Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-06-06
Formal Dedication Will Be Con-
Quoted by Vicar General
CrOnin.
Crowded With Enthusiastic
Members at Meeting Mon
day Night.
THE MEN WHO Did THE WORK

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II was certainly an inspiring
sight to the writer to stand Monday
night in the alcove on the second
floor of the new home of Division 3,
A. o. H., at Eighteenth and Port
land, and watch the steady con-
course of members coming up the
broad walk that leads from the
avenue through the beautiful lawn
and terminating at the front portals
of one of the finest Hibernian club
houses in this section of the coun-
try. AS member after member
crossed the threshold one could see
by the light of the electric globes on
each side of the main entrance a
broad smile of approval and en-
thusiasm on the face of every one.
And the smile grew broader and the
enthusiasm increased as they walked
through the large and tastefully
decorated reception hall and then
through the library, pool room and
ante-rooms in succession. But the
smiles were broadest and the en-
thusiasm seemed to have reached
the limit when they stepped into the
handsomely furnished meeting hall
The beautiful meeting room was
crowded with enthusiastic members
to attend there the first meeting OF
Division in its own quarters, and
many were heard to exclaim that
with home rule for Ireland and q
magnificent home for Louisville Hi.
ternians 1t was indeed a glorious
day for the sons of Erin.
President Maloney called the
meeting to order, opening the pro
ceedings with prayer, all joining
with him in the invocation for the
success of the members and the new
home. Thomas w. Killeen had the
honor of being the first member Il
be obligated In the new home. Th'
Membership Committee reported
favorably on three applications ant
four more candidates were proposed
for membership.
| The special committee on dedica
ton OF the building announced tina
the Very Rev. James p. Cronin, v
c., County Chaplain of the order
had consented to be present on tn
afternoon OF Sunday, June IA, AM
conduct the dedicatory ceremonies
The addresses will be delivered b.
Edward ]. 0'Brien. a member o
Division 8; State President Patricl
]. Welsh, County President william
~. Connolly and others. The com
mittee stated that all the plans wer
not yet completed, but that they ez
pected to be able to announce tn
full programme by the first OF nez
week.
| The improvements have made q
the building a most imposing stru,
ture, and its commanding locatio
will attract the attention OF all VIII
pass that way. II is not only
| credit to the West End, but to III
entire city. and for which the II
bernians are largely indebted TO n
lndefatigable work and loyalty ,
ex-National Director George ]. Blu
, Ter, President John M. Malone
thomas A. Quinn. Charles Boyl
Matt O'Brien, John Riley and vii
r lam Silk. A column or more cou
Z be given to a description OF II
s different rooms and their furnis
b ings. but a pencil sketch would n
Z convey but slight idea OF the
q beauty, which all will concede
Q the day of the dedication. June
III Tuesday night a large lotto Al
Z euchre party assembled on the la,
Z fronting the building. and
Wednesday night the County Boa