DATED MATERIAL DATED ® —HIS EMINENCE, PATRICK CARDINAL O’DONNELL of Ireland Vol. LXXX No. 5 USPS 373340 September-October 2013 1.50 Hibernians Welcome Irish Ambassador Anderson In This Issue… Celebrating Irish Culture in New York AOH and LAOH National and District of Columbia State Board Presidents welcome Ambassador Anne Anderson to Washington, DC, from left, Brendan Moore, Ambassador Anderson, Maureen Shelton, Gail Dapolito (DC LAOH State Board President), and Ralph D. Day (DC AOH State Board President). Page 23 At a formal dinner held at the prestigious National Press Club addressed the DC Convention earlier that day. Also joining the AOH Deputy Consul General located near the White House, the Washington DC State Board at the dinner were numerous DC Irish organizations and former Peter Ryan closed out their biennial convention with a special welcome to Congressman Bruce Morrison and his wife as well as Norman Ireland’s new Ambassador to the United States, Anne Anderson. Houston, director of the Northern Ireland Bureau. Newly re-elected presidents Ralph Day of the DC AOH and Gail The evening’s master of ceremonies was past-National Director Gorman Dapolito of the DC LAOH were honored to be joined at the Keith Carney who kept the busy program running, but also took the head table by Ambassador Anderson and her guest, Dr. Lowe, DC solemn time to read the names of the 32 AOH Brothers and Sisters Chaplain Father John Hurley, our National Presidents Brendan who perished on 9/11 trying to save others (as the 12th anniversary Moore and Maureen Shelton, as well as the president of the National of that tragic day was upcoming at the time of the dinner). The Press Club, Angela Greiling Keane, as the AOH was the first to pub- O’Neill-James School of Irish Dance began the entertainment at the lically welcome Her Excellency to her new post. banquet, including getting the audience off their feet to learn an Irish The pre-dinner reception was graciously entertained by Brother Shamrock dance and signing Happy Birthday to Mr. John Cosgrove George Rogers (past President, DC State Board) as he played the who celebrates his 95th birthday. Mr. Cosgrove, the quintessential Page 12 Uilleann pipes and penny whistle and the Irish Dairy Board sup- DC Irishman, is the Past President of the National Press Club. He Irish History Scholarships plied a wonderful array of Irish cheeses for the jovial crowd. The addressed the dinner guests from the podium in grand fashion evening’s guest included Hibernians from more than six states and telling the story of his welcoming President John F. Kennedy (the Missouri included National Board members Patrick Sturdy and Sean Pender only U.S. President that was a member of the AOH) to be a member as well as Maryland State president Tim Harvey, each of whom had of the National Press Club in 1963. continued on page 11 Freedom For All Ireland Our Appeal Begins that we support; their leadership has written the following By Sean Pender, Chairman regarding the support we have given them. Page 8 This year instead of me writing of the importance of the AOH 2013 FFAI Christmas Appeal Kick-Off Christmas Appeal and the continued need for support I have Rights Watch (UK) (previously British Irish Rights Watch) has State News taken a different path. In the last issue of the Digest, I had mem- the following mission, expertise and achievements: Our Mission: California . .16 bers who have traveled to Ireland and met the groups on our trips Promoting human rights and holding governments to account, Connecticut . .9 to write regarding the support that we offer thru the Christmas drawing upon the lessons learned from the conflict in Northern Delaware . .15 Appeal and our trip. I sincerely thank all those that contributed. Ireland. Our Expertise and Achievements: Since 1990 we have Illinois . .12 In this edition you will hear first hand from a cross section of the provided support and services to anyone whose human rights Maryland . .8 groups that we support. It is my hope that this information will were violated as a result of conflict. Our interventions have reflect- confirm to the reader the need for our appeal and answer any ed our range of expertise, from the right to a fair trial to the gov- Massachusetts . .9 questions members may have regarding the appeal. ernment’s positive obligation to protect life. We have a long record Missouri . .7 There is a dedicated core of individuals, divisions, and boards of working closely with NGOs and government authorities to New Jersey . .13 that support the yearly Christmas appeal and I am sure that these share that expertise. And we have received wide recognition, as New York . .7 messages from organizations will only inspire them to do more. the first winner of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Ohio . .15 But it is my real hope that those individuals, divisions, and boards Europe’s Human Rights Prize in 2009 alongside other honours. Pennsylvania . .13 that do not donate will be educated and inspired by these mes- Washington DC . .11, 12 The Support of the AOH sages and donate this year. As always I am available to answer West Virginia . .12 The AOH has been a friend of BIRW (now RW (UK)) for a any questions regarding the appeal just drop me an email at pad- Wisconsin . .16 number of years. Our change of name and widening of focus has [email protected] LAOH . .20 not deterred the AOH from its continuing support of our impor- St. Patrick’s Centre, Mary’s Gift, Rights Watch, Relatives for More news at Justice, Cairde, and Coiste and team are just some of the groups continued on page 10 www.hiberniandigest.com ® NATIONAL BOARD OFFICERS Rev. John Ahern - NY . Nat’l Chaplain . [email protected] Rev. Thomas M O’Donnell - PA . Deputy Nat’l Chaplain . [email protected] Rev. Peter Walsh, CSC - FL . Deputy Nat’l Chaplain . [email protected] Brendan Moore - NY . Nat’l President . [email protected] James McKay - LA . 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