Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-08-27

The National Croatian Convention
was opened very auspiciously with an
outing yesterday afternoon at Mozart
Park. and there were present large
number OF visiting and resident mem
bers ofthe order, accompanied by their
friends. The exercises consisted OF
speeches and concert music and the oc-
casion was one of genuine pleasure.
The meeting will continue throughoui
the week, and different social fea-
ture will be provided each evening for
the entertainment of the visitors.
The delegates arrived over the B.
& 0. road at 1870 o'clock in the morn
ing. accompanied by the American
Croatian band, of Allegheny, Pa, and
were met at the station by the Wheel
ing and Benwood societies, who were
also accompanied by the Opera House
and Grand Opera House bands. They
Immediately formed into line and
moved over the route as previously
outlined, up Main to Twelfth, east to
Market, south to Twenty-second, east
to Chapline, south to Thirty third, east
to Jacob, south to Benwood and then
back over the same course to the Park,
where the festivities of the day COM
menced. After luncheon had been
served the delegates assembled in the
park hall and addresses and music were
in order. Joseph Marolmic, financial
secretary of the supreme lodge, made
the visitors and thanking the local So
cities for their hospitality. He was
followed by other speakers, including
Stephen Vibanic, president OF the
Wheeling lodge; Kate Leparac, who
represented the ladies' society; George
Maumic, vice president, and John Lu
bic, president of the supreme lodge,
each Of whom spoke in pleasing vein
of the significance of the occasion.
During the session the Croatian band
of sixteen pieces rendered a number Of
serenades and national airs. The in
terror of the hall was gaily decorated
in Chinese and Japanese lanterns,
American flags, streamers of red, white
and blue and the colors of the nation
al organization; and also palms and
potted plants.
The delegates were treated to an ele
CANT banquet last evening in Lubic's
hall in upper Benwood. There We're
about three hundred Croatians in full
uniform in the parade preceding the
outing and officers Ernest and Bogard,
of Benwood, were the police escort.
The opening session will be held at
nine o'clock this morning, and one hun
dred and fifty delegates, besides a COM
mittee Of twenty-five Of the supreme
lodge, representing 1874 societies, are
expected to respond to the roll call.
Nearly all the delegates arrived yes.
terday morning, and the others Will
reach the city to-day. There are
lodges of the order located in every
State i'll the Union and the membership
is 5000 1t is a rule of the organization
to not admit Crotlan to membership
until he has been a citizen of the
United States for five years. The last
convention of the Croatians was held
at Chicago two years ago. The dele
gates to this meeting are from Glob-
Vile, Colo, st. Louis and Soudan. Mo,
Ely Mimi, San Francisco and Stock
ton, Gala, Telley Peake, S. D., Chi
cago, Ills, Whiting, Ind, Calumet.
Mich, Illowood, Mich, Cleveland and
Youngstown, O., Rathburn, Ia, Johns
town, Pittsburg, Allegheny, McKees-
port, Braddock, Rakin Station, Etna.
Homestead and Export, Pa, and other
cities.