The Irish standard., 1902-07-19
CATHOLIC FEDERATION.
A Branch of 1t is Organized in Ram
Sey County.

A Branch of 1t is Organized in RAM
sey County.
Last Sunday convention of Cath
olics was held in st. Paul for the pur-
pose of organizing a branch of the
Catholic Federation. Lorenzo J..
Markoe presided, and Henry Won der
Weyer acted as secretary. The fol-
lowing delegates were entitled to
seats:
Edward Colbert, P. F. Boland, All
Hallow Ct. No. s17 G. o. F.; w. J..
Byrnes, ]. F. McNally, st. Paul's Ct.
No. 80 G. o. f.; M. F. Kahn, Jos.
Keating, Div. No. 8 A. o. H.; ]. F..
Niemeyer, Henry Won der Weyer, St.
Hubertue ct. No. 541 G. o. F.; Thos
Conlin, P. +. Murphy, st. Peters Ct.
No. 56S G. o. f., North st. Paul;
Anslem Ritt, Thos. Kleibsr, Jr., Sacred
Heart Ct. No. 9G3 G. o. f.; Miss Cath
crime Melady, Miss Margaret NJ. Scott,
Div. No. 6 L. Aux. A. o. H.; John
Dingman, 7. J. Doyle, Div. No. A.
o. H.: Mrs. e. McNally, Miss J. Cook,
Div No. Ladies' Aux. A. o. H.; Mrs.
Ellen McGrath, Miss Mary L. A.
Smith, Div. No. 4 l.. Aux. A. o. H.;
Miss Emma J. Stone, Mrs. Margaret
j. Kelly, Sacred Thirst Society; Mrs.
Mary Shehan, Div. No. L. Aux. A.
o. H.; w. G. Stieger, A. ]. Heffbauer,
st. Antonius Verein; Mrs. Mary E.
Higgins, Div. No 6 L. Aux. A. o. H.;
j. G. Higgins, Div. No. A. o. H.;
Dam Kennedy, Thos. Tracey, Pat Nc
Grath, Div. No. Z A. o. H.; VIM. F.
Markoe, Catholic Truth Society; Frank
Hafner, Jos. Jacoby, st. Antonius So
ciety; Seb. Schlitz, st. Leo Society;
Lorenzo J. Markoe, Catholic club,
White Bear, Minnesota; Mrs. Mary
Burkart, Miss Martha Elliott, S.
Heart Society, No. $40 w. G. o. f.,
White Bear, MINI.
Moved and seconded that the chair
appoint a committee of three on con-
stitution. Carried
The chairman appointed as such
committee Mrs McGrath. chairman,
Frank Hafner and Z. +. Boland.
Moved and seconded that the chair
appoint a committee on resolutions
Carried.
The chairman appointed as such
committee p. P. Murphy, chairman,
Miss Mary L. A. Smith, ]. p. Me
meyer and Miss Emma ]. Stone.
The committee on constitution re-
ported that they recommend the adop-
ton of the constitution for county
branches us outlined by the National
Federation. This constitution was
read one article at a time, each article
being adopted as read, without divi-
sion. 1t was then moved and seconded
. that the constitution as a whole be
adopted as read. Carried.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported Il "Protest and Declaration"
which they recommended for adoption
by this convention. They presented
the manuscript to the chairman to be
read by him. He called Mr.. Niemeyer
to the chair, and then explained that
the committee had adopted copious
extracts from the recent letter of His
Holiness Leo NH, which he had de-
clared his desire should be accepted
by Catholics as his last will and testa-
ment to them. The words of the
Holy Father, pointing out in eloquent
language the evils now affecting so
ciety, the almost universal persecution
Of the Church and of his dearest
children" the members of Religious
Orders, marking out the true means
Of applying remedy for those evils
Y and pleading as if with his dying
words to the faithful throughout the
world to draw closer together in un
broken ranks that they "may rise
like an impregnable wall against he
fierce violence of the enemies of GGd,
We're listened to with close attention
by all. The concluding words, pre-
pared by the committee along thu
lines indicated in the papal letter
) were closely followed by the delegates
a After few questions as to certain eX
pressions in the Declaration, it wa.
Y adopted by the convention rs read.
1t was moved and seconded that tho
h question of printing the Declaration bt
referred to the Executive Board wher
elected with power to act, provided
8 that no Indebtedness should be in
q cn'red on behalf of this Federation
Carried
brief Memorandum On the
II Friars in the Philippines prepared
& by Lorenzo J. Markoe as cxplanator,
y of the action of the convention on tina,
Il question, was read and referred to thu
q Executive Board to be printed will
H the Protest il they should so decide.
The following officers were thel
nominated and elected one by one
there being no contests: