Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-30
BOSTON HOGANS STILL HOGANS
lFrom the Boston Post

"Not altogether. but I don't think
that there is any name which could DO
In class with Hogan"
Did YOU ever hear Of John Hogan
of Revolutionary War famcT
II have not. am not very fond of
history"
do YOU want the court to under
stand that you dislike your name be
cause II IL Irish and Cntholic?"
''Eot at all"
You want tho court to understand
that il is IA name wholly connected with
Irish blood"
81 presume I do"
do you think that the fact that
some OF our forefathers or fathers emf
gratcG from "A foreign land detriment
TO them
Won have relatives by the name of
Hogan"
Yes
"Iiave you nm Uncle Richard?"
Yes"
Ever meet him?"
No"
objected for wIfe's Sake.
Albion Rogers. OF Lawrence. who OBJ
jcctcd to the iiogans taking either the
name of ioman or Romans. was In
court. He married "A Miss Holman, OF
Marblehcad. some thirty odd years ago
She dicl and lie has since remarked.
W
asked by his counsel.
In Lawrence"
Whom did YOU marry?"
Ada Elizabeth iioman. she was =
representative OF the Marblehcad fam
lily OF that name"
You have come hero TO protect the
| name"
II am here TO protect my wifes
name"
after what you have heard OF tho
HoEans. do you want them TO come into
the lioman family"
Il ccrtai nly do not"
Mnry l.. Hogan Testihcs.
Mary Louise Hogan, who desired to
take the name OF Louise Males Holman,
also testified.
After reciting some experiences l.ke
her sisters. she was asked by Mr..
Stanley:
do you think it proper to discuss
I race or religion at social afrairs?"
We'll. they do, anyway"
! do YOU know that the parents OF Or.
Van Allen, OF the Church of the Ad-
vent. were born In Ircland?'
NO; were they" came the appar-
emily surprised response.
And do YOU know that Lord Kitch-
encr. Sir John French and other great
! British generals are Irish"
No"
/ "po you know that YOU arc insulting
! n million people in Boston when you
| say il is a dctrimctt To be n Cntholic?''
can only speak for myself. think
Tor myself on the question OF religion"
'But take IL your mother has done
| the thinking for your father for n num-
Der Of years. hasn't she?"
No. she has not" came the decided
! response.
The Arguments.
MI Shanlcy then began his argu-
'ncnt. lie opened by saying that In
| r. all Ia
! 10 lie equal and that the IIogans had
come Into court with a petition based
| on reasons which were an insult to- and
an attack upon, at least 500, 900 persons
In this community. They have at
tackled a particular race and creed" he
declared Had 1t not been for the
reasons casting slur upon n noble
race and particular religion tho
whole family of Hogans in this CITY
would have been glad TO get rid OF
! them"
Mr.. Cox said that the IIogans had no
intention to cast reflection upon the
irish or upon tho Catholics They sim
ply desired TO be understood I'm their
proper light and not bear names which
mixed both Catholics and Protestants
After arguments had been completed
Judge George made his decision
promptly. After he had dismissed the
petition asking for permission to as
sumo the name IlOman, Attorney Cox
requested that the court allow them to
assume the name of Males their moth
ers FAMILY name. But this the court
did not think he could do.
This was Judge Georges decision.
Ihe statutes provide. and the courts
maintain, that names may be changed
Tor sufficient reasons consistent with
| the public interests
don' propose to comment on these
pctitlons or on the evidence AS to
these five petitions to change the
name to lioman). I have considered
inc allegations contained in them over
night. and the evidence In support OF
them.
Il ind the reasons given are not suf-
hcicnt In the public interests or To the
court. and !. therefore, dismiss the
petitions.
NOW In regard to the other set OF
petitions--thosc In which the name JIo-
mans is sought. The Romans Mt
tanned reputation OF high order
through their own efforts In years mast.
and the evidence In this case does not
seem to warrant the petitioners adopt.
Ing that NAME"