The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-09-27
Catholic Societies Concluded the
Work in This City.
JUENEMAN AGAIN SECRETARY
John A. Schroeder Is Reelected Secre'
tary; Selected Members Of Grand
Council; Business.
From Wednesdays. Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
With cheers for Pope Plus, the
convention of the German Catholic
Benevolent societies came to a
close late yesterday afternoon. 1t
would have closed an hour earlier
had the tellers been able to count
the ballots faster. The Australian
system was used, and it took eight
or ten tellers two hours to count
them. The extra time was passed
in speech making.
The vote on secretary was close,
but John @. Jueneman of st. Paul
was reelected, receiving Isl votes
to lat for Math Aretz Of Chaska.
John A. Schroeder of Minneapo-
lis was also reelected treasurer, re-
ceiving 222 votes to 70 for F. A.
Maron of st. Paul. On motion of
Mr. Maron, it was made unanimous.
The vote on memberships of the
grand council stood:
George w. Stenger, st. Paul, 1856;
George Thill, st. Paul, III; Math
Gross, Minneapolis, go; Stephen
Buss, st. Paul, 20; Willibald Eibner,
New Ulm, 1872; Louis Mayer, Man.
kato, "a; F. Meisetsehlaeger. ST.
Paul, II; Rev. P. Weisner, o. S. B.,
st. Paul, 1O4; Paul Kemp, Winona,
145; Hon.. julius A. Collier, Shake
pee, 206: John Heinen, Hastings,
So; Frank Erling, st. Paul, 81; Will
liam Brust, Sleepy Eye, 101.
Messrs. Stenger, Thill, Eibner
Kemp and Senator Collier were de-
clared elected.
The committee on appeals report
ed that it had nothing to report.
The state society has a general
badge for all local societies, but
Winona put in request to allow
each local society to have badge
of its own selection. The point was
raised that this was unconstitutional
The convention voted down de
cisively a motion to allow the pas
tor of the church where the an
nual convention is held an amount
to reimburse him for his extra
expense. The convention Monday
voted $25 for this purpose. The
delegates seemed to think that this
was enough.
In Two Languages.
in both the English and German
German only, as heretofore, accord
ing to action taken by the conven
ton with practical unanimity.
The committee on resolutions pre-
scented a report, merely to the eff
feet that the resolutions adopted
at Mondays convention be endorsed
and that they be read in all of the
local societies. This was adopted.
ST. Cloud Next Meeting Place.
Rev. Alfred Mayer, o. S. B., OF
st. Cloud, invited the convention
to meet in his city next year.
The convention voted by acclama.
ton to accept the invitation, and ST
Cloud will entertain the convention
next year.
Marshal Weisskopf was elected to
the same office, which he was elect
ed to by the other convention Mon
day.
Mr.. Gerhard of st. Cloud was elect
ed vice president by reclamation
He is an editor.
Catholicism in North Dakota.
Rev. FIR. Kern of Rockway, N. D..
was introduced and addressed the
convention and created good deal
of enthusiasm. He said that North
Dakota was a great field for work
and the great trouble was that the
German Catholics there, as rule
were uneducated and could not read
He said that they had emigrated
to there from Russia, where they had
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