The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-08-29

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 ing of the Business SessiOn-Secreta-
 ry CrOnin's Report Shows satisfaeto-
 " Gains During the Year.
 Norwich. Aug. 2S.-Much enthusiasm was shown by the nearly 200 delegates who came here to-day to attend the i thirty-sixth annual convention of the ! Connecticut Total Abstinence union, for the programme and entertainment which had been prepared was excellent and the weather all that could be de- sired. The delegates first attended a solemn high mass in St. Mary's church. The convention proper met in the T. A. B. hall at noon, the sermon at the church having been omitted by reason of the length of the church service, The first business was the naming of the committees by the president, the Rev. Father Elty, who had taken the chair. | The committees follow:
 On resolutions: B. F.. Lynch, New Haven; J. J. Kennedy, Ansonia; D. J. Dunn, Torrington; P. Muready, Mid dletown; J. J. Mason, Stamford; David Fahey, Rockville; Brown F. Hanlon, Taftville; John Egan, Putnam; James Tuohey, Manchester; William J. Wall, East Hampton; James Grove, New Britain. and Mrs. Florence Garrity. Hartford.
 Sergeant-at-Arrs, c. J. Downs of 1 Norwich and Edward Lyon of Win l sted.
 1 Cvor,,,i++oa oy, b1,Iov,e. ToD,aS O'- Meara of Norwich, M. J. O'Meara of New Haven, James Newman of Nau- gatuck, Andrew Drlscoll of Portland, James P. Skelly of Winsted, E. F.. Champette of Bridgeport. Michael Cos grove of Rockville, c. o. Murphy of Norwich, Frederick Charler of Man chester, Daniel Sharp of Bristol, Miss Teresa Kinney of Windsor, and Mrs, i James Donovan of MiddletOwn.
 Assistant secretary: Miss Mary D.. Callahan of Meriden.
 The Rev. Father Elty then adredssed the convention, giving a review of the year, telling of the good progress made, how new societies had been formed, and old ones that had fallen by the wayside had been brought back iFto being. He said that the state member ship is now nearly 10000, and with en- ergy there was no reason why 8 thou sand new members could not be ob- tained before the next convention. In speaking of the ways and means of adding to the unions success he said that open meetings should be held oft ener, at least one in each quarter in- 1 stead of one each year. He said that success depended upon what the indiv- idual does, and each member should be an apostle in the cause of temper ance.
 The convention then recessed for din- her and on reassembliug Secretary Cronin read his annual report, which was as follows:
 SECRETARY CROWNS REPORT. Reverend President and Delegates:
 Tine year just closed has been a very bright one for our union and the cause of total abstinence. We have increased in membership and aded new societies to our ranks Our union is stronger to-day in membership than it ever was, and God grant that it may con- tinue to enlarge, so that one year hence We may be able to report nem- bership of 10000.
 Our union is composed of 100 so- cieties, as follows:
 New Haven county-29 societies; membership July 1, 1905, 751, gain dur ing the year, 1S0
 Hartford county-20 societies, mem bership July l, 1905, 202O; gain during year, 279.
 Fairfield county-11 societies, mem bership July 1, 1905, 1,045; gain during year, 522.
 New London county-15 societies membership July 1, 19O5 752; gain dur ing year, 28.
 Holland county-3 societies; member. ship July 1, 1905, 26S gain during year 131.
 Ltchfield county-11 societies: mem bership July l, 1905, 916; gain during the year, 50.
 Middlesex county-6 societies; mem bership July 1, 1905, 1855; gain during year, 54.
 Total membership July l, 1905, S,7O7 membership July l, 1904, 7,7SS; gain ir l 1liVtIlpCl 5l4iP Ipl CL4C SCctl' dAO'
 Total number of societies July 1, 1905 100; total number of societies July 1904, 90; gain 10.
 During the year we had one very sad event, when the union lost one ot It's best officers, one who served the union as it's treasurer for a quarter ot a century, Brother Charles Fitzgerald of Middletown, died October 23, 1904 Brother John H. Cain, president of St Aloys1us society of New Haven, who was a delegate to the convention al Winsted, passed away during the year He was very active worker in the cause and will be missed very much by the society in New Haven.
 Our field day held at Middletowr June 27 was a red letter day for the Total Abstinence societies of Connect. icut.
 "A great many of our societies have increased their membership during tn, past year and some societies have dou. bled their membership, so that the op.