The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-07-26
The .Anti-Mon0p01ist.
0'CONNELL CENTENNIAL.

0'CONNELL CENTENNIAL.
Meeting ut the Court House Last Nieh,
-APpointment Of Comnittees-.Pre-
| gramme for the Day.
|
An adjourned meeting was held last
night at the Court House to make fur.
Their arrangements for the due celebra.
ton OF the centennial celebration Of the
natal day Of Ireland great "Liberator''
Daniel O Council, on the 9Th of August
next.
MIR. e. NJ. Mccarthy, chairman of the
| committee on arrangements made the fol-
lowing report:
Your committee appointed at the meeting
OF wednesday last do respectfully report and
recommend that the centenary Ct the birth of
Daniel O'Connell, ''the Liberator'" which &C.
ours on the 9th day of August next, be cele-
DRAFTED IN st. Paul in manner becoming the
spirit and intelligence of the Irish citizens of
tree republic, feeling that the most we can do
VIII be but a feeble expression of our venera-
tlon lor the memory OF the greatest statesman
OF ms day, and the traest friend Of "civil and
At p. N. OF Friday, August 9th, grand
procession OF the Irish and other national So
cieties OF the city will be formed and parade
the principal streets, terminating in grand
mass meeting at City Hail park, where ora
tons on the centenary will be delivered.
In the evening of the same day a grand mu-
steal aud literary entertainment to be given at
the Opera House. The programme to consist
OF music, singing, sentiments and speeches
| suitable to the OCCASION
Fol the further perfection OF this programme
and its execution in all its details, we recon-
mend the appointment Of the following COM
mittees:
Honorary committee, consisting of the ordi-
nary OF the dio oese, the executives of the State
and cty. the commander of the military, the
judiciary and representative gentlemen O. the
several nationalities.
Programme committee, consisting of twelve
members, to issue invitations to ali Irish and
national societies of the city to join in the pro-
cesslon, lay out the order and line of march
and secure the services OF orators of the day !;
70 prepare the programme for evening enter
talnment, procure talent tor the same and
have control of the management of the enter.
tainment
Finance committee of twelve members to
procure use OF opera house and park, employ
music for parade and entert ,inment. have
charge OF the printing and sale of tickets for
evening entertainment, and the collection and
disbursement OF all funds necessary for the
| celebration.
| Executive committee, to consist of the pres-
dent and secretary of thu general meeting, the
presidents of all Irish societies resolving to pa
rade and the members OF the programme and
finance committees. The executive committee
to elect chief marshal and assistants for the
parade, and have general control and super
| vision OF the celebration.
Mr.. Dillon o Brien said, as it was the
unanimous wish Of the Irishmen of st.
Paul and vicinity to celebrate the 10th of
August, he thought this, being business
meeting, was the proper place to discuss
the matter coolly. While not Directing
to the entire programme laid down, he
did think the committees were too large,
and that the work could be done better
and more satisfactorily by much smaller
number. He offered some other sugges-
tions. and strongly urged that the col.
ored men Of the city should be offered
the most prominent position, namely, the
head of the procession. O'Connell had
been the lifelong friend of the colored
race and consistent and answering op.
ponent of slavery through all his long life.
| j. c. Mccarthy said it was unfortunate
Mr.. O'Brien had not been present at the
previous meeting when he could have
made those suggestions. A refusal to
adopt this report now would be simply
an act Of discourtesy to the committee.
He concluded by moving that the report
be accepted, and his motion prevailed.
Mr.. Reardon would like to hear a re.
port from the committee of the Father
Mathew Temperance Society as to what
arrangements they had made for the cele
bration.
Several speakers wanted to know what
Father Mathew Society had to do with
discussion out Of order.
c. N. Mccarthy moved that the report
be adopted as whole, and gave his rea-
sons for so doing.
Mr.. c. d. o Brien was opposed TO hav-
ing a charge made for admission to the
Opera House, and moved that that por.
ton Of the report be stricken out.
j. c. Mccarthy said that as a good
many persons had come in since the re-
port was read; he should like to have it
read again. which was done.
Mr.. u. Tracy moved that the report be
take up section by section and separate
~ acted on, which was adopted.
Mr.. NJ. Mcmahon was opposed to day.
| light pr ocession. He and other working
men could not afford to lose days work.
II We had a torchiight procession every
/ one could attend.
| Mr. NJ. B. Roche said that any Irish
man who was an lrishman would attend,
work or no work. The admission fee
would defray all expenses If
We had a torchlight procession we
could have no evenings entertainment,
and he could not see how the expenses
could be met.
| The amendment was lost.
The report was Men read section by
section and adopted.
| Mr.. Henry O'Gorman then moved that
committee Of five be appointed by the
chair. to select the names Of the commit.
tees as provided for in the report.
The report was adopted and the follow