The Wahpeton times., 1918-06-20
CATHOLIC FORESTERS
IN STATE CONVENTION

The following was taken from
the Hankinson News concerning
the state meet Of the Order of
Catholic Foresters which met at
Hankinson last week:
Three years ago at the James
town convention of the Catholic
Order of Foresters, r. E. Smith
as the representative Of st. Jo-
seph 8 Court No. 147O of Hankin-
son, extended the delegates there
assembled cordial invitation to
hold their 1918 convention of the
Catholic Order of Foresters Of
North Dakota in the city of Hank
inson.
In view of the fact that Fargo
and other large cities Of our state
were at that time eagerly contend
ing for the honor of entertaining
the next convention, end further
that never before had a city the
size of Hankinson been even con-
sidered as convention city, it is
surely q tribute to the energy and
persuasive ability Of Hankinson's
rep1 sentative that he was success
full in securing for our city the
1918 convention of the Catholic
Order Of :Foresters in which prac-
tically every portion of our state
is represented.
It was with the fullest eontid-
ence in the whole hearted support
OF our entire body Of citizens that
MIR. Smith EXTENDED THIS lnvlta-
ton, and we nave mad aDunuanl
proof that his confidence was noi
misplaced, for from the beginning
to the end OF this convention our
citizens have Wed with each other
in helping to make our visitors
feel at home and well pleased with
their visit to our city. A large
measure of praise is also due to
the members of Philip IS church
in the territory surrounding Hank
inson for their splendid assistance
in making the event a memorable
one. !.
Monday evening the delegates
began to arrive and were met at
the train and escorted to the. Com
mercial hotel where they We're tax
en- care OF by the genial preprie-
tor, Matt Schram. Tuesday morn
ing the weather clerk had his very
best brand Of weather OH tap for
the opening ceremonies, and at
$3.50 the visiting delegates met at
convention headquarters, and at
tended by many large delegations
from the Forester courts OF Wah-
peton, Paramount, Lidyerwood,
Mooreton and Mantador formed
in line for the procession to st.
Philips church where solemn High
Mass was celebrated and MOST
eloquent sermon treating OF the
foundation of the order, the vlr
tues OF Faith, Hope and Charity.
the cardinal principles Of. the ord.
er, and a stirring exhortation to
loyalty and good citizenship was
delivered by the pastor, the Rev.
JOS. f. Studnicka. The celebration
of the High Mass was by the Rev.
A. j. Gaydusek of Lidgerwood, as
sisted by Rev. Arnold Ritter OF
Wahperon as deacon, Rev. NJ. j.
Simon OF Oriska as sub-deacol,
Rev. A. j. Janda of Wahpeton,
master Of ceremonies and Rev. Fa-
theirs Duffy Of Fairmount, Rev. II.
Wilkes Of Mantador, Rev. A. Ma
luski Of Geneseo and Rev. p. Duerr
Of Lidgerwood.
The first session Of the conven-
ton was called to order by State
Chief Ranger Edward +. Flynn of
Devils Lake and as most appro-
pirate prelude to the formal busi-
ness meeting Rev. Jos. +. Studnic-
ka introduced Mayor H. A. Merri-
field who delivered a most elo-
quent and hearty welcome to the
delegates and urged them to con-
slider our city their own during
the convention.
At the close of the morning ses-
sion the delegates, state officers
and visiting Foresters, about two
hundred in all, transferred their
activities to the Grave hall where
the ladies of the Hankinson Red
Cross chapter prepared to attend
the wants of the inner man. As to
the excellence of the meal served
it is sufficient to say that this part
of the program was taken care OF
by Mrs. O. L. Lindeke, Mrs. F. O.
Hunger. Mrs. M. A. Wipperman,
ably assisted by many other ladies
of the city. That their efforts were