The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-27
STATE CATHOLICS TO MEET
CONVENTION OF GERMAN SO-
 CIETIES
no Be Held In waterbury--Session on June 21 and 22-Programme of Ex- ercises-- -Forty-nine Delegates Repfc- sented the Thirteen Societies of the State to Be Present.


 sented the Thirteen Societies of tn c
 State to Be Present.
 The fifteenth annual convention ot fhe German Catholic Benevolent socie- ties of the state will be held in Water bury June 21-22. Forty nine delegates representing Is societies will attend, as well as many unofficial guests. The delegates will be the guests of the local organization, which is making eXten- sive preparations to entertain them.
 The delegates are expected to arrive in Waterbury Saturday morning June ?. They will meet in Hellman's hall where they will dine. Thence they will proceed to Concordia hall, where John J. Siefen will call the convention to or der. On the evening of June 2l recep- tion will be given in honor of the dele- gates at Concordia hall. The following day at 10:30 o'clock they will attend solemn high mass in St. CeclIla church, after which they will again as- senble in the hall to complete the bust ness in hand. Sunday evening, June 22, a secred concert will be given.
 Among the important things to come up for discussion at the meeting Will be the question of changing the con stitution governing the state organiza- lion, In the opinion of many of the delegates the present constitution does not meet modern conditions. The question of raising funeral fund Will also be discussed. It is probable that the constitution will be changed ana the funeral fund established.
 The state organization of German Catholic Benevolent societies was ln- stituted November 29, 1884, and con- stitution adopted in 1888. The presl- dent of the state organization is John T. Siefen of this city, There are now IS societies affiliated with the state or ganization, located in the following cities: Bridgeport CD, Meriden CD, New Haven, Hartford, New Britain, Bris- tol, Torrington, Danbury, Naugatuek, Wallingford and Waterbury.
 The Waterbury society was organ tzed June 26, 1895. It has at present 63 members and treasury fund of $S94. During it's existence it has given for beneVOlenC purposes 9I,iuV' 1He oii cers of the society are: President, John IF. Schell; vice president, Otto A. Hermann; financial secretary, John J. Siefen; recording secretary, Louis Stro- bel Trustees, Marcus Hellman, Will liam H. Siefen, John Sake. The mem bers meet in Hellmans hall
 The committee that will have charge of entertaining the out town guests is made up of John F. Schell, Otto A. Hermann, John J. Siefen, John B. Taller, Valentine c. Hahn, John Saxe, William H. Siefen, Albert Trenkle, Emile Muckle, the Rev. Dr. Martin, John F. Schell.
 MISS Marie Herringer, orgalist of St. Cecila's church. will have charge of the sacred concert which is to be given in Concordia hall, Sunday evening, June 22. Miss Heringer will in all probability procure some of the best artists in the city as well as several from out of town to furnish the con- cert. At the reception which is to be given Saturday night the American band will furnish music. Everything will be done to contribute to the en- 5oyment of the delegates.