Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-10-01
A NATIONAL SOCIETY.
Meeting of the Bohemian Roman Catholic
Mutual Central Union.

The above refers to the national con.
vention of the Bohemian Roman Catholic
MutualCentral Union which commenced its
session in this city on Sept rs, and closed
its labors yesterday. Few of the readers
of the GLOBE have ever heard of this or
ganization as it does its work quietly and
without parade, and yet it extends over
the entire Union. A brief history of its
origin and objects may not be without in.
terest,
1t was first organized in the city of St
Louis, Sept. %. 1877, with only eight
Catholic societis repras snted. The dele.
gates of THAI convention were Jacslal
Wolf of st. Louis; Joseph Roubik
of Chicago; W. G. Kirchman of Allegheny
city, Pa; Jacslar Doorak of La Crosse
Wis; Frank Housa of st. Paul; Rev. Leo
Lucley of Milwaukee, and John Ridl Of
Cleveland, Ohio. The organization started
out with only 518 members, and during the
past five years its societies have increased
from to 70, and its present membership
is over 5000.
The convention which assembled here on
Tuesday last, was the sixth national annu-
al gathering of the society and 35 delegates
were present from different societies as
follows:
NAMES OF DELEGATES.
John MAIDEN, St. Louis, Mo.
John Turek, s.
Warne Bardek IS
Wencel Herring, Chicago.
Albert Kakusha, s.
John Benishek, g
Jacob Burtick, g
Jos. Mikshak, 6
Thos. Blocha, g
John Bozovsky, IS
Wincesluis Hams, 6
Wenzel Finfar, Allegheny, Pa.
Joseph Kokta, Lacrosse, Wis.
John Masak, Detroit, Mich.
Frank Wondra, St. Paul, MINI.
Joseph Frost, Milwaukee.
M. Redel, Winona.
M. Sich, Cleveland.
Wenzel Marek, Cleveland.
Buryhawt Spyrakus, g
John Jadlicka,
John Paulu, Milwaukee.
Joseph Frost, s.
Ignatius Sindelar, Cedar Rapids.
Matthias Koutnik, Carlton, Wis.
Matthias Cisler, Montpelier,
Waucel Shavlik, Omaha, Neb.
Joseph Hovorka, New Prague, MINI.
Albert Sipka, Minneapolis.
w. c. Kirchman, Wahoo, Neb.
j. +. Blake, Lacrosse, Wis.
w. J. Kotasek, Heidelberg, Miss.
John Dvorzah, Minnetonka.
Albert Wagner, Tabor, Dakota.
Thos. G. Hovorka, Montgomery, MINI.
Joseph Horejs, st. Paul.
Joseph Cihak, Baltimore.
AS stated above the society is mutual
one each member of which pays fifteen
cents for the benefit of the heirs of men,
Der when he dies, and during the past year
the society paid out over $4,000 for re-
lief.
The most of the business of the conven-
ton was of a general character in dispos-
ing of the routine business of the society.
On Monday the delegates visited New
Prague in Scott Co., where they assisted in
celebrating the anniversary of the patron
saint of Bohemia, st. Winceslaus.
The convention decided to hold tho next
annual meeting at Baltimore on the 25th
day of September, 1883, and also elected
the following named officers for the easu-
ing year, viz:
President, John Jironsek, of Cleveland.
Ohio.
vice-president, John Medeek, of St.
Louis; Mo.
Financia, secretary, W, G. Kirehman, of
Wahoo, Neb.
Recordlng: secretary, Joseph Howorks,
OF HN.ew Prague, MINI.
Treasurer, John Howdsk, of Chicago,
Ill.
Trustees, Joseph Miksak and Joseph
Roubik, of Chicago, and Thos. G. Howor-
ko, of Montgomery, MINI
The convention adjourned sine die at II
o'clock noon yesterday, and it's sixth an
nual meeting will close to-day with a
grand parade through the principal streets
of the city.
The procession will form at the Bohem-
ian Church, On Goodhue street, near Fort,
at p. M, and will move in the following
orders
First Division-Platoon police; N. w.
Band; Knights of st. Paul; st. George
Knights; National Delegates.
Second Division-G. W. Band; st. Pat
rick's Benevolent Society; La Union Fran
caise; St. John Baptist.
Third Division-St. Peter Benevo-
lent Society; st. Clement Benevolent
Society; St. Aloysiu's Benevolent Society;
Fourth Minneapolis Band
st, John Benevolent Society; Minnetonka
Benevolent Society; Montgomery Benevo.
lent Society; Hilibery Benevolent So siety
= Fifth Division-New Prague Band; New
Prague Benevolent Society; Polish Society
st. Stanislaus; st. Wencislaus; st. John
The procession will form under the di
rection of Joseph Hasbek as chief mar
shall, assisted by VIM. Dowlan as first as
sistant, and Frank Housa, as second as
sistant. The line of march will be dow1
Fort street to Third; down Third to Sibley
up Sibley to Fifth; out Fifth to jackson
up jackson to Sixth, and thence to Sever
Corners.
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