The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-05-26
CLEAR WEATHER
MARKS GERMANS
CATHOLIC FEST
Hundreds of Delegates From
State Societies Flock to
The City---Crowd is
Most Orderly
MONDAYS PARADE IS GORGEOUS
MANY Bands Help Make Things Lively
...Concert, DecIamatory Contest
And Speeches..-Unforms And
Fine Banners Displayed

Fine Banners Displayed
With a rather chilly lake ride, on the
Pere Marquette Cal ferry No II yester
day afternoon, closed the very memor
able convention of German Catholic So
cieties of the State of Wisconsin. The
convention WAS a memorable one for
several reasons. In the first place 1t
brought together II larger crowd than
has ever been in this city at one time
before. Secondly it was rs orderly and
decorous q crowd as has ever been gath
cred together anywhere. While the
regular program extended over several
days. the actual festivities We're con
densed into one day. This day was last
Monday and fortunately the weather
which day or so previous had been
threatening, cleared then and bright
eued until it was about perfect
All day Sunday delegates kept strag
Cling in. Special Pentacostal masses
were sung in all the Catholic churches
The Racine delegation which put mp at
tbe Williams House marched to St Bon
faces Church in full uniform with
swords at their sides They We're the
best drilled body in the entire gathering
Nv evening the town had already com
menced to put on gala day appearance.
An unwonted hustle and stir was appar
ent on the streets. The decorations OF
the large stores We're completed ana
attractive and more people were seen
about.
A concert was given Sunday evening
at Turner hall. A small admission fee
was charged and the attendance was
good. The program, which was an en-
joyable one, WAS as follows;
PROGRAM
Orchestra Thanhouser March
Wagner
Urbans Orchestra
Chorus Nightingale and Rose
Choir ST Boniface Church
Ouartette Come Where the
Lilies Bloom
Duet Violin and Flute 2nd Nostrum
Behr l.. Urban and Il. Nemitz
Orchestra Lustspiel Overture
Keller Bella Urban's Orchestra
Bus Solo Within these Holy Walls
Mozart MI H. "erra
Chorus The Jolly Coppersmith
Kuecken BOYS Choir St Bonface
Church
Soprano Solo Heaven Hath Shed n
Tear With violin obligato
Miss Catherine Gertrude Young
Orchestra In Bird Store Orth
Urban's Orchestra
On Monday morning however the real
proceedings commenced. Marshalls
Kennedy and Schmitz climbed up on
horseback and went galloping to and
fro giving orders and seeing that the
arrangements for receiving the tremen
dous influx of delegates were being
properly carried ont. Bands We're
heard everywhere. Every train load
was met ut the depot and escorted with
martial music to the headquarters at
Turner Hall and ST Boniface's Hall
Booths had been erected here and there
throughout the lines of progress and
beer and lunches were dispensed. A
shooting gallery was established and in
fall swing on Washington street and at
the corner of Franklin and Eighth streets
some one had put up a cane stand To
entice the happy delegate to try his skill
at throwing rings. A heavy rain the
night before had cleared off the atinos
phere delightfully."- but had also cleared
off u good deal of color from the bunting
around the town. However the glorious
weather made up for everything
High mass was celebrated early at
st. Boniface's After this the delegates
assembled in the parochial school hall
where Mayor Kemper gave brief
address of welcome. The business part
of the convention then commenced.
Credentials were examined and direc
tions, instructions, reports and rohtine
business occupied the greater part of the
morning. AT Turner llall a general
rendezvous was held and lunch was
served.
At one o'clock the grand parade, with
gorgeous banners flying and numerous
bands playing, formed at the Court
House and headed by Marshall Ken
nedy and carriages bearing Mayor
Kemper and the officers Of the societies
proceeded MP Eighth street to the Fair
Grounds AT the grounds the only
event OF interest was the oration of F.
M Girten of Chicago on the subject of
Socialism. lie devoted his energies
to scoring the fallacies Of the doctrine
When he had concluded the crowd
wandered around amusing itself buying
drinks and trying to ring canes, etc.
while several bands discoursed pleasing
ragfine An admission fee Of ten cents
was charged.