The Sauk Centre herald., 1929-09-26
LARGE CATHOLIC
CONFERENCE HELD
Thousands of Faithful Gather
at Mankato at Opening
Session Sunday
VIM. BOERGER, PRES.
Rev. Anthony ART, Of Sauk
Centre, High Mass Celeb
rant Tuesday

heV FT. ArZt, MISS haCner-
inc Wiedl, Mrs. Ted Steines
and Mrs. G. F. Botz left Sun
day for Mankato, where they at
tended the annual convention
of the Staats-Verbund, a Cath
olic aid society, as delegates
from the local parish. Rev.
Art was reelected as chaplain
Of the organization, while Supt.
VIM. BOerger was reelected
president. Rev. Art reports q
successful meeting. The dele
gates from this community re-
turned home Wednesday morn
ing.
Mankato, Sept. PA huge pa
rade consisting of several thousand
people, seven bands, two drum
corps, Mankato parochial school
children and several floats, offici-
ally opened the state convention
of three Catholic organizations
here Sunday. The organizations
are the state German Catholic Fed
Grafton, the Catholic Aid associa-
ton, and the German Catholic Wo-
mems organizations.
Hundreds of Catholic delegates
attended the pontificial high mass
pronounced by the Rt. Rev. Fran
els Kelly, D. D., bishop of Winona
at 10 a. m. Low masses were held
throughout the morning at st. Pet
er and PauPs Church.
The st. Peter and Paul society Of
Mankato celebrated the 25th aoni
versary Of its founding Sunday,
the first. convention day. The city
was gaily decorated for the influx
of Catholic men and women. A
huge parade marched through the
streets of Mankato Sunday after
noon in which delegations from all
over the state took part. The
bands were in the line of march,
including the Loyola high school
boys band of Mankato.
At a huge mass meeting follow
ing the parade visitors heard the
address of welcome by Mayor F. j.
Mahowald, and greetings extended
by Bishop Kelly for the diocese.
August Brockland Of the Central
Bureau at st. Louis, was one of
the speakers, hrs subject being
"Catholic Action. ]. M. Aretz of
st. Paul spoke on Duties of Cath
olic Women"
Monday morning Rev. Henry j.
Sherer of the Holy Trinity church
of New Ulm was the celebrant at
solemn high mass. A joint session
of the representatives of the mems
and women's societies followed.
The business session was called to
order by DR.. G. N. Weyer, presi-
dent of the local convention COM
mittee, and he turned the gavel
over to William A. Boerger of st.
Cloud, president of the Minnesota
branch of the Central Verein. Rev.
William B. Sommerhauser, of Man.
kato, gave the morning welcoming
address.
One of the first ceremonies was
the presentation of the convention
banner to Mankato. The banner
was presented by John Foley, of
Wabasha. Mankato will have pos
session of the banner for a year,
and at next years convention will
present it to the city entertaining
the groups.
Election of officers of the mems
group took place Tuesday after
noon, and the convention named
delegates to the national conven-
ton of the Central Verein.
Rev. Anthony Arzt of Sauk Cen
tire, spiritual director of the Catho-
lie Aid Association, was the cele-
brant at solemn requiem high mass
Tuesday morning. The forty-ninth
annual convention of the Catholic
Aid association of Minnesota will
convene at 9 a. m, with Frank G.
Kuepers, president, presiding.
There are three Catholic parishes
in Mankato, Catholic grade and
high schools, the Academy of Our
Lady of Good Counsel for girls,
Loyola Hall, Home of the Sisters
of Notre Dame and st. Joseph hos
pital, operated by the Sisters of
the SorroWful Mother