Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-05-16
HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week-0eneral
News Notes.

Columbus, Ohio, will make strong
effort to land the 1916 convention.
Division 3 will meet Monday night
and Division 1 will meet Tuesday
night.
state President p. ]. Welsh is pre-
pairing to undergo an operation on
his foot.
Division 6 of Woonsocket, r. l.,
is arranging for a great open meeting
on June Z.
Many divisions throughout the
East closed their social season with
May parties.
Division / of Omaha will receive
holy communion in a body tomorrow
at Holy Family church.
Omaha Hibernians will decorate
the graves of their deceased men,
bers on Decoration day.
The employment bureaus of each
division should be encouraged and
fostered by the members.
Many divisions throughout the
country have largely increased their
membership through open meetings.
The Hibernians of Ashland are
making steady progress, and will be
well represented at the State con-
vention.
The Hibernians have strong
baseball team and won the opening
game of the Indianapolis Catholic
League.
From Louisville there will be ar
ranged many interesting routes and
trips in connection with the national
convention.
Open meetings offer splendid OPP
portunity for setting forth the bene-
fits the Ancient Order confers upon
its members.
The New York State convention
will be held in Troy in August, and
already a number of candidates are
being urged for office.
With over 600 members present
forty candidates were received into
the order at the county initiation
held at STAFFORD, N. H.
Division / meets next Tuesday
night, when important business will
be transacted. Every member should
attend and hear the reports.
The suggestion has been made that
the Kentucky delegates and visitors
to the Norfolk convention get to-
gether and make the trip in a spe-
cial car.
Constant additions are being made
to the home fund of Division 3. The
work of its members is appreciated
by public spirited men from all Sec
lions of the city.
The Hibernian Social Club re-
turned a vote of thanks to ]. M.
Wentzell for his donation of the
Norman Theatres receipts for
Wednesday evening.
Wednesday night the Ladies' Aux
iliary will meet at Falls City Hall.
The proceedings will be unusually
interesting and the officers expect
the largest meeting held this season.
Division 3 should have large
attendance Monday night. The pro-
gramme for the new home dedication
will be outlined, and the Building
Committee will have some very well
come news.
President Wilson, through Secre-
tary Tumulty, has acknowledged the
offer of Colorado Hibernians to raise
a regiment and the patriotic spirit
evidenced. The offer will be brought
to the attention of the Secretary OF
War.
State President Patrick ]. Welsh
is suffering from the affection of one
of his feet, and his friends will re-
greet to learn that he may have to
submit to an operation. This explains
his absence from recent meetings
and gatherings.
The Hibernians of Imogene, Iowa,
celebrated last Sunday with BAN
quet, attended by State President
Dennis Maher, Rev. M. A. Shine,
State President of Nebraska, and the
Rev. Fathers Edmond Hayes, P. G.
Cannon and J. F. O'Neill.