Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-06-22
Distinguished Speakers VIII
Be Heard at the ArmOry
Meetings.
Much Enthusiasm Among the
Parishes over Their
Floats.
PARISHES DOING THEIR WORK

A meeting of the Executive Com
mittee OF the Federation of Catholic
Societies was held on Wednesday
night at the Catholic Woman's Club,
all OF the members being in attend
ance. Chairman E. J. Cooney was
able to announce part of the pro-
yramme for the public meetings to
be held in the Armory. There will
be many distinguished speakers at
these meetings, which will continue
for two days, and also at the ban
quet. One Of these will be the Hon.
Charles p. OfNeill, United States
Commissioner of Labor, who will
discuss some features of the all-im-
portant labor controversy, now SO
much under discussion in this coun-
try, particularly since Socialism has
entered into it in some quarters.
A negro Catholic priest, Rev. ]. H.
Dorsey, will tell what the church
has done and is doing for the negro
in the South. An Indian Chief will
tell what the Catholic church has
done for the Indian. Chief Joseph
Red Willow has for several years
belonged to the federation and is
Color-bearer in the national body.
His home is in South Dakota, where
the fierce Sioux once predominated.
Other speakers, both cleric and lay,
have given tentative promises to
deliver addresses, but until they
make their promises positive their
names will not be given out.
Funds will be required for the en-
tertainment of the convention, and
for this purpose the local Federation
has gone to the expense of issuing a
souvenir book of the dioceses of
Louisville and of indianapolis, the
two Oldest in the West, which alone
will cost over 81 800. The fedora
ton wiz - 6es7y expense to
nav Tor the decorations, the erection
Of reviewing stands and for prop
erly caring for the delegates. OF
course the delegates will pay their
own way, but the guests must be en-
tertained, and there will be many of
the clergy present as we'll as the
Catholic Editorial Association of the
United States. Chairman Cooney
and his co-workers want to impress
upon the Catholic public, whether
they belong to the societies con-
nected with the federation or not,
that It is up to the whole Catholic
public to contribute to the fund for
properly caring for the delegates and
invited guests. An easy way has
been provided in the form of COM
bination books, and II the reasonably
Well-to-do members of each parish
would procure one of these the task
would be easy for providing the
finances. Some have done more
than their share in this matter, but
others are tagging behind.
Progress is being made by all OF
the committees as shown by their
reports. There is much enthusiasm
over the floats in some of the con-
gregations. and ladies are devoting
much of their time in some of the
parishes in making flowers and
other decorations to trim the
vehicles. st. Boniface church, with
its 5000 souls in the parish, will
probably take the lead among the
German churches. The various or
ganizations connected with the local
federation are arranging for their
floats and marching clubs. Col.
Whallen and his associates on the
committee still insist that the dem
onstration will be the grandest one
ever seen in Louisville. Secretary
Kelly is getting inquiries every day
from people all over the country
about the convention, which indi-
Gates that a great throng will be
here during the week of August Is.
The Louisville Convention and Pub
licity League is also giving the con-
Eention attention. and will assist in
making II a success.