MACCABEES, THE, a fraternal, mu tual-benefit organization established for social and benevolent purposes in 1881. The present society united with the Mod ern Knights in 1914. The Modern Mac cabees admit to membership all male whites of good moral character between the ages of 18 and 70. The order pro vides benefits in case of the disability of its members and at death. There are now more than 300,000 members of the organization, which controls a fund of $20,000,000. The head offices are at Port Huron, Mich., U. S. A.
McCALL, SAMUEL WALKER, Gov ernor of Massachusetts 1916-1918; born at East Providence, Pa., 1851, and grad uated from Dartmouth 1874. He was admitted to the bar in Boston in 1876, and later became the editor of the Bos ton "Daily Advertiser." In 1893 he be gan a long career as a member of Con gress from the eighth Massachusetts district, holding the office continuously for twenty years. Mr. McCall has writ ten several important works, notably his biography of Thaddeus Stevens, in the American Statesman Series, and his "Life of Thomas B. Reed." McCARTHY, JUSTIN, an Irish his torian; born in Cork, Ireland, Nov. 22, 1830. He was a Home-Rule member of Parliament after 1879, and after the fall of Parnell, chairman of the Irish Parliamentary party. He spent three years (1868-1870) in the United States, traveling, lecturing, and engaged in liter ary work, being (among other things) connected editorially with the New York "Independent." He revisited the United
States in 1886. He was Chief of the Home Rule party in the House of Com mons from 1890 to 1896. Among his chief works are: "A History of Our Own Times" (4 vols. 1879-1880); "History of the Four Georges" (4 vols. 1889) ; the novels "Lady Judith" (1871); "A Fair Saxon" (1873); "Dear Lady Dis dain" (1875) ; "The '_fight Honorable" (1880, with Mrs. Campbell-Praed) ; etc. "Modern Leaders," a collection of biogra phical sketches, appeared in 1872. His latest work "The Story of Glad stone's Life" (1897) ; "Modern England" (1898) ; "Reminiscences" (1898) ; "The Story of an Irishman" (1904); "Dish Recollections" (1911). He died in 1912.
McCARTHY, JUSTIN HUNTLEY, an Irish journalist, son of Justin; born in 1860. He was educated at University College, and was a member of Parlia ment after 1884. He wrote: "Outline of Irish History" (1883) ; "Serapion, and Other Poems" (1883) ; "England Under Gladstone" (2d ed. 1885); "Camiola, a Girl with a Fortune" (1885) ; "History of the French Revolution" (1897); the following plays: "The Candidate"; "The White Carnation"; "His Little Dodge"; "My Friend the Prince"; "If I Were King"; "Calling the Tune" (1913) ; "Fool of April" (1914).