Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1898-12-03
HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week-General
News Notes.

There were no meetings this week.
Division meets Tuesday night. There
will be a number of new applications pre-
sented and several initiated.
State President Martin Cusick is ex.
pected to be with Division / Tuesday
evening.
President John Hennessy would like tc
meet every member of his division
Wednesday evening.
Division 4 is still adding names to its
membership roll. Its yearly report will
be most surprising one.
A meeting of the County Board was
held in Springfield, Mass, this week to
decide where the st. Patrick's Day parade
will be held.
William Donlon, of the Thirteenth
ward, Boston, is candidate for the Com
mon Council. He is the Secretary of
Division So.
The Hon. f. ]. Slattery, the State
President of Massachusetts,, and other
members of the State Board were to visit
the Holyoke division the first week in
December on tour of inspection.
Division 3, of Roxbury, rendered a re-
ception to its former Recording Secretary,
John f. Heating, gunner in the navy.
He was presented with a gold watch and
chain on behalf of the division by the
President, John Dolan.
The third annual ball of Division 4. of
Medford, Mass, was a pleasant and sue
cessful event. A number of visiting
brothers were among the guests of the
progressive division and were hospitablv
entertained.
Con O'Leary, of No. 4, seeing the hap
Ply state of life in which his brother is
now basking, has decided to follow his
example in the near future. And when
ever Con undertakes anything, no matter
how hazardous, he is sure to carry it to
successful termination.
Division 50, of South Boston, presented
a gold badge to Patrick Costello, a men,
Der of the division and a veteran of San
tiago. Brother Costello belongs to the
Seventh infantry, U. S. A. The Vice
President, Benjamin Fitzpatrick, pre-
sided on account of 1.-THE illness of the
President, John T. Mahoney.
The Ancient Order of Hibernians and
the Irish-American people of St. Paul,
Mimi, celebrated the anniversary of the
Manchester martyrs Wednesday evening,
November %. Hon. E. ]. Cannon,
County President of the A. o. II. of St.
Paul, called the meeting to order. Hons.
I. r. Kane, c. d. O'Brien and others
addressed the meeting.
Mr.. ID. M. Smith, of the Illinois Cen
trial, is one of the most popular officials
in the city. Mr.. Smith is a fine type of
young Irish-American manhood-he has
a ready laugh or smile for everybody and
his extreme courtesy, coupled with his
business ability, mark him out as one of
the coming railroad magnates.
Martin McNally and Tom Langan, of
the Hibernian Knights, though not physi-
cally endowed with muscular proportions
equal to their brother knights, are never
theless the lions of the company where
the fair sex are concerned. No social
affair. is complete without them. They
are the boys to charm the susceptible
heart of lady fair.
To no man in the State of Kentucky
are the Hibernians more indebted than
to Joseph P. Taylor, of Division 3. His
business ability, his untiring ZEAL his
honesty and steadiness of purpose are
subjects of the warmest commentator.
But alas for the frailty of human nature,
Joe, like other mortals, will get left.
After walking from the lower extremity
of Portland avenue to the upper end of
Main street to play challenge game of
euchre, sin which he excels," what was
his surprise to be unable to take trick"
He owned 1t was put-up affair, and re-
turned home sadder but wiser follower
of Hoyle.