The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-09
NOTICE OF CONVENTION.
Local Temperance Dele
gates Receive Notice of
the Westfield Meeting.

The Springfield Diocesan Total Alb
stinence Union has sent out notices to
all the local total abstinence societies
notifying them of the converting of the
which is to be held at Westfield, Tues
day, Oct. 10.
High mass will be celebrated at St.
Marys church, Tuesday morning, Oct.
TO- at $50 o'clock. Rev. Thomas P.
Smith of Westfield will preach the SER
mon. Delegates will meet at Foresters'
hall at s o'clock a. M, and march to
the church under the direction of the
sergeant at arms.
On the evening of the 10th the FIR.
Mathew Society of Westfield, will ten
der a reception to the delegates. On the
evening of the 9Th the FIR Mathew So
ciety of Westfield will give a smoke
talk at F'oresters' hall, the exercises to
begin at $50 o'clock.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Westfield
will entertain the lady delegates on the
evening of Oct. 8 at Father Mathew
hall A reception committee from the
ladies will meet the lady delegates at
the station and escort them to the hall
where refreshments will be served. At
ter the evenings entertainment the la
dies will be cared for at the homes of
some of the members of the Westfield
Ladies' Aid.
The local members of the union who
have been present at ten or more con-
ventions are John A. Garvey, William
j. Larkin, Rev. Bernard S. Conaty,
Richard O'Flynn. The committee APP
pointed are:
NOMINATION OF OFFICERS.
Luke ]. Mackin, Hinsdale, chairman;
John e. Tobin, Chicopee; Richard F.
Riley, D. Callahan, Charles f. Murphy,
E. R. Fitzgerald, and John F. Moran,
Chicopee Falls; D. c. Daily, Dalton;
George O'Donnell and John j. O'Brien,
Easthampton; James w. Malone, Fitch
burg; James Pigett, Greenfield Patrick
Shea, Matthew Begley, Joseph Nolan,
NJ. ]. O'Connor, P. n. Maley, Edward
OConnell and Thomas E. Begley A. j.
Moran, James O'Brien and Barbara
McDonough, Lee; w. C. Kirby, Lenox;
P. u. Driscoll, North Adams; j. w.
O'Connor, Josie Hackett, w. ]. Keefe.
John L. Sullivan and Philip Sheridan,
Northampton; M b. Bowling, North
Brookfleld E. H. Cullen, Daniel and
James Farrell, Pittsf1eld r. x. Mccain,
Spencer; William ]. Tate, William j.
Hart, E. ]. Sheehan and James B. Co.'S
tello. Springfield; Michael Loltu2,
Thorndike; William Ryan, Mrs. John
Doherty and Edward G. Crotty, West
field; John T. Brosnihan, Thomas Ma
lone, John T. Sheehan, Henry M.
Shaughnessy, Edward H. O'Brien, Rev.
B. S. Conaty, H. ]. Cummings, John w.
Clark, Elizabeth I. Love and Thomas
c. Carrigan, Worcester. The committee
will meet at Foresters' hall, at $50
o'clock p. M, Oct. g. Each society of
the union is entitled to representation
on this committee. Societies that have
not reported their choice of delegates
will see that one of their number is
represented on this committee.
The board of government of the union
will meet at Foresters' hall, Oct. 8, at
$50 o'clock p. m. The board will give
hearing at that time to any delegate
or society who may have business that
should be considered by them.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Patrick e. Bowe, Chicopee, chairman;
III. P. Cunningham, Blackstone; James
han, J. S. Griffin and d. L. Shea, Chico
pee Falls; James J. Fender, Dalton;
Edward Eagan and Joseph F. Gen
dreau, Easthampton; John p Gallagh-
er, Fitchburg; John j. Woodlock,
Greenfield; Robert J. Harrington, Hins-
dale; Thomas Connor, Thomas w Car
roll, George O'Connell, Thomas Swee-
ney, John ]. Sheehan, Thomas Maho-
ney and Thomas E. Sullivan, Holyoke;
Thomas j. Purcell, Frank j. Boland
and Annie Deely, Lee; M. w. Murray,
Lenox; Patrick Malloy, North Adams:
John L. Shaw, Mary Murray, Thomas
F. Burns John Dunn and John L. Dam
iels, Northampton; James G. Murphy
North Brookheld; r. F. Stanton, Fran
els Mcmahon and Thomas H Nolan,
Pittsfield; David F. Heffernan, Spen-
Ger; t. j. Collins, w. S. FitzGibbon. P
j. Harrington and T. 3. Carey, Spring.
field; w. j. Mccormick, Thorndike;
James Tierney, Margaret Slattery and
James Caffrey, Westfield; j. H. Thomp-
son, j. H. Reardon, J. NJ. Sharry, DR.. J.
A. Smith. c. J. Leary. ]. F. McGrath.
~. F. Sullivan Cadets, Mary Walsh
and Daniel F. Flaherty, Worcester
The committee will meet at Foresters
hall, at 7.30 o'clock p. M, Oct. 8. Each
society of the union is entitled to repre-
sentation on this committee. Societies
that have not reported their choice of
delegates will see that one of their
number is represented on this commit
tee.
RESOLUTIONS.
Rev. James P. Tuite, Worcester.
chairman; Rev. John j. O'Malley, Chi
copee F'allS; Patrick j. Garvey, Hol-
yoke; Frank J. Lawler, Greenfield;
William Nugent, Pittsfeld; John n.
Lovett, Springfield and Richard
O'Hern, North Adams. The committee
will meet at Foresters hall at 7.3o
O'Clock, Monday evening.
AUDITING.
John A. Garvey, Worcester, chair
man; John F. Sullivan, St. Anne's,
Worcester; Andrew ]. Griffin, Spring
field; John ]. Hand and c. j. Gavin.
Holyoke. This committee Will meet at
8 o'clock Monday evening at Foresters'
hail.
CREDENTIALS
]. A. Heenehan, Springfield, chair
man; C. F. Donovan, North Adams; T..
]. O'Connor Holyoke; w. A. Fahey,
Pittsfield; John T. O'Connor, North
hampton, and C. ]. Carmody and P. F.
Ryan, Worcester. This committee will
be in session at Foresters' hall at 7
o'clock. Monday evening, when creden-
tials will be received and badges given.
The committee will also be in session
Tuesday morning after mass at the
same place.