Wolfe Tone Club  

 

Clan~na~Gael 

Camp D7

Cincinnati, Ohio [1]

 

 

Thanks to the kind generosity of Andrew Sweeny, whose great grandfather George Sweeny was an original member of the Clan-na-Gael Camp in Cincinnati known as the Wolfe Tone Club, I was allowed to transcribe the club minutes book covering January 4, 1920 to May 24, 1926 and reproduce them here as a resource for those interested in Clan- na- Gael history. There is no great revelation of historical significance buried in the meetings of the club. However, for those curious about the Clan- na- Gael and how a small club operates it provides a significant insight. One is able to see the highs and lows of the club over time. Of particular interest is the process the club went through in joining the Friends of Irish Freedom. The Friends or Irish Freedom was formed by John Devoy and Denis Cohalan and the Clan- na- Gael just before the Easter Rising of 1916. Although the Friends of Irish Freedom formed as an open organization, the Clan- na- Gael was the birth mother and 15 of the 17 leadership positions were Clan- na- Gael members [McGarrity Papers  by Sean Cronin p.63].  If one looks at the Wolfe Tone Club struggles to maintain itself against the backdrop of the timeline of Irelands struggles during this period one can speculate about the effects the Civil War in Ireland had on the Clan- na- Gael in America. One of the results was a split that had been building between the Clan- na- Gael under John Devoy and Ireland's emerging government represented by Eamon de Valera. De Valera wanted to direct the Irish-American money gathering and political machinery but Denis Cohalan and John Devoy the two men in charge of the Clan- na- Gael would not relinquish control. Another important Clan na Gael leader, Joseph McGarrity of Philadelphia, tried to work out the differences but in the end he was forced to take sides and joined de Valera-ites causing an ever-widening rift in the Clan- na- Gael.  In the fall of 1920 the split became official when de Valera walked out of a meeting of the Friends of Irish Freedom taking his adherents with him. This split the Clan- na- Gael into two factions, the original Clan- na- Gael under Cohalan and Devoy and the "Reorganized Clan- na- Gael under McGarrity. How much the Wolfe Tone Club members in Cincinnati knew of the internal feuding can't be determined from the minutes as all communications from the Clan- na- Gael Executive Board were read, discussed and destroyed without the contents being noted in the minutes. The Executive Board is referred to in the minutes as the "DA" or "Hqtrs" etc.  In Ireland in January of 1922 a treaty was signed and approved between England and the Dáil Eireann (the newly formed Irish Parliament) which partitioned the island into two parts. The Loyalist Ulster section included six counties of Northern Ireland with rest of the counties of Southern Ireland being the other section. One month after the signing of the treaty the Wolfe Tone Club accepted an invitation to join the Friends of Irish Freedom. From the context of the minutes it seems clear that the Wolfe Tone Club stayed with the John Devoy faction of the Clan na Gael until the club disbanded on May 24, 1926 citing lack of interest and the necessity of supporting John Devoy's Gaelic American newspaper with additional assessments of money from each member. Both sides, the Loyalists in the North and the Nationalists in the South, were given a parliament and a form of Home Rule. The signing of the treaty caused a split in the Nationalist South between "Free Staters" and "Republicans." De Valera and the Republicans disavowed the treaty. Civil war broke out with Michael Collins who had brokered the treaty with England and his followers, the Free Staters, on one side attacking de Valera and the Republicans, who would not accept partition under any context, on the other.

The Clan- na- Gael was founded as the Napper Tandy Club in New York in June of 1867 ostensibly to assist the two feuding Fenian Brotherhood faction to reunite. The Clan- na- Gael was a secret oath-bound society and it had two manners of identifying its Camps. The first was a secret designation called a Camp which indclued a number. Napper Tandy for example was Camp 1. The designation was further obscured by using a "letter-following" cipher system wherein the "C" for Camp became "D" and this form was used in all internal correspondence to keep track of the locations of the affiliated Camps. "The Clan- na- Gael Association" was the public name for the association. The organization was called in internal correspondence the "United Brotherhood" or UB. again using the letter-following code the UB was designated as the "VC" in internal correspondence. The Wolfe Tone Club as Camp D7 was originally designated in 1868 as Camp 10 or D10. In the minutes it is simply referred to as the "D" (see MS9,824, a document from the Devoy archives at the National Library of Ireland) we can see that the Camp followed the Clan- na- Gael guidelines using the public name: Wolfe Tone Club. The Wolfe Tone Club was organized in January of 1868 with the following group of leaders for 1868 the president, called Senior Guardian or S.G. was William Walsh and the R.S. or Recording Secretary was Thomas Sheedy. The officers were elected each year. There are other officers in each Camp in addition to the S.G. there was a vice president or Junior Guardian "J.G." and a Financial Secretary "F.S." and a Treasurer as well as two or three "Trustees" which appear in the minutes. In 1869 George Sweeny was S.G. and J W O'Leary was R. S.. In 1870 the S.G. was Thomas Sheedy. In 1871 the S.G. was J W O'Leary and in 1872 the S.G. was William Hays. Thomas Sheedy organized a second Clan na Gael Camp "D53" in Cincinnati in August of 1869 the public name of which is unknown to me. The S.G. was John Geegan and the Recording Secretary was James Buggy. Camp D53 was consolidated with the D10, the Wolf Tone Club, in May 25, 1870. It is unknown when Camp D10 became D7 but I suspect it was as a result of the realignments required upon the merging of the Clan- na- Gael and the United Brotherhood factions that formed after the split in 1885 which were reunified under John Devoy and Daniel Cohalan in 1900.

I was able to determine later in the minutes that George Sweeny was member No. 1 or #1 and he was the delegate chosen in February of 1922 to be District Officer of the Friends of Irish Freedom. Sweeny apparently was the glue that held the Wolfe Tone Club together for whenever attendance lagged it would be Sweeny who ended up as the Recording Secretary again. Later on George Sweeny's son, aged 28, Colum T Sweeny was accepted for membership and almost immediately ended up as the Recording Secretary.

The club went through periods when there weren't enough members to hold a meeting. Finally in May of 1926 the Wolfe Tone Club withdrew from the Clan na Gael and became a local social Irish Nationalist club. The minutes of May 24, 1926 explain this change. I have tried to keep the exact lines and spelling of the club minutes as they were. 

A note about the page designations in the form: "Page 1: IMG0232" Page numbers are assigned in this presentation [but not in the minutes book] to all those pages which contain writing of any sort. the IMG numbers are from my camera so I wouldn't inadvertently leave out a page.

At the end of this transcription is a picture of the TERM REPORT required to be filled out and turned into headquarters as a method of tracking the Camps to provide monetary and membership data. Followed by a list containing the names and addresses of some of the members of the Wolfe Tone Club.

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Standing Sick[?] Committe  
Sweeny[2], Mulvihill[?][3] Fallon

 

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Jan 4^th 1920  
Regular meeting called to order by S.G.[4]  
No 26[5] appointed temporary Secretary  
Reading of minutes dispensed with.  
Election of Officers being in order the  
Following were chosen  
No 18-  S.G.        No 2[6] Rec Sec  
9. J.G.[7]                 4 treasurer  
11 Fin Sec  
Nos  1. 2. 3. Trustees  
On motion Nos 1, 3[?] – 18 – 10 – 22 appointed  
Committee to consider an entertainment on Mar 4^th  
to celebrate Emmet’s  Anniversary.  
On motion Trustees ordered to seek new quarters,
 and meetings to be held on Sunday afternoons.  
Receipts 10.95  
Adjourned          Attest no 26 – Rec Sec

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Jan 22d 1920  
Meeting called to order by S.G. Minutes
read and approved. Communication of thanks
 from Rev. Martinhill[?] for donation to Cathedral  
Bazaar received and filed. Letter from D.C.[8]  
read and filed. Bills for postage and book $1.20  
                                                 Printing   $2.50  
                                                                $3.70  
Ordered Paid. Action of Ohio Federation of
Labor on Irish Freedom read and note  
of thanks passed to said body. Regular meetings 1^st + 3^rd Thur[?]  
Receipts $4.55  On motion adjourned  
Attest 25 Sec[9]

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Feb 5^th No Meeting, lack of quorum.  

 

Feb 19^th[?]  
Minutes read and approved – Committee  
on Emmet Celebration reported splendid  
Programme arranged for that date and the S. G.  
Requests that judicious distribution of these  
Programmes be made by members. Reciept  
from Headquarters for $16.34 Percentage[10] ending  
Dec 31^st. Report of District convention received  
and filed. Bill for Hall rent $12.00 ordered paid.
Letter from Bro McCarthy explaining inability  
to attend meetings read. Receipts $4.00  
Roll Call. Adjourned.  
Attest 25 Sec

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June 7^th 1920[11]  
The meeting was called to order by  
the S. G.  
The minutes of the previous Meeting  
were read and approved.  
There being no meeting on our last  
Meeting date June 3^rd. The S. G. informed  
The secty to notify all members of the  
Club to be present the regular meeting  
June 17^th 1920, as important business  
was to be acted upon.  
After the S.G. read a communication  
Hdqt.  
It was duly moved + seconded that the  
dues of the Club be increased from  
35₵ to 50₵ per month. The increase to  
go into effect in July. Motion Carried.  
The secty was informed to notify the  
Members of the increase that were no  
present at this meeting.

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Receipts of the meeting $11.85  
Roll Call 3-15 . 10 . 9 . 25 . 19 . 4. 18. 22. 13 . 11  
There being no further business  
Motion to adjourn. Carried

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Wolfe Tone Club Dec 16 1920  
Last proceedings of former meeting  
approved.  
No Invitations.  
Communication from hdq after some informal  
Talk had been indulged in. It was moved  
Seconded  and carried, that Seamus  
MacManus[12] be engaged to lecture under  
the auspices of the Club., on Sunday  
evening , Jan 30, 1921 and whatever financial  
proceeds derived from the lecture after  
expenses are paid, shall be devoted to the  
relief of the devasted arreas in Ireland.  
The annual election of Officers was held  
and resulted in the following be chosen  
S.G. No. 18  
J.G.  “       9  
R.S.  “     25  
F.S.  “     11  
Trustee “   2  
The following were named as Com. on Lecture  
Sweeny, Wm F[Fallon?][13], Thos. Fallon, Mullen, 
Donohue Conlon, Concannon and Mulvihill [?]  
No further business coming before the meeting.  
The D. Closed . #1 Secty protem.

 

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Jan 20^th 1921  
Meeting called to order by the S. G.  
Minutes of previous meeting read approved  
Commun. from hdq read.  
Commun. from D. O. read.  
The S. G. notified the Lecture Committee to meet Thursday Eve. Jan 27^th  
Refrern[?] term recipt-  
9 Present  
Receipts [?] $11.50 Dues  
Roll Call T J Mulvihill, G. Sweeny,  
P J Mullen, T W Fallon, W. Quinlan  
[Martin?], Goff, Wm Donohue, W. Fallon

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[This page is actually dated 2/3/1920 but based on the green ink, handwriting and page sequence and the fact that a meeting in 2/3/1920 would have been a Tuesday, and all meetings to this point are Thursday except one Friday, it is probably an error by the secretary and I have changed it here to 1921  –mpr]

Feb. 3 – 1921

Lecture reported success owing

to bad weather, many regretted they

could not attend.

It was duly moved & seconded

that a Comm. Be appointed to

a letter of sympathy to the bereaved

family Hon. Michael Mullen.

Comm. D P Concanon, Martin W. Goff ,

Capt Geo. Sweeny.

 to be mailed to Family. Enquire & comen[?]

Our Heavenly Father has called to hi[s]

 Reward Hon Michael Mullen.

In his death the Community has lo[st]

a charitable member.

His work in behalf of the poor

will live beyond this generation. We sympathize with his family in

their great bereavement and desire to say to them

The Lord gave and the Lord has [not sure where the rest of this is –mpr]

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June 16 – 1921

The meeting was called to order

by the S.G. #18.

All present except J.G.

The minutes of the previous meeting

approved as read.

A discussion on the subject of Patronizing American merchants

& Manufactores exclusively.

Hall rent for the sum of $12.00 for

May to July ordered paid.

Reciepts.             12.  $5.00

                                10-  2.00

                                18-  1.00

                                  4-  1.00

                                  $9.00

Roll Call 4 . 18 . 25 . 1 . 19 . 10 . 7 . 11 –

                                                                #25

                                                                Rec Secty

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July 21 – 1921

The Meeting was called to order by the J.G. #9

The following Officers were absent 18- 5 – 10

The Minutes of the previous meeting

were approved as read.

# 1 Delegate to the convention gave

a very good report of the proceedings

of the Convention. Stating that his

expense was $109.22

It was moved & seconded that a rising

vote of thanks be tendered the delegate,

motion carried.

It was moved & seconded that when the

“D” adjourn this meeting that we recess

to the last meeting in September, Motion Carried.

It was moved & seconded that in case the
S. G. receives any instructions from Hdq. to call

a special meeting. Motion Carried.

It was moved & seconded that each member present  act as a team[ Com?]

[Note this is probably continued on Page 11 -mpr]

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of one and try and locate a Hall and report a[?]

 our next meeting, to be held the last Thursday in September

Motion Carried.

Roll Call 1 . 2 . 7. 9 . 11 . 25 . 19

Dues

#16 - $4.20

#25 Rec Secty

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Sept. 15 – 1921

The meeting was called to order by

S.G. #18

The following Officers were absent # 10 – 2 – 5

#1 read a communication from the Hdg.

of the proceedings of the convention, the

communication was to be read by the

delegate that attended the convention.

Reciept to be sent on that the

 communication was read and destroyed.

Hall Comm reported progress.

#19 stated that if anything was to

 occur in the near future of Ireland 

getting wh freedom, that the Pres.

of the  A. I. O. [?][14] see that the so

called Irish of this town, didn’t get

 to celebrate first.

#25 assured him that nothing like

that would occur.

Roll Call – 1 – 7 – 11 – 13 – 9 – 18 – 19 – 25

Receipts

#18 - $1.00

13 – 3.00

9 – 3.00

$7.00 total

# 25 Rec Secy

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Wolfe Tone Club

Oct 20 1921

The meeting was called to order by the S.G.

The following Officers were absent # 18 – 5 25

The minutes of the previous meeting

were approved as read.

It was moved & seconded that the Sec’y

notify the S. G. to send a letter of

condolence to “D” 201 of the of Bro. 

Patrick Elliott of their “D” Motion Carried
No 1 Spoke on building up our “D” stating

that in members would attend meetings

 more regular, we might accomplish.

It was moved & seconded that this organ

-ization issue a paper for Xmas so as to emburse on treasure.

After discussion the J. G. thought that

it would  conflict with the issue of the

 “Shamrock”. #10 stating that the funds received

from the “Shamrock” could be used to emburse

the treasure of this club.

Motion to adjourn carried.

No 1 – 2 – 9 – 10 – 11 – 19  -

#3 = 1.50

# 11 = .50

 $2.00 dues                         #11 Secy PT

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No Meeting  Nov 3 – 1921

Lack of Quorum

Wolfe Tone Club Nov 17 -1921

After delaying the meeting one hour

the S. G. stated that he had a

communication from Diarmuid Lynch[15]

Nat Secy of the Friends of

Irish Freedom ~280 Broadway N.Y.  in

regards of becoming a associate branch

of the F. of I.F. all member present

were in favor.

It was moved & seconded that this

Club become a branch of the F. of I. F.

known as the Wolfe Tone Club Branch.

Motion Carried. = Initation Fee = $5.00

The application was made out imed-

Itly. So as to have them in time

to have a delegate represent this Club

at the Convention to be held in December.

Roll Call 1 – 2  - 10 – 11  - 19 -                            #11 Secy PT

Receipts   #18 – 1.00

                 #11 – 1.00

                      $2.00

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Wolfe Tone Club Dec. 1 – 1921

The meeting was called to order by the S.G. #18

All officers present.

The Minutes of the previous meeting

were approved as read.

A Communication was read by the

S. G.  from Hdq. In regards of having the

election of Officers the 1st meeting in Dec.

instead of the 2^nd meeting, and a report

of the results be sent to Hdq. & the D. O.

as soon as possible.

 A communication from the Nat. Council of

 the F. of I. F. was read in regards of instruct-

ing the Sec’y on filling out Credentials

properly which were enclosed with Communication.

It was duly moved & seconded that the

“D” send one delegate to the Convention

of the  F. of I. F. Motion Carried.

Number 25 = was nominated as delegate

 to the convention of the F. of I. F.

It was duly moved  & Sec. that  T. J.[16]

Number 25 – represent the “D”

at the F. of I. F. Convention. Motion Carried.

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It was duly moved & Sec. that  #9

be alternate to the Convention

of the F. of I. F. Motion Carried.

It was moved & sec. that this “D”

go into the election of officers

for the year of 1922. Motion Carried.

The election Results are as follows.

S.G. #1                                                  Trustees

J. G. #9                                                 #2

Fin Secy. #25                                      #19

Treasure #4

Receipts

#12 - $3.40

#10 - $2.00

# 2 – 1.00

# 4 – 2.00

# 8.30 Total

Motion to adjourn Carried    

 #11 Secy Protem

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Jan 19 – 1922 Doyles Hall

The meeting was called to order by the S. G. #1

The following Officers absent  #9 J. G.

The minutes of the previous meeting were

approved as read.

C. T. Sweeny 265 Pike St. Age 28 years

 parentages Irish American was proposed for

 member ship by # seconded by #4.

Investigating Com. 19 – 25 – 22

The S. G. read a communication from the D. O.

 stating that the Dist Convention would be held

 at Columbus. Sun Jan 24/22: 9 a m.

The S. G. read a communication from Hdq.

 stating that any past S. G. could install new

elected officers. within were enclosed term

 report blanks.[17]

Roll Call 4 – 1 – 2 – 7 – 19.  25 - 10 – 11

No Receipts

Motion to adjourn Carried     #25 Rec. Secy.

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Feb 2/1922

Doyles Hall

The meeting was called to order by

the S. G. #1

The minutes of the previous meeting 

were approved as read.

# 25 – 19 = Investigating Comm reported

favorable on C. T Sweeny, he was

balloted for and duly elected for

membership.

Will Higgins age 28 years, residence

 Front & York Sts Newport KY – parentage

Irish American, was proposed for mem-

bership by #1 sec by #25

Investigating Comm. # 5 – 11 – 25 –

The S. G. #1 delegate to the Dist

Convention, held at Columbus O. Sunday

Jan 29/22 gave a very good report of the

proceedings of the Convention. Honoring

 this “D” by being elected D. O. of Dist 17.[19]

Receipt from Diarmuid Lynch Secty of

the F. O. I. F. for the sum of $5.00

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Application fee:

Receipt from Hdq. For Term Report

The S. G. #1 read the following

 names of old members for reinstatement.

R. E. Sweeny – John O’Leary – C J Fitzgerald

Paul V Connolly and Wm McDonough.

It was moved & sec. that these prospective

members be reinstated for the sum of

$1.00 Motion Carried.

Bill from #1 for the sum of $10.36 for

the expense to” Dist” Convention                                                            R. R. $8.36

Ordered Paid by Motion.                                                                              Hotel 2.00

                                                                                                                                $10.36 total

It was moved & sec that the election of

a S. G. owing to the vacancy of our S. G. #1

be elected D. O. be laid over till next

meeting. All members to be notified by

circuliar. Motion Carried.

Roll Call 1 – 10 – 5 – 19 – 9 – 22 – 15 – 25  - 8 – 13 – 11      11 [total members?]

#25 – 6.00

# 5 – 8.00

#22-6.00                                                                                                                              

#  8 – 6.00 
Total $28.00                                                                                                                                                                           #25 Rec Secy

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Feb 16/22

The meeting was called to by the

 S.G. #1

The minutes of the previous meeting

were approved as read.

All officers present.

 John O’Leary was reinstated for

membership a this meeting.

C. T. Sweeny and James A. Dolan

were invited at this meeting.

S. G. #1 read a communication from Hdq.

 stating that all members must be paid

up in dues, any member in the arrears

can not receive the paper, and to

 investigate the standing of the membership of the “D”.

#25 -  10 – 9 were appointed as an

Auditing Committee to audit the books

of the “D”.

Hugh McKeown an old member

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of this “D” was reported deceased.

It was moved & duly seconded that

the sum of $5.oo be drawn from the

Treasure for a Floral Piece to be

sent to the remain of Hugh McKeown. Motion Carried.

C. T. Sweeny was elected Recording

Secty of the “D” for the year 1922.

It was moved & seconded that the S. G. #1 serve 2

more weeks. Motion Carried.

Roll Call 1 – 9 – 22 – 13 – 33 – 32 -  31 –

25 – 10 – 2 – 11

Receipts of the meeting

#33 $1.00 Int.

           .50 dues

#31    .50

#32    .50

#10   .50

# 2     .50

#30    .50

       $9.50 Total

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Meeting of Wolf Tone Club March 2, 22

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Meeting called by S.G.

A Quorum not being present no business was

transacted. Those present were nos 1 – 10 – 11 – 19. 22. & 25. 31

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Minutes of meeting March 16^th 1922

Meeting called to order by S.G. Minutes of preceding meeting

approved. All officers present except J. G. A motion prevailed

that a communication be sent to senator Pomerene requesting

him to vote against the four power treaty, and a committee consisting

of # 25 – 10 & 1 would formulate the protest against the treaties.

A motion was made which prevailed that the D go into the election

Of S.G. which resulted in the election of bro no #25,

No. 10 reported that he purchased a floral piece as a tribute

of respect to the memory of bro D W McCarthy[20] a faithful member

of the D for many years and a life long nationalist.

James Finley a former member of this D was readmitted and

and expressed his pleasure to again be permitted to join with

the real friends of Ireland. It was moved and carried that

the D temporary loan $10.00 to pay for the floral piece

procured for our deseased bros DW McCarthy and Hugh Mc

Keown

Receipts of dues #32.$1.00, 31. $2.00, 33. 50 cts, 34. $1.00, 4. $1.00[,] 19 $5.00

10. $1.00, 13. $1.50 Total accept $13.50

Sick Committee composed of no 1 – 10 – 25

No further business coming up the D Closed

CTS Secty  

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Minutes of Meeting April 6^th/22

Called to order by the S. G. Minutes of former meeting

approved. Sick Committee reported that they had visited

Martin Riley and found him recovering from his illness.

No #32 proposed the names of John Connors #1644 Palm

Ave and James McSweeny #132 Burdette Ave W26

for membership. Committee on investigation Nos 1 – 10 -  32.

Communication to senator Atlee Pomerene[21] was read

and orders filed. Letter from the family of an late

deseased Bro D H McCarty expressing their thanks for the

Club sympathies in their bereavement was received, No 1.

read letter he had received from a member of the Irish

Republican Brotherhood in Ireland descriptive of the

tortures the people in Ireland suffered during the intense

savagery of the English murderers, and one from a brother

of the Camp in St Louis. A general discussion was indulged

in as to the general improvement financially and

numerically of the club to bring it back to its former

status of influence in Irish circles in the City and its

bearings in improving true nationalism in our midst.

$10.00 was refunded to the .D. but of the “Shamrock” fund

to pay per floral tributes to Mrs McCarthy & McKeown.

Roll Call shoed all officers present. Matthew Sheedy

William Phelan and P.J. Mullen was reported in bad

standing. Receipts for dues. #24.$6.00#9- $2.00, 32. 1.00 Total

$9.00 Conclusion of business the D. closed C.T.S. Secty.

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Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes of Meeting April 26^th /22

Meetin Opened in the usual and prescribed way by

the S. G. Minutes of the previous Meeting approved.

Committee on Candidates John Conners and James

 McSweeny reported favorable, and were balloted

for and elected to become members.

The S. G. read a letter from the District Officer urging

more energy and interest in Obtaining new members

and the reinstatement of deserving old ones.

The following brother paid dues.

No 4 $5.00

“   23- 6.00

“   19- 3.00

“   33-   . 50

Total $14.50

Roll Call shows the following brothers present with

excuses from brothers 2- & 13 been unable to attend.

1 – 19 – 22 – 25 – 31 – 32 – 35 – 9 – 11 – 38[?]

No further business coming before the meeting

the D closed. C. T. S. Secty.

 

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[This page, loose in book, is a Clan na Gael form titled a “TERM REPORT” with quantities to be filled in.]

Of D No. 7, District No.  17, Located at Cincinnati, Ohio

September 30^th 1925.

Members in good standing last report 15

Members in good Standing at date 14 + 1 died = 15

Cash in Bank last report  $00.

in D Treas hands $00.

Received for dues during term 39.

Total 39.

Cash for hall rent 12.

Postage and Stationery 1.00

Pctg preceding Term 11.28

Deficity last term 14.72

Total 39.0 [erasures apparently unsure how to portray the finances]

Amount of Percentage for Term herewith forwarded with original report,: 21.45

S. G. [signed] John O ‘Leary   Address: 3747 Warsaw Ave

J. G. [signed] Jas Dolan   Address: 221 W 9^th St.

 

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Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes of Meeting May 4^th /22

Meeting called to order by the S. G.

Minutes of previous meeting read and approved

Several important matters of interest to the Organization

was discussed. One was that of the Committees officialed

with the club. Should make an effort to attend all meetings

of the Associated Irish Organizations and that those who would

or could not attend, others should be appointed in their plase.

The F.S & R Secty made a report fo the Term ending April 30^th

Showing receipts of $87.00 Moved that the bill for Hall for

May June & July of $12.00 be paid, Carried

Receipts of evening

No. 30 -  1.00

“     16 – 4.20

“     11 -  -.50

“     13 – 1.00

“     10 – 1.00

“      4  -  1.00

Total $ 8.70

? No. 1 Secty protem

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Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes of Meeting May 18^th /22

Meeting called to order by S G

Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.

S.G. read a communication from the Executive

advising the “D” to appoint Committee to [reach?] delinquent

members and endeavor to influence them to resume

their connection with the Organization. The D.O. also

received a communication to the same purpose.

An interesting article was read from the Official

Organ of the Irish Volunteers published in Ireland

on the present status over there with a statical[?]

showing that 90% of the army gives allegiance to

the provisional government.  Roll Call exhibited

the following brother present . 1 – 7 – 9 – 8 – 11 – 16 – 15 – 10

20 – 21 – 22, No 1. Is to prepare a list of the names of

former  members of the Organization to submit at the

next for reinstatement.

Dues paid 24 - $1.00

“          “       9 - $1.50

                      Total $2.50 No expenses.

 

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Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes of Meeting June 1^st /22

Meeting called to order by S.G. Minutes of previous

meeting read and approved. Informal business

taken up and acted upon. An interesting talk

was indulged in relative to decorating the

graves of former members of the Club annually.

in imitation of such services been held in other

cities in [resential?] memory of those who kept the faith.

A list of twenty eight former members of the Club

was submitted for reinstatement but no definite

action thereon was taken thereon, No 1 directed the

attention of the club to the action of the last District

Convention where a resolution was adopted calling for

a contribution for district expenses and in as much

as D 7 has paid no assessments to this fund in recent

years, moved, that the custodians of the Shamrock

paper fund be requested to make a donation of

$50.00 to the4 district fund, carried,

Dues received from # 22 - $1.00

 “       “                     “      9         50

“       “                     “      24        50

                                    Total  $2.00

Present at roll call. 9 - 8 – 22 – 16 – 15 – 24 – 7 – 1  

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Minutes of Meeting June 15^th /22

Minutes of June 5^th Read and approved

The question of recessing during the summer months

arose and was discussed.  Every member present expressed

themselves in favor of it. It was then moved that the D as

such should recess during the months of July, August

 and September and that the  Officers of the D in the D in the

meantime should hold some monthly meetings, and if

necessity arises that required united action they should

call a general meeting of all the members.

There been no response to the custodians of the Shamrock

Fund for the request made upon them for $50.00 to the

District expense fund, It was moved seconded and

carried unanimously that a committee of three be appointed

to wait on Bros Sheedy Fallon & Concannon and ascertain

what asset the D has in this fund and if so who has

the disposition of it? Committee 22 – 7 – 10 .

Dues received from 20 - $1.00, 6 -  3.00, 11 – 1.00, 23 – 50, 2 – 2.00

                                                                                                Total $7.50

Roll Call the following brothers were present.

1 – 2 – 6 – 7 – 10 – 12 – 17 – 26[20?] – 22 – 23 – [?]

C T S Secty

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Minutes of Meeting Oct 5^th /22

Meeting called to order by S. G. Minutes of last

meeting of June 15^th approved, those of Aug 3^rd was

dispensed with. A report was submitted  that from  the

action of that meeting  $50.00 was donated from the

Shamrock Fund to the Richard O. Sullivan Burke testimonial

the committee appointed at a former meeting to make

inquiry of the members of the D who have control of the

Shamrock Fund reported that the D has no control

over said fund and whatever contributions that has

been made to the D from this source has been a gift,

not an obligation. Moved that the com be discharged

carried. No 1 reported that a hall can be secured in

Odd Fellows Temple on the 1^st & 3^rd Monday of each month

For $15.00 a quarter. Moved that a com. on hall be

 appointed and report at next meeting Carried

Com – 23 – 1 – 7

Dues received                  Members Present

22 – 2.00                                              `9

8  -  1.00                                                1

26[?] – 1.00                                         23

23 – 1.50                                              7

7 – 4.00                                                 19

2 – 1.00                                                 16

4 – 2.00                                                 2

10 – 5.00                                              22

Total 16.50                                          10

                                                                8

                                                                9

                                                                4                               No 1. Secy protem  

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Minutes of Meeting Nov 1^st/22

Meeting called to order by the S.G.

Minutes of Previous Meeting read and Approved

Roll Call J.G. Treas and two of trustees absent

A general pleasant talk took place in the best interests

of the Organization.

The Fin secy reported nine members in bad standing

some of them owing a years dues

A fee of 75 cts for moving a trunk from Old Hall to

our present location. Hall 6 [C?] Odd Fellows Temple was

ordered paid

Dues received from following bros

#20 - $2.00                                          On roll call the following brothers were present

24 – 1.50                                              9 – 23 – 16 – 24 – 22 – 8 – 19 - 1

22 – 2.00

8 – 2.00                                                                 No 1  Secty Protem

9 - 1.00

Total $6.00

 

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Wolfe Tone Club Minutes & Meeting Nov 15^th/22

Meeting comensed in usual form S.G. Presiding

Member of previous meeting read an approved.

The financial Secty reported that he had received

Communications from members in reaction to last

Circular letter sent to members in relation to [?]

Indebtedness, C. J. Keating sent in his resignation

As a member which was accepted . the Constitution

Provision in relation to resignation was waived

But such action would not be taken as a

Precedent. Roll call showed two of the trustees

And treasurer absent. There present were

1 – 7 – 8 -  19 – 22 – 9 – 16.

Dues collected

#18 - 2.50

9 – 3.00

8 – 1.00

Total 16.50

No further business coming before the meeting

The D c[l]osed in usual manner

No 1. Secty protem

 

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Wolfe Tone Club Dec 6^th/22

A quorum not been present to business

Was transacted, further than the reading of some resolutions for publication which was approved

George Sweeny Secty protem[22]

 

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Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes of Meeting Dec 20^th /22

“D” Opened in usual manner by S.G.

Minutes of Nov 15^th approved, the S. G. read a

Communication from “E” of DA in relation to

the annual election of officers that their names

should be forwarded immediately. A letter was

read from the widow of William Phelan “a member

of the club” expressing her thanks of herself and

family for the sympathy extended to them in their

great bereavement. The Club preceded to the annual

election of officers with the following result

S.G. Thomas J Mulvihill                         |Dues received from Nos                            

J. G. James A Conlon                              |No 3 – 5.00

Tres M J Doyle                                         |“ 22 – 6.00

FS  W H Fallon                                       |19 [?] 5.00

RS No 1                                                    |13 – 1/50

Trustee Thos M Fallon                            | 2 – 1.00

Those present at meeting                         |31 – 1.00

No 1 – 19- 8 -22 – 16 – 2 -15 -11 -21       |32 - .50

Business for the meeting transacted       |Total $20.00

the D closed in the prescribed                 |
No 1 secty Protem                                     |No Bills

Page 34: IMG0274

Wolf tone Club there was no meeting of the club held from Dec 20^th /1922 to March21st [1923] as those in attendance were not sufficient to form a quorum.

March 21^st/23 Minutes

Meeting called to order by the S.G. the following Officers

were absent  7 – 21 – 8. The minutes of the previous meeting

read was dispensed with owing to the absence of

the R.S. Communication from the district treasurer

was read acknowledging the annual assessment

of $10 Communication also read from [Nal Sectr?] in

relation to change in the constitution.

A bill of $12.06 from R. S. for stationery and postage 

for 1922 was ordered paid.

Dues received form the following brothers

No 2 $1.00                                                                                                           Those present answering roll call were

“23   1.00                                                                                                              2 – 4 – 9 – 19 – 23 – 12 – 15

“12  6.00                                                                                                               Wm Fallon secty protem

“9    .50

“4   2.00

Total $10.50

In the interval between March 21^st to May 15^th

No meeting was held.

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Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes May 15^th/23

The meeting called to order by the S.G. Minutes of

March 21^st read and approved. The D.O.[23] reported on

condition in the district and his visits to D77, 261

and 247. The D took up our present situation the no attendance of member at our meeting and how best we could improve our condition. Every on present

expressed themselves against abandoning the Organiza-

tion but to keep up the work the club has been engaged in

so long. After discussing the matter thoroughly an agreement

was arrived at that a circular would be drafted and sent

out to all ex members inviting them to an open meeting of

the D and try and secure their readmission.

The following brothers paid dues.

No 32 . 1.00                                                                         Members Present                                          

“   4 .    2.00                                                                          No 1 – 2 – 4 – 10 – 22 – 15 – 19 – 22 – 25 - 32

“   9  .   1.00                                                                                          No 1.  RS

“   8  .   1.00

“   2  .     .50

Total $5.50

Page 36 IMG0276

Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes of meeting June 6^th /23

Meeting called to order by S.G. Minutes of previous

meeting read and approved. Toll Call disclosed the

J. G. Trea and two of the trustees absent

Letter to the D.O. from the S. G. of D201 was read which

was very encouraging showing a steady increase in

membership and an indication of further increase and

steady progress. It was agreed after some discussion

that the question of recessing during the summer months

would be deferred until next meeting.

Dues received from        James Finley  $3.00[24]

                                                John O’Leary  1.50

                                                C.T. Sweeny   2.00

                                                Total --          $6.00

On roll call the following answered

1 – 8 – 29 – 9 – 24 – 23 – 16

Brother James J. Dolan was reported sick but happily

 recovering his health. Business been conducted

the D closed in regular form       No. 1. Sect

 

Page 37 IMG0277

Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes of meeting June 20^th /23

Meeting called to order by the S.G.

Minutes of previous meeting read and approved

Roll Call of Officers Trea and Two Trustees absent

No outstanding communication to report

An interesting and encouraging letter from the S. G.

Of D 3 Cleveland was read.

It was moved seconded and carried that the D

discontinue its meeting during July August and

September, providing however that the Officers of the D

shall meet once a month.

Moved that the rental of the hall by th

Shall be cancelled, moved that No 1. Be instructed

to write to John Devoy congratulating him on his

vindication of a malovent libel.

Dues received                                                                   Present at Meeting

James J Dolan   $1.50                                                      1 – 8 – 22 -23 – 7 16 – 21 - 9 - 19

James Conlan   $2.50                                                                 No 1. Secty

Thos Fallon           .50

Total                   $4.50

 

Page 38 IMG0278  

Nov 7^th 1923

Wolfe Tone Club.

Those in attendance at meeting waited

until 8:30 O Clock to obtain a quorum  when

 an informal meeting was held when the S.G.

read an important communication from the

D A which he destroyed in the presence of

The members after been read.

Dues were collected from the following brothers

No. 22  -   $1.50

“       8   -   1.00

“       9 -     2.00

“        1   -  5.00                                                                     No Bills

“       21 -  2.00

“       28 -  2.50

“      8 6 -  5.00

Total    $19.00

                                                                                                No 1. Secty

Page 39 IMB0279

Nov 21^st /23

Wolfe Tone Club Minutes

Called to order by the S. G. and meeting opened by

prescribed order. A statement of an informal meeting

which was held on the 7^th inst was read by the

secretary after which the minutes of meeting of June 20^th

was read and approved. The S.G. read a communication

from the DA in relation to observing the centenary

 of the Monro Doctrine  urging its observance.

After some discussion it was decided to observe the occasion

at our present Hall on March 5^th and a committee be appointed to make the necessary

arrangements  which was agreed to.

Duse received from the following brothers

No 22     .50

“      9    1.50

“      8    1.00                                                On roll call the following brothers

“      7    3.50                                                                         were present

“      4    2.00                                                No 1 – 19 – 4 – 9 – 7 – 8 – 21 – 22 

Total  $8.50

 

No further business coming before the meeting

The “D” closed in the usual manner

                                                                                                No 1. secty
 Page 40 IMG0280

Wolfe Tone Club

December 19^th /23

Those in attendance waited until 8:30 and  a

quorum not been present separated and went their way

However the  receipts for dues was encouraging  the

following amounts been received from

No 11 --- 4.00                                                                     Expenses Monroe meeting

“     24     3.50                                                                       Printing circular letter 4.00

“      2      3.50                                                                       Stamps for same           1.86

“    22     1.00                                                                        Resolutions typed           .60

“      8     1.00                                                                                                                  $6.46

“    21    1.00

             $14.00                                                                      No 1. Secty

 

Page 41 IMG0281

Wolfe Tone Jan 2^nd 1924

A quorum not being present no business was

transacted further than having reports from

the treasurer and financial secretary which

exhibited that the receipts for the Term was

$36.50 Expenses Halls sent $20.00 c/o ? 008

at circular and postage for the Monroe meeting

$6.46 a total of $46.55

Dues received   Martin Riley                       $4.00

                                Matthew Normele[?]      6.00

                                                Total                      $10.00

                                                No 1. Secretary

 

Page 42 IMG0282

Wolfe Tone Club

Jan 16^th /24

D. Opened in usual manner Minutes of past meeting

approved the S.G. read a communication for the National

Secty urging the necessity of increasing our membership

also of a receipt  for % for past term. The secty was instructed

to wait on the treasurer of the “D” and draw on him for

$10.00 as a contribution to the distress fund.

It was moved seconded and carried that the secty

be required to prepare a circular letter to be mailed

to all ex members to resume their membership.

Dues Received from the following brothers

Thos J Muvihill $6.00

John O’Leary      1.00

No 24                    .50

“     23                 1.00

Total                $8.50

Present 1 – 9 – 24 – 21 – 22 – 19 – 23

Receipts Nov 7^th to Jan 16^th $60.00

Page 43 IMG0283

Wolfe Tone Club

Feb 26^th 1924

A Quorum no been present the regular prodeedings

of the meeting had to be abandoned.

Abill of $10.00 District assessment was order paid

No Receipts

Expenses for district assessment of $10.00 was received

from the treasurer.        G.S. No1. Secty

Wolfe Tone Club Cincinnati Feb 20^th /24

It apparently appears that some of our members

has lost all interest in the Organization. Notices

of time and place of meeting is unavailable to

induce them to attend our meetings with the

result that we are unable to transact our

regular business. On this date we had to

separate without a quorum. The secretary

has not failed in his duty and find that his

labor of writing 1500 to 2000 words on the

postal cards sent out to member is not responded

to No quorum.

Dues received # 8 $1.00, 22 .50, 2 1.00, Total $2.50

                                                                No 1. Secty

 

Page 44 IMG0284

Minutes Wolfe Tone Club Cincinnati March 5^th /24

Meeting called to order by S.G. and opened in the

usual manner, Minutes of last regular meeting read and

approved Roll call and absentees recorded. The S.G. Read the

proceedings of the district convention which was held in

Columbus on Jan 27^th and the election of [?] Officers for 1924

A letter from a member of the V.C.[25] now in Ireland giving

a description of conditions over and a hopeful outlook for

the future of the Island. The D then went into the deferred

election of officers for 1924 which resulted in the election of 

T J Mulvihill S.G., John O’Leary J. G., M J Doyle treas, Wm Fallon

Fin Secty and No 1 R.S. with Thomas Fallon and

James J Dolan as trustees. The S. G. then read the dying

Speech with dramatic and elocutionary force.

A Discussion followed as to the propriety of observing

St. Patricks day on the evening of the 16^th and a motion prevailed

that we should do so and a committee was appointed

consisting of Dolan, Normite, and Sweeny to make the

necessary arrangements.

Dues collected

No 5 -- $9.00                                       Present at meeting

“4           1.00                                        1 – 19 – [?] – 4 – 5 – 23 – 22 , 16, 9 - 8

Total     $10.00

Page 45 IMG0285 plus IMG0286 and IMG0287 are duplicates.

Wolfe Tone Club March 19^th /21

Failure to obtain a quorum no Business transacted

No 1 Secty

Wolfe Tone Club April 2^nd /24

A quorum  not appearing those members

who were present sorrowfully commented

on the lack of interests exhibited by the absent ones

A bill of $3.00 for circular & etc. for our the

Club entertainment on St Patrick eve

Which was ordered paid. A question arose

about the hall rent which was referred to

No 1 for investigation

                No 1. Secty

 

Page 46 IMG0288

Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes April 16^th /24

Meeting called to order by the S.G. Minutes of preceding

Meeting  read and approved. Roll Call of Officers and

absentees noted. A bill for hall rent of $13.00 was ordered

paid. Some discussion was introduced  about the

withdrawal of our delegates from the AIS in which all

present expressed themselves and a motion was made

for that purpose which was defeated.

The R.S. and S.G. offered their resignations of their

Officer which the Club refused to accept.

Dues received

No 5 – 1.00                                                                          Expenses Hall sent $13.00

“ 22 -  1.00          

“  9  -  2.00

          $4.00                           No 1. Secty

  

Page 47 IMG0289

Wolfe Tone Club Minutes May 7^th /24

In the absence of the S.G. the D was called to order

by the J.G. After opening the RS stated that he would continue to act until some other member would be procured to take his place. The minutes of the previous meeting had to be dispensed with as theyh were not written up.

Roll Call of Officers and absentees marked. A communica-

tion from M A Sheedy offering his resignation of membership

was read and received, also the resignation of Martin Riley

as a member. A motion was made to  accept these resignations

of those brothers to speate themselves from the Club after forty

or more years of faithful and legal membership. The motion

was adopted and the secty was directed to notify the Ex

members of the acceptance of their resignation. A motion was

made and adopted that the resignation of the S.G. be deferred

for a month.

Dues received

No 3 ---- 10.00                                                   No expenses

“     7 ---  3.00                                                      No 1. Acting secty

“     8 ---  1.00

“   23 ---  1.00

“   10 ---  2.50                                      Roll call , 1- 4 – 23 – 22 – 8 – 7 – 9 - 16

“    4 ---   1.00

                $18.50

 

Page 48 IMG0290

Minutes of the Wolfe Tone Club May 21^st /24

No quorum. S.G. Trea and Two Trustees absent. The secty read a

letter from the national secty acknowledging receipt of Term

and % for the Term ending April 30^th /24 The secty read letter

that he sent from M A Sheedy and Martin Riley regretting their resignations

as Members

Dues Received

No 2     1.50                         These dues should be credited

“  22     2.00                          to meeting June 18^th instead to May 21st

O’Leary 1.00                       No 1. Secty

Fallon 8 – 1.00                    percentage forwarded to D A for the Term

Doyle 4  - 2.00                    Ending April 30^th of $19.50

Total    $7.00

Minutes June 18^th /24

After some prelinar. It was moved seconded and

carried that the resignation of the S. G. Be accepted

John O’Leary was elected S.G. and James J Dolan J.G.

Moved that the club take a recess during the summer

months and that the officers meet once a month during

 the recess. Mo prevailed. Moved that  we notify the hall owner

of our purpose of vacating. Bro Dolan was elected to

perform the mission. No1. Secty

Page 49 IMG0291

Officers meeting Richelieu  Hall July 20^th /24

Present S.G., J.G., F & R secty and one trustee. It was decided

to send out a circular advising our members of an [our?]

[recess?] to be followed by a financial statement

Decided that the next meeting of the Officers would be held

 

On Aug 27^th

Moved that the hall rent of $1.00 be paid

Dues received martin Goff no 11 $3.00

Adjourned No 1. Secty

Sept 29^th /24

After a recess of three months the Club resumed its meetings

At Richelieu Hall with the ceremony of opening in the usual form

The minutes of three former meetings was read and approved

The S.G. read a communication from E of DA acknowledging the

receipt of $14.30 as percentage for the Term ending Aug 31^st, also the

 J.G.  report for the same period showing receipts of $26.00 with

a final balance of $12.84 making a total of $34.84 Expenses of

$34.80 leaving a balance in the treas of $4.14 A motion was mad

And agreement entered into that hereafter the cp[?] will meet

regularly in our present meeting place on the last Monday of each

month James Finlay proposed the names of James Delaney and

 Hugh Hanlon for membership; the propositions been seconded

a motion was made that they be elected adopted. After a pleasant

interchange of views the D closed

Dues 24  $3.50, No 1 #5.00, 22 $1.00, 21 2.00,  Total 11.50

Present No 1 – 15 – 21 – 22 – 24 – 16 – Wm Fallon

G.S. No1 secty

 

Page 50 IMG0292

Oct 27^th /24

Wolfe Tone Club

Six members appeared No 1, Byrnes[?]

Wm Fallon, Normelle. Colm T. Sweeny and S.G.  A quorum

Not being present no business was attempted

Dues received  Mchl Byrnes  $8.00

                                John O’Leary  1 –

                                Thos Fallon     1 –

                                                       $10.00

Expenses hall rent $ 1.00

Nov 24^th /24

No Quorum no dues received

                Hall rent 1.00

 

Page51 IMG0293

Wolfe Tone Club Cincinnati Dec 15^th /24

Minutes of Meeting

Records of former meetings read and approved

Reports of F.S. & R.S. of financial receipts and

expenses for the Term received.

R.S. Reported writing to brothers Connolly & Quinlan

“enclosing addressed and stamped envelopes, notifying

them that they were deeply indebted to the club for

dues and desiring to know their future intensions

towards the organization. Received no reply. It was

moved seconded and carried that they be dropped

from the rolls without prejudice of them being

reinstated on the payment of their arrears.

The annual election of Officers was held resulting

In the following been elected for the various positions

John M O’Leary S.G., James J Dolan J.G., No 1.

R.S., Wm Fallon FinSecty, [?] J. Doyle treas and

Thos Fallon, Matthew Normele and C.T. Sweeny

Trustees, on motion the S.G. & Treas & Secty empowered

to make out Term Report

Dues received No 8 $1.00, No 10 $6.00, 22 $1.00, 23 $1.00, 21 $1.00,

Total #10.00

Roll Call 1 – 8 – 10 – 22 – 23 – 21 W, Fallon | next meeting Jan 19^th /25

No 1. Secty D. Gleason, Usual manner[?]

Page 52 IMG0294

On account of this inclemency of the weather

Members were prevented from coming to the meeting

On Jan 19^th /25

Feb 16^th /25 Minutes

In the absence of the S.G. the P.G. called the meeting

to order. No minutes to read. Communication from the

Associated Irish Societies was read requesting the

appointment of delegates. No Action taken. Motion

prevailed to pay District arrears of $7.50

the S.G. putting in an attendance took his place.

Read the preceding of District Convention which

was held in Cleveland Jan 25^th also a letter

from the General Secty to forward back assessment

to Gaelic American. On mo the S.G. was instructed

to write to him advising that we are unable to

levy the assessment on the members.

Dues received

11 – 3.50                              In Attendance                   Normele

23 -  1.00                              Sweeny no 1                      O’Leary

24 -  2.00                              Fallon Wm                           Sweeny C.T.

  2 -  4.00                               Dolan

Total 10.50                          Finley                                    No 1. Secty

                                                Goff

Page 53 IMG0295

Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes March 16^th /25

Club opened as provided for Reading of minutes

of preceding meeting dispensed with . Further that that

the dues received on that occasion was given.

The S. G. read a communication from the D.S. acknowledging

the receipt of $7.50 as district assessment. It was further

stated that a communication was received from the

D. O. Calling a meeting of the Officers of the District to

meet at Youngstown on March 8^th which was replied

to by the S.G. stating that we would be unable to be

represented owing to our financial standing

The meeting then went into a local session when

all members expressed their views on the present

national Situation.

Present O’Leary, Dolan, Doyle, Normele, Goff, Finley

and G. & C. Sweeny

Dues received 11 – 3.50  No 4 – 1.50

                                                “    24 --   .50

                                                “    21 – 2.00

                                                “    [?] – 1.00

                                Total        $5.00

                                No 1. Secty

 

Page 54 IMG0296

Wolfe Tone Club

Minutes April 20^th /25

Meeting called to order in prescribed manner by the S.G.

Minutes of the preceding meeting read and approved

The S.G. read a communication from the D A in relation

to the general convention of the Organization which will be

held in the early summer and the rules under which

delegates will be held and or ordering a special meeting for

the election of delegate and alternative, also another letter

from the D.A. in relation to the assessment they had levied

on the general members in support of the Gaelic American

in compliance with the general order for the election of

delegates a motion prevailed that a special will be held

on the 4^th day for that purpose all members to be notified.

Dues received

#22 -- $1.00                         Present

  23 --  1.00                           OLeary, Dolan, Doyle, Normele

   4  --  1.00                           the two Fallons and two Sweenys

  21 --  1.00

   8  --  1.00                           No further business coming before the

Total   $5.00                        meeting D Closed.           No 1. Secty

 

Page 55 IMG0297

Special Meeting

May 4^th

Wolfe Tone Club

Meeting opened in the usual form by S. G. Quorum present

The S.G. read circular from D. A. the second time as per

 instructions preceding for the election of delegates to the

National Convention to be held during the summer months.

It was moved seconded and carried that the D elect a

Delegate and alternate to the coming convention

with the result that George Sweeny as delegate and

James J Dolan as alternative with the provision that the

Convention would be held within a radius of four

hundred miles from Cincinnati.

Dues received   #11 --   .50                           Expenses Hall rent 1.00

   Do      “               8   ---  1.00                           Percentage[26]

   “           “             4 -      1.00

          Total                $2.50

                                                No 1 Secty

Present Sweeny, two Fallons, OLeary, Dolan,

Doyle, Goff

 

Page 56 IMG0298

Wolfe Tone Club

June 15^th /25

No Quorum, no meeting, Dues $8.00 rent 1.00

July 20^th /25

No quorum, no meeting, Rain lightening and thunder

We are sunshine patriots,[27] no rent

 

Page 57 IMG0299

Wolfe Tone Club Sept 21^st /25

Meeting comensed in the usual manner S. G.

presenting letter from the general secretary in relation

to an assessment of 50 cents on each member of

the brotherhood for the maintenance of the Gaelic

American decided on by the Convention of the organi-

tion . The resignation of Martin Goff as a member of

the organization was presented and accepted with regret.

Moved that a committee be appointed to prepare resolution

On the death of Matthew A Sheedy who had been an active

member of the club for forty three years [from 1882] and present

to his widow and also to request her to turn over

to the club any property belonging to it. Carried. Connelly[?]

No 1., Dolan, Wm Fallon, OLeary, Conlon, and Normelle

Receipts

No 1.    $5.00                     Total receipts for Term $39.00

Goff       2.00                       Percentage for term       21.45

O’Leary  2.00                      Present at meeting

Doyle    2.00                       No 1. Doyle Nomele, Conlon, Fallon Wm

Conlon  7.50                       OLeary, C.T. Sweeny

Donahue 3.50                    Expense of hall $1.00

Sheehy[?] 5.50                  D closed in usual manner to

Total   $28.50                      meet again the 3^rd Monday in October             No 1. Secty

 

Page 58 IMG0300

Minutes of Meeting Dec 21^st /25

Meeting comensed with six members present

The form of opening was dispensed with and

those present went into consideration whether it

would be for the best interest of the Club to go into

the election of Officers for the ensuing year and

it was decided to do it[?] with the following result

S.G. M. OLeary                                  Trustees

J. G. James J Dolan                          Matthew Nomele

Tres M. J. Doyle                                                Wm Donahue

F.S. Wm Fallon                                  James Conlon

R.S. Seoirse Suetse[?]_________________________

Dues collected                  James J. Dolan   $4.00

                                                M. J. Doyle          2.00

                                                C. T. Sweeny      1.00

                                                Thos Fallon         4.00

                                                                Total  $13.00

Expenses Hall rent           $2.00

Percentage to HdQrts   $7.15
$32.58

 

Page 59 IMG0301

1926

January the 18^th no meeting No notices

sent out to members  owing to sickness of

secretary

                G.S. Secty

Feb 22^nd

                Called meeting to observe Washington’s

Birthday. Bad night snow and rain and slush

The two Sweenys OLeary, Fallon Wm, and Dolan

put in an appearance. [Whiled?] awhile waiting

for others to show up and separated at 8:30

No Dues and no expenses as the lessee of the hall

Refused payment on account of the small attendance

GS secty

Page 18: IMG0250  [The next two images are of a loose paper in the book found at this point which is apparently a committee summary of the Club's attendance from December 1922 to May of 1926 as the Club decided to formally withdraw from the Clan na Gael as seen below on Page 60. Page 60 appears to be a reconstruction of the minutes of the meeting of May 24, 1926]

Dates on which no quorum was present,[18]

Dec 6^th/22

From Dec 20/22 to March 21^st/23 no meetings held.

From Mar 21^st/ 22 to May 15^th no meetings

Nov 7^th/23 no quorum.

Dec 19^th/23  “  “

Jan 20/24 “  “

Feb 6/”  “  “

Feb 20/ ”  “  “

Mar 19 “ “   “

April 20^th “   “ 

May 21 / 24 ”  “ 

Oct 24 “   “ “

Nov 24”   “  “

Dec 15 “ six members present, no business

Jan 19^th /25 a very bad night sleet snow # rain no quorum

June 15 “ / 25 no quorum

Dec 6^th /25 Six present

Jan 18^th / 26 no meeting

Feb 22^nd /26  “     “

March & April of this year  No Meeting

since the last date no meeting was held

missing March and April.

Twenty two  four meeting  missed since Dec 6^th /22

 

Page 19: IMG0251 [This is the other side of the above page which is written on a stationery with a printed logo: Cincinnati Branch – National Non-Partisan Anti-League Association]

May 24^th [1926]

On mo that  a com of three be appointed to

report in three months what action might

be taken to remain in the VC or to form

a local Organization until such time

as our members [ ?] and the cause we have

been interested in grows more vibrant with life. Carried.

Committee,

Dolan    |                                              Rent $1.00

Sweeny|

Nov [?]  |

 

A bill of 1.57 ordered paid

[ ? ? ] May 24^th /26

32 – 68 – 52- 18

$50.61

49.61

 

Page 60 IMG0302

May 24^th /26

A minute of Conference of a few members of the

Wolfe Tone Club held at Rechelieu Hall Monday

evening  May 24^th /26 pursuant to an appeal sent

to the member to take action whether the Club would

remain in existence or disband. After wainting for

laggards the club went into Conference with the S.G.

presiding. There was a general expression by all

the members that we could not maintain ourselves

a club when a large part of our members fail to

attend the meetings. Another influence was the

exacting demand of 50 cts a month in addition to the dures for

to remain retain maintain the existence of the

Gaelic American, A motion was made and carried

to refuse the 50 cts assessment demanded by the V.C.

which was carried. The adoption of this motion seperates

the Club from the F.C. [28] After a general discussion of news a mo—

was made and carried that a committee be appointed to report

on a plan of Organization to maintain ourselves as a

as an Irish Social National Club. Carried.

Com[?] Not [?] Dolan,  Normelle and No 1 Secty

Adjourned.

 

Page 61 IMG0395

[ These last two pages give a list of the names of many of the members of the Wolfe Tone Club]

M. Byrnes 231 Retreat St Belvue, KY

John B Connolly 2505 Halstead St Sta. B City

Jas A Conlon 1346 East 3^rd St.

Daird [?] Concannon 323 Mail [Nail?] St

Tom [Jim?] Donohue 258 Dorchester Met Aub City

M J Doyle 3005 West 8^th St

C J Fitzgerald 1008 Traction Bldg City

Thos F Gill 2841 Observatory Road (Hyde Park) City

Martin Goff 747 West 8^th St City

Page 62 IMG0306

Tom [Jim?] Phelan  Sharon VC      City

John F Sheely  928 Fork St Newport  [Fay?]

C. J. Keating  1310 Broadway City

Jas McFadden 2364 Concord St. W Hills City

D W McCarthy 1048 Dalton Ave

P Mullen 710 East Pearl St

T. J. Mulvihill 620 Scyamore St

M. Normille Sr 253 Pike Street

[Fr?] R. J. ODonnell 3101 West 8^th St

Tom [Wm?] Quinlan 1312 Norton Ave Station O. City

Martin Riley 3531 Evanston Ave Evanston

NOTES

[1] The Wolfe Tone Club was organized in Cincinnati as a Clan na Gael club in January of 1868 according to document MS9,824 in the Devoy papers at the National Library of Ireland.

[2] George Sweeny,  amongst whose things this book was found, is member No 1 [#1] throughout this book. See Page 32 IMG0270 notes. Before the period of this book, George was a Senate Fenian and a Civil War Veteran.

[3] Thomas J Mulvihill was an undertaker in Cincinnati and on the board of the City Workhouse in 1881. He was involved in Democratic politics.

[4] S.G. is Senior Guardian or president

[5] All members of Clan na Gael Camps had unique numbers assigned to prevent anyone reading Clan na Gael correspondence from knowing the members’ names.

[6] Blot after 2 based on Attest at page bottom might be ”26”

[7] J.G. Junior Guardian or vice-president

[8] D.O. could mean District Office [or District Officer]. The Clan na Gael was divided into several districts encompassing one or more states. There was a central Executive Board known by the initials VC in code.

[9] Perhaps the change from 26 Sec to 25 Sec means a different secretary or the number might have another significance.

[10] In the Clan na Gael a certain percentage of dues was to be forwarded to headquarters. This may refer to that.

[11] This page is written in a different hand than the first three.

[12] Seumus MacManus [it this be he referred to above] married to Anne Isabel Johnston the daughter of Robert Johnston a Fenian leader in Ulster and member of the Supreme Council of the IRB who died in 1927. Seumus was the author of The Irish Race in 1921 and other books. Anne Isabel Johnston wrote poetry under the name of Ethna Carbery. He married her in 1901 and she died in 1902. He later remarried.

[13] On next page there is a W. Fallon – this could be he.

[14] This may be what is later referred to in the minutes of May 4^th 1922 as the Associated Irish Orgnizations.

[15] Diarmuid Lynch was sentenced to be executed as one of the leaders of the 1916 Rising but later was released from jail by the British and he came to America.

[16] This lapse probably indicates that number 18 [#25] is probably T. J. Mulvihill.

[17] Note: Images IMG0259, IMG0260, IMG0261, IMG0262 are pictures of the TERM REPORT form mentioned here.

[18] Apparently, beginning in the latter part of December of 1922, local lack of interest in the Clan na Gael or some sort of turmoil at headquarters caused the Wolfe Tone Club to cease to function. This paper appears to be a recapitulation of this period of meetings held with no quorum or no meetings held. The next page begins with the date “May 24”  year not given a committee was formed to decide whether to maintain themselves in the Clan na Gael or simply function as a local club. Later on in the minutes the date May 24, 1926 was given and that date seems to fit the context of this loose page.

[19] George Sweeny, S.G. and Member No 1, was elected as chairman of the District 17. District 17 was probably, based on other sources I have seen, Ohio and Indiana.

[20] D W McCarthy was listed as Republican on Credentials Committee dated 1861-03-21  Cincinnati Daily Enquirer and also a Senate Fenian Wing head centre and part of the United Irishmen when it formed in Cincinnati. Also he went on a drunken rage and attempted to kill the owner of the Cincinnati Enquirer with a big knife for which he got 30 days in the Work House.

 

[21] Atlee Pomerene (1863-2937) is a Cincinnati Democratic politician and at this date a US Senator from Ohio.

[22] Based on the previous page it is safe to assume that “George Sweeny” secretary protem here and “No 1” secty protem at the previous meeting with no action transpiring are one and the same. Based on the members not normally changing their numbers it may be safe to also assume that wherever No 1 or #1  appears referring to a member in this book it is George Sweeny who is the person indicated.

[23] On February 2, 1922 the meeting minutes indicate that No. 1 [George Sweeny] was elected District Officer of District 17 of the Friends of Irish Freedom organization to which the Wolfe Tone Club became a part of at that time whether he was still D. O. at the date of this meeting is unknown but “the D.O. reported” seems to indicate that he still was barring the unlikely prospect of another member having been chosen from the same club for 1923.

[24] For some reason the secretary began using names and not numbers for collected dues.

[25] V. C. is “letter-following” code for United Brotherhood or Clan na Gael.

[26] Percentage % etc. is a way of expressing the assessment each Camp had to send per Term to the Organization.

[27] A bit of wry humor rarely seen in the meeting minutes

[28] FC is a “letter following” code for Executive Board of the Clan na Gael association.