The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-07-09
BIG CATHOLIC UNION
GERMAN CATHOLIC CENTRAL So
GETTY WILL MEET HERE
SEPT. II TO FL
$1,000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED

When 1t Met in Milwaukee Last
Year There Were 2o,OoO-Seven
Local Societies Will Unite to Give
the Delegates n Royal Reception
When They Come-LdSt of Conn
ntttee in Charge
From Sept. II to q inclusive the Ger
man Catholic Central Society of America
Will hold its annual convention. in ST.
Faul, and it is expected that there will be
about $4,000 visitors in the city for the
occasion. While the convention was be-
ing held last year in Milwaukee there
were 10000 visitors in the city.
The German Catholic Central Society of
America is national organization made
UP of 500 of the German Catholic societies
in the country, and having member
ship of over $1,000. The central society
was organized at Baltimore more than
forty years ago and has since grown rap
idly until now there is not city of any
importance in the country that does not
contain at least one branch of the society
1t is entirely benevolent in its nature and
includes sick benefit besides a widows
and orphans fund that is really an in
surance department in which members can
obtain life insurance for amounts ranging
from $500 to $1,000. There is reserve
fund of d0l5,2S4 and last year the society
paid Sl6l, 500 in sick benefits TO 6,6S1 men,
bers, and $92,1S5 to widows and orphans,
making total paid out for the year of
$685. 1874.
The officers of the society are: Presi-
dent. Adolph Weber, of Racine, Wis; sec
rotary, Anton Bickel, of Milwaukee;
treasurer, John F. Brinkman. of Terre
Haute, Ind.
There are seven of the local societies,
and all have joined to make the conven-
ton this year more successful than any
since 1884, the last time the central So
clety convened in st. Paul. The arrange
ments for the convention are being push
ed and committees are hard at work plan
ming and carrying out the details The
convention will be held ct the hall of
Assumption church, Ninth and Exchange
streets.
The programme has already been par
TALLY arranged. 1t will open with a pom
tifical high mass with Archbishop Ire
land ofhciating, and sermon by Ri Rev.
Bishop Trobec, of st. Cloud. There will
be a concert at the Auditorium and
grand parade in the evening At the con-
cert the oratorio, THE Crucinxton of
Christ, will be rendered by chorus of
$50 voices the first complete rendition in
TINS country. At the concert Gov Lind
VIII deliver an address of welcome on be-
half of the state
On Monday evening, Sept. Is, general
public meeting will be held in the Audi
aT~rp
made for addresses by the most prom
inent speakers in the country, besides an
exceptionally fine musical programme
The addresses will be In German. The
following evening play will be given in
honor OF the convention by the German
Catholic young men of the city.
The general meetings of the convention
will be closed. There will be- in addition
to the general meeting, a number of
meetings of special branches Of the gen
eral society At the opening meeting of
the convention Mayor Kiefer will deliver
an address of welcome.
The following are the general officers Of
the local organization that will have
charge of the convention arrangements:
President, Peter NJ. Kerst; first vice pres
identr j. Q. Juenemann; second vice pres
lGent, j. b. Waschberger; general secre-
1ary, Anselm RIFT; financial secretary, B.
Wurst; corresponding secretary, Fred
4iihm; treasurer, Matt Schmitz.
The Following are the committees that
have been appointed to take charge of
the various portions of the work:
Finance-Very Rev. J. N. Stariha.
CHAIRMAN; Frank Erling, Frank Jansen
= g Graf, Lorenz Mitsch George Ger
laGh, Anselm Rift, John Eden.
1Press-IRev. F. HierOnymus, chairman;
hugo klapproth, Joseph Matt, John @.
Jqneneman,n. Fl; 6. Nienstedt
man; Charles Houck, Raymond Eisen
hauer, Florian, Rosmanith, Matthias
Schmitz, P. ]. Hahn.
Printing and Advertising-Rev. l..
Haas, chairman; William Pohl, John
RRopRy, John Beissel, Anton Anfang,
Programme = Rev. P Hieronymus.
chairman; John A. WiIlwe-scheid, Philip
Anfang, S. Brand, Franz Kelndorfer
George Thera, F. A. Maron, William G.
Strub, John B. Wallraff, Jacob Urmann.
+. M, Becker, Anselm Ritz Peter Stein
man; George Thrill, Adam Neid, Nc Will
Wer, Albert Suess, Frank Jungbauer, Jo-
seph Herbst, George w. Stenger. Mfcha al
Maurus, ]. Benderich, Peter Stein. M. A.
Nlerlng, Stephen Egermann,G G. j. Never.
ParadeIJ. A. Schmitz chairman; An
drew Goblisch, Adam Nachtshefm, John
SchaIl, A. J. Refs. Anton, Buberl, J. B..
Waschenberger, John Bast
Music and Entertainment - John S.
erode, chairman; NJ. Leibecke, Frederick
R1hm, John FroehlingSdorf Peter Heck
Reception-Rev. ]. M Sclnce chair
man; Joseph Ferber, A. ]. Albachten.
Ruppert Heller, JShn Graf, J. Welsch, ].
Rauscher John Benne, George Adam,
Joseph Poetzl, st. Buss, Charles Spill1er,
M. J. Tschida.