The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1913-07-26
WAS HELD IN ST. PAUL
State Convention Of the Catho-
lie Total Abstinence
Union
Tokes Place in the Capital City
on Wednesday Of Last
Week.

The state convention of the Catholic
Total Abstinence Union was held on
Wednesday afternoon of last week at
the old state house in st. Paul. The
chairman of the convention was Rev.
7. J. Donohue. who spoke on Moral
Conditions of Our Cities" and dwelt
at some length upon the carnivals that
were held in the different parts of Il
city. Through these he said many
| young men took their first step to-
| wards intemperance
Routine matters were discussed and
state officers and delegates to the next
national convention, which is to be
held at Philadelphia, were elected. The
officers named were:
Rev. II. j. Donohue, president.
| Rev. c. F. Cremin, first vice pres-
dent.
| M. j. Barry, second vice president.
| Miss NJ. J. Kelly, third vice presi-
dent.
Miss Cramsie, secretary.
Frank Bath, treasurer.
The delegates to the national con-
vention We're Miss Cramsie and Mrs.
Kelley.
/ The evening exercises were held in
the new X. c. auditorium and one OF
of the largest audiences ever gathered
there was present. A musical pro-
gram preceded the speaking. Robert
Gehan was accompanied by Mrs. &C.
han and was we'll received. His Sc
lection was followed by Miss Willis
ard Miss Clara Murphy, who were also
we'll applauded. Following these num-
bers Rev. Father Donohue delivered
the Introductory address. He said:
"Of late years marked progress has
been made in matters that promote
health and safeguard the morals of
| the rising generation. Friends of the
poor have seen to it that public and
private relief Is far more generous
than in the recent past. Successful
efforts have been made to move fami-
lies from tainted surroundings to a
! locality where the moral atmosphere
is purcr and where the boys and girls
do not come in contact with the de-
filed. Philanthropists have erected
up to- date tenements where formerly
sin and disease breeding novels stood
Earnest men and women have gone
into slums as settlement workers and
have labored earnestly to protect the
young. to eradicate vice SO that Gods
blessings may come down upon those
who many times knew the pangs 81
i hunger and yearned for sympa thy
from tender hearts.
Public moral organizations. juvenile
protective leagues and various child
saving organizations have sprung ul
and their officers and members are Sc.
curing for their weaker brethren the
advantages and protection that had ii
the past been denied them.
Our children's courts have become
effective moral agencies. child Saving
centers, where the best friends of thu
poor and erring come together and la
Dor for the future well-doing of man!
Of our neglected youth. The st. Pau
Juvenile court is striking instance
Of this. AT it's head is a capabl,
judge who surrounds himself will
able and Jealous volunteer probation
officers. Among those are most ex
emplary Catholic women who are do
ing most excellent work in caring 70
the erring and gently correcting tn
faults OF boys and girls. When it i
grievously sinned or that boy ha
manifested criminal tendencies, tn
erring one is not sent to a refuge o
reformatory. Great care is now takel
that only the most incorrigible ar
committed to institutions, and in con
sequence the percentage of the juve
( nile court wards sent to corrective in
l stitutions is far less than ten year
ago. notwithstanding this, our pub
lie and private training schools an
refugees are filed to overlooking. VIII
) is this? From what is said here to
9 night You will be able to find the cor
! rect answer to this query.
s Our charity workers and philan
thropists have been so busy of lat
1 establishing settlement houses. da
t nurseries. public Fairgrounds, baths
= municipal dance halls and other agen
cies, that they have lost sight for
. time of the most important facto
that has to do with the poverty an
wrong doing Of today and yesterda.
II parents We're all total abstainel