The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1928-05-17
St, CLOUD HOST TO
CATHOLIC GROUP
Committees Prepare for Cen
trail verein of America and
Women's Sessions
BOERGER Is PRESIDENT
Archbishop Plans to ATTEND
Governor Christianson
On Program

st. Cloud, Mimi, May L..
With the tentative program al
ready drawn up, preparations are
rapidly going forward here Tor the
seyenty-second annual convention
of the Catholic Central vereln OF
America, August "a to ~, Wnen
a large number of delegates from
all parts of the country are ex-
pected. The Catholic Women's
Union will meet at the same time.
st. Cloud is the smallest city
the national group has ever chosen
for its meeting. Last fall at Phil
adelphia the verein named 81
Cloud for 1928 and Immediately
st. Cloud and Stearns county be-
gan preparations for the event.
A large general committee, ac-
lively headed by William A. Boerg..
ger, county superintendent OF
schools, was named, and semi
monthly meetings have been con-
Quoted to work out the plans.
Rev. Luke Fink is honorary presi-
dent of the convention committee,
with MIR. Boerger as fest president,
Paul Ahles and John Luckemeyer,
vice-presidents; John I'M. Baron,
secretary, and Mrs. Clara Koshiol,
treasurer.
Committees include: Finances,
John Luckemeyer, Mrs. Koschiol !;
entertainment, Paul Ahles, Mrs.
Mathilda Bowers; printing and
badges, George J.. Rosenberger,
Miss Agnes Schwarzbauer; music,
Rev. Mr.. Ermin; hotels, John Spa
Mol, Mrs. Theresa Prem; registra-
ton, Nick NE. Ahles, Mrs. August
r. Zitur; headquarters, John RE
der, Mrs. Susan We'd; reception,
John M. Baron, Miss Theresa
Hoffman; halls, Rev. Luke Fink,
Mrs. C. Lommel; information, Jo-
seph cochran, Mrs. Emma Behold;
parade, Frank Wedl, Mrs. P. Nc
Intyre; heals, Mrs. August Mock
enhaupt, Mrs. Joseph Braun; con-
cessions, John Buttener, MRS.
Joseph Schellinger; policing and
parking, A. o. Schmitz, Mrs. Mich
ael George; transportation, Alton
C. Ethen, Miss Clothilda Weyrens;
welfare, DR.. John Libert, Mrs.
Margaret Bissonnette; purchasing,
Nick Maier, Miss Florence iBlatt-
ner.
Members of st. Margareth's and
st. Theresa's Societies are active
ly cooperating with the men OF
st. Joseph's Society for the sue
cess of the convention, and Bishop
Joseph F. Busch of st. Cloud, as
sisted by the pastors of the seven
Catholic parishes of the city and
its two suburbs, is giving hearty
assistance.
Interested and enthusiasm were
raised with the recent announce
ment that the apostolic delegate
to the United States, Archbishop
Pietro ni-Biondi, has az
copied the invitation and is plan.
ming to attend the convention.
Sunday, August &c, is expected
to be the big day of the six, for
there will be a welcome by Gov
ernor Theodore Christianson, a
huge parade and a mass meeting
out-of-doors. The parade will in
clude delegations from practically
every parish in Stearns, Benton
and Morrison counties, forming a
quasireligious pageant of consid-
cradle size. Following the parade
the mass meeting will be conduct
ed on the Technical high school
campus which will accommodate
$4,000 persons.
Frank J. Dockendorf of La
Crosse, general secretary of the
verein, has addressed letters of in
vitation to all affiliated groups in
which he praised local preparations
for the event. Charles Korz of
Butler, N. j., is president of the
major executive committee of the
verein, with Willibald Eibner, of
New Ulm, Mimi, as first vicepresi-
dent. Other officers include Mich
ael Weisskopf, st. Paul, marshal ;
J. a.. Roehl, Milwaukee, trustee
Rt. Rev. Monsignor G. w. Beer,
Dubuque, social committee.
Mrs. Anna Lorenz, Bird Island,
is president of the Minnesota sec
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