Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-08-22
HIBERNIANS.
What They Have Been Doing
the Past Week-0enersi
News Notes.

There was a big initiation Sunday
night in San Francisco.
The State convention will con-
vene on Monday, September IA.
Juvenile divisions have a member
ship of 1,775, which is being steadily
increased.
Charles s. Raidy. the new Post
office Superintendent, Is a member
Of Division /.
Everywhere preparations are be-
ing made for the State conventions
soon to be held.
New Hampshire Hibernians will
observe Labor day with a clam bake
and field day at Concord.
The total assets of the order in
this country aggregate s2,020,457
which is not a poor showing.
Divisions 3 and will elect
alternates to the state convention at
their meetings Monday night.
The Illinois State convention met
Tuesday in Quincy and did not ad-
journ until Thursday evening.
Troy is one of the most Celtic
cities in the Empire State, having
four divisions of the Ancient Order.
National President McLaughlin's
first letter has made most favorable
impression on the membership at
large.
Fort Wayne Hibernians today are
having their Irish day celebration,
the greatest event ever featured in
Robinson Park.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Man
chester, N. H., voted generous
donation toward the cause of home
rule for ireland.
Division 16 of Lynn, Mass, has
amalgamated with Division 10, max
ing 1t one of the largest in the city,
the membership being 500.
For sick and funeral benefits dur
ing the past two years the Ancient
Order expended $S48,2S9, and for
charitable purposes $100,11S.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF Water
town, N. Y, will redecorate the
room in the Sisters Hospital which
they furnished some years ago.
Every member of Division l
should attend the meeting on Sep
TENDER 1, when delegates to the
State convention must be elected.
The Standing Committee should
have an important report for the next
meeting of Division 1, one that will
affect the interests of every member.
With the approach of cooler
weather the announcement of an
initiation from Division 3 or is
expected, both having many appli-
cants.
The three days New York State
convention, held at Troy, closed with
big banquet Thursday night, at
which Gov. Glynn was one Of the
speakers.
At the banquet in honor of the
Iowa State convention at Des Moines
Flavin and Father Nugent will
respond to toasts.
Councilman Tom Dolan's remarks
Tuesday night stirred the members
of Division L. He wants the mother
division to occupy first place, where
she stood for many years.
In the parade to the Cathedral
preceding the opening of the Cali
fornia State convention at San Fran
cisco the members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary dressed in white.
County Financial Secretary Lam
gan and County Recording Secretary
O'Keefe will have alternates chosen
to represent them at the State con-
vention in their respective divisions.
Hibernians of Dover, N, H., not
satisfied with raising $500 for the
Irish volunteers and home rule, have
concluded to raise a company that
will be ready to answer the call to
arms.
Headed by the Hibernian Rifles,
the divisions and auxiliaries of San
Francisco filled st. Mary's Cathedral
last Sunday morning, when the State
convention mass was celebrated The
convention was in session until
Wednesday evening.