The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1902-07-26
OUR DENVER LETTER.
copious Synopsis of Proceedings of
A o. 81. Convention.

The forty third convention of the An
tent order of Hibernians has passed
t,to history, and naught remains but
az memory of it. 1t was in every re-
snect the most interesting and import
ent gathering of its kind ever held
Great enthusiasm was manifested, and
6usiness Of the utmost Importance was
transacted. Denver sustained her well
founded reputation for being an ideal
convention city and it is with consid-
cradle regret that the delegates babe
adieu to the Queen City and departed
for their homes on Monday last Den
verites. too, regretted the early depar-
ture OF the guests, for such a splendid
body OF loyal Irish-American citizens
has seldom been seen in this part o. the
country.
During the first few days of the con-
vention the weather was propitious
but on the closing day the guests were
treated to a regular 1902 summer rain.
None Of the delegates regretted having
brought the light wrap that for a while
was laughed at and deemed superfiu-
Gus.
But now to business. As reported in
last weeks issue of the Intermountain
Catholic, the opening on Tuesday morn
ing was marked with solemn high
mass. Bishop Matz officiating. At this
come to the city's guests in the follow
Ting words:
My dear friends, members of the
Ancient Order of Hibernians: 1t is my
privilege to welcome you to the Queen
city of the Plains. / am proud to meet
So distinguished body Of men, 1t was
my privilege once to be chaplain of a.
branch of this great order which rep
resents so many Catholics in the United
What No
wish TO call to your minds one fact. and
one which will show you the spirit of
the men who compose this order. In
1892 the order at New Orleans adopted
a resolution on the question of Chris
tan Catholic education.
1t took manly stand, and 1 was so
struck by it that / embodied it in
pamphlet and distributed it. Catholic
education viii help the church. What
this order has done for our children it
did also for the higher education by en-
lowing a chair at Washington.
Father Barry followed with his adj
dress, which was more lengthy. and in
it he paid his respects to the newspa-
pers of the city for the active part
they had taken in the preparation for
the convention, and repeated the bish-
ops words of welcome. At the con-
clusion Of the services the delegates
formed a procession and marched to
the Coliseum hail. where the princi-
pal addresses of welcome were deliv-
cred. S. ]. Donleavy on behalf of the
local committee prefaced his remarks
as follows:
we are glad to have you with us.
we Of the Irish in Colorado. The his
tory of this republic testifies to the 10y
atty Of the Irish-Americans"
He recounted at length the valorous
deeds accredited to various Irishmen
whose names are not unfamiliar to US,
and concluded by introducing Governor
Orman, who said:
President Heating, Mr.. Chairman
and Delegates-It gives me great pleas
ure to welcome you to Colorado and
Denver. l know that your organiza-
ton was a good one before the women
were admitted, and now l know it is a
better one.
While you are in the state wish
you would enjoy yourselves. and 1
know you will. 1 will be glad to see
you at any time
To this President Heating responded
on behalf Of the national board.
Ladies and gentlemen, guests, mem
bers of our sacred order, said he, Il
extend to you the American welcome of
an American TO American citizens. We
stand for the country that represents
fairness the perpetuity of freedom for
its own and for the oppressed of ma
TONS
we, the Niobe of nations, the coun-
try of tears. are touched by the well
come we find in the hearts of Colorado
Americans for us. We know we are
welcome, because we are loyal 30 the
stars and stripes of the United States,
because we love the principles for
which the American flag waves. We
Irish stand beneath ii, and the green
and the gold of our own. loving both.
I'VE love the red for the valor and
strength of the soldier; we love the
white, which stands for the purity of
woman: we love the blue because it
stands for the lofty ideals of the Irish.
We love the flag, and with the knoWl-
edge that we helped to make it what
it as.
There seemed to come to us a new
message as we came to this country,
once barren. now fructified into green
and bloom. We looked to the lofty hills
and saw the great Pixies peak. We
thought of your great Zebulon Pike and
his hardships. with their results. We
thought of the Pilgrims and Plymouth
Rock and the soldiers who stood firm
at Quebec that the colonies might be
free. We love this new country and
we will prove to you that the Irish can
be the best citizens of the best repub-
lie"
State President Cornelius Mcclure of
Leadville was the next speaker, and
simply repeated the hearty welcome
that had already been extended.
Mayor Wright had. unfortunately,
been detained in the east, and in his
place former National President O'Con-
nor thanked the local committee for
their hospitality.
A committee on credentials was then
appointed, consisting of thirty mem
bers Three hundred and thirty-two
delega ties were in attendance, repre-
senting thirty-two states, Canada and
Mexico, as follows:
Alabama, ;: California, ,. Colorado,
II: Connecticut. s: Delaware, 3: Dis
trict of Columbia, 6; Georgia, 4; Hi
nois. "a; Indiana IA: Iowa, Il; Kansas,
6: Kentucky, 5; Louisiana, 3; Maine, 2;
Maryland. Z; Massachusetts, q; Michi
gan. 3: Minnesota. s; Missouri, 9; Mon
tana, 10; Nebraska, 3; New Hampshire,
3. New Jersey, Il; New York, 43; Ohio,
"a; PENNSYLVANIA. %; Rhode Island, 4;
Tennessee, 1; Texas. 5; Utah, g. West
Virginia, 4; Wisconsin, z; Mexico, 3;
Canada, 1.
Out of respect to the memory of the
late national chaplain. Archbishop Fee
han, the convention adjourned until the
following day.
The first regular BUSINESS session
opened on Wednesday, with the ap-
pointment of three assistant secre-
taries. w. ]. O'Brien, Ohio; p. f. Con-
nor, Massachusetts, and Richard Nc
CHM of New Jersey.
President Heating then read a lettNr
from Bishop McFaul of Trenton, il
which the latter. expressed his regret
at not being able to attend. The bishop
also gave his thanks for an Illuminated
Address which was SENT 70 him after