The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-09
TEMPERANCE MEN MEET
Quarterly convention Of Father Mathew So.
Ciety Of Second District
STRONG RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Granting of Deckilnick License Con.
demned and the Sunday Observance
Movement Endorsed - insurance
Plan Referred to the Diocesan Con-
vent'on-Delegates PERSONAL---VERY.
Entertained by ST. Paul's Society.

In OK hall at Capou'o avenue and
Marion street, Green Ri lge, vt $50
yesterday afternoon the quarterly con-
veution of the Second district OF the
CAtholis Total Abstinence union Of the
biz c-ss of Scranton wss call d TO order
y John II. Dsvine. president Of the
Diocesan union. Rev. F. j. McManuS,
pastor Of ST. PAui's church. offered
prayer.
He then made a brief address well
coming the delegates to st. PAul's
p IRISH. He sid in Years gons by 1t
was his boast that there was not u
saloon In hi4 parish. bnt he could 10 so
no mora. This plriSh now has two
Thinking places. He strng del against
them. ut u higher pIwsr Than his had
called thin into existence. Ia his clpnc.
lty ns priest no said ne is often ask d
to mp Art III. pledge to men who feel
they headed that stimulus to avoid
in o~xicants aud be always advises
tnrin to in a Father NJ .thew society
bul not more lhan IN IN twenty &c.
c.pts his advice on that SUBJ ct Ii
tns convention did no other work h.
f"lt the time would be we'll spent II it
could discover why THESE msn refused
to Join the 81 cieli-s and applied a
remedy for the dvlrct He Thought it
should be made "a easy aS pos.inl- for
mon TO become members OF Father
Mathew societies.
OTHER SPEAKERS HEARD FROM.
While the report Of the committee
on credentials wac being prepared, short
addresses wpre ma ie by Cnariss L win,
Of Wilkvs-Barre, first vice pr+sid nj
Of the Diocesan union, and Frank Nc
Caffrey, OF Jrrmyn.
J. c. Gallagher, Of the West Side.
was then announced. H. read an in
terrs,ing paper GU Alcoholic Drink.
the Foe of Labor aud Capt. taI." Hv
claimed that the aboIition Of strong
drink would help to hri ge the chasm
between or and capitai, and whils
1t might not be exp-etel to entirely
md the ceaseless struggle between
these forces.i il would certainly initiate
10 the advantage OF both.
The report OF the committe on crs
dentials was received ut this point, read
by Secretary P. ]. Messitt, o. the con
vsntion. and adopted. 1t showed that
the following were in attendance:
Father Mathew, West 81 le-J. II. Nc
Nuity, J.. j Durkin, Charles 'Canavan
James Reagan. J. d. Cronin: cadets, j. II
Brown, II. G. Gallagher, John Clark, jaime!
Hart, NJ, T. Walsh.
St. Pauls Pioneer Corps, West Side-J
j. Sweeney, j.. s. Walsh, j. P. Murray
Edward Early, Michael Kane.
st. Leo's Battalion, West Side-Thoma!
6. Connor, James Barrett, Patrick Tolsu
Thomas Regain, Daniel Regain.
st. Joseph's Society, M~inooka-J. II
Egan, NJ. P. Jud !e, William Buckley,
Martin G. Judge, Patrick Wallace, p. F
O'Hrra; cadets, P. ], Mulchrone, P. F
Cusick, j. +. Judge, John Higgins.
st. Pauls Society, Green Ridge-Rrv. P
j.. McManus. P. ]. Holmes, II. j. Madden
Dominick Dempsey, Thomas Lynett.
st. Pstrick's Society, South Side-C. J
Boland, Thomas hughes. Hugh Durkiu
James Donohue, c. j. Rudy; cadets, J. P
Lavellr, F. Btady, D. Kelly, NJ. ]. McHugh
William MaycOck.
st. Johns, Pine Brook-D. J. Campbell
Timothy Burke, Michael Gilroy, job
Joyce, James Mahanoy.
Father Witty Young Men. Providence
Captain ]. f. Moran, Joseph P. Gilbridp
P. A. Maloney. Anthony Kane, Edwar
George.
ST. John Society, South side-Patrie
Philbiu, Charles Golden, James Foliu
William Gavin, John McGraw: cadets. +
N. Kelly, j. j. Mcclure. John Collins
Daniel Heinsman, William Judge.