The Irish standard., 1910-05-28

Oh 0lANUAkD, SATURDAY, ma
England Passenger Association and
have granted a rate of one and one
half, f1rst-class limited fare to Chi
cago, or St. Louis added to the fares
rendered therefrom for the round trip
By Trans Continental Passenger AS
ISOLATION lines. This is much better
than the old rate of one and one-t third
fare and is very satisfactory.
Tickets will be sold from July Sth,
to 18th inclusive, and will bear final
return limit to reach original starting
point, three (3) months from date of
sale, from all points covered by Trunk
Line Association and all other Pas
senger Associations will sell tickets
sociations in time to leave starting
point and reach Chicago by the 9th
inst, when tickets will be for sale at
all points covered by Trans Cont
mental Lines.
The following i. a report of the Spe-
cial Committee appointed at National
Board Meeting at Chicago to decide
upon route to Portland from Chi
cago
Chicago, February ath, 1910
TO the National Officers, and Board of
Directors Of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians in Amerca:-
Your Committee appointed to exam
inc into and report upon a suitable
route of travel for Delegates to the
National Convention of our Order, to
be held at Portland, oregon, July 19th
1910, respectfully report that after ex-
aiming into the various routes, we
are of the opinion that the most ad-
vantageous for our Order is as fol-
lows:
TO have eastern and southern dele
gates rendezvous at Chcago-take
the Burlington Route to the Twin
Cities: the Northern Pacific Railway
to Portland; the delegates reserving
the right of choice of either branch of
the said railway from Spokane to
Portland, returning by way of the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
| pany, and Oregon Short Line, to Og-
den, Utah, thence over the Denver
and Rio Grande Railway to Denver
! from that point oyer the Rock Island,
! Chicago & Northwestern or Burling-
ton Roads to the; point of starting.
Side trips to Yellowstone National
Park California. or other points, to be
arranged for by the delegates them
! sN9us IS
| Respectfully submitted,
JAS. j. REGAIN,
G. j. FOY,
| JOHN j. O'MEARA.
! In regards to time of trains leaving,
train connections, routes of travels,
side trips and in fact all details con-
nected with this "trip such informa-
ton will be cheerfully furnished by
the ticket agents in your respective
| towns, who, will be only too glad to
assist YOU in making your journey
pleasant one.
Each Delegate will be furnished with
4 two sets of credentials one of which
is to be returned to National Secre-
tary, 421 Lackawahna ave-, Scranton,
Pa, up to July 4tl1,2 after that to Ma;
tional Secretary. care of Imperial
Hotel. Portland. oregon.
| We earnestly hope that every dele
gate will comply with this request. so
that we may be able to hand over to
of the Convention complete list of
delegates. If this is attended to it will
enable us to go on with the work of
! the Convention at once.
The attention of the Ladies' Auxil-
larry is called to Article 9, Sections l
and 2, as follows:
! of the A. o. H. in America shall order
a National Convention of the Auxil-
larry to be held at the same time and
place as the A. o. H. in America Con-
vention. Delegates to said Conven-
| ton shall be at least two State Off
GERS from each State, and the county
! Presidents when possible.
Sec. 2. The purpose of said Ma
tional Convention shall be to formu
late and submit such amendments to
the Constitution and the Ritual as
shall be considered best for the gov