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The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
Independent OF
ireland Urged At
Kansas City Meet
LADIES AUXILIARY ENTERTAlNS
SUPREME PRESIDENT MRS. Nc
WHORTER AT KANSAS CITY.

Never in the history of the Hiber-
mans of Kansas City were there as
many kindly sympathies toward the
cause of an Independent Ireland as
were spoken at the welcoming of Su-
preme President Mrs. Mary F. Nc
Whorter of the Ladies Auxiliary
Wednesday evening in 1rish-American
Hall.
Father Tief, the first speaker of the
evening, although somewhat tired
from the laborious duties of the past
two weeks, spoke of his pleasure in
being present. He assured the large
audience that the speaker of the eve
ming, Mrs. Mc\,horter, would we'll re-
pay them for their presence, adding
that he had learned great deal from
her previous lecture in Kansas City,
Mrs. McWhorter, who has visited %
states and two provinces of Canada in
her efforts to build up the order and
to assist those who have done so
much to keep the auxiliary in it's
present high standing, said, among
other things, that Irish history was
HOW DclnS Taught Ill over SuO SCHOOLS
and colleges of this country Her re-
marks on the duties of the Irish peo-
pie to preserve the ideals of their fore
fathers in raising their children and
in their home life were especially we'll
received. A false conception of the
liberties guaranteed to Americans un-
der our constitution was especially in
furious. She pleaded for strict disci-
pline in Irish Catholic homes and re-
minded her hearers that the child in
Ireland, whether 5 or SO years, never
spoke disrespectfully to it's parent.
The Irish as people placed their
ideal-the Catholic Church, above all
material things which accounts large
ly for the great missionary work that
Irish priests have been doing for cen
turies the world over. 1t was to pro-
tect their Church and this ideal that
the A. o. II. was born and continues
to live.
Mrs. McWhorter referred briefly to
the noble and pure minded men who
spilled their blood during Easter week
that the cause of Irish freedom might
Continued on Page 5.)
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
Successful Candidates
AT Catholic University
Results of the Knights of Columbus
Scholarships Examination Held at
The Catholic University of
America.

The following candidates were sue.
cessful in the examination held April
14th, 1917, for the vacancies in the
Knights of Columbus Scholarships at
the Catholic University of America
Paul Hanly Furfey; Patrick Will.
frid Thibeau; Othmar Solnitsky;
James Joseph Gallagher; John Pros.
per Eckert; Edward Rayson Roche
Raymond E. Rielag; Gerald James
Murphy; John Flavin Cox; Charles A.
Hart; James Vincent Walsh; James
Ambrose Losty; Peter H. Ruvolo;
Fulton ]. Sheen; Daniel Charles Re-
gan; Robert F. Milde, Jr.; Leo Vincent
Jacks; John Richard Dolan; George
William Schmucker; John Sylvester
Harrington; Fred Goebel Rabold
Robert Hugh Mahoney.
According to states the candidates
are divided as follows: Connecticut
a; District of Columbia, 1; Iowa, 1;
Indiana, 1; Illinois, 3; Kentucky, 1;
Massachusetts, L; Nebraska, 1; Ohio
1; New York, 3; Pennsylvania, 1;
Texas, 1; Vermont, 1; Canada, L;
Nova Scotia, 1.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
". c. 0. r. WILL
AID U. S. SOLDIERS
About Eighteen Thousand Dollars
Will Be Used to Assist K. C.'s
in Their Work.

The women's Catholic Order of For
esters, at it's recent convention in
Milwaukee, voted to assist the
Knights of Columbus in their work in
behalf of the soldiers in cantonments
and at the front.
Each delegate was instructed to act
as committee of one in her court.
to secure Is cents from each member
to be sent to the high court by Nov.
/ and from there to be sent to the
Knights of Columbus. This will be
the Foresters' first contribution to
this work. AS the order numbers
$4,000 the sum raised will be a sub
stantial one.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
J. c. FLANAGAN, GRAND KNIGHT.
Mr.. j. C. Flanagan has been elected
Grand knight of the St. Paul Branch
of the Knights of Columbus. =
REV. G. L. MORRILL'S TRIBUTE TO
MEMORY OF ROGER VAIL, y

l have just learned Of the death Of
my long time friend, Roger Vail, and
pause long enough to place a forget-
me-not on his new made grave.
AS a man he was ever sincere In
his ideals of piety and patriotism. Az
an editor he was original in thought
and facile in expression. During the
years of our acquaintance he was al
ways fair fighter and fast friend.
would rather any time have him
say, Hello, Golightly," on the street
corner, than be formally addressed on
the platform as Reverend" or doc.
tor"
Genial and generous to the very last,
he bore without question the grand
old name of gentleman. To me the
name of Roger Vail will ever be sweet
as the harp that shed music through
Tara's hall, and his memory green az
his native Erin shamrock. May God
rest his soul in eternal peace.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
Ladies Auxiliary
Are To Furnish
Mass Outfits
Mrs. McWhorter, President of the
Auxiliary, Makes an Appeal to the
Members to Assist in the Work of
Establishing War Fund Relief.

The Ladies' Auxiliary to the Ancient
Order of Hibernians, through the Ma
tional President, Mrs. Mary F. Nc
Whorter, of Chicago, has been called
on to furnish fifty Mass Outfits for
Chaplains, and to establish a Cath.
olic War Relief Fund.
In her appeal to the members of the
order throughout the country, Mrs.
McWhorter says in part:
"Just little while ago we were at
peace with the world; in a night as
it were, came the declaration of war
and with it the necessity of building
up an immense army. Young men,
who few weeks ago were following
peaceful avocations with no thought
of military honors, are now in the
military and training camps; hundreds
of thousands of others will soon fol
low. My heart is aching because of
the sorrow that has come to thousands
of Hibernian homes; my deep sym
pathy goes out to the mothers of the
brave innocent laddies that are gone.
l know the mothers are not thinking
at present of the manly forms in sol
diers' uniforms as much as they are
thinking Of the little baby boy who was
in the cradle a short time ago. God
help the mothers of the world!
?ntl IS
"Only short time, however, must
we remain bowed in grief; our be-
lief in the wisdom and integrity of
those who have the destinies of the
American nation in their hands as
sures us the war is necessary, so,
with prayer in our hearts that God
will send peace before American blood
will have to be shed on the European
battlefield, we will smile through our
tears and bid our brave boyish sol
dier laddies Godspeed and safe re.
turn to our hearts and homes.
In the meantime what must we
do to safeguard their morals while
they are gone? When we think of
the immense numbers of Catholic boys
now in the training camps and the
pitifully few chaplains allowed to care
for their spiritual welfare, our hearts
Continued on page -
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
The FEAST Of
kcoRPus CHRISTI
. Restored by Holy Father on Request
From Officers Of italian

Restored by Holy Father on Request
From Officers Of italian
Regiment.
Those of the ecclesiastics of the
archdiocese of the United States who
have already skinned over the new
Code of Canon Law will remark that
the Canon 1877 gives a list of the
holidays of obligation. The feasts OF
Corpus Christi and of st. Joseph,
which were suppressed under Pope
Plus the Tenth as far as the obllga-
tory precept was concerned, have been
restored, this in Difference to the nu-
merous petitions sent to the Holy See
from many quarters.
With the restoration of the feast
of Corpus Christi to it's old place there
is very interesting story connected.
It even comes from the front" right
from the gunpowder zone. Faith is
deep there, even though unusually sill
ent.
The officers of one of the crack regi-
ments of the Italian army were chat
ting de omnibus rebus ct quibusdam
aliis at mess. Their chaplain, Fran
ciscan, was present, and soon the
conversation turned on matters eccles.
iastical.
s'Would it not be fine if the feast
of Corpus Christi were restored to Its
old place of dignity?" asked the OH.
GERS of one another. THAT beautiful
festa."
The chat went on in this way until
a bright idea struck the bravest man
in the regiment. why not draw up
a little petition right here this min
ute, put our names to it, and despatch
it to the Holy Father? The chaplain
will see that it reaches the Pope"
Dictum factum. The petition was
drawn up there and then, and some
weeks later priest knelt before Pope
Benedict the Fifteenth and put the
document into the hands of the Vicar
of Christ. The Pontiff read the peti
ton, glanced through the list Of
names signed to it and smiled. With
out saying word Benedict XIV. placed
the sheet of paper on the desk on toI
of other documents that we're to claim
his attention afterwards.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
AUTO ACCIDENT
RESULTS Fatally
Martin J. O'Brien Killed When Ma.
chine is Overturned.

(From The Graceville Enterprise. }
Martin ]. O'Brien, one of the most
prominent and best known citizens of
Graceville died Tuesday afternoon
about 1 o'clock, at the hospital at Or
tonville, as the result of an auto acci
dent which occurred the morning of
the same day about three miles north
of that city, on the road from Grace
Vile.
Mr.. O'Brien was driving to Orton.
vile in large Overland car, when, in
passing a car coming this way, the
steering gear of his car failed in some
way to work, the car turned complete.
ey over; landing again on it's wheels
and the occupants were thrown to the
ground. The other occupants of the
car, J. ]. Maier, of this place, and a
land man named H. T. Swanson, from
Rochester, Mimi, sustained minor in
juries, Mr.. Maier having rib broken
and Private McNally, Co. l., list Mimi,
who was in the car, being uninjured
but Mr.. O'Brien was caught under the
steering wheel and seriously crushed
A car driven by Wiley Ross, of Clin
ton, was Immediately behind them,
and took the injured man, who was
unconscious. with McNally, to Orton
vile, where he was taken to the hos
pital, Mr.. Maier and Mr.. Swanson
being brought here by the car which
they passed when the accident oc.
Cured. 1t being seen that his injuries
were serious, relatives were sum
moned, as was also DR.. Oliver, from
here, but the internal injuries were
so serious as to preclude the possi
bility of medical assistance, and Mr.
O'Brien passed away about three hours
after the accident occurred.
Martin j. O'Brien was the eldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs Dennis O'Brien
and was born in Kandiyohi county on
February 20, 1872, being, at the time
of his death, in his 46th year. He
was brought up in Willmar and as q
, young man was conductor for the G
N. railway, running out of Willmar;
later being in the lumber and mer
chandise business and for a few years
in Alaska and the West. He came
here in 1901 and was associated with
his brother, A. D. O'Brien, in the Big
Stone County Bank and the O'Brien
Land Co., also having farming inter
ests near this place. In 1908 he wal
married to Agnes Hartnett, daughter
Continued on page 81
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
MINNEAPOLIS WINS
A. O. H. BREMER CUP

twice also had Hennepin scored vic
tory in the annual contests for the
Bremen loving cup between the Hi
bernians of the two counties. The
fifth and decisive contest was on at
the annual meet of the Ramsey coun-
ty Ancient Order of Hibernians at st.
Thomas Athletic Park on the after
noon of Sept. 2. 1t was the center
piece of the days program for every
body was permeated with the same
tenseness as the members of the rival
teams. So far as appeared to the cas-
ual observer it looked like the case
of an irresistible body coming into
contact with an immovable one, for
in avourdupois and muscularity they
seemed about equal. In the matter
of beef the odds might be a little
in favor of the Ramseyites, while the
Hennepins were endowed with a
wealth of bone and sinew. Between
the two the fate of the rope would
be the most likely to arouse anxious
concern. But the owner of the rope
did not register protest, and it
might be just as we'll for him that
he did not, for there was bunch of
two hundreds Founders there that
might not stand for much trif1ing.
Miniature trenches had been dug in
the terrain on each side for footholds
for the Cinderella-like. pedals of the
contestants, and at the end of each
row was gully that seemed as a
receptacle for the anchors" or end
men, around each OF whom was coiled
the thick rope in spirals that would
have been the despair of LAGOON and
his classic enhancement. Shirts We're
tucked deep into trousers and belts
were tightened to the utmost limit of
their endurance. Hats and caps were
tossed off and quids of tobacco re-
luctantly abandoned so as to leave all
energies in free play for the Titanic
tussle. Referee Capt. John Lindstrom
relying upon his Swedish name for
neutrality and safety, took his posi-
ton between the hostile armies and
adjusted the rope into position. Op,
posite him stood the starter firmly
clutching his pistol and prepared for
anything that might happen in the
struggle. The big ST. Paul anchor -
Davis, weighing not much over three
hundred, had burrowed into the end
gully so deep that it appeared that
it might take a steam tractor to dis.
lodge him. But the Minneapolitans
were undismayed, having the prestige
of last years victory in their minds
After few false starts the official
signal shot was given and the tug
was on. Every man with heels dug
deep into the foot-holds, pulled as he
never pulled before The strands of
the rope appeared to be in torture
under the tense strain and it seemed
as if it must snap in two at any
time under the terrible tension. Soon
however, the heels of the St. Paul
men were seen to be ploughing fur.
rows in the landscape, and whole
team was slowly moving northward.
They scrambled vigorously to find
new Judgments for their pedals, but
there was no time. They were yanked
and hauled and dragged out of their
positions until the mark at the center
Of the rope had reached it's limits,
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
DUBLIN TACKLES
HOUSING PROBLEM
Authorities Rebuilding Worst Areas in
the City-Work Outlined Will
Soon Be ACCOMPLISHED.

Dublin, Ireland.-A great deal of
true and necessary talk is heard about
the disgraceful state of the Dublin
slums, and people generally, both in
Dublin and out of it, are under the
impression that absolutely nothing has
so far been done to ameliorate the
lot of the slum dwellers. In course
of conversation with a member Of the
Dublin Corporation, Mr.. Edmund Eyer,
city treasurer, this ignorance was men,
toned, and Mr. Eyer invited a repre-
sentative of The Christian Science
Monitor to spend day in going round
the slums to see what had been done
in the direction of bettering condi-
tions. A few days later call was
made at the City Hall for this pur-
pose, and Mr.. Eyer briefly explained
the situation. Since the year 1878,
he said, there had been a steady ef-
fort on the part of the corporation
to clean up and rebuild the slums.
In that year the British Government
had commenced lending money with
which two of the worst areas in Dub
lin, namely Coombe and Plunket
Streets, had been cleared. When
cleared they were let to 'The Artisans
Dwelling Co.,, and houses were built
and let out at small rents.
Since 1880, the Dublin Corporation
has been clearing and rebuilding in
the bad slum areas, and the follow
ing figures give an idea of the results
achieved up to the present date:
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
England's Unfairness
To Catholic. SCHOOLS
Irish Catholic Members of ParIiame Mt
to Fight Against Unfair School
Regulations.

AS to the new secondary school
regulations in England which ostra-
else Catholic schools, one head mas
ter thinks the only remedy is to build
secondary schools of our own all over
the country. Unfortunately the Cath
olic community is not rich one, and
it has already been we'll drained to
keep the existing elementary schools
in a proper state of efficiency. So
that remedy seems out of the ques-
ton. Bishop Butt has declared, in
reply to criticisms leveled at the hi
erarchy, that they have the problem
we'll in view. "A fight lies before US,
and we are preparing for it," the Lon
don correspondent of the Catholic
Press Association, writes. Happily,
we have still the Irish Catholic men,
bers in Parliament to fight our
cause
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
Third Session Of
Irish Convention
Good Feeling Prevails Among the Dele.
gates-Mr. Sinclair's Letter Will
be Powerful Factor in SoIv-
ing the Ulster Problem.
The Convention Will Also Hold Ses
sions in Belfast and cork-Many
Proposals on Government Of
ireland Under Discussion,

sions in Belfast and cork-Many
Proposals on Government Of
ireland Under Discussion.
The following communique, being
the official report of the third sitting
of the Irish Convention in the Regent
House, Trinity College, Dublin, was
issued Friday, Aug. 81.
1.-THE Chairman, Sir Horace Plunkett,
took the chair at II a. m.
"The draft standing orders, prepared
by the Preliminary Procedure Com
mittee, were submitted to the Conven-
ton, and, after discussion and amend
ment, were unanimously adopted.
after an adjournment the Chairman
addressed the Convention on the task
before them, and described the step
that had already been taken by the
secretariat to establish an Information
Bureau.
"He referred to various schemes for
the government of Ireland already in
existence, and suggested procedure
by which they might be at once sifted
thoroughly, examined and subsequent
ly brought before the Convention for
discussion.
Standing Committee.
"This suggestion was considered at
some length and finally, it was pro-
posed by the Chairman; seconded by
the Bishop of Raphoe, and unani-
mously resolved
"'That Standing Committee of
not more than 20 persons 6 to
form quorum) he appointed to
consult with the Chairman as to
the general procedure to be adopt
ed by the Convention and to exer-
else such powers as may from
time to time be delegated to it by
the Chairman
"After some discussion as to the
constitution of the Committee, it was
decided, on the motion of the Arch
bishop of Armagh, seconded by the
Archbishop of Cashel, that the Com
mittee which had been appointed on
the 25th ult to advise the Convention
on the choice of Chairman should be
reappointed to advise the Convention
on the choice of the Standing Com
mittee.
Members Present.
"The following members were pres
ent:
Duke of Abercorn, R. N. Anderson,
e. H. Andrews, Archbishop of Armagh,
H. B. Armstrong, H. T. Barrie, M. K.
Barry, Lord Mayor of Belfast, Sir H.
Blake, J. Bolger, J. Byrne, Archbishop
of Cashel, J. Clancy, Col. j. ]. Clarke,
CONTINUED on Page 81
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08
The Great Feder-
alton Convention
United Catholic Societies Enjoy Their
Finest and Largest Assembly,
Many Noteworthy Reports, Sermons
and Papers Heard-Work Outlined
for the Future Year-The New Off,
GERS.

The convention of the American,
Federation of Catholic Societies closed
its work at Kansas City last week
after most memorable and fruitful
series of sessions. 1t was considered
by the national secretary, Anthony
Maitre, the most successful assemb-
lage in the history of the federation.
Among. the distinguished churchmen
who were in attendance was the Amer
ican Apostolic delegate, John Bon
zano, who celebrated the Pontifical
Mass preceding the sessions of the
convention and impaired the papal
blessing to the delegates. The sermon
was preached by Archbishop Edward
j. Hanna, and was considered most
inspiring and eloquent discourse.
The New Officers.
At the closing session the following
officers were chosen by the nominal.
ing committee:
Thomas p. Flynn, Chicago, Ill.,, pres:
ident
j. j. Hines, Buffalo, N. Y, first vice
president.
]. A. Collier, Shakopee, Nrinn., Sec
ond vice president. ..
John Frey, New York City, third
vico president %
George Reinhardt. Kansas City,
fourth vice president.
Joseph Mclaughlin, Philadelphia,
fifth vice president.
e. j. Cooney, Louisville, Ky, sixth
vice president
Anthony Matre, Chicago, reelected
secretary.
c.. N. Schultz, Detroit, treasurer.
Frank Reising of Kansas, marshal.
Chief Shooting Hawk, Yankton S.
d., color bearer.
Thos. p. Flynn, of Chicago, ILL.,, who
was elected president of the Fedora
ton at the last session of the con-
vention is delegate representing the
Catholic Order of Foresters. He has
been connected with the Federation
for IL years and has been vice-presi-
dent for the past five years. He is
one of the high officers in the order
he represents and is Vice Supreme
Master of the Fourth Degree of the
knights of Columbus.
Resume Of Proceedings.
Among the most important and in
teresting matters to come before the
convention was the consideration of
the diocesan plan for conducting the
work of the organization, which is
chiefly concerned with public morals
and the propagation of the faith.
The adoption Of the diocesan plan,
according to Mr.. Matre, will give i'm
petus to Catholic lay activities in
Continued on Page 5)
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08

| victory for the up-river stalwarts
Hearty cheers, laughter and applause
were commingled greetings of the
spectators.
But all was not yet over. The win
ners had to get the best two out Of
three pulls. So the teams reversed
trenches and after few minutes OF
interval to get their badly wrenched
| wind they went to it again. This time
however, it was clearly evident that
the Ramsey men were outdone, fol
as soon as the pistol shot was fired
they began to give ground, and after
| few minutes the center mark on the
rope again was drawn to the Hennepir
side. 1t was clean cut victory for the
Minneapolitans and decided the per
manent ownership of the Bremen tro
ply, which has been placed on ex
hibition in a Minneapolis store win
dow during the week.
Following is a summary of the re
naming events of the meet which was
! successful from both social and finan
cial standpoints:
1. 100-yard dash-Entrants: B
Steele, Mccarthy, Woulfe, Pedro, Kel
ly, McGuillan, Peterson, McGonigal
Nelson, Ahern. Results-Steele, first
10 seconds; Woulfe, second, 1912 sec
cnds; McGuillan, third, II seconds.
2. Running broad jump-Woulfe, Is
feet 2k inches; Kelly, 1S feet I
inches; Steele, IS feet.
3. 440-yard dash-Steele, first, 5G
seconds; Woulfe, second, 60 seconds
McGonigal, third, 62 seconds.
| 4. Hop, skip and jump-Kelly, &c
feet / inch; McGonigal, 35 feet, 8
inches; Nelson, "a feet inches.
5. 1O0-yard dash for boys under ten
james Shieve, first; Fl. Tierney, sec
ond; Tom Fitzgerald, third.
! g. Half-mile race-Entrants: Pet
erson, Steel and McGonigal. Time
Steele, minutes seconds; Peterson
minutes 10 seconds; McGonigal,
! minutes 1Oh seconds.
u. 1O0-yard dash for girls under 1(
Cecilia. Mangap, first: Loretta Dav
ern, second; Anna Lang, third.
+; 8. 100-yard dash for boys under Ii
Mark Sullivan first; Harold Som
mers, second.
| 8. Three-legged race-Nelson an6
Ahern, first; Steele and McGonigal
second.
10. 10O-yard dash for Hbernians
over 5O-Pat Holmes, first; C. Pepper
and John Kennedy, second
IL. One-mile race-Peterson, first
4 minutes As second; Kelly, second,
minutes; Pedro, third, 5 minutes sec
onds. ....
12. Tug of war--Bremer Trophy
Won by Hennepin County Hibernians
The members of the Hennepir
county tug of war team we're: Ed
ward Bevan, captain of police; w. ]
Mcclure, team captain; James Brady
Dennis Kelliher Philip Burke, Martir
Higgins, Philip Gleason, Ed Mccarthy
Louis Dempsey Robert Kelly, Walter
Devery
Referee-Captain John Lindstrom Of
the Minneapolis Fire Department.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments for the Minneapolis team con
sisted of Police Captain Edward Bev
an, p. J. Kinnane and Christophe,
McGrath.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08

The Sultan of Egypt has conferred
upon the Earl of Denbigh the Order of
the Nile. Lord Denbigh is one of the
senior Catholic peers of England, and
no family among the aristocracy has
done more war work than the Field
ings, of which he is the head.
The Irish standard., 1917-09-08

Cardinal Logue has approved the
society known as the Knights of the
Blessed Sacrament, which is spread
ing in ireland and England. The So
ciety has no additional prayers, no
meetings, no subscriptions, but each
member pledges himself to promote
devotion to our Lord in the Blessed
Sacrament by frequent Communion,
visits to the Blessed Sacrament. and
other pious exercises. The society
now numbers 10000.