The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-02-01
IRI L ! ITEMS.
Progress OF the A, o. II. In a Michi-
gan City. 49,


The lecture given by Mr.. McVeigh on
the 18th inst, at the Opera house, under
the auspices of the local Hibernians, was
a very enjoyable affair from start to fin
ish. The hall was packed to suffocation,
and the scenes produced of the various
places Of interest around install were
something grand. Every body wore a
good smile. during the whole
course Of the lecture, but none could
compare with the mischievous grin Of
Larry Doolin, on his Irish jaunting
Carr as he sat there behind the canvas,
enjoying smoke from his Little old
Dheudeen" Some Of those present
who had seen most of those wonders OF
nature on the Green Isle. said that the
camera did not lie, but that in describ-
ing the places with tlIeir surroundings
and relating the old legends connected
with them, the lecturer prevaricated
mercilessly, which, of course, is only an
art peculiar to travellers in Ireland. The
crowd was never so surprised or taken
aback so much as when Mr.. McVeigh
cleft them" on that beautiful Island and
Installer on the Lakes of Killarney
without boat to come ashore in at the
hour Of IL p. m. AS they wendell their
weary way home in a binding snow
storm, they wished they had remained
with the bards on that lone little island
At their regular meeting on Sunday,
the Goth ult, Division No. /, A. Q. H..
held the installation of it's officers for
the ensuing year. County president, ID.
D. Shea. of Gogebic county, marched
them into line, and after reading to each
the duties of his office, administered to
them one by one the obligation in very
impressive manner and endowed them
with their several badges of Office, and
then in presence OF some one hundred
and over Of the members of the Grand
Old Order handed to the newly installed
president, J. W. Mullen, the gayel OF au
thority, and the reins of government Of
the lodge and in few we'll chosen re-
marks congratulated him on his promo
ton to the chair, wished him and his
brother officers prosperous term Of
office, and predicted for Division No. /,
owing to the efficiency of it's new corps
of officers, an unprecedented growth dur
ing the year 1895, if they only exerted
themselves a little, to all Of which they
pledged their sacred words of honor"
While the Division as a whole was glad
of the selection of Brother Mullen for
president, the members were very loath
to part with Brother Shea, on account
Ui Ills lNCSAS1AC IclUOlS ~! l1S -c4uCl
during his successive terms in the chair,
and especially for the able manner in
which he conducted the Division man.
agement during the panic of 1888 and
4, but they consoled themselves with
the fact that he is still with them, ever
ready when needed to give them fra
ternal advice and work with them for
the further advancement of the Division
which he himself has built up from al
most nothing until it has become one Of
the best Divisions in the whole state of
Michigan President Mullen, in his
earnest way, assured the brothers that
he would, before his term of office ex-
PRED, Swing into line" hundreds Of the
"backsliding Irish of Ironwood and
vicinity, and expressed a desire of hav-
ing group picture Of the new officers
taken in a few days If he had to put
up the stuff himself" The annual re-
ports of officers showed the Division to
be in excellent shaps financially and
otherwise and it is not putting it too
strong to say that it would be a good
idea for some of Ironwood'ss young men
of Irish birth OF extraction to put in
their applications for membership and
to get acquainted with the grand motto
of the Ancient Order Of Hibernians.