The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-10-01
Report was adopted.

| me time fOr the election OF OfncerS
having been reached, Thomas w. Nc
Goey of ST. Paul, and Fred l.. Ryan
of Duluth, were placed in nomination
for state president, with the following
result: Mccoy, 50 votes; Ryan. II;
Mr.. Ryan was declared elected. James
P. Kennedy, of Rice county, was chosen
vice president. ,'.',
For state secretary James J. Ftz-
gerald received 95 votes and Isaac Rice
AZ. The former having received a ma
jority of the votes cast was declared
elected.
Treasurer, John Sherman.
! State Chaplain, Rev. P. r. Cunning
ham.
President of Insurance Fund, T. J.
Doyle.
Vice President, John f. McGovern.
Secretary of Insurance, John Ma.
honey 49,
Treasurer of Insurance, John Sheehy
State Medical Director, DR.. E. w.
Buckley ''
| Board Of Directors. John Moran,
Hennepin, E. J.. McManus, Ramsey,
j. w. Devery, Faribault Robert Madi-
gan, Madison Lake ,..
| Board of Audit, M. J. Hyncs, Rose
mount, John p Connolly, Ramsey, John
j. Daley, Hcnnepin.
The committee on resolutions pre-
scented the following:
Resolved That we proclaim our
selves devoted children of Holy Moth
er Church and reatfirm our loyalty to
her
Realizing our duties and responsible
tiles we pledge our unqualified sup
port to Catholic education; and. as
mere words will never accomplish this
purpose. we hereby resolve, following
| the recommendation of our State
president. to establish an Hibernidn
scholarship in the Catholic University
OF America at Washington, and with
the noble work done yesterday by or
pride we embody in our resolutions
convention in assisting in the endow-
ment of our own st. Thomas college
While we are devoted citizens Of this
great country and yield to none in our
regard for the Stars and Strpes. we
proclaim our 'loyalty to the land of
our Fathers; and. commencing every
effort to ameliorate the condition of
our kith and kin in the old land. we
assert, with all the emphasis in ou.
power, that we shall never be salts
fled until Ireland is ais free from for
eign rule as this glorious republic.
10 keep alive the traditions of on.
race, to preserve in the memories of
the Irish american boy and girl-she
future members of our order--the brill
liant Importance of teaching Irish hi;:-
tory, wherever possible, in our schools.
and especially do we insist that every
true F1ibernian encourage the read
ing of Irish history and literat ure in
his home, so that young and old be
inspired by the story of Irelan;rs
glory and fortified by the lesson of
Ireland's struggle.
And not only should we cultivate
the study of Irish history as it relates
to the old land, but it should be ON.
constant endeavor to preserve the rec
ords of the achievements of our race
the world over: and. to this end. we
heartily endorse the suggestion of oar
State President that our incoming ,f-
rcers use every means to collect aud
preserve the data that will ultimately
assist the National Board i'm writ
ing the history of our Order.
We hereby express our appreciation
H. VAR official organ, "Thc National FIJI
bernian," and of it's brilliant editor. F.
j Haltigan; and we congratulate our
selves on having for champion of
our cause the best fraternal paper in
this country.
Our own paper, "The Irish Stand
ard" is doing excellent work for faith
and fatherland. and we unhesitatingly
commend it, and make it the official
organ of the Ancient Order OF Hi
herntanS of Minnesota
1t affords us supreme satisfaction
that Minnesota ultimately came unto
Its own; that our National Convention
at Portland. recognizing the work Ne
have done for Hibernianism. elected
one of our members, James J. Regain
to the National Presidency of our Or
der; and we hereby, one and all, 40.
only tender our thanks to the dele.
gates there assembled, but we pledge
ourselves to do everything in our DOW.
err to cultivate that spirit of tolera-
ton among all sections Of our people
which will. we hope, show to the world
that one in name and in fame is The
sea divided Gael