The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1913-10-02
MONSTER CROWDS
VISIT ST. CLOUD
Catholics From All Over MINES
ota Hold Important Meetings
There This Week.
PARADE SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Strong Addresses Delivered by
Prominent Catholic Divines
and Laymen.

The largest crowd ever entertained
in St Cloud was in the city Sunday,
says Mondays JoUrna[Press. Resi-
dents from all over the state, with
10 bands, were guests at the 35th an
nual convention of the Minnesota Mu-
tuaI Aid society and the 18th conven-
ton Of the Stats Verbandes. Count
ing the delegates present for the
meeting of both organizations the
authorities in charge of the conven-
ton estimated that 5000 were in the
city yesterday. Although the two
declarations were Jointly celebrating
Yesterday, their business meetings,
which will take place during the rest
Of the week, will be held separate, the
Mutual Aid society meeting for the
purpose of electing directors and ar
ranging other business matters along
the insurance lines. The Stats Yer
bandes or the federation of all the
German societies of the state, will be
in session for arranging future meet
ings and selecting the delegates to
the annual meet of the National Gen.
trail Verein.
At 2:30 o'clock the cannon sounded
and the lead of the massive parade
left the Catholic club on the march
of IS blocks around the city. The
parade was composed of all the so
ciety members present as we'll as
their officials and the clergymen from
the various parts of the state. The
parade was IA blocks in length and
is claimed to be the longest line Of
march ever appearing in St. Cloud.
The names of the villages and cities
represented and their order in the
march follows: ~@.~ =
At the meeting held last evening
the visitors were given several ad-
dresses. The first speaker was Ger
hard May, who as Fest President"
welcomed the people in the name OF
the churches and the clergy of the
city, while Mayor Seberger gave an
ADDRESS welcoming the people to the
city of ST. Cloud.
Among other speakers was the
world renowned Rev. Father Koestes,
who recently returned from one OF
lis regular trips to China. He had
ac his theme The Child Jesus as a
Model to Children" In his talk he
took the audience around the world,
telling them of the children Of all
the nations, saying that the Chinese
were the children living clio jest to
The example set by the child Jesus
Iie argued that the American children
were rather far removed from the
model conduct. Rev. E. Scheuer's
address was Joseph as Model for
Men," taking the four letters of the
German name as a text. Mr.. Mac
Tatgus of Minneapolis was also a
speaker. The meeting closed last
evening with the singing of the ma
tional German Catholic song, Gross
err Gott"
Rev Mnsgr 3. Richter of Melrose
opened the meeting Monday morning
with a prayer. The president of the
ST. Joseph's society of Mankato pre-
scented the society banner to the To-
cal organization, w. A. Boerger as
president, accepting. President Ahles
of the Stats Verbandes gave his an
nual report, following which Rev.
Robert Schlinkner gave an address on
"Laymen's Retreats" Rt. Rev. Bishop
James Trobec gave a very interesting
talk to the delegates assembled. Tele-
grams regarding the meeting We're re-
ceiyed from Rt. Rev. Archbishop Ire
land of ST. Paul, Rt. Rev. Bishop
Klaudka of Superior, Rev. Abbott
Bruno Doerfier of Munster, Canada.
and from JOS. Frey of New York, the
president of the Centra' Verein