The Irish standard., 1894-06-16

THE IssURA1 ru1,tp. n.
The state convention ef tho y. Oh .
Life Insurance. fund transacted gu The
business which came before tho body ct
the session, which was called to order ct
8 o'clock Thursday morning by Pfesi-
lident James j. Kennedy, 1t St Paul,
John Sheehy, Of Montgomery was
chosen assistant secretary and the ICON
vention, therenpon lstenedsto the read
ing Of the state officers and committee
reports. The committee on credentials
first reported, showing the following list
OF delegates entitled to seats in the con-
vention: 4.
Hennepin County Hugh Butler, John
O'Grady, Geo. J. Turner, J. +. Quinn. T.
J. Moriarity.
Ramsey county,. Costello, G. ]. Nc
| Dermott, Thoe. Mcmahon, William Ger
agility, A. e. Thomas, J. Furlong, Thos.
Phillips, Lawrence Fahey.
Washington county,. A. McDermott.
Stevens John Riordan. ..
Dakota-J. F. Cavanagh.
Stearns-S. T. Doyle
st, Louis-J.C. Hessian, John Mehady,
Louis Haley.
| Anoka-Thoe Riley.
Swift James O'Donnell, p. S.. Gal
lagher.
| Murray-P. Keegan, VIM. O'Neill.
Big Stone-Geo. Rowles.
Lasueur-James Doherty, NJ. g.
Walsh, w. A. Kennedy, Ed. Cunning
ham.
Sibley-M. Mcmahon.
Scott-James ONeill.
Winona-D. F. O'Brien, Frank Mona
han.
Grow Wing-T. n. Murphy.
Renville-A. H. Keefe.
Blue Earta-D. P. Hayes, JAS. Brown.
Waseca-D. O'Keefe.
Pipestone-C. E. Doherty, w. Mort
arty.
McLeod-P. McElligott.
Fillmore-J. d. Maloney.
Steele--C. A. Lonergan.
Carver-J. M. Nugent, z. 81. Murphy.
Watonwan-EdwardN oonan.
Nobles-James Burke.
Wright--C. n Cullen.
Rice-Geo. w. Murphy.
Olmsted-C. Kennedy.
State O6acers-J. J. Kennedy, presi-
dent; D. F. McDermott, vice-president;
J. A. O'Shaughnessy, secretary; John
Sheehy, treasurer; F. III. Grant, +. j.
Kinnucan, r. Connolly, j. F. Kilduf,
Geo. w. Murphy, board of directors.
John Leyden, John D. O'Brien, auditing
committee. After adoption of report Of
the committee On credentials, Secretary
'Shaughnessy submitted his annual re-
port, covering the two years ending May
31st, 1894. From it will be seen that the
total receipts during this period have
been over $4,000 from all sources, and
the disbursements $2l,800.96, leaving
S2O6. OS in treasurers hands. Twenty-Five
policies on the lives Of the same number
OF insured members who have died have
been paid, amounting in all to $l8,l76.
The increase in insured members during
the past two years has been 3s9, there
being 1896 policies in force June l, 1854.
The report of the auditing committee
showing the books of the secretary and
treasurer to be in splendid condition was
read and adopted. A motion WAS made
and unanimously carried that the report
be given to the press tor publication.
The committee on the revision Of the
constitution and bylaws made the fol-
lowing recommendations which were
adopted by the convention, viz, creating
the Office of state medical examiner, who
shall be chosen by the state board Of d.
rectors, and whose salary shall not exceed
$50 per annum; also that the reserve
fund remain intact until the sum Of one
thousand dollars had accumulated, and
that all policies becoming due after such
time shall be paid in full Isl 600 each)
the balance needed to be taken from the
reserve fund. If at any time there shall
be $4,000 on hand in the reserve fund
81, 600 shall be used to pay the first death
claim.
The election of officers followed the
adoption af the foregoing report, and
the unanimous reelection OF President
j. J. Kennedy, of St. Paul, Was tie
first result. The reelection of State
Secretary John A. O'Shaughnessy, Of
Saltwater; State Treasurer John
Sheehy, of Montgomery, and Vice Presi-
dent D. F. McDermott, of Clontarf, fol-
lowed in like manner.
For board of directors there were ID
nominations, the five highest being