St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-07-31
THE STATE CONVENTION
OF THE CATHOLIC TOTaL ABSTINENCE
UNION
In SESSION AT oRETIN HALL.

I
Some Evening Addresses
The National Convention To
morrow Delegates Already
Arriving.
1t was little after yesterday after
| noon when j. ii. Smith, president of the
| Catholic Total Abstinence union. ca He'd
the state convention t. order in Cretin
hall.
The entire afternoon session was de-
voted to business, only one other speech
besides the presidents being delivered.
After calling the meeting to order
| President Smith advanced to the front
and in the following speech gave gen
eral summary of the work accomplished
during the year just passed.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
TO TIE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS:
| In presenting my annual report OF the
| progress and present standing of this
union, | have much pleasure III stating
| that the advancement made has been
fairly satisfactory and the present condi-
| tiGn is healthy one. The report OF the
secretary will show the exact standing of
| our union, both as TO its numerical and
| financial condition. He will be able TO
show that quite number of societies
| which were weak one year ago are
! fairly strong now; that several new So
| cieiies have been added to our roll. and
very few that reported last year have
failed to report at this convention.
| Early last fall, at IA meeting of the
board of government, eX-PreSldent Gut
ridge was induced to accept the position
| OF chief organizer of the union. His
! previous acquaintance with this line OF
work, as Well as his zeal for the cause,
| was OF especial benefit to the move
| ment.
The scheme adopted at the last con-
| veDtion for the raising of money for an
| organizing fund seems to work very
we'll. The plan. as you know, was 10
| ask each society TO raise sum or money
| in any way that it found convenient for
this purpose. Quite number OF socie
ties have contributed very literally
and, after one years trial, think that
we would do well TO continue this SyS-
tenn of supplying our treasury for the
purpose of carrying on our work. l
have just one urgent recommendation
70 make in this regard, and that is this:
Some societies should make their Of
reringS earlier i'll the year. The auni-
versary of the birth of Father Mathew.
Oct. TO- is good time of the year to
| commence the seasons work. Some
money should be in the hands of the
treasurer by that time, so that general
| officers and the district organizers may
commence operations then.
Another dep arturo made last year
was that of changing from the county to
the district system. This was so great
a change that all our members have not
yet accommodated themselves to ii, but
it has been given fair trial in one OF
the three districts that it was intended
especially to benefit, namely, the country
portion of our union, and L am pleased
To say that the result has been in the
highest degree satisfactory. The repre-
Sentatives here from the Sixth district
will bear me out in the statement that
the effort made in that district TO live up
to the constitution of our union has re-
suited III great good to the societies
there. 1t was intended that this dis
trict system would produce a number
of Capable and earnest workers In diff
ferent quarters OF our union. This has
been tue in the Sixth district. 1t has
made us much better acquainted with
the strength and zeal of our first vice
president. Mir. Barth, who acted as
organizer in that district.
The increase in numbers anu in &C.
| tivIty of women i'll our cause is a source
| XII DlCdSulC anu CllCOui
We have been wishing and praying for
their cooperation for years, but all the
| time neglecting to give them a real OPP.
p0rtunitv to work with US. [ have pur-
poSeiy used the word cooperate. Some
Of Us still talk of their assisting the
men. / do not like the word assist used
in this way.
Even our little women are growing
active. During the year a society of
| little girls was admitted to the union.
| They nave been quite busy ever since
| their admission. and l think that they
| will show the delegates to this conven-
| ton that they are quite capable of as
| SlSting us.
But one source of sorrow during the
year has been my inability TO induce
greater activity in the boys cadet sUci
cites. During the past year they GER
talnly have not been nearly so active as
we might wish for This is too bad, and
it is not the fault of the boys. Above
all things. think that we should see
| that our cadet societies grow stronger
month by month.
In closing ! desire to return my SIM
cere thanks to the members of the
| union generally, and the members of
| the board of government IN particular,
for the kind and ready assistance
| always given me, and for their patience
| within weaknesses and their readiness
| 10 overlook my shortcomings.
After appointing the following COM
mittee OH credentials, the convention
| adjourned to await their report.
j. W. Tobin, st. Paul; Patrick Harri-
son, ShieldsvlIle; Miss Cramsie, st.
! Paul; P. Burke, Saltwater; John Far
rill, Minneapolis; B. ID. Kilroe, Mime
| apolis; Thomas Casey, Darwin.
At about 4:S0 the committee was
ready to report, and read list of dele
gates, numbering over ITO.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
The delegates represent a number of
societies In different parts of the state.
There is priest at the head of each
society. and they all have presidents,
who are ex-officio delegates TO the con-
vention. The first names following
those of the spiritual directors of the
several societies in the subjoined list are
the presidents of the several societies !:
Mananah-Rev. Hugh McDoit, Pat
rick Enright, Frank Mcintyre, John
eastman.
Forest City-Rev. P. j. McCabe, T.
Murphy, Hannah Murphy and Denis
McCarty.
Darwin. Meeker County Rev. P. j.
McCabe, Thomas Casey, John Shelley,
John Obegre, Lizzie Dole. Robert
| Doyle.
Kilkenny-Rev. Hugh j. McAvoy,
! Frank Crosby. James H. Gildea. Mrs.
I. j. Farnen, Miss Mary Crosby.
| Glencoe Rev. William Rhatigan,
| James O'Canneli, Miss Sadie Waldron
and Miss Anna Welch.
WATERFOWL Rev. NJ. Cowley, F. A.
| Borth. Paul Kennedy, John Corr. Miss
| Anna Liftin and Miss Kate Dugan,
Belle Creek-Rev. Il. j. Fitzgerald,
John l. Cornell. Thomas O'Connell and
Z. ID. Kelly.
Saltwater - Rev. Charles Corcoran,
John Whalan. j. Kelly, John Onslaught
messy, Patrick Doyle, James Whalan,
John Mcneil, Denns Allan, Archie Nc
lntyre.
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