Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-08-03
General Committee Meets and
Receives Encouraging
Reports.
Reviewing stand For Clergy
TO Be Erected Next the
Cathedral.
PROGRAMME NOW COMPLETED

Vigorous work is being done by
the Catholic men and women OF
Louisville for the reception and en-
tertainment of the national conven-
tions of the Catholic Press Associa-
tion and the American Federation OF
| Catholic Societies, which convene In
this city on August 16 and continue
| through the greater part of the fol-
lowing week. The Catholic Woman's
| Club was thronged with representa-
tives from parishes and societies at
the last general meeting, when the
affiliation of more parishes and
several additional floats for the par
ade were announced.
DR.. Peter S. GAM presided and
called upon the Rev. Father Cletus
Brady, who opened the meeting with
prayer. A number of parishes and
societies reported their programmes,
with assurance that they were MAX
ing satisfactory progress in prepara-
ton for the great parade, which will
be at least six miles long. In addi-
tion to those already announced
representatives were present to say
that st. Agnes parish, St. Francis
Social Club, st. Peter Claver So
ciety No. / and the Catholic knights
and Ladies of Holy Trinity parish at
st. Matthews would participate in
the parade. When reports were
called for Rev. Father Bohlsen said
st. Martins, would do all In it's
power to insure the success of the
parade and convention. Rev. Father
Cletus Brady, of the Passionist Re-
treat, stated that st. Agnes parish
would be represented by a float and
fifty men. Rev. Father Fagin de-
clared the convention fever was on
an, and from what had been report
ed it was evident the parishes were
doing splendid work and especially
the parade committee
: n tife G0nveftfun snitfee
Chairman Eugene Cooney submitted
a complete report. All the necessary
halls had been secured and would
be ready, and pennants and flags
will be found at headquarters to be
announced later. The reviewing
stand will be erected adjoining the
Cathedral and win accommodate at
least $50. From this point the
hierarchy will view the parade. Mon
signor John Bonzano, Papal Dele
gate, will be the celebrant of the
Pontifical mass at the Cathedral on
Sunday morning, August 18, when
the Right Rev. James A. McFaul,
Bishop of Trenton, will preach the
sermon. Chairman Cooney also
stated that Bishops Muldoon and
Then were coming to Louisville, and
letters were read from Mayor Will
lam o. Head and National Secretary
Matre.
The parade, which promises to sur
pass anything of the kind ever wit
messed here, will comprise many
divisions composed of organizations,
parishes, floats, automobiles, etc. It
will form at Broadway and I'm
derhill and Barret avenue. The
head of the first division will rest on
Broadway with rear on Barrett ave-
nue.. The head of the second divis-
ion will rest on Broadway, with rear
on Underhill street. Each division
will alternate in this way, with head
on Broadway and body resting on
the streets that run north and
south. Beginning at Underhill and
Broadway the parade will move
west on Broadway to Fourth, north |
on Fourth to Walnut, west ON Wal
nut to Fifth, north on Fifth to JEFF
ferson, west on Jefferson to Eighth,
north on Eighth to Market, east on
Market to Fourth, north on Fourth
to Main, east on Main to Preston,
south on Preston to Jefferson, west
on Jefferson to Third, south on Third
TO Broadway, where it will disband.
In the evening at o'clock there
will be a mass meeting at the Cathe-
dral, when addresses will be deliv-
cred by Bishop O'DonaghUe, Gov.
McCreary, Mayor Head, National
President Feeney. Apostolic Delegate
Bonzano and the Most Rev. s. q.
Messmer, Archbishop of Milwaukee.
Interspersed will be musical selec-
tions by the orchestra and a grand
chorus Of several hundred voices.
President CAM announced that
Chairman Eugene Cooney had been
selected to preside at the banquet,
and everybody agreed that the honor
was well bestowed, as the Chairman
had been an untiring worker. The
next general meeting will be held
Thursday night, August s, but IN the
meantime the various committees
are meeting almost nightly and
working out the most minute details. |
The programme and subjects for the |
banquet are as follows: Eugene ]. |
Cooney, toastmaster; "The Diocese
Of Louisville" Right Rev. ID. O'Don-
aghue, Bishop. of Louisville; "The
Power Of the Catholic Press" Hon.
Paul Chew; musical selections by
orchestra; address. Very Rev. James
p. Cronin; '"rhe Church and Social
Order" Hon. Matthew O'Doherty. |
Closing and benediction by one OF |
The visiting Bishops.