Annie Moore - "15-year-old Annie Moore from Ireland descended the gangplank of the steamship Nevada on January 1, 1892! As the first of 700 immigrants to disembark from three ships that lay offshore from the brand-new processing station at Ellis Island, she was swept away on the arms of dignitaries past red-white-and-blue bunting amid a festive din of bells and steamer whistles. In the Great Hall, Annie was questioned personally by Charles M. Hendley from the Secretary of the Treasury's office, then watched with wide eyes as a $10 gold coin was pressed into her hand. It wasn't long before she and her two younger brothers were reunited with their parents, who had come to New York three years earlier. The first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island, Annie went on to become a true American, later marrying, moving West, and bearing first-generation American citizens."
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How the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians began...

The Ancient Order of Hibernians was organized in America in New York City in 1836. The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians was organized in Omaha, Nebraska in 1894 as the "Daughters of Erin."
The Organization pledged itself to God and Country. In 1906 at the National Convention of the Order at Saratoga Springs, the Ladies received permission from the National Chaplain and the National President of the A.O.H. to function as a separate organization. The name was changed to "Ladies Auxiliary to the Ancient Order of Hibernians in America." In 1984 at the National Constitution Convention of the Order held in Albany, N.Y., the Ladies voted to change their name to "The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians."
The primary purpose of the Ladies was to protect young immigrant Irish girls coming to the United States, to assist them in securing employment, to give them the opportunity to be with their own kind, and to keep them from becoming homesick and discouraged. The motto of the Ladies is "Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity." Our Patron Saint is Saint Brigid.
The Preamble of our Constitution states that the intent and purpose of the Ladies is to promote Friendship, Unity, and Christian Charity among its members; assisting the people of Ireland to establish an Irish Republic which shall include the 32 Counties of Ireland, aiding the aged, sick, blind and infirm members and for the legitimate expense of the Ladies, including Mission work and Catholic Action.

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