Show catholic union ALBANY N Y aug 29 special on sept next the tanty firaby annual convention of the catholic young mena national union of america will open in st louis mo for months past the executive corn cittee and general officers together with the local committees at st louis have been engaged in making preparations pa rations for the gathering and john J brady of this city the general sec detary and treasurer stated today that the contention would be the largest in the history of the union ind the moat important by reason of the fact that matters of the greatest concern were to be considered the union has koiv a membership of more than catholics banded together in local societies for religious literary social scientific benca and other purposes the union had the proud distinction of preparing the way for the first catholic congress and the catholic summer school of america now holding its fourth session at plattsburg Platts burg N Y projected by some of ita leading members during the past ear the union has distributed at its own expense among the various army and nay posts of the country more than newspapers and magazines and pamphlets it also took an active part in se curine the passage of the law by the new york legislature that exempted from taxation the property of catholic associations among those who will take part in the proceedings of the contention are bishop eyan of buffalo bishop keane rector of the catholic university at D C rev dr X J lav ell rector of st patricks cathedral new york city very bev james F loughland Lough linD D philadelphia bev francia J maguire albany and bev M wilson of terre haute ind |