The Irish standard., 1892-05-21
A,O.H. OF AMERICA
Proceedings of the Thirty-eighth
Annual Convention, Held at
New Orleans.
PROGRESS OF THE ORDER.
The National Secretary's Report
Shows Unparalleled Growth
and Success.

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| and Success.
The Thirty-eighth annual convention
of the Ancient Order of Hibernians OF
America was held in New Orleans last
week, beginning Tuesday May 10.
! Nearly every state in the Union was
represented, many from Canada being
| also present Solemn pontifcal mass
was celebrated at St. Patrick's Church
on Tuesday, Archbishop Janssens being
the celebrant. Rev. Father Fallon, pas
tor Of St. Patrick's, preached most elo-
quent sermon on the motto of the order.
After mass the delegates, headed by
Mayor Fitzpatrick and National Delegate
Wilhere, marched to the Grunewald hall
where National Delegate Wilhere intro
duced Mayor Fitzpatrick.
ADDRESS OF WELCOME
Mr. Fitzpatrick said
"Mr. National Delegate and Members
of the Ancient Order ou
have assembled here in the CITY of New
Orleans representative of your organiza-
t1on from every State and Territory in
this nation and from the provinces of
Canada, and / presume from the other
s1de 1t is and always has been the de-
sire OF our people in this city that per
sons coming on missions of peace should
be and are entitled to the hospitality of
our good people, and in behalf of the
City of New Orlearns I bid you welcome,
We heartily welcome each of YOU and
accord it to every one who comes within
the threshold Of our doors. hope that
after the deliberation Of your affairs you
will visit the different precincts of our
city, and when you leave here you will
carry with you feeling that always pre-
walls whom you visit a astranger-better
friends when you leave than you were
on your arrival. (Applause.) I feel that
the result Of your labors and the pro-
Greetings Of this convention will be
satisfactory to yourselves, and we only
hope chat the hospitality accorded to you
will be accepted in the spirit in which it
is offered. Therefore | accord to YOU
in the name of all the people OF the City
OF New Orleans a cordial and hearty
welcome during your stay in our city.
knowing that you have great deal of
business to transact / will close and
thank YOU" (Applause.)
NATIONAL DELEGATE wILHERE,
"Mr Mayor, Fellow Citizens and Eel
low-Delegates to the Thirty y-eighth Ma
tional Convention of the Ancient Order
OF Hibernians-Two years ago in the
eastern section of our country, during
the time OF our last national convention.
there was very serious trouble in the
convention upon the decision of the
question as to where We would hold our
next national meeting. Many of those
who were present on that occasion are
present now, and [ can say on their be-
half, as I say ON behalf of all the dele
gates and brethren of this ancient and
venerable society, that had we known
that our honored brother would have
filled the distinguished position, had we
known that John Fitzpatrick would be
chief magistrate OF this city (cheers) to
welcome and greet us here to-day, the
Ancient Order of Hibernians would have
been proud then by a unanimous vote to
designate New Orleans as the next place
Of meeting. We are proud from the bot
tom of our hearts to come here and find
an honored brother occupying posi-
tion Of such distinction ard honor, show
ing that he has illustrated in his humble
way the distinguished characteristics of
his race, because whenever there is a free
field the Irish race ask no favors. (Ap-
plause). We came here from all sections
of our country, citizens of every State
and Territory within the confines of this
great republic. We come to this fair
State OF the South, surrounded as it lis,
and filed with the traditions of our an
cient faith and race. Every point of in
terest in your great municipality is evi-
dence that the Catholic was here many
generations ago, centuries ago, and left
his impress upon all the surrounding
country. (Applause). In the different
States where we met we have expert
enced hospitality, and am sure from
the evidence that We have had so far
New Orleans will not be backward In
giving the delegates q proper greeting.
All classes of citizens irrespective of ma
tionality or political faith, have greeted
us with generous and cordial Cead
Mile Failthe as we would be treated in