The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-06-07
Racine Man is Chosen to Lead
Wisconsin Federation Of Cath.
olics for Another Year
MADISON GETS NEXT MEETING
The Delegates Adopt Strong Protest
Against the Treatment of In
dian Girl Students IN
Northern Schools

The biennial convention of the Wis
consin Federation Of Catholic socie-
ties closed its sessions Tuesday night
with great mass meeting of Catho-
lies at ST. Georges hall, at which adj
dresses were made by prominent Wis
itors. Father Bonaventura, Of Berlin,
Germany, waste have been the orator
for the evening, but he was too i'll to
be present. The closing sessions of
the convention brought out the only
really mportant act of the two days,
and this was the passing Of vigor-
Gus protest against the action of an
Indian agent at Ashland, who is al
legged to have taken two Indian girls
by force from the st. Mary's school
at Lac du Flambeau and placed them
in government school. The pro-
test, which was written by F. ]. Stig1-
bauer, Of Milwaukee, demanded that
the government at once order the
girls returned to the Catholic school
and make such orders as will prevent
a recurrence Of such action IN the
future.
The protest was adopted by unani-
nous vote of the convention. One
copy will be sent to President Roose-
welt and one to each preventative Of
Wisconsin insthe house and in the
senate. In the closing session it was
decided to hold the next convention in
Madison in 1908.
The following officers were elected:
President olph We Der, of Racine
1st Vice Pres. Christian Roemer,
of Appleton.
End Vice Pres. -. B. Helm, of Mad
ison.
Fin. Cor. Sea-. steinberg, Of Mil
YANKEE.
Rec. Sea. springon, of Mil
waukee.
Treasures Gmeiner, of Milwau-
kee.
Executive Com. 4. K1einheintz
of Marshfie1d, Henry Broecker of Ra-
cine, j. Beuster of Green Bay, ] ohn ].
Ratz Of Fond du Lac. Michael Huntz
of Chiffon, M. P. Schmitz of Kenosha.
and J. Hockner OF Lacrosse.
At the annual election Of the jung
1ings Verein the following officers
were chosen.
President Rev. A. B. Salik of Mil
waukee.
Spiritual Director-T. B. Mayor of
Racine.
1st Vice Pres.-Rev. A. Bertram of
Kenosha.
Rec sec.-oscar ]. Holke of Mil
waukee.
Cor. and Fin. sec.-John Blum Of
Madison.
Treas.-Charles Berendseno of Green
Bay.
While the business of the conven-
ton was finished on Tuesday many Of
the delegates remained in Kenosha to-
day and were entertained by the
members of the German societies in
Kenosha. There were trips to the
various factories and other places Of
interest in the city and several dinners
were given IN honor of the visitors.
The visiting delegates were high in
their praises of the hospitality of the
Kenosha societies and before the con-
vention closed a vote of thanks was
unanimously offered to the Kenosha
people. The Kenosha societies we're
highly pleased by this vote of thanks
and extended an invitation to the
6cia1s and delegates to hold .another
convention in Kenosha at some future
time.
The convention proved to be the
most important ever held by the state
federation of Catholics and the reports
of the routine work which will be is
sued in printed form within a few
days will be of greatest interest to the
members Of Catholic societies in all
parts of the state.