Norwich bulletin., 1914-08-19
HI5ERNIANs GATHERED
 IN STATE CONVENTION
900 Men and Women Delegates
 Meeting at New London.

With about 1000 delegates attend ing, the biennial convention of the Ancient Order of Hiberians and the Ladies' Auxiliary. A. O. H., opened in New London on Tuesday.
 The only business undertaken by the two conventions Tuesday was the appointment of credentials committees, which will report on the resumption of the convention about 10 o'clock Wed nesday morning Then the delibera- tions of the two organizations will be taken up.
 In the evening at Ocean Beach promenade and reception was held be- 1 tween s:30 and H. 30 at the pavilion | There was music and dancing.
 Delegates Will Attend Church. Before the order of business is talk en up this morning the delegates will | attend divine services. At o'clock at St Mary's Star of the Sea church solemn high mass will be sung. The men will assemble at their headquar- | ters at the Crocl1er house and the women delegates at their headquarters at the Mohican at s:30 and will march to the church. Rev. Edward A. Elan nery, state chaplain. win be celeorant | of the mass: Rev. William C. Fftzsim- ons of St. Joseph's church will be dea- con and Rev. Timothy M. Crowley. D. D.. pastor of St. Mary's, will be mas ter of ceremonies.
 The conventions in joint session Tuesday afternoon at 2:45 o'clock
 were called to order by State Presi- dent William T. May of New London, in whose honor the conventions are
 held in New London. Mir. May briefly
 and cordially welcomed the delegates. He introduced Hon Bryan F. Mahan, as mayor, congressman and brother,
 whom he termed as one of the most
 progressive citizens.
 MT. Mahan, a member of Division No. 1, conveyed to the delegates the
 warm hearted greetings which the
 city of New London offers He con-
 graduated the order on possessing in it's personnel the fairest and most
 representative of New London citi-
 zens.
 Rev. Dr. Crowley. chaplain for New
 London county, spoke, as the repre-
 sentative of the Holy Mother church.
 He referred to the diligent service
 the Ancient Order of Hibernians had given to the church and to the Irish
 race.
 Mrs. Katherine Foley of New Hav-
 en, state president of the auxiliary;
 Rev. Edward A. Flannery of Haz-
 ardville. state chaplain to both the
 auxiliary and the Hibernians; Mrs
 Ellen Ryan Jolly, national president of the auxiliary, of Pawtucket. R l. and National Secretary Philip J. Sul- | CTS. All thanked the New Londoners
 for their hospitality and congratu- lated the order on selecting such 8 beautiful place of meeting. The sessions on Wednesday will be . devoted to hearing the reports of of- ficers for the past two years, the en- : actment of legislation, passing of res
 olutions and the election of new otn- cers. State President May will de- liver his report at the session in Law renee hall during the morning. Sim , ultaneously Mrs. Foley will report al . the session of the auxiliary in Hi bernian hall.
 Oficers of the two state boards an [ ticipate rendering reports which vii be gratifying to the delegates. The 3 Hibernians in this state now have
 nearly 5000 members and the aux 5 Hilary branch 5000. The financial con l ditions of the order and auxiliary l. show marked gain since the conven' l tions in Bridgeport two years ago.