Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1899-04-15
HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week-0eneral
News Notes.

Each division will take great inter-
est in the silver jubilee of Division |.
A new division has been instituted at
Worcester, Mass, with fifty members.
Division will give its annual picnic
in July. The date will be July "a or 20.
There are many who would like to
meet James Brady at the meeting of
Division 4.
John ]. Barrett, Thomas Garfield and
Con Ford will represent Division 2 on
the Hall Board.
John Nolan, the insurance man, filled
the chair of j. Charles Obst in Division 2
Thursday evening.
The County Board meeting has been
called for the next Saturday evening,
April %. This is official.
Division received eight applications
and initiated three Thursday night.
President Meehan was happy.
The Irish Standard says the annual en-
tertainment to be given by Division of
St. Paul will be a hummer"
The Ladies Auxiliary of Portland,
Me-. will have all anniversary entertain
inent at the City Hall April %.
Oratory of the highest order was lis
tened to by those present at the meeting
of Division Tuesday evening.
Division has kindly rendered the use
of Hibernian Hall to the Ladies Aux
Hilary for the evening of May %.
The editor of this column has accepted
an invitation to be present at the next
meet of Division of New Albany.
The County Board will have quite an
amount of business to transact at its next
meeting All members should attend.
The remarks of County President Muir
ply at the meeting of Division Wednes-
day evening were very warmly applauded.
Division accepted the invitation to
attend the social session and smoker Of
the Young Mems Division Tuesday even
ing.
Division of New Albany is steadily
increasing in membership. Several APP
plications were referred to committees
last Sunday afternoon.
President Meehan has appointed a
committee for the purpose of arranging
for semi-annual meetings of the entire
order. This is good move.
Division 2 of Minneapolis attended
mass and holy communion in body at
St. Charles church Sunday morning.
They appeared in full regalia.
The Hibernians of New Albany held
very largely attended and interesting
meeting last Sunday afternoon, when
much business was transacted.
The Rev. John +. Redican, of Leices-
ter Mass, County Chaplain of the order,
will address the united divisions and
ladies' auxiliaries on Sunday, April %.
All the divisions of Fall River, Mass
attended holy communion in a body at
St. Patrick's church last Sunday. The
parade to the church was an imposing
one.
Ladies' auxiliaries were chartered in
Fort Wayne, South Bend and Muncie,
Ind, during the past month. The order
is growing in popularity throughout In
diana.
The bazaar of the Hibernians of Whit
man, Mass, opened Wednesday. The
opening was preceded by a parade and
address by Hon. F.. J. Slattery, State
President of the order.
Thomas Garry, who has been in bust
ness for himself at Twelfth and Rowan
since last November, sees to it that all
Hibernians receive a cordial welcome
when they call upon him.
President Hennessy and the members
of his division are hot after the Irish flag
offered at the Dominican church fair.
There was rejoicing when Will Phelan
presented himself at the meeting of his
division Wednesday evening.
Every chair in Hibernian Hall was oc.
cupied when President Hennessy called
Division to order Wednesday evening.
This speaks volumes for both officers and
members.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Jacksonville
will receive their charter at the next
meeting, which will take place Wednes
day evening. There are ten members tc
be initiated. Twenty were admitted al
the last meeting.
Three most interesting and instructive
addresses were delivered Tuesday even
ing BY State President Martin Cusick
Tom keenan, and David O'Connell. They
were listened to with close attention and
their remarks were warmly applauded.
Among those initiated by Division ]
Tuesday evening were Thomas Garry
John Kelly and William Noone. They
will add strength to this popular division
Besides the above three applications were
referred to the Membership Committee.
Members of the Jacksonville division
have under consideration the ACCESSIBILITY
of securing hall of their own. They
have among their number several of the
best business men of that city, and there
is no reason why they should not be sue
cessful.
The regular meeting Of the Ladies
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