New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-02-15
ROLLING UP the FUND FOR P4RNELL.

TWO GREAT CONCERTS ~ THE MADISON SQUARE
GARDEN-MEErGNGs ALL OVER THE CITY.
The sun glinted through the glass roof of the
Madison Square Gaylen yesterday afternoon more
oopously than has done COR many DAYS ana lighted up
the faces OF the 1000 people who tLronged the spacious
house to cheer P Gilmore and his band OF 80 musicians
who giving the first OF the two
big concerts in ali of the Parne Parliamentary Fund.
An overture entitled Robespierre played, intro
ducng the Marseaise which was taken up by the entire
orchestra and loudly appa ded that the cheers were
taken p outside the building MoOre's famous Irish
melody The Harp That Once Through TarFs Hail."
then played with excellent effect. and was followed
by ". Il. Stanley singing &" Let Ne Like Soldier Fall"
Mr. stanlcys voice, which is of great and power.
was heard ia every part OF the big building.
lie warmly applaudad, and again in response
earnest recall. Levy, the cUrnet player. WAS
greeted with storms Of applause, again and again re-
moved He first played The Lost Ch ord" responded
the applause with Killarney" and Yankee Doodle"
Selections from d" Africalnc." lies Hugucnots." az
Etoe du Nord" lie PrOphete" and other operas were
introduced, with solos by Benjamin Bent. cOret Herr
StOckigt. clarionet and signor Refeyolo euphOnum.
Come Back to Erin" sung with much effect by
Mrs Belle Cole. aud "Flow OH Thou Shining River"
duet by the Misses SnealncK The closed with
the National anthem. Another immense crowd cheered
the performers the evening concert, which was also
great success.
Although the big concerts &C the Madison Square Gar
den might be supposed to have essened the attendance
at the National League meeting In aid Of the same
cause, such not the case, because the principal
patrons OF the cOno.rt movement were to be found
among the members OF the Parliamentary Fund Asso-
cIaton, Of which Eugene Kelly is chairman.
The meeting at st. Bouiface Hall, Forty-seventh-st.
aud secoud-ave. Of Branch 30 pa Of the LIE que was
presided over by T. 81. Kerwin. Ine hall. winch
large one. filed to Overiowing, large portion %
the audience being ladies' Tue chairman ~ a
lev welEchOseu remarks introduced j. NJ. Wall,
he Thanked behalf oil lle BfdnCn IN
having cOue % deliver lecture IN aid ~ tue Iind. Mr.
Wall, who Nas warmly app,Iuued sad IN Nub,tauce
drous support he has received from our people in this
country well In Ireland. our stru- .r for liberty ~
to-day the topic Of the hour in very land. aud
receives the united lndorse tent Of the press
and her, never has been anythir; ike 1t before. so
popular ha, everything Irish become since ms great
pres as been changed and we now near every day
from the inost fashionable lips ~ Irish you Know:
Laughter and APPLAUSE P"rncll Is virtually a
dictator lie dc eior n Ireland
that shall be potent for good. APpl;nse Ho is duo.
dictatorship has created dstrust ana confusion IN the
ranks OF our -nemes Prolonged appau'eI feel con
hicut he will MIKE no mistake. neleve that failure
II unfortunately ne should fai'-"II come not throuSl
auy :dut OF hi OF the Irish people hut through the
which they have oppressed during 700 years. Re
neEed applause. ,
net AT Justice Kely's GoGrf-r"on ghirrn1h-sL am
Fourtlaye.. Arthur j. De- pc ding Twenty
srnting the dIereut cIly branches were present.
James T. Mulhrru aud james J. O'Sha. shne,sy also
spoke After the speeches Ora Wing III aid or the Par
lianeniary Furd took place, from which SlO3 was
realized
noon, AT No l91 HudsOu-sL, was largely attended.
Thomas J. O'Su lvau, VINO presided Announced, amid
applause that the branch, which had already sent In To
the Central Fund than 5000. had again III hand
GI6l proceeds OF "a lecture delivered few days
ago by one Of the hedemptOrist Fathers.
Patrick Mccartney the speaker OF the evening. He
delivered strrng address nj the conclusion Which
several new names added the roll. than $40
subscribed aud ward pirCcel ont into districts to
bc CunVa-scI hy members OF the commit &c.
Dr. william A. Conway presided at a meeting or
Branch No. So at No 2ls East Broadway, winch WAS
well atteuded. This district, which IN the centre Of
large Irisu population whoarr poor genera yhas already
to general fund more than 1900 More than $40
was allied To thu after ast nights meeting and
kept busy afer tns speakers had mn
tshrd In taxing the Of scores ~ Young men who
crowded MS desk have themselves enrolled Under
the e Land League The principal speakers
some OF tneu handed money ami the diff !
frrent ANNOUNCEMENTS made by the Others
indicated thai the cXhuustlng every eNpedlent
IN efforts rival each other the amounts subscribed
To the general fund John Egan. secretary OF st. Der
nard- branch said h had secured the services OF Il
prominent Irish Nationalist to deliver lecture winch ho
hoped would Increase their fund BY 500.
IuOm.- Call, presided at meeting OF the Dewitt
Branch. No l55. In Holy lnnOcents thusch Han. lhr-
Is -seyenth- ST., near Broadway Francis Crowley. |
the 50. Rotary, said that they had now more |
than 900 names on the roll. hlty-two members
O'Nei who had a subscription book given him by tho
chairman, handed in So the result OF bis Efforts
among "a few frIeuds-maAinG total ot sly Tor TINS
branch