The Irish standard., 1891-06-06

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Commit Eugene Kelly, DR.
4 Thomas Adds Emmett, Joseph p
DAILY, VIM. r. Grace, VIM. u, Brown
t Miles NJ, q O'Brien, james S. Coleman
EJohn D. Crimm1ns. Morgan j. O'Brien
John BYrne. j. Duncan Emmet"
M. Conside deratien Of the project Of form,
ling new organization to help the
cause Of Home Rule here brought out
transferable debate. During the dis
Icnssion it was manifest that the sent1-
ment Of all present ran strongly In the
y direction Of taking some immediate and
active steps to render practical help to
the majority party of the IRISH Parlla-
mentary body.
1 Finally, the following committee was
named to consider the steps necessary
for the formation of the new organlza-
t tion: Messrs. cCaffrey, Of Phlladel-
phia; Fitz. Of Boston; Brennan, Of
Rhode Island; Fahey, of Rochester and
| Wallace of New York. After delibera-
| tion, the committee returned with this
report, which was unanimously rat
| ified:
| This organization shall be known as
the National Federation of America.
1t shall consist Of individuals and
associations for the purpose OF aiding
the people of Ireland to obtain Home
Mule.
u tits object shall be to raise funds in
America to assist the people Of Ireland
in furthering this object. Individual
aembership shall be granted to those
contributing IS & year or upward. So
cieties affiliating shall be permitted 10
do SO by the payment OF ST. for each
member Of their organization. These
funds shall De controlled by body of
nine trustees. a majority Of them Will
have the power to transmit funds. The
headquarters Of this organization shall
be in New York and temporary organ
ization shall consist of a president,
three vice presidents: secretary,
treasurer and eight trustees. The
president shall be ex-oficio, a member
of the board Of trustees, with right
to vote on all propositions. The secre-
tary shall be named by the president
and the board of trustees, and shall re-
ceive such compensation from time to
time as shall be determined upon BY
said board: - As5.. st@@,- "
After the adoption OF this report the
committee were further empowered to
nominate officers. AS a result of their
,dellberation, Dr. Thomas Adds Emmett
was elected president and Eugene
Kelly treasurer. Tne other officers and
trustees will be named at the next
meeting. which will be held next week
at the residence Of Dr. Emmett in New
York. The meeting then adjourned. "A
At a meeting held at DR.. T.. A. En-
NETS house, SO Madison Avenue, on
Wednesday evening. the members Of
the Executive Committee Of the Irish
Parliamentary Fund Association agreed
thaG the funds now in the hands of Mr..
Kelly should be appropriated for the
benefit of evicted tenants in Ireland.
Previous to the holding OF the confer
ence, at formal meeting of the COM
mittee, Mr.. Kelly presiding, On motion
of ex-Mayor Grace, seconded bv John
D. Crimmins. MIR. Kelly was authorized
to forward the money at once FOR DIS
stributlon among the tenants to a COM
mittee consisting Of Archbishop Croke
and Mr.. Justin MCCARTHY. M. P. In
accordanc with this authorization, Mr..
Kelly will at once cable $4,000 to Ere.
land.
The sentiment Of the meeting was
distinctly hostile to Mr.. Parnell as the
leader Of the Home Rule party; but a
notion for formal expression Of the
conferrees' views was voted down.
Before adiourning, a vote Of thanks
was rendered to DR.. Fox, M. p, for the
zeal and energy with which he had
worked fir the conclusions reached by
the conference.
William O. Brlen' s Heroine.