The Irish standard., 1913-08-30
from the National Capitol
BY Stanton LaWton
Especial to tho Irish standard.)

Especial to tho Irish Standard.)
Washington, D. c., Aug. ~. - The
delegation of representatives in Con-
gress from the Nutmeg" state, is Pc
culiar and odd in many ways.
For instance, the five representa-
tives have all Irish names; they were
all born in Connecticut; in politics.
they are all Democrats, and in reli.
gion they are all Catholics. This quar-
remember.
The senior Of this delegation is
Thomas Lawrence Reilly, who repre-
sents the Third district, which in
cludes New Haven and Yale univer.
sity.
Mr.. Reilly was born at New Britain
on September 20. 1858, and was edu-
Gated in the common schools and Con-
necticut State Normal school, grad
uating in the class of '76. For the last
thirty years he has been engaged in
the newspaper business, and from 1906
to 1912 was mayor of Meriden. Was
elected to the Sixty-second Congress
and reelected to the Sixty-t third Con-
cipal work is to assist in passing laws
that will be of benefit to all the people
of this country and to aid to the best
of his ability to eliminate class legis-
lation of all sorts. tl....
Mr. Reilly is a great favorite at the
national capital he is a we'll known
athlete and baseball player. and has
acted as captain of the team repre-
sentins the Democrats of the House
in their annual games against the Re-
publican team.
The youngest member of this dele
cation is Augustine Lonergan. of
Hartford. He was born in Thompson
on May 20, 1874. He is what one
would call "self made man." as he
worked days and studied nights.
In 1899 he entered the Yale law
school and Immediately after grad
uating in 1902, opened law office in
Hartford, where he has since prac-
ticed his profession. He Is serving
his first term in Congress.
The oldest of the delegation is
Jeremiah Donovan of South Norwalk.
He was born in Ridgef1eld, is So years
of age and another of the new mem.
5bers of the present House.
Honorable Bryan Francis Mahan
who represents the Second district OF
Connecticut in Congress, was born in
New London on May /, 1856. He Is q
lawyer by profession and has been
mayor of New London three times
He is a member of the important
Committee on Appropriations of the
House.
Mr.. Mahan is in the class of public
men whose homes abound with chill
dren, for which Washington seems tt
be famous during the present admin.
istration, as there are five boys ani
two girls under his roof tree.
The last of this remarkable quintet
is William Kennedy of Naugatuck
where he was born on December 10
1854, and has been engaged in the &C.
tive practice of law since 1879. HI
has been delegate to four. of tn,
Democratic National conventions
served as member of the board O
education of Naugatuck for IL year,
and attorney for the town and Dor
ough Of Naugatuck for twenty years
He is married and has three children
Nj So, from the foregoing. it will b,
seen that the Connecticut delegatio,
i in the Sixty third Congress is excep
tional, in that they were all borl
within the state which they represent
they are all Democrats; they are al
B \ Irish Americans and they are all o
4 4 the Catholic faith.
Ruthenian Greek Catholics are t
q colony at Chesapeake Cit,
Nd, which is near the Maryland
Dslaware border line. about 200 mile
rom Washington. The tract of Ian
selected for the colonization, it is sale
includes about 1900 acres.
According to the reports which hav
reached the national capital cathed
ssslIal is TO be built as well as con
ssS,,l issS,,sls.snt for Ruthenian sisters and col