The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1912-10-02
.C.T.A.U. DISTRICT CONVENTION
The First District Convention Repre-
senting LaCkawanna County
Towns Met at Honesdale Sep
tember 20.


tember 20.
The first district convention of the
c. 7. A. u. which includes all the
towns between Olyphant and Forest
City met in Honesdale, Sunday, Sept.
29, in quarterly convention. Sunday
morning the forty-eight delegates
from the thirteen societies of the
Scranton diocese arrived on the d.
& H. train. The Cadets of st. Johns
church were at the station to meet
the delegates and the procession
marched to st. Johns Roman Catho-
| lie church where 1890 mass was
| celebrated. Rev. Father Dennis
Kane, of Hazelton, addressed the as
sem blage.
The Christian Temperance Alb
| stinence Union of Honesdale has
only been in existence about six
months and has a membership of
one hundred and twenty-five persons
1t is the first time the convention has
met here.
In the afternoon, after a big din
ner at the Allen House, a public
rally and convention was held in the
court house at 2:30 o'clock, many
| protestants as we'll as Catholics be-
| ing present. The meeting was pre-
sided over by j. ]. Connolly, of For
ct City, who asked to have the meet
ing opened by prayer.
| Burgess Chas. A. McCarty gave the
address of welcome. He gave the
| delegates a rousing welcome to
Honesdale to hold the convention
which was accuated by the highest
| possible motive, that of saving our
boys and young men from the in
1uence of liquor.
The convention opened by the ap-
pintment of temporary chairman.
Adam G. Van Driesen, of Honesdale,
was appointed to serve until the
next convention meets. A committee
on resolutions was appointed.
The next order of business was
| the report of the credential commit
tee.
Rev. Father Kane, president of
Scranton diocese, spoke on the con-
servation of our resources, meaning
that our boys and young men were
our most valuable resources and
should be preserved and protected
from the evil of drink.
B. F. Haines, editor of the Inde-
pendent, gave a few words of well
come.
Rev. Father Burke, assistant pas
| ,,
society and other societies, of the
work being done and of the good ac-
complished. He said that the Homes
dale society was the baby society of
the Diocesan Union but was grow
ing steadily and gaining in strength.
He also said that it was their in
tention to erect a gymnasium for the
development of the boys physical
powers.
, Rev. Father Kane spoke again and
extended hearty welcome for all
the societies to send delegations ia
Hazelton October 10 to march in the
parade which will be held there that
day. Rev. Father John OToole, pas,
tor of st. Johns church, was the
, last speaker A vote of thanks was
, taken by the convention to the Cadet
;. society of st. Johns church and alsC
to the pastors for the hearty welcome
3 with which the candidates were re-
S ceived in Honesdale. 1t was decid
s ed to hold the next quarterly conven
d ton at Dixon City, the last Sunday
, in December
a The delegates were given supper
e at George Schwenker's on Mali
s street and they left for their home.
on the 7:10 train. The following
e delegates attended:
= st. Thomas T. A. B. society
a Dickson City, James McGiltrick, j
e A. Murphy.
e st. Joseph Cadets, Carbondale
s Henry Reidenauer, Frank d. Garden
" Father Matthew Society, Arch
S bald, Louis Tigue, John Kelley
n Francis Coughlin, Walter Kelley
Clair Kuity.
St. Aloysius Society, Carbondale
}. Charles Duggan.
: Pioneer Father Matthews, Carbon
dale, Richard Fitzpatrick, Dominica
+ Jordon, Thomas Finerty, E. Roche
> James Munley.
C. Y. NJ. T. A. and B. Cadets, Oily
phant, James Lotus, Ed. McLaugh
q lin, Joseph Carr, Chas. Robinson
# Jos. Mccain, VIM. Dawson, Johl
y Lyons, p. F. Dougher, John Melon
nell.
ST. James Cadets, Jessup, ]. F
LOTUS.
u, St. Aloysius Society, Jermyn
- Michael Walsh, John Merrick, Pat
a rick Mouldoon, Martin Dayitt, Jas
u Muldoon.
L. knights Father Matthew, Carbon
dale, John II. Pidgeon, Peter F
Brown, r. d. Connor, Chas. Fisher
Alex. Flannery.
, st. Joseph Cadets, Forest City
- Andrew Connell, Arthur KelleheI
William Murry, T. j. Anderson.
- st, Joseph r. A. b., j. ]. KellebeI
D. Timothy Connolly, Joe Conely, Pete
le Dupjack, Jos. Tague.
S, c. T. A. U. of Honesdale, Edwar
d Butler, Thos. Kilroe, George BrieG
a. Francis McGinnis, Adam Van Dries
of en-.
D. "