Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-07
STATE GERMAN
CATHOLICS ASK
RELIEF FUNDS
Paterson Convention URGES
Subscription for Victims of
European War.
Special to the Evening Star.

Special to the Evening Star.
PATTERSON, Sept THE State
Federation of German Catholic So
cietles of New Jersey will ask the
various Austrian and Hungarian
Catholic societies in New Jersey
help raise funds for the relief
Oh the German, Austrian and
hungarian soldiers in Europe.
PRESIDENT John B. Brasser. of New
ark, made an Urgent appeal to the
uelesates here yesterday to subscribe,
FUNDS for the relief of widows and
orphans in Germany, Austria and
hungary as the result of the war.
contributions viii be sent to Sec
rotary Conrad SaHerborne, of the
State Federation, who will forward
them to Secretary Yueneman, of the
central Verein, the national organi-
Satlon, at st. Paul, Mimi. q
Joseph Sauerborne, of Newark.
aelegate TO the last convention of the
central Verein at Pittsburgh, devised
plan by which the German Catholic
women of the State may be organ
Ized. Ihey will meet when the mems
organization assemblies, but they will
mold separate meetings.
Majority of Delegates from Newark
The federation is holding a two
oay session in st. Boniface's Paro-
ciilaI SchoDl here. 1t will be conclud-
Gu tonight. Most of the delegates are
from Newark. They attended high
mass yesterday, and after some rou-
Ine preliminaries appointed the fol-
lowing committees:
New Committees.
Credentials-John Winkler. Passaic.
Lawrence SchneI, Paterson: Michael
kneuer, Newark. Resolutions-Jo-
seph Sauerborne, Newark; Carl B.
Weiss, Jersey City; Joseph Peter,
New Brunswick; Otto Schirmer, West
New York; Joseph Flossbach, Eliza
beth; Henry j. Frechen, Union Fill?
Frank Rieman, West Hoboken.
Finance-Charles f. Steets, Newark
Ferdinand Berke, Elizabeth; William
Mechler, Newark; Michael Massing
New Brunswick; John Kopsch, Or
ange; Joseph Bauer, Railway: Jo-
seph ScAairer, Egg Harbor City.
Printing-Henry Oelkers, Newark; C.
]. FIGHTER, Union Hill; John j. ia
eobi, Jersey City; William Rink. Pas
sale; John Marbacb, Newark; Charles
Schmidt, Newark; George Brutscher.
Jersey City observation-disclosures
Meister, Newark; John Boehm,. West
New York; Anton w. Crone, Jersey
City; William Storch, Newark;
George Flech, Elizabeth; Karl G.
Hanke, Newark New business--Jonn
Breuning, Jersey City; N. A. Ragati
West New York: Joseph Harter,
Newark; Joseph Schramm, Newark;
Joseph Sommer, Elizabeth; Andrew
Isenberg, Newark; Joseph N. Criqui,
Newark.
About twenty societies were repre-
sented and they included the follow
ing Delegates: st. Leo X. u. Verein,
Joseph N. Criqui, Joseph Schaeffer,
Charles F. Steets, G. c. Meister,
Joseph Peter, Andrew Busch an Vim
cent Gass; st. Bonifacius X. u.
Verein, Joseph Norman, August Lang,
Joseph Schramm, William Meehler,
Henry Oellsers, John b. Brasser and
Frank C. Oellxers; ST. Leonard Coun-
Gil, c. B. L., M. j. Kneuer, Leopold
link, August Bernauer and Anton
Maier; st. Joseph K. U. Verein, Au-
gust Bernauer sr., George Schelf, Os-
valid Meyer and Christian Steines;
St Benedict's X. u. Verein, Frank
Oberle, William Oberle, Casemir
Stark Frank Loefffer and G. MAIN;
st. Placidus Y. M. Society, Ernest Fix
and Eugene Sauerborne; st. Stephens
X. u. Verein, Anton Jani, Stephen
Bittman, August Berauer and G.
Hahn.
st. Joseph's Verein, H. Schreitmul-
Ter, Karl G.. Hanke. John Ehrmann,
George AIR, Oscar Froelich and II.
Geordes; st. Augustinus Verein, Louis
Boyer George Huber, Eugene Ref,
Max Kraft, Adam Gahr, Henry Mil
Ter and James Moore; st. Gottfried
Council c.. B. L., William Storch,
Benedict Bayer, Martin Berron and
John Marbach; st. Peters Y. M. Or
phian Aid Society, August Streuning,
Andrew Isenberg and Charles Deubel;
st. Plus Society, Jacob Axt and John
Koermaier; st. Ignatius Society, Will
lam HI. Straub, John Koermaier and
Charles SaclSmeister.
The delegates of the local societies
who are participating in the delibera-
tons are as follows: st. Boniface's
Benevolent society, Joseph Stoer-
mann, Herman Arians and Jacob
Lii; Gessellen Verein, Joseph Drex-
Ter Hugo Schmidt and Philip M. Yon-
ker; st. Boniface's C. Y. M. Associa-
ton, William Phster, Benjamin
Wherlin and Louis Moser.
ub-Committees.
The following were members of
the subcommittee: Printing,
Christian Nauman, william Pts
ter, Peter Brueck, Joseph Schwind
and Frederick Schwartz; badges,
Christian Naumann and Charles
Schroers; refreshments, Philip M.
Yonker; music and entertainment,
Peter Brueck; decorations, Joseph
Schwind; lodging, Hermann Arians.
This morning a mass of requiem
for the deceased members of the fed
Grafton was celebrated by Rev. Fatherl
deacon, and Father Charles SUBJ dea-
deacon, and Father Charles Sub-dea
con, and the second business session
and election Of officers for the ensuing
year was held in the school hallAI
President Brasser is unopposed for
the presidency, but three candidates
for secretary. have appeared.