The Irish standard., 1888-12-08
SATURDAY. DECEMBER 8, 1855.
THE blEE1ING MONDAY NIGHT.

THE MEETING MONDAY NIGHT.
IIarrronla ha]] should, and undoubt-
.e(;ly will be, flied to oVerElowing Mon
DAY night in response to the call made
for a genera! nesting, the aim and Oh
;ect being to lend financial aid to that
great aud intrepid leader, Charles
Stewart pssrnell. Minneapolis has
done her duty before, and now, in this
great case Of Deed, Parnell, Or the cause
h. represents, will not be forgotten.
Roy. James McGolrick will preside az
she meeting. and in al! probability the
following will be tie speakers OF the
evening: Prof. Nortlrup, Rev. Mr.
:5lutter, Judge Rea, Chris. A Gallagher
al5a Rev. James Q REILLY. There will
also De plenty Of vocal and Instrument
al music to enliyen the occasion,ss such
iayorjtes "a NJ. S. Baker, Miss Anna
s}'Haian and others signifying their in
&entio1l Of being present and assisting
to make tbs event q marked success
Iii every particular. At a meeting OF
Charles Stewart parGeii branch of the
A;syld league, held at Window hall Fri
day evening, the following call was
Issued to Irishmen and Irish meri-
Gems:
1.-The Irish Ame orleans Of Minneapolis
sre again called upon to furnish ma.
terra. assistance and encouragement to
Chat truly great and representative
Frishman, Charles Stewart Parnell, and
his loyal co. workers in the cause Of na,
sional independence. a people whose
lii1eralitY is proverDial, and whose cause
uever suffered for lack Of financial aid.
are ROW confronted by the unpleasant
fact that their brilliant, tried and hon
enable Leader Is ROW patiently and man"
fully committing one OF the most power.
.Gul cons oinatAons ever organized against
:;sn Irish leader III British court Of in
Justice Ihe significance of the lit:ga"
sion between Mr. Parneil and the Lon
saon Times cannot possibly be overesti-
.aaated. With Mr.. Parnell and the holy
Cause which he represents, this is ill.,
decd g. crisis. Its final result Will no
doubt have a marked effect upon the
movement to which MI. Parnell has de-
.voted the energies of his splendid man.
:nood. Tnis is certainly an emergency,
ssnf one which again appeals to the lib
s,rality of patriotic Irishmen every
N nj f(.sr,, hos
beeil such rs to commend him to the
intelligent and fair-minded people OF
America. 1t is particularly fortunate
sud significant chat here in the north
west this movement to defend MIR. Par
.nali WAS jnaugurated by a purely
American source. With these facts be-
FORE y;lem the irish American people OF
Minneapohs can certainly be depended
syuon to do their Whole duty. 1t is the
desire OF the general committee that
Mondays meeting be not only grand
success financially, bi1t that the spontan
city with which the Irish heart strinea
shed to this last cal! may be MADE
manifest in u general outpouring Of Our
Irisi-American citizens"
4 large number Of circular invitations
have been sent out to Americans
throughout the city, requesting their
presence Oh that occasion. The circu-
lar reads us follows:
Minneapolis, Mimi, Dec 7, 1888.
Dear sir---you are respectfully invited to oc-
x,,zpy a seat on the stage at Harmonic hall next
Monday evening, when the Irish American cit
liens Of Minnesp polls Will meet FOR the purpose
of showing, in substantial manner, their con-
adence In the National leader, Hon. Charles
Stewart Parnell While the object Of the meet
sue is primarily to secure contributions from
the Irish people to the splendid fund already
raised through the Pioneer Press, the commit
fee wish to state that this invitation is extended
in recognition Of the spirit of fairness and love
Of liberty which you, as well as the great ma
icrity of the American people, are known to
possess. The encouragement which those en-
gagged IN the movement for Irish independence
have received from the lbertyloving Ameri-
cans has indeed stimulated their efforts; and
your pre ct this meeting is desired es-
oecially5 Tor this same reason.
\ 5537 "A. vi ., Yours Very Truly.
~ $at SSs II III JOHN J. K1NNANE,
#..8ss55 I: Secretary General Committee.
Encourage the cause by your attend