St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1910-12-31
CATHOLICS Of
FLOR|DAPAR.
|SHES MEET
The Courthouse Was Filled
With Delegates from the
Florida Parishes, Resolu-
tions Passed With Refer
ence to Position of Catho-
lies On Various Matters.

Report of the meeting of Federat-
ed Catholic Societies of the Florida
Parishes, unavoidably omitted from
issue of last week.
FLORIDA PARISHES FORM COUN-
TY FEDERATION.
The first county federation OF
Catholic societies in Louisiana prom
ises to become a powerful organi-
cation and a great factor Of Catholic
activity in the Florida Parishes.
Despite the threatening weather the
number Of delegates surpassed all
expectation. The hall of the Coving-
ton courthouse was crowded to its
utmost. A strong delegation from
Tangipahoa Parish arrived on a
special train accompanied by Rev.
Father Gallus, headed by a brass
band.
The Very Rev. Columbian opened
the convention with prayer. The
Hon. Jos. B. Lancaster next intro
duced Rev. Father Leander M Roth
as q Jealous promoter of the fedora
tion and the concluding words of the
speaker, "It is mainly owing to him
that this step y forward has been
taken" were received with hearty
applause Father Leander Roth,
after modestly declining so much
credit and making the Right Rev.
Abbot Paul at least equally respon-
sible for the great work briefly ex-
planned the genesis of the. movement
and at the end introduced the Hon.
Chas. T. Denechaud as the chairman
of the convention. The most prom1-
nent officers and members OF the
State Federation came from New
Orleans to encourage the good Work
by their presence and the conven-
tsDH was fortunate in enlisting into
it's service the wide experience and
the fine tact of the president of the
State Federation of Louisiana.
.Dr. Felix Gaudin spoke on Catholic
!. fraternal societies.
u Rev. F. Bede Horsa, 0. S. B.,
spoke on secret societies.
Rev. Father Bede Mailer, o. S B..
spoke on Catholic education.
Judge St. Paul spoke on the good
work done by the Louisiana State
Federation, and also that the Mos'
Rev. Archbishop James H. Blenk, Of
New Orleans, had sent to the con
vention his greetings and congratu
lations.
The list of names submitted b!
the committee on nomination wa
approved as a whole and the chair
man. Hon. Chas. |. Denechaud, in
troduced the newly elected president
Mr.. Geo. McHardy.
Mr.. McHardy, in well chosel
words, thanked the convention 10
the great honor bestowed on hin
and promised to do his utmost T.
render himself deserving of the con
fldence placed in him by the conven
tion. The oath of Office was admin
istered to the newly elected ofhcer
by the president of the State Fedora
tion who called on Mr.. McHardy t
take the chair.
The representatives of the Stat
Federation were Hon. Chas. |. Dene
chaud, DR.. Felix Gaudin, Judge s
Paul, DR.. C. v. Vignes, Mr.. Jaco
Holzenthal. The meeting was brougr
to a close after three proionge
cheers for the Holy Father and Mos
Reverend Archbishop. a prayer
thanksgiving was offered by he
Father Jos. Koegerl. :,
The Florida Parishes comprise tn
FIVE parishes or counties IN Ea
Louisiana, viz: St. Tammany, Tang
pahoa, St. Helena, Washington an
Livingston.
The following resolutions wei
unanimously adopted by the CONVEX
tion and constitute thus the pla
form OF the First County Federate
of louisiana:
LOYALTY TO THE HOLY CATH'
Lie CHURCH.
The Federation of Ctholic soci
ties OF the Florida Parishes IN co
vention at Covington, La, thankf
to Almighty God for the many bles
ings bestowed upon the church
the United States, deems it its f1r
duty to express strong allegiance
the Holy Father Pope Pious \. T.
visible representative of the Dlvl
Founder of the church. AS falthi
Catholics we also declare our ioyai
to our Most Reverend Archplsh
and and to the Reverend Pastor, u
der whose guidance the church
our home has attained moral a
financial support to which they
entitled