The evening times., 1898-10-14
CONVENTION OF CATHOLICS.
Young Mems National Union VIII
Meet Here on October 20.

The twenty-fourth annual convention of
the Catholic Young Mems National Union
will be held in this city on October %
and e.
The union is made up of Catholic young
mems literary societies throughout the
country, and numbers about 5O,O mem
bers. The Carroll Institute, of this CITY,
is affiliated with the union and is now
actively at work perfecting arrangements
to fittingly entertain the visiting dele
gates and members of the union
Each of the clubs TO be represented has
elected three delegates and three alternates
TO represent their respective organizations
at the meeting, which is called for the
purpose of discussing various matters of
interest TO their fraternity.
The delegates to represent Carroll IN
stitute are Messrs. Ed. ]. Hannah, Henry
Sohon and John J. Dolan, with Messrs
John Henderson, John Quinn and B. j.
Coyle as alternates.
The object of this union is the further
ance of practical Catholic unity and the
moral and intellectual advancement of its
members.
The means relied on to accomplish this
object are: The practice of religion by
the members, the fraternal union of all
associations aiming al the spiritual intel
lectual and moral improvement of young
men, and the mutual enlightenment and
assistance from such unions.
The local committee of arrangements
consists of twenty-five gentlemen of the
Carroll Institute, as follows:
Ed. j. Hannah, chairman; H. W. Sohon,
vice chairman; Franz H. Ridgway, secre-
tary; James F. Shea, treasurer; Z. F.
Buckley, DR.. ]. H. Burch, Matthew Bra
dy, M. ]. Colbert, James ]. Collins, JOS
eph I. DAILY, Daniel Donovan R. F. Down
ing, John A Eckert, Charles ]. Govern,
Rev. E. A. Hannah, A. c. Joy, J. M. Nc
Kee, Robert Mcdonald, DR.. C. E. O'Con-
nor, John Quinn, R. E. Sullivan, Thomas
o. Varnell, ]. F. White, P. S. Warren,
John NJ. Henderson.
The business meeting of the convention
will be held in the Carroll Institute Hall,
on Tenth Street, above New York Ave-
nue.. The building will be handsomely
decorated for the occasion. The Shore
ham Hotel has been selected as the head
quarters for the visiting delegates.
The two days of the convention will be
given up to pleasure and sightseeing
when the delegates and members are
not busy at the meetings or at the Cath
olic University. This years gathering is
s qu nee Of the presentation of the Brown
SON statue to the Catholic University.
which presentation will be conducted by
the delegates of the club.
The program for the convention. thus
far complete, Is as follows: Tuesday.
October Is, solemn high mass will be
celebrated in st. Patrick's Church at $50
o'clock. The delegates will assemble at
the Carroll Institute. and proceed to the
church in body. Immediately after the
mass the delegation will adjourn to the
Institute. and the convention will be call
ed to order by the president of the union.
Rev William T. McGuirl, of BROOKLYN.
On Tuesday evening there will be an en-
tertainment and luncheon. The program
is now being arranged by George T. Cox
the secretary of the Washington branch
of the union. and the chairman of the
entertainment committee, and will in
clude minstrel show, recitations and
vocal numbers. The entertainment will