The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1938-08-25
ELYITES LAUD
SLAv GRAND
LODGE Meet
Bishop WEIGH Chief Speaker at
Eveleth Conclave; Shepel
Sisters Win Acclaim.

Joseph Spreitzer, ST., Joseph j. Peshel,
Mrs Katherine Spreitzer, Mrs. Kath-
crime Grahek, Mike Cerkovnik, John
Mehle, John Otrin and Anton Pechek,
delegates and alternates to the 18th
annual convention of the Grand Car
NOLAN Slovenian Catholic Union held
in Eveleth last week, have returned very
much enthuSed with the convention
proceedings and the entertainment fur
niShed by the Eveleth lodges in charge
of the event.
An exceptionally large number of
delegates from all parts of the United
States We're in attendance of the con-
vention which opened officially with a
picnic at the Eveleth lake park at
which it was estimated 10000 people
were present.
Grand lodge members of the order
were the principal speakers at the pic
mic at which also musical numbers were
given by the Eveleth City band and
the choir of the Catholic church. A
special train of ten coaches arrived
from Chicago with delegates early in
the morning.
The official business opening of the
convention was on Monday morning
when President Frank Opeka of Wau
keegan, Illinois, called the delegates to
order. Mayor Woolcock welcomed the
guests. The business meeting kept the
delegates employed until that evening
when a baseball game under floodlights
closed the days activities.
Tuesday the entire day was given
over to committee meetings. WedneS-
day afternoon the delegates were ten
dered a sightseeing tour about the city
and suburbs. That evening a banquet
was served at which 600 were present
The principal speaker at the banquet
was the Most Rev. Thomas A. WEIGH
bishop of the Catholic diocese of Du-
luth. Bishop WEIGH among other
things, in his address stated 'the sal
Walton of America rests on turning back
to the fundamentals of religion and the
church alone can bring peace and
guaranteed harmony among nations
and men,"
THE world has become a babel of
social, political and religious confusion
and has lost its sense of real values and
lofty ideals have been thrown in the
discard. Evil is spreading because a
great many have banished God from
themselves, their families and public af-
fairs in a concerted effort to tear down
modern civilization, especially the
church which is the mother of civil
ization"
Louis F. LouShene was POSTMASTER
at the banquet and talks were also made
by Frank Yetka, state commissioner of
insurance; the Rev. M. Says, ShakOpee;
w. F. Pellenz, general superintendent of
the Virginia. Eveleth district of the
Oliver Iron Mining company, and Presi-
dent Opeka. Local speakers and grand
lodge officers also spoke after being
introduced by the Rev. Father Pirnat.
The Ely Drum and Bugle Corps, in
their usual snappy and efficient manner,
figured prominently in the parade
which took place on Thursday evening
in which several thousand participated
besides a dozen bands and drum corps
from surrounding cities and towns.
Featuring the band concert on Friday
evening were the Shepel Sisters of this
city who sang American and Slovenian
songs and were the hit of the concert
honoring the delegates. The EVeleth
Clarion, in speaking of the Shepel
Sisters, said ''the three young ladies are
very well known in this section of the
state, having appeared on the radio and
at public functions time and again and
always make a decided hit with their
singing of American and Jugo-Slav
songs. Gifted with excellent voices and
a charming personality, the sisters were
the hit of the concert"
Besides the official delegates from this
city, the convention was attended by a
large number of the members of the
four lodges in Ely.