The Irish standard., 1894-08-04

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q. Butk; Kelley, q. Foley
Tardy. u. n. Moe Nth !. 1TEobin
s.. Daily. Mary Smith j, N. Guides, 8.
Blanchel, II. u No WY, D Getchell
Address to the People H1sy. a. No
Nulty, Jsmes Dillon, Louis n y
Clark, NJ athew Maroney, Miohasl Dolan.
J. P Banks, N. r. Ksnney, ]. q Brien I.
Murphy. N. Bisonette, Mrs. j. p. Con
nell, r. Churchill. I. III
Address to the Women Miss Anna,
Welch, chairman; Hannah Murphy, Mary
Brown, Mrs. j. E. Mcclure, Miss NADIA,
Igan, Mrs. +. j. Farman, Miss Sadie Wal
dron. So.
James Dillon, veteran il the cause,
next occupied the conventions attention
with short speech, partly recollections.
A sec nd invitation, from the women
| o the Sacred Thirst society. was accept
led. It was for supper to be served 10
the Crusaders rooms Of the Cretin hall.
The meeting then adj burned to give
the committees tlms, to prepare their
reports for the evening session. 4
The officers OF the diocesan union dur
ing the past year were as follows:
Rev. T. j. Gibbons, spiritual dire 5tor;
J. III. Smith, Minneapolis, president; +.
A. Barth, Watertown, first vice president,
P. McKenna, Shields7ille, second vice
president; Mrs. John. G. Donnelly, st.
P .ul, third vice president; J. j. Regan,
St Paul, secretary; e.. G. Sherry, Min
neapolis, treasurer; a. W. Gutridge, St.
Paul, chief organizer. @
The attendance at Monday evenings
session was considerable larger than the
afternoon, and was interpreted with
several very pretty vocal selections by a
choir of small girls.
Vice President f. A. Barth, Of Water
town, occupied the chair, and Miss Smith
was chosen secretary.
r. +. Naughton, district organizer OF
Ramsey county, was asked fer report
but deferred it until Tuesday.
On motion uf j. F. Mcclure, the presi-
dent and secretary were requested to
notify all unions to send in assessments
by Oct. l.
T. j. Doyle delivered an excellent ad-
dress to young men. Character build
| ing was the main fact emphasized, the.
necessity Of good company dwelt upons
at some length and the youthful auditors.
were particularly admonished to avoid
SALOONS of every description.
A number of complimentary remarks
were then made and hearty vote OF
thanks given, after which MIR. Gutridge
delivered talk on the national conven-
tion of G. T, A. societies to be opened
Wednesday. After giving a vivid pen
picture of many of the expected delegates
Mr.. Gutridge framed 3 fitting conclusion
to his remarks by introducing Mrs. O.,
r. Lake, cf Chicago, who had arrived
only few minutes previous and who
| was most enthusiastically received. s:
Mrs. Lakes talk was very brief, but
replete with interest and sarcasm, and
she returned to her seat amid tumultuous
applause.
| Another vocal selection was then given
and the meeting adjourned until 8 o'clock
Tuesday morning. .,
The last business Of the convention
was transacted Tuesday morning about
11:3O o'clock, then saltwater was chosen
for the next local convention. Mr..
Burke, on behalf Of Saltwater, extended
an invitation from his fellow townsmen.
which was unanimously adopted.
The officers who have served during
the past year, and whose names appear
earlier in the proceedings, we're ell re-
elected.
Besides the election of officers, the re-
ports of several Of the committees ap-
pointed Monday were read and adopted.
The first was that of the committee on
address to the people, and was as fol-
lows:
The delegates to the twenty fourth an
nnal convention Of the @. T. A. o. for
the archdiocese of st. Paul respectfully
submit the following message to the
people:
b With much honest pride this union
lnalls your attention to the personal and
general good it has effected during the
three years of it's existence. At first
fecking the horizon like q cloud NO big
ger than mans hand, it has rapidly
o'erspread the skies and carried the
h1oaead rain If haavan III fha narchod
and withered earth below. It has put
the sap Of new manhood into blighted
lives; it has raised the standard of right
conduct; it has added to the cum Of
earthly happiness, and has materially
assisted thousands of souls in the pur-
suit and acquisition of eternal bliss. All
Catholics who have lived ia this state
even q few years know that the temper
ance movement, sweeping over the state
like purifying wave, has actually trans