Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from F.H. Boland, Dept. of External Affairs. His impression is that the International Red Cross will be able to ensure the distribution of our supplies in Hungary. Now that travel from Central Europe is becoming easier they are starting to feel the full pressure of the refugee problem – thousands of Catholics who will not return to their homes as they will not live under the Russians.
File relating to parish finances.
Agenda and Financial Report for Executive Committee.
File relating to the church in Wicklow town. 10 items
File relating to lay organisations and events. Includes mention of the Salvation Army Hostel, York Street, Catholic Boy Scouts, Catholic Temperance Club, Catholic Commercial Club, flood relief, Rotunda Girls’ Aid Society, Catholic Girl Guides, Our Lady’s Choral Society trip to Berlin, concert by the Madison Madrigal Singers, the Matt Talbot Sodality, a donation from an 80 year-old man and the pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Letter from +Wright to +McQuaid stating he has no idea what happened to his earlier correspondence. In it he informed the Archbishop that the Cardinal was delighted to accept the invitation to be his house guest. He has now presented the programme regarding the lunch in Clonliffe and the garden party in Iveagh House to the Cardinal. Mr. McCarthy who is organising the trip will visit the Archbishop while in Dublin.
Letter from +Patrick Dunne to +McQuaid regarding the film of the Passion play.
Letter from Commander Edward A. Underwood, American Legion, Hollywood, to +McQuaid informing him that the actor Danny Kaye is booked to appear in The Royal Theatre. He encloses copy of Kaye’s ‘unsavoury record’.
Letter from Mgr. Levame to +McQuaid thanking him for the telegram and expressing his delight at being appointed Nuncio.
Letter from +Leo Bing, Archbishop to Fr. Charles Troy, Ballyfermot parish giving details of his visit to Ireland in August. He also mentions the graduations which will take place in Loras College the following year and he wishes to invite the Archbishop as there is a long connection between the two places. Fresno