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THt2 KENTUCKY IRIll AMERICANd

VOLUME IVNO 25 LOUISVILLE SATURCENTSIUNIFORMITY

Hibernian Convention Makesthe Initiation Fee Three

Dollars

President Murphy Reports theOrder Ina Flourishing

Condition

Thomas Keouan Elected CountyPresident For Next Two

Years

IMPORTANT CHANGES IN THE LAWS

The biennial convention of the AncientOrder of Hibernians of Jefferson county

was held Monday in this city the exer ¬

cises taking place in Hibernian HallCounty President John A Murphy whooccupied the chair opened the proceed-ings

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with a spirited address which wasgiven the closest attention The business

w4Iotransacted was of a most important char ¬

acter and the generally expressed opinionafter adjournment was that much prog ¬

ress had been made toward the advance ¬

ment of the order in LouisvillePreceding the convention a brief ses-

sion¬

of the County Board was heldWilliam J McCarthy and Martin Mullenwere received as delegates from Division0 The reports of committees were re-

ceived¬

and filed after which a committeewas appointed to purchase a handsomeemblem of the order for presentation toFrank G Cunningham now located inSt Louis in appreciation of his servicesand great work as a member of the CountyBoard The board then adjourned l sub-ject to the call of the new County Presi ¬

dentThe report of the Credentials Commit ¬

tee composed of the five Presidentsr showed all the divisions represented

President Murphy appointed the follow-ing

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committees for the convention and arecess was taken to give them time to re ¬

portLawsTomKeenan Harry Brady

William Meehan George Butler Law ¬

rence MackeyStanding of Order Peter

<Cusick Thos

Camfieldr Pet tilliYnohnfUenne r4lVlttlattt1jResolutions John Mulloy John Kea

ney Nic Sheridan John Grogan John

KilkerAudltintLouisPerranda John Mooney John Cavauaugh George FlahiffJohn Curran

Military Jerry Hallahan Tim Sulli ¬

van John Keaney Nic Sheridan Martin

MullenGrievancesTim Sullivan Owen Keiran Phil Cavanaugh Thomas LynchMartin Mullen

Upon reassembling the report of Presi ¬

dent John Murphy was read to the assem ¬

bled delegates It showed that 211 members had been admitted during his termof office The expenditures for charitablework aggregated over 3000 and fordeath benefits more than 2000 had beenpaid out and yet there was a handsomesum in the treasuries of the divisionsAmong his recommendations was onethat the order come before the public notoftener than twice a yearSt Patricksday and another to be hereafter agreedupon both occasions to be observed andparticipated in by all the divisions Hecalled attention to the handsome UnitedStates flag and banner belonging to theCounty Board and urged that they begiven the greatest care as they were per ¬

haps the finest in the State The reportwhich was an exhaustive one was giventhe closest attention and made a fine im ¬

tipresslon on the delegates His recom ¬

mendations were generally reported fa ¬

vorably and concurred inThe greatest interest was taken in the

report of the Law Committee Its recom ¬

mendation that the initiation fee be madeuniform for all divisions in Jeffersoncounty was debated at length the dele ¬

gates being about equally divided uponthe question Upon the final vote therecommendation of the committee wasadopted Subsequently the initiation feewas fixed at 3 to take effect upon theapproval of the law by the State officersThis will not interfere with admittingmembers for 1 for the present thereforeall who contemplate joining should do soat once as the new rate may be put In ef¬

fect by July 15 The arguments broughtout many good reasons why the initia-tion

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fee should be still further advancedthe consensus of opinion being that noother similar organization granted somany benefits for the small sums paid inBecause the dues and initiation fee arereasonable many have the impressionthat the Ancient Order of Hibernians isa cheap organization which is a greatmistake Because of its excellent man-agement

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and high character of its memobership It is enabled to accomplish muchthat other societies would fear to under¬

takeAnother moat important law was that

relating to the County Board Heretoforethat body has consisted of the five officersof the divisions Under the new law theofficers of the Ancient Order of Hiber¬

nians will be in the hands of the CountyPresidents of the divlsioas In the nterimbetween county conventions but prqvieioa is made for the calling of specialconventions whenever the President or

o two iwrnhwr think MceaaaryThe Aaditbg ComuikUe reported time

financial statements of the officers correctwitha balance in the hands of TreasurerKclrau

The Standing Committees recommen ¬

dations that measures be adopted fordoubling the membership that generalsocial meetings be held more frequentlyand that officers and members exchangevisits oftener thus becoming better ac ¬

quainted and creating a more friendly in-

tercourse¬

and feeling were unanimouslyconcurred in

The Committee on Resolutions report-ed

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the following which were adoptedamidst the greatest enthusiasm

Resolved That we extend to ourworthy County President John A Mur-phy

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our sincere thanks s fOr the interesthe has taken in our order that he hasbeen loyal to the trust imposed on himand has performed his arduous duties ina kind and conscientious manner

Resolved That we tender our sincerethanks to our worthy County SecretaryWilliam T Meehan for the prompt ef ¬

ficient and courteous manner in which hehas performed his duties

Resolved That we tender our sincerethanks to our worthy County TreasurerOwen Keiran for the careful and con ¬

scientious manner in which he has per¬

formed the duties of his important officeResolved That we extend our sincere

thanks to William M Higgins repre¬

senting the Kentucky Irish Americanfor the support his grand paper has giveuthe Ancient Order of Hibernians that werecommend said paper to all members ofthe order and the Irish people of Ken ¬

tuckyTheGrievance Committee had nothing

to act upon and after the transaction ofbusiness of minor importance the chairannounced that the election of a Presi ¬

dent to serve for two years was the nextand last order of business PresidentMurphy refused to allow his name to bepresented stating that during the pastfourteen years he had been many timeshonored but that whoever his successormight be he would have his hearty co-operation andsupport

The first ballot was informal thosevoted for being Messrs Tom KeenanWm Meehan Nic Sheridan and Joe Tay¬

lor all of whom were complimented bytheir division representatives The countof the third ballot slowed a majority overall for Tom Keenan the popular Presi ¬

dent of Division 1 and he was declaredCounty President for the ensuing two

yearsUpon motion of William MeehanPresident of Division 2 and seconded bythe other gentlemen voted for the elec ¬

tion was made unanimous The anuouncemeut of the result by President

1Dlla rZmYsvas iYeEed with1 irartrplause The newly elected officer wasinstalled by State Secretary James Coleman Upon vacating the chair Mr Mur ¬

phy made a ringing speech asking allthe members to give his successor theirhearty support and send him to Denvertwo years hence with the best report everforwarded from Louisville

President Keenan responded brieflyexpressing his appreciation of the honorconferred upon him and the great re-

sponsibility¬

of the high office to which hehad been elected He pledged his bestefforts to carry on the grand work of theorder but urged the members to coopcrate with him

After a motion had been carried au¬

thorizing the convening of the presentboard at the call of the President theconvention adjourned

CATHOLIC KNIGHTS

Will Give Euchre and Enter¬

tainment at FountainFerry

Those who witnessed the grand euchregiven by the Catholic Knights of Americasome months ago will be pleased to knowthat the Central Committee has arrangedfor another which will take place atFountain Ferry on July 12 At the meet ¬

ing at St Boniface Hall last Mondaynight John J Score was mode GeneralMusic Director for the occasion Nobetter selection could have been made asthe popular Secretary is a hustler ineverything that pertains to the order andthe coming State convention Amongthose who will have charge of the euchreare Messrs Joe McGinn Will MeehanJohn Nolan Feldhaus Geher Webberand Reichart The committee will meetagain Monday evening at St FrancisHall

UNION LABELS

Harry Skeffington a prominent Bostonlabor leader and officer of the Interna-tional

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Boot and Shoe Workers Unionspent the past week here in the interestof unionmade footwear and the label ofhis organization Each evening he ad¬

dressed numbered labor organization onthe subject of union labels He is apleasing and forcible speaker and made afine impression by his conservatism andgentlemanly manner Several large housesgave him their promise that they wouldplace their fall orders only with factoriesemploying union workmen Were thelabel goods always demanded peoplewould not be swindled with penitentiarygoods

SUCCESSFUL EXCURSION

The excursion and picnic oft Paulschurch at Fern Grove last Monday wasbytheThe crowd numbered over 3i70J personsalll of whom returned well pleased withpredieted ¬

were no evideucee whatever trf intoxi ¬

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cants either on the boats or grounds afact that St Pauls congregation is to becongratulated upon and the examplecould well be followed by all other con ¬

gregations of this city Rev FatherYork and the various committees havereason to be proud of theiras hundreds would like to achieocmentsIportunity of attendingaffair The reports that Father Yorkwas attacked while on his way home areuntrue Several suspicious characterswere at the landing when the boat arerived but they were under police surveil-lance

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They are known to the detectivesand may soon land behind the bars

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INDIANAS CONVENTION

Judge Edward Reardon MadeState President For

Two Years

The twentieth annual convention of theAncient Order of Hibernians of Indianawas held in Lafayette last week with anunusually large attendance of delegatesThe arrangements by the Lafayette divis ¬

ions for the reception of the visitors werecomplete The programme was excellent ¬

ly arranged and all pronounced the con-

vention¬

the best they ever attendedSolemn high mass at St Anns church

preceded the opening session Rev Fa ¬

lher Roche was the celebrant assistedby local and visiting priests and the sermon by Rev Father Bryne of UnionCity was a masterly effort The conven ¬

tion opened at Hibernian Hall at noonwhen Cql Dellart delivered an addressof welcome which was happily respondedto by State President OHara Theafternoon session was taken up with theregular order of business and the reportsof officers President OHara announcedthe committees for the convention NewAlbany and Jeffersonville fared wellJames Doherty and Pat Kennedy beingboth placed on the two most importantones constitution and laws and resolu ¬

tions and printingSecrectary OBriens report showed

that there are twentythree counties or¬

ganized in the State and thirtysix divis ¬

ions the increase in membership sincelast report being 649

State Treasurer Barney Coll of Jeffer ¬

sonville made a satisfactory financial re-

port¬

showing an increase In the treasuryduring the past year of over 3000 with11769181 on hand

The morning session of the second daywas taken up with the reports of commit

beenraundfollowed the annual address of StatePresident OHara which was a pleasingand satisfactory one Speaking of thestanding of the order he said The mem ¬

bership of our order has been steadily in-

creasing¬

since our last convention andthe prospect for the future of the ordein the State is encouraging indeed Newdivisions have been formed and to thosealready in existence have been added newmembers The future of our order wasnever brighter than that at the presenttime The National sentiment has neverbeen stronger and there has never beenmore enthusiasm within and for our or¬

ganization than exists at this timeThe officers elected for the ensuing two

years are as followsPresidentEdward D Reardon Ander ¬

sonSecretaryMe J OBrien RichmondTreasurerPatrickWalsh Terre HauteChaplainRev William J Quinlan I

MarionItdecided to hold the next con ¬

vention which will be held in 1902 atAnderson the home of the new StatePresident Judge Reardon

State President OHara State Treasurer Barney Coll and Rev Father Brynewho had been elected for three consecu ¬

tive terms declined further honors andmade many friends thereby

The most important report presentedwas that providing for changes whichwill make the bylaws ot the State organ ¬

ization conform to those of the nationalbody A resolution was adopted request ¬

ing the different County Boards to apepoint committees whose duty it will beto interest the parochial school teachersin introducing Irish music in the schools

The newly elected officers were install-ed

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by Rev Father Bryne retiring StateChaplain and a member of the NationalBoard of Directors After a brief addressby the retiring President and remarks byothers the convention adjourned

The delegates and visitors were thengiven a trolley ride which was followedby a grand banquet at night at the HotelLahr where between the courses therewas much mirth and humor Quite a num ¬

ber of set toasts were responded to andthe closing feature of the convention wasat an end The arrangements were madeby M C Sheehan S J HannaganJames Schooler William Seeger DanielFlanagan J F Connell John Ryan Pat¬

rick Fitzsimmons and David Hurley Jrand were complete in evey respect

LEAVES THE MONON

Martin Sheehan who fora number ofyears has been with the litonon railroadresigned his position this week He willhenceforth be associated with his uncleMichaell Sheehan the wellknown grocerat Nineteenth and Portland avenuewhere his many railroad friends will be

welcomeCOONEMTIVEMINESIN COLORADO

Officers of the Colorado State Federa ¬

tion of Labor are arranging to lease fromthe State a large amount of coal andmineral land 6a which mine will big

opened OB tbc cooperative plank l7

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FEDER JON1

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Movement Well wider Way ForUnion of LooMuCatholic

Societies

J Largely Attend Mcoting ofItcpresehtativ e Citizens

Last Sii lay

tA Platform Adopted and Sub

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TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION FORMED

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patFor sonic time leading Catholicgentlemen of this city have been givingmuch attention to the question of a closerand more friendly affiliation of the differ-

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Catholic societies Louisville Withthis end in view the Catholic Club of thiscity took the initiatory step and duringthe early part of the month issued anaddress signed by Messrs H D Rod ¬

man Thomas Walsh Malt ODohertyE J McDermott John J Barrett J WJenkins John Silberg Prank B Geherand J B OHgschlager calling upon allCatholic societies to send representativesto a meeting to be held at Satolli Hall forthe purpose of considering the sugges ¬

tions of the committee These wereFirst To establish a bond of closer

friendship among the Catholic societiesof Louisville and vicinity

SecondTo work for the general wel ¬

fare of Catholic interests apart from theobject of each organization leaving eachsociety with its ownj government andofficers but establishing a central boardfor the purpose of better carrying out theprinciples of fraternity and fellowshipadvocated by all

In response lo the invitation of theCatholic Club many societies were repre ¬

sented as followsCatholic ClubE J McDermott Dr

J W Fowler J W JenkinsKnights of Columbus Charley F Tay ¬

lor John J Flynn R A WatsonDivision 1 Hibernians James Rogers

William M HigginsDivision 2i Hibeof sJohu Keaney

John MoatMtr WWi bf eeha-

rstofii a iberti sns JoltnCavanv-augh James Coleman Pat Sullivan

Satolli Council Walter Morgan James

PerryTrinityCouncil E J Bosler James B

KellyMackinCouncil M L Flynn R L

Fisher C H ZookThe various branches of the Catholic

Knights of America represented were as

followsBranch 4Peter Dowling Join ScoreBranch 14 John FacklerBranch 24 Patrick Kelly Joe McGinnBranch 332 John Selbert H F

StoerrBranch 21Pat HollyBranch 45J B HermBranch 25Will T Meehan John No-

lan Mike HillEight branches of the Catholic Knights

and Ladies of America responded withthe following

Branch 11 John Seeger GeorgeSchlafer J W Arnold

i Branch 5ol1n Niland Dan TierneyMike Hoban

Branch 74Miss Mary BarrettBranch 8John J BarrettBranch 4James Kenealey John RuddBranch I9II F StoerrBranch 1 William Casey Miss Lillian

OHearnBranch92 Henry Wellenkamp Will ¬

iam KuhnSt Vincent de PaulThomas WalshThere are many others which had not

met and they will also likely take favor-able

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actionA temporary organization was per¬

fected with Hon Edward J McDermottas Chairman and J W Jenkins as Secre-tary

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After interesting talks explainingthe advisability and advantages to be de ¬

rived from the proposed federationwhich will be on the line suggested byBishop McFaul in his letter to the Hi¬

bernian national convention R A Wat ¬

son of the Knights of Columbus pre ¬

sented a resolution providing for the ap-pointment of a committee of seVen todraft plans for the formation of the or-ganization which was adopted to reportat the meeting held last Sunday Chair ¬

man McDermott named the following

committeeYoungMens Institute amesB

KellyKnightsof ColuntbuwR A Watson

Catholic Knights John FacklerKnights and Ladies Daniel TurneyCatholic CluhJ W JenkinsHibernians ohnCaVIIsa ughSt Vincent de Paul Thomas WalshDr J W Fowler John Silberg awl

Hon Matt ODoherty were alto appointedfrom the city at Jlarge

When tie body raasMthbl d the com ¬

mittee made a report which was approvedCopies were ordered Nat to the bodiesrepresented for ratification When thishas been done a paniMMMuiorganizationwill be formed amid officers elected Theplan subwittedaioIIoW-

IIFirtA unionoe JWUwtioa of theCatholic societies of tttt tky ofLouisvilleand State of XeutHckyjekaU be effectedby the fonaatioui of at 4MdMio to becalled time CathoUo fep and rte puro Ma declared taiiWfoiIow l The

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establishment of a central organizationor union composed of representatives ofall Catholic organizations willing to enterinto the union and such other repre ¬

sentatives as may be hereafter admitted2 The dissemination of Catholic princi¬

ples and the maintenance of Catholic in ¬

terests 3 The formation of a more gen ¬

eral and closer acquaintance and friend ¬

ship among the Catholics of this city andState without regard to nationality orpolitical affiliations 4 The support ofan able Catholic press in our State

SecondThis organization shall benonpartisan and nonpolitical

ThirdEach Catholic organizationbranch councilor division of same shallhave the right to send as delegatesto theunion one representative for each twentyfive of its members but each organiza ¬

tion branch council or division shallhave at least one representative

Fourth Said union shall elect a Presi ¬

dent Vice President Secretary aud Treas ¬

urer from among its members and aDirector for each organization branchcouncil or division represented Saidofficers shall be elected for one yearandshall constitute the Board of Direct ¬

ors Said Board of Directors shall havefull management and control of all theaffairs of the Catholic Union subject tosuch bylaws as may be adopted by the

unionPifthEacliorganization branch

council or division of same becoming amember of the union shall pay to theTreasurer thereof the sum of 1 permonth payable quarterly in advancewhich shall be used to defray currentexpenses of same

The gentlemen who formulated theforegoing were instructed to prepare anaddress to be forwarded to the societieseUmembershipThe place at SatolliHall on the second Sunday in July

PRESIDENT CAVANAUGH

The First Election of the YearAmong the Hibernian

Divisions

The annual election of officers drewforth an unusually large attendance atthemeeting of Division 3 of the AncientOrder of Hibernians last Wednesdayevening Great enthusiasm prevailed andthe election of each officer was unani¬

mous President Patrick Sullivan thanwhom there is no more highly esteemedmember urged time selection of a youngman as his successor his duties beingsuch that rendered further acceptance oflice osslbleJohnCavanaughoneof the bestknown and most popular Hi ¬

bernians in Louisville was placed innomination by State Secretary JamesColeman His election was by acclama ¬

tion as were those of the others Thenew officers who are all hustlers and willgive the other divisions a warm race forsupremacy are as follows

President John CavanaughVice PresidentMike J HobanRecording Secretury Nic SheridanFinancial SecretaryMartin F Ford

115 Twentieth streetTreasurerGeorge J Butle-rSergeantatArmsPat BegleySentinelWilliam LeonardStanding CommitteePatrick Higgins

Walter Joyce Con Kelleher Pat GroganTim McCarthy

Action on the communication from theproposed Catholic Union was deferredtill the next meeting

The next meeting will be held on thethird Wednesday in July when the in ¬

stallation will take place It was decidednot to hold a meeting on the Fourth of

JulyPresidentSullivan congratulated the

members on the officers they had selectedThey will ably serve the division andhave his assistance toward again makingthis the leading division of the city

The reports show a good treasury andnot a single bill unpaid Strong effortswill be made to Increase the membershipbefore the new initiation fee goes intoeffect

CUMMINGS SPEECH

Private John Allens Lugubri ¬

ous and LaughableInterruption

For many a long day Amos CummingsRepresentative in Congress from one oftbe New York districts has been waitingor a chance to get even with PrivateJohn Allen of Tupelo Miss the troublebeing that the Mississippi Congressmanon one occasion raised a roaring laugh atthe expense of the New Yorker Thetwo men are the best of friends and arevery fond of jokimg each other MriCummings is among the most tender ¬

hearted of men and has long been anespecial advocate of any and all measuresfor the protection of American birdsSome time ago he was speaking on thissubject in the House the occasion beinga discussion of Representative Laceysbill to prevent the importation of certainof the feathered tribe Mr Cummingswas telling how wicked the English spar ¬

rows wereOnly the other day he saidflI was

walking through the Capitol groundswhen I saw a poor little robin surroundedby sparrows thatwere picking it to piecesAt my approach the sparrows flew awaybut the robin was unable to use its wingsI picked it up and took it to my home aIshort distance away There I gave tit adrink of brandy and it died a momentlater Under itswingar

Here Allen broke in speaking in thejthoetwocbegooe tones u

If it was from the bottle out of whichyou gave me a drink yesterday I wonderit lived even for that moment

The House broke into a roar which wasrepeated at the look of pained surpriseassumed by the Mississippi joker MrCummings looked reproachfully at hisSouthern friend shook his fist at himand finally joined in the laugh and satdown without disclosing what was underthe robins wing

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JEFFERSONVILLE

Hlbornlans Elect Their Of¬

ficers Picnic Was aGrand Success

Division 1 of the Ancient Order of Hibernians Jeffersonville held a very in-

teresting meeting Tuesday night with alarge attendance of members when theelection of officers took place Thisdivision has made rapid strides duringthe past year under the Presidency ofWill Reilly and his election to theCounty Presidency was a proper recog-nition

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of his past services His successorpopular ¬

there is no doubt but that he will wearthe honor conferred with dignity andability The following are the officerselected for the ensuing term

County PresidentWilliam P ReillyPresident Robert GleasonVice President John KinneyRecording SecretaryDan GleasonFinancial Secretary Frank HoganTreasurer Michael KinneyThe installation will take place at the

next meeting when visitors are expectedin large numbers from Louisville andNew Albany

The picnic given at Forest Park Mon ¬

day night was the most enjoyable onegiven thus far this year In JeffersonvilleEarly in the evening people began areriving in large numbers and at 9 oclockthe pretty little park presented an ani¬

mated scene The best of good feelingprevailed and old and young had thegood time they expected Division 1 hasin its ranks many young members whoare hustlers and under the careful direc-tions

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of the older heads everything theyundertake ends successfully but nonemore so than the picnic just given as thereports of the Finance Committee will

showThecrowd embraced the best people In

Jeffersonville and included Mayor RaderCity Clerk Hussau City Treasurer Lindley and other prominent officials Among

representativesCol Joe Taylor Lieut Jerry HallahanJames Keane and Con Hallahan from theHibernian Knights Throngs crowdedthe dancing hall bowling alleys andpark and the pleasure of all was lookedafter by the members of the committeehaving the affair in charge

Mr John Kenueys many friends willregret his removal from JeffersonvilleHe will hereafter devote his time to thecultivation of his farm

BURNS WERE FATAL

Sad Death of a Highly Re ¬

spected and AgedLady

Mrs Mary Mulligan a wellknownand highlyrespected lady of the WestEnd aged sixty years met with a ter¬

rible accident which resulted in herdeath at an early hour Thursday morn ¬

ing Wednesday evening she was pre ¬

paring the family supper on an oil stovefrom which her clothes caught fire Inan instant she was ablaze and she wasfatally burned before assistance reachedher When her son William arrived ontime scene he made every effort to save theunfortunate lady suffering severe burnshimself but without success

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Mrs Mulligan was immediately re-

moved¬

to the home of her soninlawWilliam D Harris 1809 West Jeffersonstreet where everything known to medi ¬

cal skill and loving hands was done toalleviate her sufferings but withoutavail and her soul winged its wayheavenward shortly after midnight

The deceased is survived by a daughterMrs William Harris and a grown sonWilliam Mulligan for whom great sym ¬

pathy is felt in the loss of their venerable

motherThefuneral took place Friday morning

from St Patricks church with solemnrequiem mass and the large attendanceof sorrowing friends and relatives at¬

tested the high esteem in which she washeld Mrs Mulligan was a lady of manyChristian virtues whose kindly advicewas frequently sought and her sad deathcast a gloom over the entire neighbor ¬

hood in which she resided None thereare who will not say May her soul restin peace

CELEBRATION AT LEXINGTON

The members of the Lexington YoungMens Institute are making great prep ¬

arations for their annual Fourth of Julypicnic which will be held at the beauti ¬

ful Fair Grounds The programme forthis event will be one to attract time

young people from the Bluegrass sectionand as there will be no marked observance bf the day here many Lbuisvillianswill doubtless attend Here is a splendidchance for a large excursion The Lex-ington

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Democrat says the young menwill make the coming picnic a recordperhaps ¬

in the State embracing In its member ¬

ship all the leading young men of time

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VOCATION

Dr John B Enrlghts BrilliantAddress at St Marys

College

SeventyNinth Commencementof That Historical In ¬

stitution

Tribute to Pope Leo in IrishLanguage Delivered by

A Griffith

UNUSUALLY INTERESTING EXERCISES

The exercises at the seventyninth an ¬

nual commencement at St Marys Col ¬

lege last Wednesday were unusually bril ¬

liant and interesting the programme be ¬

ing the best ever presented at that his ¬

toric seat of learning There weretwelve numbers two of the most inter¬

esting being the Polyglot Tribute toLeo XIII1 and Uncle Sams Tribula ¬

tions rendered by the College DramaticSociety The tribute to His Holiness inIrish was delivered by A Griffith andwhile not generally understood created adecided impression by its musical rendi ¬

tion Uncle Sams Tribulations was apleasing burlesque many times convuls ¬

ing the audience with laughter Themembers of the company displayedtalent of a very high order

Able orations on Catholic literatureand Catholic education were deliveredby Messrs Carrico and H Medcalfafter which followed the awarding ofdiplomas and medals and distribution of

premiumsDrB Enright of this city

Professor of Anatomy in the Ken ¬

tucky School of Medicine was honored with the degree of Master of Artsand many went from this city to witnessthe ceremony Dr Enright also de ¬

livered the doctorate address which waspronounced one of the most scholarlyand brilliant ever heard within the wallsof St Marys and we feel justified Inprinting it full It was as follows

Very Rev President Very Rev andRev Visiting Clergy Rev Professors andAssociate Lay Confreres Ladies awlGentlemen The approaching meridianof day admonishes due lto be brief inaddressing you

Brevity is the soul of authorship solikewise eloquent terseness is the magiccharm that lures us on to n delightfulforgetfulness of passing time A scoreof years is a very long time in an indi ¬

vidual life That be as It may twentytwo years have come and gone since Ireceive the degree of A B Batchelorof Arts God knows since that time Ihave had my ups and downs my suc ¬

cesses and my reverses my defeats andmy triumphs But during all thyears I have never ceased to be a stutjand hope to continue as such as longmy memory remains a power of mymind and that an attribute of my soulTherefore the pith of whatever I may beabout to say is not especially intendedfor the audition of this splendid con ¬

course representing they do the beautyand chivalry of this grand old Common ¬

wealth but is to be specifically directedto the consideration of these young menupon whom degrees are about to beconferred as well as those that look for¬

ward to the day of their graduationAdvice is the cheapest thing In the worldbut to you who are about to enter thereal battle of life perhaps afew words ofcounsel may be of an inestimable valueA wise counsel may serve as a compass todirect your way A number of these mayserve as so many beacon lights to illumethe oceanic pathways of your inexperi ¬

ence and spirit you away from pathlessseas to shores where there are no uncer ¬

tain fields to grazing lands that wilt notonly yield you livelihood but by propercultivation land you on a pinnacle of fameor perchance exalt you to a plateau ofrenown Is this all No What Is bet¬

ter these good thlngs may so fortify youthat when your lifes work is done theymay pilot you to a heavenly haven toenjoy for all eternity a never endingpeace and an everlasting joy In a wordbehold the beatific vision of God I shallnot detain you long but if the truths IFenunciate today shall be the means ofarousing the spirit of even one youngman to a proper conception of the won ¬

derful responsibilities of this life thenthey shall not have been uttered in vainMost I may say all of you have no realconception of the trials and difficultiesthat await you Until now you havesailedon placid seas with no realtroubles to divert or lash your craft toand fro While basking under the be ¬

nign influences and comforts of homethe happy halcyon childhood days havepassed away The period of your adoles ¬

cence is likewise flitting by and narkmy words your college days have beenthe happiest ones that you will ever ex-

perience¬

You are unable to grasp thistruth in its entirety just now but lettime that crucial test of all things mir¬

ror to your mind In after years the wisdomthe fact the crystal purity of this truthFrom now on instead of drilling aa youyourshiprolling waves of the angry ocean of liftGentlemen ihllis no overdrawn picturetherefore be brave kintn your shipl nobly

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