The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1904-10-29
CATHOLIC FEDERATION NOTES,

| CATHOLIC FEDERATION NOTES,
The national headquarters of the
! American Federation have been trans
! ferred to st. Louis. All communications
should henceforth be addressed to An
thony Matre. national secretary, No
also Wyoming street, st. Louis, Mo.
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The proceedings of the fourth an
nual convention will be mailed to every
clergyman or Catholic society on the
mere asking. Address A. Matre, No,
Also Wyoming street, St. Louis, Mo.
| The Catholics of Brazil. South Amer.
| lea. are interested in the federation
movement and have applied to the
American Federation through Rev. DR..
! H. Leon of the Marist college of Men
des, for literature and instructions.
The Catholic societies of New Or
leans held an enthusiastic meeting liz
the Jesuit Alumni hall last month fol
! the purpose of making preliminary ar,
rangements for the fifth annual con-
vention of the federation. His excel
lency, the Most Rev P. Chapelle, arch
bishop of New Orleans, is one of the
most ardent supporters of the fedora
ton movement in the south.
Chief Higheagle, who was one of tbs
representatives. OF. the SiouxsIndians a:
the recent Detroit convehtinn,s writes
that he has been called upon on severa,
occasions to give an account of the fed
Grafton meeting. II am more and
more impressed" he writes. with whai
l saw and heard of the federation that
the more 1 think of it the more | wish
to impress it upon the Indians"
The Catholic societies in Missouri
are up in arms against the free schoo.
book bill.
Bishop P. J. Donohue of Wheeling
presides over large federation meet
ing recently held upder the auspices
of the Allegheny county federation.
Maryland:
Parishes and Catholic Institutions
can now join the national federation di-
rectly and send delegates at large to
all national conventions. The annual
membership fee is SO. no per capita tax
is required. For application blanks
and particulars address the national
secretary, st. Louis, Mo.
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Fall River, Mass. and Baltimore,
Nd, are planning for federation meet
ings.
Cardinal F. Satolli sent to the Amer
lean federation of Catholic societies,
through Mgr j. Lavelle, rector of st.
Patrick's cathedral, his blessing and
wishes the movement Godspeed.
The Osservatore Romano of Rome.
Tta1,- ,acant1x- r,11blicba6 SnTaDdid a
ticle on the federation movement and
congratulates and endorsed its work
Bishop H. J. Richter, D. D.. of Grand
Rapids, Mich. is greatly in favor of
parish representation and congratulates
the federation for widening its scope.
The Catholic societies of Honolulu,
Hawaiian Islands, have formed a fed
GRAFTON and have applied for member
ship in the American federation.
Among the organizers are Rev. H. VAL
entin. secretary of the Catholic Be-
nevoent Union of Hawaii and Hon. F.
d. Creedon of Division l of the Ancient
Order Hibernians of Honolulu.
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Sodalities. conferences and societies
connected with parishes, desiring to
affiliate themselves with the Catholic
Federation movement. can only do so
through the county or state fedora
tons. where such have been established
and must pay per capita tax. Where
no county or state federation exists
they can join the national body direct
ly.
The A. o. II. of New York at its re-
cent convention held at Niagara Falls,
empowered their state officers to effect
an utilization with the A. F. of c. S.
in the state of New York, in order to
secure relief from the many abuses
under which Catholics labor.