Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-14

| CATHOLIC BENEFICIAL UNION OF VIRGIN
A.-At the session of the Union on Thursday
the special committee, appointed for the pur-
| pose reported unfavorably upon the proposition
| to establish Catholic newspaper in this do
cese.
The report of the treasurer which was pre-
sented and adopted shows the total number OF
societies attached to the Union and the mem
bership of each as follows-viz: st. Patrick 8
Beneficial Society, of Portsmouth, 80; St. Pat
rick's Beneficial Society, of Norfolk, SO; Alex
| andria Catholic Beneficial Society, 2Ol; ST..
Mary's Catholic Benevolent Society, Of Alex
audria IS; St. Joseph's Beneficial Society of
Norfolk, SO; St Joseph's Benevolent Society,
| OF Portsmouth, 49,; St. Joseph's Catholic Be-
| ne6cial Society, of Martinsburg, So; Knights of
| St. Patrick, of Alexandria, 80; Catholic Bene-
| fetal Society, Of Richmond, PIG. Total num-
| Der of members, 1854.
| A committee of one from each society was
appointed to consider and report uniform
regalia for officers and subordinate societies of
this Union Mr.. Lannon of Alexandra was
appointed on the committee.
| The following amendments to the comstitu-
ton were submitted and referred; By John Ian
non; To amend the constitution so as to allow
one delegate to eace one hundred members, or
fractional part, and one delegate at large; By
NJ H. Nash; That at the death of member
of the Union each member in good standing
shall be assessed five cents. to 60 to the widow
of the deceased member; By John Ian
non; The officers of this Union shall consist of
one president, vice president, secretary, and
messenger, all of whom shall be delegates to
the Convention and shall hold office for and
during the term of one year, or until their sue
cessors shall have been duly elected. -
H. n g 49,, ~ o1,,
ton to respectfully request the bishop of the
opening and closing of the subordinate socie-
Kilgour, it was unanimously adopted.
Resolutions were adopted looking to the prep
aration of memorial and history of the Ca
tholic Church in this State and throughout the
country in order that the materials for the gen.
eral history of the Catholic Church in the
United States may be gathered and preserved.
Yesterday the Union adopted the report Of
the special committee, recommending the Irish
Catholic Benevolent Union of America, at its
annual meeting in ST. Louis in October next,
to amend its constitution In regard to the re-
presentation of State Unions and local societies
so as to allow each State Union to elect one
delegate for each three hundred members rep
resented in their Union, and one for each frac-
tional part thereof, aud one delegate at large
and that the societies not attached to any State
Union be entitled to representation on the same
basis, with the exception of the delegate at
large. The Secretary was instructed to COM
municate this action to the State Unions 10
Delaware, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Missouri
and also the Executive Committee of the Ma
tional Union. Norfolk was selected as the
place for the next annual meeting Of the Union
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, VIM Kigour, of Al
audria; Vice. President, NJ Glennau, of Norfolk;
Secretary, W. A. Walsh, of Portsmouth;
Treasurer, DR.. j. Griffths, of Fredericksburg;
Delegate to the National Union, A. NJ. Kelley
of Richmond; alternate, John O'Conner, of
Portsmouth.
The Union then adjourned sine die.