The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1916-05-13
Communicated

65S, Catholic Order of Forcsters of
tic and interesting meeting that has
ever been held in the jurisdiction, At
1000 \. NJ, the members and capdi-
dates assembled at Columbus Hall,
and marched in body to st. Mary S
Cathedral, where Solemn High. Mass
was celebrated by Rev. Father Rams
bottom, assisted by Rev. Father
George and Very Rev. Father Egan
as deacon and subdeacon Tho SER
mon was preached by Very Rever-
end Father Egan, who took for his
text Il am the Good Shepherd"
At LIS P. M. the meeting was call
cd to order by E. p. Cosgriff, Chief
Ranger of ST. Mary's Court, who
called the State Chief Ranger, Edward
F. Flynn to preside. There was
present at the meeting High Sccre-
tary, Thos. f. Mcdonald, High Trus-
tee, julius A. Collier, and all the
members Of the State Court, with the
exception OF Brother J. z. Rcedcr Of
Wabpeton and l.. B. Niemcyer of
jamestown, both of whom found it
impossible to be present. In addi-
ton of the above officers there were
two hundred visiting Foresters from
Courts in North Dakota and Mime
sofa. Among the Courts represented
at this meeting were those at Wales,
Langdon, Casselton, Oriska, Valley
City, Sanborn, jamestown, ST. An
thony, Wild Rice, Wahpeton, Moore
ten, Ardoch, of North Dakota, and
MQorhead, Barnesyiilc, Detroit, Era
zee, Kent and breckenridge of Min
nesota. The occasion for the large
and varied attendance was the fact
that representatives. of the High and
State Courts were to be present, and
that the new ceremonial recently
adopted by the North Dakota. State
Court was to be exemplified for the
first time at Fargo on a class of thir-
ty-six candidates.
The degree work was conferred by
the officers OF the State Court and
they were highly Complimentcd by the
High Court officers and the members
present. The producers OF the new
ceremonial were the recipients Of
ed ideals around which it was worked.
For the securing of this class of can
di1ateS, too much credit cannot be
given to the Chief Ranger of the
Court, Brother i. F. Cosgriff, who has
worked late and carly during the past
few weeks managing the different
teams, who were iii the contest, and
otherwise arranging for the success
Of the meeting, the proof of which was
fully shown by the interest and en-
thusiasm shown during the entire
proceedings. At 700 o'clock "a ban
quot was served at the Powers Hotel
after which short addresses were
delivered by State Secretary Thos,
+. Flynn and Very Rev. Thos. .Esaa,
These addresses were necessarily
short owing to lack of time, as all
present understood the officers Of the
High Court had message to deliver
to the Brothers in the Northwest
The High Secretary was then called
upon and il any doubt existed in the
minds of any present as to the sound.
ness of the financial and other bust
ness management of the Order il must
have surely been expelled, for never
has it been our pleasure to listen to
more interesting and clearly stated
4 Of fIn fNfn M
concern. Affairs were gone into in
detail, setting forth the Relationship
| of the High Court to the State and
Subordinate Courts which gave
valuable information to all present
The last address and the one of the
evening, was delivered by High Trus
| tee Julius A. Collier. We have heard
| of silver tongued orators, we have
listened to silver tongued orators, and
the next day have often asked our
selves, "What did he say but the
address of Brother Collier possessed
not only the case and grace of tbs
silver tongue, and the wisdom OF the
logician, but the information Of an
encyclopedia, and was stated III
manner not to be forgotten by those
present. The subject of his address
was The Catholic Order of Foresters
| The Order, he stated, makes nc
distinction between high and low
degree. knows no nationality or col
or, but rs distinctiyely Catholic
in all its teachings, and being q
parish organization, must be the
greatest factor among laymen for the
sustaining and building up of tbs
faith of our fathers. He was listened
to with rapt attention for more thar
an hour and it was with regret on tlt
part of those present that he was
Obliged to close to take his train. liz
closed amid prolonged applause.
The initiation of large classes has
proven to be successful Iiieaus d
| stimulating interest in the Order and