many words of advice and encouragement we have received from you during the past year, we remain, Sir and Dear Brother, Yours sincerely, In St. Vincent de Paul, Approved : Thomas M. Mulry, Secretary. Jeremiah Fitzpatrick, President. 72 SUMMARY ACCOUNT OF THE TREASURER OF THE SUPERIOR COUNCIL OF NEW YORK FOR THE YEAR 1890. 1890 Receipts. January 3 To balance in bank, . . $ 315 43 “ Contributions from Councils Conferences, etc., as per annexed Memorandum, 1,835 00 u Collections at the General Meetings, . . 64 23 u Publications, from the sale of, 316 30 “ Interest on balance in bank, 10 28 “ Subscriptions to the Bul- letin, . . . 311 50 $ 2,852 74 Expenditures. By Michael Reynolds, salary as Clerk, $105 95 Clarkson Crolius, Salary, 660 00 Postage, stationery, etc., 107 37 Council of Dublin, Ireland, for Bulletins, 342 28 u Council General, Paris, for French Bulletins, . 2 40 “ Benziger Bros., Discount, . 1 00 “ Office furniture and letter- box, 30 16 73 Amount brought forward, .... $1,249 16 By Geo. W. Miller, wrapping paper and twine, 10 92 u N. Y. Catholic Protectory printing Rules, etc. 96 50 u M. A. Grogan, Printing, . 45 25 u Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, printing Re- port of 1889, 6000 copies, 104 pages, 400 00 ii Mission of the Immaculate Virgin, Printing, 22 00 u Plimpton Man’f’g Co., en- velopes, , 13 59 n R. R. Vernon, writing paper, etc. 9 90 u B. H. Force, Printing, 6 50 .4 W. M. Halsted, roll-books, 1891 etc. 145 00 January, 2 Balance in bank, . 853 92 , $1,998 Philip H. Shelley, Treasurer. Memorandum of Contributions Received, in Accordance with the Ninth Article of the Rules, Relating to Upper or Superior Councils. Central Council of Boston, Mass. Particular Council of Boston, $100 00 Particular Council of Providence, R. I., * . . 50 00 Conference of St. Joseph, Manchester, N. H. . . $5 00 “ St. Mary, Lynn, Mass., . . 5 00 “ St. Joseph, Pittsfield, u . . . 3 00 74 Amount brought forward, . . . . . $163 00 Conference of St. Patrick, Valley Falls, R. I., . 5 00 u St. Patrick, Chicopee Falls, Mass.', 5 00 u St. Patrick, Portland, Maine, . 10 00 “ St. Michael, Springfield, Mass. . 5 00 $188 Particular Council of New York, . . . $200 00 Conference of St. James, .. .. 20 00 Member of the Superior Council, . . . 10 00 Conference of St. Patrick, ..... 15 00 “ St. Francis Xavier, . 40 00 “ St Alphonsus, . . . . 20 00 “ St. Anthony, . . . . 10 00 “ St. Jerome, . ...... . . 10 00 “ St. Peter, ..... 20 00 “ St. Teresa, . . . . . 15 00 “ St. Paul, (in St. Peter’s Parish). . 20 00 “ St. Bernard, 15 00 “ St. John the Evangelist, . . 10 00 “ The Transfiguration, ... 20 00 “ St. Joseph, (6th Ave.) . . . 20 00 “ St. Ignatius, ..... 20 00 “ St. Michael, 20 00 “ St. Cecilia, 20 00 “ St. Lawrence, . . . 40 00 u The Epiphany, .... 40 00 “ Sacred Heart, . . . . 10 00 “ St. Stephen, . . ' . . . 10 00 “ Holy Rosary, . . , . 10 00 u Our Lady of Sorrows, . . . 10 00 “ St. Monica, . . . . . 10 00 “ St. Columba, . . . . 5 00 “ The Nativity, . . . . 10 00 75 Amount brought forward, . $650 00 u St. Vincent Ferrer, • 10 00 a St. Andrew, . • 10 00 44 All Saints, • 10 00 44 St. Paul the Apostle, • 10 00 44 St. Elizabeth, • 10 00 44 St. Gabriel, . • 10 00 44 St. Mary, • 10 00 44 St. Ann, • 10 00 44 St. Rose of Lima, . 10 00 44 St. Veronica, 10 00 44 St. Mary Magdalen, 5 00 Particular Council of Albany, N. Y., • $10 00 Conference of the Immaculate Conception, • 10 00 44 St. Mary, . • • 5 00 44 St. Joseph, . . • • 5 00 44 St. Ann, . • • 3 00 44 St. Patrick, . . « • 5 00 44 The Assumption, . . • • 3 00 44 St. John, • • • 3 00 Particular Council of Washington, D. C. Conference of St. Patrick, • $10 00 44 The Holy Trinity, . • • • 10 00 44 St. Stephen, . • • • 5 00 44 tf St. Joseph, . • • 5 00 4 44 St. Paul, . • • 5 00 44 St, Aloysius, . . • • 5 00 44 St. Teresa, . • 10 00 44 The Immaculate Conception, • • 5 00 44 St. Peter, . • 10 00 $755 00 $44 00 76 Amount brought forward, . $65 00 Conference of St. Dominic, 5 00 1 t St. Augustine, 5 00 it St. Matthew, 5 00 Aspirant Conferences as follows, viz : it St. Matthew, , 10 00 a Immaculate Couception, 7 00 ii The Holy Trinity, , . 10 00 a St. Francis de Sales, (Georgetown, D. C.) 7 00 ii St. Peter, 5 00 a St. Stephen, . 5 00 a St. Aloysius, . 2 00 a St. Patrick, . 5 00 Particular Council of Pittsburgh, Pa. Conference of St. Andrew, (Allegheny), $5 00 a St. Paul, (Pittsburgh), . 5 00 Particular Council of Louisville, Ky., . 20 00 Conference of the Cathedral, (Assumption), 20 00 u St. Patrick, ..... 10 00 a St. John, 5 00 a St. Michael, ..... 10 00 (( St. Louis Betrand, £ 00 a The Sacred Heart, . 10 00 a St. Cecilia, 3 00 a St. John the Evangelist, 5 00 Particular Council of Dubuque, Iowa, $5 00 Conference of St. Raphael, 5 00 a “ The Immaculate Conception, 5 00 $131 00 $10 00 $86 00 $15 00 77 Particular Council of St. Paul, Minn., . $10 00 Conference of St. Michael, (Stillwater), . . 5 00 a St. Mary of the Lake, (White Bear) , 2 00 u St. John, (St. Paul), . 2 50 u St. Paul, . “ . 10 00 a The Immaculate Conception, 66 5 00 66 St. Michael, “ . 2 50 66 The Assumption, “ • • 5 00 $42 00 Particular Council of Baltimore, Md., • 85 00 $85 00 Particular Council of Newark, N. J., • • 5 00 Conference of St. Patrick, • • 5 00 u St. James, .... • • 5 00 66 St. Pius, .... • • * 5 00 66 St. Joseph,.... • • 5 00 $25 00 Particular Council of Troy, 10 00 Conference of St. Mary, ... 20 00 66 St. Joseph, 5 00 66 St. Francis, 5 00 66 St. Patrick, 10 00 66 St. Joseph, (Green Island), 5 00 t. John Sacred Heart St. Mary St. Joseph St. Francis ae Sales St. Mary St. Paul St. Thomas St. Francis de Sales. .... St. Joseph St. Mary St. Peter St. Mary St. Peter )ur Lady of Per. Help Assumption St. Catherine St. Peter Claver St. Columbkille Holy Trinity. Immaculate Conception Aspirant Conference. Special Work Particular Council of Providence. 3S. Peter and Paul St. Michael St. Patrick 3t. Joseph Assumption St. John the Evangelist rm maculate Conception Holy Name ..... St. Mary St. Edward St. Teresa Sacred Heart—East.. . . . Special Work Locality. City. Diocese. State. Boston , Boston, Mass. Boston , Boston,, 3Ictss Boston «( Cambridgeport Chelsea East Cambridge East Boston Charlestown Boston Highlands Everett Cambridge Jamaica Plain Charlestown Somerville. Waltham Dorchester.... Brookline Cambridge Boston Highlands .... East Boston Charlestown Boston Brighton Boston Boston Providence, Prov., R. I. Providence Specially Charged with the Correspondence. President. Thomas F. Ring. Thomas F. Ring Daniel F. Sullivan Dr. Thomas Dwight. . . . Dennis J. Collins Michael Carney * . . . Joseph S. O’Gorman. . . Dr. Thomas J. G-iblin .. Thomas J. Lane Patrick J. Green Walter J. O’Malley John B. Fitzpatrick Patrick Doody. Michael Lowry John A. Maguire Daniel B. Shaughnessy John O’Brien. . John A. Finnegan John H. Kelley Martin J. Connelly John McSorley Denis Foley John H. Cronin John Conway Charles E. McCarthy .. . Dr. C. J. McCormick... William J. Sloan James B. Hand John S. Sheridan Patrick T. Hanley A. A. Burgoyne David F. Long Robert L. White Richard H. Farley Mathias Brock Edward J. Burke Richard Keefe, Agent. John W. Keiley W. W. Benson James F. Freeman .. James H. Kelley .... James Campbell Richard O’Driscoll... P. F. McKenna Edward Murphy .... John B. Hawkins.... Vincent J. Baggott.. Michael McGirl John Mulleda John F. Mahoney.... j William H. Shaw, Chair Secretary. John J. Mundo. John J. Mundo.. John J. McDonald. Thomas J. Gately. Bernard C. Kelley. William J. Driscoll. James F. Hayes. Richard Monks. John F. Cady. M. J. Kiley. | J. J. Sullivan. Henry Howard. James F. Walsh. Colin Chisholm. Tames McCarthy. M. P. Carmichael. Thomas J. Doyle. Lawrence J. Lyons. William B. Reardon. Edward J. Brady, Jr. I). W. Fitzgerald. John Corcoran. Edward Riley. John Cox. W. F. Rooney. J. C. Rourke. Frank. Driscoll. M. F. McGrath. John E. Heslan. Henry W. Waiter. J. F. McCarthy. Samuel S'. Gaynor. Peter G. McLoughlin Bernard Kramer. Joseph L. Sullivan. John W. Maguire. Patrick J. O’Brien. John Fallon. John J. Kiernan. Thomas Farrell. William Duris. John C. Mulvey. James C. McElroy. John Baggott. Timothy Murphy. Thomas Kilduff. John B. McKenna, M. D. man. | Number. 84 Directory of Conferences. (Conferences marked * were unaggregated December 31st, 1890.) Councils and Con- ferences. Locality. Name. City. Diocese. State. Specially Charged with the Correspondence. President. Secretary. ISOLATED CONFERENCES within the circumscription of The Central Council of Boston , Mass. June, July, June, April. Feb., it May, Dec., 1881 1882 1888 1878 July,* 1877 St. Patrick... St. Domink. . St. Joseph... St. Ann St. Mary. . . . 1887 iSt. Bernard.. (St. Joseph..., 1879 St. Patrick... 1871 (St. Mary St. Michael. . . St. Patrick... Sacred Heart. St. Mary Portland, Port., Maine. Manchester, Man., N. H. Lynn, Boston, Mass Fitchburg, Spring.,Mass Pittsfield “ “ Chicopee Falls. S. “ Fall River, Prov., R. I. Springfield Spring.,Mass Monson “ Worcester, “ d Lawrence, Boston, “ St. Patrick Valley Falls, Prov., R. I. St. Patrick Manchester, Man., N. H. St. Joseph Springfield Spring.,Mass Mar., 1860 Mar., 1861 i June, 1862 Nov., 1864; Feb., 1866 1 June, 1866 1 June, 1866, Oct., 1868 ! Mar., 1875 Nov., 1875 May, 1887 Particular Council of Washington. St. Matthew... St. Patrick St. Aloysius St. Peter St. Dominick Immaculate Conception Holy Trinity St. Stephen St. Joseph St. Teresa St. Augustine St. Paul Aspirant Conferences St. Stephen St. Matthew Immaculate Conception St. Patrick ...... St. Aloysius Holy Trinity St. Peter St. Francis de Sales...., St. Dominic.. . ....... ... Special Works..... William H. Looney James F. State John Casbman Patrick Costello John Curtin Moses J. Perault Michael Casey Daniel Dunn. Thomas Gormly A. E. Marsh John S. O’Brien John Timon Thos. J. McEneaney.. . . Michael Ryan John Martin C. F. Paquette Washington, Baltimore, M.D. Washington Charles J. Anderson . . . . Dr. Austin O’Malley... George Melling, Jr Edward J. Hannan George Menke Dennis Horrigan Joseph T. Jennings.... Georgetown (Patrick J. O’Donnell. . . Washington 'Joseph S. Marsden. . . . , “ | Victor Becker. ......... Thomas E. Waggaman. Jules Boeufve Frank N. Devereux John J. Fuller George F. Harbin George K. Petty Joseph E. Casey James W. Walsh Dennis Maher Joseph S. Rodler Isaac Beers John I. Jackson James C. Noyes Edmund J. Young. Thomas J. Flaherty. John Connor. Patrick Ready. James Leonard. Matthew Keough. James O’Brien. William Flynn. W II. Lane. John S. Cuddihy. Stephen F. Littleton. William J. Butler. Daniel Ward. Richard McIntyre. Fernando Vincent. Milton E. Smith. William H. Lepley. J. D. Mankin. W. A. Berkely. James N. Fitzpatrick. John T. Ryan. Joseph A. Mudd. John F. Cox. H. Goodchild. John J. Higgins. Thomas F. Kane. Charles H. Butler. William L. Soleau. Thomas J. Craven. James L. Mangan. James F. Mullaly. William Scanlou. Ed. P. Schwartz. J. B. McGirr. John M. Riordan. Thomas F. Carney. Thomas P. Sheeh'y. John P. Simonton. 85 Directory of Conferences. (Conferences marked * were unaggregated December 31st, 1890.) Councils and Con- ferences. Name. City. Diocese. State. Feb., 1857 Oct., 1857 Oct., 1857 Oct., 1857 Nov., 1857 Nov., 1859 Nov., 1859 Nov., 1860 April, 1862 Feb., 1865 Nov., 1865 Sept., 1866 June, 1871 June, 1871 15 Feb., 1872 ‘ " Feb., 1872 Feb., 1872 Nov., 1872 June, 1878 Mar., 1879 June, 1879 Nov., 1879 April,1880 Apr., 1880 Oct., 1881 Oct., 1881 April,1887 * 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 1 Particular Council of Philadelphia. St. Joseph St. John the Evangelist SS. Peter and Paul St. Patrick St. James St. Philip Neri St. Malachy The Assumption St. Augustine Our Mother of Sorrows St. Michael St. Paul St. Joachim St. Teresa Immaculate Conception St. Agatha St. Anne St. Francis Xavier The Gesu St. Vincent de Paul St. Mary The Visitation St. Charles Borromeo... The Annunciation St. John the Baptist.... St. Elizabeth. . . St. Stanislaus (Aspir’t) St. Peter Holy Rosary St. Thomas St. Bridget St. Thomas Acquinas. St. Peter Holy Family St. Peter Claver Mother of Good Counsel Our Lady of Mercy.. Epiphany St. Monica April, Aug., Oct., June, Locality. Philadelphia , Phila., Pa Philadelphia Germantown. Philadelphia. Specially Charged with the Correspondence. President. John B. Colahan. A. H. Tack Henry McGrath Nicholas P. McNab... Richard Kearney W. B. Fetterman Wm. J. Campbell F. S. Horn Richard Doyle Patrick Duffy Redmond McManus.., John J. Byrnes Edward Lafferty William P. Thomas.. Patrick Marley John Connolly Owen Brady John O’Callaghan William R. Sullivan.. Dennis Conway John P. Antill John T. Sandman J. J. Murray John Fitzpatrick Patrick Kirlin Patrick J. Curran.... Bernard McGrory . . . . Reading J. L. Repplier Philadelphia Edward Iiidgway, Sr.... Villanova jCharles McKeone Philadelphia ’Thomas Wood, Jr Edward Maroney Wm. H. Meyers Bryn Mawr Philadelphia Berwyn April April Particular Council of Pittsburgh. 1861 (St. Paul 1870 St. Michael 1889! St. Mary 1890 Sacred Heart St. Benedict the Moor... St. Kieran 1868 St. Peter 1877 St. Andrew Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh. Pa. Pittsburgh Particular Council of Louisville. Oct., 1857 St. John the Evangelist Aug., 1361 Assumption Mar., 1862 St. Patrick Mar., 1869 St. Michael Sep., 1871 St. Louis Bertrand June, 1890 Sacred Heart Oct., 1875 St. Cecilia John Rowland. Martin J. Lehman. Jas. E. Dougherty. Jos. W. Kearney.. Michael Doyle Edward Gallagher. Alleghany City. Louisville, Louisville. Ky, Louisville Thomas Kelly. James Kelly Valentine Pfeuffer. Thomas Kelly Edward Splaine. . . . Robert Scott Matt. J. O’Neil Henry Mackin Philip Brady Secretary. James Campbell. John Murray, Sr Granville W. Smith. . . Owen McBride James McBride....... John Murphy Thomas Shelly Michael King John J. Byrnes. W. E. O’Donnell. Thomas A. Clarke. Joseph A. Browne. Richard W. Kearney. Francis X. Kelly, Jr. Edwin H. Bailey. Martin McDevitt. James T. Meagher. John Kearney. Patrick Cunningham. Matthew Rahill. Francis P. Cassidy. John Brady. James Laughney. P. Brady. Charles F. Kain. William V. O’Hara. Thomas P. Tatlow. Edward L. Dwyer. Thomas J. Murray. William Gormley. Patrick McKeon. Francis J. Maken. Thomas J. Roche John F. Ryan. John D. Henuessy. William W. Strong. John F. Reardon. John E. Davis. A. J. Walter. John Rowland, Jr. Arthur A. Arnott. Enos Hart. John J. McGuigan,M.I>« John W. Bradley. John. M. Gallagher. D. J. McKelvey. William J . Fenton. John Russman. Denis Behen. W. H. Griffin. D. S. Mahoney. Alex. O’Laughlin. Chas. Donovan. Henry A. Halleran. John A. Boyle. John T. Garaghty. Charles G. Rogers. Gus. Malloy. James McElliott. John Hennessey. Thomas K. Hines. Peter Tevlin. « H « S fc> 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 2 3 4 5 € 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 86 Directory of Conferences. (Conferences marked * were unaggregated December 31st, 1890.) Councils and Con- ferences. Locality. Name. City. Diocese. State. Specially Charged with the Correspondence. President. Secretary. Particular Council of Dubuque. St. Raphael Immaculate Conception Dubuque , Dubuque , Iowa. Dubuque John Keenan. Henry Rooney «J. M. Kenety Thomas M. Irish. Andrew Reilly John O’Connell. Particular Council of St. Paul. St. Paul St. Mary St. Joseph St. Michael St. Patrick St. John Assumption St. Agnes St. Matthew St. Vincent Immaculate Conception. St. Michael St. Mary of the Lake.... Sacred Heart.... St. Luke St. Stephen... St. Paul, St. Paul, Minn. St. Paul Central Council of Baltimore. Particular Council of Baltimore. St. Mary (Cathedral)... Immaculate Conception. St. Vincent de Paul St. Ignatius St. Peter St. Joseph St. John.... St. Patrick St. Martin .... St. Mary Star of the Sea. Corpus Christi St. Ann . .. St. Pius Memorial St. Leo St. Andrew St. Gregory.... St. Mary’s (Cath’l Asp.). St. John. (Aspirant) . . . Special Works M. J. O' Connor. Thomas Berrisford W. A. Hardenbergh. . . . John Caulfield F. J. Jenny P. H. Scanlan C. J. Flaherty. [Mathias Koch Charles F. Pusch I Bernard Wurst j Ambrose Pierce. Minneapolis I Anthony Kelly Stillwater White Bear Duluth St. Paul Minneapolis Baltimore, Baltimore, Md. Baltimore , Baltimore, Md. Baltimore J. J. O’Shaughnessy S. E. Brocraaire N. J. Miller (No (No F. William Dammann. F. William Dammann. Charles B. Tiernan F. William Dammann... Adam Deupert Daniel A. Boone James Clarke John Byrnes Francis Kelly Francis P. Murphy James Carroll Peter McMahon Jefferson J. Walsh Richard Coghlan George McCaffrey Denis Noble John T. Mooney |A. S. McNeir. Thomas M. Hanson Michael E. Fahey. Charles W. Heuisler Ij. Edward McCann George H. Hoen jj. Michael Meers. Dr. Chas. S. Grindall.... J. W. Crosson. William L. Kelly, Jr. Louis M. Hastings. William H. Koempel. J. W. Ryan. John H. McCauley. Edward D. McDonald Frank Erling. Henry Anfang. Joseph Urmaun. Thomas Kelly. William McJdullan. James Kelly. Lorenzo J. Markoe. M. Brown, report.) report) . Francis Kemp. Chas. W. Heuisler. Robert Biggs. Euriale Prevost. Henry J. Campbell. Edward Jenkius. Alfred G. Hall. Thomas A. Agneu. Terence McMahon S. S. Bennett. Michael Conlehan. Thomas Foley. Charles W. Duff. A. B. Hoen. Thos. A. Mastermann. Cornelius Reilly. 87 Directory of Conferences. (Conferences marked * were unaggregated December 31st, 1890.) Councils And Con- ferences. Name. Locality. City. Diocese. State, Specially Charged with the Correspondence. President. Secretary. July, 1859 May, 1867 Nov., 1867 July, 1875 July, 1875 1 Oct., 1866 2|Nov., 1866 31 Mar., 1872 4 Nov., 1879 6 April, 1880 6 April,1880 7 April,1880 8 1 April,1880 9 May, 1881 10 April, 1861 April, 1872 April,1872 April, 1872 April, 1872 April,1872 May, 1873 June, 1876 April, 1882 10 June, 1882 May, 1883 May, 1883 Feb. 1886 Sept. 1887 Mar. 1890 April,18 *0 April,1890 Particular Council of Newark. St. Patrick St. James.... St. John St. Pius St. Joseph Particular Council of Troy. St. Mary St. Joseph Sc. Patrick St. Patrick St. Peter St. Francis St. Michael St. Joseph St. John the Baptist St. Bridget Particular Council of Chicago. Holy Family.... St. Patrick St. Stephen St. Columbkille St. James St. Bridget St. Mary Sacred Heart Annunciation St. Gabriel All Saints Holy Name St. Rose St. Procopius St. Malachy St. Vincent St. Elizabeth Notre Dame St. Charles Our Lady of Sorrows... St. Jarlath St. Bernard Newark, Newark, N. J. Newark Harrison. Newark.. J. B. Richmond, M.D. William J. Joyce Patrick Turbett (No Michael J. Bruder Bernard Cahill Troy, Albany , N. Y. Troy West Troy Troy Green Island Troy West Troy Edward Kelly. Edward Kelly Daniel O’Sullivan... Michael Riley Stephen Duffy John McCabe Henry Goodwin. . . . John* Strang Michael Keating. (No (No Geo W. Smith. John F. Sinnott. Timothy Faughnan. report). James J. Kelly. John Moore. James H. O'Connell. Michael Burke. John McCabe. James H. O’Connell. Edward Delahauty. John Hart. Henry A. Goodwin. Patrick M. Stanton. Patrick H. Keating, report) . report). Chicago , Chicago.. Chicago, Ills, June, 1862 April,1863 June, 1880 Particular Council of Syracuse St. Mary St. John the Evangelist St. Patrick St. John the Baptist— Richard C. Gannon. John Adams John B. Ready James H. Burke Edward Hayes A. B. Perrigo Philip Reidy I John Reynolds j John Fitzgerald James Caverly John Cullen ; Thomas E. Murphy F. J. Mead Charles Farley John Zak Joseph Kenny James T. Cunningham. Michael Mitchel Jacques Plamondon. . . . John Harding Henry Harding P. J. Healy (No Syracuse, Albany, N. Y. Syracuse Geddes... Syracuse. John Adams. Patrick Murphy. John Nugent. James McGivern. W. J. Ford. John G. Clinnin. William H. Joyce. J. W. Sanders. Edward F. Condon. Anthony H. Weir. Cornelius Mahony. James W. McGovern. A. F. Minogue. John Grace. Vac. Kubes. P. W. Anderson. M. H. Herely. John W. Hickey. Henry Latiglois. S. J. Sutton. John W. Hart. W. B. Wines, report) . John McGuire. Thomas H. Curry.. Edm. A. Dollard. Jacob M. Mertens , (No James Brogan. Patrick. J. Johnson. Edward M. Costello, report) . Daniel A. Hynes. cs § E 13 fc 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 88 Directory of Conferences. (Conferences marked * were unaggregated December 31st, 1890.) Councils and Con- ferences. Locality. Specially Charged with the Correspondence. Name. City. Diocese. State. President. Secretary. Particular Council of Jersey City. St. Peter St. Joseph St. Mary St. Paul of the Cross. . . St. Bridget St. Patrick Our Lady of Grace St. Nicholas Jersey City, Newark, N. Jersey City West Hoboken Jersey City it Hoboken Jersey City J. John Guilfoyle . Patrick F. Lee. Patrick Harrington P. M. Weldon Martin Hackett. . . . . Michael Nevins.. . . , John A. Lane James H. Butler.... Joseph Schmeisser. Patrick F. Lee. James J. Ward. Patrick T. O’Hara. George Murphy. A. W. Rochester.. John F. Carey John Guilfoyle.. P. J. Ryan. Henry Klecker Particular Council of New Haven. St. John St. Patrick St. Francis St. Mary New Haven, Hartford, Conn. New Haven. ii William C. Robinson. (No William Maley Walter J. Connor Edward Keaveney Alexander Emery ~ report.) Joseph Whalen. Patrick O’Grady. James D. Hislip. Particular Council of Cohoes. St. Bernard St. Joseph St. Agnes St. Patrick Cohoes, Albany, N. T. Cohoes << James O'Hare. William H. Carter. Frank Tessier Owen Kearney. . . . Denis Maloney. . . . Edward Flanagan* Hugh O’Hare. C. O. Perrin. William O’Brien. Michael Maloney. Particular Council of Trenton. St. John the Baptist. . . . St. Mary (Cathedral) . . . Our Lady of Lourdes.. . Trenton, Trenton, N. J. Trenton Robert Wilson. Thomas Crawford. James Smyth Rob't Schnorbus,.. Anthony T. Williams John Dunphy. J. C. Hayden. Michael Malloy. Particular Council San Francisco. Mission Dolores St. Francis St. Joseph St. Peter St. Patrick St. Bridget St. Mary St. Rose St. Brendan St. Paul St. Teiesa St. Dominic Sacred Heart of San Fran. San Fran. Cal. San Francisco. John M. Burnett. (No Roger O’Donnell James Fitzgerald Richard Curtis John Mulhern John M. Burnett P. F. McCormick T. B. Roche Nicholas Sweeney M. J. Wrin .. James Kingston .. P. J. White .. Patrick Molloy.. P. J. Thomas. report.) Charles J. I. Devlin* D. M. Fitzgerald. Charles D. Douglas. William Flynn. Frank H. Kilduff. Edward E. Hill. Thomas E. Curran. T. J. Winslow. T. M. O’Dea. John White. James Coffee, Jr. John C. Muiphy. 89 Directory of Conferences- (Conferences marked * were unaggregated December 31st, 1890.) B5 H pa E E> Date of Aggregation. Councils and Con- ferences. Locality. Specially Charged with the Correspondence. Name. . City. Diocese. State. President. Secretary. ISOLATED CONFERENCES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OP The Superior Council of New York. 1 Oct., 1872 St. Joseph Yonkers, -N. Y., N. Y. Valentine Browne, M.D. 106 Ashburton Ave. John H. Blute. o May, 1870 St. Augustine Lansingburg, Albany, “ Patrick O’Conner, 4th Ave. and 22nd St. James Reed, 710 5th Ave. 3 July, 1884 St. Mary Amsterdam, “ “ Patrick J. Muldowney, 40 Forbes St. Thomas Cotter, 30 Reid. St.. 4 Mar., 1887 St. Michael Buffalo, Buffalo, “ John Dorschel, 1003 Main St. Henry Ehret, 257 Elm St. 5 May, 1889 St. Nicholas Atlantic City, Tr’nt’n, N. J. Robert Young, 2225 Atlantic Ave. James A. Harkins, 1116 Atlantic Ave. 6 Jan., 1878 St. John the Baptist Pottsville, Phi la., Pa. Augustus Ruff, 105 N. Railroad St. Peter Meyer, West Arch St. 7 Mar., 1867 St. Patrick Erie, Erie, “ Richard O’Brien, W. 8th St. M. C. Hickey, 715 German St. 8 Oct., 1869 St. Peter Wilmington, Wilm’ng, Del. William Bowe, 8th and Adams St. J. Jerome Smith, 803 West St. 9 Nov., 1887 St. Patrick Cumberland, Balti, Md. (No report.) 10 Oct., 1868 St. Mary Alexandria, Richmond, Va. Richard L. Carne, A. M, St. John’s Academy. Richard M. Latham, 113 Prince St. 11 Feb., 1889 St. John (Aspirant) a 44 << Richard L. Carne, A. M. St. John’s Academy. Scott Towers, St. John’s Academy. 12 May, 1867 St. Patrick.. Richmond, “ “ A. L. Masurier, 2223 Franklin St. Patrick Keenan, 312 26th St. 13 April, 1869 St. Peter 44 44 44 J. H. Whitty, 717 E. Grace St. H. C. Scott Jr., 703 E. Franklin St. 14 April, 1878 St. Joseph Wheeling, Wheel’g W. Va. James Jepson, 1511 Wood St. James Divine, 1115 Eoff St. 15 Aug., 1867 St. Patrick Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio. Michael Cummins, Whitman St. P. O’Shllivan, Tracey St. 16 Mar., 1879 Annunciation 44 <4 44 P. O’Sullivan, Tracey St. Joseph Harrison, Lorain St. 17 Mar., 1875 St. Francis de Sales Toledo, “ “ Matthew Donovan, 335 Erie St. James J. O’Gorman, New York House. 18 Mar., 1877 St. Francis Seraph. Cincinnati, Cincinnati, “ Aloysius J. Nurre, 453 Broadway. Sebastain F. Oehler, 64 Baltimore St. 19 Jan., 1870 St. Xavier 44 44 44 Denis Flaherty, 3 Paradrome St. E. F. O’Conner, 38 Hatch St. 20 June, 1888 SS. Peter and Paul.. Detroit, Detroit, Mich. Michael W. O’Brien, 523 Jefferson Ave. John H. Walsh, 368 Congress St. 21 May, 1870 St. Mary Nashville, Nashville, Tenn. (No report.) 22 * St. Joseph “ E. Ottenville, Nashville, Tenn. John Burns, Nashville, Tenn. 23 Dec., 1867 St. Peter Lexington, Covington, Ky. Dennis Mulligan, Lexington, Ky. Louis A. Scott, Lexington, Ky. ?4 July, 1873 Sacred Heart N. Temiscal, San Fran., Cal. Patrick J. Brophv, 210 B. St., Oakland, Cal. Henry Weber, North Temiscal, Cal. 25 April, 1878 -Immaculate Concep. Portland, Portland, Oregon. D. F. Campbell, 201 North 17th St. B. J. Colman, 15 and C Sts. 26 * St. Lawrence 44 44 44 (No report.) 27 June, 1890 St. Mary Evanston, Chicago, Ills. (No report.) 28 * Holy Family Omaha, Omaha, Neb. (No report.) 90 Statistics for the Year 1 890. The numbers of the Conferences correspond with those in the Directory of Conferences. a y X a a * z; o O & o 03 « (0 S? a- 5? Members. Works. jembers on Roll, Oec. 31, 1S89. 2 o *53 GO | QD • a o a a Jbp 0D OB -g cS— Q Members on Roll, Dec. 31, 1890. Average Attendance., Honorary. Subscribers. Families Relieved during the year. No. of Persons in Families Relieved. No. of Visits during the year. Families on Roll, Dec. 31, 1890. Situations Proeu red. w> 5 "3 X O •= -a GC £ S-2 tv a Boys taught by Members. < £3 Particular Council of New York, N. Y. 1 53 3 7 49 30 2 131 483 853 31 8 2 17 1 2 16 13 40 162 492 5 4 3 17 7 10 6 48 199 411 8 4 20 9 4 25 20 129 327 1,246 29 7 "2 ”50 5 18 2 16 9 90 240 812 13 1 6 21 6 4 23 14 156 446 784 21 6 *2 ioo 7 60 5 14 2 49 42 97 421 1,946 9 2 8 17 . . 17 5 92 298 748 36 9 8 1 *2 7 3 50 96 463 10 10 18 3 4 17 11 65 179 549 13 i 3 75 11 13 3 1 15 12 376 1,356 762 6 12 11 11 6 36 103 311 7 13 20 *i 4 i 16 13 57 171 193 10 ’2 14 28 8 1 19 18 134 494 1,026 31 15 35 i 2 34 16 145 515 1,437 25 16 25 15 6 34 25 124 450 1,401 24 *3 ioo 17 31 2 7 26 22 230 684 3,018 44 18 37 9 5 i 40 23 78 239 646 6 19 12 9 4 17 10 98 400 471 11 *i 20 22 3 2 2 21 13 166 566 1,201 34 21 28 5 5 1 27 22 ’i 71 235 433 21 22 8 1 9 3 "b 36 91 161 — 23 9 7 5 11 9 92 180 720 17 *5 24 21 4 10 15 9 i-5 284 1,225 1,560 54 41 *2 ioo 25 27 3 1 29 18 59 192 607 9 . . 26 25 6 9 i 21 15 103 387 760 14 14 4 ioo 27 26 8 5 l 28 15 100 292 538 19 1 28 13 13 9 267 1,200 1,472 57 9 29 19 i 4 16 14 100 316 859 16 5 *3 175 30 16 3 19 10 *2 56 248 647 13 4 31 30 1 ‘i "i 29 9 70 121 710 14 3 75 32 24 4 8 20 11 59 157 607 12 *8 2 100 33 17 7 4 ’ j • 20 12 85 282 421 11 3 34 12 4 1 i 14 6 ’i 28 102 287 8 35 20 2 l 21 11 131 533 1,034 37 5 36 22 ’i 21 13 64 277 577 12 37 41 15 26 19 46 138 477 13 38 21 i 3 *2 17 13 61 183 637 11 *2 39 9 3 5 7 5 13 60 93 5 40 6 10 1 13 7 15 73 60 4 41 7 5 12 7 12 28 32 — ’2 iso 42 14 6 i i 18 11 .85 414 766 9 *8 2 300 43 20 7 4 23 15 82 394 761 10 53 3 75 '14 22 5 2 25 18 100 308 879 17 15 9 2 1 10 10 77 300 212 7 ’2 46 23 2 5 20 8 24 83 243 5 47 25 2 10 17 13 33 140 210 5 3 '2 200 48 7 3 10 8 110 381 829 15 13 1 25 49 17 10 5 22 15 2 44 139 578 5 3 • • 50 37 2 1 3 35 16 39 103 335 10 5 2 40 51 10 8 2 16 10 34 95 379 3 2 1,068 1 193 194 " 21 1 1,046 672 6 i 22 4,622 16,506 36,954 796 218 36 1,665 91 Statistics for the Year 1890. The numbers of the Conferences correspond with those in the Directory of Conferences. K O 55 . Receipts. Expenditures. eo Ed P ! Ed ft 55 O o fa O B5 Ed cd S t3 £ balance on hand, Dec. 2 1889. ta tn a .0 « 0 O GO bo c 4-9 0 q a 0B a 0 rt S3 O G Collections in Churches and Poor boxes. 1 ‘5n 3 CO i 0 Eh « .£ 1 ! 0 O Clothing and Shoes. "3 3 fa S3 O '3 •o CS 0 CQ a a es S3 V 05 [Funeral Expenses. w ' T3 3 02 Is 0 Eh | S Q •6 a CS O 17 68 245 808 306 son 1 . 544 1,064 125 3f 31 3f j r 3 512 166 86 140 125 229 1 204 ’*19 332 236 40 077 361 288 11Q uZ\J 303 281 Q7 63 13 15 36 '*2 15 21 409 340 97 118 34 71 3! 4<3 50 68 7 10 5 **20 35 286 615 249 40 63 llo 95 y 4 15 79 843 706 491 55 ’*29 64 132 104 8 ”*5 28 . 107 51 220 44 304 4 1 ”84 365 40 44U KAft 18 *78 9 1,012 35 4! 4: 4 2 3 4 487 63 746 161 126 318 113 'iso 40 OOU 1,121 607 *37 ’. ”37 16 174 37 26 1,028 806 81 156 547 32 4 4 5 6 1 136 67 97 40 123 134 256 828 158 55 236 i $19,240 5 40 40 11Z 394 5,377 Q1 7 162 425 878 376 165 245 ! $27,577 14 7 10 . 195 38 74 *5 455 545 75 4,951 47 119 53 5,028 5 13 20 916 8 48 7 43 6 40 yi < OKI 5 9 1 . . . 35 425 46 4 5 5 9 120 0 113 .1 165 $7,903 136 184 162 1 $6,172 11 *160 ; $11,746 46 40 l $8,229 oOl 279 558 $44,806 4 31 $4,01l) $11 . 4 1 $9. 120 50 l $2,86 1 1 1 16 13 $6-1 27 i 219 -8 ' $5,34 321 1 561 t7 $40,548 71 162 $12,761 Statistics for the Year 1890. The numbers of the Conferences correspond with those in the Directory of Conferences. B O z fa K fi fe Z o o B O tf B B S a 25 Members. Works. Members on Roll, Dec. 31, 1889. CC a o as .© ? CT3 .« QJ a! > a.© V % £ 3d WH <33 0 .a £ fe o « n s & fc CH o - £ ec v • .a o Admissions. Resignations Deaths. Members on Dec. 31, 1! Average Attendance. Honorary. Subscribers. (§| 3 s» £ 3 1 g* ® © Qj CQ 0D Q .2 0 6 & Families on Dec. 31, 18 Situations Procured. "7. r JO £ >, m .g £> 5 S«2 ! © 1 s JS J Sfa S © I (§ Particular Council of Newark, N. J. - 1 18 9 - 7 20 12 •• 1 ( 119 413 815 18 10 2 22 . . 2 20 10 •• 1 11 53 199 3 3 (No report.) 4 10 1 9 6 3 1 7 26 22 5 29 4 ii 22 17 25 77 375 *4 200 79 13 20 1 71 45 3 1 162 569 1,411 21 10 4 200 Particular Council of Troy, N. Y. 1 23 1 6 18 14 44 16 56 410 13 2 17 . . 17 12 1 33 114 190 8 3 7 7' 4 15 35 26 3 4 12 12 8 38 50 40 2 5 8 2 2 8 4 28 17 53 291 2 2 6 9 1 1 9 6 6 -31 50 *i 7 9 2 2 9 7 8 37 51 100 8 16 6 4 2 16 8 24 44 33 *5 101 12 15 2 96 63 73 157 420 1,091 33 2 1 100 Particular Council of Chicago , Ills. 1 24 2 1 25 16 5 25 323 1,406 2,240 59 17 2 23 8 '9 22 13 3 76 281 379 7 43 3 7 ’i 6 5 30 125 150 12 4 42 4 *9 37 12 *7 17 47 126 14 5 17 1 2 16 11 20 60 235 300 30 6 14 14 6 35 165 146 10 7 20 *4 24 15 8 23 35 4 8 17 5 6 16 8 *7 206 594 226 6 4 9 9 9 7 21 98 129 10 10 17 1 16 10 i 6 26 60 4 11 10 *4 1 13 8 23 113 328 12 3 12 24 2 ii 15 10 197 1,003 1,098 18 5 13 14 8 6 *i 15 10 'i 45 181 240 2 7 . 14 36 4 40 10 15 32 208 4 1 15 15 4 19 9 ’5 29 92 213 3 7~ 16 9 1 2 8 5 6 22 144 3 17 10 2 6 6 4 29 99 104 6 3 18 45 27 *3 15 ,8 20 100 • 240 8 8 19 25 5 20 10 7 6 29 100. 2 2 20 25 9 15 19 12 '3 9 33 52 3 21 40 11 35 16 10 33 21 96 117 3 443 74 148 8 361 196 52 58 1,182 4,800 6,635 220 100 Particular Council of Syracuse , N. Y. ~T 30 5 2 1 32 12 ; is 1 15 ! 1 21 67 105 7. 1 2 16 18 10 1 23 10 4 8 1 38 120 3 (No report.) 4 17 • • 17 9 1 23 45 1 63 23 12 2 72 ! 31 ; 21 ! 82 232 105 7 2 101 Statistics for the Year 1 890. The numbers of Conferences correspond with those in the Directory of Conferences. Receipts. a so o a =3* O S JB CO t) u" « - i- — s o o.a o Expenditures. g>8 .5 o *eoQ Q •O.-! $15 $131 16 77 20 7 48 114 $ 99 $329 $142 $35 $147 $35 Particular Council of Newark, N. J. $600 $600 $908 II $113 77 || 22 (No report.) 7 1 1 8 25 65 $ 1,111 $208 $166 34 $229 17 $20 $263 11 $21 20 $325 $562 66 13 162 $361 21 $407 Particular Council of Troy, N. Y. 1 $323 $58 $348 $240 $646 $403 $53 .. . . .... $15 $89 $560 $409 2 159 45 160 205 175 30 5 210 154 3 33 18 145 163 30 g 3 157 196 4 56 27 94 121 41 3 4 3 . . . . 5 13 69 *ioi 5 6 13 387 ”24 424 244 8 14 5 . . . . 143 414 IS 6 13 19 100 23 142 30 2 11 43 112 7 g 17 7 56 80 35 28 5 68 29 8 66 21 36 ”*6 63 45 21 7 73 56 $664 $218 $107 $1,249 $270 $1,844 $1,003 $130 $25 $17 $5 $23 $430 $1,633 $874 Particular Council of Chicago, Ills. "l $89 $326 $365 $775 $765 $2,231 $986 $405 394 $282 113 $10 $2,190 $130 2 111 144 479 129 113 865 471 231 23 49 43 44 861 115 3 5 60 60 46 17 63 2 4 28 65 ’*20 *347 432 190 113 30 33 366 94 5 400 51 467 185 703 321 ”l6 146 *43 34 23 583 529 6 220 96 ”87 183 155 20 10 185 21S 133 198 IQS 106 30 30 166 165 8 57 76 “55 45 ”ii 187 141 9 18 10 6 22 206 38 9 90 40 8 77 229 354 262 2 79 343 101 10 9 25 25 13 5 18 IS 11 25 31 ’167 ”61 497 161 8 30 8 32 12 251 271 12 309 125 597 ISO ”92 994 1001 73 12 i2* 30 105 1,233 79 13 31 84 2 58 199 343 171 23 4 .... 18 44* 10 270 104 14 40 59 19 20 98 22 3 53 10 88 59 15 16 91 90 171 * 133 485 167 35 45 144 *33* 46 470 31 16 2 62 107 58 227 218 3 6 2 229 — 17 57 16 ”72 40 93 221 222 5 24 ”i’ *21* 5 278 — 18 13 49 100 35 184 130 5 16 8 159 38 19 37 115 25 14 1 96 26 12 134 58 20 97 80 177 47 22 6 10 12 97 89 21 120 ”50 152 20 342 265 6 5 .... 65 — .... 341 1 $1,672 $1,930 $2,356 $2,461 $2,214 $8,961 $5,191 $869 900 $13 $712 398 $448 $8,531 $2,102 Particular Council of Syracuse, N. Y. ~1 $179 $27 $ 10 .... $37 | 66 $14 $5 $11 .... $32 $128 $ 88 2 5 91 68 *51* 210 69 22 ’i2* 6 .... 83 192 23 3 (No report.) 4 — 61 135 196 | 1 21 9 8 15 .... 27 80 116 $184 $179 $78 $51 $135 $443 1 $156 $45 $13 $12 $32 .... $142 $400 $227 102 Statistics for the Year 1 890. The numbers of the Conferences correspond with those in the Directory of Conferences. Members. c . 53” Is o . a® 43 « ax ®H V 0) « t* as «8 cS H © a 2 o G O <1 m Works. a >> 0) o> P4-S a s «S T3 Ft •S'S OD G .2 g© s •o >: « c4 .£ CD _5C >, © >5 Particular Council of Jersey City , N. J. l . i 26 4 2 1 27 18 3 56 216 456 ) 25 1 3 600 2 12 1 11 7 18 59 292 7' 3 10 2 12 8 21 54 260 6 6 250 4 16 4 4 16 11 9 29 186 2 1 5 49 49 30 21 73 253 8 2 6 19 3 2 20 12 2 i 17 87 391 8 10 7 12 4 i 15 9 5 6 26 300 8 8 24 5 5 24 15 21 89 151 2 4 119 71 14 2 174 100 2 9 169 643 2,289 66 24 ~ 3 850 Particular Council ofNew Haven , Conn. T~ (No report.) : 2 18 18 10 39 137 225 39 3 26 2 3 , , 25 16 # , 11 34 215 6 4 8 1 1 .. 8 4 6 20 100 3 52 3 4 51 30 56 191 540 48 Particular Council of Cohoes , N. Y. - 1 50 12 19 1 42 13 25 95 115 5 2 34 1 5 30 20 23 85 98 4 i 3 50 4 15 2 37 20 28 91 300 4 2 4 10 2 5 .. 7 6 6 23 56 3 144 19 44 3 116 59 82 294 569 16 3 Particular Council of Trenton , N.J. 1 16 3 3 15 12 I-- 1 7 1 1 9 | 15 1 332 7 3 50 2 19 1 5 15 8 1 •• 1 •• 1 15 44 455 9 3 8 3 3 8 5 1 •' 1 *• 1 2 1 9 | 40 2 43 7 11 1 38 25 1 .. 1 7 | 26 i 68 827 18 3 50 Particular Council of San Francisco , Cal. 1 (No report.) 2 7 2 9 5 47 77 152 312 17 3 7 . . i 6 3 39 191 533 370 4 25 1 1 i 24 20 91 108 396 264 io ’6 290 5 10 3 3 10 9 197 227 921 908 9 78 . . € 12 — 1 i 10 9 34 137 188 7 10 6 . . 16 8 *2 189 420 672 16 8 20 # . 20 12 5 82 193 100 26 ’i 200 9 14 *2 *8 . # 8 11 10 23 84 377 6 10 9 l 8 7 17 22 119 57 2 *i 200 11 17 *5 *5 . . 17 13 25 67 118 3 . . 12 (No re >ort.) . . 13 14 3 17 13 8 1 8 32 4 2 2 275 145 22 19 3 145 110 416 1 986 3054 3366 93 80 10 965 *g a s »Ch S’? 11 103 Statistics for the Year 1 890. The numbers of the Conferences correspond with those in the Directory of Conferences. Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1889. Receipts. Expenditures. Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1890. rt ob . a » o m l '-3 L L— L oa § o c3 S3 O O 073 « § g g * *o TJ a a OQ o EH QQ .2 3 o O 5 T3 a rt .2 L ,5 O 002 O *3 h a EH TJ a o M ns a cl C Q* X H 'S O P D QQ O •g 'S 3 QQ 5 o E-i Particular Council of Jersey City, N. J. $244 176 150 31 .... 123* 9 $125 47 88 63 171 154 100 131 $71 8 **14 ‘*34 18 98 $255 71 89 41 212 632 76 26 $750 **61 * *19 119 $1,201 126 177 179 383 839 313 255 $313 147 168 135 175 456 112 172 $42 38 26 3 8 37 47 9 39 37 8 5 19 $21 *48* *90* 17 $786 ’*36 6 4 305 73 8 $19 14 11 19 21 10 15 14 $1,181 238 326 171 208 813 337 239 $264 64 1 39 175 26 99 25 $733 $879 $243 $1,402 $949 $3,473 $1,678 #210 $103 176 1,218 $123 $3,513 $693 Particular Council of New Haven , Conn. I $11 > 15 i • • • $26 $32 111 11 27 4 $157 152 83 $109 (IN" n $298 290 98 eport.) $243 • 149 76 $44 1 3 $3 2 $ 4 38 $11 5 5 $305 195 84 $4 110 14 $154 $ 31 $392 $109 $686 $468 $48 $5 $42 $21 $584 $128 Particular Council of Cohoes, N. Y. L $ 69 2 105 5 59 t 8 $54 61 41 13 $ 3 50 230 4 $77 29 “*5 $60 $194 140 271 22 $104 94 240 16 $ 2 9 23 $36 14 28 2 ~$2“ $15 $85 13 2 $229 117 319 20 $ 34 128 11 10 $241 $169 $287 $111 $60 $627 . $454 $34 $80 $2 $15 $100 $685 $183 Particular Council of Trenton, N. J. L $ 5 2 198 5 27 $ 39 55 16 $3 7 $125 58 $104 262 1 $271 382 16 | $162 | 349 23 1 * $9 $1 4 $46 26 $53 94 10 $262 482 33 $14 98 10 $230 $110 $10 $183 $366 | $669 1 $534 r W $5 | $72 $157 $777 $122 Particular Council of San Francisco, Cal. L 2 $ 4 5 2 t 99 > 270 5 103 i 29 i 25 ) 18 ) 18 L 44 l j 14 $63 60 140 124 139 43 90 19 74 93 $183 387 169 708 167 408 15 177 100 168 167 $131 293 353 202 350 1,555 134 44 81 25 142 $132 123 975 ljoi-i ’*98 37 104 (No r $509 863 662 2,009 517 3,114 192 409 237 267 (No r 506 | eport.) $232 497 291 1,096 325 1,017 120 226 91 27 eport.) | 200 $ 81 10 183 '*75 27 $17 32 65 230 1 126 9 4 1 27 20 i’u $58 78 96 94 1018 ’*43 ’*95 25 $46* *26* $128 166 218 431 202 880 78 75 5 43 22 $ 435 854 660 2,034 528 3,087 218 374 97 267 294 $ 78 11 101 245 92 56 53 158 44 226 $626 $845 $2,649 $3,310 $2,481 $9,285 $4,102 $376 $532 $n $1,507 $72 $2,248 $8,848 $1,064 104 Statistics for the Year 1890- The numbers of the Conferences correspond with those in the Directory of Conferences. Number of Conference. Members. Works. Members on Roll, Dec. 31, 1889. CO a 0 To 1 -a <1 CD a o « a 3> ‘3 3 Deaths. Members on Roll, Dec. 31, 1890. Average Attendance. Honorary. Subscribers. Families Relieved during the year. No. of Persons in Families Relieved. No. of Visits during the year. Families on Roll, Dec. 31, 1890. Situations Procured. Members assisting in Sunday-School. Boys taught by Members. 1 Isolated i Conferences. 1 . . 19 . . 19 12 2 12 16 14 9 . . 2 14 14 10 , , # . 9 28 75 3 3 11 . . 3 8 6 1 , . 6 18 57 2 3 5 4 9 . . . , 9 4 , , , , 7 28 30 4 . . 5 20 . . 20 10 . # 2 2 3 3 2 125 6 9 . . 9 6 5 . . 6 16 272 4 2 210 7 17 3 . , 14 7 # , 18 82 61 4 , . 8 7 1 6 5 22 50 20 14 — 9 (No report.] 1 10 12 . . 1 1 10 7 5 3 4 20 66 2 . . 11 13 8 6 . # 15 9 , , 1 2 18 — . , 12 17 1 18 6 , , 11 22 71 4 *i . # 13 29 3 ’i 31 15 , , 16 , . 14 16 3 19 14 . , 25 100 100 15 i 2 85 15 15 6 . . ’i 20 12 . , 19 76 324 8 16 14 4 2 . . 16 12 , , 7 29 168 7 . # 17 34 . . 34 8 , . 75 300 300 10 io 18 104 S i ’i 110 10 17 46 159 378 46 . , 19 41 7 5 3 40 22 26 30 83 201 2,401 40 # . 20 31 3 .. 34 12 37 46 138 350 12 4 M 21 (No report.]1 22 32 1 . . l 32 7 12 36 12 . . .. • . 23 15 . . . . 15 8 20 60 60 3 . . • . 24 11 1 1 , # 11 8 . . 6 25 40 1 3 25 44 2 . . 46 12 *2 30 150 415 8 67 26 (No report.) 27 (No report.) i 28 (No report.) 515 66 23 8 550 215 58 II 72 467 1,575 5,235 200 85 10 425 105 Statistics for the Year 1 890. The numbers of the Conferences correspond with those in the Directory of Conferences. Receipts. 0> o s | sS 3 o Expenditures. Isolated Conferences. 1, $23 $5 $ 3 $31 $ 16 $ 1 2 $55* 8 $66 130 204 241 10 1 3 86 17 *io* 36 63 10 19 3 4 — 35 105 253 393 1 .... 3 120* 5 — 3 .... *5* 8 .... .... 6 15 96 *19* 101 18 234 81 74 *7* 7 89 53 34 .... 87 25 4 84 ’*3 8 314 9 100 49 *90* 248 181 6 3 17 9 (No report.) 10 146 49 13 22 84 31 2 11 2 8 8 5 .... .... .... 12 31 20 *44 64 57 13 168 209 257 466 14 60 68 443* 511 *88* 56 5 15 278 73 *35* m’ 229 173 81 *9* 11 16 31 46 46 42 17 6 32 *25* 382* 439 102 27 11 .... 18 646 56 49 *77* 431 613 339 134 30 • • • • 19 335 5 302 1,173 1,815 1,300 279 20 61 127 10 40 177 131 33 18 .... 21 (No report.) 22 32 15 47 6 5 23 82 *46’ 197 243 40 7 24 118 20 ’*6* *6* 32 16 30 .... 25 133 73 14 .... 87 74 ’ 17 * • • . • 26 (No report.) 27 (No report.) 28 (No report.) $2,321 $1,406 $430 $1,535 $2,758 $6,129 II $2,959 $755 $199 $156 *i $ 5 5 31 497 17 28 5 145 39 27 19 257 98 204 7 184 128 207 77 5 57 497 191 307 47 429 542 1,684 234 52 47 61 105 $ 6 2 51 189 1 65 48 355 153- 5 38 137 380 200 31 16 717 131 4 277 89 115 8193' $896 $5,443 $3,012 106 Recapitulation Councils and Con- ferences. Names. 51 Council of New York New York 33 1 “ Boston Boston 7 “ Albany Albany 21 “ Washington Washington 34 st Philadplphia Phi ladplphia 8 “ Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ** riOiiisvillft Louisville 2 “ Dnhnqno. . . . . Dubuque 14 “ St. Paul St. Paul 18 4 ii 'Rn.ltimnrp Ball imnrp 11 Newark Newark.. j 8 “ Trov Trov 21 “ ("Ihinacm (Jhinatro 3 (( py p.i] S4P T Syracuse. 11 “ Providence Providence 8 “ .Tprspy C!it,y .Tprspy (Jity 3 “ NpwTTavpn... Npw TTavpn 4 “ Cohoes Cohoes 3 ft Trenton Trenton 11 “ San Francisco San Francisco 37 i Isolated Conferences., In 34 Cities 308 L6 Conferences not reporting. 324 Cities. Locality. States. New York Massachusetts New York District of Columbia.. Pennsylvania Kentucky Iowa Minnesota Maryland New Jersey... New York Illinois New York Rhode Island. New Jersey. . Connecticut . . New York. . . . New Jersey.. California. In 19 States... Archdiocese or Diocese. Archdiocese of New York. “ Boston. Diocese of Albany. Archdiocese of Baltimore. “ Philadelphia. Diocese of Pittsburg. “ Louisville. “ Dubuque. “ St. Paul. Archdiocese of Baltimore. Diocese of Newark. “ Albany. Archdiocese of Chicago. Diocese of Albany. “ Providence. “ Newark. “ Hartford. “ Albany. “ Newark. Archdiocese of San Francisco. In 24 Dioceses. Recapitulation. Number Reporting. Councils and Con- ferences. Balance on hand, Dec. 31, 1889. Receipts. Collections at Meetings. Donations. Collections in Churches and Poor Boxes. ^Sundries. Total. Names. 51 Council of New York... $7,903 $6,172 $11,746 $19,249 $8,229 $44,806 33 “ Boston 7,362 3,261 4,241 6,513 11,816 25,832 7 Albany 366 284 887 166 1,818 3,155 21 “ Washington.. 991 1,507 1,358 166 779 3,810 34 “ Philadelphia.. 16,931 2,795 3,260 3,080 5,725 15,160 8 “ Pittsburgh.... 1,327 324 784 799 744 2,651 7 “ Louisville 212 483 47 190 102 822 2 “ Dubuque 14 47 4 26 70 147 14 “ St. Paul 839 1,139 91 366 847 2,443 18 “ Baltimore.... 861 1,829 1,172 2,073 127 5,201 4 “ Newark 99 329 147 35 600 1,111 8 “ Troy 664 218 107 1,249 270 1,844 2i “ Chicago 1,672 1,930 2,356 2,461 2,214 8,961 3 “ Syracuse 184 179 78 51 135 443 11 “ Providence... 1,843 501 387 1,034 661 2,583 8 “ Jersey City... • 733 879 243 1,402 949 3,473 3 “ New Haven.. 26 154 31 392 109 686 4 “ Cohoes 241 169 287 111 60 627 3 “ Trenton 230 111 10 183 366 669 11 “ San Francisco. 626 845 ! 2,649 3,310 2,481 9,285 37 Isolated Conferences 4,236 2,548 1,418 2,572 6,754 13,292 $147,290 $25,703 $31,303 $45,428 $44,856 $147,290 107 Report for 1 890. [number Reporting. Members. Works. Members on Roll, Dec 31, 1889. | Admissions. Resignations. Deaths. Members on Roll, Dec. 31, 1890. Average Attendance. Honorary. Subscribers. Families relieved During the year. No. of Persons in Families Relieved. Visits made during the Year. Families on Roll, Dec. 31, 1890. Situations Procured. Members assisting at Sunday-School. Boys taught by Members 51 1,068 193 194 21 1,046 672 6 22 4,622 I 16,506 36,954 796 218 36 1,665 33 549 104 108 5 539 383 1,239 4,654 19,283 344 158 51 7,571 7 111 16 18 2 107 72 236 164 569 3*100 43 5 15 *247 21 354 73 65 3 359 238 141 579 1,932 .5,809 71 12 90 2,252 34 640 166 103 17 686 371 129 1,670 5,352 11,954 385 74 70 861 8 177 23 34 1 165 58 1 4 151 610 1 328 64 20 300 38 57 3 278 121 35! 110 394 ’700 36 1 2 27 5 1 31 17 1 14 57 374 5 14 433 74 64 3 440 148 121 219 715 2,736 47 42 5 168 IS 284 40 51 4 269 176 19 2 345 1,291 4,476 103 56 50 2,613 4 79 13 20 1 71 45 3 162 569 1,411 21 10 4 200 8 101 12 15 2 96 63 73 157 420 1,091 33 2 1 100 21 443 74 148 8 361 196 52 58 1,182 4,800 6,635 220 100 3 63 23 12 2 72 31 22 23 82 232 105 7 2 11 245 45 43 6 241 135 24 190 584 2,931 49 1 15 866 8 119 71 14 2 174 100 2 9 169 643 2,289 66 24 3 850 3 52 3 4 51 30 , 56 191 540 48 4 144 19 44 3 116 59 82 294 569 16 3 3 43 11 1 38 25 7 26 68 827 18 3 50 11 145 22 19 3 145 110 416 986 3,054 3,366 93 80 10 965 37 677 304 . 123 11 847 185 107 947 3,095 8,789 360 113 23 .1,395 313 6,054 1,325 1,148| 99 6,132| 3,235 1 587 1 994 | 13,152 | 46,030 115,537 1 2,828 920 1 377| 19,803 Report for 1890. Expenditures. Groceries. Clothing and Shoes. '3 n Tuition. Rent and Board. \ Funeral Expenses. Sundries. Total. Balance on hand. Dec. 31, 1890. $27,577 $4,010 $111 $92 $2,863 $648 $5,347 $40,548 $12,761 12,244 2,182 5,168 4,093 23,686 9,507 2*321 105 98 61 85 67 254 2,991 535 1,804 232 630 220 141 547 3,574 1,227 8,443 877 1,389 2,891 697 1,835 16,142 15,649 1,321 187 50 40 352 133 742 2,825 1,153 421 25 166 90 78 36 78 894 140 84 19 16 9 39 167* 1 1,373 106 124 169 119 23 412 2,326 956 3,166 149 155 109 886 .258 541 5,264 849 208* 229 21 20 325 803 407 1,003 130 25 17 5 23 430 1,633 874 5,191 869 900 13 712 398 448 8,531 2,102 156 45 13 12 32 142 400 227 ' 2,887 66 79 207 3,239 1,187 1,678 210 103 176 1,218 123 3,513 693 468 48 5 42 21 584 128 454 34 80 2 is 100 685 183 534 9 5 72 157 777 122 4,102 376 532 11 1,507 72 2,248 8,848 1,064 6,522 1,787 199 139 1,122 193 2,037 11,999 5,534 $31,957 $11,695 $4,601 $3,820 $15,289 $2,027 $20,126 $139,515 $55,299 103 Necrology for 1890. No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 Name. James A. G. Beales Rev. J. J. Griffin V. Rev. A. J. Donnelly,Y.G, Rev. M. J. Brophy Rev. H. C. Macdowall Patrick Conroy Michael McGrath Thomas Stack Bernard Carroll Thomas A. Nugent John Casey John Mullan Charles Eitenberg John Purcell Philip J. Brady Bernard Murray Joseph Hermann.-. Philip Leonardy Frank Schramb Michael Carmody John Hardecker Daniel Buckley..; Edward McGuire Willian Holzer James Cox Ferdinand O’ Hagan George Warrington Richard Biglers Patrick Smith Conference. Columbus Bruce. John Powers Richard Dean Joseph O’Brien. . George N. McKenzie. George J. Moodis John Cantwell William C. Harvey. .. J. H. Irving William P. O’Connor. Isaac Landic Michael Bowles Thomas Convery C. Tiers Myers James Mullen. ....... E. A. McKeone James Brady Thomas Boyle Edward Rafferty James Cleary Charles Gallagher Patrick Grant John Phillips Michael Regney John G. McMahon. . . William Keys Patrick McLaughlin. . Superior Council, N. Y Annunciation St. Michael Sacred Heart St. Agnes St. James Transfiguration.. . 1mm. Concepton. St. Bridget Holy Name St. Lawrence St. Nicholas St. Alphonsus. . . . St. Elizabeth St. Mary Magdalen. St. Andrew. St. Nicholas. St. Teresa.. Most Holy Redeemer. St. Anthony Epiphany Sacred Heart St. Agnes Our Lady of Mercy. . . St. Peter Claver St. Catherine.. St. Rose Sacred Heart.. St. John St. Mary St. Joseph St. Dominic... St. Stephen . . . St. Peter St. Augustine. St. John the Evangelist St. James Our Mother of Sorrows St. Michael St. Paul Imm. Conception St. Francis Xavier St. Yincent de Paul. . . Annunciation St. Thomas Aquinas. . . City. New York u Boston. ... 44 44 44 44 44 Albany . . . 44 Washington 44 44 44 44 Philadelphia Standing. Active Spir’l Director., << << Active. Treasurer . President. Vice-President. President. . . Active President Vice-President. Active Honorary . Active Secretary Treasurer Active Vice-President. Active Ex-President... Honorary Active 109 Necrology for 1890. No. Name. Conference. City. Standing. 58 Cornelius McCaffrey. St. Thomas Aquinas. . . Philadelphia Active 1 I 59 Michael Rigney Epiphany << I 60 John Waldsmith St. Mary Pittsburgh.... . . . «« 1 61 John Dore St. Patrick Louisville « | 62 Joseph Nash 44 44 << I 63 Thomas D. Sullivan St. Michael << « i 64 Daniel Desmond St. Mary St. Paul (< H ^ Thomas O’Connor St. Joseph <« « 66 Maurice Molone St- Michael Stillwater, Minn. u 1 67 Albert J. Grindall St. Ann Baltimore. ... . . . a I 68 Patrick MoOaffray St. Peter <4 << I 69 Thomas Whelan St. Tinatins « Vice-President... 9 i 70 John H. Barlow St. John << Active H 1 7 1 Charles Dunn St. Ignatius 44 I 72 Patrick A. Mc.0a,nl St. Peter << Treasurer H 1 73 John W. Riordan Particular Council Newark Vice-President... 1 74 John McGrath St. Joseph Green Isl. (Troy) Treasurer I 1 75 John O’Keefe << a » <4 Active I 1 76 Edward Rush Holy Eamily Chicago 1 77 Michael Cavanaugh St. Stephen 44° “ 1 78 James Armstrong St. Mary 44 << 1 79 J. R. O’Connor St. Gabriel a <« | 80 John Glennan All Saints (. << 1 81 Thomas Pea,hy St. Rose 44 44 1 82 John Kalal St. Procopius << <( I 83 Joseph La.eroix Notre Dame a u I 84 Joseph Bederd 4 4 4 4 44 44 1 85 Isaac. Gironx a u u << 1 66 William McMillan St. Patrick 44 Honorary 1 87 John TTeffron St. Mary Syracuse Active 1 88 Michael Conway St. John’s Cathedral... 44 I 89 John McCaffrey Cathedral Providence << 1 99 Edward Downing St. Michael << a 1 91 John Eox St. Mary << Vice-President.. . 1 92 Thomas W. Murphy Holy Name << Active 1 93 Patrick McCarthy << <4 1 9^ Patrick Walsh St. Peter Jersey City Treasurer 1 95 Dr. Thoma.s Lynch Our Lady of Grace Active 1 96 Denni <5 Kennedy . r . St. Bernard Cohoes a 1 97 Patrick Kennedy St. A ernes 44 1' 98 Jnhn Mc^fa.m a.ra it << « 1 1 99 Eli Petti f. Particular Council Trenton (< 1 100 John Eit7-° ,erald St. Peter San Francisco. . . a § 101 Rev. Peter Bermingham St. Bridget << jSpir’l Director. . 1 102 Rey T, W" Breslin St. Pa.nl << <4 (( 1 103 .Tames D Murray St. Ann Manchester, N.H Active 104 .Tnhn Death St. Mary Lynn 105 John T Hill 44 Alexandria Vice-President.. . 106 E Courtney Jenkins St. Peter Richmond Ex-President 107 •Tames Breen St. Patrick Cleveland, Ohio. .Active 108 Rev. P. E. Peters, O. S. E... St. Francis Seraph Cincinnati 44 109 John Phillips . . St. Joseph Nashville 1 44 Stcqtticscat itt gacc. J APPENDIX. List of English-Speaking Councils, other than those within the Circumscription of the Superior Council of New York, with Addresses, so far as is known, and Addresses of some other Councils and Con- ferences, .for the Benefit of Members, of the Society in their Travels and Correspondence. Corrections and additions are requested. COUNCIL-GENERAL OF THE SOCIETY OF ST. VINCENT DE PAUL. 6 RUE EURSTENBERG, PARIS. President-General , A. Pages. Secretary , M. Frion. Council of Brooklyn, New York, N. Y.— (27 Conferences.) President , Thomas W. Hynes, 601 Broadway, New York. Secretary, C. J. Dellahunt, 127 Vanderbilt Ave. Upper Council of St. Louis, Missouri.—(35 Conferences.) President , Louis Fusz, 1408 East Grand Ave., N. St. Louis. Secretary, J. L. Hornsby, 417 Olive St. Superior Council of New Orleans, Louisiana. President, Dr. Emile Doumeing, 115 Dumaine St. Secretary, Thos. G. Rapier, Picayune Office. Particular Councilof New Orleans, Louisiana.—(15 Conferences.) President, Dr. Emile Doumeing, 115 Dumaine St. Secretary, John V. Donovan, 194 St.. Thomas St. “ Denis H. Buckley, 134 St. Phillip St. IRELAND. Superior Council of Ireland (6 Particular Councils and 132 Confer.) President, Hon. Judge Waters, 50 Upper Sackville St. Secretary, Redmond F. Carroll, 23 Northumberland Road. (Address of Council, 50 Upper Sackville St.) Particular Council of Dublin,—(13 Conferences.) President, Hon. Judge Waters, 50 Upper Sackville St. Secretary, Henry J. Loughnan, 84 Lower Gardiner St. Particular Council of Cork,— (4 Conferences.) President, John N. Murphy, D. L., Clifton. Particular Council of Belfast,—(9 Conferences.) President, William Downey, 112 Hughes Buildings. Particular Council of Limerick,—(3 Conferences.) President, James O’Shaughnessy, M. D., 3 Upper Harstonge St. Particular Council of Derry,— (3 Conferences.) President, Charles O’Neil, J. P., Great James St. 112 Particular Council of Clonmel,— (2 Conferences.) President , Authur St. George, Jervis Place. (The other Conferences are Isolated.) ENGLAND. Provincial Council Of England,—(10 Councils and 116 Conferences.) President, George Blount, 2S Old Burlington St., London, W. Hon. Secretary, B. F. C. Costelloe, 33 Chancery Lane, W. C. “ “ G. Whitlaw, 18 Argyll Road,. Kensington, W. (Address of Council, 31 Queen Square, Bloomsbury, W. C. ) Council of Bath,—(2 Conferences.) President, James A. Quinn, 14 South Parade. Secretary, Austin King, 13 Queen Square. Council Of Birmingham,— (6 Conferences.) President, J. B. Hardman, St. John’s, Hunter’s Lane. Hon. Secretary, W. C. Hopwood, 56 Heathfield Road, Hansworth. Council of Bristol,—(3 Conferences.) President, W. Green, Hampden Villa, Cotham Road. Hon. Secretary, T. J. Murphy, St. Nicholas School House, Pen- nywell Road. Council of Liverpool,—(11 Conferences.) President, G. Cole, 1 Huntly Road, Elm Park. Secretary, J. McKenna, 158 Upper Parliament St. Council Of London,—(33 Conferences.) President, G. Blount, 28 Old Burlington St., London, W. Secretary, J. B. Corney, 31 Queen Square, W. C. Council of Manchester,—(12 Conferences.) President, G. E. Marshall, 16 Windsor Bridge, Salford. Secretary, T. K. Nagrath, 123 Church St., Pendelton. Council of Preston,—(6 Conferences. President, T. Heys, East Cliffe. Hon. Secretary, T. J. Hag gar, 595 Shenwood St. Council of Sheffield —(2 Conferences.) President, E. Sutton, Revill Grange, Stannington. Hon. Secretary, C. Hadfield, Park Cottage, Norfolk Road. District Council Of Tyne,—(10 Conferences.) President, John O’Connor, 24 Edith St., Jarrow-on-Tyne. Secretary, James Coulthard, 38 Claremont Road, New Castle- on-Tyne. Banbury District Council,—(3 Conferences.) President, Rev. C. J. Bowen, St. Johns, Banbury. Secretary, C. N. de Moulin, 13 Dormer Place, Leamington. /The other Conferences are Isolated.) SCOTLAND. Superior Council of Edinburgh,—(tf Conferences.) President, W. Campbell, Advocate, 4 Gloster Place. Secretary , J. Aug. Johnstone, Alva Sterling. Dundee Council.—(3 Conferences.) Vice-President, W. Mulrooney, Princes St. 113 Grahamstown, South Africa. B. F. Barr, High St. Port Elizabeth, South Africa. A. Wilmot, Civil Service. Port Louis, Mauritius, Indian Ocean. M. Y. de Kobilland, Hue S. Georges. New Zealand, Australia. President, Rev. Father Tuckwell, Auckland, N. Z. Continent of Europe, Mexico and South America. English Conference in Paris Henry Blount, 50 Avenue Hoche. Florence B. V. del Rosario. S. W. Healey, 0 Piazzo d’Azeglio. Foreigner Conference in Rome. Mons. Puyol, Piazzo di S. Luigi. Vice-President, M. Le Comte de Courten, at the French Church of S. Luigi. Council of Rome. President, Prior General Alfieri, Hospital of St. John of God. Secretary, Franc. Lofari, Avocat, via della Stamperian, 67. Council of Vienna. Baron von Gagern, III. Ungargasse 47. Council of Brussels. Secretary, Baron Maurice Snoy, PI. de l’lndustrie 6, Council of Antwerp, Belgium. President, Louis Puarazyn, 12 Rue des Avangeles. Council of Amsterdam. J. J. W. Van den Biesen, AdvQcat, Yondlekade 123. Council of Nice * President, M. Michel, Boulevard Carabacel 33. Council of Rhenish Prussia. Vice-President, Herr Francis Rody, Hunnenrucken 32, Cologne. Council of Mayence. President, Rev. Dr. Holzammer, Mayence. Council of Munich. President, Herr A. Freytag, Solicitor, Munich. Council of Konigsberg. President, Rev. Dr. Landmessen, Danzig. Conference of Frankfort-on -the- Main. President, Herr Widman, Bornheimer Strasse. Council of Berlin. Baron von Kehler, Konigsgratzer Strasse 20. Mexico. Conference of St. Joseph and other Conferences. South America. Councils of Rio de Janerio, Bahia, Buenos Ayres, Monte Yideo,, and Conferences of Quito and other cities. Central America. Central Council, of San Jose, Costa Rica. President, Odillon Jimenes. Secretary, P. M. Gutierrez. 114 Provincial Council of Glasgow.—(12 Conferences in Glasgow and 24 External.) President, Daniel Graham, 76 Jolin St., City. Secretary, James Clarke, 4 McIntyre St. BRITISH COLONIES and POSSESSIONS. Superior Council of Canada,—(9 Councils and 81 Conferences.) President, Narcisse Hamel, Barrister, 51 St. Peter St. Particular Council of Quebec,—G7 Conferences.) President, F. E. Hudon, 24 Desfosses St. Particular Council of St. Patrick, Quebec.—(5 Conferences, English.) President, M. O’Leary, 33 Artillery St. Particular Council of Montreal,—(19 Conferences.) President, R. Rellemere, 42 St. Paul St., Custom House Square. Particular Council of Toronto,—(8 Conferences.) President, W. J. McDonell, St. Vincent’s Hall. Particular Council of Ottawa,— (io Conferences.) President (English Speaking), J. A. Maccabe. Particular Council of (St. Louis) of Ottawa. President (French Speaking), Pierre Rivet. Particular Council of Hamilton,— (2 Conferences.) * President, H. Akland, Hamilton. Particular Council of Halifax,—(4 Conferences.) President, M. B. Daly, Halifax, N. S. Particular Council of London,—(2 Conferences.) President, John M. Keary, London. Particular Council of Three Rivers,— (9 Conferences.) President, Alphonse Dubord, M. D., St. Peter St. Prince Edward Island Conference. President , John Cavan, Charlottetown, P. E. I. Winnepeg Conference, Care of Archbishop Tache, St. Boniface, Winnepeg. Council of Calcutta, India. President, H. L. Harrison, C. S. I., 16 Chowringhee. Council of Bombay, India. President, Colonel H. E. Saunders, Fort Convent School. Shanghai. President, H. Forge, 19A Whampoo Road. Hong Kong. Care of the Orphanage of the Christian Brothers. Sydney, Australia,—(10 Conferences.) President, Charles O’Neill, C. E., 200 Cumberland St. Adelaide, Australia. President, Dr. James O’Connell, Angas St. Cape Town, South Africa. J. C. O’Reilly, 14 Barnet St. V