i found something else interesting about this society it was founded 1875 https://www.onthisday.com/events/date/1875 > Jul 19 Emma Abbott, a floating hospital for sick children, makes trial trip, NYC sticks out as well as > John McCloskey (March 10, 1810 – October 10, 1885) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the first American born Archbishop of New York from 1864 until his death in 1885, having previously served as Bishop of Albany (1847–64). In 1875, McCloskey became the first American cardinal. He served as the first president of St. John's College, now Fordham University, beginning in 1841.