Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1908-10-02
IIhUI ION
Many From This County
Attend Nj sting at
st. Cloud.

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Catholics from all parts of the state
arrived in. st. Cloud Sunday to attend
the convention held Sunday, Monday
and Tuesday Of this week. Special
trains were run to that city on both
the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific st. Joseph's society Of st.
Cloud and the st. Cloud band met
visitors coming on the Great Northern
specials, and the Catholic Order of !
Foresters and the Sank Rapids band
met those on the Northern Pacific.
The special, which was run from
Perham to the Granite city, left Little
Falls at a. M, and took on $50
people of this city and about 100 more
of PlerZ at this station, and the Ger
man Catholic society OF Buchanan
boarded it at Royalton. This special
arrived here on return trip form st.
Cloud at IL p. m.
Services were held in the Cathedral
and Immaculate Conception churches
at 10 80 a. m. Sunday, being very
largely attended by the visitors. Rt.
Rev. Bishop James Trobec, assisted
by a number of priests, oficiated at
the Cathedral, and Rev. DR.. Cans was
master Of ceremonies. Rt Rev. Abbot
Peter Engel, 0. S. B., celebrated
pontihcal high mass at the Church of
Immaculate Conception Fine music
was furnished at both churches.
Dinner was served at Carter hall by
the Catholic ladies to over /, 100
people, and supper in the evening to
about the same number Nearly all
the people of st. Cloud turned out
Sunday afternoon to witness the grand
parade, which was started from St.
Mary's school at 8 p. m. sharp, and
which was participated in by over
2, 500 people The parade was over
IL blocks long, men walking four and
SIX abreast The parade was headed
by forty mounted marshals, followed
by the St. Cloud band. Then came
John L. Wilson, father of St. Cloud,
and JOS Kinder, the two oldest
settlers of that city the carriages con-
tanning the prelates, priests and
speakers were next in line, followed
by thirty societies, twenty of which
were accompanied by bands.
The procession went down St.. Ger
main street, and marched through the
4 principal streets Of st. Cload dis
lance Of between thirty and forty
blocks, the parade ending at starting
place 1t was one of the grandest
spectacles that has been seen in years
IN that city, splendid gilded banners
. being carried by the different
|; societies.
At the close of the pageant the
delegates, and as many of the societies
!; as could get in, entered st. Mary s
hall. and were addressed by Rev.
Placidus Oechsle Of Altus, Ark. The
reverend gentleman gave very inter
! ! esting account Of recent pilgrimage
to Rome, and was heartily applauded.
! An excellent program was given ir
I the evening by the Central band of ST.
' Paul, aided by the choir of the
Church of the Immaculate Conception
> male chorus and other gentlemen
l Refreshments were served to abou
: 1000 at the close OF the program.
Solemn requiem mass was celebrated
5 at O'Clock Monday morning at thu
Il Church of the Immaculate Conception
all delegates to the convention being
: in attendance.
l. The first business meeting of thu
J Stats Verband during the convention
5 was held Monday, President John S
d erode Of St. Paul presiding. He reaC
9 the annual report, after which Rt
y Rev. Bishop James Trobec gave al
S address of welcome. Interesting talks
. were given by Very Rev. Msgr: Nag
Il of St. Augusta, Rt. Rev. Abbott Pete
u Engel of st. Johns and Rev. Alfre'
v Mayer, o. S. B., of st. Cloud. Thre
q q hundred delegates were given seats il
u the convention by the committee o.
credentials Catholic Day was held Il
the opera house at 2 p. M, Gerhar
May, editor of Der Nordstern givin
" the opening address. Bishop Trobe
again gave an address Of welcome
and was followed by number c
speakers. Very interesting subject
were given.
A fine concert was given at 8 o'cloc
=. in the evening.
J. The business sessions of the D. r. Z
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know whose hide it will come from
It is thought here that Mr.. Brya
will carry his old home state, Illinois
IN the coming election.
IS have now Travelled seven hundre
miles from my home in Minnesota
the home Of my boyhood in ILLINOIS
for the one purpose of seeing Maria
Jones, and to ask her if sh
remembered the Sunday afternoo
forty-five years ago when, with he
consent, I was to walk with her
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