The Irish standard., 1915-02-13
Kildare.

At the annual meeting of the 1920
Division, A. o. H., held in Newbridge,
after the routine business had been
transacted, the election of officers took
place, Brother A. Wall presiding. On
the proposition of Brother P. Cox the
outgoing officers were reelected:
President, Brother Christopher Nc.
Kenna; vice president, Brother ]. j.
Donnelly; trustees, Brothers Joseph
Kelly, Bernard Corey and Edward
Wallace; treasurer, Brother Joseph
Murphy; chief marshal, Brother Laur-
ence Dacey; honorable secretary,
Brother Joseph Brennan; assistant
honorable secretary, Brother M. j.
Coughlan. Brother Wall spoke in high
terms of the work which the officers
had accomplished during the year,
and of the progress made by the
Division.
The report of the Departments In.
spector, which was read at the meet
ing Of the Athy Technical Committee.
disclosed satisfactory state of affairs
as to the good work being done in the
local schools. Very Rev. Canon
Mackey said the report showed that
good progress was being made.
The Ossory diocesan collection for
the Belgian relief fund amounted to
e1,340 odd.
The death took place at the Presen
tation Convent, Kilkenny, of Rev
Mother Evangelist Moore. The de
ceased religieuse was In her 18th year
and spent fifty-three years in the re
ligious life.
leitrim.
At the annual meeting of the Manor
hamilton Division, A. o. H., Brother
F. E. Meehan, M. P, presiding, the fol
lowing were appointed officers for the
ensuing year: President, Brother F
E. Meehan, M. p; vice president
Brother B. M. Rooney; treasurer
Brothers J. White and J. McKenna.
Samples of wood from Drumsns
have proved fairly adaptable for the
manufacture of matches, the materia
for which formerly came from Russia
The death has taken place of Mrs
Palmer, Drumkeeran.
Limerick.
1t is understood that David Quincy
and Michael Deadly, who are on re
mand in custody on charge of assault
ing and obstructing a British recruit
ing sergeant in the discharge of his du
ties at Bruree, will be tried by court
martial.
Louth,
At st. Joseph's, Berkeley road, Dub
lin, by Rev. p. Lyons. Adm, Dundalk
James Kirk, Bridge street, Dundalk
was married to Minnie, eldest daugh
ter of Laurence O'Neill, st. Mary'l
road, Dundalk.
Cardinal Logue was among the sig
natories to an address presented to ]
]. Flynn. ]. p, ex-manager of the Hi
bernian Bank at Dundalk and Cross
maglen, together with purse of sove
reigns, as mark Of the esteem IL
which he was held during seventeen
years service.
There being no criminal business
Judge Green was presented witt
white gloves at Dundalk Quarter Ses
J sions.
The remains we're inferred recent,
in the Cemetery attached to the sienn
Convent, Drogheda, of Sister Evangel
list Heffernan, aged As, native o
Cork. 1t was the twenty-seventh yea
, Of her religious life.
Longford.
At the quarterly meeting of tn
Longford County Infirmary Committee
, letter was read from the local Gov
eminent Board forwarding complain
they had received from the Earl o
Granard. X. p, Colonel, commanding
the Fifth Battalion Eighteenth Roya
, Irish Regiment. stationed In Longford
! in which he stated that DR.. Mayne, IL
charge Of the County Infirmary ha'
refused his request to allow the us
of the operating theatre to Sir Thoma
Myles, Surgeon to the British forces II
Ireland, for the purpose of performing
an operation on a soldier. A resolution
asking for the dismissal OF DR.. Mayn,
was proposed, to which the following
amendment was made: "That tn
Committee disapprove of the surgeon
action in refusing leave to Sir Thoma
Myles to perform this operation, ant
to Lord Granard to introduce soldie
patient, and that the Committee 81
presses it's regret. and as far as Ii
within its competence, will welcome ii
future any soldier patient that shall b.
sent by Lord Granard." The vote wa,
taken and the resolution carried, tn,
majority, at the same time, refusing
to sign the certificate for DR.. Mayne,
salary.
Most Rev. DR.. De Wachter, Auxiliar!
Bishop of Malines, has acknowledged ,
sum Of 1853 1885,, forwarded by tn,
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