The Irish standard., 1897-01-16
DULUTH .HIBERN|ANS.
they held Il i o I, Meeting and Pub
licfv Installed their Officers, =.


Duluth. =-T1f1eetf first public installation
of the officers OF Division No. I, Ancient
Order of Hiberntans :of:St. Louis county,
took place "Wednesday evening, Jan. 6,
in the King block hall in the presence Of
a large audience composed of members
and their friends.
The meeting was CALLED to order by
County President John Flood, who ex-
tended a hearty welcome to all present
on behalf Of the Hibernians of St. Louis
county. He then read a few sections
from the report of the proceedings of
the National convention which was held
in Detroit, Mich, last July, with refer
ence to the great progress that has been
made in the order during the past two
years, considering the hard times which
the county has: been experiencing. He
stated that about 100 new divisions of
the order have been organized in the
United States and Canada and twenty
seven companies of Hibcrnian Rifles, or
Knights, have been added to the mill
Cdly DldilCA vi IllC oluC1. LIZ NSIuCu
the clause of the constitution with refer
ence to qualifications for membership as
he said there had been some misunder
standing as to its meaning. The main
objects of the order were set forth in a
few brief words and he concluded his re-
marks by hoping all would enjoy them
selves for the evening by the entertain
ment provided. He then called the new
ly elected officers, who advanced toward
the platform where they formed in line
before the county president, who admin
istered the obligation OF their office. The
newly installed president c. P. Maginnis,
then took the chair for the evening and
presided over the meeting. On taking
his seat he made a few short remarks
thanking the members for the honor
conferred on him and extending a well
come to all present. The platform was
dra,ed with the eolors Of America and
Ireland, and the Right Rev. Bishop Nc
Golrick occupied "a seat on the platform
TO the right of the president. The first
number on the program was vocal solo
by the always welcome favorite, Miss
Anna Farrell, VITO rendered in very
pleasing manner 1.-The Harp That Once
Thro' Tara's SHa al4I. and for an encore
sang "Asthore.
The address ofathe evening was then
delivered byo Bishop McGolrick. He
said it gave him Very much pleasure to
be present on tile Occasion and regretted
that he did not meet the society more
frequently, but hoped that in the future
he would meet the7nembers more regu-
-Iarly in their hail. The origin OF the An
cient Order Il f1bcrnians was grand
one, for it was organized in defense of
faitl, and fatherAaud. and through long
years of oppressian, the members OF the
A. o. H. in ireland stood shoulder to
shoulder to protect the priest of God in
exercising his holy functions. It had a
noble mission and it performed it well,
but since its first. organization it has
.branched out and today it is to be found
in all parts Of the world where Irishmen
are to be found in sufficient numbers to
start division He said that it gave
him great pleasure to publicly testify that
he was in the city of Washington on the
occasion of the presentation OF $4,000 TO
the Catholic university OF that city for
the endowment Of a chair for the preser
.ysa.ion Of the Celtic lang mage and litera3
cure He met The, repre- sentatiYes ofstlae.