Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-07-27
Chicago Convention Most Har-
mOniOus in Orders
History.
ODtiOnaI Insurance Plan Was
Referred to National
Board.
MRS. ELLEN RYAN JOLLY WINS

After one of the most harmonious
conventions in the history of the An
cient Order of Hibernians. in which
the Kentucky delegates took prom
lnent part, the national officers of the
order were elected Friday night at
Emmett Memorial Hall. James j.
Regan, of st. Paul, was unanimously
reelected to the Office of National
President by a standing vote.
The plea of the Canadian members
for representation on the National
Board was granted and the Canadian
Hibernians will have Vice President,
who will officiate in the absence or
the National President at all func-
lions of the order. Charles ]. Foy,
Perth, Ontario, was elected as Vice
President for Canada. The other
officers elected were Joseph Nc
Laughlin, of Philadelphia, Vice Pres
ident; Phil J. Sullivan, Thompson
Vile. Conn, Secretary; Thomas Mo-
loney, Mayor of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
Treasurer. The National Directors
are: The Rev. w. T. Mclaughlin,
Union Hill, N. j.; M. T. Powers.
Grand Rapids, Mich; p. t. Moran,
Washington, ID. c.; w. ]. Doherty,
Chicago, ILL.,, and M. ]. Barry, Column
bus, Ohio.
Reports of the national officers show
substantial gains in both the Ancient
order and Ladies' Auxiliary, which
elected Mrs. Ellen Ryan Jolly, of
Rhode Island, as the successor Of Miss
Anna Malta, of Scranton, The La
dies Auxiliary has been in existence
only since 1898, but It already has
membership of $4,000. Both So
cieties have been generous to the
mother country" They have given
large contributions to the Gaelic
League Of Ireland and to many other
--sEeFtk S~aSi,Sas In the a. ID. county
Full fYme&vas devoted tonne bust
ness of the convention and to COM
plete the amendments to the consti-
tuition The changes made were few
and unimportant, and thus the mem
bers are now conversant with the
laws of the order. Special considera-
ton was given by the men and wo-
men to legislation on a plan of In
surance, but it was deemed best to
refer the whole matter to the Ma
tional Board, which will report a plan
at the next national convention,
which will meet at Norfolk. Va, two
years hence.
The most exciting scene in the con-
vention of the Ladies' Auxiliary fol-
lowed the address of Vice President
Joseph Mclaughlin. Irish women
should have home rule and equal
rights in America, just as every man
and woman in Ireland should have
IT," he said. "It is the good, old
fashioned Irish mother who has
reared her children to honorable
manhood and womanhood who has
made the Irish race what 1t is today
Why shouldn't she have home rule?"
Mr.. Laughlins speech brought
forth a storm of indignant protest
from the 500 women assembled in
the hall. Suffrage? We don't know
anything about suffrage. We are all
old-fashioned women and last night
when we discovered an incipient suf-
fragist among us we nearly threw her
out of the window" laughed Miss
Mary MacWhonter, National Director
Of the Ladies' Auxiliary and Chair
man of the Committee on Irish his
tory. Miss MacWhorter refused to
reveal the name OF the suffragist,
however. Don't say that any Irish
women are in favor of equal rights
for women. We don't want them and
wouldn't take them II they were Of
fered to us"
Mrs. Catherine A. oKeefe o'Ma-
honey expressed practically the same
views as Miss MacWhorter. Irish
women generally are not in favor OF
suffrage, l believe. Most OF them are
married and nearly all have large
families. They do not have time
TO think about anything except keep
ing house and raising children"
The Kentucky delegates began ar
irving home Monday, and all express
themselves as approving all that was
done during the week.