Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-07-06
HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week-0eneral
News Notes.
Division I viii meet Monday even.

Division 4 will meet Monday even
ing.
Not until after the national an,
State convention will anything new
be undertaken by the local divisions
All the members are glad to Sc,
Thomas Lawler back in harness
again, as he is valuable worker fol
the order.
| Among the important measures
for consideration by the Chicago
convention will be a national insur'
ance feature.
For attendance at meetings of Di.
vision at Syracuse a pair of gold
cuff buttons were drawn by Martin
Duggan last week.
Massachusetts, divisions have sub
scribed over 5000 for the memorial
to be erected at Cohasset for victims
of the brig st. John.
President James Regan and other
members of the National Board will
be here as delegates to the Catholic
Federation convention.
County Financial Secretary Lam
gan deserves great credit for his
complete report Of the finances OF
the County Board picnic.
Hampden county, Mass, increased
the membership 365 last year, and
today. the value of real estate held
by the divisions is 100000.
A high compliment paid the order
lately was that of lady, who stated
that everyone always seemed at
home at Hibernian affair.
After electing eight new members
at recent meeting the Hibernians
Of Bayonne, N. j., donated 800 to
the Irish Parliamentary fund.
The demand for another reunion
grows stronger each week, and a
formal request will be presented at
the next County Board meeting.
Chairman Tom Quinn and his as
sociates lose no opportunity to boost
the Hibernian Social Club moonlight
excursion on the Ohio river on July
20.
A repetition of the recent picnic
In honor of the delegates to the
State convention will be discussed at
the next meeting of the County
Board.
The New York State delegation to
the national convention will meet in
Buffalo July 10, when they will
leave in a special over the Wabash
for Chicago.
Every Hibernian in the Falls
Cities owes it to the Ancient Order
to help make the proper showing
when the Federation parade takes
place next month.
Division has none on the sick
list now. This means another in
crease in the strong box, which is
carefully guarded by John Hession
and Dan Dougherty.
County President Dolan will visit
the New Albany and Jeffersnville d.
visions this month and invite them to
march with the Louisville divisions in
the Federation parade.
Patrick T. Mullen, always well
andAThomas Bench and Mar
tin Sheehan addressed the meeting
Of Division Monday night and
aroused much enthusiasm.
Mrs. John Arthur, State President
Of the Indiana Ladies' Auxiliary, has
been visiting New Albany and JEFF
tersonville for the purpose OF organ
lzing divisions in both cities.
Pueblo Hibernians are working
hard for the Colorado Springs con-
yention and are determined to bring
home one of the highest offices. This
division has greatly increased its
membership this year.
Though they are not making pub
tic their plans, the Kentucky Irish
American knows the Ladies' Aux
tliary will present one of the sur
prises in the great Catholic demon
stration here next month.
While lively contests for the va
rious national offices seem assured,
the probabilities are that National
President Regan, the first Western
executive the order has ever had,
will be elected for a second term.
Division 4 meets Monday at Ber-
trand Hall, when the officers look
for a large attendance. This will
be the first meeting of the new fis-
cal year, and therefore the business
will be of more than usual interest.
Not in many years have the can
didates for State offices in New
York been as numerous and agrees
sive as this year, and therefore
some lively contests are likely to
follow the opening of the State con-
veDtion at WATERFOWL.
A keen and lively canvass for
votes for the office of National Sec
rotary is now being carried on, the
candidates being James It. McGin-
mis-. of Scranton, the present incum- ,
bent, and Patrick f. Cannon, for
mer State Secretary OF Massa-
chusetts.
Syracuse Hibernians expect many
members of the order
1ill stop there awhile on their way
IN Chicago on July II to attend