Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-11-12
A HEARTY WELCOME
Guaranteed the Irish ENJOYS Upon
Their Visit to Pittsburg.
LEADING MEN PETITION THE MAYOR
MONEY is EXPECTED TO FLOW FREELY

This afternoon committee Of represents
tive citizens will wait upon Mayor Gourley
and present the following petition, signed
by over 200 well-known professional and
business men:
Hon. H. I. Gourley, Mayor of Pittsburg:
SIR-1n response to your announcement that
on receipt of bona fde request from num-
ber of citizens of Plttsburg you would extend
a formal and cordial invitation to Messrs.
Dillon, O'Brieu and the other Irish members
now in New York to visit this city, the under
signed most heartily JOIN in such an appeal.
and offer their services whenever necessary.
They furthermore ask that Your Honor appoint
such committees as may be deemed necessary
for the proper reception of these distinguished
champions of the Irish cause.
AS all the signatures of prominent citi-
zens have not as yet been obtained, it is
impossibles to give the list of names ap-
pended to this requ est in its entirety. How
ever, among the gentlemen who have already
! signed are the following: Hon. Thomas M.
Marshall, Major E. A. Montooth, Post
master Mexican, ex-Postmaster 'Larkln,
Very Rev. S. Wall, D.. D., Rev. E. r.
Donehoo, Rev. w. S. Williams, Rev. M.
NJ. Sheedy, w. J. Bremen, Esq, A. V. d.
Watterson, Esq, President Columbus Club;
C. 6. Dixon, Vice President Columbus
Club; Controller E. S. Morrow, Chief Clerk
Crosby Gray, D. P. S.; Judge Fetterman,
Judge Ramsay, E. NJ. O'Neill, N. P. Reed,
J. T. Nevin, Albert Barr, w. A. Magee, c.
F. McKenna, Esq, Pension Agent Ben
cough, Patrick Foley, James Phelan, Pres
ident William Weihe. A. A. I. & S. W.;
James J. Flannery, Hugh Mclaughlin,
President Pittsburg D. V. s. and F. of L.,
etc.
COLUMBUS CLUB TAKES ACTION.
A meeting was held at o'clock last
evening in the Columbus Club to discuss the
| best methods of forwarding the proposed
reception to the Irish members. Owing to the
illness of President Watterson Rev. Morgan NJ
Sheedy took the chair, Mr.. John O'Brien acting
as Secretary. The assembly was a large one,
and representative of the club.
In 4 series of resolutions it was decided to
tender Mayor Gourley the clubs services
toward receiving and entertaining Messrs.
Dillon. o. Brien and their companions. 1t was
also decided that as many members as possible
| should sign the request to be presented to the
| Mayor to-day. A committee of three was ap-
pointed to OBTAIN further signatures to the pc
| tition.
With the consent of the Mayor c. F. Nc
Kenna, Esq, last night sent a dispatch to i. Z.
Gill. NJ. p, general manager OF the Dillon
| O'Brien tour, requesting him to keep date
! open. 10 view of the approaching formal invita-
| tion for the Irish ENJOYS to visit Plttsburg.
| The telegram was addressed to the Fifth Ave
| nue. Hotel, New York. the headquarters of the
Dillon-O' Bren party. kilograms we're also
/ sent to Andrew Carnegie and other distin-
guished nonresident or temporarily absent
Pittsburgers, asking them to take part in the
invitation and reception.
President Watterson of the Columbus Club,
stated in an interview yesterday afternoon:
The reason for to-day's meeting of our club
was simply to set the ball rolling. Somebody
had to take the initiative, as Mayor Gourley
rightly asked for certain number of sigma
lures before taking upon himself the writing
Of the invitation to the Irish ENJOYS.
WENT TO WORK IN EARNEST.
81 understand that few well-known gentle
men-not Irish, by any manner of means-have
been working hard to get number of repre-
sentative names together, and it certainly
behooved us not to stand idle but to take off our
coats and join in the labor. In order not to
lose any time. anG to prevent other Western
towns ante-dating u.s. we asked Charles Nc
KeDna, Esq, as personal friend of Mr.. Gill,
serve date for Pittsburg. OF course, we
would not think of inviting the ENJOYS. That
duty belongs to Mayor Gourley, as the repre-
sentative of the City of Pittsburc."
Mr.. Pat. Foley said: Il hope Pittsburg is
going to give the Irish members the reception
they deserve. see that Philadelphia was able
to keep them two days in her midst. Why
should not PIttsburg and Allegheny do the
same? They could address one big meeting on
this side of the river and another in Carnegie
| Hall, Allegheny. When Mayor Gourley sends
his formal invitation, and the Dillon-O o. Brien
party accept it. the Mayor should call big
| public meeting and appoint committees of re-
| ception. finance, enter tainment etc.; from
| such representative citizens present,
or sympathize with the Irish cause"
SURE OF HEARTY WELCOME.
"We will give them a hearty welcome" said
| Hon. Thomas NJ. Marshall. Il have signed my
name to the petition requesting Mayor Gourley
| to invite them here. feel confident that the
reception they will get in Pittsburg will equal
| if it does not surpass, that given them in any
| other city in the United States"
| Major Montooth was equally enthusiastic.
1--WE want to show them that Americans can
be as hospitable as the Irish are said to be-" he
| observed. signed my name to the petition to
| the Mayor, and think every citizen ought to
| Join in the invitation"
| Postmaster Mexican and Controller Morrow
| expressed themselves in similar terms. and the
sentiment among representative men of the city
| seemed to be one of cordiality toward the Irish
| ENJOYS.
|