The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-02-06
ST. PATRICK'S ALLIANCE.
The National Convention in Trenton
Today-0rder of Exercises.
specia, to The jersey cltv Netgs.


TRENTON, Feb. 6, 1893.-The sixteenth
annual national convention of st. Pat
rick's Alliance Of America Is in session at
Masonic Hall today. The convention
met at ten O'Clock. William A. Egan,
rangements, presiding. Mayor D. j.
Bechtel delivered an address OF welcome
and rendered the freedom of the city to
the visiting delegates, to which National
President James j. Mathews OF Newark
responded. Other addresses were made
by Judge John 81. MCCARTHY OF New
York and Congressman John L. Dunn OF
Elizabeth. both prominent members of
the order.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
At the afternoon session. which Will be
secret, various committees and officers
will present their annual reports, after
which the election of officers for the en-
suing year will be held. At i've o'clock a
banqnet.will be given two hundred covers
being laid. The following toasts will
be responded to:-s'Our National Govern
ment," John I. Dunn, OF Eliza
beth; "City OF Trenton" Mayor Daniel
J.. Bechtel; "St. Patrick's Alliance"
National President. James j. Matthews
Of Newark; "rhe Alliance in New Jer-
sey,n State President James P. McKenpa;
freshmen as Americans" Judge John
H. McCarty. New York: Our Business
Men,. James J. Carlos, of Newark: "The
Legal Profession" William NJ. Jameson;
"The Press" j. P. Dullard; "Our Sister
Societies" State President j. j. Clancy,
of The A. O. H.; District No. T." William
A. Egan.
AT seven O'Clock the members Of the
branches will assemble at their meeting
places fully equipped and ready for
parade. The parade will be in charge OF
Grand Marshal Charles ]. Fury, and he
will be assisted by the following aides:-
Branch l. Martin Fallon, Daniel Burns;
Branch 4, Henry Lsahy, Mart w. Reddan;
Branch 5. F. 7. MCGOWAN, I. j. SKIM;
Branch 6, Bernard FELTON,.
1t is expected that branches of the
order will arrive at Clinton street station
about 8 o'clock from New brunswick,
Elizabeth, Tacony, Allentown n a num-
Der of other places. The route OF the
parade will be as follows:
The societies will form on Academy
street, right resting on Broad, at 7:30
o'clock P. M, III the following order.
Marshal and aides. band, general COM
mittee, national officers and delegates.
Branch No. ], delegates from New Bruins
wick, Branch, No. 4, band, Branch No. 2.
delegates from Allentown and Tacony,
Branch No. 8.
The route of the parade will be as fol-
Iows:-Broad to Perry, to Warren, to
Bridge, to Center, to Broad, to State and
dismiss. Grand Marshal Charles j. Fury
has appointed the following Branch Mar
shals;-No. /, Daniel Burns; No. q,
Thomas Duffy; No. 4, John Roberts; No.
5, Michael Trainor.
RECEPTION TONIGHT.
A reception will be given the delegates
at Masonic Hall after the parade. The
grand march will be led by Grand Con-
ductor P. j. Clancy, President of Branch
No. a, of Trenton, accompanied by Miss
Maggie Malone. Conductor Charles c.
Cassidy and wife will be second couple
and Councilman James Fury, Jr., and
wife will be the third couple. The other
members of the Floor Committee are
Daniel c. Hickey. John G. Burns, John j.
McCartau, Mart w. Reddan, 2. j. Ander-
son, p. H. Dullard William L. Young.
The General Committee Of Arrange
ments consists of William A. Egan,
Chairman: J.. P. Dullard, Secretary;
Thomas P. Burns, Treasurer; Thomas e.
Heating, Chairman Banquet Committee;
P. j. Clanaey. Chairman Reception Com
mittee, CharlesesC. Cassidy. James Fury,
Jr, Daniel Logue. Daniel g. Hickey,
William darcy, William j.
Kelly, James j.. Henry, john Joyce.
Luke Farley. John shsensp, Robert Nc
Grory, John Darcy. Thomas Cash.
Michael Pagan, Walter Nolan. Charles
Douress, Robert V. Campbell. William
Moran, John C. Burns.