Norwich bulletin., 1912-08-31

The annual conventions of the An cient Order of H1bernians and the ladies' auxiliary of Rhode Island were held Thursday in Providence with over 300 delegates in attendance. At the joint opening, State President Thomas J. Mathews of Providence, formerly of Westerly, presided After prayer by Vicar General Thomas F. Doran, the delegates were congratulated by Pres. ident Mathews and Mrs. Ellen Ryan Jolly, national president of the ladies auxiliary, recently elected to that of- flee, and president of the state organ ization, on the splendid showing made by the order during the past two years since the convention was held in Vest erly. The two bodies then separated and held their conventions.
 When the time for election of off, cers was reached in the Hibernian convention, President Mathews, who had served in that office four years, announced that he7vas not candidate for third term, and/proposed the name of Patrick J. Ffnneran of Providence for president. and he was elected after a contest, as contests prevailed for all offices except that of secretary. Following is the list of officers elected:
 Patrick J. Finneran of Providence, president: John H, Lynch of Westerly, vice president; Michael Martin of Providence secretary; Patrick J. O'Gara of Pawtucket treasurer. All are new men to the offices except the secretary. The new officers were ap- pointed a committee to procure suita- ble gold enblems for the retiring of-, ficers in appreciation of their work for the order.
 The ladies' auxiliary elected these officers. Miss Elizabeth T. Doyle of Providence, president; Miss Nellie Ne vile of Westerly, vice president; Miss Margaret McGroarty of Providence, treasurer: Mrs. Charlotte Martin of Providence, secretary; Mrs. Ellen O'Neil of Newport, mistress at arms; Miss Mary Hanley of Providence, sen tinel
 Mrs. Michael Burke of Westerly was appointed 8 member of the committee to supervise the study of Irish history in the parochial schools of the state.
 During the past two years the An cient Order of Hibernians membership in the state has increased from 1900 to 2500. The receipts during the period were BPS, s,565.54 and the expenditures s25,50s. There iB a balance in the treasury of over S12,0OO. The ladies' auxiliary in the state has a member snip or over I,VuO.
 Two liquor seizure cases were dis posed of by Judge Oliver H. Williams in the Third district court Friday, the complainant being Sheriff John R. Will cox, who personally conducted the prosecution without the assistance of a lawyer. The first case called was against -he liquors seized at the home of Alexander Lafonti, near the Klon- dike quarry in the town of Charles town. Deputy Sheriff Mitchell stated that by virtue of a search warrant and accompanied by assistants, he searched the Lafonti place for liquors kept for sale illegally, on last Sunday. He found and conveyed to the station house in Westerly one barrel of ale, one barrel partly filled with ale and three bottles of lager beer. There were eleven men in the place at the time of the raid, and they were all partially intoxicated. He also found on a round table three beer, glasses and twelve empty beer bottles. Edwin F. West, police agent, gave testimony in corroboration-
 Judge Williams declared the seized liquors forfeited to the state. and that warrant be issued for the de- struction of the liquors and destruction or sale of the vessels containing the liquors.