Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1903-01-19
CATHOLIC SOCIETIES MEET
Executive Board of American Federation
Receives Influential Support
DISCUSS WORK AMONG THE INDIANS
Redskins Are TO He Allowed Two
Delegates to Next National Con-
vention ut Atlantic City
in July.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 1S.-The executive
board Of the American Federation of Cath
Ollie Societies has been in session here to-
day Among those present were President
T. B. Minahan, Columbus; Secretary An
tLony Matre. Cincinnati; Edward d. Rear
d~n Anderson, Ind, supreme representative
Of the. Catholic Knights Of America; T. II.
Connon Of Chicago. supreme chief ranger
Of the Catholic order OF Foresters. David
Dun Of Pottsville. Pa, supreme president
OF Irish Catholic Benevolent union; II. w.
Fowler OF the Louisville Federation; F. w.
lmmikus Of Pittsburg. president of the
Pennsylvania Stats Verband: Nicholas
Conner OF Dubuque, supreme representative
OF the German Central Verein; Joseph Gal
win OF Brattleboro, president of the C. o.
f. OF Vermont; Rev. II. Cams Of New
York, representative OF the Catholic In
idan bureau; Bishop McFaul Of Trenton. ~
j., and Bishop Mesmer of Green Bay, wis.
In the absence of H. P. Mooney Of Cleve-
land, T. H. Common presided The morn
ing session was devoted to a general dis
cussion of the work Of the federation and
to hearing reports.
PreIates Approve Federation.
Secretary Matre reported that the fol-
the federation:
Cardinal Martineln former papaI dele
gate; Archbishop d. Falconio. papal dele
gate; Cardinal J. Gibbons of Baltimore;
philadelphia, Katzer of Milwaukee Bour-
gade OF santa Fe and Williams of Boston;
Bishops Spalding of Peoria, Horstman of
Cleveland, Macs of Covington, Foley of
Detroit, McQuade of Rochester Glorieux
of Boise City. Idaho, Gabriels OF Ogdens-
burg, n. Y, Haid of Belmont, N C., Dono-
Mueller of Columbus o., Matz of Denver.
Montgomery of Los Angeles, Michaud of
Alerding OF Fort Wayne, Heslin of NatcheS,
Fink of Leavenworth, Van Vyver of Rich
mond, Ind, Allen of Mobile, Burke of AL
Brownsville, Tex, James McFaul OF Tren-
ton, N. j., s. G. Mesmer of Green Bay,
Wis, T.. Grace of Sacramento. Kelly Of
Savannah, O'Connor of Newark, N j.
Meerschauerdt of Guthrie, Okl. O'Conneii
Of Portland, Me-, and Brondel of Helena
Mont, and Abbott Conrad of Conception
Secretary Matre reported state fedora
tions in Ohio, New Jersey, Indiana and
Massachusetts,, and county federations in
the following states:
California, Colorado, Illinois. Indiana.
Iowa, Kansas Kentucky, Louisiana, Mary
| land Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas,
Wisconsin, West Virginia, Porto Rico, Ver-
H., a, Montana.
North Carolina and Oregon.
State and national organizations that
have since last August endorsed the feder-
alton in their conventions
Catholic Knights of America of Ohio.
Young Meme Institute OF Pennsylvania
German Stats Verband OF California.
Ancient Order of Hibernians of Massa-
chusetts, Catholic knights of America OF
Kentucky, Catholic Knights of Ohio Young
Mems Institute of Ohio, Roman Catholic
| tholic union, Catholic knights of Illinois,
Bohemian Federation. Catholic knights of
America of oregon, supreme council of the
Young Mems Institute.
| Organizations, national, state and indi-
/ yidual, represented in the federation in a
bbody or by subordinate branches:
knights of st. John, Ancient Order of
| Hiberliians. Catholic Order of Foresters,
\ Catholic knights of America, Irish Catho-
| tute, German Central verefn, bohemian
| Federation. Catholic knights and Ladies' of
America, Western Catholic union. Catholic
! Catholic knights of Ohio, Knights of Co
lumbus, Knights of Wisconsin, Catholic
hTSTa csthpG
| Mathew, knights Of st. Paul, knights of
St George. Total Abstinence Benevolent
Mems Catholic union.
Reports were read from organizations in
thirty states and letters indicating many
accesions. Among the latter was one from
the Augustine Fathers of the Philippines.
Tells of Indian Work.
DR.. Cams explained the work among the
Indians and stated that a uniform system
now prevailed in all government Indian
schools.
| Following this address the Indian socie.
ties we're admitted into the federation and
accorded two delegates to the national con.
vention at Atlantic City next July.
The following national advisory board wal
appointed
Archbishops Katzer of Milwaukee and
Elder Of Cincinnati, Bishops Mesmer OF
Miohaud of Burlington. VT, Fink OF
! Leavenworth, Blenk of Porto Rico. Yer
Danger 6gepsn Of Texas oI.@5 HG6ap Of Scranton Pa
4 Savannah, Gabriel of Ogdensburg, N. Y
GlorieuX OF Boise City, Idaho, Horstman OF
| Cleveland and Macs OF Covington, Ky.
Resolutions were adopted requesting al
bishops to ask the Catholic societies IL
their respective dioceses to sfiliate with
the federation, appealing to Catholic socie
ties to contribute to the support Of IndiaI
schools, urging all Catholic societies t
celebrate the papal silver jubilee and OF
various other matters connected with tn,
work of organization.
At the night session Bishops MeFaul AM
Mesmer and Messrs. Minahan, Mooney am
Matre, were appointed as a committee OF
arrangements for the congress OF the Cath
Ollie societies at Atlantic City next July.
VIII Look for Improper Books.
The committee on law, consisting q
Alphonse Koeble of New York, Judge II. I
Shrine of Covington, KY, and President I
B. Mnahan of Columbus, o., was instructe
to investigate certain books and any i'm
proper literature being sent through tn
mails and bring the matter to the attentio
OF the Postoflce department.
Arrangements were made for meetings 4
the near future to form declarations in Ne,
York, Philadelphia. Newark. ~ j., Burial
and other eastern cities. so that the organi
zation may become as strong in the easter
, as In the middle states before the nationa
convention is held at Atlantic City mex
summer. Much time was devoted to plan
for raising revenue for the more complet
organization Of the federation.