The Irish standard., 1900-06-16
Convention of the Ladies' Aux
iliary Largely Attended.
LIST OF NEWLY ELECTED OFFICERS
Minneapolis is Chosen for the
Biennial Meetingin 1 9O2.


cient Order of Hibernians and Ladies'
Auxiliary, A. 0. H., of Minnesota, held
in the city OF Rochester Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday last, was the
largest in the history OF the order
in this state. The sessions of both
organizations were we'll attended
by the delegates and deep in
terest was manifested in the proceed
ings. The convention OF the A. o. H.
was called to order at the Grand Opera
House by State President C. ]. O'Brien
of Owatonna Immediately after the cele-
bration of high mass at St. Johns
church, the delegates having previously
marched in procession headed by the
Rochester band to the sacred edifice,
which was crowded to the doors, an clio.
quent sermon on the occasion being de-
livered by State Chaplain Rev. Father
Lynch of Brainerd. Upon calling the
convention to order committee on ere
dentials was Immediately appointed,
after which an adjournment was taken
to $3.50 o'clock. Upon reasscmbling
the state president introduced Mayor
Sinclair of Rochester, who made neat
address OF welcome to the delegates and
extended the freedom OF the city to all.
The credentials committee not being
ready to report number of interesting
addresses were delivered by the follow
ing delegates: c. P. Maginnis, Duluth
John Kennedy, ]. C. Gubbins, ]. H.
Nightingale, ]. ]. Fitzgerald, Mime
apolis, and Gus Sexton of Saltwater.
The report OF the committee on Gre
dentials was then submitted and adopt
ed, showing the following delegates en-,
titled to seats in the convention: C. ].
O'Brien, Thos. Connolly, ]. F. McGin-
mis-, r. ]. Clarke, John Mahoney, john
Sheehy, state officers; AnolSa county,
T. M. Sullivan, Thos. Coleman; Big
Stone county, M. j. Mcdonnell, Will
liam Cregan; Blue Earth county, I. B.
Murtaugh, P. Kenny, Robert Madigan;
Grow Wing county, J. F. McGinnis, T.
Toohey, J. E. Wallace; Dakota county
T. P. Moran, ]. ]. Currier, W. D. Car
roll; Fillmore county, John Galligan
James Seaman; Hennepin county, N c.
O'Connor. M. W. Mogan, Thos.
O'Neill, w. S. Bayley, G. ]. Nolan
Thos. Dunn, James ]. Regain, D.
O'Connell, M. E. Neary, P. L. Col
Inns, ]. T. MCGOWAN, E. A. Malone, l.
Brett, r. ]. Hayes, l. F. Rice, John
Meagher, ]. J. Doran, J. C. Gubbins
Michael Gleason, John T. Boylan, d.
Bowe. ]. F. Lyons. Thos. Jordan. M
J. Allen, ]. H. Nightingale; Houston
county, T. ]. O'Leary, P. V. Ryan; Lie
Sueur county, ]. F. Ronayne, F. F.
Osborn, P. Mccarthy; Lyon county, P
F. Kiley, ]. E. Kiley; Mcleod county
P. J. O'Connell, ]. w. Halloran; Muir
ray county, J. H. Mahoncy, M. Cullen
J. E. Keary; Renville county, J. H
Reagan; Rice county, M. Leadon, ]. P
Coughlin, A. Boyle; St. Louis county
John Flood, F. S. Kelly, ]. H. Sullivan
c. P. Maginnis; Scott county, James
O'Neill; Sibley county, w. T. Fahey
Dan Myers; Stearns county, Morgan
Flaherty; Steele county, E. J. McGrath
T. E. eastman; M. J. Keenan,; Steven:
county, VIM Riordan, D. Hennessy
Swift county, D. F. McDermott, J. C
Collins, William McKenna; Washing
ton county, R. w. McGarry, P. H
Ryan, J. A. O'Shaughnessy, Gus Sex
ton, Dan Doyle, T. w. Welsh; Winona
county, John Rowan, D. F. O'Brien, M
J. Ryan, Luke Maggie; Waseca county
Thos. Boucher, D. J. Mcmahon; Ohm
sted county, M. Hebron, J. E. McGov
ern, P. J. Seaman, Ed Fitzgerald, M
Fitzpatrick; Pipestone county, M. Der
mody, VIM. Whelan, J. H. Mead; Ram
sey county, E. J. Cannon, T. w. Nc
Goey, J. B. Pewters, Robert Purcell
J. R. Hickey, M. Seaman, M. Mullane
w. J. Regain, ]. ]. Regan, T. J. Doyle
T. P. Sheehan, D. Kennedy, E. w
Buckley. James Tracy, M. ]. Lee, ]. H
McNally, T. P. Connolly, w. ]. Long
R. ]. Clarke.
After the adoption of the report O
the credentials committee the followin,
committees were appointed: On by
laws, resolutions, rules of order, stand
ing of the order, press and audit. Afte
these committees were appointed re
cess was taken until 10 o'clock Wednes
day morning.
Upon reassembling Wednesday morn
ing the reports of State President c.
O'Brien, State Secretary Thos. Con
molly and State Treasurer ]. F. Nc
Ginnis we're received. The president
report was resume of the work OF hi
Office for the past two years, and man
good suggestions and much importan
matter appeared therein of interest t
the delegates. From the very concis
report of State Secretary Connoll,
which followed, many interesting fact