The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-08-01

Burke
FM of Chicago John Durkin. p p Collins.
st. Patrck's of Sheffield y Duncan, j
Moran.
st Patrck's of Bloomington-E Council, v
Martin, Dennis Fogarty.
Roman Catholic of Chicago-M Carroll, Pat
rick Doyle.
FM of Blooming on-John Maher, p Lynch
John Brennan.
IN of Lincoln-Rev T p lIodne,t, Jos. lIod
nett, Cornelius Fitzgerald.
FM Of Lostant--.J j Finn, Patrick Body, Jane:
Cain.
Sacred Heart of Joliet-A Fligeltaub, James
Young, James ORcilly.
ret, Murphy.
The report of the committee was on motion
accepted and the committee discharged.
Messrs. Martin, OF Bloomington and O'Rcilly
of Joliet, were appointed Assistant secretaries
The following committees were appointed 10y
the chair:
On Constitutional mendmcnts-Messrs.R orkC
and Wilmot, of Chicago, and Barton, Of La Sale
On RQsolutions-Messrs Ryan, Joliet, Burk
Ottawa and Koran, Chicago.
On Address to the Pcoplc--Messrs Ryan, Joliet
Maskell Chicago, IIodnctt, Lincoln, and the Pres
ident.
On Ways and Means -Mcssrs Collins, Chicago
Leonard, Joliet, and Duncan, Sheffield.
Auditing Committec-Messrs. Maher, Bloom
ington, Durkin, Chicago, and HARRISON. Odell.
Adjourned to . O'clock Wednesday morning.
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
The convention was called to order about ten
O'Clock, and as the committees were not ready
to report recess of half an hour was annOunc-
ed. On re-assemblng it was opened with prayer
by Father Powers, the chaplain.
On motion, the clcrgymcn present and those
who may come were Invited to take part in the
deliberations of the convention.
Minutes OF the proceedings of yesterday were
read, amended and approved.
The minutes of the convention held last year
were partially read, when a motion that the fur
ther reading be dispensed with and the printed
be approved was made and carried.
The proceedings of the semi-annual meeting
of the Board of Governors, held in January, in
Joliet, were read, amended and approved.
Mr.. Rorke, chairman of the committee on
amendments, submitted report resembling sec
ton article Is concerning transfers. Of the
bylaws, and offered substitute, which was
adopted.
The committee on resolutions through its
Mr.. Ryan, reported the following:
Resolved, That this convention is in heartfelt
with his Holiness, our Holy Father,
Pope Plus the Ninth, surrounded, as he is, with
and implacablc enemies, and that
we hereby heartily endorse the resolution of CON
dolencc and sympathy Tor him passed at the third
national annual convention of the Total Absti-
nencc Union of America, held at the city ofNcw
York, Oct. Stl, 1873.
Resoloed, That the tnahks Of this Convention
arc due and arc hereby rendered to Rev. Father
Terry for the religious zeal shown and bright cX-
ample given by opening our convention with II
solemn High Mass.
Rtsal,yd, That we tender 10 the F. NJ. T. A. and
Benevolent society of Ottawa our grateful &c.
for their indefatigablc entertain.
mcnt, not only for the delegates to this cohvcn-
ton, but also for the military company and So.
cicties who have sacrificed so much TO make this
asucccSs.
ReSol,ed, That we cannot find appropriate Ian.
guagc in which to couch our grateful ocxnowl-
cdgments to the ladies of Ottawa for their uhtir
ing cxcrtions in our behalf in getting up q DIN
ner for the delegates to this convention SUD the
societies who were in attendance.
ResOl,ed, That to the young ladies oGI franks
due, and are hereby tcnGc.rcd, for dc.
nying themselves all pleasure ann enjoyment to
minister to our wants. We the delegates to this
,ttsND hat tntn al ahstt
o.nc,, ioyorsp when m,rried ynrhono "encrnms
,;,,,o,,s ana totaI o,s tihnnco hnshonis han,j
W. ~ ou .arth ouh hna,.an ,.hnr Won d;o "'pp'
p,ao1,ai tThat p nn,; 81 thass rasnIntio,s ho
an ,.rosseI and sS NJ td Raw Tath.r Terrv and also
, -, 70 IT, >, cIoirmon ~ thn ladies, nnmmitton
a.s5 ~ ~, ~ ,ha ntta,a 1890 and TnthnIin
Inv oo,rtrI ,,i,h prpaInost -, nniIiah
ia so ~ '"> " wan " ~
1i"an'; That t,o ,,is contention mr..
d a,, haroh,, tnndarod , tnon orth, S,r
~ mirantnr fnr liz nntiriuo and zooIomS nd,'a
.a"" ~, no nrnmation nf the camsa nS tntoI al
e,;,y n5 III aIs;s, o,r tIo,,l,s a Jun 70 H.
49, a a harar,, tonaanaJ -, nr go
nrer, sccretery and sergeant-at-arms for the
satisfactory manner in which they have perform
III inc uutG n "t'"yhcu w 'ici' oeNu'"l oi'VCS,
,on vrntion ARE due and arr bcrcbv trndercd IN
the President of the State Union for the great
work which he has accomplished during the last
year in disseminating and propnga,lng the holy
cause OF total abstinence among our fellow
Catholics throughout the length and breadth OF
his state.
Resotted, That the Societies composing This
Union are unwilling To bear any assessment tow
I'd nta ltAla tod 70.