The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-11-01

6eS ali a knaVe-Or hall save
Who Sights his country thus
But true men, like you men,
Will fill your glass with US!
He is a staid, conservative graybeard
now-tile man who wrote those lines. a
fellow of Trinity college, Dublin, ana
an Episcopalian clergyman 10 boot, the
Rev. Doctor Ingram almost forgets that
he was once an Irish revolutionist, APP
plauding in stirring strains the gallant,
though unsuccessful, effort TO throw of
English rule in that year of blood and
bravery. 1883.
But if Doctor Ingram forgets, there
are millions of Irishmen and Irish
Americans who remember. The story
Of tie rebellion is a vivid story 10 them
still and hence comes it that, two years
from now, they will celebrate the cen
terary of '9S in a manner calculated to
make the British Lion ramp more riot
ously than ever.
HOW IT ALL BEGAN.
Some years ago q modest association
was started in that ancient section OF
New YORK. City known as Greenwich
village" It was called the ''Nine-eight
club" ana its object was to devise some
means OF commemorating the rebellion:
From the outset the idea spread ana
IIaE6lSQ-dS Inet Say III 1TeidIlu- I'M IL
bleSt turf The central Organization II
New York enlisted hundreds OF mem
bers, while, through the country there
was scarcely city or town that Qld
not start branches and affiliated bodies
A weekly tax was collected from every
member. concerts and other entertain
nlenrs swelled the receipts until TO-DAY
the association of 80 clubs stands
before the world with over $LSu,-
coo to its credit. How large VIII be their
resources when 1898 arrives 1t IS hard 70
say, but the prophecy may be- safety
Ventured that the centenary VIII Daie
Bannagher as most Irishmen
know, "Bannagher bates the devil
The celebration will take the form OF
Irish-Americans. Not an invasion by
force of arms, with drums beating ana
bayonets fixed, but peaceful anu rev.
erent reviSiting Of the Green Isle, ana
in particular OF the scenes halioWed py
rebal battles and rebel blood
Verify tie pilgrimage OF the ~
clubs TO ireland viii be the most
notable event of its kind. since Israel
marched through the Red sea with
faces turned toward the Promised Land
It means simply that in the spring and
sCnlmer OF 1898 a vast army Of men,,
women and ehildren-a conservative est
mate places their number al $4,000 souls
are pledged to sail from this country
and hold grand gathering OF the race
among the glens and uplands of south
eastern Ireland.
OFFICERS AND DISTINGUISHED
MEMBERS.
The preparations for this remarkable
fores .-thering of the Irish people are
being made all over the country. under
the auspices of the '9S club of New York
city. This club was established IN 1881,
and has always enjoyed a large member
ship of prominent Jrishmen OF the
metropolis. It's present president II Mr..
John 3. Vrely, well-known in the dry
metropolis. Its present president is Mr..
Edward O'Flaherty, a member OF a large
retail adjustment OF New York. Inc
Hon John B. Golf. recorder of New Y ork,
is one of the leading spirits of the organi-
cation. and others are eX-Commissioner
OF Street Cleaning Thomas S. Brennan,
Civil Justice Wanhope Lynn Hon
Thomas +. Grady, Patrick J. Cody,
James ]. Stafford and similar leading
business men and organizers. The club
has branches in every city in the east
and middle west, where members of the
Irish race exist in any numbers, as for
instance, in Fremont, O.. where the Rev.
Patrick O'Brien of St PatrickS church
is taking a leading part in the move
ment.
THREE OCEAN GREYHOUNDS CHAR
TERED.
An idea of the invasicn's scope may
be gathered from the fact that three
ocean liners-the largest that can be OBJ
tained-haVe been already chartered to
ferry the pilgrims to and fro, across the
Herring pond. The steamers are to
land their passengers at the ports Of
KingstoWn and Waterford, according to
where each family is TO be billeted. This
billeting system is one of the features of
the trir-a feature, too, which will pour
many thousands of good American dollars
into the hands Of the Irish peaSantrY.
Fer some months agents OF the 9S
clubs have been at work selecting
inns, farmers houses. cottages, etc, III
the counties Of Wexford, Carlow, XII
kenny, Waterford, Kildare and Wicklow
(Ihe area covered by the reDellIOn). The
visitors viii be quartered at these places,
according to their means. It IS proposed
that the sojourn in Ireland shall cover
a period OF six weeks. During this time
the path of the rebellion is to be
Iraversed step by step. \ committee OF
Irishmen learned IN their country's his
tory has been chosen to pilot the pilgrims
from battlefield to battlefield.
What appeared TO be serious obstacle
in the way of the centenary, HIS been
happily overcome. The British govern
Ilent.s il was feared, would not consent
To a celebration clarifying a direct on
siaught upon its authority. For the past
month d discreet agent has been busy IN
London and Dublin interviewing the heads
of government departments and the lead
eTs of the two Irish political parties with
a view to strengthening out this difficulty.
ENGLAND'S RELUCTANT CONSENT.
John Bull has shown more hbelality
than was expected and last week The
agent cabled to New York ts3at her
lnajesty's ministers, while they did not
approve OF, WQul0 AUL 4Iltc- POSE Oily Ob-
sections to- the proposed IS Centenary.
Needless to say, the Irish political parties
are united at least upon one point, name
", the desire to extend a hearty welcome
TO visitors from over the seas.
An important feature of the huge Dil-
grimage will be- as heretofore stated, the
erection -Cf monuments on all the pr5uci-
ual scenes of the rebellion. 4 handsome
cross of black Kilkenny marble will stand
on the site of the old gates of Ross, where
the Irish won a decisive battle Vinegar
hill the great eminence whose feet are
encircled by the Slaney and whose stone
crowned summit oVershadows the town
of Enniscorthy. where the insurgents
be adorned with a broken granite shaft
Handsome monuments viii be erected
over the now neglected graves Of the IA
NOUS Father John Murphy, Beauchamr
BagenaI harvey, Dudley Colciough. Es
fr5onG Ryan and other leaders OF the ris-
ing.
A TOMB FOR FATHER JOHN"
.Father john whose deeds endeal
him more than all the others 10 the heart:
of Irish,nen, viii be honored with tomb
Stone. specially sculptured in New York
nv one of his own kin. Tablets with suit
able INSCRIPTIONS will be placed at dineren
roints of interest so that the youth OF Ire
land NAV read on every roadside some
portion of history of that memorable
struggle.
the county Wexford, but extends over 1t:
borders into the counties of Kilkenny
Carlow kildare and Wicklow, and ever
to the Dublin mountains In this sector
IN ~ fsrJffro of 'g2 was done Hence