March 17. Hon. Franklin M. Danaher of Albany, N. Y., a member of the Society, read an historical paper before the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, in that city, tonight. His topic was: “An Historical Sketch of some Celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day in Albany, N. Y., in the Early Part of the Nineteenth Century.” March 17. A monument was dedicated at Houston, Texas, today to the memory of Dick Dowling, the Confederate hero of Sabine Pass, who with a small company of men of Irish blood defeated, during the Civil War, a large Federal military and naval force. March 17. President Roosevelt attends the dinner of the New York Friendly Sons of St. Patrick tonight. March 17. The Charitable Irish Society, Boston, Mass., observes its 168th anniversary. March 18. Francis C. Travers of New York City, a member of the Society, died today. April 4. Hon. E. F. Dunne is elected mayor of Chicago, Ill. April 9. Michael Murphy, a pioneer oil man of central Wyoming, died at Casper, Wyo. He was one of the best known men in Wyoming. For twenty-five years he represented the oil interest in Fremont County, and recently sold the famous spouting oil wells at Dallas to a syndicate for $400,000. Frank Murphy, who recently died, leaving more than $2,000,000, was a brother of Michael Murphy, and left to him a large portion of his estate, making the latter a very wealthy man. April 9. Daniel O’C. O’Donoghue of Portland, Me., was found dead in bed this morning, having passed away during the night, of paralysis of the heart. He was a native of County Kerry, Ireland; was commissioned civil assistant on the ordinance survey of Ireland at an early age. He arrived in New York before the Civil War; volunteered for that conflict and served two years with the Army of the Potomac on engineer duty. In 1865 he was appointed chief clerk in the United States engineer’s office at Portland, Me., charged with the construction of sea coast defenses and harbor and river improvements, holding that responsible position for twenty-seven years. Colonel O’Donoghue was division adjutant-general on the staff of Governor Chamberlain of Maine, and later inspector of the division. He was captain of the famous Montgomery Guards of Portland, Me., bringing the company up to a high standard of efficiency. April 13. Thomas S. Lonergan of New York City, a member of the Society, lectures in Newark, N. J., on “Irishmen in the American Revolution.”