Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1911-01-28
HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doir .
the Past Week-0eneraI
News Notes.

with a charter list OF forty Divis-
ion 20 has been launched in Boston.
Division of Springfield, Mass.
made a net gain Of ninety members
last year.
Division 1 OF Bangor, Maine, has
contributed $3.50 to the Irish home
rule cause.
National President Regan was the
orator at the installation OF Division
of st. Paul.
Worcester county, Mass, has thir-
ty-three divisions and a membership
of over 3,40O.
Boston Hibernians will make this
years st. Patrick's day parade the
best held in years.
Division of Manchester, N. H..
had a very successful and largely
attended ladies' night.
The Ladies' Auxiliary meets
Wednesday night, when some pleas
ing information will be impaired.
Division Z of Manchester, N. H..
has a membership of 270. After
paying out $500 liz sick and funeral
benefits a healthy treasury remains.
The New York State Board has
decided to offer a number of cash
prizes for the counties showing the
best percentage of gain during the
coming year.
Ladies' Auxiliary 6 of st. Paul
presented a gold watch and cut glass
berry set to Mrs. Il. Sullivan and
Mrs. Scott, the retiring President
and Secretary.
Division will meet next Wednes-
day at Campbell and Broadway. All |
members are urged to attend and |
assist in the reception of the newly |
elected candidates.
President John Conway will this |
year endeavor to double the mem
bership of the night workers divis-
ion in Boston, which Is composed |
mostly OF printers.
At the annual banquet of the di-
vision at Clean, n. Y, IL was an
that the membership in
creased last year. Another class
was initiated this week.
Hibernians of Pueblo, through
State Vice President Feely, present.
ed the Colorado State Chaplain.
Rev. T. ]. Wolohan, with a hand
some gold-mounted umbrella.
State President Brown, who had
been making tour of New York
State, while in Syracuse declared
that he found the Ancient Order
everywhere in splendid condition.
Quite a number of presentations
we're made last week at the meet
ngs of the auxiliaries in Indian
'polis. The gifts included a gold
ing, silver purse, Jeweled locket and
handsome floral tributes.
The installation of officers for the
division and auxiliary at Pueblo,
Col, was conducted by the State
Chaplain, Rev. Father Wolohan, as
sisted by Capt. James Walpole and ;
lis company of Hibernian Knights.
National President Joseph Nc
will lead the grand march
1t the annual ball of the Hibernians
If Philadelphia on the night of jan
larry 80. The Hibernian ball is the
argest of the year in the Quaker
Jity.
New York Hibernians have de-
ermined to make the parade and
on March II next the
most impressive ever witnessed in
he annals of the great metropolis
he greatest Irish center on the face A..
# the globe.
The Boston Hibernian says State ;
President Dillon could go to the /,
state House in Boston and procure .
enough legislators to hold a large
lie meeting of the Ancient Order. :
All would be in possession of the :
pass word. !,
Five hundred people enjoyed the
hospitality of the division at Leroy.
Y. y, when the members enter
aimed the State Chaplain, State Ii
President and number of prom
nent Hibernians and citizens. The
livision has a membership OF ITS.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF Duluth
leld an open installation in Cathe-
iral Hall. Rev. Father Lydon de-
iyered an address, and in behalf OF
he members Mrs. Mae Hammill,
State Vice President, presented Mrs.
Sarah Murphy, retiring President.
With beautiful emblem ring.
Mrs. p. II. McNelis, OF Indian
ipolis, State Chairman of the La
lies Auxiliary History Committee.
las been untiring I'M the work of
Introducing the study of Irish his
DRY In the schools. She presided at
! big meeting last Friday, which was
attended by many outside the order.
County President Donnelly, thus
instructed the st. Patrick's day COM
nittee at Indianapolis: LET your
Dlans be such that the celebration
will be Statewide and that every
rishman and Irishman's son and
grandson in this State will be
Drouder than ever to be OF Irish
lineage"
Conspicuous for the members
present and the enthusiasm and good
fellowship was the thirtieth ami
yersary OF Division at Bellows
Falls, VT. Families OF members.
four priests, State and county Off
GERS and the Ladies Auxiliary were
guests of the grand old order and