The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-03-31
CLENNON WILL
ADDRESS CAPE
CATHOLIC MEET
Archbishop Makesit Rule to
Attend Annual Convention
Of Missouri Societies.
KAGE TO WELCOME
ASSEMBLED DELEGATES
Parade, Banquet and Dance will
Be Other Features-1500
To Attend.

Archbishop John j. Glennon of st.
Louis will speak at the convention of
all Missouri Catholic Societies on May
IA, is and Is in. the Cape, according
to tentative plans made public Sunday
at a meeting Of the St. Mary's parish
in the st. Mary's school hall.
A committee OF the Pensioners who
are working on arrangements for the
convention to be held in this city, also
will call upon Mayor Rage to make
the address of welcome at the opening
meeting of the convention Sunday,
May IA. The convention viii! be at
tended by delegates from every sec
ton Of Missouri and it is estimated
the attendance at the convention will
number about 1900.
Definite word from the Archbishop
giving final notice of his attendance
has not yet been. received, but he has
indicated, it is said, that he intends to
be present. The convention, an annua!
affair, is function that he always
has attended wherever held.
Every Catholic church society in
the State, Catholic unions, sodalities
of young men and other organizations
of the church, viii be represented at
the convention on the basis of one
delegate to every. fifty members Of the
society.
About rs Pensioners attended the
meeting in st. Mary's school yester-
day, when plans were discussed for the
convention. The local society will
have charge of the entertainment fea-
lures. John Vandeven was chairman
of the meeting and Al thinner was
secretary.
One of the committees Of the local
parish will call upon the officers of
the Commercial Club in an effort to
gain the cooperation Of that body in
the work.
An outline of the program as it was
formulated Sunday is as follows:
The first meeting will be held Sum-
day morning, March IA, at the St.
MaFy's school hall. This will be in
the nature of a mass meeting.
Solemn high mass will be celebrated
at St. Mary's church and in the aft
ernoon there will be a parade of dele
gates, starting from the church on
South Sprigg street, going to Broad
way, thence to Spanish street, thence
to Good Hope and return to Sprigg
street.
At the close Of the parade all dele
gates will go to the Orpheum theater
for mass meeting, where several
addresses by prominent members of
the associated societies as well as by
members of the clergy will be made
Sunday night there will be meet
ing for all the young men. On the
next two days the convention will hold
its business sessions in the st. Mary's
school hall. The convention will be
brought to close on Tuesday night
with banquet, which will be followed
by dance at West End hall.
1t was first planned to have a moon
light boat excursion on the river, but
that was abandoned in favor of the
dance. A large delegation of the Wis
itors to the convention plan to make
the trip from st. Louis to the Cape
by boat. Several delegates from
other points will gather at st. Louis
and join the boating party.
One of the final items on the BUSH
ness schedule will be the election of
officers of the organization. M. Deck
of st. Louis is the president at present
and Joseph 3. Schuerman of st. Louis
is secretary.
The convention of the associated
Catholic societies was held in the Cape
10 years ago.