The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-04
WOMEN TO HOLD
A GREAT MEETING
THE w. G. o. r.. NATIONAL CON-
VENTION COMES NEXT WEEK.
There Will BE More Than 600 Dele
gates, and Sessions Will Be Held at
Plymouth Church-Business OF
Vital Importance to the Order Is
Coming Up.

Minneapolis will have over 600 fem
mime visitors next week. To be exact,
the number will be 615, and every one
is a delegate to the national conven-
ton of the Woman's Catholic Order
of Foresters, which will open it's meet
ings Wednesday morning at 1880
o'clock with high mass in 1mmacu-
late Conception church. The gather
ings will be held in Plymouth church
and it will be fully a week before the
business will be concluded. Head
quarters have been secured in the
sixty women, representing the twelve,
Minneapolis courts, will meet the yls1-
tors at the stations and escort them
to the headquarters.
Mrs. Rosa Rittman is chairman Of
the large local committee and has
for the convention, finding accommo-
dations for the delegates and doing
the hundred and one things necessary
to make a convention run we'll.
Mrs. Rittman has been ably assisted
by Mrs e. ]. McSherry, secretary of
| the local board. Mrs. N. Steffes of
Sacred Heart court No. 400, is chair
4 man Of the committee on badges and
has provided a neat insignia of white
| lettered in black, which will become
very familiar to Minneapolis people
| in the next week.
Chicago will send about 800 dele
gates and the other 315 will come
from all Of the northern states. 1t is
expected that the western women will
arrive Saturday and by Monday the
majority Of the visitors will be here. A
reception has been planned for the
i delegates Monday evening when the
i women of st. Cecilia court No. 29s
/ will be hostesses in Odd Fellows hail.
/ Central avenue and Fourth street
/ Thursday evening L'Etoile du Nord
court will entertain the French dele
gates in Krafts' hall, Washington and
1 Twentieth avenues N.
i The business of the convention viii
center around the changes in the con-
stitution and in the plan Of assessment
and there will doubtless be much dis.
cussion, as a departure from the nres-
ent plan is opposed by many of the
older members.
i The election Of officers will take
place the third day of the convention
and will be the most interesting feat
ure. Mrs. Elizabeth Rogers, organizer
of the order, who has been high chic
ranger for thirteen years, is a candi
date for reelection and is opposed b.
Miss Anna Daley, also of Chicago
Mrs Rogers rather high-handed at
tempt to change the date of the con
vention from August to May for pc
litical reasons, has made many OF he
supporters rather lukewarm and tn
ma jority of the members seem to b
in favor of rotation in office. Mrs
Katherine Hughes, the present higl
secretary, is also a candidate for re
election.
Minnesota will have candidate TO
1.-The office of vice high chief range
in Mrs. Rosa Rittnaan, one of the mos
popular women in the order. Mrs
Rittnan is chief ranger Of st. Cecil
court, Minneapolis, and has bee
q
Il her position as chairman ofEthe loca
committee proves AS Minnesota wi
have more delegates than any othe
state, with the exception of Illinoi!
it is very likely that Mrs. Rittman wi
be elected, and her election would b
a graceful courtesy from the dele
8 gates, in recognition of the very pleas
ant arrangements she has made fo
Z their comfort and pleasure during tn
= convention. -