Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-04-29
I'm Honor OF In
mates of st. JOseph's
Asylum.
Escort and Band Pro-
vided For the Annual
Parade.
Solemn Services at st. BOnitace
Will BE Followed by
Banquet.
ORPHAN CHILDREN CARED FOR

The annual spring demonstration
in honor of the orphans OF st.
Joseph's Asylum will be held on the
afternoon of Sunday, May Z. 1t
promises to excel any former demon
stration of this kind, since SO many
individuals and societies are in
terested in making the parentless
little ones feel happy on the coming
occasion. 1T. Joseph's Asylum is
one of the best kept institutions in
the State and reflects credit on the
German Catholic men who form the
society that maintain It. The little
ones are well fed, we'll dressed and
we'll shod. They have a general air
of health and happiness that is
sadly lacking in some other orphan
asylums. On May Z the girls will
be dressed in gay colors and the
boys in dark trousers and white
blouses. The children will be brought
from the asylum at Crescent Hill
in large CN1nfbuses to st. Joseph's
church, Webster and Washington
streets, where a military escort will
be provided.
A squadron of mounted police will
head the parade. Following the
police will be military band. The
marshals, all chosen from st. Boni-
face church, will be John E. Simon,
Jacob Graft and Henry Ackerman.
Following these will be the knights
of st. John, Col. Joseph Breen and
staff leading the way. The follow
ing Communicates will be out in full
force; st. Michael's, st. Edward s,
st. Martins, st. Joseph's, st. Boni-
faces, st. James and Holy Trinity.
Behind the Knights of st. John
will march the Uniform Rank,
Catholic Knights of America, with
Gen. Michael Reichert and staff
leading the van. All the Knights
will be in full dress uniform The
various societies will assemble at
st. Joseph's church at l o'clock sharp,
where the marshals will assign their
respective positions. When the Or
phans in vans arrive the march will
begin. The route will be as follows:
West on Washington street to
Shelby, south to Broadway, west to
Jackson, north to Green street and
thence into st. Boniface church. The
members of st. Joseph's Orphans
Society from the various parishes
will assemble at St. Boniface church
at 2 O'Clock and will rest in open
order while the orphans and their
military escort passes through.
Solemn vespers, a sermon, and
/ hanad inf Inn. nf
Sacrament will be followed by the
/ tie Deum." AS soon as the re-
ligious ceremonies are over the or
phans and their military escort will
{ proceed to the new and handsome
st. Boniface hall, where banquet
Will be held in honor OF the clergy.
the officers of the asylum society,
the orphans and their escort.
The demonstration promises to be
/ very large. and the streets along the
! route of parade promise TO be
crowded with interested spectators.
All that is necessary to complete
success is fair weather.
st. Joseph's Orphans Society is
one of the oldest Catholic organiza-
tions in the diocese. II has branches
In every German Catholic parish. Its
members are made up of poor men
as well as OF leading business and
professional men. The work OF the
society is carried on along business
lines. The little ones entrusted to
that institution are cared for as
tenderly as If they were in their own
homes. They receive sound moral
and mental training and when they
go out into the world they make good
men and women. Adjt. Gen. Clemens
Wiegand is in charge Of all arran e.
ments for the demonstration.