Show I II TO 10 BECOME I STATES CITIZEN SAN SAN FRANCISCO l Ia May Because 6 Because he preferred the pious seclusion of the order of Jesuits to civil rights and status Rev Re Father Patrick Michael Loughran br brother ther coadjutor S. S J J. at St. St university waited forty- forty seven seven years to apply for citizenship In Inthe Inthe inthe the United States after niter having filed his July 12 2 1869 1863 declaration of or intention I in this city Three years after I declared my in inI intention in- in I of becoming a citizen of or the UnIt United d States says R It Rev v. v Father Loughran I I heard a call call to priest priest- ho hood d. d After that things of ti outside world ceased to int interest fest me least of I all politics Moreover at that time a a. declaration of Intention w was s a c by the fulL rights of citizenship with the exception of voting The priest took oath in application for tor his final l citizenship papers yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- with George J. J Dougherty and Joseph Fa Fairy Farry ry as witnesses j I According to the oath by which i he to renounced allegiance to King George Georg of or England or any other foreign prince ll he was was born March 24 1844 in the parIsh par par-I Ish of ot County Tyrone Ir Ire Ire- 1 land He came came to this country July Julf 6 6 1867 from Belfast The fir first t papers papers according to td his certified copy were sworn to in San Francisco July 12 12 1869 before George E. E Whitney then clerk of ot the United St States tes district co court rt of or the district district of of California My papers of declaration of intention inton- inton lion tion said the priest were destroyed jn n Jh the the fire of 1906 Two ye weeks reeks lis' lis ago ago I applied to the supreme rt of them upon the strength of which I will receive my citizenship papers Final admission to citizenship Is granted only at the regular regula hearings in the Hie superior up court when when the applicants applicants cants are examined e The next hearing will be before or Superior r Judge George Cabaniss August 3 S. Father Loughran will probably appear apper then |