The herald., 1895-08-08
TWENTY-FIFTH CONVENTION
Catholic Total Abstinence Association
Meets
The Order Stronger Than Ever Before In Its
History Greetings to Pope Leo
and to Ireland

sNEW YORK, August The twenty.
fifth annual convention of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Association of America
met here this morning. Rt. Rev. James
McClearv of Minnesota called the conven.
ton to order. The business of the meet
ing was preceded by prayer bv Rev.
Father O'Callum of New York. The
usual committees were then appointed.
The delegates attended mass celebrated
by Mgr. Satoll. Archbishop Corrigan
delivered an address and Archbishop
Ryan of Philadelphia preached the SER
mon. The afternoon session was opened
by Rev. Father Mcmahon with a prayer.
Upon motion of Father Kelly it was
voted to send telegram OF greeting to
Archbishop Ireland, and on motion of
Father O'Brien similar greeting was
cabled to His Holiness, Pope Leo. While
First Vice. President, ,Louge was reading
the report, Father Lake OF st. Louis took
the chair and was greeted with applause.
According to NJ. Logues report, the
union was never in a more tourishing
condition. The last year there mas baen
more activity among the local unions
than ever before. The report compli-
mented Mr.. Lake, the third vice. presi-
dent of the union, for work he has done
as a temperance orator.
Father Gather Cleary read his report
as president of the union. The report
was more in the shape of temperance
lecture. 1t was voted that the presidents $
report be printed and then Father Cleary
read communication from Archbishop
Ireland congratulating Father Cleary
upon the hourishing condition of the
union and wishing it success for the
future. A portion of Archbishop Ire
lands letter was read as follows:
"Today it is well-known by Catholics
and non Catholics that the man whose
habits betray even to a slight degree a
taste for strong drink is no true represen-
tative of Catholic life. The liquor sellers
know that their business as it is usually
conducted in the country is frowned upon
by the church. The entertainments and
other parties under the patronage of Cath
olic organi cations are not disgraced by
the presence of liquor and public ban
quets among Catholics are held without
the beer bottle or the wine bottle
The third vice president next read his
report. The cablegrams to the pope read
as follows:
To His Holiness, Pope Leo NIL,
Rome: The Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of America sends tilial greetings
for the presence of the papal delegate and
apostolic benediction.
REV. ]. NJ. CLEARY.
REV. NJ. p. O'BRIEN.
REV. FATHER CONATY,
REV. FATHER KELLY.
The following sent by the same COM
mittee reads as follows:
To Arohbishp Ireland, st. Paul {:
Twenty-tifth annual convention sends
greetings. Cathedral crowded. Your let
ter received with enthusiasm. Conven-
ton sends greetings and regrets your
absence.
Tonight monster meeting was held at
Carnegie Music hall. Archbishop Corri-
gan presided. Vicar General Moon ,n-
troduced Mayor Strong who spoke briefly
on his administration efforts to control
the saloon element of the city.
State Senator O'SullIvan, who was
among the speakers, spoke in favor of
free excise laws and was frequently
missed. Police Commissioner Roosevelt
answered O'Sullivan and was greeted
effusively with cheers and was frequently
interru pted by applause.