Correspondence relating to routine details of community life and apostolate. Fr. Ryan continues his course at the Gregorian University. The Archbishop takes strong exception to Fr. Joseph Christies’, S.J. appearance of supporting T.C.D. (Trinity College Dublin).
Typed report. The following items are mentioned. John Nolan has gone to Russia for celebrations. Efforts made to push The Plough. Letter in The Sunday Independent looking for money and old clothes – same address as The Plough. Garda to be informed. Mrs MacAuley and others are “all out” to change the method of calling jurors.
Handwritten letter to + McQuaid from Dr. Joseph Rodgers, Bishop of Killaloe. A Miss Marie [Solen] informed Dr. Rodgers that the Bishop of Limerick had approved of the Limerick Catholic Social Study group holding a conference. Asks if Dr. Rogers would approve of Shannon Airport as the venue and he approved. There was no mention of the panel of speakers and he assumed that it had been submitted to the Bishop of Limerick. The first intimation of their names was in the Press. Is deeply grateful to + McQuaid for his timely note of warning.
File relating to the proposed sale of land in Leixlip for road widening by Kildare County Council. Mention the Coogan Trust.
File relating to Wills of parish clergy.
Correspondence, memoranda and reports relating to the Missionary Service Centre, later to become the Irish Missionary Union, under its secretary, Fr. Pelly, S.J. Memorandum on its origins at suggestion of Fr. Jeremiah Newman (later Bishop of Limerick) and its aims. Missionary Summer schools are help. Two doctors based in Drogheda suggest recruitment of lay doctors of mission territories.
Letter fro +Scanlan to +McQuaid thanking him for the telegram of congratulations regarding his appointment to Glasgow.
Copy letter from Fr. Leo Quinlan to +Arattukulam stating that there is no chaplaincy currently available. Apostolic Internuncio
Letter from +Sensi to +McQuaid thanking him for stating he informing him of the invitation extended to the Archbishop to attend a service at the Unitarian Church.
Note of congratulations from +McQuaid to +Beck and +Scanlan on the honours bestowed on them by the Pope.