Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-10-17
Harmony and support of Officers
Chief characteristics of
Meeting.
In Response to Unanimous Re-
quest Connolly Succeeds Him.
self as President.
MANY OF old GUARD PRESENT


of Jefferson county held their bien-
nial convention at Bertrand Hall last
Sunday afternoon, and in the opin-
ion of those who attended was the
most successful of its kind in years,
principally because of the harmony
and enthusiasm displayed and again
! in the selection of the officers for
the ensuing two years, each officer
being chosen by acclamation and
everyone in the large attendance
present promised them his hearty
support and cooperation for the
ensuing two years. The convention
was called to order by County
President w. J.. Connolly, and after
the opening prayer he appointed
the following committees:
dentials-Thomas w. Tarpy,
C. j. Ford, John NJ. Maloney and
John H. Hennessy.
Rules of Order-Henry McDer-
mott and James Welsh.
Ladies' uxiliary-Thomas Dolan,
c. j. Ford, John NJ. Maloney and
Thomas Lynch.
Grievances-Thomas w. Tarpy, G..
]. Ford, John NJ. Maloney and John
H. Hennessy.
solutions-Thomas Dolan, Jo-
seph Lynch, John NJ. Maloney and
John ]. Barry.
Press-John j. Barry, d. j..
O'Keefe and T. ]. OLeary.
After a short recess for the work
OF the committees County President
Connolly read his report, in which
he advocated several measures for
the good of the order, among them
the custom of all members visiting
the home of deceased member, re-
gardless of their respective divisions.
In reviewing the records of the past
two years County President Connolly
also spoke of the ambitious step of
Division in buying their own home,
and stated that their enterprise was
splendid advertisement for the or
der and an incentive for young men
to join, especially that class whom
club house appealed to. The re-
port also contained a brief review of
the entertainments given under the
auspices of the County Board, each
and every one having been a success
in every way. President Connolly
also thanked the members for their
cooperation and stated that in all
his experiences he had never been
associated with a more willing set
of workers. He also spoke of the
aid and advice given the local A. o.
H. by County Chaplain Very Rev.
Father Cronin, and paid nice tri-
butte to this beloved priest, who has
the earnest respect and admiration
of every member of the order.
Probably the most important re-
ports of the committees were those
of the Committee on Resolutions,
who offered suggestions indorsing
John Redmond and his co-workers
for their successful fight for home
rule; President Wilson for efforts
in behalf of worldwide peace, and
the Catholic Federation for the
move in urging the United States
Government to interfere in behalf of
religious liberty in Mexico. The
Committee on Ladies' Auxiliary Of
fered resolutions urging closer CO.
the order in all of their undertake
ings.
Among those who addressed the
convention were l.. j. Mackey, who
recited the preamble of the order
used several years ago and spoke OF
the meaning conveyed therein;
Thomas j. Dolan, who complimented
the success of the County Board
under President Connelly's reign;
State President Tarpy, who pledged
himself to aid the divisions in any
way and to attend their meetings
regularly. Others who spoke were
John j. Hession, Denny Crowley,
Joseph Lynch, John M. Maloney,
Thomas Stevens and William Muir
ply. Although he had attended the
meeting with the object of refusing
to again be candidate, County
President Connolly listened to the
urgent requests OF those present and
again allowed his name to go before
the convention. being elected BY
acclamation. The other Officers
elected are as follows:
Chaplain-very Rev. Fathel
Cronin.
Vice President-John M. Maloney
Recording Secretary = ID.
0'Keefe.
Financial secretary-T. ]. Ian
gan.
Treasurer-Charles ]. Finegan.
HUNTING SUIT PRIZE.