Evening journal., 1896-08-20
CONVENTIONS LAST DAY
The l. c. B. u, VIII Retain
the Word Irish in the Title.
RECEPTION TO BE HELD TONIGHT

The Union win Apply for Charter
Under the Laws of New yOrk-Omcsrs
VIII Be Elected and the Next Meeting
Place Selected This Afternoon.
At yesterday afternoons session Of the !
Irish Catholic Benevolent Union the re
port os the auditing committee was pre- |
aented and adopted. The report showed
the receipts of the year to have been
81, $50 81 ard the disbursements 81,
$40 78 leaving bslsrce Of $529 l3,
A long and lively discussion was
preclpitated by the report OF the
Committee,on CONSTITUTIONAL nalAmendment,
which recommended that the word
Irish be dropped as part Of the
title OF the orgauiz alton. The same mat
ter IN an amended form came before the
convention held in Washington last year
and was defeated.
| (. The same fate met the recommendation
| OF yesterday, q motion to accept It baing
| defeated by vote OF 66 to A
An amendment TO the constitution
WAS adopted providing that an amend
ment may be proposed and voted on
during the session OF the convention
instead OF on three months notice, as
heretofore.
The balance of the afternoon session
was spent In discussion OF a plan Of
life insurance for members of the orgsni
zition The whole matter was finally
referred to the executive committee TO
be elected this afternoon with instruo
tions to investigate the question and
formulate plan Of insurance to be laid
before the next convention
Last night the delegates were taken
4 A.
mittee aud shown the points OF interest
In Wilmington Tne women delegates,
In charge Of the women entertainments
committee, were given trolley ride over
all the lines BY permission OF Super
inteadent Hhtchins they were permitted
to stop off at Shellpot Park for twenty
FIVE minutes.
The delegates to the convention re-
assembled at 8 O'Clock this morning
Some Of the admirers OF President Lynch
presented = large bcquet Of handsome
f)wers to him
The committee on resolutions made a
partial report which was read and
referred back to the comnittse for a full
report.
Plans TO Increase Prosperity
The delegates discussed a numbsr OF
plans for Increasing the prosperity and
membership OF the order. P ] Buckley
offered resolution to the effsct that 70
was the sense Of the convention
that Il should sdopt sign
OF recognition whereby It's msmbers
might be known throughout the country
and thst a committees be sppointed to
confer nth the representatives that such
. uniform Sign be adopted
spirited discussion fAvorabie, ia most
! respects. to the proposition snsued. and
, on p1tting the motion it was adopted
The executive committee WAS authorized
to select the sigu.
John j. Walls, Of Phlladelphis, offered
resolution favoring the application foi
charter b. the union Several msmbers
opposed the ldes. stating that there was
no necessity for making the union
chartered organization, but resolution
WAS fnally adopted favoriDg the sppll-
cation In the State Of New York and ap
pointing a committee of Eve members to
report at the next convention.
Regrets From Prominent Men.
Communications from Judge Dennis
Duyer, OF Dayton. o and Hon. Michael
t Glenuan, Of Norfolk, Va EXPIRE esssd their
! regret at not being able to be present tC
D spsak tonight
The convention sdjourned ahortly
q after 10 o'clock until o'clock this after
noon, when officers will bs elected and I
place for the next convention selected.
The Conventions Committees.
These are the committees OF the con
|. ventioD: Resolutions. Msssrs. Aberp, o.
= Philadelphia, and OConnor. OF Della
= ware, and Messrs German OF Rhod,
J. Islaud aud Whalsn, OF Maryland.
Constitution and Amendmenis-M Messrs
Hessett, Of Pennsylvania, Rourke, o
New Jersey O'Oonnor, Of Delaware
= Spates. Of Maryland, Behan. OF Canada
Drlscoll OF Tennessee, aud Mss X At
German OF Rncds Island
Auditing committee Messrs Grant, o
- Della ware Spates, Of Maryland Foley, o
. New Jersey, Couly OF Psnnsy lvauia. an,
= Miss Carr, OF Philadelphia
The convention will clos, to nigh'
> With the big reception In Shields Ii
= brsry Association Hall st o'clock
= An amusing loo ident occurred at yes
4. tarday afternoon meeting. whan DelegAt
! | Buckley, Of Pcnnsy wants. offered q mo
n ,ion to drop the word Irish" from th
n name Of the organization claiming tina
- other nationslitles wanted TO becom
= members, and we're kept out by the TIL
,. having the word In 1t.
Delegate Davis, Of Philsdelphia, op
- posed the motion AID Second Vice prssi
4 deaf Mary Gorman. OF Provldenos. R. l
(, favored It. After an hour and a half o
A argument the roll Of soclsties was called
bt Wlen So Mary's Colorsd Ladies' Bsn'
fclai Society, of PailAdelphia, reachs
b Mrs. Mary Saunders. the only colore
ha delegate IN the convention arose az
lin a clear voice voted no. This cause
hearty applause and decided the matte
nd The motion was lost by vote Of GO to
10 and the name remains as before.