The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-08-14
Held Yesterday Afternoon at
Hyperion---Reading of Re-
ports and Election
of officers.
JOHN J. C0RBETT CHOSEN
New Haven Man Gets Office of Second
-Presldcnt-Father Coffey,
of 81. Louis. Elected
President.

The second days session OF the con-
vention Of the Catholic Total Abstl-
nence Union Of America, opened yes
terday morning In the Hyperion thea
ter at 0 o'clock. The most important
events of the morning session were the
remarks Of several OF the clerical
delegates on the A. o. II. for their
apparent inactlveity In temperance
work. At II o'clock this session ad-
journed, and the afternoon session
started at o'clock and lasted until Z,
The Rev. j. f. Coffey OF st. Louis
presided at this meeting, the principal
business OF which was the reading of
reports Of the different committees
and finally the election of officers and
the choosing of a place to hold the
convention In 1909. This session
proved to be the most important OF
the convention. a long discussion OF
the various reports submitted before
the convention occupied most OF the
afternoon the delegates requesting
that several important resolutions,
/ when the report OF the committee on
resolutions was read. be referred back
to the committee. The report of the
committee on constitutional amend
ments also created quite a discussion,
the delegates finding It impossible. so
they stated, to understand the various
amendments to the constitution. AZ
3 o'cock the election of officers took
place, the following being elected;
u ~ 60 q
| st. Louis.
First vice president, Rev. John G
Bean of Pittsburg.
Second vice president John j. Cor
bett OF New Haven
Third vice president Mrs Leonora
NJ Lake OF Chicago
Secretary, Edwin r. Mulready Of
! Rockland.
Treasurer, Rev. Father Gallagher Of
Chicago
John ]. Corbett Of this city. who was
elected second vice president, Is well
known member of the local temper
ance union and Is also member OF
many societies His many friends
throughout the state and even
throughout the country will be great
! ~ pleased to hear that he was elected
second vice president OF the national
union In which he has always taken
great interest II is understood that
Mr.. Corbett Is opposed to the affilia-
ton of the c. T. A. Y. with the Anti.
Saloon league or any such organiza.
ton until II can be proven clearly that
II will he of advantage to the Society
to do so. At the meeting a letter from
Governor Woodruff was read stating
that he was III and unable to attend
the convention After the officers
were elected the installation exercises
took place on the stage, the exercise:
being conducted by the Rev. n +
Hanngan Of Philadelphia, the officer!
taking the pledge of Office on the
stage, An invitation was then extend
ed by Father Calaghan. one OF the
delegates from Illinois to the C. T. A
U. to hold their convention IN Chi
cago in 1903 After a short discus
sion the invitation was accepted A
o'clock the meeting adjourned
The Rev James T Coffey OF ST
Louis. Mo-, who was elected presi
dent yesterday to succeed the Rt Rev
John J. Keane. archbishop OF Du
buque. Is one Of the best known c. 7
A. IT, men In the country and ha'
been the first vice president of tn,
union At the morning session Pa
Their White Of Germantown. Pa. start
ed the discussion of the apparent In
activity of the A O II. In Temperance
work.
Father White was speaking OF tn
temperance work in his territory ant
among other things he said that the
o. II should do more for Temperance
He recited an instance where tn
members of the Ancient order held
picnic In his home state and said tina
the water supply IN the park was shu
off on that day. He did not believe tina
this aided temperance any.
Daniel Dineen. Of Boston, who ls
member of the A. o. H.. and a c. 7
A. u. delegate, was quick to reply t
Father white In defense Of the A. {
H., Mr.. Dineen's explanation was tina
the bylaws Of the A. O. Fl. prohbite
the use Of drink at any of the meet
ings Father White said that was n
good excuse for shutting the water o.
in the parks on the day Of the A. {
Fl. picnic and the delegates roared
At s o'clock complimentary recep
ton and dance was rendered to tn
delegates ard guests Of the nationa
convention at Music hall and there wer
about one Thousand people present, TIL
hall itself was prettily decorated
white, and green bunting and tn
grand march, which started at s9
o'clock. was led by John j. Corbett an
Mrs, Corbett, A program Of twenty
two dances was greatly enjoyed Abou
two hundred couples took part in tn
grand march Last evening the Gree
was again the mecca Of thousands. VIII
greatly enjoyed the illumination TIC
day will be the last day Of the con
vention, and owing to the fact that tn
business was closed at the mornn
session yesterday, there will be no SEES
sion of the convention this mornins
Instead the delegates will assemble o
the Hyperion, where special cars wi
be taken for a trolley ride over man
Of the lines Of the Connecticut CON
pany's lines 4 shore dinner will h
served at Wicoxs at I o'clock an
then the delegates and their friend
viii so to Lighthouse Point, wher
they will hold their outing and wher
baseball game Will take place be
tween the ST. Aloysius and st. PAT
ricks 7, A p club teams The cor
Nention delegates will leave for the