Waterbury evening Democrat., 1890-06-05
A. O. H. CONVENTION.
OVER $50 DELEGATES CONVENED
IN ST PATRICK's HALL.

OVER $50 DELEGATES CONVENED
IN ST PATRICK's HALL.
Last Nights Reception in City Hall
Largely Acknowledgements Re-
ports OF tho State Onicers-Address
of state Delegate Murphy.
Prominent Hibernians from every
section Of Connecticut are here to-day
attending the state convention of the
order which is being held in st Patrick's
hall. The gathering is a notable one and
much business of importance will be
transacted.
The state officers and many of the
delegates arrived at 8 o'clock last even
ing. They were met at the New Eng
land station by the local divisions of
Hibernians and Co E, Hibernian rifles,
headed by the Silver drum corps and
escorted to the Scovill house where
supper was provided.
Among the delegates and others pres
ent last evening were as follows: State
Delegate John P. Murphy of Norwich;
State Treasurer p. d. Ryan Of Hartford;
Colonel Donaghue, H. r. of Hartford;
Lieutenant Colonel Thomas O'Connell,
II. r, Of Middletown, Surgeon P. 81.
Hartman, H. r, of Norwich; d. F. Nc
Evoy county delegate of Windham
county; A. j. Cavanaugh, county dele
gate of New London county; John E.
Scanlon of the Connecticut Catholic,
county delegate of Hartford county;
James J; Coogan Of New Haven assistant
county delegate Of New Haven county;
Water Commissioner Harper Of Nor
wich, Chief Daley of the Norwich fire
department; ex Representative John F.
Slater Of Colchester MI. Gavegan of the
Catholic; Alderman McNerney of Rock
vile; James O'Neill Of the Etna Life
Insurance company Of Hartford; DIR
Doherty, Hartford division official and
Martin Conway, president OF largest
division in Hartford.
After supper the delegates were es-
corted to City hall and the compliment
tary ball was opened with grand
march Of nearly $50 couples led by State
Delegate Murphy and Mrs Lizzie Nc
Carthy. There were sixteen numbers
on the programme and notwithstanding
the heat everybody appeared happy.
Bergin's orchestra furnished excellent
music.
charge Floor-W. c. keenan,, J. A.
LSddy, VIM Holloran, J. Kelly, F.
don. NJ. Watts, j. f. Calvin, j. Maddi-
gan. Reception VIM C. Keenan,,
j. ]. Madden, J. H. Moran, J. F.
Hayes, w. Ennis, d. j. Casey, E.
Hyland, j. F. Phelan, w. McCor-
mack, E. S. Cullen, James Maher,
J. Clerkin, T. Barrett. Arrangements
J. Savage, J: Claffee, J. Wall, A. Nc
Smith, j. Mccarthy, w. Turley, D.
Hackett, J. Seery, j. Maddigan.
| The delegates attended high mass in
| the church of the Immaculate Concep-
ton this morning, and listened to short
sermon by Rev Father Walsh. At 10
o'clock the convention was called to
order in st Patrick's hall, $50 delegates
being present. State Delegate Murphy
OF Norwich opened the session with the
following remarks
STATE DELEGATE MURPHYs ADDRESS.
Gentlemen and Brother Members
According to my usual custom, while
acting as your state delegate, l submit
| to you a brief statement and review of
the order in this state for the past two
years. Since our last convention many
new divisions have been formed and are
composed Of most respected and inf1uen-
tial Irishmen in their localities and
particularly are our young men in the
ma jority. The older divisions have filed
their ranks in such numbers that some
have refused considering new applicants;
| so, on the whole am pleased to say that
| we have gained in membership at least
two thousand during the past two years,
| a record unsurpassed, no doubt, by any
organization in existence. AS will be
seen by the reports of the state secretary
and treasurer, we have received a very
large amount of money from the various
divisions and particularly from those of
the city of Hartford who voluntarily
donated 81 each for their membership,
besides their regular assessments. Our
expenses have been, no doubt
as you expected, large and l will
say the greatest care was exercised
in the contracting for the same, but
owing to the extraordinary demands
upon us l feel satisfied with the result.
Not having any regular organized sys-
tenn or legal manner of authority as re-
CARDS the issuing or revoking of certifi-
Gates to divisions assumed the author.
ity of having issued to each division in
the state an official charter from the
officers bearing date of organization, etc
In case of a suspension or retirement OF
any division the return of the same
withdraws from it any further recogni
ton from the order.
The insurance department Of our order
has not met with the aid and encourage.
ment it should from the members.
earnestly ask that your love and regard
for the WIDOWS and orphans OF your de-
ceased members will prompt you to-day
to deal fairly and justly with any re-
quest made to you on the matter regard
less of any personal opinion on it.
Remember the future welfare of our
grand and noble order and by good deeds
your real worth will be proven.
Our military department is in very
fourishing condition. Its appearance
in public few days ago satisfies me OF
the zeal and interest manifested by the
members who compose the same. They
certainly are a powerful auxiliary to
our order and all legitimate means
should be taken for their continuance.
Some may say there is liability of con-
flict between the A. o. H. Rifles and the
divisions of which they are members.
Such trouble cannot occur. The rife
companies transact their own private
business without conflicting with the