The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1868-06-21

AND CATHOLIC MESSENGER,
DcEzsz1c nAzHor,s urIz11azauE
GxRsrAN CENTRAL CArHoI1c UN1oA. We
Last week gave An account Of the introdac-
tory ceremonies inaugurating this import
ant gathering. The transactions of the
two succeeding days were very interesting,
but we only give synopsis:
Second Session onday.-T The second
session was held to-day. The attendance OF
delegates was very large; the immense
suite of rooms barely afforded sufficient
space to seat the whole of them. They
Pennsylvania, New York, Illinois, Missouri,
Wisconsin, Maryland, etc.-some even from
German Catholic societies organized AZ fan
west as Omaha and San Francisco.
At half-past seven in the morning, the
delegates were conducted from their head
quarters, in the Germacia Assembly Rooms
to the Church of the Holy Redeemer. High
Wayrich, C.S.S.R., acting as high priest
The sermon on the occasion was preached
by the Rev. Norbert Stoller, ONO.
After the services in the church, the pro-
cession returned to the Germania Assembly
Rooms.
The following gentlemen were elected
permanent officers: Mr.. John Amend, of St
Louis, Mo-, President Mr.. George Baldus,
OF Buffalo, First Vice President; Mr.. Max
Phillips, of Milwaukee, Second Vice Presi-
dent; Secretary, Rev. p. StQller, Syracuse.
The officers were elected by startling
vote, with three cheers and tiger.n
Addresses were then delivered by Mr..
George Baldus, Vice President of the So
ciety the Rev. Mr.. Miller, of Jefferson
IN -
Ind: and DR.. Dilgers, of Syracuse.
The various addresses were chiefly ex-
horting the Union to further the interests of
the Catholic religion in general, by the sup
port OF good Catholic schools, bv the sup
port Of the Catholic Church, and manifesting
devotion to the Holy Father.
lA.rd- -4steedsy-TheIe was q
Holy Redeemer, where grand high mass
was celebrated by Most. Rev. Dr.. McClos-
key. At seven o'clock, the several dele
gates presented their reports as to the
number of members of the local society each
represented, giving grand total of nearly
twenty live thousand. Rev. Father Moeller,
of Jefferson City, Mo-, delivered the sermon
in German.
At two o'clock, the convention re-assem-
bled, and proceeded to elect it's officers for
the ensuing year, with the following re-
suit For President, John Phillips, of Mil
waukee; First and Second Vice Presidents,
George Baldus, of Buffalo, and Joseph
Koelble, of New York City; Recording
Secretary, Rev. Norbert Stoller, of syra-
cuse; Corresponding Secretary, Charles
Holzhauer, clerk of the Municipal Court of
Milwaukee; Treasurer, John Harting, of
Chicago. During the proceedings in the
afternoon, Bishop Elder, of Natchez, Miss,
entered the hall, and the balloting for
officers was suspended, to listen to q speech
hra iOht
MIR. orr was chairman of the Committee
on Immigration, appointed at the last meet
ing of the convention at Pittsburg. After
appointing three committees immigra-
ton, on schools, and on the press-the CON
vention adjourned at seven in the evening,
to meet next morning.
In the evening, committee, headed by
Rev. Mr.. Stoller, proceeded to the residence
of the archbishop, on Thirty sixth street
and Madison avenue, and presented to him
a valuable and well executed portrait of the
Pope, painted in oil, and of full size. The
accepted the handsome gift, and
replied to the presentation speech in a
happy strain.
A concert and banquet, in honor of the
delegates, at the Germania Assembly
Rooms, was well attended, last night, and
continued till an early hour this morning.
Fourth Wednesday.-Hig mass
was said in the Church of St. Francis
d'Assissi. All the delegates and number
of representative Catholic Germans from
the city attended, filing every available
space in the church. After service, the
delegates repaired to their hall, at the Ger
mania Assembly Rooms; and, at about ten
o'clock, the President, Mr.. Phillips, called
the convention to order. Mr.. j. Edmund
Burke, On behalf of the Catholic Library
Association of Brooklyn, presented a series
of congratulatory resolutions, which, in
view of the fact that the Brooklyn associa-
ton is mostly composed of Americans, and,
in large degree, of converts to Cathol-
icism from other religious denominations,
are remarkable.
The resolutions were read in German and
English, answered by three cheers, and the
secretary was ordered to reply, in appro-
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