The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1885-11-21
FULLY ORGANIZED.

The Irtshmen of Duluth Establish A Div
/ ision = The A. Q. Il. Address by
u.s.. Kennedy.
Irishmea and irish Americans assem-
bled last sunday afternoon at the hall
Of the Knights Of Pythias in the Hun
! ter block, at DalGth, to welcome Mr..
! K Kennedy OF ST. laul, who went there
to organize d division of the Ancient
Order of Hlbernians.
1t was felt that the growing impor-
| tance Of Duluth called for branch of
| this powerful organization and accord
iugly the attendance was large and the
response hearty. Among those present
were Alderman Matt Carroll, Judge
Dunphy, Captain James Farrell. Messrs
James McHale, NJ. GilroY, john Dro-
ban, Daniel O'Neil, James Dunphy,
T.Finn, Patrick Croal, Patrick McC abe,
Richard Harvey, William Quinn, f.
Cambell, Thos. Vaughan, Thomas
Harvey, john Z. Murphy, James Har-
ney, Michael Allen, Z McEntee, j.
Green, 2. S. Barry. p j. Crowley j. T..
Dunphy, E. Dixon, G. Crowley VIM.
Coveny, J. c. Scanlan5 John solan,
John Murphy and Breonan.
| Capt. Farrell presided and introduced
Mr. Kennedy, who spoke to the follow
ing effect;
Fellow countrymen; I ouare already
well aware of the history of our own
ancient order lit will be therefore
needless for me to dwell on it in detail.
Its history would be that OF Ireland
since the sixteenth century when u
was founded to resist British cruelty
and rapacity which tried to exterminate
the Irish race and hand the land over to
greedy adventurers, who sought TO
drive our people from their homes 10
what were then the Wilds Of Couaaught.
{Applause.}
1t was founded to resist the 06iots
penal laws which the great statesman,
Edmund Burke, declared to be the vii
est method ever devised by the pervert-
ed ingenuity OF man for thedegradation
of a people. The history OF our order
recalls the glorious defenseof Limerick.
the declaration of Irish Independence in
1852, the struggle for freedom in '9s and
the heroic efforts which our people have
since made to acquire legislative indie
pendence and rescue our country from
British misrnle. Applause.}
England has tried by every means in
her power toerush our order and bring it
into disrepute, but it stands to day firm
and defiant. with about half million
members, ali actuated by the noble pur-
poseof promoting unity among the Irish
race; and Of relieving those who may
TALL by the Nayside while fighting man
fully iife's battle. So far from being
powerful and vigorous and in full SYM
patty with the gallant efforts which
Charles Parnell is making to compel
England 10 restore those rights To Ire
land which she took from US when our
people were weak and divided. | am
gratided at the large attendance to-day
of stalwart, intelligent Irishmen. lam
confident chat the Duluth division will
ia time be as large and as prosperous
as those in st. Paul, Minneapolis. Win
ona and saltwater which are flourish
i,,ry apd A., sray33r 70 4f,a ~, ;,+;cy,, ord
Warmheartednes of our historic race
lapplausel. ] say candidly that [ have
never seen better material for strong
prosperous division than the true men
! see around me to-day iapplause.F
Mr.. Kennedy then gavefuTther expla-
nation regarding the aims of the order
the system of insurance con
neeted with it. He invited all wished
to join to enroll their names 4 large
number of names were recorded and
after remarks by Alderman Carroll, the
public meeting ended and the new
members remained to organize and ell
Get officers. who were chosen as follows: /
President. Capt. James Farrell; vice
president. j B. Murphy; corresponding
secretary. Michael McCabe; financial !
secretary, John Haney; treasurer, Aid
Matt. Carroll: county delegate. G. Crow
ley
The member ill meet at the same
hour and place next Sunday The hien- |
NAL conversion of the delegates from
entire order will be held at St. Paul !
next year.