The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-22
TOTAL ABSTAINERS.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THT
 SECRETARY
Decrease in nIem mbership-Er olai statement-societies Owning Buildings.

| BUilulng5.
 | John J. Corbett of New Haven. the l secretary of the Catholic Total Abstin-
 ence Union of Connecticut, has issued | his report for the past year. It is ad- dresed to the officers and members of the Union.
 The report says that the State Union
 is composed of seventy-six societies as
 compared with eighty-two in Septem-
 Der, 1901, of which forty-three are
 mems, fifteen ladies and eighteen ca-
 dets' societies. Of these New Haven county has twenty-eight societies, with
 a membership of 2,961: Hartford has fifteen. with membership of 1,311. New London has twelve, with naen-
 bership of 617; Fairfield county has six.
 and a membership of 346; Litchfield
 county has eight societies, with a
 membership of ASA; Holland county has
 two, with membership of 12o; and
 Windham county has two, with a
 membership of 97; Middlesex county
 has three, with a membership of 27O.
 Total membership, December 31, 1901 was 6,2o2, as compared with SABA, at the time of last convention, September. 1901.
 No new societies have been admitted since last convention up to December 31, 1901.
 The next State convention will be held in Stamford
 The following societies havet beenxre- ported out of existence: St. Francis' T. A. B. Society of New Haven. 17. fhadro1 o nes' Ladies, Southington, 25; Sacred Heart, T. A. B., Wethersfeld, 24; League of the Cross, Stafford Springs, IF; total 10s. Membership loss in coun- ties: New Haven, 156; Hartford, 45; New London, 39; Litchfield, 37; total 277 Membership gain in counties: Fairfield, 3S; Holland, z; total 45; to- tai loss since convention, 232
 The society having the largest mem- bership is the Young Mems Total Ab- stinence and Benevolent Society of Meriden, which has 362 names on it's rolls.
 Seventeen societiessown real estate. valued at $166 300, an increase of $4,30o during the year.
 The money in the treasuries of the different societies of the union amounts to $23,635, T2.
 There were thirty-nine rallies anE open meetings held during the year. During 1900 there were eighty-two.
 The report says that the following "A societies failed to send reports. a1- though the secretaries were asked for them repeatedly by the State secretary and county directors; St. Joseph's Ca dets, New Haven; St Marys Cadets. Branford; R. c. T. A. Society and St. Francis xaxier Cadets, Waterbury;i Immaculate Conception Cadets, Hart ford; St. Marys T. A. B. Society, East Hartford St. Thomas Cadets, New London; St. Marys Cadets and Father, Mathews Cadets, Norwich; St. Mary's T. A. B. Society and St. A1oysfus Ca- dets, Jewett Cftyy St. Michaefs T. A. B. Society, Stonington; St. Johns T. "A. B. < Society and St. Johns Cadets, Fftch- v1lle; St. Joseph's Cadets, South Nor- walk; St. Peters Y. M. c. A., Danbury; St. Anthony's Cadets Winsted St. Mary's Y. M. T. A. and L., New Hart- ford; St. Thomas T. A. and B., Thom- aston St Mary's T, A. and B., Lake- ville Young Emeralds, Portland; Sa~ cred Heart T. A. and B., East Hamp- ton; St. Aloysius Cadets, WaureganI St. Joseph's Cadets, Willimantic
 The reports give the following list of societies owning buildings and the val- ue of them:
 St. Aloysius, New Haven, s42.0oo; St. Patrick's Y. M., New, Haven, sI5, 900; St. Mary's T. A. and B., Branford $7,500;l St. Josephs T. A., Waterbury, $15 5,000J Y. M T. A. and B., Meriden, $s,O00; Y. M. T. and B., Wallingford $20000; Y. M. R. c. T. A.. Ansonia, $7O0; St. Aloysfus, Derby. S1,200; St. Lawrence Lyceum, West Haven, S1. 200; Y. M T. A. and B., New Britain, s10,00O; Star of the Sea- New London. $1,S00; St. Mary's IT. A., Norwich, $20,0o0; St. Francis T. A. and B.. Winsted $4,o0O: St. Joseph's Y. M. T. A. and B., Stamford, $1o,oo0: St. Thomas, Thomaston, $500; Young Em- eralds, Portland s6o0o; St. Aloysiuss $4,ooO; total, s1e6, 300.