William Deeney letter to Joseph Glass, 1917 Febrary 12

Title

William Deeney letter to Joseph Glass, 1917 Febrary 12

Creator

Deeney, William

Date

02 December 1917

Description

A letter dated February 12, 1917 to Fr. Joseph S. Glass from Fr. William J. Deeney typed on letterhead of "The Charity Organization Society of Salt Lake city, Utah" with names of officers and directors printed on either side of letterhead. The letter discusses Mary J. Workman and the Brownson House.

Format Extent

[1] p. ; 28 x 22 cm.

Subject

Priests--California--Los Angeles; Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles;

Note

Fr. Joseph Glass, C.M. was the President of St. Vincent's College from 1901 until 1911. When the Vincentian fathers decided to withdraw from teaching in California and sold the campus in 1910, Fr. Glass stayed on as a Trustee as the Jesuits took up the teaching mission, changing the name of the institution to Los Angeles College. Fr. Deeney was president of Los Angeles College from 1914-1915. Mary Julia Workman founded the Brownson House Settlement Association in 1901 and led it for 19 years. The Brownson House assisted underprivileged and immigrant families in the city, providing them with educational, vocational and social programs such as student clubs, Sunday school, dances, and sporting events.

Collection

Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 1, Folder 1

Type

["Correspondence"]

Language

eng

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Title

William Deeney letter to Joseph Glass, 1917 Febrary 12

Creator

Deeney, William

Date

02 December 1917

Description

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The Charity Organization Society of Salt Lake City, Utah, 120 East First South Street; Please address all correspondence to the charity organization society. President: T.B. Beatty, M.D.; Vice-President: F.A. Druehl; Treasurer: L.H. Farnsworth; Secretary: Miss Kate Williams; General Secretary: William J. Deeney; Directors: Mrs. Arthur Bird, Mrs. R.A. Bowdle, Mrs. Selden Clawson, Mrs. E.B. Critchlow, W. Mont Ferry, Mrs. R.C. Gemmell, Mrs. A. J. Gorham, Joy H. Johnson, Mrs. C.H. McMahon, John Malick, Geo D. Pyper, Mrs. M.L. Ritchie, Mrs. Adolph Simon, George Albert Smith, Frank B. Stephens, Leon Sweet, James H. Wolfe. Rt. Rev. Joseph S. Glass, Salt Lake City, Utah. February 12, 1917. Most Reverend Bishop: I deeply appreciate the courtesy of your kind note of introduction to Miss Workman, which made it possible for me to see Brownson House and its activities, and to meet with Miss Workman and her associates, from whom I received a most cordial welcome. I was much impressed with the progressive spirit of these Catholic Social Workers. As for Brownson House, no social worker can visit it and talk with Miss Workman without coming away with the feeling that here is a social institution worth while, one that is designed to meet a real need and that is trying to give the best possible measure of genuine service. From the Catholic point of view it is an object leson which is likely to prevail over the minds of many of our separated brethren, and win a hearing for the Catholic cause where other methods less modern and more abstract would fail. Sincerely yours, William J. Deeney, General Secretary.

Names

Jesuits--California--Los Angeles; Deeney, William; Glass, Joseph S.; Charity Organization Society of Salt Lake City; Brownson House (Los Angeles, Calif.);

Subject

Priests--California--Los Angeles; Settlement houses--California--Los Angeles; Social settlements--California--Los Angeles;

Type

["Correspondence"]

Format Extent

[1] p. ; 28 x 22 cm.

Language

eng

Digital Identifier

LML_CSLA-09-000260001

Collection

Workman Family Papers CSLA-9, Series 1: Mary Julia Workman, Box 1, Folder 1

Source

Department of Archives & Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University

Sponsorship

LHDRP

Rights

https://library.lmu.edu/archivesandspecialcollections/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/

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