The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1910-11-05

been satisfactorily settled, but it is
safe to say that we have as fair
claim as any.
The Auxiliary in this state has at
present membership OF 5000. Dur.
ing the last two years it has enjoyed
the phenomenal growth of having its
membership increased by one-fourth
In Hennepin and Ramsey counties
there are nine divisions respectively
The total number of divisions in the
state at the last convention was
sixty.
Mrs. Mary B. Daley has unique
record in connection with the Auxil
larry. She was elected president
when it was organized in 1896 and
has served in that capacity ever
since. She was elected treasurer Of
the national organization at the con
vention in Saratoga in 1906, re
elected at Indianapolis in 1908, and
i at Portland, Oregon, last July. She
has been in attendance at seven ma
tional conventions. Miss Heating has
: filled the office of state secretary
since the organization of the Auxil
larry and is the only other officer who
has Mrs. Daley's distinction fol-
length of service.
An insurance department was es
I; tablished in connection with the Aux
iliary in the fall of 1896. This has
proved no less success than the
insurance department of the A. o. H
II has handled death claims quickly
and very little has ever been, spent
for attorneys fees in connection with
the department. Up to the present
time it has paid two hundred and
thirty-seven death claims. The mem
bers are allowed the option of a
$500 policy or $1,000 policy. The
cost of insurance is graded accord
i ing to- the age of the member in
sured. At the present time the AUX
iliary has $4,000 invested in United
States bonds and $4,000 deposited
in banks. Miss Margaret A. Grady
has filled the office of state insur
ance secretary for the past twelve
years.
The election of officers at the re
cent state convention resulted as fol
lows:
/ State president, Mary B. Daley
Minneapolis; state vice president
May E. Hammill, Duluth; state sec
rotary, Ella Claire Heating, st. Paul;
state treasurer, Mary Coogan, Fari
bault; state directors, Mary M. Sui
livan, Duluth; Ellen Conroy, st. Paul;
Mary J. Reilly, Brainerd.
| State Acknowledgements Scott, St
Paul; Catherine Corners, Saltwater;
Julia Doyle, Kellogg.
Insurance Oficers-Mary B. Daley
president; May L. Hammill, vice
president; Margaret Grady, secre
tary; Margaret Sullivan, treasurer
/ Directors-Nellie Curran, Minneap
oils; Josephine Hagerty, Shieldsville;
Anna Conroy, st. Paul; Josephine
Cook, St. Paul; Anna Willesen, Dl
luth.
Auditors-Ellen McGrath, st. Paul;
Annie Kennedy, St. Cloud; Aurelia
Kelly, Minneapolis.
! At Rno time in our history has
there been greater need for a
woman's organization which stands
i for Christian ideals than now There
are numerous social questions de-
handing solution today and Catholic
women properly organized can per
form an important part in solving
them. AS members of the true
Church we owe it to ourselves and
our country to do what we can tc
check the evil Of divorce and the
spread of vice which is creating such
havoc in our day. The Ladies' Aux
{ iliary has for it's object the accom-
plishment of these reforms. 1t is tc
! be highly commended for it's work