The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-09-02
Biennial Reports Show Growth
and Progress.
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Of Meeting.

About two hundred Irishmen with their
wives and daughters from all sections Of
Alabama gathered in Montgomery Sunday
to attend the biennial convention Of the
Ancient Order Of Htbernians. The green
badges Of the Hibernians were prominent
on the streets and the IrisAmen, made
merry.
Morning ana afternoon sessions vers
held at McIntyre's hall on Dexter Avenue
and the Ladies Auxiliary Of lae Htber.
MANS held Its sessions in st. Peters hall
vention adjourned Sunday evening u
meet In BirminhAm in August, 1904.
Although much routine work was accom-
plished by the State Convention 1t did not
complete its work and special session of
the state. division will b held within a
few weeks to finish the work left undone
by the State convention. This special
meeting will DO called by tho state Board
which consists Of the officers Of the State
division. The special meeting will prob
ably be held In Birmingham.
There are ten divisions Of the Ancient
Order of Hibernians in Alabama and each
of these divisions had full representa- tion
In the state convention. Four Of the d.
visions are located In Mobile, two IN Bir-
mingham. two. In Montgomery. one In
Pratt City and one In Ensley. Divisions
of the Ladies' Auxiliary are located In
Mobile. Birmingham and Pratt City.
There 10 no Ladies' Auxiliary in Mont
somery but the Hibernians Of Montgom-
cry pledged themselves to the state con-
vention that Ladies' Auxiliary would be
organised here before the next biennial
convention.
The Social Features.
The social features Of the meeting Of
HiberIians included carriage drive
aboat Montgomery Sunday afternoon. In
which all Of the visiting ladies partici-
pated. and an elaborate banquet at Nc
Intyres hail Sunday night. Covers were
laid for more than two hundred persons
at this banquet and Il was q highly en-
joyable occasion.
Many Of the visiting Hibernians reach
ed Montgomery Saturday night and the
program OF the State convention began
at $50 o'clock Sunday morning when the
Hibefnians In . body went to mass at st.
Peters Roman Catholic Church on South
Lawrence Street. The mass was said by
Rev. Father Hugh A. o'Brien. who also
delivered an eloquent sermon.
After the religious services the Hiber-
mans marched to the Union railway sta
ton where they met II o'clock train
bearing large delegation Of Nofth Ala
mama Hibernians.
When greetings had been extended the
party repaired to Mcfntyre's hali and al
IL O'Clock the convention was called ia
order by George J. Sullivan Of Mobile
State President. A Committee on Creden.
tials was announced and the convention
took recess until o'clock.
List Of Delegates.
The delegates reassembIed ats o'clock
9ndYthe COMMITTEES on Credentials report
ed that the following delegates were pres
emit.
State President-Georse J. Sullivan. Mo.
bile.
State Third Vice Presidsnt--Jerry Har-
rington. Montgomery.
State Secretary-Hugh Gailagh Mont.
gomery.
Jefferson County-w. H. cutcliff. coun.
". President, Birmingham: Arthur Blake
ly. County Secretary, Pratt City; N. Ma
ioney. County Treasurer. Birmingham.
Mobile County-w. J. oConnor, County
President; Robert Ennis. County Secrs-
tary.
Montgomery County-Thomas H. Nor.
iarty. County President; Patrick Glib
bons. County Secretary John ]. Farley
County Treasurer.
ndODaie DiVlston NO. 1-J8m6S Garrfty,
Eugene O'Brien. William Taylor. John A.
Hughes.
Mobile Division No. 2-w. J. o'Con-
nor. Patrick Betrix, John Martin.
Michael Sullivan.
Mobile Division No. david d. Lam
gan. John o. Goodman, ]. r. Ennis. n.
T. Kuppersmith.
Mobile Division No. 5--Arthur Grove
Arthur Cartin, Robert J. McCleary, VIII
liam johnson.
Pratt City Division No. John Valley.
Hugh Lynch. James Reagan. William
Mackinaw.
Birmingham Division No. 2.-Owen
O'Hare. j. ]. Curran. Timothy Hen
messy. NJ. ]. Clark. M. Maheney.
Birmingham Division No. 3-Hugh Ne
Geever. F. ]. Sweeney. NJ. NJ. Boggan.
Montgomery Division No. l.-Eugh
Meehan. Patrick T. Mplcahy. Patrick
Gibbons. John Mclaughlin. Thomas J.
Kelly.
Montgomery Division No. flames j.
Sullivan, Thomas F, Harrison, James F.
Brady. John ]. Farley. James M. Sui
livan.
The attendance OF visiting Hibernians