The auditorium of St. Joseph's Hospice, Nantao, was filled ai that morning with delegates and an expectant throng of visitors. On the platform, ablaze with light, were ranged the Bishops and Prefects Apostolic in festive regalia. To the right of Archbishop Zanin sat Dr. H. H. Kung minister of Finance; to his left Mr. Pang Hsue-pai, of the Executive Yuan, representing Mr. Lin Sen. Beside Me. Pang was Mayor Wu Te-chen of Shanghai. Mr. Loh Pah-hong, National President of Catholic Action, and Me. Lo Teh-chai, National Viee-Pres-
Ident, appeared in their uniforms and decorations as Commander and Knight, respectively, of the Order of St._ Silvester.
The session opened with the reading of a letter for Pope Pius XI in which the Congress details the ground cover-in Its deliberations and the results secured. The official chairman of the Congress, Archbishop, Zanin, gave an address in Latin which was translated by Dr. Vu Pin.
Mr. Pang Hsue-pai read a letter from H. E. Lin Sen.
Dr. Kung then addressed the Congress, speaking for approximately Mr. Lo, National President, and the! Rev. Dr. Vu Pin, General Director, spoke, the latter giving a brief resume of the work accomplished by the Congress
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