The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-12
Told the Father Mathew Men a Few Un.
pleasant Facts.
EX.MEMBERS AS SALOON.KEEPERS
Alonc--A Rather Tame Quarterly
G. +. 4. u. Convention at Minooka
Enlivencd by n speech from the Ag-
Ercssive Editor of the Indcx--But
Little Business -Com-
ing National Convention spoken Of.

| handsome new hail OF the st. Joseph's
| society of Minooka- Every society in
| the district which includes Scranton
| and the Immediately adjacent towns
| was represented, the delegation from
the ladies' societies being larger than
| usual.
Among the prominent visitors in at
| tendance were Augustus a. Boyle and
John j. Tierney, of Philadelphia, sccre-
| tary-trCasurcr and national organizer,
| respectively, Of the Irish Catholic Ben
| evUlent union of America, which will
! hold its annual convention in this city
| during the third week Of August which
| Will be simultaneous with the sitting
Of the national convention of the Cath
| Ollie Total Abstinence union. They
were invited TO address the convention
and each made an appropriate and en-
| tcrtaining speech. Mr.. Boyle spoke
| particularly against the indiscriminate
practice of physicians prescribing liquor
! for young people when attending them,
oftentimes forcing it upon them against
their wishes and cntreaties by telling
! that they must take liquor or die and
the like. Mr. Tierncy made a special
plea for work among the children.
J. j. O'Hara, of Wilkes Barre, prcsi-
|
! Mccoy, vice president and T. W. Early,
| secretary AID treasurer, also made ad-
| dresses. Michael jennings, of AVoca,
who has the dual distinction OF wear
| ing a Father Mathew BADGE that was
! pinned on his breast by Father Mathew
! himself, and also Of being the father Of
| the greatest shortStop playing the ma
| tional game, was called to d scat on the
| stage by President Timothy Mccoy,
and received a big ovation.
| A novelty for quarterly conventions
was introduced BY the st. JOseDhs in
the shape of a mixed choir of one hun
| dred voices which sang appropriate
| temperance songs in an excellent man
ner under the leadership of Professor
p. j. Quinn.
TIE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Very little business was transacted.
]. c. Gallagher. chairman Of the COM
| mittee on ways and means Tor the ma
| tional convention, stated thathi3 COM
| mittee was working hard but as yet
| could only report progress. The pro-
| gramme so far arranged includes 4
pontfical high mass at the cathedral
| Wednesday, August Is; a rally on We'd
nesday or Thursday evenings in one
|
Farview on Saturday.
The following, he said, had been add
ed to the general committee of arrange
ments: Rev. N. ]. McManus, Provi-
dencc: Rev. John Loughran, Minooka;
Rev. F.. j. Melley. Rev. Peter Christ,
| South Side; Rev. j. A. O'Reilly, cathe-
| dral; Rev. John Fricker, West Side;
| Rev. i. j. McMapus, Green Ridge; Rev
| f. =. McNally, Vest Side; Rev. NJ
f. Iynett Jermyi Rev p. f. MUIR
| ply, ELEPHANT; he, d. j. COmerford
| Archibald; Rev. II. F. Coffey, Carbon
| dale; Rev. NJ. j. Crane, Avoca; Rev
j. F. Jordan, Old Forge; Rev. r. $.
| McAndrcWs, Wilkes Barre; Rev. John
| Finnen, Pittston; Jeffrey ]. Powers
| West Side 7. c. Maloney, Providence:
j. j. Cullen. Michael McGarry, c. q.
| Boland, NJ. L. Judge, NJ. c. Judge, d.
j. Campbell and w. II. Ryan.
| The place of holding the next con-
vention was left to the direction of the
| board of directors. There being no fur
| ther business President Mccoy an
nCunced that he would entertain sug-
| gestion of a subject for discussion.
| James f. Judge, editor of the Index,
arose and told the convention that if
| they wanted to kill time he would let
them have the notes on a paper he was
| preparing which he thought would at
| least fill in time if it would not inter-
| est them exceedingly
The convention wanted to hear what
| he had to offer and accordingly took
| the stage and gave them a red-hot
| half-hOur talk during which, as is his
wont, he said some things.
n>T v r,r-cTrr nc Cnr->-u,
one OF his sayings was that the
| Scranton Diocesan union is not the
| great, glorious and bowling success
| that some of it's members think for.
| Results are the only measure Of sue
| cess he said. Tho aim Of the union is
| to win to total abstinence the Catho-
| lies Of America. What have we done
| here? he asked. Have We turned one
| Catholic grog seller from his drunkard
making calling? Not one that we have
| any record Of Have we contributed
men from our ranks to swell the ranks
! of the rum seller? This he answered
| by reading the names OF fOrty-siX cX-
| Father Mathew men Of LackaWanna
| county who are now engaged in the
| liquor business. Then he proceeded tc
| fire hot shot into the new Catholic pa
per in Wilkes Barre, because it printed
| biography of a prominent Catholic
| and wound it w by calling attention
to his "low-doWn grcggery on the pub
| lie square" An eX-president of the
union who is now in the liquor business
| and lawyer who is' a Father Mathew
| man and who aided parties in getting
| licenses at the last term of SQUIRT also
came in for share Of his bitter invec-
| tive.
He also complained that the Catholics
in professional life do not lend their
| influence to the cause, only one doctor
| and two lawyers being on the rolls Of
| the whole Diocesan union He con-
| cluded by naming over number of
| young Catholic business men who had
| embarked i'm commendable lines of
trade, explaining that they were as de-
| serving of praise as the others, who
started saloons, were Of censure.
IF it is bother you were looking for,
| there's plenty of It," he said, and
| bowed himself off the stage. He was
| cheered to the echo but despite eXpec-
tations the speech did not provoke a
| discussion.
Adjournment was made and the dele
| gates were provided with supper in the
meeting room on the second floor In
the evening there was an entertain
| ment under the auspices of the 81. Jo-
seph's at which Colonel f, j. Fitzslm-
| mons delivered an address.