Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1912-09-05
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
WERE CATHOLIC DAYS
A Large Number of Visiting Catholics
Here to Attend the Tenth Annual
Convention of Wisconsin Fedora
ton of Catholic Societies.

and 2, the city O Grand RAPIDS has
been entertaining a large number of
Catholics who We're here to attend thi
convention More people would have
been here to attend this convention
only they have been prevented ON ac.
count of the poor train service and
bad conditions of the roads. How
ever, the program as published has
been carried out with very few ex-'
ceptions. The interest in this con
Vention has been very great and a
greet deal of good will result from
this association Of members fro,a all
parts of the state. The Sunday SER
vices at the church of IS. Peter &
Paul of this city were all largely at
tended. The evening service at DAILY
theatre presided over by J. R. RAJ
gan as chairman, was largely attend
ed and gave excellent satisfaction.
The following program was carried
out:
Address of Welcome by Hon. J.
A. Cohen, Mayor, who spoke as fol-
lows:
Mr. Chairman and your Grace. and
Lordship, Ladies and Gentlemen of
the Catholic Federation of Wisconsin
and Citizens of the City of Grand
Rapids:
1t gives me great pleasure indeed,
to welcome you distinguished guests
to our city and we feel highly honor
ed for the privilege. While our city
is small in it's size as compared with
some of the cities you gentlemen come
from, but in comparison, we have very
good, desirable citizens residing in
our city and will say it is a beau
tiful city to live in and everybody is
welcome to come and participate in
their share with US. We have about
25 900 water horse power i'll our city
and vicinity for industrial purposes;'
We have good schools; nine churches
and about 100 acres of parks; we
have four railroads; most of our work
ing men own their own homes; we
have no hard times in our city and he
er have had any to my knowledge I'm
no orator and no speaker, and don't
want to take up your valuable time
In behalf of the city of Grand Rap
ids I welcome you to our city and
hope you will enjoy yourselves dur
ing your convention. I don't have
to give you the key Of our city as
everything is unlocked and it will
remain unlocked for any future time
you want to come. Thank you all
for your kind attention.
This was very nicely responded to
by F. J. Rooney, President of the
State Federation.
Sunday, September fst.
900 a. N. Opening of Convention
at Forester Hall.
$50 a. m. Marching in a body to
SIS. PETER and Paul Church
1000 a. m. Pontifical High Mass.
-CeIebrant, Rt Rev. Jas. Schwebach
D. D. Bishop of La Crosse.
1900 Dinner by Ladies of IS.
Peter and Paul Parish.
300 p. M Meeting in Daly's Thea
tire, especially for those visitors WhoI
find it inconvenient to attend the
Mass meetings at 500 p. m.
Addresses by Archbishop Messmer
of Milwaukee, and FIR. Van Nispelroy
of Kimberly, Wis.
300 p. m. Automobile Ride for
Delegates from Headquarters.
Mass Meeting at Days Theatre
800 p. N. Opening of Meeting.
J. r. Ragan, Chairman.
Song-SS. Peter and Paul Choir
A. ]. Freund, Director.
Song-SS. Peter and Paul Choir.
Lecture Federation archbishop
S. G.. Messmer of Milwaukee.
Monday September 2nd.
800 a. m. Requiem Mass-Rev.
Father John WfIlitzer of PittsviIle,
Celebrant.
900 a. m. Business Meeting For
ester Hall. Address by His Grace
the Most Rev. S. G. Messmer, Arch
bishop of Milwaukee, and the Rt. Rev
J. J. Fox, Bishop of Green Bay.
State Officers:
F. J. Rooney, President, Appleton.
]. J. WiIke, 1st Vice Pres. Racine.
H R. Schwacke, I'd Vice Pres. Two
Rivers.
L. D. Pangborn, Secretary. Water
loo.
John schreibeis. Treasurer, Ne
nasha.
G. T. Moegkes, Director, Appleton.
Dr. H. J. Granting, Director, Mil
waukee.
Otto P. seifria, Director, Milwau-
kee.
Our Church and Our Country-F.
J. Rooney, District Attorney, Apple
ton.
Music.
NJ. L. Carey, Marshall;- Grand Rap
ids.
The banquet at Amusement Hall
was served to about 300 people. This
was in charge of the ladies' of the
Catholic church and they were high
ly compIimented by those who were
present for the excellent spread and
the nice way in which it was served.