The Irish standard., 1904-07-30
Ladies Finish Their Deliber-
ations and Adjourn Sine Die,
Nearly all the Former National
officers Again Chosen.

the last of their officers, and when
Tuesday morning. the newly elected
officers were installed and the place
fer the next triennial selected the con.
vention completed it's labors and adj
journed sine die
The list of officers shows an almost
complete triumph for the ''administr;l-
ton forces in the convention, for of
the old corps of officers @ut one vice
president. two trustees and the mar
shall failed of reelection. The new
incumhentS of these offices are not un-
der>tood to be unfricndly to the cle-
ment in the association led by Mrs.
McGOwan. but they were chosen to
succeed others who had in Il measure
been classified as with the administers
ton. All the officers reelected are
said to he loyal friends and co-worllcrs
of the administration of the associa-
ton for the past fourteen years.
The wcmcn of the convention spent
the entire day Monday in balloting for
their officers. Three of the four
trustees to he elected. two auditors. Il
marshall and IL guard remained to be
chosen when the convention adjourned
Monday afternoon. Miss Kate Maho.
ney. of Troy, had received Il tintteriny
vote on the first ballot and had been
declared elected.
The halloting Tuesday morning gave
the three remaining trusteeShips to
Mrs. Maria Quinn. of Newark, y. j.,
who made an unsuccessful contest for
second vice president; Miss Bertha
Mclntee. of PttSbrlrg, and Mrs. Anna
j. Brady, of Pittsburg. The contest
was SO close Oh Mrs. Brady that tile
ballot failed to definitely decide, and
the convention, by Il vivc vOce vote,
decided in favor of Mrs. Brady. The
trustees are elected for terms of six
others. now serving, will be succeed
ed by new trustees. and those now
elected will hold over.
The imlloting for auditors resulted
in Il spirited contest. Miss Margaret
Kelly, of Clevelamd; Mrs. Mary IL.
Murphy. of Buffalo, and Miss Mar
garet Mulc;,ly. of Elmira, N. ". We're
placed in nomination. Miss Kelly's
majority was more then 800 votes,
the largest given any candidate before
the convention. and Mrs. Murphy was
successful by Il close vote over Miss
Aulcaly. Mrs. Mary YOungblootl, of
Newark. n. j.. and Mrs. Margaret
Bowling. of Rochester, N. Y, are the
retiring auditors. The auditors, too,
are chosen for terms of six years.
Mrs. NI;ria Cottringer, Of Niagara
Falls. ~ v. was successful over Mrs
Mary Lynn. of Syracus, N. V. for
E,arslaI by Il narrow margin, and Miss
Mary O'Ncill of Titusvillc, Pa, was
reelected guard. Others nominated
were Miss Mary Gallagher, Plymouth,
Ia: Miss Norah Fox, Chicago, and
The convention adjourned for the
day shortly after 6 O'clock, and when
tie session begins this morning Mrs.
". V. Wood Of Union City, Pa. Su-
preme senator of the order. will in
stall the new officers. She has been
officially designated for the honor by
y pleasant reception was rendered
the supreme officers ut the Hotel
Foley. Tuesday evening. The rooms
were prettily decorated and the affair
was one of the most pleasant of sim
iIar functions during the convention
The victorious candidates We're re-
nenlpred by their friends with me
lnentos of the convention.
Mrs. AIcGowan waS presented b!
the New York city delegation with /;
beautiful vase: Miss Margaret Kelly
Cleveland, who had been chosen audi
tor, with cut glass dish by the Ohit
delegations; Mrs. Anna J. Brady, o
Pittsl:urg, IL supreme trustee, with
pin by her Pittsburg friends: Mrs
Mary \. Flanagan. first vice president
with an opal ring by the Syracus
delegates: Miss Kate Mahoney, Il SUI
preme trustee, with Il cut glass dis
by Trey friends: Miss Bertha Mclntet
q supreme trustee. with Il diamond sc
brooch by the delegates who wcr
guests ut the Merchants hotel during
the convention: Mrs. Maria Quinn
Newark. supreme trustee, received
gift Ct II pin from the New Jersey del
egHtcs. and Mrs. YOungblOOd. who re
tires as IL trustee. was also remember
cd by the gift of Il cut glass vase b.
tie New Jersey delegates.
Tie most lucrative position in tn
gift of the Ladies' Catholic Benevolen
association was awarded Wellnesda,
evening by the board of trustees ut
meeting held in the Hotel Ryan. DR.
elected supreme medical examiner fo
term of three years. She has held
the Office two years. Her remunera
tiOn in the form of fees will Amoun,
to 5000 or $4,000 annually.
Several cities We're proposed as the
meeting place for the triennial conven
ton in 1907. 1t was finally voted that
the board of trustees should choose. in