The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-07-15
They ELECTED Officers
That Mas the Most Important Busi-
ness Of Quarterly Convention.
ADDRESS or DIX. C0NNERS
Ilo Told OF the Evil Effects OF Strong
Drink ON tho Human system sug.
gcstion Of James T. Judge
Was Not ADOPTED.

Fervid oratory of a 1st profuse ana
voluble character was The salient Tea
ture of the ninth quarterly convention
OF the Second district OF the Scranton
Diocesan Temperance union held yes
terday afternoon and evening at the
hall OF st. Peters Total Abstinence
Benevolent society in Bellevue.
Rev. T.. ]. Melley admonished the as
sembled delegates after the presiding
officer. ]. C. Gallagher. got through
with the preliminary business, that
they ought to do whatever came before
them for consideration In a manner
wholly apart from oratoricai imbellish-
ment, such as has characterized the
past quarterly conventions.
President John J. O'Hara, OF Parsons,
Vice President Peter w. Mccoy and
Miss Mary Barrett. of the Diocesan
union, We're present, the two former
delivering addresses. Or. i. +. Con-
ners, lately here from New York city,
spoke along scientific strain about
the evil effect Of liquor on the human
system.
Tried II on q Dog.
To show how it interferes with the
digestive apparatus, he narrated a case
where two pups six months old were
fed with blocks of meat through tube,
so as to prevent mastlcation. And one
OF the pups minute or so afterward
was given two ounces of liquor. Then
In the course of an hour and half
both pups were killed. The one that
IN haI nj
stomach, the meat had digested; but
the purp which took the liquor was
still blessed with the presence OF the
meat in its stomach, the whiskey pre-
venting digestion. The doctor ella bo-
rated for half hour on this Interesting
dissertation.
The convention debated on whether
or not the Kelley cure Is a benefit to
the cause of temperance, and whether
the social feature of meetings assists
the cause or retards II.
James +. Judge advocated the CO.
operation of the Second district with
the st. Aloysius society of the cathe-
dral parish; that q committee should
be chosen to go ard tell the promoters
of the st. Aloysius that the Second
| district is heart and soul in accord
with its purpose. 1t was finally decid-
ed TO postpone action indefinitely.
New Officers Chosen.
When the time came for the dele
gates to proceed to the order of elect
ing new set Of officers, NJ. J. O'Toole
nominated Timothy w. Mccoy. of St.
Paurs, of Hyde Park, for presiding Off
er. j. c. Gallagher, the presiding Off
Ger, was re-nominated but declined,
and the election of Mr.. Mccoy was
made unanimous.
John Gavan, of the st. Aloysius So
ciety. of the South Side, and John j.
Sweeney, of st. Paurs, We're nominated
for secretary, and the balloting result
ed in favor of Gavin. For treasurer
j. j. White. of st. Johns society. of
the Twelfth ward was nominated by
acclamation and elected NJ. s. La
velle. of Hyde Park. and Hugh Nc
Gulre. Of Dickson, were nominated for
executive officers. and elected unani-
mously.
The place of holding the next con-
vention was fixed. The invitation of
J. II. Brown, of the Hyde Park Father
Mathew society, was accepted. and it
will be held in this society's hall on the
second Sunday of October.