Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-07-09
CATHOLIC DAY.
Celebration Tn This City of the State Ger man Societies.

Celebration In This City of the State Ger
 ss man Societies.
 The sixth annual convention of the Ger man Catholics of the diocese of Hartford was called to order at ? o'clock yesterday afternoon in Concordia hall by Louis Stroebel. president of the Holy Family society of this city. The following delegates reported: St Joseph's society. Bristol. Albert Hipler; St Bonifa- cius' society. Meriden. August Lange, John Morenz, Andrew Reiske. Michael Bender. John Carl. George Reiske; windhorst so- ciety. Meriden. Paul Saleske; St Stephens society, Hartford. Jobn Schuessler, Frank Herding. Albert Frobel; St Peter's society, New Britain, Joseph Schilling. Peter Her mann. Martin Holfelder; society of the Holy Family, Waterbury, Anton Hoefer, Thomas Hermann, Quirlin Siraub; St Bar romaus' society. Waterbury, John Siefen; St Joseph's society, Danbury, Frank Korn- haas; St Joseph's society, Bridgeport, Michael Wolff. William Koch. Anton Wag- ner; St Bonifacius society. New Haven. Frank Dahlmeyer, Joseph Hansen, Der nard wirkus, Carl Rieck. Frank Gaul, Frank Schendler.
 Rev Farrell Martin. D. D.. pastor of St Cecilia's church, offered prayer, and Frank Dahlmeyer of New Haven, vice president | of the German Catholic league of Ccnnec- | Nhb hAtdc HIC6iuChbs 1hN reports of the delegates from the various | towns represented showed a marked in- crease in membership during the past year. The next convention will be held | in Danbury. The following telegram was
 sent to Bishop Tierney
 WATERBURY, July 9. 1894. To the Rt Rev NJ. Tierney, Bishop or Hart
 ford, Conn:
 The delegates of the sixth German Cath
 olic convention are in session and are
 pleased to forward this line as a token of
 their christian remembrance and high es- teem. FRANK DAHLMEYER,
 At the close of the meeting three cheers
 were given for Pope Leo XIII. President
 Cleveland and the Rev Farrell Martin,
 D.. D.
 At tConcordia hall last night a reception
 was rendered to the delegates by the mem
 bers of the Holy Family society of St
 Cecilia's parish. An address by the Rev
 Dr Martin was listened to with great att-n-
 tention. John Morenz of Meriden de.
 livered a touching address on the Father
 land" ''The Catholic as an American
 Citizen" was the subject of a carefully
 prepared paper by Frank Herding oi
 Hartford. Leo Zehnder spoke on The
 Liberty of Catholicity." Other speakers were: Joseph Schilling of New Britain and William Koch of Bridgeport. An interest.
 ing musical programme was presented as
 follows: Chorus. St Cecilia's choir; solo Miss Christine Smith; piano duet. Misses Marie and Stephanie Heringer; recitation : Miss Lena Dietrich; solo. Miss Mary
 Herr; violin solo. George Rudolph; solo Frank Herr; chorus, St Cecilia's choir. 5 This morning the musical strains of thu
 American band and the handsomely deco rated buildings told that there was some thing unusual going on. About 10 o'clocl the members of St Cecilia's parish. accom panied by the various out of town so cieties. headed by the band. proceeded t the church of the Immaculate Conception where a solemn high mass was sum- with the following officers: Rev Fathe Ariens of Bridgeport, celebrant; Rev Fathe ] Schaele, New Haven, deacon; Rev Fathe l kost, Meriden. subdeacon: Rev Dr Martin X master of ceremonies. The sermon Wa t preached by the Rev Peter Hagg. $. J., O St Canisius college. Buffalo. N. |. Thsr
 were a large number of clergymen presen !: and the church was crowded to the door l with the members and friends of St Ce | elias parish. Following the services $ procession was formed and the societie e visited St Cecilia's church on Scovil stree and then visit was paid to the differen |. Catholic churches of the city. after whic e the societies proceeded to the West En - grounds where picnic is being held. Tn
 visitors are being royalty entertained b c the citizens of Waterbury. The Catholi I Literary association. of which the paste It of St Cecilia's is a member. voted the us r of their parlors in the Lilley block to tn
 | visiting Germans and an effort Is bein
 made on all sides to treat the visitors wit
 the utmost courtesy.