The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-21

one with the correct time told him il
was within fifteen minutes to II. and
he sat down, satisfied to adjourn. but
he resolved never to set his watch ac-
cording to Wilkes Barre time again.
THEY WERE ARMED.
While the preliminary routine busi-
ness was going on in the morning there
was afeelingof unrest and disquietude
| apparent that fore casted an impending
storm: and when the afternoon session
wos called to order a larg number oi
the delegates had their tomahawk's
ready. President OHara read his re-
port. which was u review of the years
work He testified to the Invaluable
assistance given by the clergy and
thanked them accordir y.
He saio the treasury is not overflow
| Ing, but taking everything into con-
sideratiun the union has much to be
/ thankful for. One of the serious ques-
tluns with which the board of govern
ment had t. deal was the difficulty be-
tween ST Marys cadet society. of
Nilf-s- Barre, and the ST Aloysius so
ci-ty Of that city. The cadets charged
! that certain young men in arrears 10
| thet, society, " ere admitted to the st
| Aloysius society. Ii was decided that
hereafter societies admitting new men,
berS should ask If rev members are In
arrears to any other society. He
( touched upon the inability of the board
/ vi government to make arrangements
with the Lehigh Valley and Delaware
aud Hudson railroad companies for re-
| duced rates on October 10 last. on ac-
count of the board not being able Ia
guarantee "a certain number of passen-
gers. The Plymouth parade was a
failure.
Speaking of the efforts of the b ar I of
government to bring about a reconcilia-
tiOE between the Pittston Father
/ Mathew society and the union. the
president said that the result was u
| failure. He went to see Rev. John Fin
nen. V. c.. pastor Of Pittston, and made
overtures by proposing that the two
trophies in dispute be given T. the un-
Ion officers to give to some Gi;intsr ste
/ person: or to sell the trophies and give
the proceeds of the trophies to some
charitable institution. This was not
agreed to by Rev. Father Finnen; he
suggested that each society submit its
points to some competent military Off
Ger to adjudicate the matter In dispute.
WANTED AN APOLOGY.
The Pittston society made the propo-
sition to the officers of the union that
they. the ofiicers) apologize for the
wrong done to the former. and that
apology be confirmed by the conven-
tion, then they would return to the
union. This failed to materialize.
| The report of Secretary Early was
read by him. The present member
ship of the union is 6.S22 There are 46
adult societies with a membership of
4.25O: 2S cadet societies with a member
ship Of 2,2i7; and five ladies societies
with a membership of 325. The balance
of money on hand May II, 1896 was
| $264.S9 The assets during the year
ended were: Excursion account, $780,
! Is; derived from initiation fees. SIS;
from per capita tax, $l63.lO. Total,
$6O3.77. The expenditures amounted to
SiS0.05, and the balance now on hand
! is S12372. The report of Treo surer John
+. Mcdonnell was not read because his
wife is very Ill and he cannot attend.
The auditing committee came in with
a report finding the accounts Of the Sec
retary correct. While waiting for the
report, James Cullen, of South Scran-
ton, issued a challenge on behalf of st.
Johns Cadets of that place. to engage
| In a competitive drill with any other
cadet society in the union, not for any
trophy or money. but simply in a friend
| ly spirit for honors. The challenge was
accepted by Vice President Mccoy for
| st. Paufs cadets.
COMPETITIONS NOT FRIENDLY.
Hon. John Kelley objected to the
challenge on the ground that he never
saw a contest yet which was friendly,
and the union has had test of com
petitive drills in the muddle between
| the Pittston and Father Whitty socie-
ties that ought to be a lesson to the
I union.
Secretary Early read three bills which
were presented for payment. and which
the board of government refused to ac-
knowledge without submitting them to
the convention for approval. One was
bill Of SCI sent in by Liveryman John
. Fitzpatrick, of Pittston, for carriage
hire In connection with u parade al
| PittstOn year ago last October The
convention decided to give Mr.. Fitzpat-
rick s.. as II Is claimed that only that
amount was contracted for. Another
bill was for Sc to the Diocesan Index for
advertising. Mr.. Judge. the editor said
the bill was not due him and he had not
presented 1t. The other bill was for a
small bill for printing done by the
Wilkes Barre Record
NJ. J. O'Toole. one of the delegates to
the national convention, held in New
| York last summer. read report which
was highly commended. He entered q
protest against the arbitrary manner
in which the New York convention tried
to throttle Rev. Father Zercher, of Buff
falo, who was on the committee on reso-
lutions. and who presented. with other
members OF the committee minority
report condemning the manufacture OF
beer by colony of monks near Pitts.
| burg.
Mr.. OToole said that Rev Father
Zercher was antagOnized at every step
and even though he was eventually al.
lowed to read his minority report, there
| was scarcely any notice Of it in the
minutes. He protested against the
minutes.
COMPENSATION OF DELEGATES
Mr.. Kelley, Of Carbonate, created q
great storm by introducing Il resolu.
tion liking the pay of delegates who
will attend the next annual convention
at st. Louis next summer at $50, this
sum to include car fare. The resolutio,
was debated with much warmth. and II
avs finally ruled out OF order by the
chairman, giving as u reason that |,
confiicted with a motion passed at Car.
bondale last May. which fixed the pa,
Of delegates to the national convention
at 81 day and car fare. A motion
was then made to repeal the Carbondale