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The Convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians was held at their Headquarters, 211 East 45th Street, on Friday Evening, January 30th, 1914, Mr. Thomas Kelly presided. The Convention was largely attended, 150 Delegates being present. It was the first unanimous meeting that has ever been held with the object of organizing and arranging and electing Officers for the coming St. Patrick's Day Celebration on Tuesday, March 17th, 1914.
The following Officers were elected :
Major EUGENE J. FLOOD, Grand Marshal
MICHAEL J. BROWN, Representing Bronx, First Aide
PATRICK J. KERRIGAN, Second Aide
RODERICK J. KENNEDY, Chairman Committee of Arrangements
THOMAS P. O'GARA, Secretary of Arrangements
JOHN McADAMS, Chairman Reception Committee
JOHN J. TIBRNAN, Floor Manager
Assistant Floor Managers
JOHN J. KIRWAN WILLIAM D. KELLAND PATRICK REARDON who, with the County Officers, constitute the entire Committee of Arrangements.
The line of March for the St. Patrick's Day Parade will be as follows : 42d Street and Fifth Avenue North to 120th Street, East on 120th Street to Madison Ave., North on Madison Ave to 126th Street, East on 126th Street to Sulzer's Harlem River Casino, where a Reception and Ball will be held. It is hoped that all Irish Organizations and Friends of the Irish cause will participate in the Ball, which will be the most elite ever given by the Ancient Order.
All Irish Organizations, societies, cadets and school children wishing to participate in the parade, by communicating with the Chairman of the Committee of Arrangements, 211 East 45th Street, New York, will receive prompt attention and be assigned to position in the procession.
THOMAS KELLY, Chief of Staff
FRANK J. HARTIN,
Aide-de-Camp
SPECIAL AIDES
Division
2 Patrick O'Reilly2 Bernard Gilbride6 Joseph Barry6 Patrick O'Dare9 James Boyle10 John Crawford12 Frank Joyce13 Thomas Montgomery15 James Davis16 Thomas Golden22 Daniel Crotty24 Michael Kane27 John P. O'Connell31 Wm. Manning35 Dennis Scully39 John F. Cahill40 Peter Murphy40 John McHugh
DIVISION MARSHALS
Battalion
1 James Gahan2 James Cawley3 Michael Farrell4 Thomas Birmingham5 Jeremiah O'Connor6 James Heberon7 P. J. Gilroy8 C. Morrison9 J. Gillespie10 James F. Gilligan
BRONX
Battalion
1 James J. O'Connor2 John J. Regan
AIDES
Division
14 Patrick McAneny5 Rev. John H. Dooley5 James Doyle6 Michael Heslin8 P. Driscoll9 Father Coogan12 John Robinson13 Charles Shannon14 Thomas Cassidy15 Edward Davis16 John J. Nolan
Division
17 Harry Coughlan19 Patrick J. Keenan20 John O'Mara21 Bernard Rogan28 P. J. Gallagher29 John J. O'Connor30 Joseph Kiernan32 Thomas Cox33 Timothy McCarthy35 Patrick J. O'Brien40 John McCartin43 Patrick MurphyPatrick J. Culhane
Program and Order of the Parade
St. Patrick's Day Celebration.
TUESDAY. MARCH 17th, 1914
The following is the line of march issued by the Arrangements and Formation Committees for the guidance of the military and civil contingents taking part in the parade in honor of the Patron Saint of Ireland:
FIRST BATTALION.
Platoon of Mounted Police.
Bayne's 69th Regiment Band.
69th Regiment, Col. Lewis D. Conley, commanding. 5th Ave., north of 42d St.
Irish Volunteers Band.
First Brigade Irish Volunteers, Col. Charles J. Crowley, commanding. 5th Ave., south of 42d St.
St. Paul's Cadets. E. 43d St., right resting on 5th Ave.
Mt. Loretto Cadets. E. 43d St., resting rear of St. Paul Cadets.
Bronx County Hibernians. E. 43d St., rear of Cadets.
Grand Marshal and Staff. 5th Ave. West 43d St., right resting on 5th Ave.
EUGENE J. FLOOD,
Grand Marshal.
MICHAEL J. BROWN,
First Aide.
PATRICK KERRIGAN,
Second Aide.
Aides to the Grand Marshal representing divisions:
Chief of Staff, Thomas Kelly.
Aide de Camp, Frank J. Hartin.
Aides to Chief of Staff.
The Grand Marshall, Staff and Aides will rendezvous on West 43d St., right resting on 5th Ave., at 2 P. M. sharp.
Visiting Brethren.
Bronx County Hibernians.
Invited Guests in Carriages.
Reviewing Stand, Cathedral, 50th St. and 5th Ave.:
His Eminence John Cardinal Farley, together with Clergy and John Purroy Mitchel, Mayor of Greater New York and invited guests.
Catholic Protectory Band.
Officers A. O. H., New York County.
Officers and Chairmen of Committees.
Place of rendezvous 43d St., in rear of Grand Marshal and Staff.
Battalion Marshal James Gahan, on foot.
First Battalion, consisting of Divisions Nos. 1, 2 and 4. West 43rd St., in rear of officers and Committee of Arrangements.
Father Dooley's Corpus Christi Fife and Drum Corps.
James Cawley, Marshal.
Second Battalion, consisting of Nos. 5, 9, and Boys' Juvenile Divisions. W. 43rd St., in rear of Battalion No. 1.
St. Rita's Fife and Drum Corps.
Lawrence Rooney, Marshal.
Third Battalion, consisting of Divisions 7, 8, 10 and 12. E. 43rd St., right resting on 5th Ave. Band.