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LOUISV1LL1
A. O. H.
Great Order Holds Its
National Convention in
Historic Trenton.
;Very Large Attendance
and Fast Differences
Adjusted.
a
entucky Delegates to the Hil
Great Enthusiasm Prevails.
Monster Parade and Illuminations.
MOST IMPORTANT PROCEEDINGS.
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The first session of the great na- j
tional convention of the Ancient Or-.
der of Hibernians was held Monday j
afternoon in Taylor Opera-house at
Trenton, N. J., when addresses were
delivered by Bishop McFaul and
Mayor Sickel. It was an open meet
ing. Delegates from all States in the
Union were in attendance, and it was
the njpst largely attended meeting in
thJfustorjf of the order. There was
iusiasm displayed on
ft
Site
each il-
ba
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and each night there was a genial
electrical illumination of the cy,
many of the designs being unique id
novel. A very handsome one is
the large arch at the corner of
and Warren streets. On
umn supporting the arch were efc
tric lights, formed into the letters j.
O. H." The top was occupied
bdnd of music, and underneath
the word "Welcome."
Our advices are that the sessionrf
Tuesday was in the nature of a l? e
feast between the united branch?,
which makes the Ancient Order isw
one of the richest and most poweul
bodies in this country. ,
Everything was harmonious, fad
no traces of the past differences vvre
to be discerned. The busines of.he
convention being of the greatest, m
portance to all Irishmen, we will ait
until our next issue to furnish the de
tailed proceedings, preferring to hve
the official reports, in order that That
we publish will be authentic.
THE ORDER IN THE PASTJ
If JAMES COLEMAN.
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Manchester, England, forty years
attended school until arnv-
te age ot tourteen, wnen ne
this country, Mr. Coleman
Ka memoer oi tne ancient
Hibernians fifteen years
from the first has been act-
itified with every movement
sn by the order in this city
He has been honored
lie offices of his local divis-
Coleman held the office of
retary for twelve years, and
an ardent worker in pro-
growth of the f
convention, as
deeper thinkel
with such men taKine part
rations . can not be otherwise
licia!. Mr. Coleman is mar-
a popular President of the
He is connected with
Gage, wholesale grocers.
State Del
was born in
the year
parents, wjil
never to forj
and daughtl
ceived his en
rick's parochl
years there
schools. Ur
Cusick learr
and was in a
one of the be
Cusick alwai
Irish affairs.
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FIVE CENTS.
iber nine signers of the Decla-
f Independence and six fram-
the Constitution.
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kese deeds prove that the Irish
jnited are invincible. Shall we
ken, stand together for race and
Yes: disunion shall not
our efforts. We have and
ill be generous enough to make
bes for union that Ireland may
in the garlans of liberty, pros-
land peace.
O Irishmen, with union at
Cusick
sville in
(of Irish
children
ier sons
sick re-
yl(Si. Pat-
iter several
Ithe public
school Mr.
ring trade,
cognized as
less. Mr.
Interest in
enty years
JOHN A. MURPHY.
Mr. John A. Murphy, one of the
five delegates representing Kentucky
at the national convention of the A.
O. H. at Trenton, N. J., was born
at Long Island, N. Y., and is now
thirty-nine years old. He received
his primary education in the Catholic
schools. After leaving school he con
tinued his studies at home until he
acquired a fund of knowledge that is
practical and valuable. Mr. Murphy
removed to Louisville in 1885, join
ing Division No. 4 fourteen years ago.
Because of his marked ability and pop
ularity Division No. 4 has elected Mr.
to all! tne omces wunin 11s
and union abroad, with fair
!bia extending assistance, Erin
rise in her might, and, shaking
e oppression, take her nlace
the nations of the earthjgr
pt, therefore, thesq.d?lbcrations
te.din-tile spirit of your
Jamental principles: 'Friend-
Unity and Christian Charity:'
j personal ambition, old jealous-
1 contentions be cast aside, and
rill be the grandest convention'
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in the history of your organi-
and productive of most import-
Hesults to the Irish race through-
rwe world."
n the applause that followed
se of the address had subsided,
McFaul then introduced Mayor
g U Sickel. "I take great
re, gentlcmen,"said the Bishop,
ntroducing a gentleman, who is
eriC3n of the Americans; whose,
tism is co-extensive with the
d Statejj whose love is mani
irrespective of creed or nation-
a man who has at heart. I be-
t
before all other men in this
he interests of the city of Tren-
'who is giving to us an energetic,
ss-iiKe administration, and 1 be-
lgf it continues as it begun it w;
Si
Km
giftoTthe KeWSU iltjHluers of the
A. O. H. , and last. April, was elected
State Delegate., This Juts him at the
head of the order in Kentucky. He
will take a prpminenV part in the
national convention at Trenton.
of jea
the Turner, Day & Woolworth Com
pany. Upon the completion of the
business of the convention Mr. Mur
phy will visit New York city and the
scenes of his boyhood days.
The Ancient Order of Hibenlans
was fourjHid several. hundred
aeo. It'VJlllHKinninK d
these tim
science
Every om
times the:
sterling pu
saying ma
.school-etc
into existe:
protectiQD.
of H.. were
guard while
rt going on, an
signals notifi
attendance w
, proaching.
this way bee!
formed what i;
O. H. with th
Unity and Tn
IHHHilBllHC'lL
tears
:on-
nd.
Irly
pqnds
ution fori
in Ird
in those!
1
any
f each rf iest
for teajhing
siranc
C v 0
e tp the
a tqiana
.wees were
signs uiiu
wee in
y wrt
rvuis
rVlthey
1
as He a
ienahiD.
;Ch(jity.
very
ap-
the protectioi
particularly
This was abol
from this small
until now it;
throughout thl
bering over
The A. O.
into Kentuckj
in the city of I
leadership of
State Presider
spread so rapii
cieties, and
mushroom gro
larce members
doubt. Final!
about the yeaa
day to this it hi
it now numbd
city and io,ood
der is indebted!
hard-working pi
success which!
Among these
(without prejud
O. Callahan, jJ
Barrett, Tames I
R. E. HeffernaJ
Howard, Owe
Camfield, Willia
Cusick, Thomas
Coleman and
President, Jamel
gentlemen have j
out of season fi
cause, inculcati
the noble.order:
be asked, docs
ness and make
on account ofbl
of this kind?
society which ie
its motto
grants and
Ig women.
s ago,
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nniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiH Jm ? tr . ai ... t, w
found its "gl1 ntoLhav
and
has groln
influence
3lic, num-:rs.
Introduced
rear 186S.
inder the
llahan, as
r did not
I other so-
lis not of
it it has
tent very
in be no
Louisville
from that
twn until
l . ...
3 in ttns
iThe or-
ny very
rs for the
chieved.
lion
In
J-
ley.
(las.
bmas
artin
imes
bunty
inese
and
f the
Us of
. may
jmnish-
jencan
society
Any
fibers to
cultivate friendship, unity and -true-Christain
charity, and to make, use ;'of
these in daily life is not only.riot.in
juring, but is making better citizens
of its members. It is an old saying
"that blood is thicker than -water, 'J
and we believe that, being' ,of the
same blood, makes us all feel ;a little
more interested in our neighborof?
the same race, no matter what that
race may be. Again this organiza'-'
tion prevents a great deal of ;dutrw
by paying sick and death benefits;;
thereby saving the family and. friends
a great deal of the mortification .which
they would naturally feel had the . State
or citv to take charee of their uafot-
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tunates. It will never be knowa out
side of the order how much good is
dose, for the Hibernians never th
any one of their charitable I deeds.;
They go about them quietly and
ostenaciously, and the outsiderwpvM
never suspect that they are the jiaC
bingers of so much charity, jv kf
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BISHOP M'FAUL'S ADDRESS.
Bishop McFaul delivered the . 1
me address to the convention;.
the very reverend prelate walkwfc
the stage he was greeted wi
siastic applause. The delegates irofldf
in their places and gave several very
Ml
m
ine ironi 01 uic siagc aiiu ucuwi
the following address, whichF
interrupted many times by i
plauding:
"This enthusiastic greeting,
said, "renders it impossible to n
the feelings awakened in my
by the sight of this convention
posed of delegates from all parts'
the United States and Canada, for the
purpose of lastingly cementing the
union so happily accomplished dur
ing this mdmorable year of '98.
, .."As a man whose pride is to have
first seen the, light of day beneath the
genial sky of the ever faithful isle, as
(tie." chief pastor of the diocese of
of the Catholic
Trenton, as Bishop
church, I bid you a
thousand wel
comes, and pray God to bless your
deliberations. Questions momentous
to the jntegrity, the progress, the
prosperity of your noble order ques
tions whose significance and impor
tance are far reaching, not limited to
merely the interests of your own
organization, but co-extensive with
the welfare of the Irish race will en
gage your attention. Wherever an
Irishman, yea, wherever there dwells
an Irish heart in which pulsates Irish
blood and what land visited by the
a'-in his majestic course around the
Msirid does not cherish the sons and
t 7 i
daughters of Erin? the, principles of
jmndship, unity and Christian char
Sphere proclaimed by a reunited An
mmt order of Hibernians will meet a
MMrous welcome and encourage the
sWsjivided Gael to unite for securing
il strength and the influence which,
10 xnai lnaomuaoie courage
vehJsh has never deserted us during
hearty cheers. After the appktnM kMgrages of oppression and tyranny,
had subsided the Bishop stepjjlJjplace dear old Ireland forever
'possession 01 ner long sougni
fejllere I may be . permitted to rc
Bjlml you that the poet,, dwelling in
tjbljitterness of his soul upon the
s of his native land, has an-
d their caue in tones which
jfind an echo in every Irish
" 'Let Erin remember the days of old,
E'er her faithless sons betrayed her:
When Malachy wore the collar of gold
Which lie won from the proud invader.1
"Ah, yes, let us remember the days
of our glory and our sorrow, and let
no thoughtless word or act mar the
magnificent future of the Irish nation
and the Irish race. Looking out into
that future, I see the star of freedom
rising on the horizon; I behold it ap
proaching the zenith whence it will
bathe with generous beam the hills
and the vales of the 'Emerald Gem of
the Western World.'
"Disunion," the reverend speaker
said, had rendered it possible for the
poet to describe the woes of an Irish
man in a foreign land, as it had been
done in the "Exile of Erin." The
bishop then ably recited this pretty
poem of Moore's, and it- provoked
much applause.
Continuing he said: "Union among
Irishmen also enabled our fathers to
stand shoulder to shoulder with oth
er nationalities while they laid deeply
and firmly the foundations of free in
stitutions in this fair land. For does
not history proclaim that- one-half of
the American Revolution was com
posed of Irish Catholics and Irish
Presbyterians? Here they fought and
bled and died for liberty. A mem
orable example is found in this city
of Trenton, where the names of Mc
Konkey, the Irish Presbyterian, and
Patrick Colvin, the Irish Catholic,
have been rendered glorioiisby the
assistance they gave to Washington
and his army at the battleof Trenton.
"This same spirit made conspicu
ous the labors of Irishmen and their
sons as officers in the army and navy,
and even in our legislative halls for
e Mayor was given an ovation
lasted several minutes. He mai
r 1 . .
cj speecn, and was given manv 1
ty rounds of applause. He spokeV
Hows:
t affords me great pleasure to
md to you the freedom of the city.
1, as Mayor of the cily of Tren-
that vou have naid us .n nrr
BEnipliment by holding your conven
tion in our city.
"On the very ground on which this
building is erected was fought one of
the decisive battles of the Revolu
tionary War. And, as you well
know, that was the war that
brought about the independence of
this glorious country and caused the
Stars'and Stripes, which mean 'Lib
erty, Prpsperty, Peace and Good
Will to all Men,' to float o'er our
land.
"I had the pleasure a short time
ago of visiting the country where, no
doubt, some of you were born Ire
land. Many times did I wish for her
the happy solution of her ills. While
the people seem willing to accept
their lot, yet such a result would mean
prosperity to Ireland.
"I congratnlate you upon having
united and come together as one great
body, for, as you know, 'In union
there is strength.' I feel that Bishop
McFaul, as arbitrator, has performed
an important and manly duty in
bringing you together, and I sincerely
hope that the deliberations of your
body during your session here will
prove a benefit to your order, as all
beneficial orders are a benefit to man
kind. "While you are in this city we wsnt
to make you comfortable, and extend
to you true Jersey hospitality. I want
to say, on behalf of the Citizens' Com
mittee, that every member stands
ready to do anything in his power to
help you and make your visit' pleasant
while you arc here.
"As Mayor of the city it is particu
larly gratifying to me to be able to
throw the doors"of welcome wide open
to you, that you may partake of the
hospitality that we are able to extend
to you.
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