The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1877-01-28
Catholic Total Abstinence Union.

Last Wednesday evening tho delegates to the
State Union for 1876 mot in the Morning Stal
| Hall for the last time. After the transaction
of some routine business, Mr.. Giffoey having
been called to the chair, the following resolu-
tious were unanimously adopted:
Resolped, That in behalf of the Societies we
| represent and in our individual capacity, we,
the members of the State Union for the year
| 1876, tender our sincere thanks to the Rev.
Fathers OF the Society of Jesus for their great
| zeal and unremitting labors in the cause of
Total Abstinence as manifested at all times
and under all circumstances by the attendance
of Father McKiniry, Father Begley, or some
| other member OF the Order at oil our meetings.
by their sermons at our annual retreats and
on other occasions, by their public and private
advocacy of the principles on which our or
ganiz cation is based, and by the great moral
support they have ever 81 ven u.s..
Resolred, That our thanks are also due to the
Officer of the Union, particularly to our highly
esteemed President, Mr.. j. T. A. o Meallie, for
his fairness and courtesy in the chair, and to
our very efficient Secretary, Mr.. J. c. M. Kava-
nagh, for his punctual aud careful perform ance
of tue onerous duties of a most thankless office.
The meeting then adjourned sine die.
Immediately after the delegates of the sew
eral Societies to the Union of 1877 were called
to order by Mr.. O'Meallie, and q committee was
appointed which reported in favor of the fol-
lowing named gentlemen as holding proper
credentials:
Noe T. 4. association C. NJ. Ksvanagh
and D. H Buckley.
ST. Josephs-J. A. Place and Martin Burns.
st. 4lphonsus'-J. II. Heslin and D. P. Ma
houy.
st. Iheresas-H. B. Gffnsy and L. E. Meehan.
st. Peter's-John Reany and NJ. K. ONeil.
st. JoSepKs (-4lgiers) Gsynor and John
Mooney.
81. Francis de Sales (Houma) -Represented
by proxy.
St. John the Baptists-P. Farrelly and P. ].
Donegau.
50. Stephens-T O'Brien and NJ. C. Cooney.
st. Joseph's Cadets-Mr. Thos. Egan.
The pledge for twelve months was then ad-
ninistered by the Spiritual Director, Rev. D.
McKiniry, 81, to the members and the Or
ganization Of the Union for 1877 was COM
pleted by the election of the following officers ::
II. R. Gifney, President.
John Reany, First Vice President;
P. Farrelly, Second Vice President;
j. C. NJ Kavanagh, Secretary;
Thos. Egan, Treasurer;
III. K ONeil, Marshal;
p. J. Donegan, Sergeant-at-Arms,
By appointment of His Grace, the Most Rev.
Archbishop, Rev. D. McKiniry, 81. is Spiritual
Director of the Union.
We congratulate the members OF our -four
shing Total Abstinence Societies upon the
excellent selections made by their delegates.
The present officers are gentlemen who
have been identified with the movement
from its incipiency and have ever been most
Jealous in its support. Particularly happy
we're tho delegates in their choice of Messrs.
Gtfney and Kavanagh to fill tho two most
important Offices. A gentleman of intelligence
aud culture, and possessed of the ex-
celient Judgment, Mr.. Giffney has already rem
dered great services to the organization, and
his unanimous election to the Presidency of
! the Union was tribute less deserved than
it was cheerfuIiy offered or than it will De ap.
proved by the mem ers of the societiee at large.