THE ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER.
The Society held its annual meeting and dinner on Tuesday evening, Jan. 24, 1905, at the Hotel Manhattan, 42d Street and Madison Avenue, New York City. In the unavoidable absence of the President-General, until late in the evening, Hon. Morgan J. O’Brien of New York presided. Thomas Hamilton Murray of Boston, Mass., Secretary-General of the Society, attended to the duties of the latter office. The following is a copy of the notice for the event:
AMERICAN-IRISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING AND DINNER.
Dear Sir: The annual meeting and dinner of the American-Irish Historical Society will take place at the Hotel Manhattan, 42d Street and Madison Avenue, New York City, on Tuesday evening, Jan. 24, 1905.
A reception committee will be on duty at the Manhattan as early as 3 p. m., to greet members of the Society and their guests, especially those coming from other cities and states.
At 6.30 p. m. members and guests will be received by the officers of the Society.
At 7 p. m. the annual meeting will be called to order.
At 8 p. m. the line will be formed and proceed to the annual dinner.
Tickets for the dinner will be $3.50 each, and are now ready for delivery. A dinner committee of New York members of the Society has been appointed and consists of Mr. John F. Doyle, 45 William Street; Major John Crane, 10 Bridge Street; Hon. Samuel Adams, 339–355 Sixth Avenue; Dr. J. Duncan Emmet, 103 Madison Avenue; Mr. James Curran, 512 West 36th Street; Mr. Thomas B. Lawler, 70 Fifth Avenue; Mr. John Goodwin, 70 West 23d Street; Mr. James O’Flaherty, 22 North William Street, and Mr. P. Tecumseh Sherman, 15 William Street.
Checks for dinner tickets should be made payable and forwarded to Mr. Doyle of the committee, at his address here given.
During the dinner, selections will be rendered by one of the best orchestras in New York City, and there will also be vocal numbers by eminent soloists. The after-dinner exercises will include a number of brief addresses along the Society’s line of work by Hon. Hugh Hastings, State Historian of New York; Mr. Osborne Howes, Treasurer of the Boston Board of Fire Underwriters, and by other gentlemen. Mr. Howes, here mentioned, is a descendant of an Irishman who settled on Cape Cod, Mass., as early as 1657—nearly 250 years ago.
Kindly state, as soon as possible, whether you intend to be present with us on the forthcoming occasion.
Members may bring personal guests.
Fraternally,
William McAdoo,
President-General.
Thomas Hamilton Murray,
Secretary-General,
36 Newbury Street, Boston, Mass.
The attendance was one of the largest ever present at a like event under the auspices of the Society. The business session was of more than usual interest, the annual reports elicited the closest attention, and the whole affair was marked by a most commendable degree of enthusiasm.
Secretary-General Murray stated in his annual report that the following members of the Society had died during the year:
- Capt. James F. Redding, Charleston, S. C.
- Mr. Bernard Foley, Boston, Mass.
- Mr. Patrick Farrelly, New York City.
- Rev. John F. Redican, Leicester, Mass.
- Mr. Patrick Brady, New York City.
- Rev. Francis D. McGuire, Albany, N. Y.
- John O’Flaherty, M. D., Hartford, Conn.
- Mr. Joseph P. Flatley, Boston, Mass.
- Mr. John H. Spellman, New York City, and
- Hon. John M. Fitzsimons, New York City.
The Secretary-General paid an appropriate tribute to each of the foregoing, and fitting action in honor of the deceased was taken by the Society.
It was stated by the Secretary-General that during the year the following-named gentlemen had become Life members of the organization, each paying $50:
- Mr. George J. Gillespie, New York City.
- Mr. Robert A. Sasseen, New York City.
- Mr. P. E. Somers, Worcester, Mass.
- Mr. Stephen Farrelly, New York City.
- Hon. Patrick Garvan, Hartford, Conn.
- Rev. Henry A. Brann, D. D., New York City.
- Hon. Jeremiah O’Rourke, Newark, N. J., and
- Mr. Patrick Gallagher, New York City.
The Secretary-General stated that during the year he had opened temporary headquarters at 509 Fifth Avenue, New York, for the purpose of securing new members and inducing members in arrears to settle their indebtedness. Although able to devote but a few weeks to the work, the result was very satisfactory.
During the year the Secretary-General collected and remitted to the Treasurer-General, $1,247. “The Society is today,” said Mr. Murray, “in as prosperous a condition as at any period since its formation, and we hopefully look forward to many years of continued prosperity and usefulness.”
Hon. John C. Linehan of Concord, N. H., Treasurer-General of the Society, in his annual report stated that the total resources of the Society for the year were $2,341.17; and the total expenditure, $1,248.80, leaving a balance in the treasury, Dec. 31, 1904, of $1,092.37.
The committee appointed to audit the Treasurer-General’s accounts, reported the same as correctly kept and that all expenditures were accompanied by proper vouchers.
The annual reports were unanimously accepted and adopted.
Mr. Joseph Smith of Lowell, Mass., moved as the sense of the Society, that the latter heartily approves the project to erect a monument in Washington, D. C., to Commodore John Barry. The motion was unanimously adopted.
The annual election of officers for the Society then took place and resulted in the choice of the gentlemen whose names are given on pages [5], [6] and [7] of this volume.
The following were elected to membership in the Society:
- Hon. Hugh Hastings, State Historian of New York, Albany, N. Y.
- Rev. James J. Baxter, D. D., Boston, Mass.
- Mr. T. Vincent Butler, New York City.
- Mr. Michael J. Morkan, Hartford, Conn.
- Mr. Edward R. Carroll, New York City.
- Mr. John Jay Joyce, New York City.
- Mr. D. H. McBride, New York City.
- Mr. P. H. Garrity, Waterbury, Conn.
- Mr. G. W. Lembeck, Jersey City, N. J.
- Mr. T. F. Donnelly, New York City.
- Mr. Patrick Murray, New York City.
- Mr. Arthur McAleenan, New York City.
- Hon. Lawrence O. Murray, Washington, D. C.
- Mr. Thomas Kenney, Worcester, Mass.
- Thomas F. Kenney, M. D., Vienna, Austria.
- M. X. Sullivan, Ph. D., Providence, R. I.