The Irish standard., 1896-09-12

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4 NOTES
Daughters Of Erin, Divisiodn No. 1, Will
meet next Monday evening, Sept. IA, at
Brotherhood hall, Washington and First
avenue south. Alarge attendance is de-
sired.
Divisions Nos. 2 and 3, Daughters of
Erin, have elected Dr.. Mary Ryley as IDi-
vision Physician. The doctor has an
office at No. 81 Syndicate Block. " 4.
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Letter From nIr. Kenney.
Editor Irish Standard:
Minneapolis, Sept. Z, 1S96.-In your Is
sue of Aug. goth l find a rather long and
labored communication from State Insur-
ance Secretary O'Shaughnesy, in which he
still contends that he was right in levy1ng
assessment No. 116, the state insurance
commissioners opinion to the contrary
notwithstanding. shall not take up any
of your valuable space in trying to con-
vince him as 1t is very evident that he il
determined not to be convinced. / know
of no higher authority than the state OF
Minnesota as represented by its insurance
commissioners, and If the secretary persists
in Ignoring that he simply shoulders the re-
sponsibility and accepts the consequences,
wish, however, to point out few of the
inconsistencies of his arguments.
In the first place he takes the language
of the commissioner and proceeds to argue
from it that he Is right and that the ruiz
ing actually sustains his contention. Then
! a little further on he concludes that the
matter was not fairly presented to the
commissioner or his ruling would have been
different. What logic? was present at
the Mankato convention of the order
proper but was not member of the I'M
surance convention as Bro. O'Shaughnessy
well knows, consequently had not the
power to offer such resolution as he
speaks Of I was present, however, at
the first days session OF. the insurance COM
vention and heard the committee Of five
on bylaws make their report, and that re-
port was Recommendation "That no
changes be made in the bylaws and that
Art Is of the constitution be enforced
Now why did the committee on bylaws
recommend that Art. 16 be enforced-For
the simple reason that the matter OF ASSESS
ment 116 was before them and they took
the same view of the matter that do
In regard to later explanation by the
auditing committee I know nothing as,
was not present and did not hear, it. Grant
ing that such an explanation was made aud
that the convention accepted It.. will
simply quote Bro. O'Shaughnessy's own
words. sit Is very easy matter to get
rulings suitable and satisfactory to ones
self when but part of the evidence Ia
heard" Anyone knows who has attended
those conventions that the auditing COM
mittee's report always goes through with
out question, and will venture to say that
not one in twenty noticed the matter at all.
Now this talk of Insulting" the members
of the state convention and the insurance
board is all rot and is simply by play
to gain sympathy. The secretary well
knows that am as incapable of inten-
t:onally insulting the board as he Or any
other member Of the order. Some of the
members of that board are personally
known to me to be, and the others be-
lieve to be, men of character and ability
and abundantly able to take care OF them
selves, so the secretary need not feel called
upon to take up the cudgelss In their be-
half. Besides it appears from Bro.
O'Shaughnessy's statement that the board
had no intention of passing the resolution
indors:ng the secretary's course, but that
it was passed at the request OF member
of the board Of the parent organization.
So the board stands exonerated.
The secretary says that during the past
six wears we have had occasion to pay other
assessments out of the reserve and nave
always been guided by the date OF death.
This think Will be news to the Oldest
members Of the order. L have been q
member for more than six years and ]
know of no death loss which was pad from
the reserve fund during that times the
secretary thinks raise this point because
of hostility to the reserve fund and tnat !
should at least submit to the highest
author.ty-the state convention. l mlgnt
retort that the secretary's course is prompts
ed by his fr:endliness to reserve fund,
and be nearer right than he is, and m.gnt
also remind Bro. o Shaughnessy that there
are some things that even the state conven-
tion cannot do, and one OF the things II
cannot do is to pass OF indorse measures
contrary to the laws Of the state. But the
secretary is mistaken as to my mot. yes.
! consider it of far more Importance to the
organization, that its officers live up to
tine strict letter of its constitution and BY
laws than any advantage, real or lmagln-
airy, which might be gained by departure
therefrom. ~.
The history of the downfall OF similar
organizations and in fact most all institu-
tions Of public character Will show that
the first step downward was where the
men in charge were permitted to ylQ.ate
the rules and regulations formulated for
their government unchallenged. It is true
as the secretary says that did pay the
assessment myself and l also advised the
members Of my division to pay it, but l did
so only when found that the secretary
was determined and willing to make the
order defendant in a fruitless and costly
III: cation with the state, and did not wish
them to run any risks pending stch hui
CATION. The secretary will note, however,
that my assessment was paid under protest
and ia so recorded P. KENNEY.
Resolutions Of Coincidence.
At the regular monthly meeting Of Di-
vision No. 2. A. @. H., held last Monday
eve ming at their hall at Labor Temple,
the following resolutions were unanl-
n,ously adopted in respect to the memory
Of Brother Patrick j. Halnon: E
Whereas, The members of this division
have learned with profound sorrow OF the
terrible. accident sustained on yesterday
nv our late brother, Patrick J. Harmon,
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