Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-06
BRASSER AGAIN
HEADS GERMAN
CATHOLIC BODY
NeWarker Is Reelected State
President-ResoIutions Con-
denim Sale of Munitions.

John B. Brasser, of this city, was
elected president at the twenty-first
annual convention of the Federation
of German Roman Catholic Societies
of New Jersey today in st. Bcnedict,f
Hall at Komorn and Niagara streets
1t was the fourth time heswas elected
to the office Conrad Sauerborn, OF
Carlstadt, was elected secretary FOR
the fourth term also. Both had op-
ponents, .but the election of Mr.. Bras
ser and Mr. Sauerborn was made
unanimous after the ballotting
Other officers chosen were Fred
Berchtold, Egg Harbor City, first
vice-president; Urban Sc-ha efer, New
ark, second vice-president; Anton
steines, Newark, treasurer, and
Michael J. Fuller, Jersey City, mar
shall.
Previous to the election the 200
delegates and their friends attended
requiem mass for the souls of the
deceased members of the federation.
The service was in st. Benedict's
Church
By unanimous vote the members
voted to amend their constitution re-
garding the nomination of candidates
for office This amendment provides
that one delegate from each parish
represented IN the federation shall be
appointed a member of the nominat-
ing committee. Such an appointment
will not exclude a member from be-
coming a candidate for office
AIA y-1fIn hanT
have the executive committee of the
federation name the candidates. The
executive committee is composed of
the president of each branch society.
President Brasser announced that
annual meetings of the federation are
to be held in each county. These gath
erings will take the form of mass
meetings in various parish halls.
st. Boniface Day.
The proposed celebration of st.
Boniface's Day by the Germans In
the same manner as st. Patrick's Day
Is celebrated caused some discussion
It was decided that such public
celebration would be impracticable
The members were advised to conflne
their celebration OF the feast day tc
religious services In THEN respective
churches. The feast day of st. Boni-
face is June 5.
Acting upon the suggestion of Vice
president Schaefer, the Federation
voted to pay all travelling expenses for
officers from the Federation's funds
President Brasser told how the Fed
Grafton had been active with the Holy
Name society and Knights of Co
lumbus in preventing Either Slat-
terry" an alleged former priest
from talking In this city. This
incident was described to show how
the Federation can be Of use in cities
throughout the state.
John B. OellSers explained how the
publishers of the Good Citizen could
be punished by law if the attacks on
the Catholic Church became too
scurillous for men to bear. One mem
Der characterized the Good Citizen as
a worse publication than The Menace,
Mr.. Oelkers advised the members 10
visit prominent jurists In the cities
where the offenses are committed and
to have them prescribe means of re-
| lieving the situation.
West Hoboken Chosen.
! The next convention of the fedora
tion will be held at st. Joseph S
/ German Church, West Hoboken. An
invitation to hold the meeting there
was extended by Frank j. Reiman, of
that parish. 1t was accepted with
the thanks of the delegates. Rev.
Conrad Eiben, C. p, is rector of The
church.
President Brasser then thanked the
delegates, various committees and
clergy who had aided in making the
convention here a success. He in
vited all to attend the festival which
was held this afternon in honor OF
the visiting delegates.
A feature of the convention was
the fact that only the American and
papal flags were used In the decora-
tions of the convention hall Many
women attended the sessions, dis
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