The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1896-06-19
A Fine Parade Wednesday, Along
the Principal Streets, Followed by
an Exhibition Drill by the Hibernian
RifIeS== arrival of the Numerous
Delegates, and Services at ST. John S
Church-=The Convention Work.
From Wednesdays Daily

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on all the trains last night and today.
So many came in last evening that the
hotels hads difficulty in accommodate
| ing all, and rooms elsewhere had to
be sought in some cases. The follow
ing is partial list of those who had
arrived up to early this morning, as
taken from hotel registers:
Duluth. Callahan, G.. Coleman,
Mrs. w. L. Smith, Morgan Sweeney,
r. G. Moore.
Saltwater = Miss Agnes Grady,
Thos. Doyle, w. H. Welsh, T. H.
Conley, John Mccarthy, J. o.
O'Shaughnessey.
Brainerd = John T. Russell, j.
Timothy Toohey.
st. Paul-MichaeI A. Conroy, Thos.
Phillips, Pat M Boyle, f. H. Grant,
P. M. Maroney, A. J. Mccarthy, J. J.
Kennedy.
Rosemont-Daniel Delaney, James
F. Geraghty, Kate Whalen, Nellie
Moran
Kilkenny. F. Mccarthy.
Lanesboro-Anna Stanton, James
Galligon.
Rushford-J. E. Mahan.
Minneapolis = John t. McGowan,
John D. O'Brien, Mrs. Cummings.
Hastings-Theresa Conlin, Ger
trude Toby, J. f. Cavanaugh, j. M.
Millett, Thos. P. Moran.
Winona-May Mcdonnell, Nellie
Hanley, Anna McQuane.
Rochester-Thos. Spillane, Austin
A. Kennedy.
Blooming Prairie-D. j. O'Leary.
Owatonna-C. J. O'Brien, j. E.
Mahon
Madelia-E. j. O'Connell.
Tracy-Capt. Geo. P. Kelley.
Marshall-J. N. Mallory, NJ D.
Faribault-J. 0. Coughlin, o. Coo
gan, B. j. Sheridan, John Maybe, NJ
LeadOn.
Ellsworth-M. Burke.
Devils Lake-Mrs. II. J. Coombs,
Mrs L. j. Thompson.
Shieldsville-John Nayly, M. Lea
dar
Many went to private houses, while
the arrivals of the forenoon swelled
the number of visitors to several hun
dred. All were presented with a
pretty red, white and blue badge bear
ing the words:
DELEGATE 7Th BIENNIAL
CONVENTION
A.O.H.
MINNESOTA
MANKATO, JUNE 16, 1896.
DELEGATE 1sT BIENNIAL
CONVENTION
D. OF E. OF MINNESOTA,
JUNE 16, 1896.
The morning train on the Chicago
& Northwestern road brought in the
divisions from Waseca, fifty strong,
and Madison Lake, thirty strong.
They were met at the depot by the
Mankato division and escorted to the
A. o. q. W. hall. At 1920 a. m. the
Minneapolis & St. Louis train I'M
loaded 220 people, including the
Hibernian Rifles, about thirty strong.
The three divisions were on hand,
with the Concordia band, and marched
up town with the latest arrivals to
St. Johns Catholic church, where
services were held. Rev. Father
Prior preached an eloquent sermon.
At noon the delegates assembled at
the lodge room and formally opened
the convention, and then adjourned.
The parade occurred this afternoon,
it being nearly three o'clock before
the order to advance was given. The
published line of march was followed.
and the parade was a vast imposing
affair, and was witnessed by thou
sands of people.
The marshal rode ahead, followed
by six policemen mounted on hand
some steeds. Chief Yates and Officers
Daniels, circuit, Schiman, Schuette
and Lundberg formed this corps. The
Concordia band in it's bright new uni
forms followed, the greenish effect of
of their uniforms being appropriate
to the occasion. 1t discoursed some
excellent music.
The Hibernian Rifles, of Minneapo-
lis, Capt. J. w. Doyle commanding,
came next. This organization num-
bers seventy-fve, but only about
thirty were able to get away from
their work. 1t was finely drilled, and
marched with great steadiness keep
ing good distances and making cor
rect wheels, while the alignment of
therguns was unusually good.
The three divisions of the A. O. II.
came next, Mankato leading. and de-
legates on foot and officers in car
] riages followed. The Daughters of