Letter from John Slattery, Executive Secretary, to +McQuaid expressing concern at the poor attendance of its members at meetings. He realises That they need more active members.

Note to +McQuaid stating that Mr. Slattery from Aras an Uachtaran rang wondering if the President should wear formal dress. Signed by L. Martin.

Letters relating to the foundation Mass for the late Dr. Slattery, Tinode.

Handwritten letter to +McQuaid from Gabriel Slattery, St. Patrick’s Institution on conditions there during reconstruction and the reactions of some of the boys.

Two handwritten letters and a card to +McQuaid from Gabriel Slattery, St. Patrick’s, concerning the Philosophy Course in Fribourg.

Copy of typed letter to Desmond O’Malley, Minister for Justice, from +McQuaid informing him that Fr. G. Slattery is to go abroad for further studies and proposed Fr. R. Field as his successor.

A hand-written account of a meeting of the Munster bishops, giving the Re- gulations drawn up. Dr. Slattery has put a note at the end to the effect that pr. Laffan never promulgated all these Regulations for Cashel & Emly.

Details of the mesting of the Bishops of the Munster Province held in Fermoy 6 May and following days; among the regulations is an injunction to the Parisb Priest to keep Baptismal and Marriage Registers, under pain of suspensior;: clergy forbidden to attend Station dinners, to be present at public horse races, publie balls etc. Dr. Michael Slattery has added a note to the effect that these Provincial Regulations were never fully promulgated in the Cashel diocese. (3 pp.) EALENDAR OF DR. LAFFAN'S PAPERS

te his cleray printed letter, announcing the beginninq of the Jubilee for the Holy Vear, on 17 March, outlining the meaning of this Jubilee and giving instruetions how it is to be observed in the archdiocese of Cashel. (Cepy sent te Dr. Slattery, P.P, Borriseleigh)

Dr. C. Bovlan to — Lay Sisters in the Presentation Order may be solemnly professed, with the permission of the local Ordinary; the Pope seems opposed to the tnglish vicars-apostolic request for the retrenchment of Helycays of Obligation; A Patriarch has beem appointed for the Catholic Armenians in Constantinople; Dr. Dubois, the archbishop of New Vork, intends visitinq Ireland, te collect money for the erection ef a hespital to house sick Irish immigrants. Dr. Slattery has addad a note to the effect that he gave the Roman document concerning the Presentations Sisters to Mrs. Power, then Superioress in Thurles.