St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-29
GERMAN CATHOLIC SOCIETY,
Thirteeneh Annual Convention to be
Held in st, Paul Sept. I'll.

The German Roman Catholic central society of
North America, which was organized in the city
of Rochester, n. " in 1855, and having held
twenty nine annual conventions, the last being at
| Evansville, Ind, will meet in convention in ST.
Paul. commencing Sunday, Sept. z, and remain
| ing until the evening Of Thursday, Sept. II.
| In 1883 this society numbered 80, 600 members,
its benevolent society branches numbering 344
in this country. with $500, 900 In their treas
uries, having paid ont in that year 500, 900 to
| sick members, $40, 900 to widows and orphans
and sent 600 marks to sufferers by the floods in
| Germany. Its general PURPOSE is to promote
| the religious welfare Of its membership and by
| It's mutual benefit plan to pay sum of from 81
| to IS during sickness, and certain sum, accord
ing to the ability of its separate local branches
death. The sickness fee in Minnesota is S. per
week. and the payment at death $1,000. Added
to its benevolent features the facilities of
cial acquaintance which it provides for keeping
up by it's annual conventions an acquaintance
among the whole German Catholic population of
America Its first president was John Amend
of st. Louis, now nearing eighty years Of age,
who has attended its every convention since its
orignation and is hopefully expected to be pres
ent at the coming gathering.
The present officers of this great society are as
| follows: President, II. S. Spaunhorst, St Louis ;
vice-presidents, VIM Caspar, Milwaukee, and
secretary, Theodore Fehiig, st. Louis; record
ing secretary, Alfred Stekel, Milwaukee; treas
urer, j. F. Brinkmann, New York.
Those attending as delegates and as visitors
will arrive from all points of the compass by reg
ular and excursion trains on Saturday, Sept. 9th,
and be received by the reception committee, who
will escort them to the hotel.
The following is the programme of exercises :;
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH.-The arriving
societies will be received by the reception com
mlttee at the Union depot aud escorted to Market
hail. At 8 a. m. the delegates and guests will
assemble at Market Nall, where they viii be well
coined by the governor, mayor and the honorary
president and also receive their different badges.
At 10 a. m. Pontifcal high mass will be cele-
brated at Assumption chGrch by Rt. Rev. Bishop
Ireland assisted by the clergy of the diocese and
bishops, abbotts and priests of different dioceses
The sermon will be delivered by Rt. Rev. Bishop
Seidenbush, of st. Cloud.
AT 80 p IN. ali the delegates, guests and all
societies of the state and of our city will assemble
at Market hall to take part in the grand pro-
ces-sion which will start from the
corner Of St. Peter and Seventh streets. Chief
Marshal John Lunkenheimer will appoint his
assistants: under their command the procession
will be formed.
Monday, September Sat s a. M the dele
gates 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
Pontiical high mass will be celebrated. After
mass the delegates will return to Pfeifer's hall,
where the business meetings will begin.
In the evening grand vocal and instrumental
concert will be given at Market hall by the
most prominent musicians and singers of St.
Paul.
Tuesday, September AT s a. m. requium
mass will be held at Assumption church for all
deceased members of the Central society. After
mass continuation of business meetings in
Pfeifer's hail.
Wednesday, September Determination Of
the business meetings in Pfeifer's hall.
Thursday, Sept. 11.-At a. m. the delegates
and remaining guests will assemble at Pfeifer's
hall, from where they will take carriages and be
shown the business and residence 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 Schaefer's
garden grand lunch will be served. From
there the delegates will return by way of Mime
haha and Fort Smelling to st. Paul At Chr.
Stahlmans Brewing company fine lunch will be
served or their return.
The work on the grand arch fronting the en-
trance to Assumption church was commenced
yesterday. 1t is to be thirty feet long, by twenty
wide and thirty feet in height and will be richly
and deliberately decorated for the occasion with
draping and ornamentation which have been pro-
cured in Chicago. Beautiful arches will also be
erected at the entrance of Market and Pfeifer
halls, and splendid street decorations will be
made at different points OF the line of march.
The grand arch of welcome to St. Paul. will
fhrd and soey, and will be a magnificent af-
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