The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-01-15


Last Night--The Participants.
An interesting and profitable quar- =
terly convention was held in st. Johns
hall, Pine Brook. yesterday afteruoon,
by the Father Mathew societies COM
prising the Second district of the Cath.
olic Total Abstinence union OF the Dio.
cese Of Scranton. After the convention
adjourned the delegates were enter
tanned at a banquet by the membars Of
st. Johns society. Last night an en-
tertainment and temperance rally was
held in the hall under the auspices of
the same society.
The hall in which the convention
met was attractively decorated. the
generous use of American flags and
bunting giving it patriotic appear
auce In the rear of the hall was a
large American flag over which were
hung pictures of Father Mathew, Car
dinal Gibbons and Bishop OHara
The front of the stage was drapsd with
bunting, and on either side of it were
pictures representing the landing Of
Columbus, and the signing of the Dec
laration Of Independence.
OPENING THE CONVENTION.
At 9.15 the convention was called to
order by J. C.. Gallagher. president Of
the district organization, who offered
prayer. The following gentlemen oc-
cupied seats on the platform with HIM
John II. Devine, Scranton, president
of the Diocesan union; Charles H.
LAWN, Wilkes Barre, vice president
J. NJ. Mack, Kingston, secretary; d..
Campbell, Scranton, ex-president OF
the Scranton union; M. j, McCaffsrty.
Jermyn, president of the First district
organization; NJ. J. Walsh, Wilkes,
Barre, president of the Third district
organization p. NJ Messitt and j, j,
White, Scranton. secretary and treas
uyer of the Second district orgsniza-
ton
Mr.. Gallagher, in opening the con.
vention, said they had met to see how
best to fight the demon Of intemper-
auce. With that object in view he
hoped their deliberations would bs
conducted with concord and good
feeling
He then called for the credentials Of
the delegates.
MEMBERS OF THE CONVENTION
The delegates who handed in ere
dentials to Secretary Messitt were:
st. Pauls Pioneer corps. West Scranton
John ]. Sweeney, A. j. Martin, T. j.
Walsh, j. J. Murray, j. B. Riley.
st. Leo's battalion, of West Scranton
James F. 6ioore, John j. Durkin, William
Jones, James H. Burnett. John Hester.
St. Johns society, OF Pine Brook--D. j.
Campbell, NJ. Barrett, f. 0'Malley, John
Flaherty, John McHale.
ST. patricis society, South Scranton 800
c. G. Boland, Patrick Boyle, John d. Bo
land, John Curran.
Father Mathew cadets, West Side
Welsh Cronin, NOone.
st. Paul's society, Green Ridge-Petel
j. Lynn, NJ. j. Melody, Michael Roman
William Sables, Henry Hart.
St. Johns cadets, South Scranton-JohI
J. Mcclure, Edward Kelly, D. Donahoe
John Collins, Patrick NJ. Kelly.
st. Johns society, South Scranton-Johi
b. Flerstine, Joseph j. Folan, John j. Me
Grath, William Lynch, William Gavin.
Father Whitty's Young Men, Providence
Capt. j. Z. Moran, James P. Gilbride
Anthony Kane. Il. A. Maloney. Edward
George.
Father Mathew society, West Scranton
j e. Gallagher. G., A. Canavan, II. G
Gallagher, j. b. McConnon and John d
Cronin.
st. Patrick's cadets South Scranton
James P. Lavelle. Frank P. Brady, c. j
Ruddy, Dominick Healey, Michael J
Burns
st. Joseph's society, Minooka-P. +
O'Hara John B. O'Malley, Peter F. Gu
sick.
st. Josephs cadets, Minooka--P. J. .Mul
herin, Henry Casey, James F. Judge.
PRESIDENT DEvIYE SPEAKS.
President John H. Dsvine was ther
introduced and said:
If we keep OH agitating in the right di
rection and keep alive the spirit of earnes
effort that is produced by these quarterl,
conventions success will ultimately crow
our efforts. 1t will never come if w
quietly lay on our oars. We must pres
forward with determination aud figh
down the powerful enemies of this move.
ment. 1t Is q great question and mean
| the emancipation of souls, the emancipa
tion of men and the solving Of the labo
| problem. If we show the determinatio
IN the future that we have in the past w
will surprise ourselves and our enemies.
am confident that at the next annual con
ventlon in Wilkes-Barr we will be able t
show more new societies organized tina
any year since the formation Of the union
| The powerful influence of the ladies is be
ing exerted in our behalf and will be pro
ductive Of great good.
Brief remarks were also made b
Charles H. LAWN. John M. Mack, NJ. J
Walsh aud D. j. Campbell. The re
port of the board of directors OF tn
district was read and showed tina
three ladies' societies had been organ
lied since the last convention. The
are auxiliaries to st. Leo's and Fathe
Mathew societies. of the West Side
and ST. Johns, Of South Scranton.
THE PAPERS READ.
Captain ]. II. Duggan. OF Providence
was then called upon to read pabe
on a temperance topic, His Subjsc
was, Position of the Catholic Churcl
with Regard to Prohibition" Th,
paper was a very thoughtful effort
and showed palnstaking research and
careful consideration Of the subject
He maintained that tho question o
prohibition as generally understood be
longs to the domain of politics and no
to religion He said the trouble wa
that prohibition is too often and per
aistently urged as dogma and not as
policy.
Captain Duggsn was followed by c
G. Boland, who read paper dealin
with the efforts In the direction o
bringing about prohibition by legis
lation. He maintained that the his
tory Of tha states that have adopts