Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1908-07-04
HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week-General
News Notes.

number of New York City divis-
ions have foot ball teams.
Next Friday night is the date fer
the meeting of Division 2, and all
members are urged to attend.
The order has been introduced
into Manitoba by the organization
of a division at Winnipeg with los
charter members.
Every Hibernian in the city and
his friends should be at the White
City next Saturday. They will then
be doing something for the order.
The regular meeting of the Ladies'
Auxiliary takes place Wednesday
night. All the members should be
present TO hear the reports that will
be submitted.
The Hibernians of Georgia are re-
ported in a very prosperous condi-
ton, the order having come to the
front more conspicuously this year
than ever before. .
Division meets Thursday night,
when the officers hope for a large
attendance. The arrangements for
the trip to the national convention
will probably be announced.
An effort will be made to so
change the law that hereafter State
and county conventions will be held
sixty and ninety days prior to the
meeting of the national body.
One of the most important ques-
tions that will come before the ma
tional convention will be the estab-
lishment of life insurance of $1,000,
the cost of which can never exceed
$50 per year.
Ohio will not seek the National
Presidency, Hon. Timothy S. Hogan,
former State President and now
Democratic nominee for Attorney
General. having declined to become
candidate.
Division / of Manchester attended
st. Joseph's Cathedral in a BODY 70
witness the ordination of Rev.
Michael Griffin, son of James Grit
fin, for four years State President
in New Hampshire.
The committee having in charge
the athletic events for the field day
celebration next Saturday have ar
ranged an excellent programme. The
tug-of-war will be an event worth
going miles TO see.
The field day attendance at the
White City on July 4 should break
all records. Tickets have been sell
ing rapidly, and members should re-
member that from this source they
will derive their largest revenue.
Members of the order in New
Haven, Conn, are preparing for the
annual outing and field day which
will be held on August 10. The
Ladies' Auxiliary is planning to lend
valuable assistance to the men on
that occasion.
Division ~ of Philadelphia re-
Gently had a double flag presenta-
ton. One of the members presented
a handsome Irish flag, while an
other made a gift of the Stars and
Stripes. Both banners were thank
fully received.
Owing to the excessive heat the
attendance at the outing of the La
dies Auxiliary was not as large as
expected, but those present had
jolly time and were well entertained.
The ladies will be heard from again
and with more satisfactory results.
Ladies' Auxiliary to division 3,
Wilkesbarre, has just closed a mem
bership contest. The society now
has 31s members, and during the
contest just closed one member pre-
scented the names of forty-seven can
didates, all of whom were elected to
membership.
Among the resolutions submitted
for consideration at indianapolis is
one providing that st. Patrick's day
shall be the national holiday of the
order; that divisions shall arrange
with their parish pastors to have
masses offered on this day for de-
ceased members, and that no enter-
tainment shall be held where an adj
mission fee is charged.