The morning call., 1894-06-26

: announced as the speaker Of the day, two
secretaries and the press committee, be-
sides the president were seated upon the
= platform. According to the secretary's
subsequent report there were dele gates
present in the hall from seVenty-siX cOun-
ellis in. California, Oregan, Nevada, Wash
ipgton and Britibh Columbia
At 10:30 O'clock In the morning crowds
= of people of all sexes elm bed the long
: steps leading to ST. Mary's Cathedral TO
listen to the high mass which had been
appointed to inaugurate the council.
They completely filled the auditorium.
Father Y oTke, assisted by Fathers Cottle,
Brennan, Doran, McKtnnon, Lawler,
Prendergast and Kirby, led in the custom
aTy services. Father Y0rke delivered
Brief strong sermon directed TO the edu-
cation of young men IN their duties
toward the church. No specific reference
. was. made TO the institute or its work.
But the young men accepted the discourse
as especially framed for them, and took
their departure at the close of the service
ready to proceed with the formal work Of
the council.
:. ;:The delegates. as they emerged from the
cathedral, were not distinguished by
' badge or otherwise from the general at
tendants When they reached the Pioneer
e. Hall at 1870 p. NJ, as they did one after
another from that hour until O'Clock,
the insignia of membership and Office
were fret assumed and the outer show of
the purposes OF the gathering was thus
made manifest
BY the laws of the institute the first
session was executive. as all the rest are
=, 10 be, the organization being a secret one.
But the reports of the officers and direct
ors were distributed in printed form and
given to the public.
Many Of the general officers of the order
ciTcul ated about the hall before the call
to- order, among them being: President
+. j. Muraskv. First Vice-President Rev.
-. a. Van Newell, Secretary George a.
Stanly, Treasurer John Lynch, Directors
McInniss, Drisc0ll, Mcguire and others.
Father Van Newell was especially conspic-
uoqs as one of the delegates from British
Columbia. Several member from the
georush aud rocks of Nevada also per-
: am oulated about the hall; one of them
: got IN JUST as the doors were being closed.
=. HIS travelling basket was still in his hand,
and the white sand of the prairies had
not quite all busted from his coat collar
According TO the printed rules of the
institute the order of procedure for the
FIRST days session called for nothing be-
= y6nd formal business organization Rev.
Father PrendergaSt made the only address
OF thaday. His talk was upon the sub.
: ject Of "The Duties OF Young Men as
Chriftians and as Citizens" II was in ac-
cord fwith the spirit and motto Of the in
gtitute-"Pro Dec, pro Patria."
The committees appointed were as fol-
lows: Credentials-J. r. Flaming, Has
kins. )McCabe. Leehy and Rechenbach !;
the pr ess-E. r. Sheehan, NJ. D. Leehy, j.
j. Grdom. +. B. Hoosan and James Berry !;
fnance-C. &. O'Neill. r. Lannen. d. j.
OLe3ry, John Lynch and A. r. Denike !;
0rdeTl- j. Mahoney, w. A. Bowden and
e. J.JMurDhy; laws and supervision-F
j. Kierce, F. Norton, T. II. Morris, j. f.
Kenney and T. j. Driscoll; mileage-E. r.
Meyrick, Rev. j. a. Van Newell and w. L.
Kelley.
The presidents report, on which some
elaboration was made during the reading,
expressed qualification at the prosperous
condition OF the institute. During past
year several projects OF importance bad
been carried through. In ten months the
Iae1lbers of the San Francisco councils
had raised $40 as a contribution to the
Midwinter Fair, $500 in coin and $4,000 in
:: pre- visions for the destitute, and sundTy
otter sums for other purposes. Reports
from all sections showed an increase in
membership, and all councils seemed to be
~hs willing 10 work as the San Francisco
councils were.
Mr. Mnrasky laid special emphasis upon
the needs of the order. These were, first,
reduction in initiation fees and in dues.
Shereyer practicable, TO further increase