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THE SOI? ANTON TBIBTTNE -TrtUllSDAY MORNING-, AUGUST 19, 18T.
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DAY OF BIG
CONVENTIONS
Concluded from Pago 1.
along an uninterrupted course be
tween two walls of humanity. Borne
slip In the arrangements, however, per
mitted Bevcrnl cars to reach Lacka
wanna avenue from the "Went Side af
ter most of the parade had passed,
but the cars were held at the corner
of Penn avenue until the last Pythian
had inarched by.
THREE DIVISIONS.
While the display was Inspiring and
excellent In every way it did not con
tain over n third of the organizations
which hnd been assigned places in line.
There were three instead of the five
dlvlslonB announced by the programme.
The line of march was: i Down Lack
awanna avenue to the West Side, down
Main avenue and to Lackawanna ave
nue again, to Adams avenue, to Spruce
BtTeet and to Jefferson avenue, via
which thoroughfare a circle of the low
er hill district was made, thence to
Washington avenue, to Linden street,
around court hovse square, west on
Linden street to Wyoming avenue and
dismiss. The parade started at 3
o'clock and lasted about an hour and a
hnlf.
John G. Hodgson was marshall and
his chief of start was George Okell. The
aides were: Nicholas Betzhold, Gus.
Wanzel. O. II. Malott, Chns. Lewln,
E. E Lord, John Benore, George W.
Evans, John J. Reel, Frank H. Mc
Intyrc, Fred. Strucnlng, George Nlchol,
jr., J. M. Kohnstamm. Following them
were the olllcers of the Orand lodge
In carriages and who preceded Major
Ceneral James R. Carnu-hnn, of the
Uniformed Hank, artd his staff.
The Uniformed Hank appeared In the
first division which contained, In the
order named: Sixth regiment, Colonel
Scott Dlbert commanding, of Pitts
burg: Tlrst regiment, Colonel L. C.
Thomas, of Latrobe; Second regiment,
Colonel W. H. Farber, of Wllllamsport;
Charles Drexel company, of Philadel
phia: Fifth' regiment. Major W. S. Dcr
Bhlmer, of Wllkes-Barre.
LOCAL LODGES.
In the secoiul division were the fol
lowing lodges: Scranton, No. rC3: Sher
ldnn. No. 210, of Pcckville; Lackawan
na, No. 1C1, of Olyphant; Panooka, No.
SOS, of Providence. The third division
contained; Dunmore, No. 167; Far
view, No. 263, of Petersburg: Hyde
Park, No. 30C, of Scranton: Roaring
Brook, No. 401, of Scranton; Comet,
No. 431. The bands In line were the
Smoky City, of Pittsburg; Bauer's, the
..'nrmanla, Guth's and Crumps bands,
of this city, nnd the Patriotic Order
Sons of America Drum corps.
' The Knights of Khorassan, Cash
mere temple, No. 37, of Heading, had
a parade In Arabic costume followed
by a ceremonial session and banquet
in College hall which had not ter
minated at 2 o'clock this morning.
Nearly a hundred members regaled In
costumes of as many colors ns had the
proverbial Joseph's coat marched sin
gle file before and behind the Smoky
.City Knights of Pythias band, of
Pittsburg. They started from Excel
sior hall at S;30 o'clock and went down
Wyoming avenue, to Lackawanna, to
Ftar.klln, to Spruce, to Penn, to Lin
den, to Wyoming, to the starting
ppint. There they disappeared from
view and the only evidence of their
"further doii.gs was the noise emitted
from the place after a late hour.
In the language of a Khorassan
Knight this Is what happened: The
Ceremonial 'deree wn; conferred
upon fifty or more tyros who were
taken over the burning sands of the
desert and made votaries of Cash
irjero temple, No. 37. All of this
means that a pack of sociable and
f'in-lo'ng Pythias were Initiated into
the stcrets of the order and rode tho
camel.
The team which performed the ini
tiatory work was composed of: "Ven
erable shlok, John D. Frederick; royal
vizier, E. A, Stoeckel; grand Emir,
Charles W. Gearhart; Mahedl, Ira M.
Becker; secretary, C. A. Z. Grlesemer;
treasurer, John D. Werner; Mokanna,
Calvin J. Bonawlz; Joe, William H.
Warner; attendants, E. J. and II. A.
Gable; keeper of the royal brute, M.
F. Hoffman; menial, C. W. Copp; Sa
hib, Harry Foremen.
Among the notable Arabs present
were C. M. Deem, an oftlcer of Cash
mere temple and imperial nawab of
the Khorassan Palace; Charles F.
tlnde, tho Incoming grand chancellor
of the grand lodge and imperial bosha
of the Palace; Grand Chancellor Dun
nel, of the grand lodge, and a delega
tion from Lalla Rookh temple. No. 41,
of Philadelphia:
The ofllcers of Cashmere temple are:
Venerable shlek, C. T. Fox; royal vi
zier W. II. Warner; grand Emir, C. W.
Copp; Maheda, S. D. Dlbert; secre
tary, C. A 55. Grlesman; treasurer, W.
A. Griesman; menial, C. W. Gerhart;
Sahib, Allen Houck.
KNIQHTS OF PYTHIAS NOTES.
II. Or Kline, of Pittsburg, past grand
chancellor and past supremo representa
tive, Is ono of tho best-posted members
In tho Knights of Pythias doings In the
order. Ho exemplified tho unwritten
work yesterday morning, and Is a most
useful member of tho grand lodge. He
is a well-known Insurance adjuster.
Georgo W. Bucktnnn, of Philadelphia,
chairman of the commttteo on finance
and mileage, was grand chancellor In
1S92. He Is a prominent Philadelphia bus
Iress man, and has attended every ses.
plon of the grand lodge for mnnv years.
Wilbur H. Myers, of Philadelphia, 1ms
the honor of having been tho llrst grand
chancellor In Pennsylvania, and Is the
only living past supreme chancellor In
the state. He Is universally known as
the father of tho order In Pennsylvania,
William T. Brannt, of Philadelphia, a
member of tho commttteo on lluuucu and
mileage, Is connected with tho publishing
house of Henry Caroy Baid & Co., Phil
adelphia. Ho Is a well-known scientist
and the author of a work In two largo
volumes on "Vegetable Oils nnd Fats,"
William Nlekell, of Philadelphia, who
was re-elected a trustee of tho grand
lodge, Is a lawyer by profession and a
member of tho state legislature. Ho
wields a strong political Intluenco In tho
Quaker City.
Calvin Tomllnson, a member of tho
commttteo on tin 'a and mileage, is a
member of tho fin. of Tomllnson Bros.,
merchant, In Newton, Bucks county,
twenty-sewen miles, or less than one
hour's rid from Philadelphia.
Charles Naylor. another member of tho
same committee Is n dealer In flagH, med
als, badges and lodgo supplies at No. 118
North Fifth street. Philadelphia. Ho has
been a lepresentativo to tho grand lodgo
for many years.
Dr. A. L. Braden, of Venango, Craw,
ford county, Is representing his lodgo
for thn first time. Ho Is a leading physi
cian of Northwestern Pennsylvania, and
It. stopping at the Westminster.
Thomas Pony, past grand chancellor,
who was re-elected a supreme represen
tative, is connected with the department
of Internal affairs at Harrlsburg. He Is a
veteran of the late war, and resides at
Wheatland, Mercer county.
William a. Yertch, of Friendship lodgo,
No. S. Reading, is one of Dr. Dunnell's
warmest friends, and nsslstcd greatly In
his election hb grand Inner guard five
years ago. Dr. Dunnell appointed him a
member of tho committee on election re
turns. Mr. Ycrlch has been a represen
tative for soven years, and master of fin
ance for his lodge for nearly nine years.
He is connected with a Reading printing
hoUBO. Sir. Yorlch is district deputy
grand chancellor of the city of Reading
at present.
Cyrus T. Fox, of Reading, secretary of
tho committee on finance and mileage, Is
serving his fifth term ns a member of the
grand lodge. He Ih a very busy man at
his homo, being Identified with many In
terests. Ho Is business manager of tho
Reading Dally Review, an afternoon
newspaper, and has been a member of
tho Pennsylvania State Editorial asso
ciation since its organization In 1871. He
wuh also one of tho organizers of tho
National Editorial association at Cincin
nati and of tho International Lcaguo of
Press clubs at Pittsburg. He is nn ex-
president of the Reading Press club, and
was ono of Ub directors for many years
Mr. Fox has devoted much of his llfo to
the agricultural and horticultural inter
ests of tho state and has lectured at
many Farmer's Institutes, always giv
ing his services free. Ho l a member
of tho State Hoard of Agriculture, State
Pomologlst, and secretary of tho SUte
Horticultural association. He Is serving
his twenty-second year as secretary of
the Uerks County Agricultural society,
whoso annual fairs aro among tho best
In tho state. Tho fair this year will be
held September 7, 8. 9 and 10. Ho has al
ways taken an active part In educatlonat
aflalrs, and Is serving his soventh yexar
ns a trustee of tho Pennsylvania Stnto
college. He was one of tho builders of
the Rending and Southwestern Street
i all way, a lino twenty miles long, and
has been a director of tho road from tho
beginning. As city clerk ho visited Scran
ton in February, 1S90, with a delegation
of Reading councilman and other offlc
Inls. Ho was nlso here In 1S91, attending
tho meeting of the Stato Board of Trade,
having been secretary of Reading's livo
Hoard of Trndo for bIx years, when ho
declined a rc-plcctlon. In July, lb02, ho
visited Scranton ngaln, when tho Penn
sylvania Stato Editorial association met
here. Mr. Fox Is a member of a number
of beneficial orders nnd hocletlcs, and
has given more tlmo to tho Knights of
1 ythlas than to nny other. Ho served a
number of terms as district deputy grand
chancellor, nnd ha3 been president of
tho board of trustees of his lodgo for a
long period.
C. V. Gerheart, of Reading, grand Emir
of Cashmere temple's team of Initiating
camel drivers, was the first member In
itiated Into the Kohrassan order In Uio
tTnlted States. He Is a reporter on tho
Reading Review and was Initiated at
Rending In 1895. Mr. Gerheart assisted In
piloting candidates over the desert last
night and has embraced many such nn
opportunity for getting even with his own
ordeal experienced In 1893.
Colonel George D. Prentiss, of Honos
dale, who Is chief of the staff of Briga
dier General Starblrd of the Uniform
rank, Joined Atlantic lodge, No. 4JS2.
Knights of Pythias, located at Susque
hanna, Pa., In August, 1SS5; three days
after ho became twenty-one years of nge.
He was elected Inner guard the following
December, passed successively through
tho different chairs of tho order and be
came a past chancellor July 1, 1SS7, and
took tho grand lodgo degreo at Wtlllams
port In August of that year. He was
elected master of ftnanco In December,
1SS7. nnd served cno jear. In 18SS ho was
elected keeper of record and seal, serving
In that capacity until tho spring of 1890,
when ho removed from Susquehanna. Ho
COLONEL GEORGE D. PRENTISS,
Of Honesdale, Pa., Chlef-of-Staff to Gen
eral Starblrd.
Joined Atlantlo division. No. 17, Uniform
Rank, In Septomber, 1SS3, nnd was elected
recorder tho following yeur. In lbSS ho
was appointed assistant adjutant geneial
of the Pennsylvania brigade by Brigadier
General S. S. Slmmons.and served as such
until General Simmons resigned In 1SJ1.
In 1801, at Harrlsburg, Colonel C. E.
Bentlry, of tho Fourth .regiment, was
elected brigade commander, and Colonel
Prentiss was appointed assistant Judge
advocate general. He served In that ca
pacity until tho death of General Bently
In 1895 and tho election of Brigadier Gen
eral Starblrd, when he was appointed
chief of etaft by General Starblrd, which
position he still holds.. He Is now a stu
dent In the law office of A. T. Searle,
esq., at Honojdale.
Grand Master-at-Arm William Nlekell,
of Philadelphia, has not served much In
tho offices but has been a most actlvo
member on the floor of Grand lodgo con
ventions. He has served ns representa
tive for eleven years. First for Lodgo
No, 10, and then for Lrdgo No. 42. These
two lodges were merged not long ngo and
ho will represent tho new lodge here.
Grand Prelato John S. Graham Is a
resident of Landls Valley, Pa., having
moved there from Lancaster, Pn.. where
ho was born In 1657. Mr. Grnham became
n Knight In 1S78, Joining Lancaster lodge.
No. CS. Knights of Pythias. Ho has tilled
nil the chairs; was representative In 1887;
has served ono term as M. of Ex.; and
has been trustee tho last five years. Ho
ran for the office of grand Junior guard
In 1801, at York, but was defeated by P. C.
J N. Anderson. Mr. Anderson died be
fore his term bad expired and Mi. Gra
ham was appointed G, I. G. pro tern. At
Reading, in 1893, he was elected grand
master-at-arms, and In 1S96 was elected
grand prelate. Mr. Graham also repre
sents Lancaster Lodge, No. OS, at this
convention.
oiiio in tiii: senate.
Hub Two Republicans for First Timn
in Twenty-Eight Ycnrs.
From the Washington Post.
For the first time in twenty-eight
years the great state of Ohio is repre
sented In the United States senate by
two Republicans. On the only previous
occasion of this sort Senator Benjamin
F. Wade, who was tho senior senator,
had for his colleague from U61 to 1869
the senior senator from Ohio who has
retired from tho senate to accept he
rremlerbhlp of the McKlnley adminis
tration. Senator Sherman has resigned from
his high office twice and each time to
accept a place In tho cabinet of an
Ohio president. He was first elected
and look his sent March 21, 1S61, to suc
ceed Sulmon P. Chase, who took his
seat March 4 of the same year and re
signed two days Inter to enter the cab
inet of President Lincoln. Mr. Sher
man resigned March 8, 1877, to enter
Hayes' cabinet as recretary of the
treasury, nnd was again elected to tho
senato and tcok his seat March 4, 1881,
where he has served continuously until
he left ngaln yesterday to once more
become one of the official advisers of
the president. During his service in
the senate Mr. Sherman has had for
Buccesslve colleo' 'js Senators Thur
man, Fendleton'"A,yneand Brio. Only
during the er..V years of his publle
service did he hve a colleague of hli
own party
ALTOONA WON THE
COMPETITION DRILL
Three Companies Went Through the
Prescribed Form of Tocllcs.
THOSE WHO JUDGED THE CONTEST
They Woro Major XV. 8. MlUnr, Liou
tenant Colonel J. W. Wnllitco, of tho
Ninth Regiment nnd Cnptntu Jnincs
Molr, ol This Cltv-Goncrnl Star
bird Was Vary Well Pleased with
tho Appcnrnnco nnd Work of His
Men.
The great event of Camp Dunnell
wns reached at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning, when the competition drill
took place. Nearly 2,000 people saw
tho exhibition from seats In the grand
stand nnd around tho race track where
the maneuvers were executed. Only
three companies competed. These
were: Altoona, No. 26; Continental,
CAPTAIN DAVID W. BROWN,
Commander of Scranton Company That
Won Second Prize.
No. 3, of Philadelphia, nnd Scranton,
No. 60. The companies took the field
in the order named, the Pythian band
escorting each from the camp to the
drill ground. The Inspecting olllcers
were Major W. S. Millar, inspector
Third brigade, N. G. P., senior olllcer;
Lieutenant Colonel J. W. Wallace,
Ninth regiment, Wllkes-Bnrre; ex
Captaln James Molr, Thirteenth regi
ment. The order of drill was, first salute
to the Inspecting ofllcers, followed by
eighty-one distinct movements, Includ
ing four divisions, as follows: Inspec
tion, school of the Knight, marching
and sword mnnuel. Forty-five to fifty
minutes time was allotted each com
pany, but It was proven half of that
time would leave a margin for acci
dents or delays.
FINE EXHIBITION.
Altoona company gave a splendid
exhibition. The men marched In per
fect order. The glad hand was very
plentiful in the grandstand. Philadel
phia followed, but In trying to win on
the time average they showed care
lessness In form. The sword drill of
this company was excellent.
The last company was Scranton, No.
CO. Our boys went through the march
ing movements in suberb style. In
the sword exercise, however, the Scran
ton contingent showed a deal of awk
wardness. Four helmets were knock
ed off.
Each company had four sets of four
or sixteen men, two guides and three
officers. They were not allowed any
music and marched by self cadence.
The drill wns conducted under Cnrna
han's rules for competition drills. The
contest was over before 12 o'clock
noon.
At 1:30 o'clock the brigade formed
for the march to the central city,
where they took their places In the
parade. When General Starblrd and
staff reached camp In the early evening
the men were made acquainted with
the decision of the Inspection. The
competition had been decided as fol
lows: Altoona company, No. 26, first prize
($300); general average 01 per cent;
time 18 minutes.
Scranton company, No. 60, second
prize ($150); general average 90.60;
time 15 minutes, 30 seconds.
Philadelphia, No. 3, third prize ($75);
general average, 90.37; time fourteen
minutes.
ADDITIONAL PRIZES.
In addition to tho prizes mentioned
the captain of the first company re
ceives a K. of P. pin valued nt $23.
Philadelphia company. No. 3, also re
ceived $25, the prize offered for the
company having the best commission
ed olllcers.
Altoona company. No. 26. which won
the first prize of $300 have been tho
state champions for eight consecutive
years. Samuel Roberts is captain,
William Valentine, first lieutenant,
William Hoar, second lieutenant. The
company Is one of the best drilled In
the United States Uniformed Rank.
T. B. M'INTYRE.
Captain Division No. 40, Uniform Rank,
of Scranton.
They keep In constant training, and
forunately are. blessed with a largo
park In Altoona which is placed at
their disposal for drilling. This com
pany was the first to reach tho city.
In prizes alone they have won since
the company's organization, $1,700, all
of which has been divided among tho
men.
David Brown Is captain of tho Scran
ton company.
Continental company, Philadelphia,
No. 3, Is captained by A, F. Mashold;
P. T. Belcher, first lieutenant, and
George Laldlow, second lieutenant.
The company had some of the finest
appearing men in camp.
WELL PLEASED.
General Starblrd to a Tribune repor
ter last night expressed his pleasuio at
the showing made by the companies at
the drill. Ho slated that camp will be
broken probably Friday afternoon. An
exact number of the men In camp could
not bo given, ho uald, but u, good estl-
Mm V tW&Pk
mate would be 350 including officers.
Last night In camp was passed quietly
nnd without event. Most of tho Knights
t-aw the Arabs parndi in tho central
city nnd some participated.
After the pnrnile a. large crowd of
persona visited the camp at Laurel Hill
Guards were stationed and nn attempt
at military form made. Today there
Is nothing programmed save the excur
sion to Farvlew.
ENCAMPA1ENT NOTES.
Altoona company, No. 26, made Its first
oppearanco In a competitive drill at the
grand lodge cession at Harrlsburg In 1891.
At that session tho company won first
prlzo by defeating Gutltnburg and New
Castle companies. At tho grand lodge
session held In Pittsburg, 1892, it again
won first prlzo by defeating New Castlo
company and a company from tho Ohio
brigade, and in tho great parade which
preceded the competitive drill at Pitts
burg it won tumultuous npplause along
the line of march for aupcrb drilling and
perfect marching. In this parade, which
was tho largest Pythian parade ever seen
In Pennsylvania, weie companies from
Ohio, Virginia nnd West Virginia. The
captain of Altcona company wns given
tho prize for being tho best company
commander In line of parade. At Sun-
bury, 1893, It won. first prize by defeating
Wllllamsport company. At tho supreme
lodgo session and encampment at Wash
ington, D. C, 1891, It made the laigcst per
cent, of any compnny In Pennsylvania.
This was tho first national contest It had
over entered. Tho company was highly
complimented for the perfect sword drill
executed nt tho Washington encamp
ment. At the Reading grand lodge ses
sion It again won first honors and Major
General James R. Carnahan, who wit
nessed tho drill, complimented Captain
Roberts for, tho pioflclency and fine ap
pearance of his company. Captain Rob
erts woro a gold diamond-studded mclal
for being tho most proficient captain In
lino nt tho Reading seslon. Altoona
company will enter the competitive drill
at Indianapolis and will strive to uphold
its reputation In the competitive drill to
bo held in that city during the sesslot. of
tho suprjmo lodge In August. 1893.
W. Wnkely Morgnrldge, chief clerk In
the bureau of railways at HaTrlsburg,
holds tho position of assistant quarter
master general on General Starblrd's
staff, with tho rank of colonel. He was
tendered this ofilco Jan. 7, 1890, having
been a member of the Uniformed Rank
but a year. Colonel Morgarldgo was
bom at Titusvllle, Pa Aug. 16, 1870, and
has resided at Corry City slnco 1S74. He
was elected a member of Corry City lodge
Jan. 10, 1893, and passed through the
W. W. MORGARIDGE,
Of Harrlsburg, Assistant Quartermaster
eijiieral on tho Staff of General Star
bird. chalrs, becoming past chancellor In 1S95.
On becoming eligible, he passed Into tho
Uniformed Rank soon after, serving is
sir knight recorder. Colonel Morgarldgo
expects to leave Corry City company and
become a member of Capitol City com
pany, No. 600. at Harrlsburg.
H. A. Grlpp, of Tyron, Pa., has tho
unique distinction of having organized a
company at that city at his own expense.
He is a prominent business man of that
city, and though teing connected with
tho Knights of Pythias but a short timo
Is heart and soul In the work of advanc
ing the order.
General Starblrd and staff feet a good
cxamplo In living entirely at camp, day
and night. Tho staff Is composed of Col
onel Q. D. Prentiss, chief of staff; Colonel
H. A. Grlpp, nsltant adjutant general;
It. H. Jackson, judgo advocate; Colonel
liiwartt L. .Mcuanan, brlgaae signal of
ficer; N. Byron, assltant Inspector gen
eral; Major Gllkeson and Bugler Gen3l
more. The ofllcers compose one friendly
family and with the men aro one and
all popular. In the parade yesterday tho
appearance of Gtneral Starblrd and staff
was met with hearty npplause.
Perhaps everybody did not notice It, but
tho burning of that red .Ight between tho
Arab front line and General Starblrd and
staff In tho peirade last nlgrt was for tho
purpose of purlflng tho Intermediate at
mosphere tainted ns It might be by tho
Pythlans of the lower caste.
Colonel Prtntlss swapped horses while
In tho parade yttterday and in direct con
tradiction to the time-worn warning.
Colonel Prentiss got the better horc. Tho
other fellow wishes ho'd taken long
legged Abe Lincoln's advice.
As will bo noticed by the comparative
general acrages thero Is a difference of
but 6-10 of n point between tho highest
and lowest companies. Hairs wcro split
yesterday.
Tho Knights of Pythias band will leave
this morning for Buffalo, here they have
been engaged fcr the New York stato
convention to be held theie.
Sergeant W. W. Scott, Major W. S.
Millar's orderly, accompanied him In the
inspection yesterday.
Tho other prizes to bo awarded will bo
given out today.
The Altoona boys told tho town of that
$300 last night.
ONTARIO'S GKAlMIITi: JUNKS.
Jolinnn Fnbor Snys It Is ns Good ns
the Bohemian Article.
Archbald Blue, director of tho On
tario Bureau of Mines, has received
from the Ontario Graphite company
two lead pencils, being the first sam
ples, says tho Ontario Mall, of Ontario
graphite turned out. Accompanying
the pencils wns a letter from Mr. Mec
tor McRae, secretary-treasurer of the
company, In which the writer states
that some time ago the company ship
ped samples of Its graphite to Johann
Faber, tho famous manufacturer of
lead pencils, in Pavnria, and to M. O.
Schnelred, of Nuremberg, nnother large
manufacturer, and In return received
a number of pencils made from tho
samples. The manufacturers admit
that, after testing the Ontnrlo graphite
they have found It equal to their own
Bohemian graphite, and have given
a trial oruer or tony ions oi u lor
immediate shipment. Tho company is
tho owner of one of tho largest de
posits in the world, which is situated
in Brougham township, about twenty
five miles west of the town of Ren
frew. It has already mined about 470
tons of the mineral, and Intends to take
out about 1000 tons more right away.
COULD NOT lU'.IMtOACII HIM.'
"Well," said the man with a grip sack,
who Btood In the railway station wait
ing for an outgoing train, "I've done my
duty. If tho administration doesn't 'get
the benefit of my abilities it's the fault
of the administration."
"Cheer up," said tho acquaintance. "It
at first you don't succeed, try, try again."
"I havo dono so. I can go back with
serene consciousness that I have left no
stone unturned. I have been refused ev
erything that the town affords, from an
ambassadorship down to a free paBS
hqme." Washington Star.
TOTAL ABSTAINERS
IN CONVENTION
Attended Mass at St. Peter's Cathedral
Yesterday Morning.
SESSION IN THE AFTERNOON
It Wns Devoted 1'rlnclpnlly to Hear
ing tho Reports or tho OUicors of
Subordinate Unions -- Scranton
Union Mnkos tho Dost Showing.
Membership of a Number of Unions
Is on tho Decline tho Reports Show
The Catholic Total Abstinence union
convention for which the local socie
ties have been assiduously preparing
for the last year Is now in full blast.
All tho national ofllcers, comprising
as they do the most prominent of the
active total abstinence workers of
America, many priests nnfd laymen
prominent In their locnl unions In C.
T. A. U. work nnd representatives of
REV. JAMES M. CLEARY,
Of Minneapolis, President of the Na
tional C. T. A. U.
twenty-seven subordinate, state nnd
diocesan unions and several detached
societies are In attendance and all In
nil It will vie quite favorably with the
former national conventions held In
the largest cities of the United States.
At 10 o'clock the delegates assem
bled at St. Peter's cathedral to attend
a high mass for which elaborate pre
parations were made. The decorations
of tho altar and sanctuary were pro
fuse and beautiful. The music was
by Bauer's orchestra. Bishop O'Hara
occupied his episcopal throne and
many priests sat In the sanctuary.
Rev. J. A. O'Reilly, rectnr of the
cathedral, was celebrant of the mass;
Rev. J. J. Winters, of Connecticut,
deacon; Rev. Father Harragan, of
Philadelphia, sub-deacon; and Rev. J.
J. B. Feeley, of the cathedral, master
of ceremonies. Rev. N. J. McManus,
of Holy Rosary church, preached the
sermon, which In subdofcice was a
greeting to the delegates and a eulogy
of their organization and Its work. He
welcomed them to the Scranton dio
cese In the name of Bishop O'Hara
and the priests and Catholic laity and
wished them all success In their work.
At tho conclusion of the mass Bishop
O'Hara Imparted the papal benedic
tion. AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 2 o'clock the delegates recon
vened In College hall and were wel
comed on behalf of the city by City
Solicitor M. A. McGInley, acting for
Mayor Bailey, who Is in New Haven,
Conn., attending a convention of fire
chiefs.
Reports from the subordinate unions
were then called for, the president of
the union or some one appointed by
him making tho report.
Revt Thomas M. Scully, of Cnm
brldgeport, president of the Boston
union, reported that his diocese has
CI societies with a membership of 5,000.
He deprecated the fact that the clergy
were not taking a more active Interest
In Catholic Total Abstinence union
work and attributed this ns ono of the
causes of the loss In membership and
REV. A. R. DOYLE,
Of New York, General Secretary of tho
C. T. A. U.
tho union's failure to do more effectual
work. He said also that th'e presence
of the clergy nt the meetings would
have a much desired effect on the mem
bers. He regretted to say that there
was opportunity for improvement in
the conduct of the members at the
Sunday meetings and believed they
could learn a valuable lesson from the
Young Men's Christian association.
. In Father Scully's city, which num
bers 90,000 Inhabitants, It is the proud
boast of the citizens that its school
children have never been a saloon, the
war against licenses having been suc
cessfully waged for over eleven years.
While Father Scully did not say it
himself It might not be amiss to stato
hero that he is at the head of tlio
non-denomlnatlpnnl committee, which
has carried on the no-license war In
Cambrldgeport.
Rev. J. T. Winters, president of the
Connecticut State union, prefaced his
report by expressing deep gratification
at the kindly treatment the visiting
delegates are receiving nt the hands of
the local committee and the considera
tion shown the convention by Bishop
O'Hara. His union is numerically
stronger than last year, ho said, hav
ing increased the number of societies
from 75 to S3 and the membership from
5,936 to 6,000.
'.GLEASON'S REPORT.
James A. Gleason, of Houtzdale, re
ported for the Erie Diocesan union and
created somewhat of a stir by stating
that tho priests of that diocese, as a
rule, while not directly opposed are not
favorable to the Catholic Total Absti
nence union movement. His union was
organized lret July and has seven so
cieties with' a membership of 450.
Judge aibbons, of Chicago, reporteel
that the Illinois union was in good
shape, although Its membership had
not increased to any great extent.
Thero are 2,200 members in the union,
Mrs. Lenora M. Lake reported for
the Ladles Auxiliary of the Knights
of Father Mathew of Kansas, saying
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everything was in a flourishing condi
tion. Daniel p'Connell Track, of Kan
sas City, reported for tho Knnsas
Knights of Father Mnthew. Thero
had been no gain In membership, ho
said, and ho attributed this fact to tho
hard times and the reluctance of tho
clergy to Impose additional labor on
themselves by taking nn nctlvo part
In C. T. A. U, work. Mrs. Lake mado
the snmo complaint.
R. A. Duncnn, of Trenton, reported
for the New Jersey stato union, stating
In a ceneral way that the movement
was holding Its own in his territory.
II severely criticised tho New Jersey
officers for not attending the conven
tion. Rev. A. P. Doyle reported for New
York that tho movement was not mnk
Ing much progress, owing to the ex
istence of bo many other and moro
working Catholic societies. Ho mado
answer to the charges of Mr. Olcason,
of Erie, by saying that he personally
met tho priests of that diocese and
found every one of them favorable and
even enthusiastic In tho establishment
of a C. T. A. U. subordinate union in
the Erie dlncesee.
THE OHIO UNION.
Rev. Walter Pass, in speaking for tho
Ohio union, also took occasion to re
fute tho charges of lukowarmness In
the total abstinence cause on the part
of the priests. His union has forty
two societies, with' a membership of
1,300.
John Delnney, of Shamokln, reported
that the Pennsylvania state union,
which does not Include the diocesan
unions, has thirty-nine societies with
a membership of 2,499, a gain of 208
over Inst year.
J. Washington Logue, the first vice
president, reported that Philadelphia,
the largest union In the country, has
a membership of 17,385, divided up
among sixty-three adult societies, thirty-four
ladles' societies, fifty-six boys'
societies nnd twenty girls' societies,
10S societies In nil. Six new societies
were organized and four dropped. Tho
membership has fallen oft durng the
year he said. Ho highly eulogized
Archbishop Rvan for his work In the
total abstinence cause.
Rev. M. A. Lamburg, of Scottdale,
made a lengthy report for tho Pittsburg
union. It has 3,117 members and or
ganized six new societies during the
year. In explanation of tho fact that
German Catholics could not be Induced
to affiliate with the movement In nny
great numbers. Father Lamburg said
that thev look upon It as an Irish
movement and feel that they would
be out of place In its ranks.
Rev. E. T. Carragan, of Providence,
R. I spoke for the Rhode Island state
union. It has 21 societies with a
membership of 1257, a slight decrease
as compared with last year.
FROM THE SOUTH.
M. L. O'Leary, of Savannah, sent In
a report that they have a membership
of 209 In the new Georgia state union.
Mr. O'Leary Is en route and Is ex
pected to arrive today.
Charles M. Lavan, for the Scranton
union, reported a membership of 6,625,
a gain of nearly 3,000 since last year,
which 1b the only substantial gain re
ported by any union. Seven new so
cieties have been organized, he said,
through the efforts of Rev. J. J. Cur
ran, of Wllkes-Bnrre; Rev. E. J. Phil
lips, of Plains, and ex-President J. J.
O'Hara. The union has 23 societies.
There are 7 societies in the diocese not
affiliated with the union. The priests
are almost all enthusiastically In
favor of the movement and none re
fuse to support it. Better harmony
exists between the priests and the
societies now, he said, than ever be
fore in the history of the union.
Rev. Father Maegllladdy, of Wor
cester, reported that the Springfield
union has experienced heavy losses In
membership by reason of the disband
ing of the pioneer corps made neces
sary by the new state law forbidding
Independent companies from carrying
arms. The membership Is now 4,500
and with the aid of athletic contests
as an Inducement he hopes to see a
largo Increase during the coming
year.
James McDonalel reported 36 socle
tle with a membership of 3,048 an In
crease of 333 In the St. Paul diocese.
Mr. Mary T. Marshall, of St. Paul's
Ladle' union, also read nn interesting
report. The mention of Archbishop
Ireland's name was the signal for long
and loud applause.
Rev. William RIordan reported 15
societies and 900 members In the Wis
consin union.
Mrs. A. M. Butler reported for the
Catholic Women's Temperance union
of St. Louis, saying that the move
ment was meeting with every encour
agement. Miss Anna M. Tcmpany, of Schnec-
tady, reported for the Albany union
which has 9 societies with a member
shin of 6S4.
During the afternoon a greeting was
received from the Irish Catholic Benev
olent union convention and a commit
tee appointed to make a fitting1 re
sponse.
GREETINGS RECEIVED.
Greetings were also received from
Bishop Hoban at Rome conveying Pope
Leo's blessing; Archbishop Martlnelll;
Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Connty, former
president of the union: Bishop John A.
Watterson, of Columbus; Archbishop
John Ireland, of St. Paul; Archbishop
P. J. Ryan, of Philadelphia.
Last night the visiting delegates were
shown through the mills and mines by
the local committee.
Today the convention will hold two
sessions, morning nnd afternoon. This
evening the parade and rally at tho
Lyceum will occur.
SAVED II Y 1'KAYER.
Tho other day, for some Infraction of
tho rules of tho household, a littlo fellow
of this town was about to get a whipping.
Just as tho father was ready to com
mence operations, the child asked if he
could go Into the bed room for a mo
ment. His father told him that he could.
Tiptoeing to the door the man, with the
switch In his hand, saw the little fellow
kneeling at tho bedside and heard him
say:
"Oh, God, If you ever did want to help
a little boy, now's your time!"
That appeal sufficed. Tho prayer was
answered and the whipping was post
poned. Walla, Walla (Wash.) Statesman.
An Annoying Cnnunl.
"This," exclaimed General Weyler, "Is
dreadful; simply dreadful!"
"What do you mean?" asked nn of
ficer. "You know tho depleted condition of
tho Spanish treasury?"
"Yes."
"I am Informed that some of the United
States newspaper publishers are going to
demand a contract for space, with extra
rates for publishing my victories at the
top of a column next to reading matterl"
Washington Star.
, i
His I'ndtt.
From tho Chicago Record.
"Laot year Mr. Qlslamps used to be al.
ways flTnuggling home valuable books he
had bought without his wife's know!
edg:e." ,
"Doesn't ho do so yet?"
"No; now he smuggles in expensive) at
tachments for his wheel.'
CONVENTION OF
I. C. B. U. BEGINS
Sessions Being Held In Rooms oi tho
Young Men's Institute.
REPORTS OF OFFICERS HEARD
Iloforo the Convention Opened tho
Delegates Attended ltlnss in St,
Patrick's Church on the West Side.
Greetings Received From a Nnmber
oi Prominent l'rolntns--Amond-mcns
to the Constitution that Will
Como Up for Consideration.
At 8 o'clock yesterday morning tho
I. C. B. U. delegates assembled at tho
headquarters In the St. Chnrles and
proceeded In a bddy to St. Patrick's
church, Jackson street, where Rev.
James B. Whalen, pastor of tho church
celebrated n high mass. He was assist
ed by Rev. D. A. Dunne as dencon and
Rev. F. P. McNnlly as sub-deacon.
A. A. BOYLE,
Of Philadelphia, Secretary of tho Irish
Catholic Benevolent Union.
Rev. Thomas Brehony, of Ashley, de
livered the sermon nnd Rev. Father
Whelnn bade the delegates a hearty
welcome and Godspeed In their work
The music was under the direction oi
Professor Haydn Evans. The choir
was assisted by Mls.s Harriet Ward
and twelve of her violin pupils. Mrs.
Kate Sullivan and William Vanston,
rendered the solo parts.
Returning to the rooms of John
Boyle O'Reilly council, Y. M. I., tho
delegates proceeded to the routine
work of the convention. President
Daniel Duffy, of St. Clair, Pa., called
the meeting to order, nnd Rev. Walter
Duffy, of Coalesvllle, Pa., offered pray
er. The roll call by Secretary Augus
tus A. Boyle, of Philadelphia, showed
an attendance of over one hundred
delegates, representing seventy-ono
societies.
Reports were then made by all tha
national officers and also by State Or
ganizer John J. Tlerney, which latter
was one of the features of the day.
The report of secretary Boyle, which,
summarizes all the ofllcers' reports, 13
appended.
SECRETARY'S REPORT.
, Scranton, Pa., Aug. 18, 1897.
To tho President and Delegates of tho
Irish Catholic Benevolent Union:
Your secretary offers for consideration
his annual report. Since tho Wilmington
convention seven societies have been ad
mitted to the union. They are: Knights
of St. Joseph, Ashland, Pa.; Fathec
Sharkey, Philadelphia; St. John's, Phila
delphia; St. Cecelia, ladles', Coatosvllle,
Pa,; Daniel O'Connell. Philadelphia; St.
Ann, ladles, Philadelphia; Emerald, Poi8
Carbon, Pa.
Reinstated Knights of Annunciation
Shenandoah, Pa.
Withdrawn Father Burke, Philadel
phia; Knights of St. Lawrence, Wilming
ton, Del.: Ct. Cecelia, Philadelphia; St.
Marks, Briston, Pa.; Father Whelan,
Scranton, Pa.
Charters Forfeited St. Joseph's. Ports
mouth, Va.; St. Joseph's Locust, Gap,
Pa,; St. Patrick's, Saannah, Ga.; St.
Elizabeth's, Philadelphia; Archbishop,
Cleary, Philadelphia; St; Mary'fl. Mt.
Savage, Md.; St. Paul's, Scott Haven Pa.
Disbanded United Sons of Erin, St.
Louis. Mo.; St. Joseph's, McKeeisporti
Fa.: Rev. Thomas Klernan, Philadelphia
Pa.; Shamrock. Philadelphia, Pa.; St.
Leo, Doylestown, Pa.; Ladled of St,
James, Pittsburg, Pa.; St. Mary's, New
ton, Pa.; St. Vincent's, laJles, Philadel
phia, Pa.
Total membership, 14,259; membership
last year, 14,822; net loss, E63; Pennsyl
vania membership, 11,301; number reported!
as elected, 2.O10; number reported (.a
erased, 1,062; number reported as deceased,
125: number renorted wives or husbands.
deceased, 81; total number of societies on
roll, 161.
Benefits reported to have been paid,
from July to January: Sick, $23,574.84;
funeral benefits, $4,968.70; total, $28,543.54.
Corresponding period of last yoar: Sick,
$24,019.37; funeral benefits, $5,713.00; totali
$29,802.37: net decrease, $1,258.83.
From January to July: Sick, $28,959.24:
funeral benefits, $5,612.00; total, $31,470.24.
Corresponding period of last year: Blckl
$28,250.22; funeral benefits, $7,015.00: total,
$35,293.22; net decrease, $824.93. Total fop
year: Sick benefits for the year, $31,825.00:
funeral benefits, $10,480.70; total, $52,305.76 j
not decrease ever Inst year, $1,671.63. To
tal amount of benefits reported to havo
been paid slnco 1874, $1,941,232.76; assets,
$126,055.93.
Secretary Boyle's statement of re
ceipts and disbursements for the twelves
months endlns August 16, showed a.
balance on hand August, 1896, $529.13:
received. $1,205; expended, $1,272.88; bal-.
ance on hand August 16, 1897, $461.25.
COMMITTEES NAMED.
Tho following named committees
were appointed: Resolutions Cough
lln, Philadelphia; Jennie Henscll, New,
Jersey; Fogarty, Rhode Island; Haw
ley, Maryland. Amendments Haas,
Ntw Jersey; Gibbons, Pennsylvania;
Miss Gorman, Rhode Island; Harvey,
Maryland; Drlscoll, Tennessee; Jean
dell, Delaware: Behan, Canada.
The executive committee then sub
mitted Its annual report, in conjunc
tion with which was overruled a reso
lution convoying greetings to tho total
c retainers and to Bishop. O'Hara.
Committees were appointed to convey
tho greetings and they returned tho
one with a response on hand from tho
C. T. A. U. convention, and the other
with the thanks of the blBhop and nn
invitation to call on him at the epis
copal residence at noon today. Later
in the day a formal message of greet
ing waa received from tho Father Ma
thews. Greetings were also received from
Archbishop P. J. Ryan, of Philadel
phia; Archbishop Martlnelll, of the
Anostollo delegation, Washington, D.
C; Rev. H. J. McGettlgan, of Phila
delphia; T. M. Daly and Michael
Glennon, former presidents of tho
union; ex-Treasurer J. M. Kelly, and
ex-Secretary S. J. Sampson.
A telegram of greeting was also re
ceived from tho Ladies Auxiliary to
the Ancient Order of Hibernians, now
in session In Philadelphia, and a fit
ting responso returned.
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