Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-11-25
HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week-0enerai
News Notes.

Philadelphia.
Time is fast approaching for the
beginning of work for the st. Pat
rick's day parade.
Since the visit of President Regan
there has been a steady increase of
membership at Sioux City, Iowa.
Division 2 has inaugurated a
winter campaign to increase its
membership so per cent. before st.
Patrick's day.
Members of Division will re-
joice to know that there was no
truth in the rumored illness of
Martin J. Cusick.
At st. Paul the Ladies' Auxiliary
County Board has decided to organ
lie a juvenile division of girls be-
tween the ages of ten and sixteen
years.
It is estimated that over 10000
people attended the Hibernian fes-
tival at st. Paul, the profits OF
which are expected to be more than
$4,000.
Elections will take place in all the
divisions in Kentucky next month.
The officers elected will constitute
the State convention that meets next
summer.
The Hibernian knights of Pueblo,
Col, entertained the Daughters of
Erin at an open meeting Friday
night. Rev. Father Wolahan ar
ranged the excellent programme.
The affairs of the Louisville divis-
ions have been we'll administered
during the past year, and therefore
but few changes will take place
when the officers are elected next
month.
Division 4 meets Monday night,
the only one next week. President
Hennessy desires the presence of all
members, as several matters of i'm
portance will be presented for i'm
mediate action.
The Ancient Order and Ladies'
Auxiliary of Indianapolis are ar
ranging to offer appropriate prizes
to children of the parochial schools
o. that city who have taken up the
study of Irish history.
But one month of the jubilee
year remains. Every member
should bend himself to the task of
bringing in at least one candidate.
BY so doing they would make the
Ancient Order the most influential
body of Catholic manhood in this
great republic.
Celebrating our diamond jubilee
Division 1 of Batavia, N. Y, in
ltiated fifteen candidates last week,
followed by a supper, musical pro-
gramme and speaking. State Presi-
dent Brown and Father Wilbur,
State Chaplain, were present and de-
livered addresses.
One of the biggest mass meetings
in the history of Binghamton will
be held at the Stone Opera House
late in December, when Broome
county Hibernian day will be cele-
brated. It will be "Hibernian day.
in its largest and broadest sense,
since it will be the celebration of
every person in the county of
Hibernian blood and descent.
O'Donnell Hall at Nashua, N. H.,
was recently the scene of dis
tinguished gathering, when the
Ladies' Auxiliary conferred the de-
grees on twenty candidates. Mrs.
Mary Mccarthy, National Vice Presi-
dent, was present and delivered a
stirring address, as did also the
County Chaplain, Rev. Matthew
Dreamer, and Rev. Father Michael
Moher.
Every member Of the order should
make 1t his duty to be present at
the coming quarterly meeting at
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II. The bringing together of the
different divisions ON occasions of
this kind tends TO a more enthusiast
tic feeling among the members.
broadens the bond of friendship and
shows that the motto of the Ancient
Order. Friendship. Unity and Chris
tan Charity, is better understood
and lived up to by the members.