St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-11
pnsincsq JIcctinc-Mor,ling Session.


The morning session Of the business meet
Ing was called to order at $3.50, by President
Spaunhorst who led the opening prayer,
after which the secretary called the roll.
An invitation from E. w. Schlieck, fire
commissioner, inviting the members to wit
ness an exhibition by the fire department at
the corner Of Ninth and Wabashaw streets,
at the Sherman block, was read and ac-
cepted.
An invitation was read from the st. Glenn
ents society, Of st. Paul, requesting tie dele
gates to visit them at their regular meeting
Wednesday night. Accepted
It was moved that the annual tax per
capita should be increased from three cents
to four cents Lost.
Moved that the flag of the society, which
was liable to be damaged or destroyed in
moving each year, should be insured for
$500. An amendment that the flag be de-
livered by the secretary to the first vice pres
ident and kept by him was offered
and a substitute was offered in lieu of the
motion and amendment to the effect
that the second vice president, who should
be elected from st. Paul, should have charge
of the flag. The substitute was adopted.
A resolution was adopted to the effect that
the second vice president should have the
flag insured at his own expense.
The committee on printing were or
dered to have 500 certificates of membership
printed for the society.
After the last resolution had been adopted
a lengthy discussion grew out of the defect
i've wording of the certificate. and, after sew
eral resolutions had been offered, motion
that the business relating to the printing of
the certificates be closed prevailed.
The committee on resolutions reported the
following, which we're acted on separately:
That all members of the society shall send
their children to German Catholic schools,
and have them well educated. Adopted.
That all members of local societies, and
all members of the central society, shall sup
port the commissioners of immigration at
at Castle Garden, and that the thanks of the
conveut.oa bc rendered them. Laid on the
table
That the president and secretary, who, on
receipt OF the cable message from the pope
bestowing his blessings upon the society,
funds Of the society as "a contribution to the
the Peoples Pence, be instructed not to for
ward the same until further orders had been
received from the society. After a lengthy
debate the resolution was adopted.
That the secretary and president be paid
out of the funds of the central society, in
stead of out of the funds of their respective
societies as heretofore. Adopted.
That all priests should support the central
society by inducing other societies to join,
and that the priests should receive the sup
port of the central society. Adopted.
That Joseph Kelber, immigrant agent,
should be retained for work at Castle Garden,
making a report to the executive committee
every six months, and that he receive the
thanks of the society for past services and
its support in future. Adopted.
That the society again protest against the
robbing of the Propaganda at Rome by the
Italian government, and that the thanks of
the society be rendered President Arthur for
his action protesting against the attempt
made by the Italian government to confis-
cate the property of The American college at
Rome, copy of the resolutions to be for
warded to the president Adopted
1t was moved that the resolution endor-
sing the commissioners of immigration,
which had been tabled, be taken from the
table and referred back to the committee on
resolutions. Adopted.
A recess of ten minutes was taken to al
low the committee time to prepare report,
and, on reassembling, the resolution, sub
stantially the same as the one first presented,
was adopted after short discussion.
1t was announced that the board of man.
ayers OF the fund for the relief of widows
and orphans would meet at 2 o'clock, and at
80 a. m. the society adjourned until 3 D.
m. in order to witness the exhibition by
the fire department.