Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-06-11
THOUSANDS MARCH IN PROCESS
SION WHICH COVERS OVER
A MILE.
GOVERNOR DAVIDSON SPEAKS
OF GOOD WORK OF The
ATSVERBAND.
MAYOR SCHUBERT WELCOMES
VISITORS AND PRAISES FRA
TERNAL ORDERS.
Madison. June 9,

Madison, June 9,
Yesterday was 5reau u-y lVi the
German CaChouc BeueyoIeuJ societies
auu 1Uung 4Leu Catholic societies
" WISCONSIN. Win i procession OF
over d mile III Length they marched
pIouQIy around the captOI park, UP
" IoCUusiu avenue and DOWN LangdOu
suevC 10 the university gymnasium.
IL Vas d great parade, al least 1919
PERSONS beng IL line.
Inc procession was led b. Frank
J. HacheI, marshal OF the day. He
was on horseback. Next came a pa
loon OF police, TIRE Quan-Scleter
band, d company OF uniformed
IlDIguts ana parocnia. school children
carrying American hags and being
LED by Uncle sam. Following the
children came carriages With the
speakers Of the day and the eXecu-
i've committee. In the first car
rage rode Governor Davidson, Mayor
Schubert, Fest President J. b. Helm
and ex-Mayor AdoIph Weber OF Ra-
cine, president OF the staaJsVerband
OF The German Catholic Benevolent
societies. Next came the various
societies and several companies OF
uniformed knights. Franz Mayr's
band OF Milwaukee, the Sun Prairie
band and a drum corps from Racine
also participated.
The members Of st. Georges sOcI-
ETY. OF this city attracted much atJen-
ton. They wore white caps and
white shirtWaists and had big yellow
flowers pinned to their bosoms.
Besides the Catholic Benevolent
societies and Young Mems Catholic
societies there were in line the
Catholic Order of Foresters, Catholic
knights, knights Of Columbus and
! the St. James Liebesbund.
The parade fully came up to the
expectations and it will live long in
the memory Of those who took part
and those who witnessed it.
Governor Welcomes Visitors.
! Practically every seat in the uni
yersIty gymnasium was occupied
! when Fest President Helm opened the
program. Each speaker was greeted
with hearty applause and Governor
Davidson and Mayor Schubert were
especially well received. Mr.. Helm
made a few opening remarks and
was followed by Governor Davidson,
who said:
On behalf of the state OF Wiscon-
sin, l extend to you a most hearty
welcome to our capital city, and
trust that your visit may be so pleas
ant that you will carry to your dis
tant homes a lasting favorable i'm
preston OF the suspicious occasion
which assemblies you here.
The world recognizes the good
work being constantly performed by
this ancient christian organization
which, in a large sense, may be said
, to be the mother of the various chris
tan religious societies found
throughout the civilized world.
1T is a pleasure to be able to say
! that in this twentieth century, there
is more Of kindly accord and christian
unity than the world has before wit
messed in more than a hundred years.
We no longer contend over non-es-
sentiaIs, and each denomination is
able to recognize good in other chris
tian societies. Your orphan asylums,
your schools, your hospitals, and 9th
/ er agencies for relieving distress and
training for upright and useful man
hood and good womanhood cannot
/ fail to commend the admiration and
respect of fair-minded people of what
ever belief.
The religious student of today is
prepared to distinguish between the
Roman Catholic church as a spiritual
body and the Roman court, which
dealt with purely state and secular
affairs; and in thus distinguishing,
the church, as religious institution,
is relieved from bearing any blame
that grew out of the administration
Of purely state and secular matters.
1T is only necessary for unpreju-
diced minds to study the history of
the German Catholic chureh in the
city of Madison during the pastorate
Of Reverend Father Zitterl, to form
most pleasing impression Of the ex-
cellent work accomplished, not only
by the church but in the school an
nexed, which is the conservatory
where good christians receive their
primary instruction.
We should all be thankful that in
this great country Of ours each indi-
vidual is free to worship God in ac-
cordance with the dictates Of his own
conscience. I am glad Of the oppor-
tunity given me to meet you, and to
bid you God-speed in the noble mis-
sion in which you are engaged.
Praises FraternaI Orders.
Mayor Schubert welcomed the Wis
itors in behalf of the city. He
praised fraternal organizations and
said that meetings such as are be-
ing held by the staatsverband always
bring good results.
Father John Daily Of Milwaukee de-
livered an eloquent address. He de-
clared that Catholics are also gooa
patriots and that the Catholic relig-
ion teaches patriotism.