The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-10-11
COMMITTEE HAD
A BIG SURPRISE
All OF the Money Raised for the National
Convention Not Used.
BALANCE IS TO BE DIVIDED
Each Society viii Receive the
Amount That They Originally Con.
tributed Toward Deiraying the Ex.
penses of Entertaining the Dele.
gates to the Late National Catholic
Total Abstinence Union Of America.
Prize Essay mt Next Convention.

The delegates from the Total Absti-
nence societies which comprise the sec
ond district of the Scranton Diocesan
union, met in st. David hall yesterday
afternoon as the guests of the Hyde
Park Father Mathew society. The OBJ
tect of the meeting was to conduct the
third quarterly convention for this year
of the union. The convention was call
ed to order at 3.45 o'clock by Chair
man John McTierney, of the Father
Mathews. William Quinn, of the st.
Peters, acted as secretary.
A roll call of officers was made and
the delegates from the several soci-
cites presented their credentials show
ing the following in attendance:
Father Mathew-M. S. Lavele, j. ].
Powers, p. NJ. Rohan, NJ. 4. Walsh, James
Regan.
st. Leo's Battalion-T. j. Gilroy, j. II.
Devine, NJ. Jennings, Il. S. Connors, James
Degnol.
Father Mathew Cadets--M. L. Sheri-
dan, C. Canavan John Shaughnessy, Ed
ward Devine, T. f. Murray.
ST. Cecelia's, Ladies' Branch-Misses
Hennigan, McHugh, McAuliffe, Murray,
Flaherty.
ST. Paurs Pioneer Corps-Frank Nc
Lane, II. a. Mccoy, Michael Sullivan, j.
j. Sweeney, John Murphy.
st. Paurs Cadets-P. +. Mccoy, T. W.
Early, w. Haskins, Thomas McGraw, p.
j. Lafferey.
st. Patrick's Cadets-Morris Duggan,
John NIayock.
st. Patrick's Society-Michael McGarry
John u. Boland, James p. Lavelle, Patrick
Boyle.
St. Peter's-John F. McDonough, John
Walsh NJ. c. Doyle, w. A. Collins, Pat
rick Murphy.
ST. Peters Cadets-M. T.. Clark, NJ.
Walsh, ]. r. Mclean, John Brown, Pat
rick Moiitt.
Father Whitty's-R. A. Maloney, p. j.
Mulherin, G.. j. Lotus, Joseph J. Muir
ray.
st. Aloysus-John j. Brown, Peter j.
Walsh. +. J. Gavan, Frank Connery.
Thomas Mahon.
st. John's-Thos II. Malloy, NJ. ]. RAT
ferty, John J. Murphy. Thomas l.. Con-
merry, John j. Gibbons.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The ways and means committee which
looked after the financial arrange
ments of the recent national convention
of the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of America, held in this city,
made a report of the receipts and ex-
penditures. The amount collected was
S,OJG.09, and the necessary outlay in
cident to the convention expenses was
$1a1.6?. A balance was left amounting
| to $354.4O. This balance proved to be
a veritable bone of contention.
AS soon as it was announced that q
| motion would be in order to- dispose of
this balance j. r. Mclean, of st. Peters
Cadets, moved that the amount sub
scribed by the several societies toward
the general fund, be refunded them.
This would take 1905. The balance to
be rendered Rev. Father Melley, spir-
itual director of the union. City Treas
! urer c. G. Boland, of st. Patrick's,
moved an amendment that the dispos-
| al should be referred back to the ways
| and means committee who should re-
port later upon n means of disposal.
This was a signal for the tacking on
| of amendments. For a time the work
| in hand seemed to be lost and matters
| of a foreign nature We're preached. AT
| last a motion to consider the previous
| question brought partial system of
| movement and the amendments were
voted down.
The drift of sentiment was plainly
in favor of the refunding, but there was
| division as to the best means of util-
i2ing the surplus. A compromise mo-
tion to the effect that the whole amount
| be transferred to the treasury of THE
| union failed to pass though Mr.. Bo-
| land made an impassioned appeal, urg-
| ing a judicious consideration on this
point
| MONEY WILL BE RETURNED.
The motion as originally made was
passed with the exception of the dis
| posal of the Sj4.40 balance. This was
transferred to the unions treasury and
the irritating issue was at an end. The
| work as accomplished thus gives each
society who contributed a pro rata
share of their contributions back an1
the district union will receive the bene.
lit of the balance.
An auditing committee of five mem.
bers was, upon motion, appointed by
the chairman to audit the report of the
ways and means committee. This au
dit committee comprises: Chairman j
]. Brown, st. Aloysius; James 7. Muir
ray, Father Whitty's; j. F. McDon'
ough, st. Peters; NJ. DugSan, st. Pat
rick's Cadets, and 7. w. Early, st
Paul's Cadets.
| j. G. Gallagher was called TO the
chair at this point. The selection of tht
next place for the meeting of the dis
trict union was left to the hoard OF
directors. Upon motion it was decided
to offer q prize of IS for the best essay
to he read at the next convention, by
any member of the different societies
The subject chosen was THE Prospect:
of a Total Abstainer."