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

Gallagher, G. Horrigan, G. McKenney. M. |
G. Meloy, j. H. McNally, J. j. FurIong and |
John Comfort.
The follow is the list of societies repre-
sented:
Father Mathew,St Paul; Father Mathew.
Faribault; Paulist, CarrollsvilIe; Father
Mathew, Austin; Father Mathew, Mime
apolis; Father Mathew, Highland; Father
Mathew, Fountain; Father Mathew. Vino
ma; st. Joseph's, Rosemount; st. Johns.
Ryrnesville; Father Mathew, Credit River;
st. Patrick's, Northfeld st. Patrick's,
Razelwood; Father Mathew, Lake City;
Crusaders, st. Paul; St Patrick's, Shields
vile; Crusaders, Saltwater; Father
Mathew, Belle Creek; Crusaders, Mime
apolis; Father Mathew, Saltwater; Father
Mathew, Anoka; Father Mathew, Oak
wood; st. Anthony, Minneapolis; Or.
Cahill's, RichfeId; st. Patrick's, Hart;
Father Mathew, losco; Cadets, Min
neaPolis; Knights of st. John,
Faribault; Father Mathew, Janesville;
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, Michaers
West st. Paul; Father Mathew, Waseca;
ST. Patrick's, Inver Grove; st. Peters,
Mendoza; st. Patrck's Granville; st.
Mary's, Geneva; st. Rose of Lima, Avoca;
st. Patrick's, Woodstock; St. GabriePs,
Fulda; G. [. a. S., Currie; Father Mathew,
Green Isle; st. Patrick's Lanesboro; Father
Mathew, Montgomery; st. Canices, Kill
kenny; st. Stanislaus, Albert Lea; st.
Alden, Bath; Father Mathew, Twin Lakes;
st. Ignatius, Alden; Father Mathew,
Marysburg. st. Johns Spring Valley;
Father Mathew, Waterville; Knights of
Sacred Heart, Austin Cadets, StillWa alter;
Holy Cadets, Austin.
The convention took 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 8 o'clock to- morrow.
The procession formed promptly at s
O'Clock and marched to the depot, where
Mr.. Patrick Egan and large delegation
frona st. Paul and Minneapolis were met.
1t then reformed and marched to the Opera
|
Sand; delegates from the various socie-
ties; ShieIdsville band; members of the
| Shieldsville, Montgomery and Kilkenny So
| cleues; clergymen, guests and carriages.
| The procession was very fine, and occu-
| pied fifteen minutes in passing 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 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. It
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 al they can to blacken the character
of the Iri-h Ie0ple. 1 a limit that to a
limited extent the charge of intern perance
| 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
III 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 reform
OF these abuses.
Father Stanley, Mr.. Albert Scholar, of
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 sea that the liquor
laws are tnforced, and to vote always for
the best men. The right of suffrage is
most important right, and should be care
fully exercised by all. He thanked Bishop
Whipple for his late complimentary re-
marks on the Irish Catholics of Mime
sofa.