The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1898-06-25
TOTAL ABSTINENCE DELEGATES AS
sEMDLE IN LARGE NUMBERS At
THAT PLACE.
1WEnTY.SEviNIH ANNUAL GATHERING,
THE HOSPITABLE CITIZENS ENTER
TAIN THE VISITORS IN GRAND
STYLE,

The twenty-seventh annual conyen-
tion OF the Catholic Total Abstinence
Union of the archdiocese of St, Paul
Was held in the thriving city Of Waiver
ly last Wednesday and Thursday, and in
point of numbers in attendance was
the largest gathering of workers in
the temperance cause held for many
years. The whole town, regardless Of
nationality or religious belief, turned
out to do honor to their guests. The
city hall, where the convention was
held, and nearly all the business houses
were decorated with banners and ever
greens in order to show their apprccia-
ton and respect for the cause in which
they were laboring. 1t was indeed a
proud moment in the life of Father
Casey. parish priest at Waverly, when
ne beheld the magnitude of the gather
ing on Wednesday, and knew that all
the people of the city were behind him
In looking after their interests. Nearly
all the delegates arrived at IL o'clock
a. m. Wednesday, and at once formed in
procession and marched to the church.
where high mass was celebrated, a DOW
erful sermon being preached on the oc-
casion by Father Egan, of Watertown.
After mass grand parade took place.
after which the convention was called
to order by State President J. ]. Regain.
OF st. Paul. After the appointment of
the usual committees the convention
adjourned until Thursday morning. On
wednesday evening splendid enter
tainment was held at the City Hall.
where Rev. J. M. Cleary was announced
to speak, but the crowd which gathered
was so large that the building could
not contain half of those who desired to
hear the lecture, and it became neces-
sary to adjourn to the church, where
the reverend father delighted the
large audience for more than an hour
with one of his choicest sermons on tho
evils of intemperance. After the lee
ture was concluded the entertainment
was resumed at the hall without inter-
rtptlon, until an early hour in the
morning, but notwithstanding this fact
the delegations were up and doing
bright and early on Thursday morning,
after enjoying few hours rest, some.
thing they could not so easily have
done were they not teetotaers.
Tho convention assembled at $
O'Clock Thursday morning and the rou-
tine work was taken up. Many society
reports were read and number Of val
liable papers on different phases of
the work were presented The report
of State Secretary w. p. Kenney, OF
Minneapolis, gave total membership
in good standing in the arch diocese of
1853, being net gain of 1913 for the
year ending May 81, 1898. Father
Kelly, of Minneapolis, Father Casey, of
Waverly, and Robert O'Connell, of st.
Paul, were elected to represent the
union at the national convention to he
held at Boston in August. The cleo
ton of officers was the next work, and
resulted in the following selections:
President, ]. J. Regain, St. Paul; first
vice-president, w. J. O'Reily, Belle
Creek; second vice-president, p. j.
Mccormick, Watertown; third vice-pres-
ident, Mrs ]. F. Kelly, st. Paul; secre-
tary, w. p. Kenney, Minneapolis; treas.
urer, H. G. Sherry, Minneapolis. Buff
falo, Mimi, was chosen as the place of
holding the convention next year.