Onahan calls attention to the project of a Congress or meeting of Catholic laymen of the United States to be held in Baltimore, November 4th and 5th, on the occasion of the centenary of the Catholic Hierchy. The latter event will be celebrated under the auspices of His Eminence James Cardinal Gibbons and will undoubtedly be an occasion of special interest to Catholics of this country. It is believed that a meeting of Catholic laymen would be most opportune and fitting to demonstrate the cordial union and entire harmony subsisting between all orders in the Church and to unite more closely the laity and to stir into greater activity the Catholic laymen in works of Catholic interest, such as lay action in the Church, social questions, charities—private and state, religious Catholic literature, temperance work, Negroes and Indians, Catholic education, Catholic organization, immigration and colonization, etc. The approbation of the Cardinal has been given to the project and warm interest is expressed by many members of the Hierarchy. At a preliminary conference held a few days ago in Chicago, at which Archbishop John Ireland assisted, a program, date and place, and a committee of arrangements were agreed on. This committee, of some twenty gentlemen from different parts of the country, will meet in Detroit, Wednesday, June 5, to complete the preliminary arrangements and to issue the call for the Congress. has been name one of the committee and it is hoped can attend the Detroit meeting. The importance of the project and the desirability of carrying it to a successful result will carry weight and enlist cooperation. Please notify Henry F. Brownson, 25 Seitz Building, Detroit, Mich. In the Henry F. Brownson Collection. :: III-3-c Typed form-letter Signed 2pp. 8vo.