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Show truOitn&fn flru wm rnirtii rnr Ml BtMMI Catholics Send Warm Message to Pontiff, Elect President Select Convention City. KANSAS CITY, Mo., Aug. 29. A cablegram "offering fervent prayer for happy success of your noblo peace efforts" ef-forts" waB sent to Pope Beuedlct by the American Federation of Catholic Societies at the closing session of its convention today. The federation to--day elected Thomas F, Flynn of Chicago Chi-cago president, to succeed John G. Whalon of New York, who was not a candidate for re-election. , The choice of the next convention city was left to the executive board. Chicago, San Francisco, Philadelphia and St. Paul have extended invitations to the federation to meet there in 1918. |