The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-09-01
THE CROAT..II.A.!.NS
CONCLUDE THEIR
LABORS TODAY.
Closing Of the Busiest Convention in
the History Of the croatians
Of the United States. &
PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY.
Officers Win be Elected To-day, and,
the Place for the Next Con-
vention Selected.

] F.lH,.s lAG / ihSC AL tAC 3NGAl ASOt1Si
vention Selected.
Yesterday was by far the busiest day
of the week at Mozart Park. the occa-
sion being the convention of the Ma
tional croatian Society Of America. The
session did not adjourn until 1850
O'Clock last night. Considerable busi-
ness OF Importance was transacted and
everything Is in shape for the conclu-
sion to-day when the. officers will be
elected and some other business OF
importance not yet acted upon by the
convention will be transacted.
After reading OF the minutes the first
matter to comesup was hearing the te-
port OF the committee on financial
standing. This report stated that all
the books were found in the best OF
order. giving the delegates in detail the
full standing Of the order, and finding
no complaint TO make against the high
officers. A motion was made TO accept
the report in full and give the High
Committee full and absolute freedom
from any censure that may have been
in the minds OF any member OF the or
ganization. The report also recon-
mended that $1,000 be set aside to be
used Us reserve fund. to be used in
case OF such 4 catastrophe as mine
disaster in which large
number OF the members die AMI
the assessments would be too
great to payfat one time. The report
was accepted and vote of thanks
given the committee for its labors.
The report OF the committee appoint
ed to revise the bylaws was then
heard. This committee recommended 81
great many amendments. The bylaws
were read by section and the work took
upsa big part of the day. There were
no radical changes made in the by
laws. the object. being simply to eluci.
date them and make them more explicit
In the minds OF the members . The
amendments were nearly all accepted
After diSposinS .of this business thu
convention voted 10 make donation
OF 500, to each Croatian newspaper in
the United States for their favorable
work for the organization. These
papers are the "Napredak,"" published
at Allegheny: the Chicago "Sloboda.
published at Chicago the "Norodnl
List published atNew York, and the
"Branik." printed 1T Chicago. The
"Napredak" is at present the official or
gan OF the Croatians and to-day 1t /:
likely one of the other journals will hs
made the official organ.
The work OF the convention will likel,
be completed by.to-day at noon. and BY
8. o'clock this afternoon at the latest
The first matter that will be taken W
to-day will be the awarding Of prem
iums to the High Committee for ser,
A vices rendered. The. financial secreta-!
and the treasurer are the only member.
OF this committee that receive stipu
lated salary. they receiving $500 ant
$3.50 respectively. The other member:
OF the committee are paid 50 much pei
diem and send In their bills every hal
year.
Following this will be the election O.
! officers for the ensuing term. TheI
\ after the installation Of the newly elect
ed officers and the selection OF the cit,
for the next convention they. will ad
journ.
Many OF the delegates viii depart fol
their homes to-day. while many will re
main over Sunday. A member said las
evening that there will probably be a!
many as five candidates for some o
the offices. but there was no telling nov
who these candidates will be. Inasmuc!
as there was no button-holing or "hust
ling" for office among the members
They were occupied, he said
too much with the work o
the convention to think whit
were the candidates. He said tina
probably every delegate In the conven
ton would present the name Of hi
home City rs the prospective meeting
place of the next convention and no on
could foretell the probable winner, t
make any prediction would only be thu
widest kind OF guessing. The dele
gates were total strangers to each othar
on meeting at the first day OF the con
vention and there is no clique or ma
chine work for any one city or candl
date.
This afternoon and evening, at Mo
Fart Park. a picnic will be given II
honor OF the visitors. There will b
many Croatlans from surrounding
towns come to the city for this event
7 Others than croatlans are invited t,
attend. The Opera House orchestr;
will render the music for dancing and ,
purse OF $50 has been hung up TOR tn;
best lady and gentleman Walter.
A Musical Treat.
Il The concert of the famous Banda
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