The Irish standard., 1901-02-02
AM. IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY
The Officers OF the Organization
for 1901.

Yhe annual meeting OF the American
Irish Historical society was held in
New York city on Thursday evening,
Jan. "a, and the following officers We're
elected for the ensuing year:
President-G General, Hon. John D.
Crimmins, New York city; vice presi-
dent-general, Hon. Thomas II. Carter,
Helena, Mont; secretary general
Thomas Hamilton Murray, Woonsock-
ct, K. l.; treasurer Hon. John
C. Linchan, Concord, N. H.; librarian
and archivist, Thomas Il. Lawler. New
York city. An executive council and
vice presidents for the various states
were also elected. The following an
nual report was read by the national
secretary, Mr.. Thomas Hamilton; Muir
ray:
Mr.. President and Members of the
lrisll-American Historical Society:
GcntleE On: The society enters the
twentieth century equipped and adapt
Ell to carry on the noble propaganda
for which the organization. was found
cd. During the year just closed. We
have steadily pursued the line of &c.
ton mapped out ut the beginning and
have grown in numbers, experience
and influence.
In the four years thar have passed
we lave attained a place and q poten-
cy among American historical bodies
of which We may be proud. Our iinan-
ciAl resources rs Il society have Nu.
CON iar%". but the spirit Of enthusiasm
aninatiug the members. ana the work
accomplished, have been most .Yatify-
ing ana rcplctc with valuable results.
We compel respect and exact care
Already :; change is noted Oh the part
OF writers dealing With American his
tory of the early and middle periods
Where before. the Irish entity was
ignored CT but dimly referred to by
the writer's mentioned. is now wit
messed Il consciousness of the subjects
Importance, Il Willingness to accord it
recognition and Il disposition to avoid
the continuation of false estimates and
erroneous Impressions.
We are, however, but ut the initial
stage of the good work. We have cut
away the undcrbrush of indifference
and have removed the cheyauX- de frise
of apathy. We now press on to greater
achievements that shall forever re-
dound to the glory of this nation and
to the Irish element in the composition
thereof.
We are already OH Il friendly. recos-
Hizcd basis with several historical or
CARNATIONS and patriotic hereditary
Institutions. Some of these have OK
tantl"d us special courtesies and evil
drncc of amicable regard. Certain
other institutions of the kind seem to
he in a drhativc mood; they have not
yet claSpcd hands with us across the
border line Of the old past and the new
present; our advent has given rise to
various emotions among them. But it
is to be hoped that their timidity will
soon pass away. We solicit the amitv
of all American historical societies,
and would be OH terms OF friendship
and intercommunication with them all.
During the past year our society has
gained and lost in membership, but the
gain has oyerbalanced the loss and, ON
tho whole, we aye now in better con.
dition than we We're twelve months
ago.
Since our last annual meeting. the
deaths of nineteen members of the So
ciety have been reported to the secre-
tary. Our brothers who thus passed
away were: The Hon. Andrew J..
White, New York City; the Hon. Will
liam Il. Reddy, Richmond, Va; the
Rev. Michael Gilligan, Medford, Mass. -,
MIR. Eugene I. Mccarthy, Lynn, Mass. {;
William H. O'Hearn. NJ. D., Lawrence
Mass; Mr.. Daniel y. Kelly, Haverhill
Mass; Mr.. Michael Cavanagh, Wash
ington, ID. G.; the Hon. John j. Hayes,
Boston, Mass; Mr.. William II. Quinn,
Hallowell, Me-; the Rev. Thomas w.
Frederick, Hartford, Conn; the Rev.
Michael O'Brien, Lowell, Mass; Mr.,
John B. Wright, Haverhill, Mass; Mr.,
Michael w. Kclliher. NJ. D., Pawtuck-
ct. II. l.: the Very Rev. John Il. Barry.
Concord, N. H.; the Hon. James ID.
Brady, Petersburg, Va; Mr.. James w.
O'Brien, Boston. Mass; the Hon. Ig-
natius Donnelly, Minneapolis, Mimi;
the Rev. John Il. Mundy, Cambridge
Mass, and Hon. w. A. M. Mack, MAYOR
of Elizabeth, N. j.
During the year the following histor-
zeal papers hav been contributed to the
society: by Mr.. Thomas Il. O'Malley.
Somervillc, Mass. Hugh Cargill, a
patriot Of 1875" by the Hon. John G..
Linehan, Concord, n. H., Men of Irish
Blood in the Battle of Bunker Hill:'
by Mr.. James l.. O'Neill Elizabeth, N.
j.. "Rev. James Caldwell, a Patriot of
the American Revolution;" by Mr..
Thomas ]. Cummins, Brooklyn, N. V.
MY Colleagues of Irish Extraction in
New York Journalism;" by the secre-
fairy, Governor Jackson, of Rhode
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