The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1880-09-23
FIFTH EDITION.


DONE AT THIS MORNINGS SESSION
REPORTS OF oFFIcERs.
The i. G. b. u, convention met IN
the Opera House auditorium this morn
Ing at 0 O'Clock. Prayer was offered by
Father Henry, OF st. Louis.
The Committee on Credentials the
names OF 1870 delegates entitled TO seats
upon the floor,
Communications were received and
read from Hancock, Md, and st. Valley,
Ga.
An invitation to attend MacEvoy's
Erinopion at the Institute Hall this even.
Ing was read and accepted, and vote
OF thanks rendered the managers.
The Executive Committee made the
following report, winch was adopted:
To the President aud Members OF the
Twelfth Annual Convention
The Executive Committee during the
year levied an assessment Of seven cents
per capita. The Committee a so decided
that a society of the w. d C. Fund, can
not retain any part of the assessment re.
ceived from the fund, but that the whole
sum must be paid over TO the heirs of
the deceased member.
The following il the report of the Sc
cre'ary:
To the President and Delegate TO the
1tceJth annual Convention.
GENTLEhEN:-Your secretary reports
that since the Dayton Convention 10
societies have been admitted TO the
Union. or these three were from
Pennsylvania, one from Delaware, one
from Rhode Island ore from Tennessee,
one from West Virginia, one from
Massachusetts, one from Maryland, aud
one from Indiana.
Tue Union is composed of PA Socie-
ties, aggregating $1,000 Members.
Twelve Soc .eties have been disbanded,
Namely: 81. PatricBs, of Connellsville
Pa, ST. Martins of Heckersyi lie, Pa,
ST. Patrick's, of Allentown, Pa, st.
Patrick's of Norwich, N. Y, 81. Cece-
LAS Of Louisville, KY, st. Patrlck's Of
La Crosse, Wis, Father Matthew 4.
A. i. Society of Mexico, Mo-, st Johns
L. A. b., of Keyser, w. Va. st. Patrick's
Stubenvlle, o., st. Vincent de Paul,
Kent, o., st. Mary's, of Mt. Carmel,
Pa, st. Patrck's OF Pittsburg, Pa.
The following Societies have given
notice ofhaving Withdrawn. O'Connell
d Society of Carondelet, Mo-, East
Taunton b. Society, of East Taunton,
Mass, st Patrick's OF Walthap, Mass.
ALDERMAN, of TeIre Hate, Ind. No rea-
sons have been assigned for withdrawing
in any OF the above cases, except in that
Of East Taunton, Society. In that case il
was, that the members are old men and
they are settled down, and never expect
to go travelling and join other societies.
During the year the Societies ha,
issued $50 travelling cards, aud "a have
Withdrawn on their Union cards.
The reports from Societies Shown that
during the past year $7S,7G was paid for
sick aud mortuary benefits. In addition
to this $l3.04S was contributed by the
Societies for the relief OF the distress In
Ireland. The assets Of the Societies of
the Union amounts to $94.947.
During the year | received for adj
| mittance fees and per capita tax the
sum of SLIT "a. Vouchers of your
Treasurer for the payment to him of
this amount will be submitted to your
| auditors.
For colonization assessment | re-
ceived "a 90 and at last report / had
in hand $55 20. Vouchers for the paw
ment of this $50 70 will also be pre-
sented to the auditors.
The operations of the widows and
orphans fund show III 1t 80, AGA S5 has
been paid since Its establishment, Jan
LIST, 1878.
The expenses of the fund during the
year amounted to $134 II.
Since the last convention As mem
bers of the fund have died entitled to
its benefits. The report was adopt
cd.
The following is the report of the
report OF the Treasurer;
WILMINGTON, Del, Sept %, 1880.
70 We President Oid Members Of he l.
Z. IL. 1.-THE Treasurer begs leave TO
+nbmitfh he T. lowing report for the year
1880:
Balance on hand Sept 24,t879 sI4 %
neeeiVeu from Secretary 1,f77.3i
a $2,O2l.59
Paid for expenses OF the
Dayton Convention, and ex-
penses OF the past year 1870 OF
balance on hand s59l .52
On motion the rules were suspended.
aud resolution was adopted, asking the
rope TO bless the proceedings of the con-
vention.
On motion the President was author
izeu 10 SEND cablegram TO the Poutifi
| asking his blessing.
The President stated that he had COM
| municated with the President and Sec
retary OF War IN regard to the appolpt-
meni or Catholic Chapiains in the Arm,
ana navy, but thus far he had received
no satisfactory replies.
a resolution was adopted appointino
the PRESIDENT, Secretary and clerical
members a. committee to endeayor
to have the law 80 amended that Catbo-
lie Priests could be appointed Chapiains
IN the army and navy. The National
secretary was instructed to correspond
with the secretaries of tho various as
sociatlons, urging upon them the neeas-
sity OF endeavoriDg to urge upon the
representatives IN Congress from their
respective districts to vote for "A BIZ in
Congress in accordance with the above
resolution.
The Committee on Amendments to
the Constitution reported progress.
A motion TO strike out the word
"lrish" from she Union was unani-
| mously defeated.
The folio wing resolution was adopred.
after considerable Iii >cussion:
ResOtUed. That at all times there he n
snfhcent sum of morev in the hanLs of
widows and Orphans Fund to nav Ave
| assessments, and tina. a IN .i..,t -