The Irish standard., 1915-07-31

A genuine welcome and royal en-.
tertainment awaits the 500 delegates,
their ladies' and friends at Providence,
r. l., where the twenty-second Inter.
national Convention Of the Catholic
Order of Foresters will be held on
August rs. On account Of the Euro
pean war the convention was changed
from Toronto. Canada, to Providence.
Simeon viger, Vice High Chief Ran
ger of the High Court, is chairman of
the executive committee of arrange.
ments. The convention committee of
the Providence Chamber Of Commerce,
Chairman Fred Mansfield, is co.operat-
ing with the Foresters' committee to
make the convention a success. It is
notable, says the Providence Evening
Bulletin, that when the High Court
announced to the Western Foresters
that the convention was to be held in
Providence the delegates appoint
ments were placed at premium. It
is expected, too, that more wives and
daughters Of the delegates will attend
than ever before. The headquarters
for the convention will be at the
Crown hotel.
Special Western Train.
A special train from Chicago and
the West will refeh Providence at
$3.50 o'clock Monday afternoon, Aug.
2. The train which is to be double
header Of 15 steel Pullman sleepers,
will leave Chicago at 2 o'clock on Sun.
day, August /, with the delegates from
the north and west of Chicago, and
will come by way Of Albany and Wor.
cester. Fay's band will meet the train
and conduct the delegates to the hotel.
The members from the Province Of
Quebec will come at $3.50 o'clock Mon
day evening and together with the
New England delegates will take up
quarters at the Narragansett hotel.
There will be a parade on Tuesday
morning to the Cathedral where Rt.
Rev. Bishop Doran will celebrate sol
emn nigh mass. addresses Will be
delivered opening the convention by
the Governor of Rhode Island, Bishop
Doran, the mayor and the president
of the Chamber of Commerce. An
outing at Newport and a shore dinner
will be one of the features of the con-
vention.
Statistics Of the c. O. f.
The High Court officers will have
some interesting reports to present
showing the G. o: F. to be one Of the
fraternal insurance organizations con-
Quoted along sound business lines.
The report of the High Secretary will
show total of $21,0O0,0oO paid out
for death claims since the order was
organized in Chicago, May "a, 1883.
That the Foresters are sound finan-
cially is shown by the fact that High
Court has nearly five million dollars
in carefully invested bonds earning
over s per cent. With membership
of Lac, 900 in 1850 Courts in the U. s.
and Canada, this is a remarkable show
ing and speaks we'll for the judgment
and business acumen of the High
Court officers of the order.
Charitable Relief Work. :.
Along charitable and relief lines the
C. o. F. has been potent factor in
America. Sick and fraternal benefits
paid out by courts have reached the
splendid total of $S,500,0O0. During
the past few years the order has raised
and distributed through its state and
court organizations over $4,000 to the
San Francisco relief fund, MESSING
earthquake relief and Ohio flood re
lief. One of the features of the Provf
dence international convention will be
the presentation of 100000 to Rev. DR.
Kelly for the Catholic Church Exten
sion Society. This was quietly raiset
during the past two years. Thousands
of local charitable and church bodies
have been aided by courts. In Chicago
the Polish courts at the present tim'
are completing fund of 10000 for st
Hedwig's Orphan Asylum. Catholic
colleges in Minnesota and Milwaukee
have been given endowments. Th'
Salem, Mass, and Hull, p. O., fire sui
ferers received substantial aid from
the Foresters Of Massachusetts an,
Quebec.
c. o. r. OFFICERS.
That the good fellowship" idea doe
not prevail in the selection Of ofacer
in the order is shown by the fact tina
High Chief Ranger Thomas H. Cannon
is rounding out twenty years as tn
highest executive officer Of the ordel
Many of the other High Court ofacerf
including the secretary and treasurer
have been reelected on account Q