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Emmet Pearse and the Irish Martyrs--Second Annual Celebration
Let M: Carry Your Cross for lrelaridi
Lord
(“'ritten by 'I'l]i)olnas Ashe While in
rlson . V
Let nie rni-ry your Cross for irennd.
Lord!
hour of her trial draws nenr, ,
And the mugs nini the nnin of the sach-
Ce
my be liornz by comrndes dher. y
But, Lord, take me from the one-riiil;
throng,
e many for inner prepamd,
d
Though riniiuun ind in IS they ire to
. SI
1 u
Tliiit iieiund may be spared.
Let me curry your Cross for Ireland,
Lord! ,
My cures in this world are few.
And teiv nre the tears will fall for me
‘Vhen I 20 on
s
The rot in son an er,
That the cause that we love my never
0 .
In tiiniinnd. at our nemzi desire:
Let mo ciiriy your Cross for Ireland, t
hat
And I take on myself the blame.
Let them do with my body wlmtder they m
will,
I H Y .
That. tiilfi ihriii (izivowhomlneard her call
my be spared to Raisin min.
Let me 1‘lIrf'Y your Cross for Ireland.
r i 1; 11 k 'th tee .
r..r"ii.e'.1.‘=.5a‘ mZ'.i“..i 3.1 eiou3?i brow.
And the child of tender years.
For the empty homes of her golden
For Lgemgdbes of her iutnie, too!
Let me carry your Cram for Ireland,
.
For the cause of Raisin Dhu.
The wi-iier was done to death ‘in Mount
Joy Prison. ' , 3’ Oct Heis
the latest and. us this poem shows, a
willing martyr for lrelaiid.
HEUSTON’S HEROIC MOTHER
Proud That She Had a son who
Gave Hi! Life for Ireland-A Mere
Boy who Fought Manliilly and
Died Brnvuly
‘- ' ‘
By HIEEN MOORE.
Dublin, Oct. 10.-Just as in the
American Revolution, boys of tender
years joined the colors and fought ‘e
men to free their country from British
oppression. so were children of Ireland
found in the struggle for independence
piinz. Foremost among the lads
as Lieutenant John J, Heuston,
in
nliahed Irish womnti, sister of Eva Gore-
Booth, the famous poet ind writer. The
boy scouts ranged in age from fourteen
y rs unwar 5 and were formed as I
nucleus to the Irish Volunteers. They
did heruic service during Easter Week.
' e enemy’; mova
V > i-ought imnortaiit informa-
tion to LllB'll' leaders. John J. Heuswn
i ‘iiuciicliiiig tlie patrintiirni oi
the youth of lmliiiiil, has only added to
‘he tliiiiio.
vIl'1Si.l'IlL'l(’(l by the Irish Press and
.Vewii Sitrvit-Lg sewiee which has ninl.i>
l ElI(‘(' sful IIYI t I raenl.
lin. iii-ii. Il('ut4[Dn stmnlzw a
strong iuuiii.-ill niiil physically. She is
inn nnll i.ruiiiIshouldered, '
eyes. let bluck hit‘
mil say, it
IS a e
Tlluugll alilt- to go nhnui, she is white-
iacetl nrid deiiniie lO()l(lm‘(. Min
MICHAEL DWYER
The W icklow Chieftain
my way .
pm, oh! inure to their loved ones dear
ii her 8
ton has two iithnrthildien. one 3 boy
studymsolor the ministry, and A daughr
ter. a mini <
can nun.
“lien Mrs. lleuvton lgax-lied that I
time from .. ew Ynrli er one eye:
lighted up with interest. “Tlie I sh peo-
v ave ” she
ll the sympathy nnd
lianty. My ilu.m.-iit friends nnd rela-
tivlan live I us"
are one hun-
"Lntl the Irilili (might in t
Revolution iiuil igii to yvin your hat.
ties. e flu) in nI9rI('a tire a. l
w would all iiiehr for your
flat: to the I'lnINll." Ell ruidnd
ii .
Whe iii-s Ilcuston spoke iii the ken
I
ch . ll r l i eyes ived and licr
bearing bet-lune unimat "I am 5213
I iv t e the rebirth oi‘ Ireland’:
nationality “'2 bulked this time. but
we shiil in the I this
he and IE not or if is ov i-nv
men: will never voluntarily ‘vs them
Home Rule, thouizh let
e don't wiint yorne u e. '
Sulinmenuiry work of nearly half a cen-
iuy."
“You. believe. then. that only physical
(0506 will free Irelarid"" 1
Nothing else will ‘accomplish’ any-
- th
That in tum," she sitid tliouzhttully,
lie A ericnn
icy seemed to to
go
I When the news unmeythnt the Repub-
llCAn Al'mV' licld t n city." sa.d . rs.
ens on, “it was the prou est moment of
iii. ' o to the Post
Oilftai and hclD the kirls there "
r 10 was ion ivod," continued
H (on, “tlinulzli notliin coul
take (mm the lorv til it. I rid had
vroc 2 Rl‘[.'nllllC. ter, when
e news came that the lteuubllean army
had ride 41 Ll I
ran.
n taken prisoner it s i as i
dark mill huniz over the city of Dublin
and enveloped us all. For d ya the imi-
chine zuns roared and the light fro the
uni’ it buildings liglited the sky. When
the military motor drove n t t -e in
my y, 0 nee him iiir the last time,
I couldn’t believe it. He was 3 ris-
y would never slioot im,
ind’ ‘prepared
is bmtlier lllivlinel, the Domini-
can
was wit im
1 self-determination of nlitiunti and freedom
1" to bind myself before liimil to a ‘plebi-
MAYO GIVES DE
R
ECEPTION
' Irish Leader Welcomed by Enthusiastic Crowds at Every Station nn lhe
Iy to Castlebnr, Where He Addressed a Large llleetiyig.Thg [.13].
People Will Accept Nothing Less Than Sovereign Independence
PASSED BY RRITISII CENSOR.
The following report of De Vhlertfa
sriedch is taken from the Dublin Diiily
Independent, and with DB53(‘Il
British censo '
Mr. De Valera said that it was claimed
by ilr. Hayden that it was due to the
United Irish League than Ireland's case
was today before the world llnuizhter).
He left them to judge why it was Ire-
ld.ntl'5i case was before this world. Irer
land was tlis acid that would prove to
the world the sincerity or liypocrisy oi
the Allies, and President Wilson, when
they declared they were tiizhtiiiiz for the
of the seas. England mill “ on and all
giving: to the Irish people the riklit. ol
(self-determination.
a not burke or quihhlii at it pleb-
iscite." said Mr. De Valera. “I’m ready
scite of the Irish neonle on the question
the tears blinded me when 1 saw him
kiss her for the last time."
of Irish independence or subjugation.
Emmet, Pearse and Irish lllallyls.
speaker.
Second Annual
Celebration%
ACADEMY OF MUSIC
BROAD AND LOGUST STREETS
Thursday Evening, lllalch 7, 1918
Mrs. Hannah Sheehy Skeilington, of Dublin, Ireland, will be the principal
United States Senator Gore will preside.
THE IRISH WAR PIPERS BAND
Under the direction of Professor Doyle, will play.
VOCAL ARTISTS ‘OF NOTE
Will render Ireland’s sweetest songs.
Hear the thrilling story of one of Ireland's noted women leaders.
Mrs. SkefEmgton’s last appearance before her return to Ireland.
Her husband was one of the noted martyrs of Easter VVeek, I916. ,
Positively
Tickets,
For Sale at the ilrish
Programme starts promptly at 8 o'clock.
$1, 75c, 50c and 250
-American blub,
Keystoneiluioiiem-M ain 68-72
Procure Tickets Early if You Wish to Obtain a Seal:
726 Spruca-.ga Street
miiz
kin tlmm nliyiuuilly, liiit thtit flame-ciill
' piitriotiiiin 0r iiiiii vlt i-minor. kill.
“My boy saw mv agitation," continued
1'5. BUS
M H ton. "He threw his Inns
Around me and said ‘You wont cry,
mother. romlso me you won‘t fret.
What does a few years matter?‘ My
.‘ T
ear lea with ride hit his courage Oconnorv, Mass h . liool, Can 21 ,
ndiieii. "But nil eurisiderntiuiie I would not cry or in-t, l pmmiscd hiiii lass, L. t. in tent:
rgotmi when Ireland called But e was ynurisz to die iiu h e 0 there," she sai . ‘Here in ii littlo ltevp
. . V d. nth.” concluded Mrs. ueuiton with a sake of my boy.” s we run ii emu
’ t i the wonderful and inspiring six .' black leather notebook. wliicli the yoiliig
him: about th' Irish Revolution. the . “Would vmi take a message to Amer boy sco t s in own is
iitiiiiiiln 0 il . “'00) the c moosii ica (or me?” um. lluuriirvn iieheil. “I notes. Needless tu siiy, 1 ti-eiiiiiire tluit
iinil iiriilr. tlwy ilisiilny when speakin have ii-mien xi-rt-riil lllII!“?, iit am he .
of tlimr vluud. 1 lzuice from mollir afmid he 1, iieor liiii my letters. I Foiiienov Street, where the vuum: boy
to (lallzlllvrj the uiiiiie Ividomllnble spirit would like my iiuy'n plrtllrc sent to his scout lived, is iiuiiieil i Pr the liimous
ihunu iii the em 4) liotli. No tioyerin nuii " . ‘ French battle where the lrliill Brtkntlrz,
ment coiilil brouk that spirit. ' I willingly iiizreeil to curry the picture under the l '
with my no eii.ni:rouu the A antic "to
the hind of the tree." iiliore the Star-
$pnngled Banner waves and the stranger
IS in
ion. Houston hiiiided me the picture at
her bov enc used in an . (lV.‘s.. enve-
OV9 '
eiilmliiri of Lord izlure, “'05,!
Llie Allies could prove Llieir sincerity by ism
VALERA GREAT
Tl ‘ h ll . ' -
ii...'‘'’.'.i‘‘’ii.'5r?r “ iii.”e"”i$.l$i '.""i "'if‘.‘.""i‘-Kr?‘
itd Issued 3 call to the 4.
h
r .
getisi-miniitioii miiz t not be ix-ted iiiiuii.
iit E principle tliiit would lie i'l('lA‘(l ii n
be: as iiiiiior .-int to AHIPFICJ
as Germ Fiance and the whole
um
ivorltl was that lrelnnd illaillll be neither
Drills nor German.
‘All Enzluiiil llllkl to do to liiive neace
wiih Ireland w c car out I) it. one
of the reasons .
W n
. . Tliat arllllllflll could‘
he ilclvanced by tleiiiinny for lltilllIl'l1( nel-
ur V
&t
av
E
=1 .l:
( rind :llFLe>Lorraln4‘. Tlir-i prod
i9I1'n.’IYIIRm was ottum uritiihnnlinli.
.. and was that ecu so it wiiu prov
lruliimi Tho W88 the vs lmlogv of
tlieir liiendship for Gormnnv and hatred
uf l".D2l ii That i nto LAIIICIL
on. his or as they wer rnii erned,
one was siillicieiitly strain: in the
Am
Allied Councils to force England to tset-
iie the risll question
is
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I n . for the i-xnremion
3f the Irish DeoDle's will. and that their
m n . . .
the ?ien..nfa' 5i"ii.'e”’i’i‘i..i‘.“%Ef.’f.'i'e.“""" "“
“KANT NO MORE ENGLISH
LEDGES,
They Wanted no more Ivledzeq or Ants
th S ’
::...;:.. ::l:i:i,’i:.?.‘; ‘is; ‘:9 W’
Dledires of no t nnAE glinh. Ge:
. Anierie or hell They ulti.
merely win,-ild deoe d themselves
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Sholtlice ‘;'n.i"“ii‘.‘"i's%'.'i’“;’i.‘i
coxlimixs “FR!-2]-‘.MA.V’S JO1iR.-
NAL."
to the deuionstrntion Mr. De
E
as ”' ‘
. and did not mind for th:
uplnlnns o[ any decent lrinhiruin
JOHN DII.LON'S SLANDERS.
Tlie dunner of the Freeman was that it.
places, and its opinion: coiil e out for-
wiii-il those of l r me or t
rlsh 9 II he Frmeinon
eolliitry.
On the other luiml. he could uni:
errreiiiiin (Intl
one ‘at self-respect. restraint -
niine, as shown by their eondiict in cl
tions
the day (or France Hlinllml the Duke
Cumberllind
One 0! the '98 Men