Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-28
CATHOLICS ARE TO GATHER
National Convention of American
Federation VIII BE Held
in Chicago.

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CINCINNATI. o., July educational Sec
rotary Anthony Matre Of the American
Federation Of Catholic societies, reports
the program complete for the second ma
tional convention In Chicago August 5, 6
and Z, and the indications are that the con-
vention will be the most representative
gathering Of Catholics ever held in this
country.
The convention will be opened with
pontihcal high mass at Holy Name ca
thedral with Right Rev. p. ]. Muldoon as
celebrsnt and Bishops Messmer, McFaul
and other prominent church dlgnitsries in
the sanctuary. All the priests Of Chicago
have been invited to participate in the
church services and a general invitation
has been sent to all the clergy in the United
States to represent their parishes at the
convention.
At 1880 p. m. Tuesday, August 3, the
business sessions Of the convention will
be formerly opened at the association
hall, 1873 La Sale street, where addresses
of welcome Will be delivered by the gov
ernor OF Illinois and the mayor OF Chi
cago and responses will be made by promi-
nent ~oficials Of the federation. In the
evening OF the same date a great mass
meeting will be held at the convention
hall. TO which the general public is in
vited.
The business sessions wednesday and
Thursday will be held at 9 a. m. and
p. m. and will be presided over by Hon.
T. B. Minahan Of Columbus, D.
The Chicago committee, headed by Hon,
M. B. Girten, has selected the Great North
ern hotel as headquarters, where a bureau
Of Information will also be opened for
the accommodation of the delegates. The
national executive board, composed Of Right
Rev. Bishops S. G.. Messmer, James McFaul
of Trenton, N. j., Hon. T. D. Minahan
L. J. kaufman OF New York, 7. H. Can
non Of Chicago, Hon. D. Duffy Of Potts
Vile, Pa, H. j. Fries of Erie, Pa. Anthony
Matre Of Cincinnati, NJ, p. Mooney Of Cleve-
land. N. Conner of Dubuque, Ia. E. d
Reardon Of Anderson, Ind, G. w. Gibbons
Of Philadelphia, P. H. McGuire of P~ittsburg
G.. Franchere Of Chicago. L. Fabacher Of
New Orleans and C. 0'Brien Of Chicago. will
meet in executive session with the supreme
officers Of the various national organiza-
lions at the Great Northern Monday even
ing. August 4.
At this meeting Of the address Of the
| German, French, Polish and Bohemian
declarations will also be in attendance and
a plan adopted on which all agree to unite
The federation has received letters o.
appreciation from several archbishops and
twenty bishops and the blessing Of Pops
Leo Kill These letters will be read Al
the convention.
Secretary Matre concludes:
In many sections II is. believed the feder
mistaken. The objects OF the federation al
mistake. The objects Of the Federation a
outlined by the constitution adopted at tn
Cincinnati convention are the cemeutinl
of the bonds of fraternal union among thu
Catholic societies of the United States; thu
fostering and protecting of CATHOLIC inter
ests and works of religion, education ant
charity; the study of conditions in on
social life and the dissemination Of th'
truth. In furthering these objects TIN
federation does not interfere In the leas
with the government of n society.