He did not ask to be sent to them because he had nothing to give them. He could get employment in New York, and soon would earn enough to bridge over their necessities. He had called at a newspaper office in Boston to ascertain where he could find a charitable Irish society to help him, and was informed that "there was such a society in existence, but that it was charitable only in name." The man found his way to the keeper of the silver key eventually, and his immediate wants were supplied, and he was given transportation to New York. Before the train rolled out of the depot, he informed the member of the Society, who was seeing him off, that he had paid another visit to the newspaper office, and informed the people there that they had been misinformed; that "The Charitable Irish Society was charitable not only in name, but in deed, and in a direction, too, not covered by other charities of a private nature." He felt it a duty incumbent on him to correct the misapprehension, and, having done so, he bade them good day. This case is only one of many that might be cited. Among the presidents of the Society were some of the best known descendants of Irishmen in Boston. The presidents for the last fifty years are as follows: 1835--John O. Park. 1836--James Boyd. 1837--James Boyd. 1838--Daniel O'Callaghan. 1839--Daniel O'Callaghan. 1840--Wm. P. McKay. 1841--Wm. P. McKay. 1842--John C. Tucker. 1843--John C. Tucker. 1844--Terence McHugh. 1845--Terence McHugh. 1846--Terence McHugh. 1847--Patrick Sharkey. 1848--John Kelly. 1849--John Kelly. 1850--John Kelly. 1851--Patrick Donahoe. 1852--James Egan. 1853--Dennis W. O'Brien. 1854--Patrick Donahoe. 1855--Thomas Mooney. 1856--John C. Crowley. 1857--John C. Crowley. 1858--John C. Crowley. 1859--Patrick Phillips. 1860--Hugh O'Brien. 1861--Hugh O'Brien. 1862--Cornelius Doherty. 1863--James H. Tallon. 1864--Patrick Harkins. 1865--Michael Doherty. 1866--Charles F. Donnelly. 1867--Charles F. Donnelly. 1868--John M. Maguire. 1869--John M. Maguire. 1870--John Magrath. 1871--John Magrath. 1872--Thomas Dolan. 1873--Thomas J. Gargan. 1874--Thomas J. Gargan. 1875--Bernard Corr. 1876--Patrick A. Collins. 1877--Patrick A. Collins. 1878--Joseph D. Fallon. 1879--Edward Ryan. 1880--Patrick F. Griffin. 1881--Patrick F. Griffin. 1882--Thomas Riley. 1883--W. W. Doherty. 1884--Timothy Dacey. 1885--Dennis H. Morrissey.