The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1926-09-30
MONSTER CATHOLIC
PARADE AT MELROSE
ESTIMATED 10000 PEOPLE
WERE IN STEARNS COUNTY
CITY SUNDAY
PARADE TWO MILES LONG
GATHERING WAS ONE OF THE
MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER
HELD

Hundreds of Sank Centre people,
Catholic and non-Catholic, spent Sun
day at Melrose, witnessing and tax
ing part in the monster parade at
2:30.
It is conservatively estimated that
10000 people were in Melrose when
the parade, nearly two miles in
length, moved. In the line were Il
bands of various sizes, coming from
many sections of the state.
The local visitors are loud in their
praise of the excellent manner IN
which Melrose handled the multitude.
Every woman in town was pressed
into service and arrangements had
been made to feed 1000 at single
sitting.
The occasion for the demonstra-
ton was the gathering of Catholics
from all over Minnesota to attend the
annual seccion of the Staats-Verband
and its auxiliary. The business ses-
sions were held Monday and Tuesday
and the various sections were at
tended by several hundred priests
and laymen. ,s...
At Tuesdays session strong reso-
tuition condeming the Religious, OPP
preston Laws of Mexico were passed.
The resolution said in part: "We
condemn the unjust persecution
waged against the Catholics of Mex
leo by their government, and against
the brutal suppression of right and
Justice in that country. We extend
TO the suffering Catholics our sincere
sympathy"
= St. Cloud was named as the con-
vention city of the Staats-Verband
and it's auxiliary in 1927, where it
was expected to meet with the Cen
trail Verein, the national federation
of German Catholic societies, which
is virtually assumed st. Cloud. Plans
are already being formulated in case
the convention is secured for Central
Minnesota.
Willibald Eibner, of New Ulm, was
reelected secretary of the state fed
Grafton at its closing session Mon
day. Others named were Frank
Jungbauer, st. Paul, fnancial-secre-
tary, Alex Ran WELLER, New Ulm, re-
cording secretary; John B. Hoffman,
St. Paul, treasurer.
Both organizations voted for
"a delegate in case the next ma
tional convention is outside the
state, and a large number if st.
Cloud secures the next meeting.
The delegates voted to represent
the Staats-V erband at the coming ma
tional convention included: Frank
Kueppers, Mich. Weiskopf, Joseph
Matt, John @. Juennemann, James
w. Smith, Geo. N. Gerlach, St.
Paul; Rev. VIM. Wey,. Rush City;
Sch. Meyer, Collegeville; Math Aretz,
Chaska; William A. Boerger, St.
Cloud; Alex Ranweiler, New Ulm, and
Rev. Joseph Wfllinbrink of Melrose.
Mrs. Anna Lorenz, Bird Island,
was named president of the state aux
Hilary of the federation, which met
Monday in Melrose school hall. Her
reelection Games after successful
year for the auxiliary. Mrs. Caro-
line Faber, Minneapolis, was named
vice-president; Miss Sophie l.. Juen-
nemann, st. Paul, secretary; Mrs.
Rose M Franta, New Ulm, treasur-
er and Elizabeth Hente, New Ulm,
marshal.
Four delegates were named to the
Snual convention and six others, al.
so ito the national convention, if it,
should be held within the state. Those.
named directly were Mrs. Lorenz,
Miss Sophie l.. Juennemann, Gather
inc w. Smith, and Rose M. Franta.
Rev. Anthony Scholzen, Bird Is
land, was renamed spiritual advisor
of the organization.
d
The speakers at the session Mon
day were Rt. Rev. Msgr., Plachta,
Royalton; Rev. Anthony Scholzen,
Bird Island; Rev. M. Duehr, st. Leo;
Rev. VIM. M. Wey, Rush City; Rev.
Anthony Artz, Sank Centre; Wilt
bald Eibner, M. ]. Aretz and Frank
Kueppers, st. Paul.