The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-09-26
MEETS NEXT WEEK
Catholic Benevolent Society Bi.
Ennial Gathering.
An Attendance of 5000 Strangers Is
Expected, With Twenty-Five
Bands of Music.

Lie Dlenulal SCalS meeting Oh Inc
Catholic Benevolent society will he
held in this city Sept Goth and 3Oth
and Oct. 1st. This meeting is expected
to bring 8 900 strangers TO the city
on the goth, which will be the big
day. The greater part of these people
are expected to remsin over night,
and preparations are being made on a
large scale to lodge so great number
of peope. They will be given rooms
in private residences
Throughout the three days of the
convention, 400 delegates and 100 di-
rectors and past officers will be present
to transact the business of the society,
which pertains to life insurance.
The DELEGATES and directors are
expected to arrive next Sunday. On
Sunday evening the ITALIA Dramatic
CLUB will present "The Maid of
Orleans at the German Catholic
school hall.
On Monday at = a. m. there will
be meeting of the directors and dele
gates at the Catholic school hall, when
the badges will be distributed. At
10 a. M, services will be held at st.
Peter and Paul's Catholic church.
At p. m. the parade will take place,
followed by meeting of the society
at the opera house. Mayor Petersen
will give an address of welcome, and
officers of the society will respond.
A business meeting will follow. At
Z p. m. nesting of Catholics will be
held at the opera house, where
speeches will be made by Matthew
Nachbar of Jordan on Socialism and
the Social Question, and Mr.. Sickle
of st. Cloud on "The Right Man. /"
Resolutions will also be presented.
On Tuesday, at 10 a. M, services
will be held at the church. and at 2 o.
m. the directors of the Catholic
Benevolent society will meet at the
school hall In the evening the
ITALIA club will repeat it's play of
OuuucJ AtSut.
On Wednesday, a business meeting
of the directors will be held, closing
the convention.
Monday, as will be noticed, will be
the big day. 1t is expected that thirty
organized local societies from various
parts Of the state will attend. These
will bring twenty-five bands of music
with them. Two bands will come from
New Ulm, and one each from Chaska,
ST. Peter, Jordan, st. James, Madelia
and other points. The parade will
consist of the various organized bodies
and the bands. The state society has
sent handsome banner to be carried
in the parade. 1t can be seen at Mar
tin Walkers store.
Two years ago the convention was
held at Chaska, and fifteen bands
were in line. 1s
There are over 5000 members of
the society in the state, and the Man
kato branch has 24S active and eight |
hOAOloAy AOAOCIS. oSOISS IN. O6TldCu
of st. Paul is president of the State
Catholic Benevolent society, Martin |
Walser of this city is vice president,
j. @. Juenemann of st. Paul is secre- |
tary, and Peter M. Kerst of st. Paul |
is treasurer. Anton Degelman is presi-
dent of st. Peter and Pauls society of
this city, and the officers of the execu-
tive committee having general charge :
of the arrangements for next weeks
meeting are Rev. Neustich, honorary
president, Anton Degelman, active
president, and Henry j. Leonard,
The prices of admission to the en-
by the Thalia club Sun
day evening will be % and 35 cents,
and for Tuesday night 30 and 80 cents.
The local society has issued 5000
copies of very fine souvenir program.
1t contains sixty-four pages. and was
turned out at The Post newspaper
office. 1t contains number of Illus
-rations.