The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-03

BIG CONVENTION.
The New Jersey Delegates
Well Pleased With the
Result of the Election.
GENERAL PARISH NEWS
st. Peters 10 Give a Garden Party
ShortIy-st. Paul's Picnic
a Big Success.

The New Jersey members of the L. c.
r. A. are greatly pleased at the result
of the convention which was held in
Rochester. The New Jersey delegates
went to the convention without any de-
sire to secure an office for New Jersey.
but fully bent upon doing all in their
power to reward Mrs. MCGOWAN, Mrs.
Royer and Mrs. McGuirk for the good
which they had accomplished in this
State.
1t was felt tina if there should be a
change in the office of the Supreme Re-
corder. it would put the association back
Eve years. 1t was therefore with sin
cerest pleasure that they heard the cleo
ton of those three ladies announced.
When the election of Mrs. McGuirk was
made known they sent out for an I'M
mease basket of flowers. and when the
delegates from New York, Brooklyn and
Connecticut learned of their action they
insisted on being represented in the gift.
This was permitted, and the floral offer-
ing was presented to Mrs. McGuirk by
the Supreme President on behalf of the
delegates from New York. Brooklyn,
New Jersey and Connecticut.
Mrs. McGowan's able manner of con-
Quoting the convention was a source of
QrlQS 10 all the QSlSSdlSS d4u vi NOhNSA
to all who had not the pleasure of
knowing her before. Bishop McQuaid
complimented her upon her parliament
tary knowledge.
At the session on Thursday. section 1873
was amended by inserting after the
word paid stating the degree OF re-
lationship or dePendenee Of d,s s4ch be De en-
tered in the benefit certificate by the
Supreme Recorder" SECTION az nr was
dent. or president in office where there
is no past president, shall be eligible tor
the Office of delegate of alternate. When
there is no past president the recorder
shall be eligible to the office, OF alter,
nate" To section II was added, All
members living on the date of the offi-
to the date of the last death thereon,
shall be liable for that assessment.
Section POI was amended by stTlkihg
st.tuting shall be suspended the same
as for non-payment of assessments ana
shall then be subject to the same laws
the word arrears" in Sect a 2O3, was
inserted. land which have Issued
changed to read. 1880 instead of
At Fridays session section 1873 was
false" in the sixteenth line, "or if it
should hereafter be proven that they
concealed the facts in regard TO thelr
DhySlc9I cOQQlIlOH anu 1dHiiiy
from the association officers and medical
examiners The convention fixed the
sS s,rpreme president. $500; supreme re-
corder, $3.50 and clerk hire; suprem
treasurer, $500; supreme legal adviser
$500.
The following were the supreme OH
GERS elected; President. Mrs rs + pra 3 mt
Mrs. Louisa Movers of Rochester; Second
Vice President. Miss, Kate Gaughran'
Cleveland. O.: recorder, Mrs j. "A,
81. Mctiuirk, Brooklyn; Marshal, Miss
Margaret E. Tucker. Syracuse Guard'
MISS Julia A. Ward. Chicago; Trustees
Miss Kate Mahoney, Troy; MISS Mary
e Jaeka Dunkirk' n sd =; an Mr Mr1 Teresa naa
NJ Pom. Pittsburgh; Mrs. Felce Glrar-
dot. Detroit; Mrs.: z R5a,a cannon af Buffalo f9ie,
and Margaret Gallagher of Port Jeryis
hold over as trustees.
It was decided to hold the next CON
yention in CHICAGO on the thlrd Tues
day in July, 1897.