The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1914-10-30
IMMENSE
THRONG
At St. Henry Sunday to PaTtiC-
pate in Holy Name Parade

The first nnnuanl rally under the aus
pices OF the Union OF Holy Name Socie-
ties Of Of tbs deanery was held az 81.
Henry last Sunday.and was attended by
monatrous crowd Of men. women and
children from this city. Coldwater and
all the Catholic parishes in the south end
OF the county. u was quite surprise
and big treat to So the monstrous pa
rade. with almost fifteen hundred men in
the line OF march. The weather was de-
lightful. an ideal autum day and the big
crowd.and the mile long parade Of mem
bers Of the different holy name soeities
Of the county was a sight pretty to be-
hold.
The parade was headed by twelve
mounted members Of the 81. Henry so
ciety. Following them came the several
commentaries of the uniform rank.
Knights Of 81. John. the several bands.
the members or the clergy present and
then the twenty one divisions. each rep
resenting a parish OF the county
As an emphasis Of their devotion 10
the Holy Name every man from the
clergy to the most humble members Of
the society. except themOunted horsemen
who led the procession, were afOot, ana
mached with heads bowed. The parade
wound up at the Shrine Of the Blessed
Virgin at the GrOttO on the spacious
lawn at the rear OF the Church. where
Open-air religious sedvices were held.
Here in the presence of the Blessed Sac
rement the litany Of the Holy Name was
recited and the members renewed their
pledges TO refrain from using obscene
language. Following this Rev. Kunkler,
pastor OF the St. Henry Church. ad-
dressed the large crowd, welcoming them
back next year. thanking them for COM
ing and with few words Of encourage
ment he then introduced Rev. John +.
tsnQHm. OF Bluun. and Rev. bernard
FranZer. who both gave brief but elO-
quent addresses. lauding the aims and
purposes Of the meeting, saying that IL
was "a magnificent act of faith, Performed
out Of love of rChrist, that i was no
BILE sight, such array OF Catholic Ameri-
can citizens marshing under their SO
ciety and parish banners, wearing the
badge Of clfan speech, public act Of
faith, showing to the world their deVo-
tion TO their religion You are banded
tOgetehr TO wage war against profanity.
and every true American should wish
you we'll You have to-day renewed your
pledge 70 lead lives Of model men and
your presence is a silent protest against
taking the nme OF the Lord in vain. To
see so many here to-day is cause for
greater optOmism about the public well
fare II shows your loyalty TO Church
and Country and Is impressive toall
urge you to contiue along this line OF
fight against one Of the greatest evils Of
the day.
fered. with eX-Provincial Very Rev.
Bonifas Russ. c. PIP. s., as Celebrant,
and Rev. Ernest Hefele and Rev. Julius
Henner as assistants.
All in all the affair was grand the viii
lage was in holiday attire, the line OF
march being decorated in papal colors.
and the Stars and Stripes The COM
mite and Rev. kunkler are to be con-
graduated for the splendid management
and hospitality to such a large crowd.
II was indeed edifying to see so many
men, old and young. in solemn procession
and il will long be remembered by all
present. The very air seemed filed with
the spirit OF the occasion and already II
has been decided TO hold another rally
next year.
The following parishes were represent
ed in the procession: st. Anthony. Cas-
sella Burkettsville, Carthagena. North
Star. Chickasaw. Coldwater, Montezuma,
Cranberry, Plnothea, st. Sebastian, Vic
{, ia, st. Peter. Maria Stein, Ft. Recov-
cry. Sharpsburg, Wendelin, Osgood, ST.
Henry and Celina.
The pastors present were Very Rev.
Russ, Revs. Kunker. Cogan, Notheis,
Hefele. Heffner, Schupp, Stahl. Sweitzer,
Seberger, Hueber, Feist, Schmauss, EFst-
ing. Dickhaus and Eranzer.