The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-08-08
MANY CATHOLICS
ATTEND MEETING
SEVENTH CONVENTION OF CATH
OLic SOCIETIES TO BEGIN
TOMORROW.

Catholic clergy and laymen who will
take part in the seventh national con-
Catholic societies. The sessions will
begin tomorrow and continue through
the three days following. Every state
of the union ana Canadian provinces
will be represented. Previous conven-
tons of the federation have been held
in Chicago, Atlantic City, Detroit New
Orleans Buffalo and Indianapolis.
Among the questions to come before
the convention will be included such
ance of the Lords day, indecent ad-
vertisements and an indecent stage,
Christian education, the missions, at
home and abroad; the Catholic press
and the spread of Catholic literature,
improving the condition of immigrants
and approving the enactment of laws
| to prohibit child labor.
| Among the reforms which the feder-
alton claims to have accomplished dur
| ing the seven years of it's existence,
, to which its national officials point,
are the repeal of the Cuban marriage
| law. lettering of conditions in the
Philippine islands, appointment Of
Catholics on the Indian and Philip
pine commissions. securing permission
| for the celebration of masses in the
navy yards, and public institutions,
appointment of Catholic army chap
lains, assistance to Catholic Indian
tion of Catholic books into public Ii
braries. establishment of friendly re-
| lations between societies of different
nationalities, revision of histories and
books of reference prejudicial to the
Catholic church. restoration of ratiOns
to Catholic Indian scholars, the de-
feat of the Bard amendment affecting
the rights of Catholic Indians and the
Inauguration of a crusade against i'm
moral literature
More than 100000 Catholics, men
and women. are now enrolled in the
American Federation of Catholic So
cites and Parishes. AS the plan Of or
ganization is laid along lines of per-
feet system, the roll of membership is
constantly growing, as parish after
parish in every diocese of the union is
joined in utilization.
The units of federation are parishes
and Catholic societies. The term par
ish includes every adult member Of
the congregation, Holy Name societies.
soca:ities and other societies of a
strictly paroc.iicl or religious nature
Under the unit of societies are grouped
temperance societies, literary unions
and societies, Catholic Young Mems
associations and similar organizations
not of a strictly parochial or religious
nature.
The movement for a crusade against
what the federation calls "evil litera
tire" will receive strong impetus
through the attention it will receive at
the convention
The convention will open on Sunday
with the celebration of mass in the
Cathedral of the Holy Cross, when the
sermon of welcome to the CelegatCs
will be preached by Archbishop
OConnell. There will be a requiem
MACS at $50 Monday morning at the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
for the deceased members of the fed
Grafton.
Attendance at the sessions of the
convention, which will be opened at 2
p. M Monday in Symphony hall. will
be restricted to properly accredited
delegates.
The public will be invited to attend
two mass meetings which the COM
mittee has arranged. one for Sunday
evening and the other for Tuesday
evening.
The presiding officers at the two
public meetings will be ex-Congress-
man Joseph H. O'Neil and Judge
Michael J. Murray, of the Boston mu- !
nicipal bench. The list of speakers
includes the names of Archbishop
O'Connell, DR.. Thomas Dwight Of the
Harvard medical school and National
President Feeney of Brooklyn. Lieut. !
Governor Draper will represent Massa-
chusetts and Mayor Hubbard will well
come the delegates in the name of the
CITY, Tuesday evening the sneakers