St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-11-19
Opposition Declared to Socialism, Di-
vorce, Social Evils and Vulgarity
and Indecency on the Stage.
The Aim Of the Organization Is to Cul.
tivate Peace, Destroy Bigotry, Put
Church True Light in America.

| ing delegates, the Catholic prelates
and the committee say has been most
successful from every standpoint.
Before a large audience last night,
Louisiana Congressman Joseph E.
Ransdell spoke at the public meeting
, in the Grunewald Hotel convention
hall, on "Catholic Citizenship in
America" F. P. Kenkel of st. Louis,
on 'The Social Question, Question
of Social reconstruction" and Jas.
M. Graham of Springfield, ILL.,, on
Catholic Education"
MORNING SESSION.
The greater portion of the morning
business session which was held at
the Grunewald Hotel convention hall
was spent in the formulating of re-
ports by the various committees,
which were received at the afternoon
session, and which will be finally act
ed on this morning.
Delegates James J. Mclaughlin,
president OF the New Orleans Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to
; Children, extended an invitation to
visit the society's two homes, the
white and the negro institutions. Mr..
Mclaughlin spoke of the good work
of the Juvenile Court in New Or
leans and the progress the society
has made toward the betterment of
conditions of the children of New
Orleans.
The Rev. L. J. Evers, of New York
City, who says mass every Sunday
morning at 2 o'clock, told how the
attendances at these masses reach
invariably around the 500 mark, and
how he is known as the 'pinters, pri-
soners and buns priest" He told
of the difficulties he had to get special
disepnsation from the Holy Father,
and how when he approached the
archbishop of his diocese for permis-
sion the prelate regarded him dubi-
ously. Father Eevrs declared the
early mass has met with favor, par
ticularly by the printers, who work
during the night and who cannot at
tend the schedule services. Boston
and Philadelphia clergymen have fol-
lowed the example of the New York
priest, and now the three cities re-
port good attendance at these early
services.
The morning session was closed
with the address of Bishop Jones
of Porto Rico Bishop Jones review
ed the work of the Roman Catholic
teachers in his country. Archbishop
Blenk had spent several years in
Porto Rico, and Bishop Jones spoke
highly of the work of the New Or
leans prelate.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The most important session of the
convention was held yesterday after
noon, when the reports of the vari-
Gus committees, including the resolu-
tions against the evils, which the
Federation has been waging war on,
and the recommendations for ANAL
gamation it has been urging were re-
ceived. Although this session lasted
several hours, the delegates were un-
able to take final action on the vari-
Gus resolutions, and this will be done
at this Mornings session. Aside
from the mere routine of passing
resolutions, the Federation at this
session placed itself on record as
more strongly condemning the evils
of socialism.
Columbus, O., was chosen as the
next convention city.
i, 1t is probable that yesterday after.
Moons session will hereafter be re.
y garded as the most strenuous of the
T convention, the bulk of the Fedora
tion's work having been disposed Of
+ and this morning the finishing touch
o es, as it were, will be placed upor
it.
a Shortly after the gathering wa
called the nominating committee wa
= chosen as follows: The Most Rev
+ Archbishop Messmer, the Right Rev
: Bishop McFaul, the Most Rev. Arch
o bishop Blenk, Monsignor Josepl
Shrembs, T. P. Flynn, Illinois; Johl
Whalen, New York; A. Hakenkamp
q Illinois; F. P. Leonard, Missouri; A
;, V. D. Gaudin, Louisiana; F. P. Ken
. kel, Missouri; Miss Malta and Mis-
y Rittman.
a Bishop McFaul reported on tn
= recent Eucharistic Congress at Mon
treal. The committee ON resolution
. submitted it's report, which was lai
over until this morning. The com
l. mittees divided work under thre
IS heads, religious, educational an
l. social. Under the head of religion
l. a resolution was received denouncin
8 the persecution of the Catholics i
y Portugal. A resolution for a bette
d observance of the Sunday, holy da
e of obligation as contained in the re
l. port of National Secretary Matrs
n was received. The committee re
d ported in home and foreign mission.
y and for more Indian schools. Th
er committee on negro missions mad
L. it's report. Strong condemnation {
the acts Of Mayor Nathan Of Rom,
lie which the delegates regard as tn
al acts of an infidel, was framed an
g in the shape of a resolution will
l. sent to the Holy Father, as we'll {
d a statement announcing the loyalt
,e of the members Of the Federation
4, the Holy Father.
s. Under the head of religious que
IL tions, the committee reported on tt
lg practice of mailing obscene letter
a and postcards.
t. Under the head of social que