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The Saelic Gmenican:
- Sune 3, 1916,
FRIENDS OF IRISH FREEDOM SWEEP THE COUNTRY) :*
Branches Are Forming Everywhere and Men and Women Who Had
“Lost Touch With Ireland Are Once Moré Becoming Active in
Her Cause—Brief Reports of Meetings Held.
The Friends of Irish Freedom are
Branches are
being tormed everywhere, and mi
vito have not touched Tey or-
Fanizations for years and who only too!
f larguld interest In. any ind of na.
tional movement are locking by the
policy of stern-
t
the good work of organizing is going on.
PADRAIC H. PEARSE BRANCH | 3"
At a mass meeting hetd on last Sun-
day evening, in
of the Friends of Irish Freedo1
Speeches were delivered by Miss Sid.
ney Siford, iss Margaret McKenna,
ice Soy, Padraic Colum, Mrs. Mar-
garet ‘Stoore and Mrs. John ‘one:
ses Rooney Fas el fected President:
dan wae elected Sergea
ROBERT EMMET BRANCH.
meeting of the Robert Emmet
Branch of the Friends of Irish Free-
‘as held on last Sunday evening
West Fifty-fourth
Moore, otter paying a tribute to
martyrs, urged that Martyrs’
Day, Jane 10, should b
able, and that the Tele “hould turn
rh
e new organtzatfon the
Irish could no longer be insulted with
ye
ANOTHER NEW BRANCH.
A mass meeting held in Fitz
patrick’s Hall, One Hundredth | Street
and Avenue, }
fast Sunday evening, | branch "ot the
Friends of Iris! organ:
ized. Mr.
“The Dead Who
red members were en-
led. ndrew Gargan mas elect-
ed President of the new bra:
JAMES | CONNOLLY BRANCH.
A Branch of the Friends of Irish
Freedom to be known as the James Con-
bolly Branch, was started on ‘Tuesday
evening, May 16, at Gallagher's Tall
explained the. um
ting, and asker
hard to make
Ba
then elect-
Joseph O'Grady, and Robert Patchell.
SEAN MacDERMOTT BRANCH
Interest was manifested in the
Sean MacDermott
h Free-
ms, 110 East Fifty-ninth
Ke
ecting was called to order by
William : CO fonnor.
dressed by Rev.
Carroll, Lawrence Rice an
he following officers were elected:
President, William J. O'Connor; Vice-
President, Maurice Sheehy; Recording
Becretary, John Quinn; Corresponding
Secretary, John Dennehy; Financi
'y’ and Treasurer, M. Cava-
‘Seraeant -at-Arms, John Phelan,
t Sergeantatarms, | Wille
ODay
| WILMINGTON I IN LINE.
WILMINGTON, Del., , Del, May At
ress meeting held last ane ‘in. the
tions pledging fealty to the cause .of
Irish independence and expressing hor-
ror at the cold-blooded murder of Irish
were passed amid a
jusiasm,
people were unable to
Mr. John E. “Heal Chairman of the
meeting, explained the objecta of the
ng.
Speeches were delivered by Father
MeManus, Port Deposit, Md.;. Francis
lark, Philadel phia, and Richard F.
Dalton, New Yor!
reat cheer flea the theatre when
ted with a
two flage,
m and then the
the ew Trish Republic with its
bars of green,
tional and ‘teh airs played by the
orchestra added to the enthusiasm of
the evening and patriotic songs were
sung by John Gilbride and John
wlte officers of the Friends of Irish
eedom are: John F. Malloy, Prest-
aeats John I. Dotan, Vice-President;
elley, Treasur c. J. Desmond,
Secretar; Patrick Muroooes. P. J. Me
Mahon and James Thom|
DIARMUID LYNCH "BRANCH,
An enthustastic meeting of residents
n Wednesday
St. Athanasius
ts,
rotest against
brutal of England, marking a strik.
ing continuance of her rule of oppres:
e
pose of this branch fs to join in the gen-
eral demand that Ireland shall have her
claims h in the Court of the Na-
tions at the end of the European War;
that she shall be recognized as a bellig-
erent and accorded absolute indepen-
dence. *
2.
&
‘Addresses were delivered by Mr. Thos.
8. Lonergan and Mr. Laurence J. Rice,
and stirring recitations by Mr
Golden were applauded to the
Upon request of the teeporary Chat.
man, who was “one of the committee 0
organization for the National organiza.
tion, Rev. William F. Dougherty, pastor
i. Athanaaius Perish, expressed Bis
approval of the purposes of the
“The following officers, au | prominent
Bronx circles, were Rev.
m. F. Dougherty, Honorary 1 President!
ge
Daniet Ji Rice, dent; Dantel ‘J.
nis, Tre und O'Ryan and
Mary J. P. Dalton, Secretaries, and
Laurence J. Rice, james ren and wilt
jam Browne, sr., Trust
CONDEMN ANTI-IRISH ORGAN
At a meeting of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians of King’s County, held on
May 15 at 196 State Street, Brooklyn, a
resolution condemning The
Catholic weekly paper published in the
Diocese of Brooklyn, was unanimously
sof
Its on the Irish
are frequent in that paper, ae was con-
sidered that th @ time 1 je to re
sent thei {ded to. sond
copies of the resolution wo Bishop Me-
Donnell, and the Irish and Catholic pa-
pers throughout the country.
eee,
BIG MEETING IN BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, N. Y., May 22.—A mass
Majestic Theatre.
filled to overflowing and the enthusiasm
we
3
ng was opened by Wiliam
5 teaver, who introduced tl
Daniel Walsh, Pastor of the ‘church of
the Nativity, as Chairman of the meet-
ng.
most significant feature of the
of priests in
enr} olan,
Colligan, Rev. “Frederick Bunge, 8S. J.;
vy. Charles J.-MoCarthy, Rev. Thomas
I Gartland, 8. J, Rev. - Josep! h A
Burke, Rev. Georgo 7 durcher, Rev. J
J. OF a srry
Rev. George Soinecs, Rey. James Cal-
ery and Rev, P. while seated
in the boxes and throughout the audi-
Kean, Rev."
judge say that the
at the meeting last night: than
deen seen at any Irish gathering
Buffalo since the days of the Land
ated the Irish members of Parliament,
and John Redmond in particula:
The resolutions were read by Mr. Wil-
Nam E. Shaddoel
Freato branch of the Friends of Irish
rmed in. Buffalo was named
Queen Theatre, under the auspices ot
the Friends of Irish Freedom, resolu-
ine Plunkett Branch” fn. hon nor ot Jo
seph Plunkett, who was one of the first
Tablet, al,
a.
Father Walsh emphaticaily repudi- | ;
martyr barriers of the present rebellion.
was organized just ten days before
feting. Bs need the success achieved
in * hat brief period rly evidences
the spirit of the Irish people of this city,
ments for the meeting
wer ‘hare a committee com-
posed of Martin Coyne, John Quinlan,
Stephen V. O'Gorman, William J. Nu-
Be
nan, John BM. Conroy and John Kelleher,
to whose warns efforts much of the
success is
ON THE CAUSE MUST GO.
ta meeting of the’ Emmet Hurling
and Football Clubs of Philadelphia, bale
n May 20, foul murder of the
prisoners ot war. was condemned tn un
measured . ~The members also
pledged themselves to work with re-
doubled energy for the independence of
Ireland and to carry to a successful con-
clusion the aima for which the Irish
smartyrs offered up their lives,
GAELS CONDEMN MURDERS.
eeting of the South Boaton
Gaelic School, held on May 16, resolu-
tions pledging undying fidelity to the
cause of Irish freedom and condemning
e brutal murder of Irish prisoners ot
unanimously passed.
Teeolutions were signed, on behalf ott the
society, by the following: John Lee,
John R, Ridge, Margaret McDonagh,
Coleman Conroy, Patrick Geoghegan.
FROM PACIFIC. SLOPES,
v “Wash, May 17—At
meeting ot Division 1, Ancient Order of
peernee held last evening St.
iI, resolutions condemning une
assassination of Irish prisoners of wa!
ana congratulating the men of Irelai ad
mn their struggle ir F independence were
unanimously paes
HIBERNIANS NS GIVE PLEDGE.
At a mecting of Division 6 of the An-
cient Order of Hibernians, Allegheny
County, Pa,, resolutions were passed de-
Irish pris-
gland and pledging
undying fealty to the cause of Irish in-
dependence,
INDIANAPOLIS” AROUSED.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Ind, May 22.—A
mass meeting to denounce the pir.
der of tee prisoners of war and
carry out the objects for which the
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Irish martyre died was held last
ning in Tomlinson The buildin:
‘as packed to the doors and the neigh-
boring streets were crowded with people
unable to gain admission.
aurice Donnelly, who presided,
Introduced Mr. Patrick H, O'Donnell of
BO. . os
Mr. O'Donnell said that the stara‘in| |
the. American fag are cemented in Irish
‘Addresees were also delivered by
Menara Phiip Zoereher, Maurice Don-
ally, ‘Patrick J. Keltsber, J. P, O°
ony and Horace K
‘The audience of 2,500 remained atand-
ing while twenty Mttle girls of the Chil
Gren’s orus,
“The Star-Spangled Benner”
The vaudlen nce als
01
speaker's stand was tho flag of the Irish
public, Green, White and Orange.
Re solutions condemning the murder
the Irish martyrs and pledging un-
dying fealty to Ireland were passed,
LYNN PLEDGES SUPPORT.
Mass, May. 22.—At a big
id last evening in the Lynn
atre, resolutions pledging eternal
¢ cause of Irish independence
YNN,
Independence Branch of the Friends o!
Irtsh Free een
Bergengren was
man of the meeting Oy wr ‘ylebact ¢ cok
Ex-Congressman J. F. O'Connell, Bos-
ton, was the orator of the evening, and
his eloquence aroused the audience to
a high pitch of enthusiasm. . Mr. Fra
and Mr. Bernard
J, Curtin recited "Erin's Fla;
BOSTON'S BIG RALLY,
BOSTON, Mass, May 16.—Thi
largest Irish meeting ever held in
Boston was that held in Tremont
Temple last evening. The thousands
0 were unable to gain admisston con-
where sev-
‘al pro
nd denounced the murder of Irish
prisoners of war. It is estimated that
ere were over ten tl a le
around the band-stand on the 01
The big audience at Tremont Temple
was addreseod Dy | aiagor Curley, Judge
O'Don
ph F. O'Connell, A.
Smith.
platform, {m a large black-
bordered frame, were printed in large
letters the names of the Irish martyrs.
PATRIOTS CREDIT TO IRISH.
* ROCHESTER, N. ¥., May.22—At @
meeting held the
auepleer of the
the Frfendg of Irish
the Verdun {is a
shot oor ae independence,
The hall at 96 State Street was not
large enough to accommodate all the
friends of Irish freedom
Yealo, St, Bernard's
Seminary, was the speaker of the eve-
ning. “I repudiate in the strongest pos-
sible terms,” Veale, “the cal
maious statements being issued about
the Irish patriot credit
not only to the Irish people but to the
whole human race. They were not
scoundrels.
own interests aside for those of their
coun!
s speeches | were also delivered by I.
P. McC John J. Sweeney, John
Heteron, Siena "shechan and Patrick
wan.
o
ates representing many German
societies of the city attended the meet-
ing to thank the Irish organization for
its offer to assist fn the support of the
meeting which will be held in Conven-
ton Hall on June 5 for the benefit of
he widows and orphans of German sol-
fers.
TO HOLD BIG ¢ DEMONSTRATION
A branch of the Fr
Freedom was organized on
the Friends of Irish
it Satur-
day evening at Egan’s Hall, 223 Mercer
Street, Jersey City. ‘here was a large
attendance and there were representa-
tives from every Irish society in the
af was resolved to render prompt and
generous ald to the widows and orphans
of those who died for Ireland.
_ Committers have been appointed and
ar nts made to hold a public
demonstration in one of the saree the-
stres in Jersey City on June 2
ee Rinkead win be Chair-
man, Hoe . Cohalan of New
York State's Supreme Court will be the
speaker of the evening.
ddresses will also be delivered by
fon. James i 1d Hon. James
MoeGovern.- Miss Mary McCarty, Jer-
sey City’s popular seen aa " i jer
nnan, jor and a ar sing
Irish melodies
e names of those on the committee
of arrangements are: Charles P. Olwell,
Chairman; Jam a and John
5. Sullivan, Secretaries: John I. Egan,
Patrick J. Hayes, Michael Lavin, Pat:
rick J. Sullivan, Edward J. Kennedy,
Martin Stanton, James Sweeney, Timo-
thy Be Keegan and Thomas Reilly.
+>
THE EDWARD DALY BRANCH.
‘he Edward Daly Branch of the
Friends of Irish Freedom
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was organ-
ized on My by Mr..M. O'R. FitzGer-
ae. eereary. of the ‘Thomas J. Clarke
ct
held at Snow's
A letter was
vi
not 282 W. ioen Blret
D. Moore wishing
read
ts branch God-speed.
izGerald explained’ the alms
ana coset of the Friends of Irish Free-
dom, after which the members present
sibcrbd to the pledge of the organ!
atfon.
Tie follo vine officers were cicero
jangan, Reco etary; — Mr.
Pierce joyce, Treasurer, and Mr. T. F.
Egan, Sergeant: pat-Arm!
Mr. P. J. Walsh, 8 O'Keette
J Mr,
and Mr, J. Cunneen adiresse the meet-
ing.
‘The next meeting will be held at a
‘W. 119th Street on June 7, at 8.30 P.
arp ¢ :
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, MAJOR M‘BRIDE BRANCH.
This newly-formed branch of the
eedom started on
3
3
bers being enrolled at a meeting held
mn Friday evening, May 26, at 228 East
seth Street, New
ims and ooie s * ine organi-
zation were clearly and ex:
Binined at the wueating y Ren aurick
O'Donnell, Jerem O'Lear:
Michael Murray, Tichara Satton and
John Carroll.
The following officers were elected:
Timothy Cronin, President; Bernard
Whalen, Vice- President; Edward Clarke,
retary; James
Financial secretary; Francis Mestur.
ray, Trea:
HOLY HAME SOCIETY MEETING.
A mass meeting ing under the auspices of
the Holy Name Society, to protest
gainst the execution in cold bl
isan patriots, was held on May 24 in
the School ‘Auditorium of Our Lady of
Good Counsel, East lst Street, New
vor.
@ Rey. James N. Connolly, Chap
Inia at the Twelfth Regiment, presided.
ice Cohalan, who was the orator
of the evening jai England had three
courses: In the United States as
an ally, do her, ‘Own fighting, or make
the best peace she can. He added that
the armies England has put in the field
are mercenaries broug! om Ireland
an prner British Dossen ion
ny spokt the Rev Fran-
chaplain of the “sixty.
paths Thon ‘W. Churchill of the
oard of Education, and Padrai¢ Colum.
—
FOR IRISH INDEPENDENCE.
LOS ANGELES, —A mass
meeting, pleading support to the cause
of Irish mdence and denouncing
England's ‘oarbarity in putting to death
Irish prisoners of held last
evening in the Golambus. J Auaitorsin
The building ‘was crowded to the doors
and hundreds of people were uneble
sain admteston,
r. Sidney A, Butler was introduced
as Chairman of the evening by Mr.
C, Mulqueeny. The Chairman sald he
was Irish only by sympathy. :
eeches were delivered by Col
Steadman, Ca . Osborne, ether
Joba Cawley, Joseph Scott and James
E.
Resolutions calling on President Wil-
and affirminy
wed by the united States, were unani-
ously adopt
SORNSTON “ "PROTEST.
JOHNS’ y 29.—A ma:
Irish liberty and to protest against the
shooting me corr blood of Irish prisoners
of uilding was crowded to
the ‘doo
All the ) representative men of Johns-
town and the neighboring towns ocr
pled seats on the platform, which w:
decorated with, American and ish
flags. The unfurling of the Tricolor of
the Irish Republic attracted much a
tention and created great e1 fhusieen
Mayor Louis A. Nanke and Councilmen
John Berg at ree hberger oc-
the singing of “The Star Spangled Ban.
"in whicl ence joined.
Songs were also sung by P. J.. Hackett
and Terence Boyle.
Attorney William H Lacey of Pitts
burgh was the speaker of the evening.
le urged those present to join the lo-
ca) branch of the Friends of Irish Free
om.
AMERICAN-IRISH IRISH SOCIETY.
On, a, Wednesday evening evening, May 24, there
Ce re, Brooklyn. It was a
enthuslaniio audience that vigorously
applau y reference made by the
shears to the martyrs. =
Judge John Jerome Rooney presided
and spoke of the work done by the Irish
Volunteers i reviving the national
eplett of Irel
ams Stachtanus. spoke highly
of athe martyrs, nine of whom he had
‘Aaidvesses were also delivered by the
ev. Patrick {ODonne Mand Mrs.
ice F. Molon: .
Mrs. Teresa ©. Brayton recited an
original poem entitled “Vengeance.”
J. O'Mahony played a selection of
of Irish independence were read
and. passed unani-
mous:
A collection was taken up to aid ire
widows and orphans of tl the men wi
died for Ireland.
THANKS GOD FOR MARTYRS.
‘TON, O., Ma;
AY’ a big meet-
ing held last evenin:
‘ein
in Rau t Hall, the
English brutality
Father ete. relerring to Padraic
H. Pearse,
‘Patrick Pearse, the martyred Presi-
dent, a college man ot education, by na-
ture a refines and
his cohorts ‘helt trite for liberty for
reland, have sealed their belief in their
blood, We give our sympathy to their
families and we thank the God of our
ti example of
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@ somewhat degen
that the Irish are still worth:
tyrdom in the noble cause of father-
land.”
The meeting was held under the aus-
pices of the Ancient Order of Hiber-
nians of Dayton and Montgomery Coun-
ty. » Addresses were delivered by Pat-
rick Sheridan, Denis Madden, Edward
Dowling and Miss Eva de Vanney.
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RELIEF OF DISTRESSED.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y., May 22.—A
meeting of the Niagara Falls Branch of
ney of New York and Mr. John T. Ryan
of Buffalo. The meeting was opened
by Patrick J. seine gna the Chair-
intial sum. vas realized for
the relief ot the distressed in Ireland.
SIXTY-NINTH NTH REGIMENT,
Major Timothy J. No J. 4 Noynahan, by or-
, is this oat at
mn the ground the
problems of that famor one 3 bat le, in nbich
the “Fighting Sixty-ninth” and the Irish
Brigade won imperishable glory,
Major Moynahan has had several bat-
the rela | Oftcers! Class.
officers: bes ven an opportunity
by General O'Ryan to develop the battle
roblems on the terrain of the
great conflict, upon that ground which
inspired the beautiful Gett sburt ure Ad
dt
dress of President Linc
It the Coalition Ministry treated Bir-
rell as a magpie, or- a Jackdaw, what
ance bad poor Redm
MARTYRS’ MEMORIAL | DAY,
vt Street,
New Yoi rie N. v.
Dear sir—When our irish h Volunteers,
fighting and falling for Freedom (re
land’s cause, and the world's) calteq
the bluff of the horde of editorial on
lowers, maile themselves
hoarse insisting upon the rights of all
small nations
k, you have deserved, and won, the
sincerest thai f lovers of Irelang
ind lovers of justice, by your clear ang
e8 effective their
of feeling on the present Irish crisis
there id be appointed one Irish
Martyrs’ Memor!
bounds of America.
ions and mass meeting:
intense feelings thi
; nm this
Undou uubtedly a million heer
ty-loving American
brother: tl FDI ng
that as long as Liberty lives Ireland's
cause shall e Ire.
tll another deep obligation to you.
‘aith:
SEUMAS Nacilas v8, of Donegal,
nEEEKaneeeee
THE SOUL OF THE IRISH
NATION.
Sy. By Janus Consort,
people must
slavery upot peopl ally re
solved to ee, and valuing
eed re than life. We in
of a
tion would become vthe salvation
of the N
thing of the
shackles of slavery; only wh
soul so suaren lers oe
of the -body conse
truce with the foe of ‘ts ‘national
existent
The ubeonquered soul
itself, an ares’ its
sanctity to be more important than
\ the interests of ys n
1 cons
pleads first that
ly may be saved even if the
soul is dam
For generations this conflict be-
tween the sanctity oi
conqueror . would necessarily en-
tail more dlood-letting than
volt against ' le. Patty
* ‘ee
tution pledges
of the Ni
amine
. MRS. A, DALTON. |
“The funeral of Mrs. Annie Dalton took
day morning, May 19, wi
High Mass was held, after which burial
took place in St. Raymond’s Cemetery.
Mrs. Dalton ‘yas the wife of a well
krown business man of Unionport #a¢
f an o} id respect sa
‘Co, Kilkenny) family. She was 4%
ardent lover of her native land and 1
herited the hatred of its oppressor Tal
her Fen:
aiepostion, her hosts at "eds jour
neyed from far and n Dey ne
tributes ot zeapect to her me
her body was borne.on the shoal
the pall anes from her hom
sol
1 the
portions and the floral tributes re
tain them
ndre
Mt
D
He Kelly and Richard
York, and several relatives in het aie
Callan, oe :
ah
sausmssinie rs