Evening star., 1898-10-24
CATHOLIC NATIONAL UNION
Young Men of Church ITO Hold Twenty
Fourth Annual Session.
Local Committees IndustriOusIy mt
Work Completing Arrangements
for Reception of Delegates.

Delegates 10 tne tWenty-fOurth annual
convention of the Catholic Young Mems
National Union, which convenes in Car
roll Institute Hall tomorrow morning, are
arriving in the city today in large num-
bers. Headquarters for the visitors have
been established at the Shoreham Hotel,
and here will congregate many of the best
known and most prominent young clergy
men and laymen of the Catholic Church in
America. A special train from New York
will arrive over the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad tonight at 10 O clock bringing the
general officers of the union and the dele
gates from the northern and New England
states. A local committee from the Car
union, will meet the train and escort the
visitors to their respective stopping places.
Preparations for the convention have
been in progress for several weeks past, and
the effort of the Washington committee
having the gathering in charge will be to
make this the most interesting complete
and satisfactory meeting of the union held
since it's organization. Carroll Institute
Hall has been handsomely decorated Mr..
Lepley having this branch of the work
under his immediate supervision. The au-
ditorium has been draped with yellow and
white Streamers, the colorS of the institute,
and American flags and bunting. The
stage, where the presiding officers will sit.
has been tastefully hung, and in the CEN
ter is a likeness of Pope Leo XIII. Across
the procenium is the motto of the union,
God and our neighbor," while on the front
of the institute building the word "Wel-
come is limned in electric letters.
Business Point of View.
The local committee on arrangements has
dcne everything in its power to make the
convention a success from business point
of view, well as a most pleasant occa-
sion to all connected with 1t. An arnuse-
ment program of rare merit has beelT pre-
pared, including entertainments by the Car
roll Institute Minstrel and Dramatic clubs.
an evening of dancing. a luncheon and
trips to the Catholic University and Mount
Vernon.
The convention will be inaug,lrated with
the solemnization Of high mass at St. Pat
riCk's Church tomorrow morning at $50
o'clock, at which all the local and visiting
delegates will be present. At the conclu-
sion of the church services the young men
will adjourn to Carroll Institute Hall,
where the convention will be called to or
der by President William T. McGuirl of
Brooklyn. The morning will probably be
consumed in listening to the annual re-
ports of officers An address of welcome
on behalf of the Carroll Institlte will be
delivered by Mr. Edward ]. Hannah. chair
man of the local committee CT arrange
ments. Commissioner John w. Ross is also
on behalf of the citizens of Washington.
Ihere will be an afternoon business ses-
sion. and in the evening a stag entertain
ment will be given in honor Of he visitors
By the minstrel club of Carroll Institute.
Other Features.
Wednesday morning and afternoon will
be given over to the conclusion of ali bus
lEess before the convention, and ia the
evening a public entertainment will be
in In
there will be dancing. Thursday morning
the delegates will visit the Catholic Uni
Versity in a body, and in the aft .rnoon will
make the trip to Mt. Vernon
Inc officers of the National Union are as
follows: Rev. William T. McGuirl, Brook
lyn, president Rev. Bernard NJ. Began.
Railway, Nj, first vice president; Daniel
Toomey, Boston, second vice president:
Jchn j. Brady, Albany, secretary and treas
Irer; Rev. James f. Laughlin, DID, Phil
adelphla: Thomas F. Ryan, St Joseph
No. and Rev. Malick A. Cunnion, New
York. executive committee.
Much important business will be trans
acted during the course of the meeting, and
the following papers Of interest will be
read:
America. the Land of Genius" which
Will be read by James Joseph Bowen AN,
MD, of Brooklyn; Catholics and Peace"
by representative Of the archdiocese of
Boston; Leo XIII, Arbitrator Among Ma
lons. by a representative of the archdio-
A. n,
the convert to Catholicism and author of
catholic literature, by a representative of
the archdiocese of Baltimore.
Fifty Thousand Members
President Mckinley has been asked to
receive the delegates at some convenient
time during their stay IN Washington.
The Young Catholic Mems National Union
is composed of young mems literary socie-
ties throughout the country, and numbers
about $4,000 members. The object of the
Union is the furtherance of practical Cath
ollc unity and the moral and intellectual
advancement of its members; the fraternal
union OF all associations aiming in what
ever way at the spiritual, Intellectual and
moral Improvement of Catholic young men,
and the mutual enlightenment and assist
ance resulting from such union; the priv
1lege secured to each member of being re-
celVed as a guest by any society in the
union or as member by transfer.
The local committee of arrangements
comprises: Ed ]. Hannah, chairman; H.
w. Sohon, vice chairman; Franz II. Rodg-
way, secretary; James F. Shea, treasurer;
r. +. Buckley, Rev. E A. Hannah, Dr. j.
n. Burch, A. c. Joy, Matthew Brady, j. NJ.
Mckee, NJ. ]. Colbert, Robt. Mcdonald, Jas.
j. Collins, DIR. c. E. O'Connor, Jos. T. DAILY,
John Quinn. Daniel Donovan, r. e. Sulli-
van, r. F. Downing, Thos o. Varnell, John
A. Eckert, j. F. White Chas J. Govern, P.
s. Warren, John NJ. Henderson.