The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-03
DANISH CERTAIN
CURRENT PLAYS
ANCIENT ORDER HIBERNIANS
IN NATIONAL CONVENTION BEGIN
STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION.


Just Returning from National Con-
ventiOn-Order Votes to Perpetu-
ate Irish Language in Original
Beauty and the National Songs.
For Irish NatiOnality-Mr. O'Con-
nor Declined to Be IA Candidate
for Reelection.
Mr.. P. ]. O.Connor, one of the ma
tional officers of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, has just returned from St.
Louis, Mo, where he attended the
twenty-fourth biennial national con-
Vention of the order. Mr.. O'Connor
speaks in the highest terms of the
convention, and especially praised the
action taken for the perpetuation of
Irish song and the Irish language, for
the lettering of the Irishman every
where. and for the promoting of Irish
industries. Among things Mr.. O'Con-
nor said:
The forty-fourth biennial national
convention of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians in America was convened in
Music Hall in st. Louis July 10. and
adjourned on the oath. About 500 del
egates were present as representatives
of nearly every state and territory of
the United States and also of Canada
and New Zealand.
"On the morning of the convention
the delegates and local Hibernians at
tended a solemn high mass in st.
Patricks Church, which was honored
by the presence of Most Rev John j.
Glennon, archbishop of st. Louis, and
national chaplain of our order.
THE reports of the national officers
showed that the order had made mate
rial progress during the past two
years. The increase in membership ap-
proximated 10000, which runs up the
total membership in the order, COM
posed of men and women, of about ESQ.,
000 The report of the national
treasurer showed that sS96,97S had been
paid for sick and funeral benefits, $751;
152 were contributed to charitable pur-
poses, and there was on hand in the
various division treasures of the order
over s1,210.000.
Danish Certain Plays.
"The constitution was amended in
a few particulars. The principal work
of the convention is evidenced by the
resolutions adopted by the conven-
tion, and the election of officers. Steps
were taken to Danish forever from the
American stage, certain productions
and vile Caricatures, which reflected
discredit on our race. and it is ex-
pected that the disgusting stage Irish
man will soon be a thing of the past.
The ritual of the order will be
turned over to committee of experts
who will revise and improve same.
Earnest support will be given to have
the bill passed by Congress, which
of a
ment to the memory of that distin-
guished Irish-American, and father OF
the American navy Commodore John
Barry.
Home for Infirm.
"a movement was inaugurated which
will. it is believed, result in the
near future in having national home
established for our aged and infirm
members. Steps will be taken to form a
federation with the Hibernians of Ire
land and Great Britain similar to that
entered into with the Hibernians of
Australia and thus bring about the I'M
ion of the Hibernians throughout the
world.
Substantial aid was voted to the
Gaelic League of Ireland, which is en-
gagged in restoring in all it's beauty,
the language of our ancestors, as well
as the national music and customs
handed down to us by our forefathers
from distant antiquity.
THE efforts to revivify the indus
tries of Ireland were heartily Endorsed
because they will furnish lucrative
employment to her sons and daugh-
tiers, thereby stemming the tide of i'm
migration so fast depopulating her
shores.
For Irish Nationality.
THE convention declared in favor
of promoting the cause of Irish ma
vs.,1 ILL r.u. T,r
of our members to the United States,
whose onward march of progress en-
lightens the world. The future of the
order is certain to be replete with
great success, because the young men,
realizing the nobility of our cause, the
grandeur of our principles and the
important results achieved by us for
the good and welfare of our people
generally, are enHsting in large num-
bers under the banner of Hibernian-
ism, upon which is inscribed the prin-
Ciples of friendship, unity and Chris
tian charity.
1.-THE Ladies Auxiliary Of the order
had a convention at the same time,
but in another portion of Music Hall
1t was largely attended and was very
successful The devoted sisters of an
unconquered race adopted such meas
ures as will insure the permanency
and prosperity of the auxiliary.
was not up LOT Ie-eletllOU, al
though my candidacy would have been
attended with success. I had served
the order as a national officer for six
teen consecutive years and concluded
II was time to give way to better
representative from the South.
THE following officers were elected:
National president James e. Dolan of
New York; national vice president,
James OSullivan of Pennsylvania;
national secretary, James Z. Carroll
of Ohio; national treasurer. M. J.
O'Brien of Indiana, and national d-
rector, D. 2. Hennessy of Montana;
p. d. Farrell OF Michigan, George J.
Butler of Kentucky and John T. Keat-
ing of Illinois. Saratoga, n. Y, was
selected for the next convention in
1906.
banquet mt Worlds Fair.
THE visiting Hibernians were we'll
entertained by their ST. Louis breth-
ren. A fine banquet was given on
the night of the 21st Of July i'm Parlia-
ment Hall of the Irish building in the
Worlds Fair which was participated
in by 900 people. 1t was well said
that.
The mamoth hall was attractive
~ decorated with the American and
irish national colors. blended with the
red, white and blue Of the Worlds
Fair. The cooling zephyrs that swept
down from Casalde Hall over the
rippling waters Of the lagoon along
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