Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-06-03
HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week-0eneraI
News Notes.


meeting nominated officers, the election
to occur June 81.
Joe Lynch can secure the position of
Music Director for the entire order in
this city if he desires it.
Leominster, Mass, with a population
of 10000, boasts of two hourishing di-
visions and ladies' auxiliary.
Division of st. Paul held its annual
ball Monday evening, and a frst-class
time was had by those who attended.
A branch of the ladies' auxiliary was
instituted in St. Augustine's Hall, South
Boston, by Mrs. d. c. Finley, the County
President.
John Yenner is satisfied with the show
ing his ball team has made thus far The
players are anxious to meet a nine from
Division 4.
Dan Harnedy says it was the greatest
excursion, socially and financially, ever
given under the auspices of the Hiber-
mans of Louisville.
The Young Mems Division will elect
officers on Tuesday evening, June 5, and
President Mccarthy would like to see all
the members present.
Joe Taylor and Con Hallihan certainly
deserve the thanks of the Knights for
what they done to make the excursion
the great success it was.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Milwaukee
gave their third annual May party at
University Hall Tuesday evening, which
was the most enjoyable yet given.
Many were heard to remark after re-
turning home that Martin Sheehan and
Tim Broderick we're everywhere. They
saw that their guests had an enjoyable
time.
The County Board has appointed a
general committee to make arrangements
for the annual picnic of the order in St.
Paul, which will be held in the near
future.
The members of Division | and are
hard at work for their coming celebra-
tons, the former the jubilee at Riverview
Park and the latter its picnic at Lion
Garden.
County President John w. Dorsey, of
Syracuse, has been appointed Civil Ser
vice Commissioner, and the Catholic Sun
compliments Mayor Mcclure OH his Sc
lection.
George Healy and Tom Kelly saw to it
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webs in their threats, while Con OF. eary
distinguished himself as Commissary
General
Hon. John T. Heating, National Presi-
dent, was in ST. Paul last Sunday. He
was the guest of the Hibernians of Ram
sey county, and delivered an address to
the Irish people Sunday afternoon.
Division 8 of St. Paul is strong num-
erically and financially, and President
Hickey is adding to its popularity every
day, says the Irish Standard. Its men,
bers will enjoy moonlight excursion
this evening.
The Hibernian Knights of Lynn, Mass,
are making arrangements to form
ladies' auxiliary. The attention of a
number of members of Company A of
this city, Joe Taylor included, is called
to the foregoing.
The universally expressed opinion was
that Pete Linskey and Joe Mccarthy,
who kept all in roars of laughter while
on the river trip, had missed their voca-
ton and should occupy a prominent
place on the stage.
All the divisions of the order took part
in the Memorial day parade at Mime
apolis Tuesday President O'Connor was
the Grand Marshal of the Hibernian
division, which was headed by the Hi
bernian band of Ramsey county.
Last Saturday was the twenty-seventh
anniversary of the Fenian invasion of
Canada, and the event was celebrated by
reception at Hibernian Hall, Bridge
port, Conn, where the memories of by
gone days were renewed by many promi-
nent Irishmen.
At the last meeting of Division of
Bridgeport, Conn. number of Irish
papers were subscribed for the use of the
members in the hall, and the Advocate
says if all Irish readers would patronize
Irish-American literature as literally as
the above division does our apers would
be second to none in the country.
There was meeting of the county
officers for the Ancient Order of Hi
bernians of New York county last week,
to take action on the proposed new
Hibernian hall. There is building fund
now of $50, 900, and the order owns two
lots on East Forty-fourth street, and
there is every likelihood the work will be
begun before the year is ended.
A reception was rendered the officers
and members of Division So, Sonth Bos-
ton, recently by the Ladies Auxiliary,
Division 10. Mrs. Magaret E. Casey
presided and made an address of well |
come. John p. Lane, eq-President of
the Philo-Celtic Society of Boston, de-
livered an address on the language and |
the history and literature of Ireland.
Monday evening the Hibernians of
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