Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-03-30
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HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week-0eneral
News Notes.

Montreal has five divisions Of the
Ladies' Auxiliary.
Springfield, Mass, has organized
a company of Hibernian Rifles.
Five banquets were held last week
by divisions of the order in Utica,
N. Y.
Montreal Hibernlans closed the
year by initiating a class of 1O2
members.
New homes of their own are being
acquired by a number of divisions In
Connecticut.
During the past term there was an
increase of over 800 members In
Providence, r. /.
President Hourigan looks for big
attendance at the meeting of Division
next Monday night.
The Ladies' Auxiliary recently in
stituted at Gloucester, Mass, now
numbers $50 members.
The fund for the erection of Hi
bernian building at Binghamton,
N. Y, contains about $4,000.
with a new division 200 strong at
Springfield, Mass, Hampden county
shows a gain in membership Of over
800.
West Virginia will have several in
ltiations this year, the first taking
place April IA at Wheeling, when a
large class will receive the degrees.
Two hundred boys escorted the
Hibernians to the altar railing on st.
Patrick's day when they received
holy communion in st. Mary's church
at Dunkirk, N. Y.
Reports show that there are more
than 900 members of the order in
Trenton, N. j., and that the county
has $1,000 in funds, an increase of
81, 900 over last year.
Division 1 will have an important
meeting Tuesday night, and there
fore President Cusick urges all the
members to be present. Several new
members will be elected.
Annual reports show a great
growth of the Ancient Order in the
New England States. Since the last
national convention eight new divis-
ions have been instituted.
Wednesday night Division 2 will
meet at Sixth and Walnut, and an
interesting session is looked for.
President Ford and the delegates to
the County Board will submit their
reports.
Pleasing features of the fifteenth
anniversary of the Ladies' Auxiliary
of Bridgeport, Conn, was the initia-
ton OF thirty-eight members and the
presentation of beautiful loving cup
from the New Haven auxiliary.
The Ladies Auxiliary will have
much business to transact at the
meeting Wednesday night. Miss
Mary Corcoran will have some impor-
tant announcements and the pro-
gramme for the coming season will
be decided.
Besides the Ladies' Auxiliary 900
or more men were in line when the
Hibernians of Manchester, N. H., re-
:eived holy communion on st. Pat
Ions turned out 800 men and the
auxiliary numbered over 100.
John A. Hughes, prominent in the
Knights of Columbus and Catholic
Knights of America. is County Presi-
dent of the Ancient Order at Mobile,
Ala. President Hughes was a res
tdent of Louisville for short time
some years ago and has many friends
here.
Texas Hibernians will ask the ma
tional convention to change the age
limit. They believe that forty-fiVe
Is too low, and that II keeps out of
bhe order many men in the prime of
life. Could the father be taken in
the sons would also become mem
bers. The suggestion is a timely one
and should meet with favorable con-
slderation.
When the Federal building at
Mobile was reached in the progress
Of the Hibernian st. Patrick's day
parade through Royal street there
was stirring demonstration of
patriotism. The Stars and Stripes
iloated from the Federal building
staff, and every son of Ireland in the
parade uncovered his head. The
march was stopped and one of the
.hree bands struck up the strains of
he Star Spangled Banner"