The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-14

A meeting of the executive i'm charge
of the ARRANGEMENTS for the state con-
vention of the Ancient order of Hiber-
mans was held last night in the office
of Senator J. G. Vaughan. The COM
mittee has held weekly meetings for
two or three months past. Last nights
meeting was the first one that any pub
lie information has been given regard
ing what has been done.
The reports indicate the most sue
Cessful convention of the order in this
state. The executive committee is at
work making arrangements on an eN-
tensive scale. City Assessor william
Dawson is chairman of the committee,
and the other members are Anthony
McAndrew, Senator Vaughan, John =,
Collins, Of CarbOndalc; William j. Cos
tellO, of Dunmore: James Il. Mean
drew, of Winton; William Mulderig, a,
j. Mulderig, Prof. John j. Costello.
William McAndrew, James j. O'Hara,
of Dunmore; f.. +. Blewitt, Attorney
NJ. f. Conry, NJ. II. Griffin and County
Treasurer NJ. j. Kelley
The convention will be held i'm St
Thomas College hall on June :, s. and
10. The delegates from distant parts
of the state will begin arriving on
Saturday, June 4, and the Philadelphia
delegation will come in Sunday the
9Th, on special train ON Monday the
two wings of the order will hOld sep
arate conventions, wind up their af-
fairs, and adjourn sine die.
DETAILS OF PROGRAMME.
ON Tuesday morning the delegates
will assemble at Hotel JermYn and
march in body to st. Peters cathe-
dral. where a solemn high mass Will
be celebrated. Bauer's complete or
chestra will accompany the choir in
the music of the mass, and the music
sung at Christmas or Easter will be
repeated After the mass the dele
gates will proceed to College hall and
the opening session will be a public
one at which visiting clergymen, state
officers of both wings, and Hon. p p.
Smith, Hon. r. w. Archibald, Hon. p
". Gunster and Hon. ". NJ. Edwards
will be present.
At 2.3O in the afternoon n parade will
take place. NJ. II. Griffin will be grand
marshal. The first division will he
made up of carriages containing the
clergy. state officers, invited guests and
Bauer's band will lead it. The thirty
three divisions Of the order in the
county will be in line with bands, and
HOneSdale and Hawley will send diViS-
ions. Luzerne county is expected, as
well as other places. to send a large
delegation.
ON Wednesday morning the joint
convention will assemble, or rather the
two wings will merge, and the Board
of Erin and Board of America will be-
come memories of the past The first
order of business on Wednesday will
be the election of state officers.
TRIP TO FARVIEW.
on Thursday the delegates will be
treated to a "trip over the far-famed
Gravity road to FarVicw, ana ON Fri
day convention business will be re-
sumed and continued at an evening
session if necessary. On Saturday the
delegates will leave for home 1t is
expected that there win be $50 dele
gates in attendance.
There will le a convention of the
Ladies' auxiliary concurrent with the
general convention. The sessions will
he held in College chapel. The num-
ber of ladies viii be probably 125. 4
limited number Of tickets will be for
sale to the pubic for the FarVieW trip.