The age-herald., 1901-12-13
After a Session of Three Days American Federation of
 Societies Adjourn
ALI OFFICERS ARE ELECTED
Many Teiesrams Received Asking for Copies of the Constitution-The Headquarters for the Present
 VIII Be In Cincinnati.

Cincinnati, December 12.-The American Federation of Catholic Societies, after session of three 5ays, adjourned this af- ternoon to meet in Chicago July 15, 1902. Today was devoted to the election of officers and the consideration of plans for field work. All the officers and members of the committees are Iayrnen. The only exception is that of the spiritual adviser, and all Catholic orders make this excep- tion-even the amateur literary societies. It is said the changes in the national officers was largely due to the opposition of all having political aspirations
 Started Last Winter.
 The conventions held heretofore have been for the purpose of starting and final ly organizing the federation. It was started at conference in New York last winter. The promoters of the federa- ton include distinguished laity as we'll as leading clergy of the church, who have given many months of careful thought to the preparation of the consti- tuition, which was finally adopted last night.
 It was after midnight when the re- | 113 for T. M Minehan of Columbus, O., and 42 for Judge Thomas w. Fitzgerald of Brooklyn. It was then decided to postpone the election of other officers un- til today. T. B. Minehan, the new Pres ident is' President of the Ohio Federa- tion which has an active membership of over 40,OOO. On the assembling of the convention last Tuesday, President Mine han. on behalf of the Ohio Federation de- livered an address that was regarded such a feature of the occasion that 1t was adopted as a declaration of the princi- ples of the Federation,
 Election of Officers. The election of officers was resumed on | reassembling this morning and the con l tests that extended the previous session l until after midnight were also resumed l Judge Thomas w. Fitzgerald of Brook lyn, who had been defeated last night for President, was nominated by the committee for ice-President, but he de- clined and Daniel Duffy was substituted.
 The following additional officers were elected
 e-President-Lewis J. Kauffmann. New York T. H. Cannon, Chicago and | Daniel Duffy Pottsville, Pa.
 Secretary--Anthony Matre, Cincinnati
 Treasurer-Henry F. Freies Erie, Pa. l Nicholas Conner, of Dubuque, had been l nominated by the committee last night | for Secretary. but he declined the elec- l tion, and then the name of Secretary ]. 1 O'Rourke, of Philadelphia, was present.
 A. s.x xf., to re-elect him. The contests were car ried into the election of members of the | Executive Board.
 | Headquarters In Cincinnati. | The election of Anthony Matre, who is | principal in Phileomen, a Parish school | in this city. as secretary, means that the ] headquarters. at least until next July, | will be in Cincinnati. There has already | been many applications by telegraph for | copies of the new constitution and the l officers and executive board expect to 1 circulate large numbers of them very 1 soon.
 The convention closed amid enthusias- l tic demonstra lions, all joining In singing [ America" The executive board, which | organized with M. P. Mooney as chair man and Anthony Matre as secretary. | will probably meet early next month. It | is believed by members of the executive | board that the federation will have over 1 a million members in it's affinating organ ization before the next convention in '