New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-18
IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK.
S. s cox ON THE HEROES OF IRELAND
SUCCESSFUL ENTERTAINMENr OF THE ANCIENT
ORDER OF HIBERNIANs I'm AID OF
THE PARNELL FUND.

THE PARNELL FUND
Tho entertainment held n the Academy OF Music
last evening under tho auspices OF the kehts OF o.
Patrick served three weldeaned ends First ana most
important OF these was the realization OF goodiy
sur, Of money nat WIN DO sent TO Parnel to aid In
sustaining tbs Irish patriots IN their struggle for
Home RMS: II was an appropriate method Of observ-
ing the anniversary Of Irelsnds patron saint, and
brought TO the surface many Of the CENTER traits OF
frssh character, so often dwelt upon In song and
story.
Ia say that the entertainment was q complete
success Is hardly commentator enough. Every seat
was occupied and men and women stood IN rows
behind the ratings of tho parquet and galleries
Hundreds Of green flags with the golden harp OF Erin
IN the centre vere interviewer with the starsand
stripes and hung from the galleries and boxes Az
intervals the flags Of other nations Great Britain
excepted. Upon the stage were seated two hundred
men. among whom were nearly all OF those whose
nanes have become identified with Smunielpa
politics In this city Just before the enter
tainmcnt began Mayor Grant came upon the
platform and was cheered enthusiastically. Henry
ID. Purroy acted as chairman- He briefly
explained the object Of the entertainment, saying that
les purpose was to raise money 10 help Ireands cause
and then he introduced, as tho orator Of the even.
ing, Congressman s. s. Cox. He was loudly eheered
as he came toward the front of the stage to dell7es
bls grafton on SIrish Parliamentary Heroes He
dwet at length and fayoraby upon the hecoism dts
played by Irish statesmen as compared with The
courage Of mon who have achieved fame In wars. The
theory OF Home Rule for Ireland he said, was never
outside the limits Of the English constitution, and no
permanent peace would ever come TO Erin. the Isle
Of Destiny,s until representative government should
be ro-established within It's domain.
ireland, said Mr.. Cox, had had three eras OF Par
iamentary heroisrn. Tho first was that OF the Irish
Parliament down to and including the time Of Grstsn
ssrussIes OF oconnsi and Of Isaac Butt in the Eng
isk Parliament The last and supreme strdggie was
81 Charles stewart Psrnen Each Of these names was
greeted with cheers. IL was Jonathan swift sad
who cysasd d Irish S opinion sss6assp a rms
nent with the principle. Of nationality, AN, and
Moiyneux who paved the way for Flood
END G Eat aeSHsS q Ireland in the Irish
Parliament of 1851, and finally secured CATHOLIC emanc
patton Then came nrs. so Rnbert ETme paSei oCoH
hell John Mitchell, Isaac Butt, and others OF this
second era Of whom the orator gave nssr I1 SSn
Thomss Sexton, Arthur O'Connor, Thomas Power
6connor, Timothy Michael Healy, William o'Bren,
the Redmond brothers. Michael Davitt Patrick Esan,
r. D. sullivan, Edward Harrington, David sheeny
Tho audience hissed whom Mr.. Cox referred to the
persecution Of Parnei by rho London Times" and the
Tories, and again when he mentioned the name OF
g II Mr. Cox d1s9 the cs ast 81 Eng ing
land and he wondered II Great Britain would ever fall
under tho awful curse Of stephen Lankton, Archbishop
OF Canterbury, who mathematical al volaofs OF the
charter OF freedom The enthusiasm aroused by Mr..
Ccx's euioges of the Irish heroes was tremendous.
and at the close Of bis address no was cheered again
The remainder of the entertainment was typicslly
Irish from the overture Groves of Barney to the
wore song, Como Back to Ehn' by Mlss Marguerite
olenc beautiful young girl With bri-lke voice;
: eernet SOLO sKiisrney,S By theodore Hoch, and
whistling solo by Maggie Horton. Resolutions were
sdepted encouraging Parnell in his grand work for