Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-08-04
A TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
The Catholic Total Abstinence Union to Meet
Here Tomorrow.

Here Tomorrow.
The st. Matthews Total Abstinence Society
has completed the arrangements for the re-
ception and entertainment Of the delegates
to the convention Of the Catholic Total
Abstinence Union, which convenes in Lin
coin Hall, tomorrow morning. The pres
ident of the society. Mr.. John E. Doherty, pre-
sided at the last meeting, and reports from the
various committees were received indicating
thai all the details had been attended to which
will insure to the delegates hearty welcome.
The committees are as follows:
Executive committee-Edward Mullin, John
Ryan. VIM. F. Dewey, Miss Emily Z. Semmes,
Mrs. Mabelle Fallin, Mrs. E. NJ o Connor
Committee on reception Of visitors at depots
7. A. Byrne. Robert Kelly, VI. d. Slack. r. r.
Kennedy, James Carmody. James J. Spellmar.
Thos. Broderick, Alexander Whelap. Michael r.
Ahern. stephen Ginster, Miss Kate A. Need
ham. Mrs. + L. Malone. Miss NJ. Fallin, Mrs.
E. NJ. OConnOr. Miss Annie o Hara Miss Rosa
Sullivan, Miss Mary f. Joyce. Mrs. E. b. Fur
long, Miss Belle McIntire. Miss Josie Shehan,
Miss Z. Adamson. Miss VI. Hereford.
The committee in charge Of the arrangements
for the reception is as follows:
Paul H. Cromelien, chairman; Peter DAILY,
P. F; Schmitt, Mrs. Malone, Mira Furlong,
Miss Belle McIntire.
The ladies committee for the reception a,
Carroll Hall on Wednesday evening is as fol-
lows:
Mrs. J. 8. Gowans, Miss Abbie Coffey, Miss
Joyce, Miss Davitt, Miss Needham, Mrs. Nj. C.
Gillen Mrs. J. J. Collins. Mrs E. A. Brennan.
MISS S. MARI Miss NJ. Clark, Misses De Roneeran'
Miss OHara, Mrs j. +. Callaghan, Mrs J. Nc,
earthly. Mrs. Z. NJ. Furlong, Miss Emily
Semmes, Miss Belle ]. McIntire Miss f.
Mineola Mclntire Miss Alice McIntire, Miss
Berkeley. Miss McCabe, Mrs. O'Connor. Mrs.
Malone, Miss Fallin, Mrs O'Sullivan, Miss Katie
Malone
ing-Alexander Whelan. Grafton Shreese, Jas
j. Spellman, NJ. T. Ahern, Peter DAILY.
Committee on excursion-John E. Doherty
Jas. j. Spaulding, W. H. Fill, Jesse Miller. M
+. ODonoghue, Mrs. E. NJ, O'Connor, Miss
Rosa Sullivan. Miss f. NJ. McIntire.
Many Of the delegates win be accompanied
by ladies, and so on the various committees the
gates will begin to arrive in this city this
evening. The Philadelphia delegates, accom-
panied by the Father Mathew Club and the
Touris. Club, left yesterday. They will visit
Gettysburg, Lurav Cavexns and the Natural
Bridge. reaching here this evening While
the headquarters of the union will be at the Ar.
lington, delegates have secured quarters in the
different hotels. The members of the local re-
ception committee will NEE: them on their ar.
rival and escort them to their quarters. The
sessions Of the convention will begin tomor
row morning at Lincoln Hall and will continue
through Thursday.
Secretary Mullin yesterday received a let
ter from Cardinal Gibbons stating he will
surely be here on Wednesday morning and for
mally open the convention. He viii deliver
the address OF welcome on behalf of the arch
diocese and will be followed by Commissioner
Ross, who will tender the delegates the freedom
OF the city.