The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-07-13
MALE ADULT SOCIETIES

MALE ADULT SOCIETIES.
|. at the Wlnona Convention, held last
| Yaar, tWenty"nine male adult societies
reported with AZ aggregate membership
Of J ,462.. This year the reports show
twenty eight societies, with an aggIe-
gate membership Of 1,51S, q gain in znefn.
bership oyer last year Of 49, ywsj OF
this societies reporting last year, viz:
The Father Mathew of Faribault, 80
membersj ana the Father Mathew of
Glencoe, 10 members, failed to make
reports or pay per capita tax tllis. year
! thus causing a loss to the Union ct ~
! members and S.: So dies The twenty
seven societies reported this year and
last show Il 1896 members. a gain OF So
| over 1883, when the membership Of
these 81 societies was l,4l,is 'liae ere
new society iSt. Patriek's of St. Paul.
with 20 members admitted at the late
convention, makes the present t0ial
adult male membership !, 49,. Leaving
out of account the two unreported So
eieties, this shows gain of LOS members
in the 2S'Teported societies.
| There have been dropped from the
rolls OF the various male adult societies,
daring the year, 47s names, Che cause
being death (ll), designations {zsl2} ands
tbs "weeding-out' process that has
been adopted by many societies 1857.
The societies have admitted !5;i3S new
members. thus showing gains over
losses amounting TO }o5, including the
new society. The Il societies Cow III
good standing in the Union, are pre-
! sumably better organized and better pre-
! pared fOractive service than heretofore,
| and may be expected to accomplish ex
ce]ent results in the coming yea22
CADET scsyasT1ls.
Last year there were reported seven
Cauet societies with an aggregate mem
| hership OF 7S0. One OF the societies
1.-THE st. Michael's OF; West St.. Paul, iCo'
menlb ers) has disbapaed. Two 1.-THE
Cathedral, st. Paul.. zoo members. and
the Paulists, Carrollsville, 5O.members}}
have failed to make reports, thas show
| ing a loss OF $50. Cadets. Three new
sosieties have been added, VIZ. Holy
Rosary, Minneapolis, So me1abers;. ST.
Johns ST. PAUL. Is members, and ST.
lakes, St. Paul, % members j50-new
members. The four old societies re-
ported show gains Of ~, which added
to the 150'new members, gives l77.22:: net
! increase. This is not sufSclent, how
ever, to overbalance the $50 lost by DIS
bandment and failure Of societies to re-
port. 1t is to be hoped the Cathedral
and Carrollsvil!e societies will make
their reports in tune for the animal
pamphlet. Otherwise we must record
a decrease in Cadets Of IT'S.
LADIES SOCIETIES.
a. conAp arlson between the zeports OF
ladies' societies at the WinOn& cOnven-
y;ou aud tue reports this year. would
be unfair to the Union, and to the la
dies societies represented at the late
convention in Minneap polls. Last wear
) was the first time lady delegates had
ever appeared in an annual convention
Much enthusiasm was manifested over
this fact. aud nine societies lslX Of
which had ou1y q nominal existence.
were given places III the annual pam
pillet and credited with $40 members
Only three of these societies perseyered
, in the good work and completed theil
organizations These three-the St
Michael's of saltwater. the St. MarY's
Of Belle Greek and the Sacred Heart, 81
Winona, were represented in the Late
convention by Il delegates. These So
cietes, also, have been engaged III the
'sweeding- process. OF the Is;
original members, "a have been drop
ped from the rolls, and the names OF 5;
new members added, thus showing {
net gain in the three societies Of 81.
Two new societies were admitted al
the late convention. and were repre-,
sentgd by IT delegates. These are The
St. Mary's of Shieldsyjie rs members
and the Young Ladies Auxiliary, O
Holy Rosary parish, Minneapolis, (25|
uaembers) Five ladies societies, there,
fore, with 49l members, start IN the new
fiscal year, and promise an active cam
I paign. The societies are well organ
ICED and thoroughly equipped. Mucf
I nsav de expected Ct them.
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