The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-11-12
U. c. A. BANQUET
Archbishop Ireland and President
Northrop Will be Among the
Prominent Guests.
Fifteen Delegates Will Attend From
Universities of the Mid
die West.

The University Catholic Association
is busy making preparations to enter
tain the dozen or more representatives
of Catholic societies from as many uni
versities of the middle west who will
assemble in convention at the Univer-
sity of Minnesota November II, IS, 49,
The organization is known as the
Catholic Students Federation of Am
erica, the purpose of which is to unite
the Catholic societies of the various
universities throughout the country
and to promote the establishment. OF
societies in universities where they do
not now exist. The convention will
hold morning and afternoon business
sessions each day. The local club will
entertain the visiting delegates at a
reception the first evening. The Sec
ond evening a dancing party will be
given at the Handicraft Guild. On
the third evening, November 10, as a
grand finale to the work of the con-
vention a banquet will be given at
the Hotel Radisson at which not less
than three hundred students and al
umni are expected to be present.
Archbishop Ireland has promised to
attend and to address the members
of the University Catholic Association
and their guests on that occasion. The
Archbishop is deeply interested in the
work of the Association and he doubt
less will have an interesting message
to deliver. DR.. Cyrus Northrop, Pres
ident of the university, has also ac-
cepted an invitation to be present. DR..
Northrop is true friend of the Cath
Ole Association who during the nine
years of it's existence has frequently
expressed the fact that he takes pleas
ure in the work which it is doing.
Hon. Pierce Butler, whose interest In
the society is too we'll known to need
mention here, will also attend. The
other speakers for the evening will be
Rev. James G. Byrne, spiritual direct
or; Frank p. Goodman, president; S.
e. Spelly, national president; Prof. w.
T. Ryan and Miss Alicia Madden. In.
vitations have been sent to Bishop
James McGolrick of St. Cloud; Right
Rev. J. J. Eawler, auxiliary bishop OF
st. Paul; Thomas D. O'Brien, justice
f0 0fh n0n
men and laymen of the state. A hun
dred tickets have been reserved for
sale among the alumni Catholics OF
the university and to members of the
knights of Columbus of st. Paul and
Minneapolis.
A meeting of the University Cath
olic Association building committee
will be held the latter part of this
week in the club rooms of the Henne-
pin Council Knights of Columbus.
Among those to attend will be Frank
P. Goodman, Fred B. Chute, Joe
Murphy, George Mclaughlin, Profs
Ryan and Mccarthy, Hubert Kelly, Ed
mund Prendergast, ]. ]. Regain, P. J.
Kennedy and others who are in favor
Of pushing the movement for the cree
ton of Catholic club house at the
university. A report of the work done
at this meeting will be discussed at
the banquet when, 1t is hoped, some
definite action will be taken in the mat
ter At the university of Wisconsin
the Catholic students now have an
excellent club house which was erect
ed by popular g. description. The num-
Der of Catholic students there is not
greater than at Minnesota, and the
promoters of the plan think that If in
terest is taken in the work a suitable
building can soon be erected here The
growth of the society is making it.
self felt in an increasing demand for
suitable quarters. The men who are
behind the project feel that as soon
as the Catholics of the Twin Cities
are aware of existing conditions there
will be no difficulty in securing sum-
cient funds.