Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-06-14

Gallagher, G. Horrigan, G. McKennev. NJ.
G. Meloy, j. H. McNally, J. j. Furlone and
John Comfort.
The follow is the list of societies repre-
sented:
Father Mathew.St Paul; Father Mathew,
Faribault; Paulist, Carrollsville; Father
Mathew, Austin; Father Mathew, Mime
apolls; Father Mathew, Highland; Father
Mathew, Fountain; Father Mathew. Vino
ma; st. Joseph's, Rosemount; st. Johns,
Byrnesville; Father Mathew, Credit River;
st. Patrick's, Northfeld; st. Patrick's,
Hazelwood; Father Mathew, Lake City;
Crusaders, st. Paul; St Patricks, Shields
vile; Crusaders, Saltwater; Father
Mathew, Belle Greek; Crusaders, Mime
apolis; Father Mathew, Saltwater; Father
Mathew, Anoka; Father Mathew, Oak
wood; st. Anthony, Minneapolis; Or.
Cahilfs, RichfeId; st. Patrick's, Hart;
Father Mathew, Iosco; Cadets, Min
neapolis; knights of st. John,
Faribault; Father Mathew, GAINESVILLE;
st. Joseph's, st. Paul; Father Mathew, ST..
Mary's; st. Patrick's Wabashaw; knights
of st. Paul, st. Paul: st. Mary's, South
Minneapolis; Father Mathew, Hastings;
Father Mathew, Watertown; st. MichaeIs
West st. Paul; Father Mathew, Waseca;
st. Patrick's, Inver Grove; st. Peters,
Mendoza; st. Patrick's Granville; st.
Mary's, Geneva; st. Rose of Lima, Avoca
st. Patrick's, Woodstock; st. Gabriers.
Fulda; Q. L. A. S., Currie; Father Mathew,
Green Isle; st. Patricks Lanesboro; Father
Mathew, Montgomery; St. Canices, Kill
kenny; st. Stanislaus, Albert Lea: st.
Alden, Bath; Father Mathew, Twin Lakes
Nj tUnatirs AlIa-. E,4l
Marysburg. st. Johns Spring Valley;
Father Mathew, Waterville; Knights of
Sacred Heart, Austin Cadets, StillW alter;
Holy Cadets, Austin.
The convention took q recess for an hour
while the committee on credentials were
preparing their report. When read it was
| accepted, and various other committees
| appointed.
President Bohan then read the annual
address, and Bishop Ireland followed with
informal, but encouraging words. The
reports of the county presidents were then
read, after which the convention adjourned
until o'clock to- morrow.
The procession formed promptly at 8
O'Clock and marched to the depot, where
Mr.. Patrick Egan and large delegation
from St Paul and Minneapolis were met.
1t then reformed and marched to the Opera
house in the following order: Faribault
band; delegates from the various socie-
| ties; Shieldsville band; members of the
Shieldsville, Montgomery and Kilkenny So
cIetles; clergymen, guests and carriages.
The procession was very fine, and occu-
pied fifteen minutes in passing a given
| point.
THE EVENING CELEBRATION
was opened by short speech by John
Ni5htengale, the secretary of the union.
Father O'Gorman followed He was glad
to see SO large a gathering in this, the
Athens of The northwest, and cordially ex-
tended society welcome to all present.
Father j. B. Cotter, president of the union,
was then introduced. He thanked the
citizens for their hearty welcome and re-
minded them that they had among them
tonight not only the leader of the total
| abstinence movement in the state, but also
in the entire United States, and urged
those present to do all they could to aid
this great leader in his work. Father
OGorman then introduced Mr.. Egan. 1t
is indeed great pleasure to look upon
this magnificent demonstration, he said,
for though not member of any, in Ire
| land this cause has made great progress,
there never was less drunkenness in Ire
land since the time of Father Mathew as
there is to-day. 1t is very
unusual to see any drunkenness,
even single case at land league meetings.
1t has been the object of the English press
to do all they can to blacken the character
of the Irish Ieople. 1 limit that to a
limited extent the charge of temperance
in true, but more liquor is drunk in both
England and Scotland. Referring to the idle
less charged against the Irish people, Mr..
Egan related his observations in numerous
Journeys through the poorest sections of
Ireland, where the boys and women were
hard at work in the fields, while the men
were employed as laborers in England.
Mr.. Eagn then related numerous instances
IN which the rents had to be enrased in
Ireland for various absurd and imaginary
reasons, and persons fined by landlords
among other things for permitting their
beard to grow. Mr.. Egan then described
the Irish jury and police systems, and
showed that much progress had been made
by the league in bringing about a reform
of these abuses.
Father Stanley, Mr.. Albert Scholar, of
Hastings, Father McGolrick, of Mime
apolis, and Mr.. j. F. Mcclure, of St. Paul,
all made short addresses. Bishop Ireland
then made very eloquent address in urg-
ing on the people to see that the liquor
laws are enforced, and to vote always for
the best men. The right of suffrage is a
most important right, and should be care
fully exercised by all. He thanked Bishop
Whipple for his late mplimentary re-
marks on the Irish Catholics of Mime
sofa.