Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-09-30
HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week-General
News Notes.


Division is going right ahead and adj
hitting new members at every meeting.
Severed longtime absentees were pres
ent at the meeting of Division Tuesday
evening.
With Dan Harnedy's transfer card
went the best wishes of the members OF
Division 4.
Patrick Gillen, of Covington, was adj
mitted to membership in Division Tues
day evening.
The Young Mems Division will shortly
announce the manner in which they will
celebrate Thanksgiving.
The Hibernians will all turn out in the
great parade Monday week. They will
assemble at Hibernian Hall.
The First Division of Bridgeport, Conn,
has appointed a committee to make ar
engagements for its annual fair.
There was a splendid meeting of Divi-
sion Wednesday night John Doran
and P. Leland were elected members.
Joseph Dougherty was initiated a men,
Der of Division at its meeting this week.
The ceremony was the best vet exhibited
under the new form.
The Hibernian Knights of the East are
all resuming active drilling. Capt. Joe
Breen and Lieut.. Hallihan will soon be-
gin putting their men through.
Now that the evenings are pleasant
there should be a great increase in the
attendance at the meetings of Division 3
Turn out next Wednesday night.
Division will meet Tuesday evening.
Every member should be present. Mat
tiers of great importance to the young
men will be introduced for consideration.
The Third Division of Bridgeport
Conn, will celebrate its eighth ami
versary October 10 with an entertainment,
with State, county and division officers
as guests.
The St. Paul and Minneapolis papers
make special mention of the "6ne APP
pearance of the Hibernians" in the re-
cent great German Catholic parade in the
former city.
Martin Higgins, John Shaughnessy
and lanes Burke were the three swells
in great cake walk at the Irish dance
that occurred Wednesday evening at the
Fifth Avenue Hall.
Division | Of Nashville last week gave
very pleasant outing, dance and euchre
party at Glendale Park. A large number
of invitations had been sent out and Sc
lect crowd was present.
A lively contest is on between the
members of Division of Duluth, Mimi,
for gold prize of $40 to the one procur-
ing the largest number of members be-
tween now and January l..
Division / of ST. Paul, Mimi, will hold
an open meeting and entertainment Octo-
Der ls. According to reports in the Irish
Standard large numbers are being initial
ed at each meeting of Divisions /, A and 8.
Nearly one hundred women were pres
ent at a meeting held at Fall River,
Mass, last Sunday week to join ladies'
auxiliary. Addresses were delivered by
State and county officers, after which
Mary f. Mcdonald was elected Presi-
dent
Tie Hibernian Rifles of Providence
and a detachment of the Hibernian
Knights made very imposing appear
ance on the occasion of their recent ex-
cursion to Newport. The weather was
all that could be desired, and the Visitor
says the steamer Bay Queen never carried
happier crowd.
The mass meeting recently held at
Columbia Theater by Divisions and 10,
of North Adams, Mass, was vary large.
w. H. Barrett introduced Rev. ]. Fallon,
of Williamstown, as the presiding officer.
Father Fallon is the spiritual director of
the order in Berkshire county. John A.
Ryan, of Boston, made the principal
speech. Among other things he said
ave are hearing a great deal about the
Anglo-Saxon these days, but the Anglo
Saxon is not all. This nation is not all
Anglo-Saxon by any means. All nation
/
alities have coalesced here. England
has ever been hater of the nation. We
can afford to let her work out her own
destiny, and we will work out ours.
say to Mckinley and to all other Gov
eminent officials, let no greed for power
lead us to wrong any man or to make
war on those who have never wronged
us.
The Hibernians of Suffolk county
Mass, rendered testimonial to the Rev
Charles f. Donahue, of St. Thomas par
ish, Jamaica Plain, on the eve of his de
parture for we'll earned vacation. Fathe
Donahue is State chaplain of the Ancien
Order of Hibernians. Previous to tn
exercises in the hall a parade was hell
through several of the streets. At tn
conclusion of the parade the exercise
were opened in the hall. which wa
crowded to the doors. Thomas Lally
Vice President of Division l5, Jamaic
Plain, presided. Mr.. Lally spoke of tn
feeling of love toward Father Donahu
which actuated those gathered befor
him. He introduced as the first speake
County President William J. Cronin. l
was his pleasant duty to present t