St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-07
T0-DAYS EVENT.
Opening of Nineteenth Annual
Convention of German Roman
Catholic Central Society.
Assembly and Addresses this Morning
at Market Hall--Grand Process
sion this Afternoon.
Programme of the Week---Order of Pro-
cession---List Of Delegates.

The German Roman Catholic Central So
ciety of N. a, begins its annual convention
to-day, having been organized al Rochester,
n. Y, in 1866.
In 1888 this society numbers $4,000 mem
bers, its benevolent society branches num-
bering 344 in this country, with over $780,
OOO in their treasures, having paid out in
that year 800, 1000 to sick members, $4,000
to widows and orphans, and sent $4,000
marks to sufferers by the floods in Germany.
The general purpose is to promote the re-
ligious welfare of its members, and by its
mutual benefit plan to pay a sum Of from 81
to IS during sickness, and a certain sum, &C
cording to the ability of its separate local
branches, at DEATH
PROGRAMME.
The following is the programme of exer-
cises:
Sunday, September THE arriving
societies will be received by the reception
ommittee at the Union depot and escorted
to Market hall. At s a. m the delegates
and guests will assemble at Market hall,
where they will be met by the governor,
mayor and the honorary president, and also
receive their different badges.
AT 10 a. m. Pontifical high mass will be
celebrated at Assum ption church by Rt. Rev.
Bishop Ireland, assisted by tn clergy of the
diocese and bishops, abbotts, and priests of
different dioceses. The sermon will be de-
livered by Rt. Rev. Bishop Seidenbush, Of
st. Cloud.
AT $50 p. m. all delegates. guests, and
all societies of the state and of our city will
assemble at Market hall to take part in the
Ora ND rrO ,ub ha
corner of st. Peter and Seventh streets.
Monday, September Sat a. m the
delegates will assemble at Pfeifer's hall :;
from there they will be taken with street cars
to st. Francis de Sales church on West
Seventh street, where Ponti1cal high mass
will be celebrated. After mass the delegates
will return to Pfeifer's hall, where the bust
ness meetings will begin.
In the evening a grand vocal aud instru-
mantal concert will be given at Market hall
by the most prominent musicians and sing
ers of st. Paul.
Tuesday, September AT s a. m. re-
quinn mass will be held at Assumption church
for all deceased members of the Central So
ciety. After mass continuation of business
meetings in Pfeifer's hall.
Wednesday, September Determination
of the business meetings in Pfeifer's hall.
Thursday, Sept. 11.-At s a. m. the dele
gates and remaining guests will assemble at
Pfeifer's hall, from where they will take car
riages and be shown the business and resi-
dence part of our city. Then they will be
taken in carriages to Minneapolis where
they will be received by delegation of the
| different societies there and will be shown
around their city. In Sch@fer's garden a
| grand lunch will be served. From there the
delegates will return by way of Minnehahs
and Fort Smelling to st. Paul. At Chr.
Stahlman's Brewing company fine lunch
will be served on their return.
| TO-DAY.
The ceremonies will be formally inaugu-
rated at Market hall at $50 o'clock this
morning when addresses of welcome will be
delivered by Mayor O'Brien, Governor Hub.
bard and the president of the societies.
Following the ceremonies at Market hall
the society will proceed to the Church of the
Assumption on Exchange street, where the
delegates win receive the clergy and escor
them to the altar. High mass will be cele
brated by Bishop Ireland and a sermon vii
be delivered by Bishop Seidenbusch.