The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1904-07-30

ton. The sermon was preached Inv
ltev. Daniel J. Lavcry of HOLY Rosary
eh'lrch. The convention has a number
OF delegates from Canada. and Mex.
lco ana Hawaii are also represented.
us well as forty-tive states and terri.
tories.
Inc open session was attended bv
the delegates to the Ladies' Auxiliary.
VINO later adjourned to their own
quarters, where they were addressed
by the Archbishop and Vice prcsi-
dent Heating.
ohe of the important features
Drought up at the convention was tho
subject of teaching Irish history in
tlc parochial schools. This NATTER
was thoroughly discussed at the re.
cent conference of the ArchbishOns of
the country in Washington. and if 10
said was indorscd by them. The
matter Will now be brought to the at.
tchtlon of the Sufragan bishops and
some action will he taken to l,ove tho
subject introduced in the schools at
| once.
llle order is pledged to have a mon.
llmrnt erected to the memory of Com.
modore John Barry, "rather Of tha
American Navy" in Washington.
Through its efforts, Il measure has
passed the committee of the House OF
Representatives appropriatiny $50 OOO
for the monument.
| WEDNESDAYS SESSION
Ihc convention held lengthy cxecu-
tive sessions Thursday morning and
AFTERNOON i'll Music hall. When an adj
Jo'lrnnlcnt was taken after 6 O'clock.
until O'Clock Friday morning. the
organization of the convention WAS
stilI incomplete ana no matters of i'm
portancc had come up for consilcra-
ton by the entire body.
The standing committees of tho COM
vention We're appointed previous TO
adjournment Wednesday and went to
work to prepare their reports. The
committees are: Rules of order, press.
grievance, military, official reports,
ladics auxiliary, foreign relations,
ritual, resolutions. auditing, constitu-
tlon ana insurance. Most of the dav
was taken up with hte reading and
discussion of the reports of the nntion.
al president and secretary and treas
urcr.
In his report President Dolan touch.
ed upon the efforts of the society to
Danish the stage Irishman and the
c'rlcaturcs of the race, regarded as
offensive, from the press. He advised
the continuation of the work and the
withdrawal of patronage from thea
tcrs and publications that persist in
presenting the Objectionable features,
lie commended the movement for
Catholic federation, advocated the in.
crease of military companies in the
order and held that the work Of the
national organizers authorized by the
last convention had brought about
good results
On the question of establishing an
Insurance feature the president fay-
ored its adoption on the "Illinois
plan" He was hopeful that the es-
tableshment of a national home could
be brought about in the near future.
THURSDAY All THE FAIR.
| Or the twelve events of the Irish
sports, contested for Thursday after
noon mt the Worlds Fair Stadium.
Thomas Kiely, the American. Irish
and English champion, took five
firsts and one second place. In each
of the contests in which he started he
secured place, being beaten in the
running long jump by Holloway by
only one inch. He was easily the star
of the day.
Holloway made good showing and
secured one first, three seconds and
one third.
Kiely, although making slow time
in the 120-yard hurdle, easily beat Nc
Cullough, unattached, and Holloway,
awho finished in order. The time was
II is seconds.
He walked away from the field in