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Official Organ of the A. 0. H. and LADIES' AUXILIARY CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES and CANADA THE NATIONAL HIBERNIAN ONLY AVAILABLE ISSUES FEBRUARY 1932 VOL 2 # 1 OCTOBER 1939 VOL 23 # 1 FEBRUARY 1945 VOL 25 # 1 JUNE 1947 VOL 27 # 2 MICROFILMED 1993 FILMED BY: New Micrographics, inc. 344 Boston Post Road, Marlboro, MA 01752 1-800-433-4065 NOTICE Initiated and Distributed 'By The Ancient Order of Hibernians in America George J. Clough Jr. John J. Concannon, St. Louis, Missouri, Flushing, New York, National President National Historian Note. In September 1993, the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America, under the leadership of National President, George Clough Jr,, and National Historian, John J. Concannon, initiated a long-range and continuing program of gathering, preparing, publishing and microfilming specially-selected Ancient Order of Hibernian and Irish-in-America historical and research material..The AOH will package and distribute this not-readily-available-elsewhere historical material to universities, colleges, libraries and educational institutions. It is the fond hope of the AOH that the increased and wider availability of this "grass roots" Ancient Order or Hibernians and American Irish historical material will promote the knowledge of and the study of the promininent role and the outstanding accomplishments of the Irish in America. i and LADIES' AUXILIARY CIRCULATING THROUGHOUT UNITED STATES and CANADA Hfbcrnxait Vol. XXI, No. 1 FEBRUARY, 1932 SO Cents Per Year * ilk I £ S^be National Hibernian A bi-mon,thly publication devoted to the interests of the Ancient Order of Hibernians and Ladies’ Auxiliary in America. Published by the National Board of the A. 0. H. at 404 N. Wesley Ave., Mount Morris, Illinois. Entered as second-class matter October 28, 1927, at the post office at Mount Morris, Illinois, under the Act of August 24, 1912. Acceptance for mailing at special rate of postage provided for in Section 412, Act of February 28, 1895, authorized October 28, 1927. FORMER CARMELITE GENERAL SETTLES IN THE UNITED STATES This Christmas the Irish and the Australians in the Eternal City will miss the genial presence of the Very Rev. Peter Elias Magennis, former General of the Order of Discalced Car melites, whose two terms as Superior of his Order terminated two months ago. As retiring Superior General of his Order, Father Magennis has the privilege of choosing any of the houses of his ancient organization as a place of his future activities, and for some time it has been a matter of specula tion among his friends as to which of the countries he might select for this purpose. It would be, they said, either Ireland, Australia, or the United States of America. Father Magennis chose the States, a house of his Order in New York, the Rector of which is a Carmelite from Connaught. For many years the for mer General of the Discalced Carmel ites held the position of Rector in the same house, centre of one of the most populous and Hibernian parishes in THE EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS the United States. His decision to live in the States came as no surprise to Dublin, June, 1932 friends who know him more intimately The Thirty-first International Eu gree of comfort at sea and the lowest for America had always a very warm charistic Congress at Dublin, June 22, obtainable rates of fare. corner in his heart. 1932, together with the Fifteenth Cen A number of plans have been sub Few Generals of the Carmelites tenary of St. Patrick’s coming to Ire mitted and have been carefully con have worked so strenuously or trav land, stands out as the most important sidered by us. Many decisions have elled so many thousands of leagues in event of the century for Irishmen and been made; other details have yet to the interests of their ancient Order their families. This public expression be settled. It is our hope that before as has Father Magennis. Australia, of the faith of our forefathers, with the next issue of our National Hi every part of Ireland, South and North its profound significance and its de bernian goes to press we shall be able America, Palestine, and most nations voutly magnificent ceremonies, is draw to present to you a full, well-rounded in Europe have been visited by him on ing the attention of persons of Irish and comprehensive plan, so designed as official inspections of Carmelite foun birth or parentage from all over the to meet the preferences of all. dations these past twelve years. Fur world. Meanwhile, we urge you to make no thermore, when his own country badly We Hibernians must be there; it is hasty decision. Wait until you have needed fearless friends in prominent not only our duty but more than that, read and considered the offer which positions from Easter Monday in 1916, it is our right. For generations, your National Officers will make. Peter Elias Magennis was, to ^put it through the long night of her bondage, MICHAEL W. DELANEY, mildly, never found wanting. Hibernians have kept faith with Ire National President. He is still in the prime of manhood, land. Who, then, has more right to Chicago, Ill., December 1, 1931. barely three score or so, still busy in stand by her throne in the hour of her Information may be had from any of the the great work of furthering the inter triumph? Your National officers have following members of Committee on Pilgrimage. ests of the Church and his illustrious borne all these things in mind, and Michael Donohoe, 2838 Frankford Ave., Phil adelphia. Order. The good wishes of many go have been steadily at work since the Patrick J. Haltigan, 1860 California St., with him to New York, especially those Convention, evolving a plan which shall N. W., Washington, D. C. Michael Riordan, 369 Pine St., San Francisco, who have known him in Rome for the insure that our great Order shall be Cal. past twelve years. Father Magennis worthily represented, and that you, its Roderick J. Kennedy, 3150 Decatur St., New York, N. Y. hails from the Diocese of Down and individual members, shall enjoy the Thomas Kierans, 3979 St. Antoine St, Mon Connor. advantage of the highest possible de treal, Canada. THE NATIONAL HIBERNIAN DARBY FIELD NATIONAL PRESIDENT’S LETTER A New England Pioneer In a late issue of the Boston Herald, To the officers and members. Elizabeth Field, commenting on a re My dear Brothers: cent Herald editorial on the “Field Family,” noted that no mention had I extend to you all, on behalf been made of Darby Field who dis of the officers of the organiza covered the White Mountains of New tion, our best wishes for a pros Hampshire in 1632. perous year and one which will Elizabeth Field is obviously proud be marked by your increased of her family, and with good reason, activity in behalf of the order. but she objects to Darby being called We have a great opportunity Irish. She relies upon the authority before us this year, the 1500th of “The Field Genealogy” by Mr. Fred anniversary of the coming of erick” C. Pierce, but as an authority the Faith to our Sireland, and Mr. Pierce is doubtful because he is I trust that every individual contradicted by no less an important feels upon himself the duty in personage than Governor John Win cumbent to aid our member throp, who, in a contemporaneous ac ship efforts and to increase the count of the discovery of the White power and strength of our hon Mountains, describes Darby Field as ored organization. an Irishman. Annual Reports Darby Field is the first Irishman It is the wish of your officers who can be identified with the settle that every Division file at once, ment of New England. He gave a MICHAEL W. DELANEY as provided in the Constitution, notable service in his discovery of the the annual reports, together White Mountains, and some notice with the check for the national assessment at the time of filing. Your may well be given him in The National organization needs your financial support, and we urge upon every Hibernian. Division officer the necessity of his completing, at once, his share of There is evident confusion in the the report, so that it may be filed at once. We need to review the efforts of both Frederick C. Pierce and reports so that we may report on the standing of the order to its mem Elizabeth Field in their references to bership. Darby Field. Elizabeth recites that Pilgrimage “he was one of the signers to the Exeter Combination in Boston, Eng We urge upon every member who plans to attend the Eucharistic land, for Oyster River, Maine.” Mr. Congress, this coming June, to communicate with a member of our Pierce quoted Darby in a glowing ac National Committee, to obtain information relative to our plans for count of his discovery of the White a Pilgrimage. We may assure all members sailing on our Pilgrimage Mountains. special tours which will well warrant every possible attendant. It also But the Exeter Combination to offers an excellent opportunity to do something for the prestige of which Darby was a signer had nothing the order. to do with Boston, England, and the Irish College in Rome Oyster River is not in Maine but in The national convention at Newport urged upon the national officers New Hampshire. Darby lived on the the duty of closing, at once, the contribution voted for the Irish Col Oyster River at Dover Point when he lege in Rome. We hope to receive enough contributions to make the signed the Exeter Combination.