Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-27

Norwich and It's temperance societies were well represented at the first day sessions of the 43d annual convention of the Connecticut Catholic Total Alp stinence Union in New London on Monday. In addition to the regular delegates, which include William Il. McGuinness and Thomas Buckley from St. Marys T. A. and B. society, James M. Murphy and Patrick J. McMahon of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence society, and representatives of the la dies temperance societies, St. Anne's and St. Cecelias, there were many members from this city in attendance, especially on Monday evening. when for the ball at Ocean Beach nearly fir ty went down from this city by auto mobile and trolley.
 TWO hundred and fifty delegates, representing nearly every city ana town in Connecticut, were there Mon day. The convention is the largest ever held. Fully 100 delegates were on hand Sunday to attend the solemn vesper service at St. Mary's Star of the Sea church and the reception at Temperance hall afterwards.
 More delegates came Monday after noon and evening in time for the dance and reception at Ocean Beach. Today the Tierney cadets from many of the parishes of the state will as- semble there on parade.
 The convention of the Catholic tenn perance bodies is being held in Hiher- nian hall. Main street Before the opening of the convention the dele gates went to St. Mary's church, where solemn high mass was celebrat ed at o'clock. Rev. John J, Fitzger- aid of Poquonhoek, president of tho c, T. A, U., was eelebFant, Rev, fhon as H, Tisrnan was deacon, Rev, Alex ander c. Wellsehlager was sub deacon and Rev, Charles H. Kane of Derby thy M, Crowley, D. D., was in the sanctuary.
 Mayor Welcomed Delegates.
 The convention was called to order at 10 o'clock by Rev, Father Fitzger- aid. Mayor Bryan F. Mahan was iR- troduced and welcomed the delegates. Mayor Mahan said he appreciated the importance of temperance work and considered the strife of its cause was greater than the s,-:fe of any of the great political parties. lie conferred on the delegates the freedom of the city. Father Fitzgerald spoke for the delegates, thanking the mayor.
 Rev Father Crowley delivered the address of welcome for St. Mary s parish, and Rev. Father Wollschlager extended the hospitality of St. Mary'E Star of the Sea Total Abstinence socie- ty, of which he is president, to the visitors There followed an address Of Rev. Father Fitzgerald to the dele z gates.
 The county directors reported as fol- lows:
 New Haven county-Frank Martin, New Haven; John Case, Seymour. Hartford county James Touhey, Manchester; James Mcdonald, Bristol, Fairfield county-P. J. Geary, Stam- ford.
 Litchfeld county M. J. Cronin, Terryyille.
 New London county Walter c. Casey, Norwich.
 Holland county Roger Murphy, Rockville.
 Middlesex county-James P, Dunn, Middletown.
 Windham county-Henry M. Benoit Putnam
 The report of State Secretary Frank J. Kinney of Branford showed that the c. T. A. U. Is composed of 102 societies. with a total membership of l 10,055, including mems, women's and | JuNGull6 bOCi6tl6b. IHe membership Dy counties: New Haven 3990, Hartford | 2,905, New London 53S, Fairfield 779 Litchffeld SS0, Middlesex 5sO. Holland | 260 Windham 161.
 St. CeceIia's Society Admitted.
 The membership in 1911 was 10,O9S | showing loss of 3S. During the veal | the young mems society of Walling- l ford has withdrawn from the union Since the last annual meeting St Jo- sephs cadets of Danbury and the girls society of Fairfield county have been dropped from the rolls. St. Ce. celia's Ladies' Temperance society ot | Norwich, the Tierney cadets of Po- | quonnock and the Tierney cadets O. | Windsor and the Immaculate Concep- tion cadets of Terryville have beer admitted. The manner society of tn, state for membership is the young mems society of New Britain, 51; members, with St. Mary's Lithuanian society of Waterbury second. 449.
 St. Agnes society of New Haven il