New Britain herald., 1914-08-24

Miss Cecilia Donovan was chosen as- sistant secretary of the convention.
 The president, the Rev. J. J. Fitz- gerald, presided.
 Sec. Kinney's Report.
 In his official annual report Frank J. Kinney, of Branford, the secretary. showed that the 1O2 societies had q membership of 10,081, and that in- terest in the cause of total abstinence continues unabated. Had societies re- ported their membership figures as of July 1, instead of January 1, the sec retary believes that the growth of the union would have been shown to 2 surprising degree, his annual report being for the period between August 1, 1913, and August 1 Of this year. The thirty-six mems societies have 3,149 members; the twenty-four la dies societies, 1880; the thirty two boys societies, 3,313; the nine girls societies, 1,293, and one mixed so- siety, 646. By counties the figures are:
 New Haven, nine mems societies with 764, eight ladies' with 9O5, eight boys with 1,O74, three girls with 447, and St. Mary's Lithuanian at Waterbury with 646, total of twenty-nine societies and 3,836 members.
 Hartford County Membership. five ladies' with 299, ten boys with 1,246, two girls with 450, total or twenty-five societies with 3,017.
 New London, three mems with 253, four ladies' with 1O5, three boys with s~I- twelve societies with SOP. .a
 Fairfield, six mems with 299, two ladies' with 67, two boys with 19b, one girls with 13S, total of eleven societies with 699.
 Litchfield county with nine societies and TAT members
 Middlesex with ten societies and 63e members.
 Holland county with four societies and 258 members.
 Windham county with two societies and eighty-six members.
 The net loss was 405 members as compared with a year ago. More than half the societies failed to give Au- gust 1 figures. As the per capita tax was not forwarded to the national secretary in time a number of so- cieties failed of representation at the national convention held recently at Niagara Falls.
 Local Society Largest.
 The largest adult society in the country is the young mems of New Britain, with 549 in good standing, while St. Roses of Meriden is the largest ladies' society with 25S, St. of hoir with 252. The largest cadet organiza- tion is St. Marys of New Britain, with 645, and the laregst league of girls the junior sodality of New Brit ain with 25O.
 Matthew society of Norwich and St. banded, and St. Patrick's Tierney league and St.. Patrick's Tierney Cadets of Mystic, and St. Mary's for admission, and the Father voted to affiliate.
 Credit to Mcdonald.
 The only places where the Tierney Cadet movement has progressed are : H 4NcW AOuuO1l duu I1dIIAO4u u COuuIlcS Much credit is given to James Me- Donald of New London for his work there. The lack of progress Secre- tary Kinney ascribed to lack of inter- est by adult members in the boys or ganizations.
 The field day at Middletown was declared to be a success. Societies are urged to make good their prom lses of voluntary subscriptions to the memorial for John J. Corbett, who served many years as treasurer of the union.
 The union has paid every outstand- ing Dill during the year but the treas ury is somewhat depleted by the transfer of $710 to the fund of s1. .OOO donated for St. Agnes Home. to- gether with the expense of the field day for the cadets at Colts park in Hartford.
 The New Britain delegation has forty votes, on account of +ha strength of the local Organizations IT. is probable that their solid vote will go to Brigadier General William p McCue for first delegate to the na- tional convention to be held in Allan tic City next year.
 The delegates from New Britain are as follows: Y M. T. A. & B. so- ciety, President William F. Troy, William Sullivan, William F. McCue, Harry O'Brien, James P. Degnan.