Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-01
THE McGiIICathOiic Union.


LET OF their various officers:
Tne McGHI Catholic UntOn.
This union was 0rgaul2rd February 10,
1850. Ils object il 10 provide for Caiholie-,
and especially for the Catholic gentlemen 0f
the clty, attractive meelinC.rooms and other
suitable means and facilities for social inter
course md innocent recreation; To foster and
encourage intellectual Improvement; 70 proc
mote intelligent co. p.rauou in alI matters
pertaining % faith, zeal, and charity.
Tue present officer, are. Very Rcy.-N.
Van DE Nyyer, president On 0Hooj De- Dan.
iel j. Coleman, president; IT, >'tterdlng,
frat vice prcsidfut; Andrew >. Cayanaugn,
recording secretary, William DadroD, trta-
surer; l.. !. HeIndl. financial secretary and
librarian; y. West, assistant librarian, Rev.
Vi. +. Dinuecn, spiritual director. The
present membership f. l3j members.
They have weil-se,ected library OF $40
volumes. The rooms OF the union have PEE
Gently been remodeIled and furnished hand.
somely.
The union meets every second aud first
Monday each month IN the n1ion's rooms.
IN Cathedral Hall The trst Tnur.HHy u
each month Is devoted exclusively 10 literary
exercises. and Oh the third Thursday ~ each
month an business pertaining 10 the union Is
acted upon.
The union 1T present is In most flourish.
ing condition, and bids fair Go br the leading
Catholic organization IN the eng,
society OF ~. VIneent de Paul.
A society with branches known az "con-
ferences IN eyery civilized community Or
the world. No work ~ ch,riiy Is regarded
as foreign 10 The society, but it, special OBJ
iect Is 90 visit poor families and give them
relief The members OF the society belong to
the Catholic Church, but their work is con-
fined % no particular race Or creed. The
conferences OF The Uoiied states report 70 a
superior council in New York CITY. In
this city there are two conferences and
q third will shortly be icrmed IN The new
parish OF the sacred Heart The conferences
meet every sunday after nigh mass.
The officers Of So. Peters (CaiBedra) Con.
ference are: Very Rev A. ysn ds Nyyer.
spiritual director; J. II. Witty, president;
y. J. Black. e-pres'Jent; II. e. Scott, Jr,
secretary; James RauSin, treasurer.
~. Patriek's Christian Doctrine Cen-
fraternity.
Rev John 1iernsn, PRESIDENT, Y. A.
Msogher, yice-prc dent; Frank Parster,
secretary; Miss N. A. Quigley, treasurer;
Miss l.. Lynch. Librarian; Mss +. Hopklns.
assistant librarian. Meets Immediately after
late mass on the first sunday in each month.
Catholic knights or America.
RICHMOND BRANCH, No. 1l3. Organized
june -. 1880. Meets second aud fourth Sum
day al Cathedral Han. President. J. III.
Diuneen; Vice President, Thomls W. Cox;
Recording Secretary, J. j. slaD0t'; Finan.
cill Secretary. }. A. Aher0; Treasurer,
Thomas BYrne sergeant-et-Arms, T.. Ryan !;
Sentinel, J. 4. VOndclsF. Trustees w. ).
O'Brie0, A. b. WeismaDn, and J. Il. Winter.
Representatives: James 4. FeErlter aud
Juan A. PizzlnL
RICHMOND BRANcB, No. l62-John Smith,
president; Patrick keenan,, yice.president;
81. II. Mccarthy, recording secretary James
A. Nolan, financial secretary; II. j. sheryin,
treasurer; A. l.. Masurier. state delegate
Richard sheebey, ". CaFmOdY, and L. Burke.
trustees; John BagleY, sergeRut-at.arms; N.
sullivan, sentinel. Branch meets the second
and fourth sunday Of every month IN the
basement Of ST. gstricHs church after high
mass. Thirty-seVen members.
Catholic Beneficial society.
Very Rev. A. Van de Vyyer, spiritual d.
rector; John NJ Higgins, president; VIII
liam Daifron, vice. president; Thomas Byrne,
financial secretary; ID. J. Costello, assist
ant financial secretary; Joseph W. Lsnbe, re-
cordlng secretary; +. Fennesgy, james
Golden. and v. Rankin, trustees. Organized
March Z, 1871. One hundred members.
drAl Hall at n r. NJ.
Ladies' Beneyotens society.
Mrs. Clement Brooks, president; Mrs.
Waiter Grant, ylce-pfesident; Mrs. William
Dadr0n, treasurer; Ms. Henry seotl. seere-
taFy; Mrs. AZ. Jones. distributor; Mrs. X.
Fitzpatrick. assistant distributor. Organized
October, 1873. Meets In the chapel Of tho
Cathedral, after high mass, on the first Sun.
day in each monfi, Forty members.
Cathedral Euiidsng Association.
Right Rev. John J. Kean. president;
Norman V RaGdolph, first yico-presideat;
Philip ONehl, second viee-preadent; Jo-
sepb Hecke, third vice president; Joseph
W. Lauoe. secretary John Fope, treasurer.
Board OF Directors: Rev. A. Van De Vyver,
John Purcell, Dr. john Mahones, Alexander
HierhoIzsr, james MeKenney, William Ran
kin, William Dsfron. John 81. Higgics, TX.
@. Forstmann, X. Il. Engiish. William y.
slmons, i. r.. PerrileF, h. J. PsrzteE, j. N.
Huieher, wilItssa J. QuigkF.
Catholic Total Abstinence society.
No. 4, OF Riehmsnd, Wa.
This society was organized on the 10th ~
December, 1881. Tbs following are the OFF,
GERS; James A. Hesly, prssident; =. J, SUI
liysn, yice-president; Thomas Auidowney,
recording secretary; A. j. Gupellioo, flusn-
eisl secretary and treasurer; Joha A. iiesly,
marshal; Jeseph Melvin, serEeant-ai~zrms;
X. Frey, librarian. Membership, ~. Meets