The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-26
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Annual Convention of the Catholic To-

Annual Convention of the Catholic To-
tai Abstinence Union of wiimingt on.
Last evening at the hall OF st. AIMS
4. A. b. Society. the annual conven-
ton of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union OF Wilmington was held. ]. H.
McIvor presided. There was a larg o
attendance OF delegates present and
very hattering reports wore received
from all the societies.
PREsIDEN REPORT.
President McIvor OF New Castle sub
mltted the following report:
Twelve months have passed away
since the G. T. A. U. of Wilmington
honOred me by comforting the highest
Office within its power. Since then 1t
has been my great pleasure to have
been closely connected with the differ :
ent societies. While the result OF the
year's work has not been equal to ex-
pectations yet. considering all the
blockades we met. 1t is gratifying to
nosice the good standing at present.
"a great drawback to our union is
that the spiritual director of tho union
does not attend. The meetings OF the
union have not been well attended
during the year, and it must be al
mttted that the meetings do not suit
the delegates, and should be changed
to some other time.
THE mems societies are holding
their own, the only ladies' society In
the union has recently obtained new
members. st. Aloysius Cadets havs
organized with additional members
and cadet aud q girls society Will
soon be formed In parish presided
over by a sterling temperance priest.
Hard times, no doubt. have had n
good deal to do with our membership
during the past year. but the saddest
blow to the cause was where cadet
society of 100 members were refused
pastoral recognition In tho same pl ace
that the church would not be pluc cd
at the disposal Of the union to form u
ladies' society. But the total abstain
er5 OF this are fully aware OF the great
necessity of O determined action In
the great and broad field and we do
not Intend to recede an inch. but tight
the barpn; - the enemy's own camp.
THE law.abiding citizen to-day Is
naturally aroused at the diabolicai act
OF the Italian Anarchist which has left
a nation in mourning and vet the man
or thing that destroys the reason,
causes man to renounce his citizen
ship. to prove disloyal to his country.
to disgrace his manhood and deny his
God Is set up as the idol of the closing
decade OF the nineteenth century. and
1t is our aim as followers OF Father
Matthew, to tear that idol down. Let
mo therefore say to the total abstain.
ers, come on, for our work has but
and even II we have la
bored all night for nothing, let us at
His command lower our nets ana row
out into the deep.
Let me here extend my best thanks
to the socletios of the Union for the
courtesy with which they treated me
during the year and let me hope that
the Union will make much progress
under my successor.
',FraterLally yours,
JAMES Francis McIvoR."
The following officers OF the union
were elected: President, James L. Nc
lvor; vice president. Joseph A. DAILY;
treasurer, James 2. Sweeney; secre.
tary, WIN. j. Mcmahon.
Tie meetings of late have been held
on Monday evenings. but owing to
train facilities tho delegates have Of
ton been obliged to stay away and
therefore the suggestion in the presi-
dents report was acted upon and the
next meeting of the Union will be held
on the last sunday in September at
Ashland. The spiritual director of the