CONFERENCE WITH THE VICE-PRESIDENT FROM VIRGINIA AND MEMBERS OF THE SOCIETY FROM THAT STATE.

In response to an invitation from Capt. James W. McCarrick, Vice-President of the Society for Virginia, to the general officers for a conference at Norfolk, Va., to discuss ways and means of adding to the Society’s membership rolls from the lists of eligible Americans of Irish blood in that State, President-General Quinlan, Chairman Lenehan of the Membership Committee, and the Secretary-General visited Norfolk June 24th last and were met at the steamship wharf by Capt. McCarrick, General McGinnis and Mr. John Burke, and were escorted to the Virginia Club, which was made headquarters during the day.

After a short visit to points of interest throughout the city the party returned to the club and from there went to Ocean View, where they were joined by Hon. Joseph T. Lawless, Mr. John O’Connell, Mr. George Maxwell of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, President W. R. Boutwell of the Pilot Association, and Capt. Foster of the William A. Graves Company, where a bountiful southern dinner was served, which for novelty and excellence was greatly appreciated by all present.

Further consideration of the work of the Society took place, and speeches were made of an encouraging nature by all present and plans laid for a campaign of membership in Virginia.

The party dispersed late that afternoon, and the officers returned to their homes in the north well pleased with their visit.

SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENT IN ILLINOIS.

No less enthusiasm in the good work of swelling the ranks of the American Irish Historical Society is displayed by the Illinois Chapter thereof, and it is with great pleasure we are able to state the results of the excellent work done in that regard.

On October 19th, 1909, in response to a call from Vice-President Moloney, a meeting of the Illinois members was held at the Auditorium Annex in the city of Chicago, and, as a result of that meeting, fifty-one members of high standing and ability were enrolled on our books, forty-two of whom thus far have qualified.

To Mr. Moloney is due most of the credit for obtaining these valuable acquisitions to our membership roll, and the thanks of the Society are hereby tendered him for the ability and painstaking efforts expended in its behalf. Our roster for Illinois is a constant reminder of the noble work accomplished by him, and a no more fitting tribute to his interest in the welfare of the Society can be paid than the character of the individuals whom he has submitted for membership and who represent the highest type of American citizenship.

GOOD NEWS FROM CALIFORNIA.

The Knights of St. Patrick, one of the most worthy and respected organizations on the Pacific Slope, composed of Irish Americans, who are not only interested in the land from which their ancestors came but in the United States and its institutions, conceived a plan in April last to bring together a number of leading citizens who would become members of the American Irish Historical Society, with a view to joining in its work and if possible forming a State Chapter thereof.

Capt. James Connolly, Vice-President of the Society for California, and John Mulhern, Secretary of the Knights of St. Patrick, with earnest and most commendable effort discussed their plans with various individuals, and on February 17, 1910, sent the names of the following gentlemen to Treasurer-General Dooley, with checks for membership fees:

February 17th, 1910.
R. C. O’Connor, 1835 Scott St., San Francisco, Cal.
Thomas V. O’Brien, Haywards Hotel, Haywards, Cal.
Jeremiah Deasy, 808 Cole St., San Francisco, Cal.
P. F. McGrath, 709 Castro St., San Francisco, Cal.
J. S. McCormick, 1524 Masonic Ave., San Francisco, Cal.
Thomas I. Dillon, 712 Market St., San Francisco, Cal.
J. F. Gibbons, M. D., 1944 California St., San Francisco, Cal.
Thomas F. McGrath, 215 Parnassus Avenue, San Francisco, Cal.
Joseph Patrick O’Ryan, 4381 17th St., San Francisco, Cal.
John H. McGinney, 766 McAllister St., San Francisco, Cal.
Dr. R. B. Corcoran, Presidio, San Francisco, Cal.
James D. Phelan, Phelan Building, San Francisco, Cal.
John F. Seymour, 52 Pierce St., San Francisco, Cal.
Eugene McCoy, 80 Liberty St., San Francisco, Cal.
Neal Power, Mills Building, San Francisco, Cal.
William F. Stafford, Grant Building, San Francisco, Cal.
Rt. Rev. D. J. O’Connell, 1100 Franklin St., San Francisco, Cal.
Joseph S. Tobin, Hibernia Bank, San Francisco, Cal.
James H. Barry, 1122 Mission St., San Francisco, Cal.
J. H. Dignan, 774 Cole St., San Francisco, Cal.
Richard Bunton, 1148 O’Farrell St., San Francisco, Cal.
Martin W. Fleming, 3821 Sacramento St., San Francisco, Cal.
Dr. William B. Howard, 400 Stanyan St., San Francisco, Cal.
Dr. J. H. O’Connor, 2572 California St., San Francisco, Cal.
Robert P. Troy, Call Building, San Francisco, Cal.
Peter O’Reilly, 835 Octavia St., San Francisco, Cal.
Maurice J. McNellis, 115 Fell St., San Francisco, Cal.
Judge Daniel C. Deasy, Mills Building, San Francisco, Cal.

LIFE MEMBERS.

James V. Coleman, 711 Balboa Building, San Francisco, Cal.
John Mulhern, 140 Second St., San Francisco, Cal.

Immediately upon receipt of the applications for membership a copy of Volume VIII of the Journal of the Society, published in 1909, was sent to each of the new members, and a personal letter written apprising each member of the work and purposes of the Society and asking for biographical sketches.

At a meeting of the Executive Council held in New York March 12th last the efforts of Vice-President Connolly and Mr. Mulhern being called to its attention, a unanimous vote of appreciation and thanks was directed to be extended to these gentlemen. As the Knight of St. Patrick is a Life Member of the Society, it was also voted that the thanks and appreciation of the Society go forth to it as a body for the assistance it rendered in adding to our membership rolls this list of eminent men.

As an evidence of the appreciation of the work of our Society and the desire of gentlemen to join it, we cite the case of a gentleman high in banking and financial circles in one of the western states, who was so much impressed with what we are doing that he sent in his application for membership, accompanied by his membership fee, and in a few days later sent in an application, again accompanied by check.

HON. EDWARD D. WHITE,

Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.

A Friend of the Society.