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dent, spoke in behalf of Mayor Wright,
who was absent. He talked eloquent

WlLO WIS iDS6ut. Tie tilNeu eluluellt-
ly for fifteen minutes and was warmly
applauded, and in response to the
speeches of welcome thanked the peo-
pie of Denver and the committee of
arrangements fer their hospitality.
At this point the convention shut
out the guests who had come to hear
the speakers, and went into executive
session. \ committee on credentials
was appointed, composed OF thirty
members. Late i'll the afternoon it
went into session, and as Il man had
been appointed from each state repre-
sented in the convention, and as each
member had his own delegations Gre
dentials ready, the work was done
swiftly. Three hundred and twenty
two was the voting strength of the
convention, with thirty-four delega-
tiOns Canada and Mexico and thirty
two states being represented, rs fol
lows: Alabama ), California =, Col
orado II. Connecticut s. Delaware ),
District of Columbia &, Georgia {,
Illinois ~. Indiana H. Iowa II, Kan
sas 6, Kentucky ., Louisiana 3, Maine
2, Maryland 4, Massachusetts -,
Michigan ), Minnesota s, Missouri .,
Montana 10, Nebraska 3, New uump-
shire .. New Jersey II, New York i3,
Ohio "a. Pennsylvania %, Rhode Is
land 1, Tennessee l. Texas 5, Utah 5,
West Virginia i, Wisconsin Z, Mexico
8, Canada 1.
President Heating read lett l.
from Bishop McFaul OF Trenton, n.
j., i'll which the bishop expressed his
regret at not being able to he present,
and rendered his thanks ana appreci-
alton for an Illuminated address sent
to him for his services as arbitrator
III arranging the ilnlalgam;uion OF the
two warning factions, led by the board
OF Erin and the American BOARD in
the order. Through the services OF the
bishop all warfare is now Il thing of
the past in the Ancient Order of Hi
beTniilnS. The greetings of the order
in Australia, expressing the wish for
further and more effective co-opcra-
tiOn, were read ANA received with ap-
plause.
Adjournment wls then had until
$3.50 O'Clock, and the Afternoon session
lasted until ) o'clock. Routine mat
ters and the further appointment Of
committees occupied the time of the
convention. Patrick +. Cannon, Mas.
sachusetts w. J. OBrien, Ohio. and
Richard NIcGinn of New jersey were
named as assistants to National Sec
retaay Brcc. Adjournment WAS had
until O'Clock next morning.
Wednesday the time uf tile cJnvcn-
tion was occupied in the appointment
Of committees.
Wednesday night 700 men sat down
to Il banquet ut the Winds II hotel.
Rev. Nj. j. Byllle, national director,
brought the ladies in. They were wait
ing in the parlors on the same floor,
the committee having given them Il
dainty little dinner of their own.
They came in with the salad course
and occupied chairs placed for them
around the main dining hall of the
hotel. Their appearance, in evening
costume, was greeted with cheers,
long nlnl loud while the orchestral,
with the crushing of cymbals and
blane of horns, added to the welcom-
ing din.
The orchestra played "Cherr Up,
Comrades, They Will Gomez with IL
disregard fUr the fact that the ladies
had arrived, and, the 100 men stand
ing, clcercd ANA waved napkins and
pelted the incoming ladies with roses,
carnations. sweet peas and spring
blossoms OH the table The Indies, oc-
cupying chairs around the four sides
of the room. remained during the rest
of the banquet. All were provided
with flowers.
President Heating sal ut the head
of the great table. with President Con-
atty, of the Catholic university ut
Washington, ut his right, and Na
tional Nice-prcsihcnt Dolnn ut his
left. In the absence of Rev. Thomas
Il. Malone, Stephen Donlclvy. chair
man of the local reception committee,
acted us touStnElstcr. At the head
table We're, to the right of the toast
master: Gov. Orman, National Surc-
tary Bree, National Director William
l. .Cronin, Massachusetts; james
O'Sullivan, eX-lntional secretary;
Father Barry; Patrick O'Neill, lnl-
tional director; Father Nj. j. Byrne,
national director; EX-presidrnt T. j..
O'Connor, Savannah, Ga, the immedi-
ate predecessor of President KGlting:
Edward .Sheellan, California;; j. j.
Donovan, Father Peter +. Yorkc, San
Francisco; Delegate O'Connor, New
Jersey; Joseph Mclaughlin. county
president, Philadelphia; Edward e.
Blewitt, Mexico; Thomas McFn land,
Philadelpllia; II IS Il. Downing, Wash
ington, ID. c.; Capt. Thomas O'Ncill,
Hugh O'Ncill, james Smith, DIR. Kane,
John Irwin, Pennsylvania; DIR. Mi
chael p. O'Neill, Philadelphia, son of
National Director T.. O'Neill: John
O'Connor, st. Louis. John l.. Gibbons,
state secretary. Pennsylvania; John
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