The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-06-24
CATHOLIC TOTAL ABSTINENCE
UNION CONVENTION
Fortieth Annual Conventicn-Electio
OF Officers-Public Meeting
Prizes for Temperance
sF Essays.
ADDRESS BY THE MOST REV.
EREND ARCHBISHOP.

4 The fortieth annual Convention of
the Catholic Total Abstinence Union
of the Archdiocese of st. Paul was
held at the old State Capitol, st. Paul,
June 16. Owing to the unfavorable
weather conditions the attendance
was not SO large as on former occa-
sions. The President of the Union,
Rev. J. M. Reardon, opened the Con-
vention. The report of the Secretary,
Miss Mary /. Cramsie, showed sixteen
subordinate societies affiliated with
the Union. The reading of papers
prepared for the Convention, and the
literary and musical programs inten-
ded for the entertainment of the dele
gates were dispensed with and only
routine business was transacted.
The election of officers took place at
the afternoon session and resulted as
follows; President, Rev. James Dono-
hue, St. Paul; First Vice President,
Rev. c. F. Cremin, St. Paul Seminary;
Second Vice President, J. F. Barry,
Belle Creek, MINI; Third Vice Presi-
dent, Mrs. J. F. Kelly, st. Paul; Trea-
surer, F. A. Barth, Watertown, Mimi;
Secretary, Miss Mary l. Cramsie, ST.
Paul. The Spiritual Director of the
Union is Rev. John Dunphy, Vice
President of st. Thomas College.
In the evening public meeting was
held in the Senate Chamber of the
State Capitol at which the retiring
President presided. 1t was opened
with piano selection by Miss Mary
Downey. Miss Clara Murphy, contral-
to, sang a solo as did also Miss Emily
Barron, who was accompanied by Pro-
fessor Sansone. Master Horatio Mad
lsnd gave temperance recitation.
The principal feature of the meeting
was the distribution of prizes to the
winners Of the prize essays in the tenn
perance contest carried on in the par
ochial schools for the purpose of
arousing the interest of the young in
temperance work We subjoin a list
of the prize winners from the different
schools in which the competition was
held.
St. Luke's School-Clara Glenn,
First Prize, SIS; Catherine Sexton, ma
gazine; Beatrice Weidenborner, ma
gazine; Maureen O'Shaughnessy, Cath
oIic newspaper; Eleanor Posch, Cath
olic newspaper; Veronica Devereaux,
book.
St. Joseph's School-Cecelia Maley,
$5; Dorothy Harrington, magazine;
Margaret Burke, picture; Joseph John
son, Catholic paper; Anna Barnard,
magazine; John Delaney, book.
Cretin School-Robert Dillon, S5;
Harry Dryer, magazine; Conrad Sal
mon, magazine; Fred Wolden, book;
Frank Hoben, Catholic paper; John
Lang, book.
st. Patrick's School-Lucy O'Con-
nor, s5; Henry Bucher, magazine;
John Parks, book; Dora Bellaire
magazine; Margaret E. Twohey, maga-
zine; Charles Flynn, Catholic paper.
St. Joseph's Academy-Ce Cecilia
Moriarty, $5; Mary McHugh, maya
zine; Helen Mccall, magazine; Martha
Vogel, magazine; Mary E. Healy,
magazine; Catherine Normalie, book.
st. Joseph's Academy eighth grade)
Irene Cosgrove, book; Helen Nc
Carthy, book; Clementine Rierdon,
magazine; Evelyn Marzaef, book;
Edith Donohue, Catholic paper;
Miriam Du Lude, book.
st. Mary's High School-Mariam Fa-
bian, s5; Marie Gander, magazine;
Isabel Hansen, magazine; Marie Null
lane, picture; Henrietta Kenan, maya
zine; Mary McNally, book.
Cretin School eighth grade)-Will-
lam Regan, So and magazine; George
kennedy, book; Leonard Burstettel,
book; Courtice Eshelby, book; Joseph
Kilroy, book.
st. GATHERINGS College Catherine
Elliott, IS; Loretta Lux, magazine;
Ruth Stewart, Catholic paper; Mary
McGloughlin, magazine; Stella O'Con-
nor, Catholic paper; Hazel Brown,
book
Visitation Academy Blanche Doug
lass, book.
The Most Reverend Archbishop de-
livered an address in which he paid
tribute to the veterans in the cause
of total abstinence in Minnesota. He
enjoined upon them the duty of keep
ing alive the spirit of the movement
and year by year to assemble in an
nual convention even though their
number be not so great now as in
former years. He congratulated the
prize winners on the success Of their
efforts and expressed the hope that
they would take up the standard of
total abstinence and in days to come
bear it on to victory. In closing his
address the Archbishop offered prize
of $1,000 for the best temperance es-
say to be competed for prior to the
next annual convention of the Catho-
lie Total Abstinence Union OF the
Archdiocese OF st. Paul.