The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-27
mittee in each instance.
Chair Was Sustained.

| Inc convention sustained the com
mittee in each. instance.
Chair Was Sustained.
An amendment to allow members
of secret societies to join the loca
societies was not recommended, il
! not having been presented withir
the time limit fixed by the consti
tuition and bylaws. A discussion
arose as to whether this ought tt
be voted on, under the circum
stances. A nice constitutional point
was raised zhe
President Gerlich ruled that the
amendment could not legally come
up for action at this convention
and he was sustained by a practi
cally unanimous vote. me-
This closed the business of the
forenoon session, and adjournment
was taken until 2:30 p. m.
Auto Ride Today.
| At 1880 p. m. the delegates were
taken for an automobile ride around
the city by the Mankato Automobile
club, which was greatly enjoyed, as
the day was pleasant and roads
good. The delegates could not help
but admire the beauty of the city
and it's surroundings.
1t was expected that the conven
ton would close this afternoon, as
most of the delegates desire to leave
on the late afternoon and evening
| trains. ns .,.s.-a
Building Subscription Raised.
Yesterday afternoon. Rev. Alfred
Mayer, o. S. B., of ST. Cloud, made
an appeal on behalf of the social
study mousse There is now $4,000
raised toward the 100000 needed
to build it, and collection is to be
made among the Catholics of the
state on behalf of it, aa as..
Rev. John Meier of Winona spoke
along the same line, and was fol
lowed by Mons. Max Wurst of Wa
basha. They explained enthusiast
| cally the benefits that would come
from such an institution. Mr. Wurst
offered to give lot in st. Paul
worth $500 or 5000, as a personal
subscription. H., a
Subscription blanks were passed in
aid of the proposed study house
Several gave 500 each and others
smaller amounts. Rev. Schmidt OF
Rollingstone gave 5000. -a.
Joseph Matt of st. Paul, editor
Of The Wanderer, spoke eloquently
for the project. He said that il
was hoped to raise $4,000 or $15,
900 in Minnesota. a.-.,..
Nomination Of Officers.
The nomination of officers for the
coming year was taken up, and Paul
Kemp of Winona and Paul Ahles OF
st. Cloud were nominated for pres
ident; w. Eibner of New Ulm fol-
financial secretary; Frank Jungbauer
of st. Paul, for recording secretary
and Martin Walser of Mankato fol
treasurer A number were also put
in nomination for members of the
executive committee and delegates
to the national convention. Where
there was only one nomination, the
election was made by reclamation
The convention created the office
Of marshal, and chose NJ Weinkopi
of st. Paul to fill the office, by ac.
clamation. ..'s. .~..... ...
Cheers For Frey. -
Central President Joseph Frey ad
dressed the convention briefly just
before leaving to take the train to
Chicago and the east. He thanked
the convention for the donations
made, which footed up to $2.O27
The convention gave him three
hearty cheers in parting.
A debate ensued as to the man
ner in which the collecting for the
study house fund is to be done in
the state-whether by the state so
ciety or the central organization
After many opinions had been ex
pressed the convention voted to re
fer the matter to the executive
committee to devise ways and means
to collect the fund. .. r.
After another discussion, it was
voted to have all funds raised sent
to the secretary of the society and
by him sent to the national organi
zation.
Advanced Steps Taken.
Rev. Paulinus Wiesner, o. S. B..
of st. Paul, presented a report fol
the committee on motions. 1t was
recommended that one laboring man
be sent to take the social course al
| Spring Bank, Wis, next summer;
and that st. Boniface day. June IA
De celebrated by the societies each
year. Hereafter speeches for WON
en-, explaining their social duties
etc, be made at the annual conven
lions of the state society The lat
ter motion was submitted without
| recommendation, but was carried by
the meeting. 1t was recommended
that advantage be taken of the
work done by the state experiment
station at st. Anthony park and the
agricultural department at Washing
ton, by asking for reports, and by
working hand in hand with these
institutions. 1t was also recon
mended that the societies work fol
labor legislation.
Socialism Opposed.
| The last recommendation was thai
Catholic laboring men join the labor
unions, but that they form Catholic
Laboring Mems societies to fight so
cialism in the unions, because if so
cialism get control of the labor un
ions it will create crisis for thu
| labor movement.
! The committees recommendation:
were adopted after discussion il
each case. Editor Matt and Mr.
Grandmother of Minneapolis were
prominent in some of these discus
sions. Mr.. Grandmother strongly op
I posed socialism.
Ahles Chosen President.
When the evening session opened
a ballot was taken on president