Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1893-07-24
TEMPERANCE MEN MEET.
FIFTH QUARTERLY CONVENTION OF
C. T. U. SOCIETIES.

Considerable Business Transacted by the
Delegates from the Different Parts of
Ensuing Term.
The fifth quarterly convention of the
Catholic temperance societies of the Le-
high region was held here yesterday.
In the absence Of the district vice presi-
dent National Organizer James F. Judge,
of Scranton, was elected chairman.
Upon the recommendations of Mr..
Judge the convention decided to procure
quarterly report blanks, upon which all
the statistics of the society will appear;
also to have the vice president and
secretary act as a board of editors to
make known through the newspapers
what is being done in the cause of tenn
perance.
A committee of five is to be appointed
to have papers to read at the next meet
ing. at which time public rally will be
held in the evening. Prominent speak
ers will be engaged and an attempt will
be made to arouse the old-time enthu-
siasm in the movement.
Delegates from Summit Hill complain
ed of the unjust treatment of the Phila-
delphia Union toward their society, and
asked the delegates from this diocesan
union to the national convention, which
meets next month at Springfield, Mass,
to bring the case before that body. The
Summit Hill society claim their members
have not been properly treated and
cared for when taken sick away from
home, and after making complaint to
the union could obtain no satisfaction.
National Delegates ]. F. Judge, of
Scranton; ]. P. Costello, of Hazleton,
and J. P. McNelis, of Freeland, promised
to attend to the grievance.
The question as to whether weiss beer,
corn beer, barley beer, etc., are intoxi-
cants was referred to the board of direc-
tors with instructions to act upon it soon
as possible. The discussion brought out
variety of opinion, many of the dele
gates thinking these beers were not
alcoholic, while others were positive
they are. Some societies have already
placed them under ban, and the direc-
tors are to have the mater properly settled
by an investigation of all these bever-
ages.
Upon the question of increasing the
membership several timely suggestions
were offered, and the opinion of the
majority of the delegates was that the
cadet societies must be well taken care
of to insure future adult societies.
The organization of societies among
the foreign-speaking Catholics of the
district was referred to the directors.
This includes the Poles, Huns and
Italians, several of whom are already
enrolled.
1t was decided that each society ap-
point committee of five at its next
meeting to be known as recruiting
committee, whose duty it will be to bring
back former members and induce all
they can to join.
A committee consisting of one delegate
from each saciety was appointed to
select officers and reported as follows
Vice president-JohnJ ]. McNelis, Drift
ton.
Secretary-P. ]. Kelly, Beaver Mea-
dow.
Treasurer-James Broderick, Har-
leigh.
Directors-H. P. Campbell, Summit
Hill; B. j. Carr, Eckley.
They were elected by acclamation.
The president of the diocesan union is
the president of each district, consequent
tly no one could be elected to that posi-
tion.
The new officers made brief addresses
upon taking their places and all promis-
ed to work for the best interests of the
cause while their term lasted.
Lansford was chosen as the place of
the next convention. which will be held
on Sunday, October 2S, commencing at
l p. m.
Arrangements for the A. o. II. Picnic.