The morning call., 1891-02-16
ST. PATRICK'S DAY.
Preparations for the Annual
Celebration.
Proceedings Of the Convention at x. R, B
Arranging for the Grand Ball
AMI Evening Exercises.

The convention of Irish-American soci-
cites to arran &c for the annual st. Patrlcks
day celebration met yesterday afternoon in
X R. b. Hall, with 7. r. Bannerman pre-
siding and II. +. Donleavy Secretary.
Reports were received ana adopted from
j. B. Mcintyre, Financial Secretary, and
jeremiah Deasy, Treasurer, after which the
convention of 1890 adjourned sine die.
T. r. Bannerman, in opening the caDven-
ton of 1891. nominated for temporary
Chairman DR.. ]. F. Gibbon, who was
unanimously elected. NJ. f. Donleavy then
nominated as temporary Secretary f. j.
Coffey, who was also elected without dis
sent
A Committee on Credentials was then APP
pointed, and after short intermission it re-
ported the following-nam delegates:
St. JOseph's Union-T. p. Riordan; Jere-
miah Deasy. Dr. j. +. Gibbon, Frank Conk-
lin.
Division No. ., \. O. H.-John j. Nee
han, Richard Keegan, John Kenny, NJ F.
Donleavy.
Division No. 3, A. o. H.-DanIel Slavin,
James McLister, Hugh McGranaghan, Ed
ward McCosker.
Division No. 5, A. O. HIP. j. Carr,
CAPTAIN NJ. J. Wrin, Patrick McQuade, John
Walsh.
Division No. s. A. O. H.-Captain D. j.
Sullivan, j. II. Ahern, D. Coleman, c. Nc
Crystle.
Young Irish Parliamentary Club-Colonel
J. j. Tobn, NJ. NJ. Shaugnessy, c. Allen
Orr, David j. Costello.
Youths Directory p. f. Duuden, P.
M0lloy, J. B. Mcintyre. Rev. d. 0. Crowley.
Young Mems Catholic UnoD-J. j. Nc
Inerny.
Officers of former conventions: Thomas
IL. Zimmerman, Hon. James Gillerap, Daniel
Sheerin, James r. Kelly, Matthew j. Sulli-
van, NJ. Il. Donleavy, j. J. Dryer, Daniel
Hanlon, General p. f. Walsh, Colonel John
OByrne, Captain James f. Smith. P. j.
Thomas j. ). OBrien, f,rnelius Kennedy,
James CorcOran, C0lonel j. c. O'ConnOr,
Joseph Kelly, DR.. c. A. Clinton, Thomas
Brady, NJ. c. Gorham, Matthew Nunan.
William z. Sullivan Jr., Charles +. Hanlon,
Daniel OConnell, DR.. W. d. Mccarthy,
James |. Boland, }. f. Sullivan, Thomas
Cunningham, Rev. w. Gleason. Robert
Mitchell, William 0'COnnell. F. j. Muras-
key, II. j. Stafford, Robert Ferral.
, Delegates at large--Dr. NJ. c. O'Toole.
Rev p. Heslin, D. c. Nealon, DR.. p. J.
0NeIll, j. J. Mailman, I. B. 0Brien, d.
L. Morris. +. A. buchanan. Matthew O'Don-
neil, NJ. f. Cummings, N. Casssrly, Fred
kaufman, Thomas Is. Cusick, p. Madden,
T. o. Mahoney, d. MeSweeny, Dennis
Buckley, John Spottiswood, NJ. w. Stack
pool, Jeremiah Mahony, Ca tain F. j. Nee
han, John b. Welch, e. Brown, j. Sheehy,
L. L. crowley.
T. J. Carr moved that the Chairman ap-
point committee of five on Permanent Or
ganiZation and Order of Business with in
structionS to report at the next session. The
motion was carried and the Chairman named
the following delegates: p. j. Carr, Rev
u u crowley, /. r. Bannerman, NJ. +.
Donleayy and NJ. NJ. Shaughnessy.
The Secretary was, on motion, instructed
to send notices of the next session of the
convention to all IrSh-American organiza-
lions not represented by delegates, and to
the former officers of the convention and
delegates at large not present Yesterday
Tie convention then adjourned until 2:3O
O'clock next Sunday afternoon.