The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-05-17
The Central linton German Catholic Re-
Iief Association.


The twentieth annual convention Of
the German, Catholic Relief Association
is being held at Mozart Hall.
The exercises commenced with a pro-
cession and religious services yesterday,
and d meeting for business is being held
to-day. Another will be held tomorrow,
and a third on Wednesday,. Special
trains arrived on Saturday evening and
Sunday from Columbus, Dayton, Spring
field, Hamilton, Indianapolis, and other
points, bringing in fully ten thousand
strangers to attend the parade and SER
vices of yesterday. A portion of them
remain during the week, but the ma
jority have. returned home. The repre-
sentation from New York;. Maryland,
PENNSYLVANIA, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa,
Indiana and Missouri Is also large. a
A little over twenty years ago, the
first German Catholic benevolent soci-
ety of the nature of those celebrating yes
terday, was organized in Baltimore. The
number OF members was small, but the
influence spread until to-day the mum.
ber of societies is 304 and the member
ship over $4,000. 1t is expected that dur
| ing the present year the number of the
societies will be increased by nearly
fifty, and. the membership to nearly ,T5,-
600. The objects of the societies are the
dispensing of charity and the further
ance OF the cause of the Church.
| The exercises yesterday consisted OF
an address of welcome in the morning at
Mozart Hall by President Springheier
and. Mayor Johnston, and attendance
upon pontiiical high mass at Holy Trim.
! ity Church.
the procession in the afternoon was a
grand affair, and in spite of the high wind
and clouds OF dust was viewed by an i'm.
L otnn rxfT OF fc
we're crowded with spectators along the
1 whole line of march.
The delegates and the several socie.
ties, marching in line from their respec-
,ltiYe Headquarters, marched in grand
| procession, forming for, the great line on
Fifth, Longw0rth, Sixth, Seventh
| Eighth, Ninth, Court and Plum streets
i There were fourteen divisions. The first
division formed on Fifth street, fronting
! on Plum and extending eastward, $50
I The second division faced, extending
westward. The third and fourth divi
sions formed on LOngworth street, eX
i other divisions formed in the same man
ner on Sixth street, two on Seventh, two
on Eighth and two on Ninth. The thir
teenth division formed ON Court street
l fronting on Plum, and extending east
4 ward. The fourteenth division formed
j on Plum street, fronting on Court, AND
extending northwardly, each division
A falling into the procession ON Plum
streetin it's regular order.
The Grand Marshal was B. Schutteln
| dryer; Assistants, b. Kuhl, Henry Moor.
man., Henry schnackers, Herman Rose
4 Fidel Badel, John Ostendarp, Matthias
Fetl, Joseph Wahle, Emil Dehler, Henry
4 Ausdenmoore, Louis Hudepohl, jr. ant
Il William Schaaf
i The division Marshals were as follows
i /, Ferdinand WabboIding, II. j. Wehags
and August hoo, 2, j. r. Siefert, CaspaI
4 Hickman and Bernh. 4Heinl;. s, Henry
Hilgeforth, of Dayton, Jake Gardner ani
Th. Steering; A, Jacob Bapmgartner
4 Henry Liertip and Martin Metziner; 5
Joseph. Rusche, William Rogenschntz
i A. Wiehmann, Geo. zHemsath, Jos
Richein, Gottfried Luple, John Boskg III
4 Niemeier, John Lieber, Carl Bogge
Frank Huck, John Hubfg, =. Weingart
ner and Ferd Tapke; s, Max Helm
richs, of Reading August Gerber. o
i Nordloh; n, Henry hammers, Christ
4 Pohlman and Heinrich Fideldey; t8
4 Henry Tafet, Anton Fortfaan, B. II
4 Boedier and Sebastian Kashemler; 8
lAnton Pietsch, Henry Koefter and Her
Il man Steater;s 10, George Bellermann
John j. Honekamp and George Fruh
III, Henry Dusterberg, Henry Wernke
Henry Mack, John Roller and Henrl
Broerlng ~, Henry Mersch, Henry Dick
4 man, bernhard Mehans and Casper Gels
!, ID, G. IL. ToerneT, v alentine Nicholaus
Wm. Stiner and Geo. Hellmich, jr.; IA
VIM. Minch, Anton BischoE, Louis KIop]
and u. III. HuIsman. ~ ..,s..'
II The procession was fully three m.,ei
Il long, and occupied adsll heufih passinl
II giyenpoint. 1t Contained about 1890
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