The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-15
German Catholic Central Convention.

German Catholic Central Convention.
The Festival Committee of the German
Roman Catholic Central Convention met
| yesterday evening at Mozart Hall, with
Sheriff f. Sprfngmeier presiding.
A motion to have 500 programmes dis
trihuted among the delegates was
adopted.
Tie Chair announced that the Fire
Commissioners had agreed to- have apub-
lie exhibition and test of the Department
on Fountain Square next Thursday. AT
ter the exhibition the Mayor and Sheriff
will accompany the delegates on an in
spectlon tour to our public institutions.
Archbishop Purcell and all the bishops
OF the State will participate In the Con-
vention next week. ~ .t' t' a
The grand parade will occur to-m0r-
row. A grand complimentary concert
will be given Thursday night to the del
egates at the lookout House.
The Printing Committee reported the
following programme Of the Festival and
of the Convention, The latter will be
held in Mozart Hall: 'a II 1''H
Saturday and'Sunday May Is and 16)-
Reception of delegates and societies at
| the railway depots, and escort to re-
spective headquarters. The delegates
| will, at Mozart Hall, receive tickets Tor
| the hotels, where they will be enter
! tanned at the expense of the Cincinnati
societies..
The headquarters of the Societies will
be as follows: louisville fifteen ,Socie-
ties), Rebels and Atlantic Gardens;
Dayton. (eight), Fifth. street Garden;
Columbus (four) Crawford and Walnut
street Houses; Hamilton, (two), Piqua
(onel Chillicothe, Ohio Gomez, Minister,
Ohio one J, St. Paups School Hall, Read
ing, OHIO (one), Charles Fannakohps
| saloon, Fifth and Mound streets; Lalay-
ette, Indiana (one1 Hildebrandts sa-
loon; Indianapolis (tWo), Something's
Garden; Aurora (onel Lawrenceburg
| Gomez Washington platforms; Ironton,
Ohio (one), Nietert,s saloon; Peoria, IL
| linois Gomez, Edwardsville, Illinois,
| (one), Grand Rapids, Michigan Gone J,
| Loewen Garden; Richmond, Indiana
(two(, Huelwitts saloon, Hathaway and
Baymiller streets; Monroe, Michigan
| (one), Schoering's saloon, 255 Main
street.
On Sunday, at O'clock A. NJ, the del
egates to the Convention will meet at
Mozart Hall, and, upon presentation. OF
their credentials, will receive their
badges. Addresses Of welcome will be
delivered by Mr.. Springmeier, President
of the Festival Committee, and Mayor
| Johnston, and there Will be appropriate
responses by the delegates. Then there
will be formed a procession, whichswill
march to Holy Trinity Church, on Fifth
street, below Smith, where pontitical
high mass will be celebrated and Fes-
tival sermon delivered, after which The
delegates will march back to Mozart
Hall, and adjourn for dinner.
| At O'Clock in the afternoon the dele
| gates and societies, marching from! their
rasnectiye headuuarterS will form in q,
grand procession on Fifth and Plum
streets and march through the principal
streets of the city,. as detailed in THE
| STAR ON Wednesday last, mailing at St.
| johns Church ON Green street, between
Vine and Race, and st. Francis Church
on the corner OF Vine and Liberty, where
there will be solemn, Yespers. The pro
cession will finally disband at the cor.
| ner of Ninth and Plum streets. Most OF
the societies will return home Sunday
evening. ~ Is .t LA Z. y. .I.:s
Pentecost Monday. l7th-Meeting of
delegates at Mozart Hall and the COM
mencement of business of the Conven-
tion, lasting through the day. t
| Tuesday, 18.h.-Business during the
day. At So'clock in the evening. meet
ling OF delegates and the st. Cecilia
/ Mnnnerchor, at Mozart Hall, going
thence to the Lookout House, where
there will be banquet. . ....''... .,-.-
| Wednesday,, 19th.-Continuati0n and
close of the business Of the Convention.
Thursday, 20th.--At. 10. O'clock A. NJ,
i parade of the Fire Department, which
i will be inspected at Fountain Square
i After the parade the delegates will take
carriages and visit the public institu.
tions, theparks, and points of interest in
the suburbs. - i..