Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-07-30
HIBERNIANS.
One OF the Leading Social and Bencv-
lent Societies OF Todsy-SOme
Of Its Members.

cago lawyer.
c. P. Sweetman, of Ohio, has ;
large printing house at Dayton.
The bar of Kentucky is ably rep
resented by Judge Shine, of Coving
ton.
James F. Stratton was formerly q
member at the Massachusetts, Legis.
ture.
John L. O'Keefe, of the Kansas
delegation, is the City Attorney at
Leavenworth.
State Senator E. J. Slattery, OF
Massachusetts,, headed strong dele
cation from his State.
Indiana had able representatives in
the national body in Maurice Coll,
John O'Hara and M. F. Burns.
Alderman Bignane, who represents
the Twenty-eighth ward in Chicago's
Council, ably represented Illinois.
Among the delegates to the late
A. o. H. convention at Trenton were
many Irishmen who are well known
locally and nationally.
Judge Morris F. Wilhere, of Phil
adelphia, has been valued member
of the Executive Board, having served
four terms as National President.
With the Pennsylvania delegation
was T. ". Powderly, now United
Commissioner, and formerly the sue
cessful leader of the Knights Of Labor.
Former Representative John P.
Quinlan, of Pennsylvania, is promi-
ent Scranton lawyer, and commanded
the greatest attention when on the
floor.
The souvenirs at the convention
were pretty, being celluloid medal
lion of Bishop McFaul suspended
from a pin by strip of green silk
ribbon.
Judge Maurice F. Wilhere, of Phil
adelphia,i is brother-in-law of William
F. Harrity, and has been one of the
leading spirits in Hibernsinism for a
score of years.
The Ladies Auxiliary has ao8 d.
visions, 1918 members; paid out,
$3II, oS7. SO in sick and funeral bene-
fits; SIG. 1854 for charitable pur-
poses, and has a balance of $48, s45.-
40.
John Mclaughlin, with the Michi-
gan boys, has the look of a church
dignitary. In addition to being an
enthusiastic Hibernian, he is an Elk
and an old-time friend of Mayor |
Sickel.
Bishop Foley, who is treasurer Of
the $50, 900 fund of the American
branch to endow a chair in the Cath
Ole University to teach the Celtic
language, has $aI9.7o balance on
hand in excess of the endowment
fund.
One of the conspicuous firgures
from the West was genial "Tom"
Harmon, for three terms Mayor of
Kansas City, and an important factor
in the politics as well as the business
Of his State. Another well-known
Westerner is Judge T. ]. Mahoney,
Of Omaha, Neb.
Mr.. T. J. Dundon, of Columbus,
o., is a big lumber merchant and
man of wide influence both in his
private and public life. Mr.. Dun
don's popularity among the Hiber-
mans is manifested by the fact that
he has been honored eight successive
terms as National Treasurer.
Mr.. James O'Sullivan, the National
Secretary, was formerly bright news
paper man, who gave up his pen un-
der the alluring temptations set forth
in political life. He has been most
successful, and at present is enjoying
The benefits of the lucrative position
Of superintendent of the letter carriers
Of Philadelphia.
P. ]. O'Connor, the ex.President,
IS lawyer of high standing through
put the South, where he has won the
title of "silver-tongued orator of the
Southland" He is both respected