The sun., 1893-04-12
SAINTS NAMES FOR APES.
PROTEST FROM MAYo, KEBRr, DERRY.
LONGFORD, AND CLARE MEN.

Jrishmer who Want the Irish Names Gives
TO tho Snakes, Monkeys. nnd Hippcpots-
muses. mt the Zoo Changed mt Once.
Delegations from Ave Irish county societies
met in Ledwlth's Hall. Third avenue and
Forty-nfth street. last night to condemn the
practice Of giving Irish names to animals in
the Central Park menagerie The Meeting
was called By the Mayo mon.
There were about $50 people in the hall
when President Joseph E Healsy Of the Mayo
men took the chair. Among them we're repre-.
sentatives OF the Kerry men. the Clare men.
the Derry men. and the Longford men. Presi-
dent Honley said:
You all know what we are here for. 1t 10
to protest againsta q great indignity that has
been put upon us. 1t is an indigntty that mu ct
be remedled. and We as Irish citizens will dc.
mand that 1t Is remedied. I now introduce
to you Mr.. T. T. Tuney. who will make few
remarks"
Mr.. Tuney said: 1T is Infamous for any
body to degrade our nationality BY calling
monkeys. sea lions. and hppopotamuses after
st Michael. ST. Patrick and st. Bridget. am
here tonight rs one Of you to protest against
this growing habit OF the Park authorities. and
think you will echo me when say that 1t
must stop. Why should monkeys and other
animals be called By names that we regard as
is added to the collection at the Park those IN
never even think Of Suggesting anything but It
an Irish onei i must be Murphy. Crowley. or
nameless; tits shame that our race should
rs.t oe treated % So p and to work with tho
Snsy Rsa1sy and then
Honn mssss MssssnG ,Sa was M
PIE should. and the time has come for us to
refuse to hear us. They must hear us We
nome as S peoPe to protest sganst
Ne SEssnss ssid %hen s@a .ss .asssnSfS nSsmo.
tiye Irish. Amerieans ask that this Insult 5e
those in power. / have no doubt myself but
what our demands will be .scceeded to. and in
q very short time think that what We now re-
Mr, p Mahoney said" am very proud to
this matter; I for one have felt my flesh creep
when mention has been made Of some orang-
%r %Snapf 9t sea Or Sn HeoE ox sSed Mr.
soslss to make q aai ae ae z Of
loudly sn, apRlauMSeJ. and then NJ MsNichol
taxes without being called upon to supply
names for menagerie OF monkeys and other
animals. Mr.. McNichol also said that almost
every Irish name lmagtn able had been tack ed
on to some animal whether 1t was q white owl
or monkey.
Mr.. McNichol wanted to know whether IL
was the commissioners or the employees Of
the menaeerie who were responsible for the
nHmes.
j., Mr.. Daniel O'shea rose and said It was the
Commissioners who were responsible for al
loTing Irish names to be applied to animals;
MIR. pShen then went on and said: "Whv
should the Irish be treated this way in Amer
lcaI 1t was an !rishman who discovered this
country: Four hundred years before Colum-
bus set foot In America st. Brandep Of county
ing that The animals names be changed. we
demand it, We have more right here. any
way. than those whose antecedents came from
other countries"
More than the English" shouted some.
body. at which there was great laughter.
They ought to. call that hippopotamus
John Bull Instead OF Miss Murphy" said
somebody else. and there was more laughter
md applause
It was decided to hold big meeting in Led
With Hall on Sunday night. April 80 A COM
nittes will be appointed at this IN Getting to
Eatt ON the Park Commissioners.