The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-02
COLD WATER MEN,
Meet Of Worcester
County Local
Abstainers.
HAPPY And PROSPEROUS. !
Endorsed Thomas G. Car
rigan For Presi-
dent.


in the history OF the county union, and
great enthusiasm was shown in the
carrying out of the work. The total
number of delegates present was 40.
representing the IA societies of Wor-
cester county w.4o are affiliated with.
the county union
The convention was called to order by
Edward Farrell Jr., of Webster, who :
is second vice president of the. county
union. He acted as presiding officer in
the absence of President Patrick W.
Ward of Fitchburg and First Vice Pres
ident John M. Sharry of this city. The
l,committee on credentials, consisting of
John j. O'IIara, Peter f. Breen, John .
! w Clark and Michael Donahue, ms
spected the credentials of the visiting
delegates and admitted them to the con-
vention.
The first business was the reports of
| the officers. The presidents report
could not be read because of the abb
sence of that official. Secretary Treas
urer Daniel T. Flaherty made, his re-
port, which showed that the union had
made commendable progress during the
past year. The number of societies now
affiliated with the county union is IA,
an increase of one over last year, the
new society being the Lady Father
Mathew T. A. B. Society. In the
ltreasureF's report it was shown that the
| union was in good financial standing,
| having much larger balance than
shown in the treasurer's books the pre-
ceding year
The committee on resolutions, through
! it's chairman, Thomas c. Carrigan, re-
ported the following set of resolutions:
I'VE, the delegates of the Catholic 7.
| A. S. of Worcester county, in conven-
| ton assembled, reaffirm and renew our
| loyalty to the cause of total abstinence,
and daily are growing more and more
steadfast in our view that sobriety is
the surest guard to the perpetuation of
home and country We view with
alarm the increase of drunkenness
among boys of tender age and young
men, and we pledge ourselves to every
honorable effort to redeem them from
| the impending doom that seemingly
oonfronts them. We point with pleas
ure to the record of the Catholic total
abstainers of this section for the last
| fifty years, and we earnestly hope that
the good work will increase. Our sue
cess is in no small measure due to the
kind assistance of our clergy, and we
there and now return our sincere thanks
for their very consoling announcement
We congratulate the Father Mathew
Society of Worcester on it's completion
of its fiftieth year Of organization, and
we will ever try to emulate their ex-
ample and let it serve as a model by
(which to shape our lives. We return
thanks to the U. C. T. A. S. of Worces-
ter, to the Father Mathew Society, to
Rev. M. T. O'Brien of st. Johns Church
for all the courtesy shown
The nominating committee, consisting
of p. ]. Shea, ]. T. Brosnan, Joseph
O'Keefe, William McCann, John Nc
Grath and Miss Rose Love. brought in
the following list of officers which were
IL N a Yof 11nTYes al ia
| ton: Spiritual director Rev. Michael
t. O'Brien of st. Johns Church, this
city; first vice president, Edward Far
rell of Webster; second vice president.
Joseph NJ Sharry of Worcester: secre-
tary, Daniel T. Flaherty of Worcester:
treasurer, Walter A. Reynolds Of Ux-
bridge; auditors, G. ]. Carmody. P. II.
Breen and Henry M. Shaughnessy, ali
1 of this city.
The newly elected spiritual director.
Rev. M. 7. O'Brien, the popular curate.
at st. Johns church, made a short
speech of acceptance in which he called
upon the other members of the official
board to labor with him in the per-,
formance of successful years work.
/ He suggested that the members of the
board Of trustees should hold a. run-to-
gether at certain intervals of the year.
and discussed the progress of the diff
/ ferent societies affiliated with the cour-
" union. After the reverend gentle-
imam concluded his talk, the convention
Ipaid high compliment to him by a ris-
ing voteyof thanks for his services. The
United Catholic societies of this CITY
We're also given rising vote of thanks
| by the convention $500
The committee ON constitutional
amendments made an important report
and recommended the change of its con-.
stitution so that the county union elects
all its officers. including the first. presi4
dent. AS the constitution now stands,
the county union only has power to
elect all officers but the county presf- =,
dent. The convention was unanirnous-
~ In favor of bringing the matter to
/ the attention of the Springfield diocesan =
Iconvention to be held at Westfield Oct.
10th, and endeavor to have that body
act in favorable manner on it's adop-
tlon. The county presidents are usu-
ally elected by the diocesan convention
each year. but If the amendment that,
the delegates from Worcester county Is
to present passes, each county convene
ton will have the power to elect all it's
officers, including the presidents. The
! committee includes the following: Da- I.
Vid Goggin, p r. Ryan, H. W. Shaugil-
messy and Miss Annie Foley. .igr
The matter of holding a county field
| DAY was discussed, but no definite ac-
| ton was taken in regard to holding
one. The majority of the members
present were favorably inclined to the
! idea, and the union will undoubtedly
hold one next year. Secretary Fla
| herty was appointed committee OF. one.
! to effect an anicable settlement he
tween the st. Paul's Society of Blaclxs
Istone and the Father Mathew Society
! of Woonsocket. in regard to the divt.
sion of the profits Of thesreeent field
day that both organizations held Tho
| convention decided that the county un-
ion should voluntarily give up it's share,
10 per cent of the net profits to which
they are entitled, and instructed Seek
rotary F1aherty to write to the two
societies to that effect and urge that
the profits of the field day be equally
divided among the two societies.
shortly before the convention closed,
1.-THE talk reverted to the election Of a
| county president, and it was the unani-
NOUS choice of those present that Thos
G. Carrigan Of this city should be nut
I forward as the candidate from this city.
for that position, and his election be
urged with vigor at the diocesan con-
vention at Westfield. Oct. 10TH.
A meeting Of the delegates to the do
cesar convention has been called for
next Tuesday evening at Father Ma
thew hall, when the delegates will con-
| fer as to what course they will take
| at the Westfield convention. 1t viii be
| urged that the local delegates act az a.
body ON all the questions that come
before the convention, thereby making
their numbers felt It is likely that
the candidacy Of Thomas c. Carrigan
will be Endorsed, and the delegates from
this city will do all in their power to
! nave him elected county president Of
iaS worcester county union.