Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-09-22
Day For the A. 0.
H. In Akron.
Many Visitors We're In
the City.
Banquet Followed the Business
Of the Day.

Sunday was a notable day with the |
members of the Ancient Order of
Hiberuians in this city. A class OF 60
men were initiated into the order and
ladies' auxiliary was organized.
Tie new members of the A. o. H.
were initiated in their hall in the
Messer block on South Main St, by
the Newberg team from Cleveland,
the captain being Mr.. John Nealy.
Forty members were initiated into
the ladies' auxiliary by Miss OBrien,
OF Urbana. After the intiatory exer"
cises officers were elected as follows:
Miss Elizabeth Durkin, county pres
4dent; Miss Elizabeth Considine, pres.
ident of ladies' auxiliary; Mrs. John
Durkin, vice president; Miss Elizabeth
Quinn, recording secretary; Miss
Name Goodwin, treasurer; Miss Agnes
Nelan. financial secretary.
There were delegations present from
Cleveland. Columbus. Urbana, Youngs-
town, Doylestown, WadswOrth and
Barberton. There were 800 visitors
from Cleveland, and with other visit
Ing delegations and the members of
the local order there was an attend
ance of about 500.
At $50 pm, all assembled in st.
Mary's hall, where the festivities Of
the day closed with fine banquet,
served by the ladies of st. Mary's
parish. The room was handsomely
decorated with bunting and American
flags and the tables were adorned
with cut flowers.
Music was furnished during the
banquet by ladies' mandolin club
composed of: Misses Fannie Gill
hooIey, Margaret Mhon, Sadie Stein
metz, Kate Flynn, Bernice Casey, Lena
Dangel Kate Orr, Clara Harmon and
Katherine Steese.
After the appettes had been salts
fled, Mr.. John Mcfarland, president
of the Akron order, as toast master,
called upon Father Mulhane. Of Mt.
Vernon, who in eloquent words spoke
of the order and It's high mission, in
culcating and encouraging patriotism,
the love of liberty and of home; of the
majesty of the Irish people, the beauty
and goodness of their women, the
courageous nobility of their men. lie
spoke of the daring of Irishmen Oh
fields of battle from Waterloo to
Gettysburg and South Africa. He re
ferred in glowing terms to the Irish
patriot, Robert Emmett, and when his
address was completed the applaus,
was spontaneous and long.
The toasts followed each other IL
lhith Hh'''HNioil, anu NtIt Out ant
all eloquent in praise of the Irlsl
character and the Irish people, ant
each speaker was an eXemplIficator
of the wit and humor for which tn,
Irish people are noted and clevel
stories, bursts of eloquence and repar
tee kept the audience absorbed for al
hour and n half.
Mayor Doyle, who was present. wa
called upon for a toast and paid
tribute to the Irish ladies of Akron
to tho members of st. Mary's parish
and waxsd both eloquent and poetica
over the irish character and the Irlsl
blood which runs In his veins. Clos
Ing he said 81 am with you, heartily
The song, "Wid Irish Rose" b,
Miss O'Brien, was received with vii,
enthusiasm and applnuded to tn
echo.
Mrs. ]. II. Haynes also sang som
beautlful selections.
Among those who responded /
toasts were: ]. T. Mudigan an
Prlsonkeeper Butler, of CLEVELAND
Hon. ]. V, Welch of Akron, ex-Chie
OF Police Compwell OF Youngstown
and James T. Carroll, State secretar
OF the order, OF Columbus. Joh
Deasey, OF Cincinnati, was to hay
spoken hut was obliged to leave earl
TO catch train. The Hlbernla
quartet OF Cleveland, headed by Hoi
Thos. Cochran, sang.
The prnNar Traatmanf noe