The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-10-29
GERMAN R. C.
FEDERATION
Annual Convention of Soci-
eties to Be Held in
Elizabeth Tomorrow
BISHOP M'FAUL TO SPEAK
All Catholic Societies Are In
vited to Attend The
Programme.

!
The German Catholics of this city
are interested in the tenth annual conyen-
ton of the Federation of German Cath
olic Societies of New Jersey, which will
be held on Sunday next in st. Michaers
Hall, Elizabeth. More than 100 dele
gates, representing twenty-five societies,
will assemble in the hall sat 8 A. M,
where they will be received by Frederick
Sarg, of Elizabeth, chairman of the re-
ception committee. Committees on Gre
dentials, ETC., will be appointed by State
9.45 o'clock the various parish societies
will escort the delegates to st. Michael's
church, where they will attend solemn
high mass. The Rev. Huber J. Behr, O..
S.. 81, the rector, will be delivered by the
Rev. Rudolph Huelsebusch, rector of ST..
Augustine's church, Trenton. 1t is ex-
pected that the Right Rev. Bishop
O'Cennor will be present and occupy a
seat in the sanctuary.
The delegates will return to the hall
after mass for dinner, and at 2 O'Clock
the business session will begin. Much
time will be devoted to discussing the
Catholic school question and the adop-
tion of new constitution for the state
body. In the evening at 7.30 o'clock
there will be solemn yespers in st. Mi
chaels church The delegates and friends
win attend this service, and immediate
" after will adjourn to the Lyceum the
atre, on Broad street, where an open
meeting will be held. This will be open
to men and women.
The exercises win open ssfth an ad.
dress of welcome by Chairman Sarg, and
then Mayor P. J. Ryan,, of Elizabeth.
will speak. Others who will address the
assemblage are the. Rev. Benedict Flun,
o. s. B., assistant rector of st. Mary s
Church. Trenton, on s'The School Ques-
tom" Joseph Frey, of New York. Cath
ole Societies. the Right Rev. James
A. McFaul, Bishop of the Trenton dio-
I~cese and founder of the movement
"Catholic Federation and What 1t IS
Organized For" Vocal selection will be
given by the Olympia Quartette and
| George Jacob, president of the Connecti'
| cut State Federation. The latter vii
be accompanied by Miss Laura Kelber
| Of Elizabeth. The exercises will close
with the singing of the TIE Deum.
Invitations have been sent to all thu
| Catholic societies in the State to attend
the meeting, and it is more than likely
| that the capacity of the Lyceum Hal
| will be tested on the occasion.
Starting with only handful of mem
bers, the organization has sped along il
its ten years of labor until today, whel
it can proudly boast of membership
of nearly 25,00o, in twenty-five societies
that are, scattered through New Jersey
| As yet it is not associated with the Ger
/ man Central verein, the national organ
ization,, but it is likely that at the com
ing convention favorable steps in tha
direction will be taken.
The present officers of the Federation
are Honorary president, John B. Oelk
ers. Newark; president, Joseph J. Lam
brecht, Newark; honorable vice pres
dent, John Keller. Elizabeth: first vic
president, Hugo Fuller. Jersey City; sec
ond vice president Frederick A. Pfeis
ter. Paterson; corresponding secretary
Frederick Sarg, Elizabeth; financial see
retary. Moritz Herzig, Elizabeths treas
urer, Ignatius Ezell, Jersey City; ser
geant-at-arms, Michael Fuller. Jerse
City.