The Irish standard., 1911-08-19
National Federation of Catholic
Societies and Catholic Edit
ors to Meet. ~
Many Dignitaries of the Church to
Discuss Important Questions
Of the Day.
Representatives of Catholic Press
Say Editorial Meeting Will
be Success.

Next week will be an important
week for Columbus, Ohio. Beginning
Sunday, August 20, and continuing for
five days the convention Of the Ma
tonal Federation of Catholic Societies
will be the center of interest The
committees in whose charge the work
of preparing suitable program has
been placed give their assurance that
no effort will be spared to make the
tenth national convention of the Fed
Grafton the most notable that it has
ever held.
On the morning of August 20, Mon
signor Falconio will celebrate Ponti-
fical High Mass in st. Joseph's Cath
edral and on the afternoon of the same
day a mammoth parade in which
about $4,000 Catholic men will partici
pate will be formed and will march
along the principal streets of the city.
This great mass of humanity under
the banners of the various societies
q and keeping step with the music of
!. the bands that will be mustered into
service for the occasion will be the
! most imposing spectacle at the con-
/. Nention.s --s4. /;
Monsignor Falconio and Bishop
Hartley together with a number of
visiting prelates will review the par
ade from reviewing stand erected at
an advantageous point for the occa-
sion.
Societies Represented.
Twenty leading national organiza-
tions, such as the Catholic Order of
F'oresters, Knights Of st. John, Cath
oic knights OF America, Catholic Mu-
tual Benefit Association, Irish Catholic
Benevolent Union, Womens Catholic
Order of Foresters. Ancient Order OF
Hibernians, Ladies' Auxiliary Ancient
Order of Hibernians, Young Mems In
stitute, Church Extension Society," will
be represented by their national Off
GERS.
The Catholic Indians will be repre-
sented by Chiefs Night Pipe, Bour-
deaux, Horn Cloud, Paul Crow Eagle
and Red Willow, headed by Rev. FIR
Westropp, S. j., an Indian missionary
of South Dakota.
Representatives are also expected
from Alaska, Porto Rico and Hawaii
Questions to Be Discussed.
The Federation at it's meeting will
discuss some of the burning questions
immortality of the stage and indecent
bill boards. etc. 1t has received the
assurance of the leading theatrica
managers of the United States, such
as George M. Cohan and Harris Dan.
iel F'rohman, Charles E. Barton. Lew
Fields, VIM. A. Brady, Harrison Gray
Fiske, Gus Hill and others, Of theil
cooperation in it's crusade agains
salacious and sacrilegious plays.
has also secured the co-operation o
the Posters Printers Association o
the United States and Canada in sup
pressing indecent bill boards.
Catholic Editors Meeting
Following the close of the convention
another meeting which will be Of i'm
portance to the Catholic press 0
America will be held. The meeting
which is to take place at the sugges
tion of Mr.. Edward J. Cooney, bushes
manager of the Providence Visitor
is expected to be attended by the lead
ing Catholic journalists of the Unite'
States and Canada Since the sugges
ton was made. few months ago, in
terest has been aroused by Catholi
editors throughout the country an
SO many have given assurance of thei
intention to participate that it is gen
orally believed the meeting will resul
in much good to Catholic journalism
The program which has been arrange
will give those who attend an oppor
tunity to hear discussed the importan
questions connected with CathOli
newspaper work by some of the fore
most Catholic writer's and succcssfr
business managers of our Catholi
weeklies