Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-09
Thirty Thousand Expected at
Convention, Which Is to Be
Opened Tomorrow.
WOMAN SUFFRAGE SURE,
CARDINAL GIBBONS SAYS
Opposed to Movement, But Thinks
It Bound to Win-Old and
Tired, He Says.

MILWAUKEE,. VS., August 9.-Thirty
thousand persons are expected in Mil
waukee to participate in the twelfth an
nual convention of the American Fed
GRAFTON of Catholic Societies, which will
be held August 10 to 13. OF this number
$50 N.ill be delegates representing more
than 100000 members of the various
societies which make up the fedora
ton.
The convention is expected to be the
largest Catholic meeting ever held in
America. and nearly all of the most i'm
portant men of that faith will be pres
ent. Among the most prominent are
Cardinal Gibbons, Archbishops Ireland,
Keane, Messmer, Quigley and Bishops
Muldoon, McFaul. Schwebach. Els, Schin-
ner, Fox and koudelka. Nearly all of
these will address the convention.
The ceremonies are scheduled to begin
tomorrow morning, when the delegates
plan to meet at 81. Johns Cathedral
auditorium Pontif1cal high mass at 10
of the services, has been arranged.
Expect 10000 in Parade.
Sunday afternoon the parade Of dele
gates and members of the various So
cieties will take place. Ten thousand
persons are expected to be in line and
make up one of the greatest Catholic So
ciety professions ever formed in America.
The various matters expected to come
up for discussion include labor legislation.
Italian immigration. socialism, insur-
ance, vice and others pertaining to social
service uplift Woman suffrage probably
will not be touched upon owing to the di-
yergence of opinion of the members on
the subject.
A set of resolutions will be drawn up
and presented to the delegates for adop-
ton at the final business session Wednes-
day. These resolutions will touch upon
a condemnation of socialism and COM
mercialized vice and so-called immoral
plays.
The American Federation Of Catholic
Societies is purely American, although
the same kind of an organization has
spread throughout England, Italy. Aus
tralia and South America. In the United
States there are nearly three miihon
Societies for the advancement of the civil,
religious and social interests OF CathoEcs.
Through the organization the Catholics
say they have a medium or VOlclnS
Catholic sentiment in the state and ma
ton.
Suffrage Certain, Says Cardinal.
CHICAGO. August 9.-Cardinal Gibbons
arrived in Chicago yesterday en- route to
Milwaukee to preside over the meeting of
the Federated Catholic Societies. He
was met at the station by Archbishop
Quigley, Bishop Dunno Of Peoria and
Bishop o'Connell Of Richmond. Va.
4 am weary" said the aged cardinal.
after greeting the archbishop and the
two bishons 81 am growing old and
these trips are trifie hard on an old
man."
nIiad him with questions. He informed
them that he would speak at Milwaukee:
"Wili you speak of woman suffragef"
he was asked. PERSONALLY. DO not De-
lieve in women voting" was the cardi-
nars reply. ,.'I have always opposed 1t.
The church has not passed on the sub
ject. 1 have the old,fashioned idea about
en- would hetter make good mothers than
good politicians. But suffrage is certain
to come to women