The Irish standard., 1919-09-20
BOTH ORGANIZATIONS REPORT
EXCELLENT PROGRESS DUR.
ING YEAR NOTWlTH-
STANDING THE
WAR.
All Former Officers of Both Boards
Reelected With a Few
Changes.
CONFIDENCE IN THE SUCCESS OF
lRELAND'S CAUSE EXPRESSED
ON ALL SIDES.
Delegates Delightfully."- Entertained by
Committees of Duluth
Divisions.

both the mems and women's organiza-
tiOns of the order held their state con-
ventions at Duluth beginning Tues
day morning, Sept. 16, and continuing
until adjournment on Thursday eve-
ming, Sept. IS. The delegates of both
organizations attended a Solemn High
Mass at the Duluth Cathedral on Tues
day morning, preceding the opening
of the sessions of the convention. The
sessions of the mems convention were
held in the Knights of Columbus Hail.
while the auxiliary meetings were
conducted in the ball room of the
Spaulding Hotel. Both assemblies were
well attended. and the proceedings
were of such an interesting character
as to hold the close attention of every
delegate. Much encouragement was
felt upon the reading Of the several
official reports which indicated the
prosperous condition and healthy
growth of both bodies. A more de-
tailed report of the proceedings will
be given in the next issue of the Irish
Standard, inasmuch as they were not
available as this weeks issue goes to
press.
State President P. ]. Doyle presid-
ed at the sessions of the mems con-
vention, and presented his annual re-
port. With few changes the former
board of state officers was reelected
The new staff of officers is in part as
follows.
President, T. j. Doyle, Endicott
Bldg, st. Paul.
Vice President, A. J. Powers, Du-
luth. ...
State Secretary, P. J. O'Donnell,
$500 Longfellow avenue, Minneapolis
Treasurer, John Sheehy, Mont
gomery. .......
State Chaplain, Rev. M. O'Brien, St.
Peter.
President of Insurance Fund, T. J.
Doyle, st. Paul. ......
Secretary of Insurance, Thomas
Welch Saltwater.
State Treasurer Insurance, John
Sheehy, Montgomery.
State Medical Director, Dr. J. V.
O'Connor, St. Paul. $685..
Directors of Insurance Fund: John
Moran, Minneapolis; John Mulrenan,
st. Paul; Daniel O'Connell, Minneapo-
lis; ]. P. Kennedy, Faribault; Michael
Mahoney, Morris.
L. A., A. o. n. officers.
A few minor changes were made in
the staff of the auxiliary officers,
which will be noted in next weeks
issue. The following are the principal
officials continued in their positions:
President, Mrs. Mary B. Daley, 1902
Bryant avenue south.
Vive President, Miss May E. Ham
mill, Duluth, Mimi.
Secretary, Ella C. Heating, 932 Lin
wood Place, St. Paul, MINI.
Treasurer, Miss Mary Coogan, Fari-
bault, Mimi.
Chairman of Irish History Club, Miss
Margaret Sullivan, Rochester.
Insurance Committee, Mrs. Mary B.
Daley, president, Minneapolis; Miss
May E. Hammill, vice president; Miss
Margaret A. Grady, secretary, Still
water; Miss Margaret Sullivan, treas
urer, Rochester, Minn
State Medical Director, DR.. ]. M.
Fox, Minneapolis.
A set of vigorous resolutions was
adopted during the session demanding
recognition of the Irish Republic and
pledging the active and Jealous CO.
operation of all Hibernians to the ad-
vancement of the Irish cause to the
goal of complete independence. For
full and detailed report read the
Irish Standard next week.