The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-23
Boycott of Church Serv-
ices Appears to be the
Weapon to be Used.
HAVE STORMY MEETING
Committee" Reports at Meet
ing and Plans Made for Next
Step in Program.

A virtual boycott of the services of
the church appears to be the plan
agreed upon by the faction of the
Holy Rosary congregation which is
protesting against the continuance of
the Rev. Peter Perardi as the priest
of the parish and who on Friday sent
a committee to the episcopal residence
in Milwaukee to lay their complaint
before Archbishop Messmer. The plan
appears to be the compromise one
reached at rather stormy mass meet
ing held in Garibaldi hall on Saturday
evening when the committee presented
it's report to more than four hundred
members of the Italian parish, who
filled the hall.
The chairman of the committee told
how they had gone to the episcopal
residence in Milwaukee twice but had
been unable to see the archbishop.
The secretary of the archbishop had
talked to them, however, and had told
them to return to the parish and in due
time an investigation would be made.
"Cut Out Monkey Business"
''You must quit this monkey business
with the newspapers" the secretary
of the archbishop was said by the
chairman Of the committee to have
told them as he admonished them
that there was no more publicity to
be given the affair.
Following the report of the commit
tee there was stormy time. A few
of the most violent of the opponents
of the Rev. Perardi suggested that they
go in body to the parsonage and de-
mand that the priest leave the congre-
cation. Due to the efforts of the
chairman, the movement was quelled,
and as compromise measure many of
the opponents of the present priest,
agreed with themselves not to attend
the services of the church until some
action was taken in the matter.
No Resolution Passed.
According to reports there was no
resolution passed at the meeting nor
any action taken which would indicate
what the members of the COMMITTEE"
intended to do as their next STEP 1t
is understood, however, that there is
tacit agreement among many of the
members of the parish that they will
not attend the services at the church
until some change is made in the
pastorate.
On Sunday morning when the masses
were read as usual, there was every
hoIf ALoA
had gone into effect. 1t was the Sun
day before Christmas but despite this
fact there was only a handful of at
tendants at the early morning mass.
One man said there were only four
there. 1t is also admitted that there
were many vacant pews at the other
services of the day, although the last
service is said to have been attended
by nearly two hundred. 1t was said
that some of these were not regular
attendants of the church but had come
out of curiosity.
"Just Slept Late is Excuse.
There is no general admission
among the members of the commit
tee" that boycott is even thought
of as their next step. Several of the
persons who regularly attend the serv-
ices admitted that they did not go on
Sunday but said that they "just slept
late" There seemed to be an abund-
ance of excuses for not being at the
church services.
Members of the faction supporting
the Rev. Perardi declare that the boy
colt, if there is one, will mean little
as many of the members of the com
mittee" did not attend services any
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