Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-08-29
COLD WATER MEN
 ARE IN SESSION TO-DAY
Large Attendance at Winsted-The Several Reports Shows the C. T. A. U. of Connecticut to be in Good Standing Waterbury Represented d-Secre- tarys Report Shows Gain in Membership as We'll as in the Number of Societies.

Winsted, Aug 29.1The annual con-
 vention of the Catholic Total Absti- hence Union of Connecticut began to- 1 day in the presence of fully 200 dele gates, representing local societies,
 and a large number of clergymen of l the Catholic faith. Many of the deI- egates heard forceful address by Rev Father T. J. Cullen, the PauIist, of New York, last night This morn Ing solemn high mass was celebrated in St Josephis church by Rev Father
 McOlean of Milford, president of the
 union, and afterwards Rev Father Cullen made an address.
 Illle convention opened at noon with
 q welcoming address by Warden Eos kett of the borough This was re- sponded to by the president of the union, Father McClean. In his annual address Father McClean made an elo-
 quent appeal to the members of the ulmdon to put forth their best efforts in
 aid of the cause of temperance Ad-
 journment was the ntaken for dinner and the convention reassembled at o'clock.
 The following is Secretary Cronans report:
 To the delegates to the thirty Fifth Annual Convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Con-
 necticut:
 beg leave to submit my record as
 state secretary for the year ending
 July 31, 1904.
 Membership July 31, 1903, 6,514;
 membership July 31, 1904, 7,665, gain In membership for the year, 1,131. During the year 12 new societies
 were organized with membership of 1,016, as follows: St Veronica's, la 1 dies, of Middletown, 60; St Patrick's
 League, boys, New Haven, 16O; St
 Joseph's Seminary, ladies, Hartford, 89; St Johns, Terryville, men's, 69; Star of the Sea, ladies, New London, 24; Junior Holy Name Temperance League, boys, New Haven, 194; St Francis, ladies, Torrington, 90; St Francis Cadets, Torrington, 95; St
 Anthony's Cadets, Winsted, 54; St
 Thomas, mems Thomaston, 36; St Cecilia's, ladies, Naugatuck, 100; to-
 tai, 1,O16.
 St Mary's society of Norwich with membership of 90. withdrew from the union during the past year. l The O. T. A. U. of Connecticut Is composed of S9 societies as follows: l Forty-seven adult societies with a membership of 4,014; % ladies' so-
 cieties with membership of 1869; 1 20 cadets societies with member ship of 1882; new societies were organized in Litchfeld county; 4 new societies were organized in New Ha- ven county; each in New London 1 county. Middlesex and Hartford county. Fairfield, Holland or Wfnd- l ham counties did not add any new societies during the year.
 Total membership in each county as follows: New Haven county, 3,122; Hartford county, 1.741y Fair field county, 723; Lftchf1eld county, S66; Middlesex county, 845; Holland
 county, 137; Windham county, 181; total membership July 31, 1904. 1865. The largest mems society in the union is the Y. M. society of New
 Britain. membership 415. Y. M. so- ciety Of Ansonia second with a mem- | bership of 300; St Rose's Ladies' so- ciety of Meriden Is the largest ladies'
 society, membership 243.
 Societies have held 46 lectures dur 1 ing the year and all of them have helped the societies to swell the membership.
 There has been gain in member
 ship in every county, and 1t shows that the officers were doing their duty in the cause.
 There are five societies in the state
 that are not affiliated with the union, with membership of 63O. The state officers tried during the year to h.
 duce them to join our ranks, but nave not been successful as yet have received 4S7 commun1ca- lions the past year and sent out 75o letters and circulars to societies.
 The state union ably assisted the St Joseph's society of Waterbury In their field day, June 18, and 1t was grand success and the societies are to be congratulated on the fine appear ance they made on the above occa-
 sion, and it argues well for future field days of our union. want to
 thank the officers and members of the union for the many favors shown me during my term as state secretary as they helped me to make the work pleasant in the grand cause of totai abstinence.
 St Josept's society is represented at inc convention by John Ganney.
 George Pierce and James Brennan
 Henry R. Byrnes is the representat1 tive
 from the old temperance society. Miss
 .u1IIia Iarkin is the delegate from St | eA e.rsndof-v