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enon some oa. 10 uo J ? “* UNITED STATES GOVER. ENT Memorandum a qe To +} «Mr. DeLoach Date: 6/3/63 \, From : D. C. Morrelf', susject: F, CARDINAL SPELLMAN : ARCHBISHOP OF NEW YORK E: REQUEST FOR DIRECTOR TO ATTEND THE ¥= NATIONAL CATHOLIC YOUTH ORGANIZATION _ 2 i CONFERENCE NOVEMBER 16TH, NEW YORK CITY, a AND RECEIVE GOLD PRO DEO ET JUVENTUTE oO - ~~... MEDAL sy letter of May 27th Cardinal Spellman advised that every two years the National Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) Federation holds its national convention and this year the Seventh Convention will be held at the New York Hilton Hotel during November 14-17, 1963. They expect to have around 6,000 teenagers and young adults from most eyery diocese in the country attend this convention, along with a number of the Hiéarchy of the Catholic | eonven in America. Cardinal Speliman points out that an integral part of this a convention is the Gold Ticket Banquet to be held on Saturday evening November 16th the highlight of this banquet being the presentation of the gold Pro Deo et Juventute Medal. Cardinal Speliman points out that this medal is given to an “outstanding layman who has contributed greatly to our Nation's Catholic youth in one field or another" and he personally invites the Director to accept this . award "in consideration of the outstanding example which you have given the youth of America in your professional capacity." ’ Cardinal Spe: nis well known to the Di id is on t j rrespondents' List It is well known that Cardinal Speliman is, the leaderaf the - Hi = chy of the Catholic Church in the United States. a - Enclosure 6~#K-67 . eee 1 Enclosures (2) . : Ps 1 - Enclosures (2) be =~ Enclosures (2) tT Wy —s . \ : < 4 F¥, in KIX bet 0 27